C5 2.0ltr hdi vtr 2003

c5driver · Post by **c5driver** » 01 Mar 2009, 19:41

Hi, i have just purchased a C5, which so far is so good, looking though the owners manual i see some of these cars have a trip computer, i tried accessing it by pressing in the end of the wiper stalk as it says in the manual, but nothing happens. can anyone tell me if this car has one fitted?
regards

C5 driver

Post by **myglaren** » 01 Mar 2009, 20:22

Welcome to the forums c5driver

It does have. I think even the LX has the trip computer but the stalk/button is notorious for failing - mine is the same, worked when I bought the car and packed in on the drive home.

If you are lucky the fix is to carefully remove the button from the stalk, even better remove the stalk from the steering column first, then prise out the button and repair the broken brass contact. A steady hand with a miniature soldering iron is a prerequisite.
There are instructions for it around here somewhere, I'll have a mooch around and find a link.

If you are really out of luck it is the BSI and that will set you back a couple of hundred quid.

c5driver · Post by **c5driver** » 01 Mar 2009, 20:26

Nice one Steve, I will have a look during the week.

C5driver

Post by **myglaren** » 01 Mar 2009, 22:32

Here you are; swiped from another C5 forum.

Mark
I had the same problem as you some time ago, and realise it was the switch contacts themselves which were at fault. So I endevered to take the stalk apart as follows:

1. With two fine instrument screwdrivers, prise the end button off the stalk. This has an extended plastic arm which passes through the wiper switch housing and there is a 12mm spring behind it which also comes away.
2. With pliers, nip together the two plastic central clips to remove the wiper switch housing. Be careful if your car is an estate as the assembly has two shiny spring loaded plungers which lock the switch in the two positions for the rear window wiper.
3. Remove the wiper switch housing to expose a small pcb and a circular brass switch which detached itself from the switch housing in my case.
4. Again with pliers, nip the centre plastic clips to remove the plastic twin plunger housing. The circular brass switch can now be removed.

It was then I could identify the problem, a small piece of the brass contact which the end button arm pushed against had broken off, which needed some delicate soldering to fix it back.
When replacing the switch, assemble the plastic twin plunger housing and brass switch in the wiper switch housing before pushing it back over the extended centre plastic clips. The end button just pushes onto the end with a ‘click’.

This is all a bit ‘fidgety’, but think of the price of a COM2000 unit and persevere.

Regards
Allan
(‘02 Exclusive SE 2.2 HDi Auto Estate 122k-miles)

c5driver · Post by **c5driver** » 01 Mar 2009, 22:35

Thanks Steve, very much appriciated.
i will let you know the outcome during the week.

C5driver

Post by **myglaren** » 01 Mar 2009, 22:38

Thanks. If you succeed then you can come and do mine

There are some photo's floating around but I haven't located them yet

steelcityuk · Post by **steelcityuk** » 01 Mar 2009, 23:32

The switch was faulty on mine too. Here's how it looks inside -

Steve.

c5driver · Post by **c5driver** » 02 Mar 2009, 20:16

Thank for the pic steelcityuk.

C5driver