With the democratization of new technologies, the intensive usage of smartphones, 24-hour internet connection and social networks, it was obvious that cars would adhere to the tendency. And after the era of the DVD car radio that could be integrated to the Mitsubishi Lancer, for a few years now many cars have been pre-loaded with touch screens. Although this brings a certain comfort, with technology comes also the worries. In this article we’re going to try to help you resolve a touch screen problem that doesn’t work on Mitsubishi Lancer anymore. To accomplish this, first of all, we’re going to see the features of having a touch screen in your car, then the various touch screen problems on Mitsubishi Lancer , and finally how to correct them.

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Benefits of a touch screen on Mitsubishi Lancer

Before we can see why the touch screen of your Mitsubishi Lancer no longer operates, we will first see all the positive points that this equipment will bring you. We will just focus on the native touch screens, those integrated by the manufacturer and not those bought in car centers. In this article is a list of the positive aspects and interesting features of a touch screen integrated in your car:

  • The ability to watch multimedia content on your screen.
  • The ability to follow a GPS track with a screen of a sizeable size.
  • Gain access to to many setting options on his car because of the operating system included in the screen
  • Synchronize your smartphone and therefore receive calls.
  • Ease of use of the touchscreen as contrary to the buttons and knobs previously used

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Mitsubishi Lancer Touch Screen Problems

We will now proceed to the section you are most keen on knowing why the touch screen of my Mitsubishi Lancer no longer functions? To get this done, we tried to identify all the problems that exist on the touch screens of your car. There aren’t 50 different problems, but that said, in this article are the most important ones you might be experiencing:

  • The touch screen on my Mitsubishi Lancer doesn’t turn on anymore: This is one of the most basic situations on a car with a screen, in many instances it’s a power supply problem, go to the next section to get the remedy to this problem
  • The touch screen of my car doesn’t respond anymore: If your screen gets stuck on a page and it doesn’t react anymore it’s probably a bug in the operating system of your screen.
  • The touch screen of my Mitsubishi Lancer turns on and off for no cause: In such a case you are certainly a victim of a short circuit.

How to correct touch screen Mitsubishi Lancer

After discovering why the touch screen of your Mitsubishi Lancer is no longer working , we will try to give you the solutions to each of the problems you may encounter. Down below are the solutions to each of the most important touch screen problems:

  • The touch screen doesn’t turn on at all: In such a case, you will have to look at the power supply side of the touch screen, in most cases it will be a blown fuse, so verify the status of the fuse.
  • The touch screen is frozen: In that case, as we stated before, it’s probably a bug you’re going through, you’ll have to try to unplug/replug the fuses, to restart the screen . If this doesn’t work, you may have a problem with the version of the screen’s operating system, make sure to contact your dealer. If it’s just your GPS that’s bugging, you can update the GPS of your Mitsubishi Lancer by following this tuto.
  • The touch screen of your Mitsubishi Lancer switches on and off for no cause: In this situation it is highly likely that you are the victim of a short circuit. Check the state of your fuses and connectors, if you can’t locate anything, take your car to a car electrician who can correct the problem.

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