An element such as the dashboard of the VAZ 2114 allows the motorist to accurately monitor the most important parameters of the car’s condition while driving, as well as timely receive information about problems that have arisen in it. It includes components such as the instruments themselves, control icons, display panels, as well as buttons and lights.
Instrument panel VAZ 2114
Devices and their purpose
As mentioned above, the VAZ 2114 tidy includes several devices, namely:
- Tachometer (with additional panel).
- Speedometer (with additional panel).
- Indicator of the current coolant temperature.
- Fuel level indicator in the tank.
The first of these devices is the tachometer. It is located in the center left of the instrument panel. This device is designed to monitor current engine speed. Its scale is graduated at intervals of 5 units, and the maximum value indicated on the scale is 80 units.
Tachometer VAZ 2114
As you can see, the interval from 55 units to 60 is highlighted with red shading, and the interval from 60 to 80 units is completely red. This is a critical interval, which indicates that the engine at such speeds is working at its limit and there is a possibility of its failure.
Directly below the tachometer is an indicator panel that displays the ambient temperature and the current time.
To the right of the tachometer, also in the middle of the dashboard, is an induction speedometer. It allows you to instantly monitor any changes in the speed of the machine. The scale of this device is calibrated in increments of 10 km/h, and the maximum speed shown on the speedometer is 200 km/h.
Speedometer VAZ 2114
Directly below the speedometer there is an indicator panel that displays the current (from the moment of zeroing to the present) and total (for all time) mileage of the car.
Guided by the readings of the induction speedometer, you should remember that the minimum error of such devices is at least 5 km/h, and the maximum can reach 10-15 km/h.
On the very left edge (to the left of the tachometer) the VAZ 2114 panel contains an indicator of the current coolant temperature. The readings on it come from an electronic temperature sensor. The interval of divisions on the instrument scale is 20 degrees C, and the maximum possible point is 130 C. It should be noted that the interval from 105 C to the upper limit of the scale is highlighted in red, which indicates the danger of further movement.
If the instrument needle enters the specified interval, you should immediately stop the car, turn off the engine and allow it to cool. Otherwise (if you continue to drive), the engine may fail as a result of overheating.
Instruments for temperature and fuel level readings in VAZ 2114
On the far right side of the panel, to the right of the speedometer, there is a device indicating the current amount of fuel in the tank.
Its scale is graduated through 1/4 of the total volume of the tank, and has additional numbers and symbols:
- 0 - there is no fuel in the tank.
- The lower image of the orange gas station is highlighted - there is less than 6 liters of fuel left.
- 1/2 - the volume of fuel in the tank is half of the total volume of the tank.
- 1 - tank is full.
- The top gas station icon indicates that the tank is full to capacity.
It is worth noting that operating a car in which one or more main instruments do not work is extremely undesirable, since this can lead to errors in driving and possible serious damage to the vehicle’s components (and driving with a non-working speedometer, on top of that, is illegal).
Removing the error from the device memory
This procedure is used in three cases:
- the occurrence of an error blocks the ability to operate the car (you need to get to the service station under your own power);
- a complete check of all components was carried out and no fault was found;
- The damaged part has been repaired or replaced.
To reset the on-board control system data, you must remove all terminals from the battery and then plug it back into the vehicle's power circuit. It will only take a few seconds to disconnect the battery. After this, the error record will be erased from the system memory. If you want to carry out this procedure for further operation of the vehicle, then remember that the trip should be short - to the nearest car service center.
Additional control elements - icons and lights
Looking at the instrument panel of the VAZ 2114, you will notice that in addition to the main instruments, there are additional lights and illuminated icons on it. They play a very important role and inform the motorist either about turning on/off any functions or about the critical condition of certain components and assemblies of the car.
It is worth noting that the badges on all makes and models of cars are unified according to the international standard. This was done so that the car owner could always accurately and accurately determine their value.
Designation of the VAZ 2114 tidy icons
Let's take a closer look at these icons and their purpose:
- oil can with a drop of oil at the spout (highlighted in red) - the oil in the crankcase is below the critical level;
- wipers and washer fountain (illuminated in orange) - the amount of washer fluid is less than 1 liter;
- thermometer (illuminated in orange) - the amount of coolant with the engine turned off is below a critical level;
- a car with open doors (highlighted in red) - one of the doors (or doors) is not closed (not closed);
- crossed out light bulb - the side lights or brake light are out of order;
- a circle with dashes on the sides - the brakes are faulty, the pads are critically worn;
- a person wearing a seat belt - one or more passengers are not fastened;
- two green arrows pointing in different directions - one of the turn signals is on;
- Check Engine - engine problems have occurred, diagnostics are required;
- blue light - high beam is on;
- green light - low beam is on.
