control panel

stig · Apr 12, 2016

Hi. Just got my "new" car (2001) and I have one question regarding the control panel. Is these symbols supposed to bees seen also when the engins turned off and key is in my pocket?

Hotel California · Apr 12, 2016

Hi and welcome on your first post .
As i got a T5 SE can not help in your issue , but i guess the panel shows the bat. , water , ...status at all time .
At least on my T5 model .
The T4 smurf owners will gve you more details.

mrcheesbrough · Apr 12, 2016

Less of the 'Smurf' owners @hotel california. We T4 Pop Toppers have the very same control panel as our larger siblings.

@stig. You should indeed see information on the display when you have the keys in your pocket and the engine is off. Yours is suggesting your fresh water is full, but you should have an actual voltage on there instead of dashes, along with some bars that represent the remaining capacity of your battery.

Westie82 · Apr 12, 2016

Plug her in for a charge, leisure batteries are hopefully just flat. I had the same dashes (no voltage) and it didn't turn out well, had to get new batteries

2into1 · Apr 12, 2016

I'm going to have to check the "keys in the pocket bit"! I've never checked (and my water guides are hopeless). I wouldn't worry. It's a Westy

Hotel California · Apr 13, 2016

mrcheesbrough said:
Less of the 'Smurf' owners @hotel california. We T4 Pop Toppers have the very same control panel as our larger siblings.

@stig. You should indeed see information on the display when you have the keys in your pocket and the engine is off. Yours is suggesting your fresh water is full, but you should have an actual voltage on there instead of dashes, along with some bars that represent the remaining capacity of your battery.

Oh i thought it said he had a high (smurf) top , seems it says pop top , or i was wrong or he has changed it ...was not trying to offence anybody , now i know the panels are the same in both of those

TwentyOneThirtyFive · Apr 13, 2016

Yes, they should work without keys in the ignition.

As said, missing voltage is probably flat or dead batteries. Could be wiring issues, but I'd start with the batteries.

The water level indicator, assuming there is no water in the tank, is probably just broken. Very few people have a fully working water indicator

Not sure how you remove them on the late vans, but if you can, just check the floats are moving freely. Replacement sensors are available from Gunzl if it's a worry.

hotel california said:
now i know the panels are the same in both of those

The panels are used across the Westfalia range, including VW, Ford and Mercedes until recently. There is an updated version in the new Jokers, probably in the Fiats too.

Hotel California · Apr 13, 2016

Tkx for the intel Dan , learing every day :thumb

I can check out a Westie wright now as theres one parked up next to mine ...
We are on a visit in France at my brother in- laws place and he has one....
Counter says +236 000 km and running

on the leftone....the rightone got bit less..

stig · Apr 13, 2016

Thank you - then I just have to wait for the summer to come here i Norway

Hotel California · Apr 13, 2016

stig said:
Thank you - then I just have to wait for the summer to come here i Norway

We had some summerdays in june last year on our Norway trip
https://vwcaliforniaclub.com/threads/three-weeks-south-and-mid-norway.10354/

2into1 · Apr 13, 2016

stig said:
Thank you - then I just have to wait for the summer to come here i Norway

Similar here in Manchester....

mrcheesbrough · Apr 15, 2016

hotel california said:
Oh i thought it said he had a high (smurf) top , seems it says pop top , or i was wrong or he has changed it ...was not trying to offence anybody , now i know the panels are the same in both of those

@hotel california. No offence taken. :thumb

We're all here to help when needed and inspire when the fuel tank is full.