Instrument Cluster keeps resetting

[Sniper210010]

Hi All,

Something really strange has started happening on my A3 8L 110 SE. At the moment its quite cold where I live and in the morning when I start the car after its been sitting all night the millage, clock and date keep resetting on the instrument cluster. Its only ever when the car has been sitting overnight. The problem started very recently and has happened every morning since.

Has anyone had this problem before? Could it be a blown fuse or something more serious with the Custer itself?

Thanks.

 

[<tuffty/>]

Scan the car for fault codes if you can... something like this may well produce a fault code... in VCDS the instruments is module 17

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[Vex182]

Any problems with the car starting? I have seen this on other cars when the battery takes so much of a battering to start the car that the cars forget their radio codes and clear their trip milage. Just a thought!

 

[Sniper210010]

Hi Guys,

Ran vcds lite and got the following from a module 17 scan:

Module 17 stated: 00688 supply voltage terminal 30
53-10 supply voltage to low intermitent.

also gt the following from a full scan:

VCDS-Lite Version: Release 1.0
Tuesday, 04 March 2014, 12:58:54:0


Chassis Type: 8L - Audi A3/S3
Scan: 01,02,03,08,15,16,17,22,35,37,45,55,56,57,75,76

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Address 01: Engine Labels: 038-906-012-AGR.LBL
Controller: 038 906 012 BB
Component: 1,9l R4 EDC 0000SG 2809
Coding: 00002
Shop #: WSC 06435
1 Fault Found:
18058 - Powertrain Data Bus: Missing Message from Instrument Cluster
P1650 - 35-00 - -
Readiness: N/A

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Address 03: ABS Brakes Labels: Redir Fail!
Controller: 1C0 907 379 E
Component: ESP FRONT MK60 0104
Coding: 0019458
Shop #: WSC 06435
2 Faults Found:
00668 - Supply Voltage Terminal 30
008 - Implausible Signal - Intermittent
00778 - Shareware Version. To Decode all DTCs
004 - Please Register/Activate - Intermittent

Im guessing there is a voltage issue as "supply voltage terminal 30 was thrown up a few times.

also got the following codes that it would give a description for:

01369
01368
00955
00956
01134
01367
01371
01374
01370

Vex182 - yes it does struggle to start from cold, even with a few turns on the igntion to warm the coils up.

hope you guys can help?

 

[@udi A3]

Does the radio lose its code? Could be a power supply fault in the cluster. New second hand unit or send it off the BBA reman for repair maybe.

Where are you based i could maybe supply a clock for testing?

 

[JudderMan]

Mine does this sometimes and it's down to a weak battery I think.