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Well...should have known better...
Never give advice from the office when the Miata
is not around to double check my memory!

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2. Open hood. In fuse box near firewall, passenger side, remove
#2 fuse in frontmost section of fuse box. Turn ignition on, no
need to engage starter. Turn ignition off. Replace fuse.
Check engine light is reset.
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Above should have said, rearmost section of fuse block. Fuse is
labeled BTN 2.

Using check engine light reset method #2 also clears all of the
radio station settings. I don't use this method any more. I simply
use method #1 (see below).

Jim in Tucson

In a message dated 7/23/01 2:33:57 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
(email redacted) writes:

>
> Billy,
>
> Two ways to deal with check engine light on M2:
>
> 1. Leave it alone, it will automatically reset in about 72 hours.
> (I'm not sure if it is triggered by how many times the engine is
> started, or the number of miles driven, I just know it does.)
>
> 2. Open hood. In fuse box near firewall, passenger side, remove
> #2 fuse in frontmost section of fuse box. Turn ignition on, no
> need to engage starter. Turn ignition off. Replace fuse.
> Check engine light is reset.
>
> Jim in Tucson
>
> In a message dated 7/23/2001 11:42:39 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
> (email redacted) writes:
>
> <<
> After looking through the service manual, it appears that an OBDII scan tool
> is needed to clear check engine lights on a 99. Is there another way to
> clear them, or at least get the check engine light to go off?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Billy
> >>
>