Traffic Master Switch Conversion

Rover418275 · 25th May 2009, 09:58

I want to install the Traffic Master into my 2004 CDTi Automatic Tourer. I have read about how it can be a nuisance in slow moving traffic and fitting an on/off switch is a good idea.

What I need to know is can a spare Cruise Control facia switch be used / converted for this purpose?

StevenWilliams · 25th May 2009, 10:21

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Originally Posted by Rover418275

I want to install the Traffic Master into my 2004 CDTi Automatic Tourer. I have read about how it can be a nuisance in slow moving traffic and fitting an on/off switch is a good idea.

What I need to know is can a spare Cruise Control facia switch be used / converted for this purpose?

If the cruise is a standard on/off switch then I see no reason why not. However I'd just put a switch under the dash somewhere out of sight.

calibrax · 25th May 2009, 10:37

You can use any switch, as long as you know which pins to connect to. I fitted my switch to the green wire and put it in the centre of the switch panel (although I didn't use one of the standard switches).

raykay · 25th May 2009, 11:05

You could do, but it is not a normal on/off switch, it is 'off' until you press it 'on' and will stay on until you press it again or the feed is switched off, when it will switch off and stay off until you press it again - so you would have to press it 'on' each time you want to hear it, rather than 'off' when you don't.

Terminal 1 -Ignition feed
Terminal 3 - Earth
Terminal 5 - Trafficmaster loom Green/White cable
Terminal 2 - Illumination, connect to the Red/White cable of one of the other switches

Rover418275 · 25th May 2009, 13:09

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Originally Posted by raykay

You could do, but it is not a normal on/off switch, it is 'off' until you press it 'on' and will stay on until you press it again or the feed is switched off, when it will switch off and stay off until you press it again - so you would have to press it 'on' each time you want to hear it, rather than 'off' when you don't.

Terminal 1 -Ignition feed
Terminal 3 - Earth
Terminal 5 - Trafficmaster loom Green/White cable
Terminal 2 - Illumination, connect to the Red/White cable of one of the other switches

Thanks Raykay,

I will go down that route.

Many thanks

baxlin · 25th May 2009, 15:16

I was going to use a hazard flasher switch for my front parking sensors, but it wasn't as simple as I'd hoped, but that's another matter.

Don't try to sand the red triangle off a hazard switch! The black is painted over the red, so you just rub the black off.........

You should be OK with cruise, using the green light, but it could be that the logo is under the black, the same as the hazard.

In the end I just used a £2.49 push on/push off switch from Maplins, and fitted it in the bottom half of the steering column shroud.

Going back to Trafficmaster, I use the M25 several times a week, and have never yet wished I had added an off switch, even though I had extended the power lead so that I can add one at a later date. Don't forget, that AFAIK, you can't just switch the beep off, you switch the whole TM off.

HTH

Malcolm

StevenWilliams · 25th May 2009, 15:19

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Originally Posted by baxlin

Going back to Trafficmaster, I use the M25 several times a week, and have never yet wished I had added an off switch, even though I had extended the power lead so that I can add one at a later date. Don't forget, that AFAIK, you can't just switch the beep off, you switch the whole TM off.

I'm the other way. M25 is great but the Croydon part of the M23/ A23 is a nightmare and it goes off all the time every few seconds. I'll be adding a switch soon.

Raistlin · 8th November 2009, 12:12

Resurrecting this thread...

If the beeper is in the Trafficmaster ECU, it shouldn't take long to open the casing, identify it and add a suitable modification so that the TM still works but the "soundtrack" can be silenced with a switch...

I feel a task coming on.

The beep DOES come from the ECU doesn't it?

StevenWilliams · 8th November 2009, 14:08

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Originally Posted by Raistlin

The beep DOES come from the ECU doesn't it?

I'm sure it does on mine. This may make it an easier mod.. And cheaper if things go wrong as SMC is selling the TM ECU's for £15..

Raistlin · 8th November 2009, 15:09

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Originally Posted by StevenWilliams

I'm sure it does on mine. This may make it an easier mod.. And cheaper if things go wrong as SMC is selling the TM ECU's for £15..

Yes - you read my mind

25th May 2009, 09:58	#1
Rover418275 Banned Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Northwich Posts: 1,099 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Traffic Master Switch Conversion I want to install the Traffic Master into my 2004 CDTi Automatic Tourer. I have read about how it can be a nuisance in slow moving traffic and fitting an on/off switch is a good idea. What I need to know is can a spare Cruise Control facia switch be used / converted for this purpose?

25th May 2009, 10:37	#3
calibrax Posted a thing or two BMW 4 Series Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Rochester, Kent Posts: 1,975 Thanks: 29 Thanked 37 Times in 28 Posts	You can use any switch, as long as you know which pins to connect to. I fitted my switch to the green wire and put it in the centre of the switch panel (although I didn't use one of the standard switches). __________________ Steve 2004 MG ZT+ CDTi 160 (sadly now gone!) 2015 BMW 435d GranCoupe XDrive

25th May 2009, 15:16	#6
baxlin This is my second home Volvo C70 Convertible and JZR 3 wheeler Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tring, Herts Posts: 3,961 Thanks: 124 Thanked 173 Times in 124 Posts	I was going to use a hazard flasher switch for my front parking sensors, but it wasn't as simple as I'd hoped, but that's another matter. Don't try to sand the red triangle off a hazard switch! The black is painted over the red, so you just rub the black off......... You should be OK with cruise, using the green light, but it could be that the logo is under the black, the same as the hazard. In the end I just used a £2.49 push on/push off switch from Maplins, and fitted it in the bottom half of the steering column shroud. Going back to Trafficmaster, I use the M25 several times a week, and have never yet wished I had added an off switch, even though I had extended the power lead so that I can add one at a later date. Don't forget, that AFAIK, you can't just switch the beep off, you switch the whole TM off. HTH Malcolm __________________ Only my opinion, obviously, so please don’t shoot me if it doesn’t match yours!

25th May 2009, 11:05	#4
raykay I really should get out more....... Now Other Manufacturer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Co. Kerry Posts: 2,786 Thanks: 16 Thanked 310 Times in 283 Posts	You could do, but it is not a normal on/off switch, it is 'off' until you press it 'on' and will stay on until you press it again or the feed is switched off, when it will switch off and stay off until you press it again - so you would have to press it 'on' each time you want to hear it, rather than 'off' when you don't. Terminal 1 -Ignition feed Terminal 3 - Earth Terminal 5 - Trafficmaster loom Green/White cable Terminal 2 - Illumination, connect to the Red/White cable of one of the other switches

8th November 2009, 12:12	#8
Raistlin Banned 75 CDT Connoisseur SE Auto Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 8,450 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Resurrecting this thread... If the beeper is in the Trafficmaster ECU, it shouldn't take long to open the casing, identify it and add a suitable modification so that the TM still works but the "soundtrack" can be silenced with a switch... I feel a task coming on. The beep DOES come from the ECU doesn't it?