Limitations
eSID3 is well integrated but is still an external add-on system and there are some things worth
knowing.
Long press on CLR resets the Trip Computer
Long press on CLR is normally used to reset trip computer. To inhibit start of eSID3 and reset the trip
computer, choose one of these alternatives:
Remove the eSID3 (will also reset all collected data)
Have ignition on, engine turned off and accelerator pedal pressed more than 80% and then
long press on CLR.
Enter Night panel-mode. After eSID3 shows ”Stealth Mode activated”, wait 5 seconds, then
wake up the display with a short press on CLR and finally a long press on CLR to reset trip
computer. When Night panel-mode is deactivated, eSID3 will re-activate.
eSID3 loses connection with display unexpected
There are a few and rare situations where the cluster decides to take back the display from eSID3, for
instance when the ambient temperature drops from 4 ºC to 3 ºC or sometimes when the vehicle is
started and temperature is around 3 ºC. In that case it switches to ”Temp” view to inform the driver
that the road could be slippery. There might be other cases as well.
When this happen just wait, eSID3 is still running in the background and will resume control of the
display after less than 10 seconds.
OnStar
On vehicles built with OnStar (USA/Canada/Mexico), the instrument cluster has special functionality
regarding phone steering wheel switches (CALL and CLR).
The eSID3 will detect this automatically and disable the function in the vehicle and instead eSID3 will
emulate the same functionality so that the switches work as intended, i.e. the driver does not feel
any difference!
If eSID3 is to be removed permanently from an OnStar vehicle, the vehicle function needs to be re-
enabled first to enable CALL/CLR switches to work with OnStar. Perform this to re-enable the
function:
Ignition On
Engine Off
eSID3 connected but not active (normal SID active)
Accelerator Pedal > 80%
Night Panel activated
If all the above conditions are fulfilled, perform a short press on CALL and the display will light up
(Note! The display will light up even if the conditions are not fulfilled). Then remove the eSID3 from
the OBD-connector. Now the OnStar functionality works again without the eSID3.
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