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450 – 3 Lines On The Speedo¶

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Mod Description Three horizontal lines on the speedo LCD indicates that there is a fault in the gearshift system. There are a few reasons for this to happen. Mod Details Premium Yes Difficulty Mod ID 168 Credit evilution For Link https://evilution.co.uk/mod/3-lines-on-the-speedo.htm Copy to Clipboard This page ONLY covers the fortwo 450 (1998 – early 2007) Information This is the symbol that will displayed on the speedo if a shifting problem occurs. Generally the car will not start and no gears can be selected although there have been cases where the car has driven fine despite the error showing. If the car drives fine forwards and backwards, simply disconnect the battery for 10 minutes before reconnecting. This should clear the error from the car’s memory. What Can Cause It? The smart gearbox relies on a lot of electronics to keep it working properly, it only takes one part to misbehave to call up an error code. Causes can be one or more of the following: Fuse Blown Secondary Fuse/Relay Box Corrosion (600cc) Faulty SE Drive Stuck Gears Weak Battery Poor Earth Connection Faulty Brake Lights Incorrect Brake Light Bulb LED Brake Light Bulbs Faulty Gearbox RPM Sensor Faulty Gear Motor Faulty Gear Position Sensor Faulty Clutch Actuator Chaffed Wires Damage Wires Stuck Clutch Seized Gearbox Faulty Relay Split Reluctor Rings Worn Clutch Fork Solder Joint Failure Water Ingress Faulty gearbox RPM sensor Gearbox Reteach Canadian E-Box Failure ECU Component Failure Failing Indicator Bulb Incorrect Gearbox This page goes into detail for each heading explaining how to fix each error. Fuse Blown This should be your initial go-to check for any electrical problems. Check your fuses, in particular on the 700cc fortwo and Roadster, check fuse 30. It’s the power for the gearbox and the SE drive. On the 600cc fortwo, check the secondary fuse box . Fuse 2. Secondary Fuse Box Corrosion On the 600cc fortwo (city car) there was a 2nd fuse box under the left hand seat. It’s prone to water ingress from leaks which can cause engine and transmission faults. Checking, removing and cleaning the seconday fuse box can be seen here . Faulty SE Drive The gear change works on non contact hall effect sensors that are activated by a magnet (much like a reed switch but a chip format). Gear changes should be clean, smooth and full push or pull to the limit of the stick’s travel before releasing. Hesitation during a gear change or not pushing/pulling the stick to the full limit can cause this error code to appear. It is unlikely that the magnet will lose its power but there have been cases where the internal PCB of the SE Drive falls down. This can put the hall effect sensors out of reach of the magnet causing the same problem. Usually this problem can also cause the ignition switch to move away from the barrel making the car impossible to start. Info . The PCB could become faulty, I don’t know how exactly but electrical components in general do fail sometimes. Click if info helped 696 likes 942616 views Print