New Ducato - odometer flashing constantly

[Bustup15]

I queried this with the dealer on collection, they spoke to Fiat and were told they all did it and it would stop itself at 500km. Way past that and it's still flashing. All other features such as trip and. Mpg etc working okay.

It sticks in my mind I read somewhere that dealers had the ability for a limited time to drive a vehicle for a limited time and then reset the mileage to zero. For example if it was driven from factory to dealer - is that possible?

 

[Lenny HB]

Had 3 new Ducato's never seen that, once you have got it registered you can take it to any Fiat dealer. You need to go to a Fiat dealer with your V5 anyway to get it registered on the Fiat UK system.

I think the limit for a reset is 50 miles.

 

[Deneb]

The mileage reset illuminates a letter H next to the mileage display if it is within the limit for being reset. If no H is present, it has either been reset already or passed the limit.

A flashing odometer means that the ECUs on the vehicle are not correctly configured and synchronised with the body computer, which contains the main "map" of the network

It will need a diagnostic check to discover which node the system is complaining about, followed by a proxi alignment to rewrite the map when the error has been fixed.

It's probably nothing to be concerned about if there are no other warning lights or messages displayed, but it won't stop until it has been fixed.

 

[Bustup15]

The mileage reset illuminates a letter H next to the mileage display if it is within the limit for being reset. If no H is present, it has either been reset already or passed the limit.

A flashing odometer means that the ECUs on the vehicle are not correctly configured and synchronised with the body computer, which contains the main "map" of the network

It will need a diagnostic check to discover which node the system is complaining about, followed by a proxi alignment to rewrite the map when the error has been fixed.

It's probably nothing to be concerned about if there are no other warning lights or messages displayed, but it won't stop until it has been fixed.

Cheers - will get it checked

 

[Bognor Saint]

We had this after dealer had alarm fitted. All OK after a software reset.

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[Jake Royd]

Not directly concerned with your issue but I drive a Ducati minibus fitted with a tachograph we legally don't need

On that the odometer flashes because we have no card in it
Maybe a clue?

 

[TerryL]

Odometer flashes on my 07 Ducato every now and again, just switch off ignition and start again and it stops doing it. Probably nothing to do with your fault though.

Electronics!!!

 

[138go]

The problem you have is that the ECU has detected a fault on your system. I had this when I got rid of the rubbish SatNav that came with the Fiat. Once the ECU realised that the SatNav was missing the mileage started to flash. I also found out that you could not change the date and time as it was missing from the menu.

The only people who can sort out problems like this are Fiat Proffesional as you need their computer system to sort out the problem.

 

[Deneb]

Or anyone with MultiEcuScan or AlfaOBD, particularly if it is a simple configuration issue. Reset the configured ECU list, proxy align and job done

As I said above, if there are no other symptoms or warnings present it's probably something really simple.

 

[Happy1]

mine Flashes because we changed fiat radio for a Kenwood, no accounting for taste

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[Deneb]

mine Flashes because we changed fiat radio for a Kenwood, no accounting for taste

If you get the Fiat radio node removed from the BCM config it will stop. It's doing it because the van is expecting something to be present that it can't find.

 

[robnchris]

I changed our radio for a different model and was expecting this to happen, it didn't no problems at all

 

[138go]

I had even more fun with mine as it also has steering wheel controls. The guy from Fiat changed the configuration to tell it no radio which is what Fiat told him to do. That then added the Date / Time settings to the display on the dash BUT it disabled the SWC. Why do you need them if you don’t have a radio. I sat with the guy from our local Fiat Centre with his computer plugged in and we eventually found a setting for an After Market Radio that made the SWC work. You could see the codes on the screen as you pressed the SWC buttons.

22,000 miles later and it’s all still working even after a Software Update.