Technical Blue & Me : Odometer Flashing ?
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Technical Blue & Me : Odometer Flashing ?
You may get more feedback in the Panda(2012+) area, but I do work on both, so I will try to help.
Flashing odometer usually indicates a canbus problem, mostly with the Bluetooth module.
Simplest answer is to attempt to get codes read. It's likely one module will fail to respond, which will narrow down the area to look at.
Could be as simple as a poor connection.
Other than the Blue&Me modules, Panda canbus nodes are usually pretty robust.
What model/year/engine?
Where are you based?
There may be a forum member locally who has MultiECUScan, which can read codes and search for modules.
Question: how did you have the Blue and Me module tested?
Did the battery still go flat with B+M unplugged ;-)
Good question
Blue&me fault Bluetooth are known to drain the battery when they go faulty, which should stop when it's disconnected
Blue&me modules are known to get corrupt their program memory when the battery goes flat, not sure if this effects every generation,
Chicken and egg, which came first
Blue&me came out around 2011 I have never seen one on the 169 model panda, I have no circit diagrams showing the blue&me on the 169, I suspect this car will be post 2012
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Inportant information the post 2012 model is very different
Too late now, as its with the dealer, it would have been interesting to see what happens if you tried to do an update. Whether it would try to communicate
Without the correct software to interigate the canbus nodes it's does become more like a guessing game
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Well if it came back as not being faulty, then putting it back in the car and doing a new proxi alignment should have cleared any problems.
The Bluetooth is controlled within the blue and me module so if that’s not working that confirms that is where the problem lies. Flashing odo means there is an alignment problem on the can network within the car.
If out of the car everything is tested and working with no faults found it therefore suggests it’s an alignment issue between the B&M module and the car.
That all said, now it’s with the fiat dealer it will be very much up to them to decide what is wrong and bill you accordingly
Let's not forget powers and ground normaly my first check
Cold be as simple as a blown fuse
Waste of time me speculating now as its in other people's hands
Don't know as vehicle in main dealer workshop for past week - I put a new battery on a couple of days before I took it in. The original battery was old, the wrong type and wouldn't take a charge.
I'm going to have the Blue & Me module modified to futureproof it then give it back to the garage to fault find - while they're putting on 4 new discs and pads, two tyre, two rear shocks, timing chain gasket, clutch and front lower arms.....!
future proof it how ? This is a ~400mhz arm processor running a version of windows embedded automotive which depending which version of blue and me you have, support ended in 2011 there really isn’t any option to future proof it.
Aside from doing away completely with the B&M module and replacing the radio with something more up to date, Again I would point out there is no option or ability to future proof it. It is very old tech these days, that cannot be upgraded.
