farmerboy3

well i posted last night asking how to remove it and i took it all apart and found 36 cents in there and put it all together and now it says "Cal" right be side the temperature

what does this mean?? what have i done

freakyfishinkid

the compass needs to be calibrated to your area...im not sure exactly how to do this but its in the owners manual

Fordtrucktexan

Man it's been a long time since I recalibrated an overhead console compass... lemme see if I can dig up the info..

Compass calibration adjustment
Perform this adjustment in an open area free from steel structures and
high voltage lines. For optimum calibration, turn off all electrical
accessories (heater/air conditioning, wipers, etc.) and make sure all
vehicle doors are shut.
1. Start the vehicle.
2. To enter the compass calibration
mode, press and hold the button for
greater than eight seconds. The
display will then show CAL in the
display window.
3. Drive the vehicle slowly (less than 5 km/h [3 mph]) in circles until
CAL indicator turns off. As many as 5 complete circles may be required.
4. The compass is now calibrated.

Found this on page 78 of a 2000 F150 owners manual

http://www.motorcraftservice.com/pub.../00f12og5e.pdf

farmerboy3

great thanks it worked

ohiof150

Farmerboy....any chance you could hook me up with a lonk to your "how to" on removing the overhead console? My sunglss door is busted and need to remove it to fix it.
Thx

farmerboy3

i didn't take it right apart i just took it off the roof so i could get the money out of it

i found a whopping 36 cents