Dash dead?

[sunilr1]

Lost the dash display on 2018 RLine. Just died while driving. Car seems to be working perfectly apart from the dash anybody have any idea what could be the issue. Still under warranty but would happen during the long w/end!

[kamold]

Have you tried turning it off and on again?
If that doesn't work you could try locking the car and leave it alone for more than 30mins.
If it still doesn't come good you could disconnect the battery however that introduces it's own problems with G85 steering angle sensor losing calibration etc which tends to freak people out.
So if step 1 doesn't fix it I'd recommend a warranty visit.

[sunilr1]

Have you tried turning it off and on again?
If that doesn't work you could try locking the car and leave it alone for more than 30mins.
If it still doesn't come good you could disconnect the battery however that introduces it's own problems with G85 steering angle sensor losing calibration etc which tends to freak people out.
So if step 1 doesn't fix it I'd recommend a warranty visit.

Thanks, will look at it tomorrow morning.

[tigger73]

Yeah warranty all the way. Is this the fancy digital dash?

That's not really ideal when driving. I'm still happy to have old school dials for that reason.

Interested to hear how you go getting this resolved.

[BenT]

Check your fuses.


Ben
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[sunilr1]

Check your fuses.


Ben
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Thanx for your help guys. Checked the fuses all look good so back to the stealership. A bit odd that the top warning lights are on as everything is functioning correctly apart from the dash. Electronics!

[Guest001]

Thanx for your help guys. Checked the fuses all look good so back to the stealership. A bit odd that the top warning lights are on as everything is functioning correctly apart from the dash. Electronics!

The top row are bulbs afaik the rest is a screen. In the new aid all screen

If you know someone with an OBD11 check module 14 dashboard for a fault

[Simonr23]

OP, which state are you in? I’m in a Adelaide and happy for you to use my obd11 for this.

[Guest001]

OP, which state are you in? I’m in a Adelaide and happy for you to use my obd11 for this.

Says Blacktown NSW in Sig Must be a few in Sydney though

[sunilr1]

Yeah,in Blacktown. I'll take it in as its still under warranty. Thanks for the offer!

[Ozsko]

I mentioned the same thing in another thread a week ago. We disconnected the battery and when reconnected the dash came to life again and hasn't given further problems. If that works and fixes it you will get a heap of warning lights which will go away when the car is driven for a short distance and during the drive my son advised me to stop the car and cycle the ignition. I am unaware of any steering problems from the angle sensor so perhaps Kamold might expand on that, he has had a lot more experience with stuff like this. When my son first looked at it he said it was almost like the dash did not "load" and he might have been right. Son does electronic diagnosis and fault finding for a living on another brand for a day job.

[Simonr23]

In relation to the signature, for me I only see peoples car lists.

I’m on safari, on iOS.

[FastMitch]

That's not really ideal when driving. I'm still happy to have old school dials for that reason.

Agree the old school mechanical dials last 20+ years. Guess you can use this excuse if you get a speeding fine.

The risk with the new electronics in cars are the digital dash and new electronic fly-by-wire gear buttons (2021 Tuscon) failing

That's why new commercial airplanes have mechanical switch overrides when the electronics fail

[tigger73]

Agree the old school mechanical dials last 20+ years. Guess you can use this excuse if you get a speeding fine.

The risk with the new electronics in cars are the digital dash and new electronic fly-by-wire gear buttons (2021 Tuscon) failing

That's why new commercial airplanes have mechanical switch overrides when the electronics fail

Although I've only heard of this happening a couple of times, the scary thing would be to have a digital dash go outside of warranty and then have a ~$2k bill to replace it.

Yes it would also be quite inconvenient not having a speedo or tacho and only going by traffic speed. I wonder if the odometer still works when the screen is out?? I guess it depends if it's the whole module or just the LCD that's out.

[sunilr1]

Disconnected the battery this morning but no dice. Yeah have to follow traffic to regulate speed. Also the only indicator for the turn signals are the door mirrors. No fuel level etc.. Can't be legal to drive?
on a side note though I've noticed this before you can't open the bonnet without opening the drivers door, never experienced that before, maybe the cable needs tightening up?