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Madmax318ti · 05-26-2022, 06:53 AM

Hello,

Car: 1995 318ti, manual transmission.
I just had old tinting film removed from all windows (none on windshield) and replaced with new film. The old film was very old so the shop said it took many hours to remove it. After I got the car back the console LCD displays "CodE: 2" ,and the tach, temp and gas gauges no longer move. The Speedo does work. I tested all fuses with a continuity tester and none were bad. I unplugged then replugged the relays in the fuse box. I held down the mileage reset button and moved the key to on and saw all gauges swing up, then down as part of its diagnostics (so not burned out). I suspect that the scrubbing of the old tint film maybe shorted out a wire in the rear defroster (?). I tried googling "CodE:2" with 318ti, but get no hits.
Thanks in advance if anyone has any ideas on this.
-Max

05-26-2022, 06:53 AM	#1
Madmax318ti Junior Member Join Date: May 2022 Location: California Posts: 3 iTrader: (0) Photo Gallery	CodE: 2 ,1995 318ti instrument cluster: no tach, temp and gas gauges Hello, Car: 1995 318ti, manual transmission. I just had old tinting film removed from all windows (none on windshield) and replaced with new film. The old film was very old so the shop said it took many hours to remove it. After I got the car back the console LCD displays "CodE: 2" ,and the tach, temp and gas gauges no longer move. The Speedo does work. I tested all fuses with a continuity tester and none were bad. I unplugged then replugged the relays in the fuse box. I held down the mileage reset button and moved the key to on and saw all gauges swing up, then down as part of its diagnostics (so not burned out). I suspect that the scrubbing of the old tint film maybe shorted out a wire in the rear defroster (?). I tried googling "CodE:2" with 318ti, but get no hits. Thanks in advance if anyone has any ideas on this. -Max Last edited by Madmax318ti; 05-26-2022 at 07:00 AM.