Grande Punto - mileage display flashes

[Gingerbread Man]

(Gingerbread Man's brother)

In my Grande Punto (56 reg) every so often the digital mileage display will begin flashing, i.e. the numbers flash on and off the screen. I can't find anything in the manual to explain why this would be, and the numbers seem to be entirely random so I've discounted a subtle message telling me to go for a service etc.

Anyone else experienced this?

Thanks in advance!

[Catherine197]

Slightly off topic, but maybe of help to you.

I've been reading a few posts on fiat forums about the 500, it would appear the flashing speedo is happening on those cars too.

[Gingerbread Man]

Any update on this?

[Catherine197]

Well upon reading a few forums, it looks as though there is some sort of error in connection between the can and bus systems that the 500 has.

Have a look over on

www.nf500.com

[rsnoble]

there is a re programme for this, if it is unable to be programmed a new ecu is needed

[Gingerbread Man]

rsnoble said:

there is a re programme for this, if it is unable to be programmed a new ecu is needed

So take it back to the fiat dealer?

[rsnoble]

[yes it will need to be proxi aligned on the fiat examiner,





quote=Gingerbread Man]

rsnoble said:

there is a re programme for this, if it is unable to be programmed a new ecu is needed

So take it back to the fiat dealer?

[sjrainsford]

Yep, pop it back to the Fiat dealer!

Its the timing on the CanBus system, this can happen if the timing is a little out between the various computers on the system. It won't take them long after they plug in to the system.

[rsnoble]

this is what the proxi alignement on the fiat examiner does,





quote=sjrainsford]Yep, pop it back to the Fiat dealer!

Its the timing on the CanBus system, this can happen if the timing is a little out between the various computers on the system. It won't take them long after they plug in to the system.
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[sjrainsford]

Sorry rsnoble, I kind of repeated what you said there didn't I! It's cause the quote marks mixed me up.

So yeah, what rsnoble says hehe!

[rsnoble]

lol think you explain better than me tho, its a common problem

sjrainsford said:

Sorry rsnoble, I kind of repeated what you said there didn't I! It's cause the quote marks mixed me up.

So yeah, what rsnoble says hehe!