MINI Cooper S Cluster Data Sheet

[lyonbach]

Hello all,

I have a MINI Cooper S tachometer and would like to control the unit via a microcontroller. I have worked with microcontrollers before but have not done anything yet with car electronics.
Any ideas on how I could find any pinout, schema, or datasheet to this device?

 

[Nigel Goodwin]

You're unlikely to find a datasheet, but they tend to be similar to stepper motors, have a look here:

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