2016 S550 coupe: HUD scan lines / flickering?

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Old Dec 9, 2018 | 02:21 PM
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2016 S550 coupe: HUD scan lines / flickering?

Issue in title. I'm curious if anyone else has had this happen.

I can't reliably reproduce the issue. Very intermittent. Will go days and not happen; when it happens, there are variably-timed flickering lines through portions of the HUD. Displayed items, position, or brightness settings don't seem to have any effect.

Anyone ever seen this or have ideas on what it is or caused by?
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Old Dec 9, 2018 | 06:43 PM
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Old Dec 3, 2019 | 03:44 PM
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There's a TSB for that.
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Old Dec 3, 2019 | 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Jan AMG
There's a TSB for that.
Happen to know details or when it was published? I was told in the past that there wasn't -- but that was around the time of this thread being posted.
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Old Dec 3, 2019 | 11:13 PM
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I found this

LI54.30-P-067674 FEB18 – 213, 238 with code 463 (heads-up display) & 2018 222 stripes appear in heads-up display, adjust duration of run-on time via XENTRY.

Does it help?
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Old Dec 3, 2019 | 11:18 PM
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Interesting! I appreciate the help. The lines I see are actually flickering horizontal lines through the displayed elements -- speed, etc -- more so than the lines around the elements like that. Unclear to me if adjustments like that would help that issue as it's a different display artifacting but haven't been able to find anything else nor did the dealer.
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It may need only a simple adjustment of the optical engine. Let me know if you can find someone willing to help you and fiddle with Xentry - it will be simple as everything, you just need to find the right person and 2 minutes of his time



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As I understand some has this issue with "horizontal" flickering that hasn't been solved.
I know the dealer have tried with new HUD and instrument cluster. Even the wiring between them, but still the same. If someone has gone further and found the solution please let us know. If it's interference of some kind it can be time consuming and expensive.
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