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E36 General discussion and technical help for (E36) 1992-1999 3 series cars. 318, 323, 325, 328.

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Old 04-24-2006, 09:57 AM   #1
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Instrument Cluster

Hello all,

On cold days does anyone's Instrument cluster not work until the car gets warmed up?

any idea on how to fix this?
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Old 04-24-2006, 10:23 AM   #2
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what exactly doesnt work? or is the entire thing dead?
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Any guage on the instrument cluster does not work, however, the turn signals work, and the instruments light up when i turn on my headlights...its just the guages
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When you do the odometer button trick, do any of the needles move when you start it?


The trick is to hold the odometer reset button with the car off, and turn the key to the "on" position. All the gauges should go through an initialization check.

If that still doesn't work, maybe a dead cluster?
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Old 04-25-2006, 09:13 AM   #5
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kool, i'll try that! and I'll let you know
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Old 04-27-2006, 05:57 PM   #6
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When you do the odometer button trick, do any of the needles move when you start it?


The trick is to hold the odometer reset button with the car off, and turn the key to the "on" position. All the gauges should go through an initialization check.

If that still doesn't work, maybe a dead cluster?
thats what I was about to suggest too. BTW, funny sig kestrel
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