Sv6 a/s

[wassaby]

Hey guys, i recently bought a sv6 and the A/S was never there. I just bought all the parts i need and installed them. I just turned the car on and tried pressing the button and nothing. I am assuming it will come up on the dash when you push the button like it does when you push pwr. My question is where do i start. Switch is brand new. does anyone have a wire diagram at all or any suggestions?

 

[05 Senator]

What is an A/S? Im not that on to it with abbreviations so don't laugh if is "air sensor" or something that simple lol

 

[Slipper]

im guessing you mean active select, all vz sv6 autos came with it, your correct in saying it will show on the dash when you press, what exactly did you install? the paddles as well as the button (this sits opposite pwr button), my only guess is unfortunately you have bought a rebadged acclaim/exec which was made to look like sv6 as they all came with a/s

 

[Torquative]

yeh I'm tending towards it not being an SV6 as well.

How many digits does it have on the gear selector? P N D 3 2 1 or P N D 4 3 L?

 

[TheIceman]

my only guess is unfortunately you have bought a rebadged acclaim/exec which was made to look like sv6 as they all came with a/s

haha yeah my mate did a similar thing with a falcon once, got a lot higher trade in than it was worth as salesman thought it was a higher model than it was as he never checked it out fully before giving a trade in price.

 

[naf33n]

every auto VZ SV6 came with A/S, its part of the gearbox control unti, you cant install it to any other model

 

[wassaby]

Yeah it is def a vz sv6, has the 190 kw engine. The paddels on the steering wheel are already there. The parts i installed are the A/S Button. The wire was already there and the holder for the button. Just when you push the button nothing. I would say that if was not working and he covered it up to sell it and took the switch out and put the normal PRND pannel you find in just a normal vz. But anyway yeah im thinking maybe a fuse in the fuse box. But if not that does anyone know where i can get a wire diagram from?

 

[ashbox]

how do you know its got the 190 motor? you can replace engine covers.
If it is have you looked at the clock spring?
do the steering wheel buttons light up with the lights?

 

[Slipper]

was the a/s button just never there? as in does it look like its missing or been taken our or is there no spot for it?

 

[Torquative]

its an odd one.

how do you know its got the 190 motor? you can replace engine covers.

Supposedly the 190 engine has a black inlet manifold whereas the 175's have a silver inlet straight up the guts of it at the top, that's be a starting point and if we have a silver one I'd be sussing it out.

Anyway I had a whole thing typed out but scratched it in favour of the VIN system ... To the OP, just grab the VIN off the VIN plate lower left of the windscreen and compare it to the decode below to see what engine we're looking at to begin with ... If its a genuine SV6 it will start with 6G1ZK5270XXXXXXXX


Example Number 6G1ZK52F05L123456

First 3 - World Manufacturer ID (6=Oceania G=Australia 1=Holden)
Fourth - Model Series (Z = VZ)
Fifth - Luxury Level (K = Executive,SV6,SS. L = Berlina. X = Calais)
Sixth - Body Style Code (5 = 4 door sedan, 8 = Wagon)
Seventh - Restraint Code (1=Active Seatbelts,2=Active Seatbelts with driver and pass airbags,3=Active Seatbelts with driver airbag,4=Active Seatbelts with driver, pass and side airbags)
Eighth - Engine Code (B = Alloytec 175, F = GEN III V8, 7 = Alloytec 190)
Ninth - Security Check Code
Tenth - Model Year Code (5 = 2005, 6 = 2006 etc.)
Eleventh - Plant Build Code (L = Elizabeth)
Last 6 - Sequential Production Number

OR if your lazy these boys have done the work for you, just type it into VZ Commodore VIN Decoder

Its pointless running in circles trying to fix something that might not actually ever have been fitted to the car to begin with. The paddles and "V6 Alloytec 190" engine covers are easy to fit, as are external body parts. Like the Icemans story I once had a VX Executive that was kitted up with a complete SS interior and exterior, and apart from what was under the bonnet it was hard to pick. When I traded it in the dealer valued it (and bought it) thinking it was an SS. I took the keys to my new VZ and they started up what looked like a VX SS but sounded alot like a V6 Ecotec