xmas drive woes.

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My beloved z has been parked up for the wet season, Garaged of course. I thought I would take it for a xmas run. Darn, ASC switch dead and the orange light on. Other than that it drives well, Should I panic ?. or is there a remote possibility it will sort itself out, like most other thing do .... I did run the foxwell over it for good measure, NO faults. also tried to break traction, but the 2.0 cant do that anyway with the wheels that are on it, no matter how stupid I behave. The car itself has done 250k around about, no rust and pristine underside, well maintained, It just seems odd this should occur after a wet season stand up, being started every week or so, but not going anywhere, I,m hoping this has something to do with the voodoo that goes on in its brain.. Any guidance would be appreciated...
 

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With the light on, there should be a code in the ASB module.
 

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With the light on, there should be a code in the ASB module.
Nope, there is not, that is what has me confused, It would not be the first time Ive chased non existent faults with the car...She doesn't like not being driven, I'm almost certain... I ran the ..reader over it from the 20pin, and nothing, zero, zilch , zit, nada, diddly squat...:banghead:. She behaves like a spoiled child that doesn't get any attention for months, And I just gave her an oil change because she wanted it after just over a year, and Ive only driven 950 ks. since her last one...I did forget to send her a xmas card though...I,m not sure where to look, or indeed if I have to... Right now I,m thinking, take it to a gravel carpark and go nuts, and observe results... :whistle:
 

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Hi mate.
No codes is a strange one.
charge the battery, because this is the easiest thing to do.
Pop out the fuse and check again. Maybe your scanner is not reading everything.
Then drive it for a while, most likely it will sort itself.
Check the brake light switch, sometimes it goes bad.
If nothing works, take it to a dealer to search for stored codes (shadow memory) and if nothing appears, start cleaning and checking wheel sensors, abs pump connections and pray.
sorry to hear that she is mad at you. But you should have known by now that if you do,not get intimate for a long time, thats what they do…
 
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