360 "Check OK" light never shows up

So this is strange. I purchased my first 2000 360 coupe 7 months ago right after a manual conversion was done, and only a few months into ownership did I realize I should've been seeing the "Check OK" light upon the first turn of the ignition. Then it struck me - I've never gotten it. I've occasionally had a CEL for some codes, but the Check OK light has never appeared, with or without an active CEL. Note, the multifunction display does work.

I don’t think this has anything to do with the conversion, because every other converted (and non-converted) 360 and 430 that I’m aware of all display the Check OK light (quite a few friends have these cars and no one has experienced this). Plus, the folks who did the conversion are uncertain as to why this is happening. My only hunch is that there's some sort of system fault that isn't triggering a CEL.

I’ve already reached out to all shops and prior owners that I’m aware of that had this car before me, and no one knows anything about the lack of Check OK light. I just know I’ve never seen it display on my car.

What are some possible causes? Who has seen this issue before? Where should I look next? Hoping some people who’ve seen this issue before can help guide me.

Thanks.

(Ignition key turn video attached)

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Resurrecting this thread. Any 360 owners ever NOT see the "Check OK" light? Still perplexed why I don't get it, yet don't seem to have any other faults after 2+ years/4k+ miles of ownership. What kind of faults would cause this startup message to not appear? The only thing that I'm certain doesn't work is my alarm siren (surely a dead battery), so I wonder if that would cause this. Otherwise, I can't point to anything and say "that's not working properly."

 

Thanks all - any guidance on a good starting point and test sequence to troubleshoot the cluster? I'm surprised I haven't seen or heard of anyone else with this issue, converted or not. Some more details below to answer your questions.

I could be wrong, but I believe there is tape. I say this because the bottom part of the 7 (rpm) is slightly darker when the display is illuminated (indicating the tape goes a little too far up), and I recall seeing another shop use tape when doing an EAG-supplied conversion. Even still, I think many cars had the gear selection taped over, so I'm not sure I would equate tape to always result in no Check OK light. EAG did not have any record of my Check OK not working (that doesn't mean they had evidence of it working, either). I'm not sure what type of "bip" you're referring to, but you got me curious. I hear various beeps (like if you leave the key in after opening the door), but no buzzing or anything.

I wait a good 10 seconds. Check out the video I posted in the original post. I've tried waiting for many different lengths of time, and no luck.

Interesting points. Are you suggesting that any conversion with the gear selection taped over would result in no Check OK light, due to improper configuration? That would surprise me, solely for the fact that I seem to be the only one with this issue based on my research and people I'm in contact with. My little Autel AP200 is able to tell me what gear is selected, but I'll have to check again if it shows the manual or F1 mode. I don't recall seeing that.

 

Thanks George. I'll ask around for someone local with the ability to read and configure the cluster. Just so I've got this straight, you're suggesting that the Check Ok is not displaying because the cluster simply was left in F1 mode? Or is there a possibility it was indeed reconfigured to manual mode, but there's another issue at play? I just find it hard to believe that the cluster was left out of the conversion process.