"hold" light on dash,what does this mean?
07-04-06, 10:33 AM
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"hold" light on dash,what does this mean?
i just bought my first rx7 1990,auto.the transmission doesn't work very good.ant the hold light on the dash flashes,what does this mean.i'm a mechanic,and i've always worked on and owned hondas,this is my first rotary rwd.let me know what you think.
07-04-06, 10:45 AM
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It is an automatic! On the shifter where you put it into gear there is a hold button just press it. If when you press it it doesnt go out on the dash then it might be malfunctioning!
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In general, in case you don't know, the "hold" feature of an automatic is there to "lock" the transmission in gear... But from what I recall (it's been a few years since I drove a car with an auto and hold), it will only lock it in the gear next to the highest.. if you have a 4 speed gearbox, it will cause it to not go into 4th, keeping you in third. .
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But that isn't the answer to the question
As described, if you press the HOLD button the Hold light lights in a constant way and the grear will lock in place.
BUT, the real issue is that you say the HOLD light is FLASHING. That is a warning that there is an electrical malfunction talking to your transmission. Could be something as simple as your speedometer isn't operating (the auto tranny looks for a signal from the speed sensor in the speedo), or a bad sensor on the tranny itself.
Is the tranny operating properly??
BUT, the real issue is that you say the HOLD light is FLASHING. That is a warning that there is an electrical malfunction talking to your transmission. Could be something as simple as your speedometer isn't operating (the auto tranny looks for a signal from the speed sensor in the speedo), or a bad sensor on the tranny itself.
Is the tranny operating properly??
