im troubleshooting a charging system problem, and the bentley told me to check the alternator light on the instrument panel. the problem is, i dont have an alternator light on the instrument panel, and no one i know seems to have one either. any ideas as to where it might be located, or did bentley make a really big typo?
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It's not in the check panel but the instrument cluster...it's the little battery light. It comes on when the battery isn't being charged by the alternator. If you're cluster is a pre 86, a bad "battery light" bulb will cause the alternator to not charge the battery. Later clusters, were updated with a type of bypass circuit that got rid of the problem."I'd probably take the E30 M3 in this case just because I love that little car, and how tanky that inline 6 is." - thecj
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I think they all do it actually.. I had an 88 cluster that did it too.
If your warning light is burned out or missing it won't charge,Adam Fogg- '88 M3
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