Dials not coming on
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- Joined: Tue 19 Nov, 2013 20:30
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Dials not coming on
Hi I have owned my 02 2.2 z for about 5 months and had little trouble until this evening when I drove it to the gym and the speedo cluster didn't operate, when I drove home they worked then stopped again at home Any suggestions.
Re: Dials not coming on
It is not a very common problem, but a few people on here have had the same thing, including myself.
The cluster seems to detect a fault at startup and shuts down the dials to protect them. It has happened so rarely on my car, I have not been able to test how to clear the fault - I previously resorted to pulling fuses - but the last time this cropped up, it occurred to me that the immobiliser might be keeping the cluster powered up - it takes 30 seconds to a few mins for the car to forget it has seen a valid key - during this time you can actually start the car with a "dumb" key blade with no chip. So turn off, remove key, wait a few mins, then restart should clear it. An immediate restart will not (I tried!).
Tracing the root cause is going to be harder, as it is so intermittant. I suspect a short or loose connection somewhere.
Cheers R.
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The cluster seems to detect a fault at startup and shuts down the dials to protect them. It has happened so rarely on my car, I have not been able to test how to clear the fault - I previously resorted to pulling fuses - but the last time this cropped up, it occurred to me that the immobiliser might be keeping the cluster powered up - it takes 30 seconds to a few mins for the car to forget it has seen a valid key - during this time you can actually start the car with a "dumb" key blade with no chip. So turn off, remove key, wait a few mins, then restart should clear it. An immediate restart will not (I tried!).
Tracing the root cause is going to be harder, as it is so intermittant. I suspect a short or loose connection somewhere.
Cheers R.
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- Joined: Tue 19 Nov, 2013 20:30
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- Location: Taverham Norfolk
Re: Dials not coming on
Thanks Robert, thought I was in for an expensive visit to the main dealer .