Dashboard Dead 997 TT!
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Just jumped in the car, turned the key and the dashboard is dead, no lights, no needle moving etc....will call the OPC tmrw but anyone else experience this....car is two years old. Car starts fine, driving lights working, radio working, A/C working, windows working, bonet opens ok.....
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Stickshifter said:
Just jumped in the car, turned the key and the dashboard is dead, no lights, no needle moving etc....will call the OPC tmrw but anyone else experience this....car is two years old. Car starts fine, driving lights working, radio working, A/C working, windows working, bonet opens ok.....
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Sounds like it's on it's way out mate. I'll do you a straight swap for my C2S. My dash is working fine.-S
Seriously though - is it possibly just a fuse?
Edited by M3RMS on Sunday 15th February 13:58
Pope said:
Christoffer said:
95% on it being a fuse
Fuses blow for a reason......Perhaps checking the fuse would save time for the OP, Porsche Assist and the OPC. It will cost nothing except a 2 miute read of the manual and I should imagine there will even be a handy selection of spare fuses in the fusebox for the owner to use.
If it was my car, my first action would be to simply check the fuse.
If the fuse is intact - then it's time to call Porsche Assist.
Ah, now we'll never know if it would of worked after just being left..... 
An old favourite - intermittent electrical problems, anyone have a cdr23/24 that locks up? - no one will pay to diagnose them if not current, warranty dept. or customer (rock and a hard place - you in between)
I have seen dodgy connections at the multi plugs in the back of the cluster and faulty units as a whole. That said the old I.T adage: 'turn it off then on again' is sometimes the only fix; albeit without a logical conclusion!!
Worth dropping by the OPC to check the memory though just in case. You can get the issue logged for future reference in case it faults again outside of warranty.
An old favourite - intermittent electrical problems, anyone have a cdr23/24 that locks up? - no one will pay to diagnose them if not current, warranty dept. or customer (rock and a hard place - you in between)
I have seen dodgy connections at the multi plugs in the back of the cluster and faulty units as a whole. That said the old I.T adage: 'turn it off then on again' is sometimes the only fix; albeit without a logical conclusion!!
Worth dropping by the OPC to check the memory though just in case. You can get the issue logged for future reference in case it faults again outside of warranty.
Edited by Pope on Sunday 15th February 18:32
A fuse's metallic connection can become oxidized. This happens more frequently on older cars with older fuses. It is often a reaction between the male prong of the fuse, and the metal of the female socket in the fusebox.
Sometimes a 'little wiggle' will re-etablish the connection.
It's just one of those things that happens - but always worth a check if a component goes down.
Fuses are designed to be a 'weak-link' in the system to be sacrificed rather than damaging much more expensive electrical components. They are designed to let you down.
Sometimes a 'little wiggle' will re-etablish the connection.
It's just one of those things that happens - but always worth a check if a component goes down.
Fuses are designed to be a 'weak-link' in the system to be sacrificed rather than damaging much more expensive electrical components. They are designed to let you down.
Edited by RSGulp on Sunday 15th February 19:39
Stickshifter said:
Yep went back to car just, looked at the fuse box, found the fuse for 'instruments' took it out, checked it, it was fine, put it back...put the key in and dashboard came on...how odd....
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Thanks for sharing this. You saved me a lot of trouble 11 years later on my 997 C2S -S
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