New light appeared on Dash

[Baj]

I took the dash out to change the bulbs. Nice easy job

Got it all back together and now I have a flashing orange arrow.

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What the hell does that mean?

[iGGy]

Flashing arrow is usually related to the automatic gearbox. Flashing the arrow is the way it indicates a fault condition.

Can you get the fault codes out of your car?

[fraz13]

Is the car Auto?? If so it means theres a problem with the Auto box....

Disconnect the battery for 5 mins, check for the light, if its not on you might have just disturbed something, if it is on then as far as I know its only Volvo or an independant with Volvo equipment that can read gearbox fault codes

[Baj]

Last week there were no lights on.
The day I give back the code reader to Neevo I get an ECU light (took it to volvo specialist but they couldnt get a reading on their reader), then today this.
All I did was change the bulb under the auto gear lever and the bulbs in the dash for LEDs. It hasnt even driven between light being off and light on.

I will try the battery thing in the morning

[fraz13]

Sounds like you've disturbed something....

[Baj]

ANY clue what?

/lost

[neevo]

I should be getting that dongle back in the next day or so - seems as though the previous Jap owners of the Skyline have modded the OBD connector! Do you want to give it another go?

[Baj]

Woohoo!

I mean, yeah, that would be cool ta

[Baj]

ECU light is still there but spurious gear light has gone after a refit of the dash. Horrah!
I guess it was something knocked. Phew

[neevo]

I'll contact you as & when I get it back here.

[kimbaleeg]

did you have the key in egnition when you changed the bulb as ive beeen toold not to by my mate when you disconnect anything on a volvo cos this is what happens

[Baj]

Quite possibly. You live and learn