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Old Apr 30, 2012 | 12:17 AM
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Originally Posted by CommanderNoPants
Just purchased a 01 a4 1.8t quattro with a Triptronic tranny.

My first issue is that my driver info display in the middle of the cluster is not working, therefore i cant tell what gear im in when I go into manual mode. Is there a aftermarket gauge that i can purchase to indicate gear? Or is it a easy fix? The display just lights up yellow on the top and red at the bottom.

Any help would be appreciated, Thanks....
If the LCD display is bright yellow and red then there is no power getting to the LCD panel. What the LCD panel does is when it is powered, it turns on all the pixels so that it blocks all the yellow and red light. When it wants to display items like a symbol or writing, it turns those pixels off, i.e. that pixel lets the light through.

I used the video as a guide and bought my replacement off eBay. I never knew that the radio information displayed on the center LCD panel and now I love it. I used to leave it off because of the dead pixels but now i leave it on all the time. This is definitely worth fixing if you can do it yourself. Here is a picture of mine working. Good luck if you decide to do it yourself.

Doug

 

Last edited by Cybersombosis; Apr 30, 2012 at 12:21 AM.
Old Apr 30, 2012 | 06:44 AM
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Its probably yellow on the top because its trying to display a symbol like washer fluid or something.
 
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