How to Adjust the Car Odometer?

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Hugo
07/29/25 10:00pm
Here are the methods to adjust the car odometer: 1. Locate the odometer sensor plug on the car's clutch housing, which may also be on the transmission or drive shaft, and gently pull it out by hand. 2. Insert the output plug of the odometer adjuster into the signal socket of the pulled-out sensor plug, and accurately insert the adjuster into the cigarette lighter. 3. Adjust the knob on the odometer adjuster to set the car's speed to the desired level. Here is some relevant information: 1. The speedometer indicates the car's speed in km/h (kilometers per hour). The car odometer actually consists of two meters: a speedometer and an odometer. The car odometer is usually located directly in front of the driver's position. 2. Traditional speedometers are mechanical. A typical mechanical odometer is connected to a flexible shaft containing a steel cable. The other end of the flexible shaft is connected to a gear in the transmission. The rotation of the gear drives the steel cable to rotate, which in turn drives a magnet inside the odometer cover to rotate. The cover is connected to the pointer and, through a hairspring, sets the pointer to zero. The speed of the magnet's rotation causes changes in the magnetic field, disrupting the balance and thus moving the pointer.
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