Digital (penny) instrument panel Lada Vesta

Designation of icons, lights and sensors on the Lada Vesta dashboard

Indication icon designations

All this rigmarole of instrument combinations and icons is essentially needed in order to monitor the current state of the car, and even more specifically, in order to respond in time to the emergence of a threat to one’s own safety during the operation of the same Vesta SV. As for the decoding of digital symbols, then:

1. The tachometer needle should not be allowed to be in the red sector of the device. Also, there is no need to choose such engine speeds that the engine does not stall and that there are no jerks. In this case, the needle should not be lower than at 800 and more than 1200 revolutions.
2. Indicates that your seat belt is not fastened.
3. Problems with the active safety system (or airbags).
4. Warns of brake system failure.
5. The power steering system may fail.
6. Signals that there are problems in the engine.
7. You should pay attention to the battery.
8. Indicates problems with ABS.
9. Speedometer needle.
10. The hood is open or there are problems with its lock.
11. An icon indicating that the alarm is on.
12. Alarm about doors not properly closed.
13. The blinking of these arrows indicates that the corresponding turn signals are turned on and are operating normally.
14. Location of data on the operation of various systems using a liquid crystal display (see the following photos, as well as a table of decoding of the digital readings of the LCD display).
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15. Antifreeze temperature gauge. At 115 degrees, the red backlight of the device lights up and an intermittent sound alarm sounds.
16. Indicates low fuel level.
17. Signals that the side lights are on.
18. That the low beam optics are on.
19. That the high beams are on.
20. The fog lights work normally.
21. Rear fog lights are included.
22. Indicates ESP or problems in dynamic stabilization.
23. It indicates that ESP OFF, in other words, the dynamic stabilization system is disabled.

Symbols on the liquid crystal display

Refinement of the instrument panel

Tuning the instrument panel on the Lada Vesta is no different from upgrading it on other VAZ models, although technologically it is a completely different panel. The main idea is to improve the backlight by replacing standard SMD LEDs with alternative ones. Decorative overlays and lighting modifications without firmware are also used.

Replacing backlight LEDs

Before you begin, you should take into account that you will have to work with a soldering iron; without knowledge of soldering technology, you can lose the backlight at best. At worst, the instrument panel will fail completely. To work, you will also need to purchase LEDs with a brightness of 3 to 15 lumens, depending on the level of desired brightness. During the tuning procedure, you need to follow some recommendations:

• be careful and careful not to damage the traces of the microcircuits;
• When soldering, observe the correct polarity of the LEDs;
• Do not hold the soldering iron tip for too long - the LEDs will fail due to overheating.

To make sure the LEDs are working properly, you will need a multimeter. The tester probes are connected to the “legs” of the diodes - a working diode will indicate the integrity of the circuit (a sound signal).

If you are satisfied with the brightness level of the backlight, but would like to change the color, it is not at all necessary to solder the LEDs, you can purchase a special overlay for the instrument cluster or make it yourself - the drawings are freely available. Color film may be used. Before assembling the instrument panel, you can additionally paint the wells.

Connecting the backlight to work with DRLs during the day

This can be done using firmware or a jumper directly on the electronic board. Any tampering with the electrical system will void the vehicle's warranty. In the absence of skills and experience, such actions can lead to failure of the instrument cluster.

The main task of the procedure is to solder a jumper from the contact of the LEDs responsible for illuminating the panel to the contacts of the LEDs responsible for illuminating the display of the on-board computer (lights up when the ignition key is turned). Any suitable piece of wire can be used as a jumper. At first glance it may seem complicated, but for experienced VAZ car owners such modifications are standard practice. Rarely do such requests come to specialized centers. The replacement of LEDs is not carried out by an official dealer, nor is the installation of all kinds of overlays.

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Description of the new instrument panel on the Lada Vesta

In 2021, the manufacturer began installing a new type of instrument panel on production Lada Vesta models.

Its distinctive features:

• increased font for display;
• the contours of the tachometer and speedometer arrows are outlined in orange;
• Illumination of the instrument panel on a permanent basis;
• The brightness level is adjusted using a mechanical button on the Lada Vesta panel;
• The volume level of alerts, warnings, and information signals has been increased;
• light indication when seat belts are not fastened;
• there is no need to adjust the clock mechanically; the synchronization process in Lada Vesta is automated;
• The temperature mode is displayed in stages.

Conclusion The new instrument panel is undoubtedly more informative than the previous one. Efficiency is positively assessed by many car enthusiasts. Owners of the first “generation” Lada Vesta with an old-style shield can, if desired, replace it with a new one. The fasteners and connectors are identical.

Features of the Vesta SV instrument panel

The first Lada Vestas, which began to be equipped with three-well devices, were batches of these cars intended for export deliveries to both Hungary and Germany. As already mentioned at the beginning, since 2017 this dashboard has also been registered in models for the domestic market.

However, like any other equipment, any other cars cannot but improve, since development engineers always take into account the opinions of representatives of the ordinary garage community and carry out tuning updates, including instrument panels. As for the tidy we are considering, these improvements have recently affected:

• displays of digital values ​​that have become larger and clearer on the LCD screen at the bottom of the speedometer;
• The backlight now lights up regardless of whether the running optics are turned on. The fact is that due to the glare of the sun on a device without backlight, it is impossible to read information;
• many options with voice guidance have appeared, starting with a notification about not fastening a seat belt and ending with a reminder to connect both GPS and GLONASS;
• it is now possible to adjust the volume of voice messages;
• the display of local time on the device is automatically set using ERA-GLONASS, which is relevant for the Russian user audience in terms of determining local time zones along the way;
• some indication icons have been added, such as low tire pressure, as well as seat belts not fastened, indicating the front or rear (passenger) row of seats.

And if we are already talking about icons, then it’s time to talk about the most important indication signals and what meaning the designation of certain icons carries.

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Let's proceed to a detailed review of the “penny” tidy of the Lada Vesta

A new product from developers from St. Petersburg is a digital version of the Vesta SV dashboard with graphics of the Zhiguli “kopek” with the installation of this panel instead of the standard analog instrument panel.

At the same time, the display resolution is 1920 by 720 pixels, which gives a very clear image in accordance with the dimensions of the screen itself, such as 308 by 130 mm.

As for the design of the skin, as already mentioned, it displays a dial speedometer, and to the left and right of the speedometer are indicators for fuel availability and water temperature, respectively.

The location of the icons for monitoring the systems and components of the machine is the lower part of the tidy. As for the list of indications (which will be discussed below), this is a very, very extensive list, starting with:

• digital visualization of engine speed;
• range or power reserve;
• daily mileage;
• door positions.

And, ending:

• current cruise control;
• outside temperature;
• and time indications.

Regarding the start time of the panel from the moment the lock is unlocked - within half a minute. As for other features of this panel, graphics based on the VAZ-2101 are just one of the options for the display functionality.

The pilot of a Lada Vesta SV can choose one or another style of tidy depending on his own modern or retro preferences. By the way, the factory (original) tidy graphics for this AvtoVAZ model remains available.