my esp light wont turn off

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hi does anyone no how i can get my esp to turn off its been on for a week now and wont turn off checked fuses thats about it tar for any help

gaz
 
Get it scanned for faults. Could be one of many sensors faulty.

Cheers,
 
1. Steering angle sensor
2. Lateral Acceleration Sensor
3. Longitudinal Acceleration sensor

Its one of them! Expensive fix :(
 
mine was the steer angle sensor , sometimes called the clock spring not cheap £200 plus vat from audi and you need vagcom to set it up hope your luck is better than mine

Rob
 
gavin89 said:
1. Steering angle sensor
2. Lateral Acceleration Sensor
3. Longitudinal Acceleration sensor

Its one of them! Expensive fix :(
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checked it on vag com nothing like that came up just brake light switch , purge valve , 4 lambda sensor faults thanks for help
 
Carpy25 said:
mine was the steer angle sensor , sometimes called the clock spring not cheap £200 plus vat from audi and you need vagcom to set it up hope your luck is better than mine

Rob
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great not looking forward to this buy hopefully not any of them ha
 
what system did you scan and what did you scan with as it looks like you just scanned the engine side?
 
s3gazz said:
checked it on vag com nothing like that came up just brake light switch , purge valve , 4 lambda sensor faults thanks for help
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Isn't the the esp ultimately activated by the haldex ? If that is the case then the brake light switch is the only thing in your list of vagcom errors that sends a signal to the haldex, so it may be that.....possibly.

Indeed the other items listed by the others do also feed into the haldex too, but as you have not got any of those errors on vagcom then hopefully it is unlikely to be them. The bad news is this is not always the case especially if one of those sensors is sending the wrong signals, but does not think there is a fault or if there is a transient electrical problem which would not show up on vagcom.

I would start with the brake switch - simples.
 
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s3gazz said:
hi does anyone no how i can get my esp to turn off its been on for a week now and wont turn off checked fuses thats about it tar for any help

gaz
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sure it isnt the actual button/switch on ur centre console
 
thegoal007 said:
Isn't the the esp ultimately activated by the haldex ? If that is the case then the brake light switch is the only thing in your list of vagcom errors that sends a signal to the haldex, so it may be that.....possibly.

Indeed the other items listed by the others do also feed into the haldex too, but as you have not got any of those errors on vagcom then hopefully it is unlikely to be them. The bad news is this is not always the case especially if one of those sensors is sending the wrong signals, but does not think there is a fault or if there is a transient electrical problem which would not show up on vagcom.
I would start with the brake switch - simples.
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hi mate i had it on vag com again and these came up will they have owt to do with it got these faults 2

01314 engine control module
18057 powertrain data bus missing message from abs controller
 
ECM is the ecu I think. I would just check all electronics, plugs and wires. Corrosion and dirt can play havoc, I have similar problems and need to check abs module wires like you. I have intermittent no communications between the two
 
superkarl said:
ECM is the ecu I think. I would just check all electronics, plugs and wires. Corrosion and dirt can play havoc, I have similar problems and need to check abs module wires like you. I have intermittent no communications between the two
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i no they just do my head in ill check all i can find and see mate willany of the other faults courz it if ya look at my other thead abit more down page
starting with changed my lambda sensor cheers for any help mate
 
You've got alot the same as me.
New egt sensor isn't cheap as I've recently learned. If your wantin to pass an mot you need that and your lambdas sortin, make sure you replace right one though there is 2 if you have a facelift car.
 
whats the etg mate and where is it tar

iv learnt there are 2 lol changed the wrong one yesterday how much are the other ones mate
 
Egt is plugged into the turbo housing.
2nd lambda is on the downpipe right at the top.
Tufty said the egt is around 180 quid. Not sure on lambda probes
 
ryt sound mate can u get to it from top of engine

take it that lambda will be same price as well then cheers
 
s3gazz said:
ryt sound mate can u get to it from top of engine

take it that lambda will be same price as well then cheers
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If you mean is it the same price as the post CAT one then that depends if its wideband or not... if your S3 is AMK or BAM engine code then its a widebande lambda on top and are £80 and upwards depending where you get one from... GSF sell Bosch sensors and you should only get a Bosch one especially if its a wideband one... dealer prices are around £120 IIRC...

Only difference between the GSF version and the OEM version is the GSF version has a longer cable (more generic fitment) and doesn't have the heat shroud for the lead... I used a GSF one and cut the heat shroud off the old one and wire wrapped it to the new one..

<tuffty/>
 
tufftybloke said:
If you mean is it the same price as the post CAT one then that depends if its wideband or not... if your S3 is AMK or BAM engine code then its a widebande lambda on top and are £80 and upwards depending where you get one from... GSF sell Bosch sensors and you should only get a Bosch one especially if its a wideband one... dealer prices are around £120 IIRC...

Only difference between the GSF version and the OEM version is the GSF version has a longer cable (more generic fitment) and doesn't have the heat shroud for the lead... I used a GSF one and cut the heat shroud off the old one and wire wrapped it to the new one..

<tuffty/>
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thanks tuffty great help ill be going gfs tomoz then for it how hard are they to fit mate and im getting it de cated wed so hopfully will run ok
in need or brake light switch as well cos im getting fault from that even tho brake lights are working

cheers
 
how do i get my traction control light to turn off can anyone help tar
 
The part was about 50 quid I think. It also stopped my quattro from working so get it sorted ASAP
 
lee111s said:
The part was about 50 quid I think. It also stopped my quattro from working so get it sorted ASAP
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cheers where from mate and wont the traction control light go out when change brake
switch as i been told they have the sensors for that in them
 
There are many sensors that provide the same issue in terms of the ESP light not going out. In my case it wasn't on when I started the car and only illuminated once I went above 20km/h, if I drove below this speed the ESP light stayed unlit.
 
lee111s said:
There are many sensors that provide the same issue in terms of the ESP light not going out. In my case it wasn't on when I started the car and only illuminated once I went above 20km/h, if I drove below this speed the ESP light stayed unlit.
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mine constentlly mate
 
Take it to an audi specialist and have them check it out. Where are you based?
 
in bradford mate
got a vag com mechine to use so no point going to audi realy
 
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