Technical Electric steering turns 45 degrees to the left

[Tasagore]

Hi

A few years ago we had some problems with the electric steering system (sometimes it won't start). The mechanic replaced the entire system for a refurbished one, since then it works fine but has a strange behavior, for example if I stop in a semaphore and activate the City Mode the steering wheel turns aprox 45º counterclockwise.

May be it needs some kind of calibration?

Regards

 

[RalphM]

Have a read at this.

Steering problem | FIAT Panda (Mk3)

Hello everybody. I have a 2010 Panda and started having problems with the steering. In the morning, after the car is turned off all night, in the first few minutes the steering is unstable, the steering light comes on and off on the panel, and the steering is hard and goes back to light several...

www.fiatforum.com

 

[Tasagore]

Have a read at this.

Steering problem | FIAT Panda (Mk3)

Hello everybody. I have a 2010 Panda and started having problems with the steering. In the morning, after the car is turned off all night, in the first few minutes the steering is unstable, the steering light comes on and off on the panel, and the steering is hard and goes back to light several...

www.fiatforum.com

Thanks. In my case seems that angle calibration is wrong, that post suggest that it only can be done by manufacturer, is it right?

 

[koalar]

Thanks. In my case seems that angle calibration is wrong, that post suggest that it only can be done by manufacturer, is it right?

No

WoW
Delphi

I have used and work

MultiECUscan should work but I haven't tried myself

Plus many more

Translation not quite right, I don't understand

if I stop in a semaphore

 

[RalphM]

Mine had it done before I got it and in the paper work it refers to a "steering angle gauge"
used to set it up but have no idea what it looks like.

This refers to a calibration device.

Fiat Panda steering angle sensor - Fiat Panda Torque sensor - Powersteering Specialist

Fiat Panda steering angle sensor ✓ Incl. calibration device ✓ 2 Years Warranty ✓ in stock ✓ incl. installation manual ✓ Call us now !

www.powersteering-specialist.com

 

[Tasagore]

No

WoW
Delphi

I have used and work

MultiECUscan should work but I haven't tried myself

Plus many more

Translation not quite right, I don't understand

if I stop in a semaphore

Thanks. I'll give a try to MultiECUscan.

 

[Tasagore]

No

WoW
Delphi

I have used and work

MultiECUscan should work but I haven't tried myself

Plus many more

Hi

When I try to connect to the Electric Steering Multiscan shows this message:

I guess it's for a specific adapter (I'm using a standard ELM Wifi dongle), but not sure since also asks for PIN 9.

Do I need a specific cable to connect to that ECU? I can connect any other in then car, the only one that fails is the steering (and it's the only one I need, Murphy's law).

I have also a Passthru interface that I use with Xentry for MB but seems that it's not compatible with Multiscan, also I have some old VagCom cables (clone), don't know if would be better to use one of them.

Any hint?

 

[koalar]

Normal diagnostic is done on pin 7

The steering module communicates on pin 9

You need a way to change the pins

You could modify your ELM327 with a switch

Or simply use the green adapter

Something like this

Alfa Fiat Lancia Adapter 1 GREEN OBD Lead Diagnostic Adapter Multiecuscan | eBay

Green Adapter Lead (Multiecuscan Adapter 1). 1 x 16 Pin OBD Green Cable Adapter (Lead 1). Advised by diagnostic software providers. A KKL VAG COM / ELM diagnostic cable to connect to this adapter. Green Adapter Lead = Female pin 7 to male pins 1,7,9,12.

www.ebay.co.uk

Although a bit expensive in my opinion

 

[Tasagore]

Normal diagnostic is done on pin 7

The steering module communicates on pin 9

You need a way to change the pins

You could modify your ELM327 with a switch

Or simply use the green adapter

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Something like this

Alfa Fiat Lancia Adapter 1 GREEN OBD Lead Diagnostic Adapter Multiecuscan | eBay

Green Adapter Lead (Multiecuscan Adapter 1). 1 x 16 Pin OBD Green Cable Adapter (Lead 1). Advised by diagnostic software providers. A KKL VAG COM / ELM diagnostic cable to connect to this adapter. Green Adapter Lead = Female pin 7 to male pins 1,7,9,12.

www.ebay.co.uk

Although a bit expensive in my opinion

So I just need to connect pin 9 to pin 7, right? Is there no problem if I connect both pins to same signal?

 

[koalar]

So I just need to connect pin 9 to pin 7, right? Is there no problem if I connect both pins to same signal?

I would connect pin 7 to 1,9 and 12 with a switch

Switch off and the elm327 is normal

Switch on the same as plugging in the green adaptor

I can't see a problem just hard wiring 7 and 9 permently but I have never tried it myself, you might get a conflict reading engine codes, I can't try myself by leaving the green adapter install as I use a multiplexer

 

[varesecrazy]

MES uses a coloured cable for its 4 or 5 Adaptor cables

Details at bottom of MES homepage

I believe... We in the UK CALL the semaphore

Signals... Or more commonly. "Traffic Lights"

 

[koalar]

Yes, soldering the pins together works fine for the Panda

It's in the instructions for the alfascan

It just means the interface will no longer work on some other cars