Zafira odometer/mileometer

Probably the backlight.

 

No it isn't, it's a reverse STN with a backlight.

 

Bloody thing's just disappeared completely - started the engine and there's
just a blank space where the numbers should be. Any ideas?

andy

 

It's an LED display.

andy

 

Never mind sell it as a "Null milage" car

 

Well that's taught me something, sort of, I've never even heard of an STN
never mind a reverse one!

 

Still the fix is just a new bulb.( Same problem with the A^ temperature
display, £87 from Audi, 12p for a new bulb & 2minutes soldering from Gees
electrical)

 

Certainly is. Dashboard bulbs are a pain to get to - I guess that £87 is £70
labour, £4 bulb, then the VAT...

 

Err no, they only sell the bulb with the entire temperature display
attached, that was the parts price!
Access to the dash goes, pull steering wheel forwards & down, remove
1screw from trim, pull trim off, remove 5 screws from cluster, tilt
forwards, under 5minutes total. As opposed to the officaial & Haynes
instructions that tell you to remove wheel, airbag etc.

 

Heh - just tried that in ours, and yeah it goes completely black
(comparitively - it's invisible on a sunny day)

 

Are the other instrument lights working? You may have knocked the
instrument light dimmer control and adjusted it to its lowest setting. Its
worth a look before taking any other action.

 

Hadn't thought of that. The fault was reported by the wife, so I'll check
when she gets back later. The fault did occur immediately after she cleaned
the car out and polished the dash....

 

females!!! all they're good for..cleaning... and they can't get that right!!

mike

 

This problem is cured by removing the fuse and putting it back in, sounds
stupid but it works, trust me it happened to me at least twice

 

As the other posts state, probably the backlight bulb, I refused to let
the garage do it for the quoted £74. I have just replaced my bulb by
dropping the fusebox out to its natural resting position, and then
reaching in behind the dash with a 6mm socket & extension bar, and a
bit of dexterity. It would take about 20 minutes if I had to do it
again.

 

I've got a 2002 Elegance. Can the same thing be done to that to get to the odometer bulb?