Hi Mark
I know nothing about GDI cars but have found this manual for VDO CANcockpit instruments. Assuming these are the type fitted to your car you might find it useful for getting a bit more information on to how these instruments are interconnected and operate. On page 38 of this manual there is a description of the pointer positions of the gages under fault conditions ether zero or 6 degrees below that might be useful

https://oemproductsinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CANcockpit_manual.pdf


Regards
Tony