Engine Fault Code 17978

[Kitchy]

does anybody know what the above fault code relates to as its not listed in the book

 

[Andrew@A.L.D]

http://dtcsearch.planetvag.com/default.aspx

this may help?

 

[Kitchy]

ah very handy thanks mate it returned this

17978 P1570 Contr.Module LockedVW

 

[Andrew@A.L.D]

I did a quick google search and it came up with a Engine Start Blocked by Immobilizer.

Didn't you say you had a problem with your alarm one night?

It could of picked that up and displayed that as a fault

Mine as done a 18010 due to the battery been run flat or charged so it picks that up as a fault and sore's it.

 

[Kitchy]

yeh the hazards were flashing at work again the other day but no siren never had a problem with the car starting tho,

 

[Andrew@A.L.D]

Git to be something with the Immobilizer then?

One of them ones thats hard to track down

 

[Kitchy]

Git to be something with the Immobilizer then?

One of them ones thats hard to track down

yeh probably, gonna speak to the local audi specialist when i take it in for its service see what they say

 

[S3PEG]

yeh probably, gonna speak to the local audi specialist when i take it in for its service see what they say

What did they say?

 

[s3dave]

yeh the hazards were flashing at work again the other day but no siren never had a problem with the car starting tho,

dont forget in this warm weather if the windows down a bit it will set the sensors off

 

[<tuffty/>]

Bit late but relevant...

http://wiki.ross-tech.com/wiki/index.php/17978/P1570/005488

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