Electrical gremlins
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Electrical gremlins
Im having a problem with overnight brake lights the vans parked up still but on 3 occasions now the brake lights have come on I have just got home & they are on again & its draining the battery.Any ideas I will have to look at the new carpets maybe they are touching something
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Electrical grellins
More likely the brake light switch gone faulty. It happened to my golf before and has been one of the common issues with VWs.
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Re: Electrical grellins
Get a genuine switch tho from Tps or vw not a gsf copy there crap !
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Re: Electrical grellins
Replace the switch. Heard of that issue once before a customers battery kept draining overnight tech carried out all tests couldn't find a thing wrong
Then While it was sitting in the workshop locked up bang out of nowhere brake lights turned on.
Lucky find!!!
Then While it was sitting in the workshop locked up bang out of nowhere brake lights turned on.
Lucky find!!!
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Re: Electrical gremlins
Replaced switch now just gotta charge battery.Part number for switch from VW 1K2-945-511- -RDW cost £10.87 plus vat
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Re: Electrical gremlins
Fitted switch nothing depress pedal nowt put old one back on & have permanent brake lights WTF
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Re: Electrical gremlins
Have u fitted it correctly, once old one removed, press pedal right down, insert new switch but don't turn it until u let pedal back up, also make sure it's fully turned clockwisemkvanman wrote:Fitted switch nothing depress pedal nowt put old one back on & have permanent brake lights WTF
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Re: Electrical gremlins
May also need to delete code from ecu.
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Re: Electrical gremlins
Will try this afternoon I got the switch using reg from Vw but looks slightly different.
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Re: Electrical gremlins
Thanks to Doc told me how it should go it was my fault 30 secs job done.