dash lights

[jaffaxr]

can anyone who has a 1.8t sport 98 take a pic or video of their dash lights when ignition is turned on as i think ive got a couple missing and need to see what should be there?

cheers:icon_thumright:

 

[jaffaxr]

anybody??

 

[davy j]

sorry i run a TDi

 

[jaffaxr]

Nobody help out with this??

 

[Oranoco]

Leaving for work in 10, will do a pic for you.

 

[aragorn]

you could always take a video/pic of yours and let us see

 

[Oranoco]

Have done a quick clip, waiting for it to upload now.

 

[jaffaxr]

Any luck mate?

 

[Oranoco]

It said it had uploaded successfuly to Photobucket yet seems to have vanished, Doing Youtube now

 

[Oranoco]

Try that mate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWClnyVQWb0

 

[jaffaxr]

Says the video is private mate.

 

[Oranoco]

Sorry, should work now mate

 

[Chriscooke]

Liking the clock on the 1.8t sport :nod:

 

[davy j]

oops your inspection light is on LOL

 

[jaffaxr]

cheers looks like ive got a couple of bulbs gone or some investigating to do ..

 

[aragorn]

which bulbs?

 

[jaffaxr]

On the speedo the 2 on the left....

 

[aragorn]

Airbag and ABS?

First step is to scan them with VCDS.

 

[jaffaxr]

Forgive my ignorance but what is vcds?

 

[B5NUT]

This is vcds Ross-Tech: VCDS

 

[jaffaxr]

That's not cheap have to scout around see if any garages by me have access

 

[aragorn]

look on ebay, they do a freeware version that'll do everything you need, costs about a tenner for the lead.

 

[jaffaxr]

So apart from buying the lead is there anything else.
All the ones on ebay seem to say you still have to download the Ross tech at $99

 

[aragorn]

As i said, they do a free version:

Ross-Tech: VCDS-Lite: Download

 

[Oranoco]

What aragorn said. Ebay lead and the free to download version of VCDS Lite and you're away. Some of the codes will only give a ref number and no description but the descriptions are on line and referenced by the given code.

VCDS Lite also allows you to fiddle with settings like adding auto door locking, single unlock on drivers door and window roll up from the door lock. I used it to remove the horn honk on locking and add a flash of the hazzards.

 

[jaffaxr]

cheers guys ive downloaded it now and just need to get the right lead does it matter which one i get?

 

[aragorn]

so long as it says its a VCDS lead it will work fine!

 

[jaffaxr]

well popped to a mates and plugged her in turns out a few codes come up abs rear offside wheel sensor, and a lot of airbag ones which from what the code was he seems to think its being unplugged....one strange one to come up was drivers and passengers side airbags...
which i didnt think mine had??

 

[davy j]

All B5 have the cut out on the dash for a passenger airbag but it is only there if it is marked with srs in front of the passenger seat

 

[jaffaxr]

The code said side airbags mate

 

[slepy]

Hard to say what it could be without knowing the code.

 

[jaffaxr]

Code reader is on its way so I will be able to tell you soon..

 

[jbh]

has the seats got airbags on the side? it may be possible its had its seats changed to ones without them fitted.

 

[jaffaxr]

Little update while I was cleaning found labels on each front seat that say airbag so now need the code reader to turn up so I can tell you guys and hopefully get to the bottom of this episode.

 

[Oranoco]

Unplug the connections under the seats and clean them up with electrical contact cleaner, allow to dry completely then reconnect. You may need to manualy clear the light I don't recall. This may clear your problem

 

[foursprungdugtechnique]

My drivers seat airbag has, in the past caused the light to go on. Vag-com was used to clear the light

 

[jaffaxr]

the airbag light doesnt come on at all so im guessing it may be a connecter or its being disconnected so it goes through mot...
im away this weekend so might have to have a look bank holiday monday..

 

[slepy]

If the light doesnt come on at all it probably means that the bulb was blacked out.

 

[foursprungdugtechnique]

Also if the bulb doesn't come on with the ignition, isn't that a fail?

 

[Oranoco]

Also if the bulb doesn't come on with the ignition, isn't that a fail?

Yep