Led Display Flashing On And Off With Strange Characters

[spongebob_antspants]

About 1 week ago, the LED display below my radio has started flashing on and off when I turn on the ignition. This is the LED display that shows the temperature and has a "bar" display for the strength of the fans etc.

The display flashes with strange characters then after about 30 seconds it settles down and displays correctly again.

 

This doesn't appear to be a major problem but it's never done it before and I'm concerned that it may indicate some other, more fundamental problem.

 

Has anyone else noticed this symptom and is there any way to fix it?

[RADIOTWO]

About 1 week ago, the LED display below my radio has started flashing on and off when I turn on the ignition. This is the LED display that shows the temperature and has a "bar" display for the strength of the fans etc.

The display flashes with strange characters then after about 30 seconds it settles down and displays correctly again.

 

This doesn't appear to be a major problem but it's never done it before and I'm concerned that it may indicate some other, more fundamental problem.

 

Has anyone else noticed this symptom and is there any way to fix it?

 

Hi spongebob_antspants'

 

First the display you mention is LCD not LED (Liquid crystal display - Light emiting diode)

 

and Not sure, but I think it is some thing to to with air con, do a search on here for Air-con, or

climatic control.

 

Radiotwo

[gregers]

as radio 2 above has said do a search,it does sometimes mean it needs a regas for the aircon,at the moment my local kwik fit is doing regases for 35 quid.

[butch]

Hi Spongebob

i think when the led display is flashing like you said thats to let you know there is a fault with the aircon or heater, i have the same fault on my gal but it works ok, if the fault is like my car when you first turn the key on the lcd will flash for about 15 sec then all will be ok, and from the info on here it may just want gas in the aircon unit.

hope this helps you a bit.

regards.

steve (butch)

[spongebob_antspants]

Guys, thanks for your responses. I tried turning on the aircon (haven't done so throughout the winter months) and it seems that it's not working - airflow is only a dribble and it's not cold, so it seems a regas is required.

 

The annoying thing is that I paid for it to be regassed at its last major service (80k) only 8 months ago. Is it common to need to regas so soon after last time it was done? Does this indicate some sort of leak somewhere?

Edited February 10, 2008 by spongebob_antspants

[gregers]

Guys, thanks for your responses. I tried turning on the aircon (haven't done so throughout the winter months) and it seems that it's not working - airflow is only a dribble and it's not cold, so it seems a regas is required.

 

The annoying thing is that I paid for it to be regassed at its last major service (80k) only 8 months ago. Is it common to need to regas so soon after last time it was done? Does this indicate some sort of leak somewhere?

 

 

could be,as i said kwik fit are doing regases for 35 quid in my area,personally id try that 1st to see if there is a leak then your have to decide where you go from that as it can be very expensive,to sort out(hopefully not).