frank norman Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 (edited) About 9 months ago my instrument cluster stopped working completely, it was exchanged for a working one from a chap on the internet, all the instuments now work but not the warning lights, break wear light is on even though they are new linings, same with automatic transmission light even though its a manual!,same with the automatic traction control, all the said lamps are on, also the buzzer to warn you have left your lights on doesnt work, same as the airbag alert. I took it to a mechanic who said it wanted reprogramming but when he tried to connect his laptop it would`nt communicate with it! can anyone help?. My car is a 2002 316 Compact. Edited November 4, 2012 by frank norman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edber Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 Bmw software called pa soft 1.4 might be able to sort it by resetting the eeprom chip in the cluster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank norman Posted November 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 Does anyone know of someone in my area who could do this? my area is Burntwood staffordshire ws7 4up, I would be willing to pay a goodly sum! thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mit Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 So has it been like this for 9 months or was it working fine and it only just started behaving this way? If it's been like this ever since you swapped it, you probably needed to get it coded at the time and didn't, or it's just faulty. If it only just started, instrument clusters have been known to behave this way when the voltage is too low, so look at your battery or alternator maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank norman Posted November 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 No its only been like this since I changed the IP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mit Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 IP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank norman Posted November 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 ip= instrument cluster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mit Posted November 6, 2012 Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 Wait, so when did you change the cluster? Just now or 9 months ago? You haven't made it clear! I am guessing you just changed it now, which means you lived with a broken cluster for 9 months right? That means your tamper dot will probably be on as your mileage won't have been recorded correctly among other things. Either way it sounds like whatever you have in there at the moment is faulty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozevans Posted November 6, 2012 Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 Get in touch with cannockwolf mate, he may be able to help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank norman Posted November 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 I changed it 9 months ago as I said in my first message, because the original cluster stopped working completely,no warning lights no speedo nothing at all! since it being changed it 9 months ago the instruments work but everything else doesnt even the mileage done resets to 000 each time its started Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edber Posted November 6, 2012 Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 I changed it 9 months ago as I said in my first message, because the original cluster stopped working completely,no warning lights no speedo nothing at all! since it being changed it 9 months ago the instruments work but everything else doesnt even the mileage done resets to 000 each time its started Looks like it was never coded so and hopefully its stored mileage is less than your cars mileage,i think that makes it easier to code as the cluster will take its new mileage from the lcm during coding. I may be wrong but if the new cluster has a stored mileage thats higher than your car,then it may be harder to code. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