In addition, the instrument panel of the VAZ 2114 of earlier releases had several additional symbols that were located in its lower left part, namely:
- the letter P inside a circle—the handbrake is on;
- battery icon—battery is low;
- Exclamation mark in a circle—brake fluid level is too low.
Along with these icons there was also a red low oil level icon, made in the form of an oil can.
Thus, the icons on the dashboard cover almost all the main parameters that indicate the condition of the car, and allow the driver to immediately take measures to eliminate any malfunctions that have arisen.
Instructions for performing diagnostics via a laptop with your own hands
For diagnostics you will need a laptop and a diagnostic adapter. The laptop can be of any power, it does not matter for diagnosis. The adapter is universal and suitable for all VAZ models (the author of the video is KV Avtoservis).
There may be a mismatch between the diagnostic pads. In this case, you can buy an adapter. A diagnostic program is supplied with the adapter, but the software can be downloaded from the Internet on specialized sites. They have the same set of functions, but may differ in unique features.
When connecting a laptop, the ignition must be turned off.
One end of the adapter is inserted into the DR, and the other directly into the USB port of the laptop. After connecting the adapter, turn on the ignition. At the next stage, we launch the program and begin diagnostic work. When the program starts, the computer connects to the electronic control unit.
The interface will depend on the downloaded program. These can be lists with indicators or graphs with values. Based on these readings, we can draw the first conclusions about the operation of the engine and the main systems of the car.
Diagnostic Tool Interface
When a list of detected errors is displayed, their decryption can be found in the test file, which is usually attached to the program. It deciphers all the errors that may appear during malfunctions.
Having deciphered the codes of detected errors, you should begin to eliminate them. First of all, it is worth checking the sensors, since the correctness of the readings and operation of the ECU depends on their serviceability. A sensor malfunction may cause the error to appear. For more accurate diagnostics, additional checks of machine components may be necessary. After fixing all the problems, be sure to run a test to make sure everything is working without errors.
Don't forget that all data is stored in the microcontroller's memory. Therefore, before a new check, they need to be reset.
To do this, turn off the ignition and turn off the diagnostic equipment. To reset data from the microcontroller, simply disconnect the negative terminal on the battery. Then the process is repeated: the laptop is connected and diagnostics are repeated. The process is repeated until all errors are eliminated.
Buttons
In addition to the main instruments, lights and icons, the panel itself also contains a number of buttons responsible for turning on/off certain useful functions.
Buttons VAZ 2114
They look like this:
- The button located at the bottom right under the speedometer allows you to set the time and temperature on the digital display panel, as well as reset the current mileage distance (to do this, press and hold the button for at least 5 seconds until the indicators are reset).
- A double button with a pair of switches is responsible for lighting. The button with two headlights is used to turn on the side lights, and the button with one headlight is used to turn on the low beam.
- The button, with a headlight depicted on it and strokes applied at an angle, as well as a wavy line, is responsible for turning on the front fog lights.
- A similar button, on which the strokes are not at an angle, but horizontally, is responsible for turning on the rear fog lights.
- The button with a rectangle depicted on it, in the lower part of which there are wavy vertical lines, is used to turn on the heated rear window.
Buttons for VAZ 2114
VAZ 2114 dashboard repair
Hello! Quite often we encounter such a problem as a failure of the dashboard. Without a doubt, this is not pleasant, and costs about 3,500 rubles. And besides this, other problems arise, such as the mileage traveled, because when selling a car it will be difficult to prove what the mileage was before replacing the dashboard.
Together with changing the odometer readings (they will adjust the kilometers traveled from the old PP to the new one) this pleasure will come out to about 4000. This amount is worth trying to revive. And so let’s look at the main malfunctions of the dashboard.
First, let's understand the principle of operation. The arrows are moved by so-called motors, their principle of operation is similar to the principle of operation of an engine temperature measuring device from the classics or any other Soviet automobile industry, except that in this dashboard the position of the arrow no longer depends on the readings of one or another sensor, on what it says to do her dashboard processor. Those. data from the sensors comes to the processor, and it gives an impulse to the motor, and it changes the position of the arrow.
