Was driving along today and as the mileometer passed 750 miles, the mileometer started flashing. Stopping the car and restarting later and everything returned to normal. Maybe it was telling me that it is run-in properly now

did you have an ''H'' on your disply,which has now gone?

multipete said:

did you have an ''H'' on your disply,which has now gone?

Click to expand...

if it was a h on it then his dealer needs a slap

but the h should disappear at exactly 250 miles if that was the case so it may be a proxy alignment problem

No H on the display - taking it for a long run today so will keep an eye on it

Sean_Bucks said:

No H on the display - taking it for a long run today so will keep an eye on it

Click to expand...

ok if it does it again then the body computer and dash pod need a proxy alignment at your dealer

Thanks

It's funny, mine did the same yesterday, 1977miles & the mileomemter started flashing.

Turned off & on again & it was fine.

I have to join this club now.

Mine just flashed on a 2 mile journey from work to home. 132, 133 miles.

Just restarted and now not flashing.

Any idea to what this means yet?

Pretty common for the GP - post #6 at https://www.fiatforum.com/grande-punto-technical/134406-mileage-flashing.html

Happens quite often on my GP, I tell the dealer when it goes in, they say they have done the realignment etc and rectified it, a few weeks later it starts again, this has been going on for over a year...........It stops flashing after I restart it so I have stopped worrying about it. You will get used to these little idosyncracies.

there were ecu reprograms to sort this on the gp so i would expect there will be similar things for the 500

but untill fiat make these available then a proxy alignment is all your dealer can do in most cases this will sort it out

the dash flashes the miles and clock to warn that the proxy alignment needs set

it's all to do with the synchrony of the clocks in the dash body computer and convergence unit in order to keep the can networks on the car in check

it will in no way affect any working systems on the car so is buy no means a major issue but at the same time it is a problem and if it reoccurs after being set buy the dealer then it will need to be resolved one way or another as i say reprograms will probably sort it when available to dealers

now that i have heard this happening quite a bit i have taken to proxy aligning every new car i pdi

Just taken 'BIBI' out and the mile thing started flashing at 233 miles?? Taking her into the garage tomorrow so is it worth mentioning it to them??

Mine did it today as well, at 302 miles. Remembered what everyone else said, so switched off the engine and switched it back on again, then it was back to normal.

Taking car to dealers tommorrow morning as I've noticed some transit wax scuffing on the bonnet. Dealer said he'd get the valeters onto it while we wait.

Mmmm!! will mention it to them and see what they say!! Hope you get on ok too