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Nah, it sounds like your car is normal, the light is meant to turn off after the motor has started. that sound you can hear when you turn the key, just before you start the motor is the fuel pump, not the hicas. Hicas is shit anyway, but it sounds like yours is perfectly normal.

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hicas is shit, disable it

run the diagnostics to see if anything is wrong: from memory start the car in neutral, pump brake pedal 5 times quickly and then once for a couple of seconds, then put the car in gear and drive forward about 10m. the hicas light will flash an error code. do a search for what these mean

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Im a little concerned with my Skylines HICAS, for some people who dont know what HICAS is ,its a 4 Wheel Steering on skylines.

i think everyone on these forums knows what hicas is as a new hicas question pops up every 2nd day :D

the rear wheels dont move when the car is stationary. some people believe that they only move when the car goes above 80km per hour however this is incorrect. its more like 30 km per hour. you will know you have a problem when your light comes on in your dash and stay on while you are driving.

thanks for telling us what hicas is ;)

do a search...  

thank you, come again

agreed!

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