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Maintaining and servicing your locomotive
Locomotive diagnostics
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our locomotive includes built-in diagnostics to monitor the condition of the main drive motor
and smoke system. If a problem is detected, the locomotive’s cab light will blink a diagnostic
code.
If you see the light inside the cab flashing, press RESET (for LEGACY operation), 0 (for TMCC
operation), or DIRECTION/power interruption (for conventional operation to attempt to clear the
problem. The locomotive will immediately check itself again. If the problem persists, the cab light
will
blink
the
code
again.
Note that smoke-related errors can be reset a maximum of three times. On the third try, if the
problem still persists, the smoke unit will be shut down and must be returned to Lionel Service for
repair.
Turning the smoke unit switch to the off position will disable diagnostic checks of the
smoke system.
Number of Blinks Diagnostic Code Description
1
Main drive motor stalled.
2
Smoke 1 element problem.
3
Smoke 1 fan problem.
4
Not applicable.
5
Not applicable.
Note!