Freddie_

I do know that disturbing this connection is what's temporarily made it work again. I don't yet know if it's a permanent fix. As I said, there were no stored fault codes in the module. If it breaks again, then obviously further investigation (or replacement) is needed.

As an aside, am I correct in thinking that the vehicle milage is stored in the cluster rather than the ECU? Is it simply a matter of copying the coding from the old cluster to a new one (with VCDS for example) to replace it, or is it more complicated than this?

Wiggling and walloping didn't help in this case (believe me I tried)! In the end it was simply the canbus connection. But I agree, it may have just temporarily reset the problem. Perhaps the onboard diagnostics detected an intermittent connection and shut down that particular dial? There were no stored fault codes though... I guess we'll see how long it lasts!

I fully agree with this, however in this instance, all signals come over the same digital canbus connection, so it makes no sense that some things would work, and some things not. I almost feel like it's a software / memory "bug" as the instruments cluster is a control module in it's own right. Perhaps a "reboot" was all that was needed. Time will tell...

So if anyone else encounters this problem, I've managed to fix it (for now, hopefully it'll last!). All I did was remove the Instrument cluster, unplug the connector at the back and re-plug! I had to set the correct time again and the long term fuel consumption and trip values are now lost, but other than that it's all good. Thanks for your help everyone.

That was my train of thought also. I know the CAN data is fine as I can live monitor the coolant temp, and it is fine. I can also display oil temp on the multi dot display. It's more of an annoyance than anything else, especially as it's a new (to me) car.

That's a good shout!

Hi all, new around here We have recently purchased a 2017 1.2 TSI Fabia SE and are very happy with it so far apart from one little problem. The temperature dial in the instrument cluster (inside the rev dial) will not move above it's minimum position. I have connected to the OBDII port with a bluetooth scanner and live monitored the coolant temperature, which after warming up hovers around 93°C, so the sensor and Thermostat must be working OK. I'm going to take it to a friend with VCDS to see if that throws up anything, but other than that I'm at a loss. The rest of the instrument cluster is functioning perfectly. Any ideas much appreciated. Cheers, Fred