Montero Sport LTD 2WD V6-3.5L SOHC (2000)
Compass: Service and Repair
Adjusting Compass Variance
Procedures For Adjusting The Compass Variance
1. Under certain circumstances, as during a long distance cross-country trip, it will be necessary to adjust for compass variance.
Compass variance is the difference between earth's magnetic north and true geographic north. If not adjusted to account for compass variance,
your compass could give false readings.
2. Press the "COMP" button for more than 3 seconds. The current zone number will appear in the display.
3. Find your current location and variance zone number on the map given on the left.
4. Press the "COMP" button until the new zone number appears in the display.
After you stop pressing the button in, the display will show a compass direction within a few seconds.
NOTE: Do not install the ski rack, antenna, etc. which are attached to the vehicle by means of a magnet They affect the operation of the compass.
NOTE: If the compass deviates from the correct indication soon after repeated adjustment, have the compass checked at an authorized Mitsubishi
dealer.
NOTE: The compass may not indicate the correct compass point in the places shown below:
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Tunnels
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Areas along the railroad
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Underpass
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Transforming station
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Areas with many office buildings
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Areas over the subway
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Up or down a steep hill
The compass returns to the correct compass point when the vehicle moves to an area where the geomagnetism in stabilized.