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Overhead compass not working.

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Old Apr 21, 2011 | 09:32 AM
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Default Overhead compass not working.

Well since we resolved the no backlights behind the CC switches on the steering wheel, I have another question to ask.

My compass quit operating a few weeks ago. It showed that I was heading east all of the time no matter which direction that I was traveling.
So, I broke out the owners manual to see if there was anything that I could do to get it working again.

I did a manual calibration and it never would calibrate. I drove in circles in an open parking lot till I figured someone watching might think that I was drunk or on drugs.

The compass has stayed in the Cal mode since (several weeks). Every once in a while it will say that I am heading East while in fact, I know that I am not heading east. Even when it does this, Cal mode is still on the overhead screen.

Any ideas? Sensor maybe? If the sensor, where the heck is it at?
 
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Old Apr 21, 2011 | 03:21 PM
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The compass part is internal, you might try unscrewing your console and unplugging it completely, then pugging it back in.
 
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Old Apr 21, 2011 | 11:09 PM
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My 300C did that for a week or so, then straightened itself out. When I changed the O/H console on the Ram to gain HomeLink, it took a day or so for the compass to align (as well as the ambient temperature reading). I hear ya 'bout driving in circles in a parking lot,
 
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Old Apr 22, 2011 | 12:41 AM
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If you can't get your OTIS functioning again, I can sell you one for cheap.
And they are correct, the compass is internal to the overhead unit.
 
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