Compass gone crazy, can it be reset?
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Compass gone crazy, can it be reset?
My compass in my '99 Expedition is off the charts. Well it works still but has north, south, east, and west confused with eachother so it is inaccurate. Is there a way to reset it or is it time to find a new one?
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Mine did the same thing about a year ago and I tried to reset it according to the manuel, and I never could get it to work. A few weeks later I realized the battery was going dead(I found out the hard way). My suggestions check your connections and have the battery checked. Once I changed the battery the compass started working again just fine. Good luck!
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Originally Posted by Monsta
The manual outlines the steps to recalibrate your compass. If you don't have a manual let us know and someone will post the instructions for you. 
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Originally Posted by Garff
Yes it should be in your Ford owners bookl. Just look under "compass" in the back and it will give you step by step on how to reset it(Atleast mine did).
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This is for future people that search for this topic and may apply to this one. Make sure you don't have an XM or Sirus magnetic mount antenna on your roof.
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From: Hilliard, OH
Originally Posted by Luzer27
This is for future people that search for this topic and may apply to this one. Make sure you don't have an XM or Sirus magnetic mount antenna on your roof.
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If the compass worked when you bought your truck this is most likely not your problem. The compass sensor on the 1997-02's was on the rear view mirror. A magnetic base antenna within a few feet of this will cause erratic readings.
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Originally Posted by Luzer27
If the compass worked when you bought your truck this is most likely not your problem. The compass sensor on the 1997-02's was on the rear view mirror. A magnetic base antenna within a few feet of this will cause erratic readings.
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I just came back in from looking at the antenna out on the roof of my Expy. It is just above the doom light on the inside of the truck. I tried to remove it but I think it is either glued on with that 3M double sided stuff or the magnet is really strong, it just would not budge though I did not put all my effort into it because I didn't want to do any damage to the roof. It is deffinately made out of metal. I will have to see tomorrow about removing it.
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