The whole idea was abandoned after browsing the forum, as it's clear there's a simpler solution, like disassembling a Golf 2 instrument cluster.
I once read something here:
https://community.dieselschrauber.org/en/viewtopic.php?t=4500
and I had to dust off my old knowledge of control engineering.
Great forum, finally some competent guides and not just talk about aluminum rims and roof edge spoilers. I might even grow old here

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Best regards,