Newbie with a question I cannot answer. On my 96 2.5 TDi, I took a long drive last weekend, and came across an new "warning?" on my dash. Where the miles till empty output usually resides, i suddenly started reading 2.00 (and then a symbol I could not read coz the dash does not light that part of the screen). After about an hour, the numbers shifted to 3.00, then an hour or so later 4.00.

It sounds like it is an engine clock since turn on, except that it is about an hour advanced (2.00 appears after about an hours driving).

Could someone tell me (1) what these number s signify (2) how do I get rid of them and (3) how to I get my screen to display without dimming at the edges (worsens over the time the engine is running).

I can see nothing on the forum highlighting this previously (apart from dashboard dimming issues), and nothing in my log book or the web in general.

Many thanks for your help,
Rojosa