So I let the car sit all night with the battery cables off.
I hooked up a third set of gauges - from a Canadian tiptronic car - connected the battery posts and voila!
Oil level reading correct and not flashing, Fuel reading half tank and not flashing. Only issue was the 4th gear light flashing which was expected.
So I disconnected the battery cables. Let the car sit for a half hour. And reinstalled the gauges from the manual Canadian car and what do you know.....
Same issue - blinking oil level and fuel light.
LOL
How long do you have to wait with the battery disconnected before the car clears everything electronic? Maybe a half hour wasn't long enough..... dunno.