Many thanks nigel "Michael Roche" and "Malc" for help back in February....not forgetting Peugeot UK HO for on line help (no, they have not moved to east Budapest..yet!!). The multi-function display unit required 2 bulbs (not leds), which makes the model a mark I, or as Peugeot describe it a "pre-facelift 1997 built 2.1 Turbo diesel 406"; for the edification of anyone with an early 1998 purchased 406 Estate, the VIN number reveals all, should parts be required. After fitting the bulbs, the unit revealed the outside temperature of 12 degrees C. straightaway. ..and that was it!. No 'Range', 'Current Fuel' consumption, 'Average consumption' 'Average Speed', Distance travelled'...(or the outcome of the Iraqi War); see pages 46-47 of owner's handbook. Dutifully pressed windscreen stalk for 3 seconds minimum on steering column...no joy. (the battery had been disconnected recently.)What is knackered?..the basic unit?, the..fuses? screen wiper stalk? or me?. Now to become highly technical..when I pressed my fingers, gently, on the multi-function screen, it was possible to see life beyond Mars..there, faintly illuminated in the background were the results I would have liked to have achieved...rather like the story of my life. Can anyone help further please before I am compelled to raise the extra mortgage required to visit the average Peugeot main dealer.OK it's no big deal on a 130.000 model which still sings along without problems, but it would be good to have everything working.
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17 years ago