MagicalMagic
Member
Hi guys,
Hoping someone can give some advise on a problem...
The instrument cluster (The MPH and rev gage) on my A2 1.4TDi decided to burn out last week. I had a friend replace the cluster for a new OEM part purchased directly from Audi's parts department, however the car needed to go into the stealer to have the dash programmed to the car. It's currently with Audi and I'm being told that they're having difficulties in pairing the original key with the original imobiliser. He explained that they would normally connect up the old dash and cloan all the information over to the new dash before replacing, and this would include the coding that is needed to allow the key to talk to the ECU and disable the imobiliser. As the circuitry behind the old dash litterally melted, they may not be able to read the information from it and I'm being told that it's possible that the ECU may also need to be replaced along with the key to get the car started again.
Does this make sense to anyone, or are they trying to pull a fast one?
Would be really greatful if someone could explain what happens when the car is started and how the Dash (cluster) is connected to the imobiliser being activated by the the key?
Thanks
T
Hoping someone can give some advise on a problem...
The instrument cluster (The MPH and rev gage) on my A2 1.4TDi decided to burn out last week. I had a friend replace the cluster for a new OEM part purchased directly from Audi's parts department, however the car needed to go into the stealer to have the dash programmed to the car. It's currently with Audi and I'm being told that they're having difficulties in pairing the original key with the original imobiliser. He explained that they would normally connect up the old dash and cloan all the information over to the new dash before replacing, and this would include the coding that is needed to allow the key to talk to the ECU and disable the imobiliser. As the circuitry behind the old dash litterally melted, they may not be able to read the information from it and I'm being told that it's possible that the ECU may also need to be replaced along with the key to get the car started again.
Does this make sense to anyone, or are they trying to pull a fast one?
Would be really greatful if someone could explain what happens when the car is started and how the Dash (cluster) is connected to the imobiliser being activated by the the key?
Thanks
T