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Jimmyboy
08-03-2004, 13:16
Was driving round a roundabout last night (not sure if significant) and the ESP light came on the dash. I pulled over and looked in the handbook. It aparently means there is a fault with the accelerator pedal!! Great, felt perfectly fine though and in about an hour or so it went out and hasnt come on since. Should I be worried or is it probably just the cold weather making the system a bit confused (it was about 1.5 degrees at the time)? Any ideas? :cheers:
well this happened to me, wouldn't let me rev over 4,500rpm. then it was ok for ages. and now my car is at the dealers getting repaired cos it wouldn't let me rev over 1,500rpm! i'd get it checked out it i was you.
Jimmyboy
08-03-2004, 13:26
Think Id better just to be safe, thanks mate.
find someone with VAG COM to check for faults for you. save the trip to the dealer.
Could be the cluth pedal alignment sensor.
yep-i agree with madmile
my sensor was pushed out of place by the wires from my h/u
Mark
I had this the other day and it was just the clutch pedal sensor had come loose just screwed it back in and light went out and no problems since!
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commiemidget
08-03-2004, 19:57
Hi There
i had this same problem when i changed my rear lights a few months ago, was well worried like you after reading the handbook, but all it was in the end was a faulty brake light sensor that had blown when fitting the lights.
cheers
commiemidget
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Jimmyboy
09-03-2004, 12:24
That sounds a bit coincidental mate cos I fitted some Lexus style lights last week. You reckon that might have done something? The light hasnt come on since.
commiemidget
09-03-2004, 12:32
Hi There
thats what mine was to do with, as fitted the Lexus lights on a sat morning and that night when i was driving home from the pub the ESP light came on then after that every few days would come on and then go off,took it to the garage and all it was a brake light sensor that had shorted out, they replaced it and the ESP has not come on since, mite be that, i would check with you local SEAT garage.
hope this helps as i know after reading the manuel i was well worried!
cheers
commimidget
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Jimmyboy
09-03-2004, 12:39
Cheers mate :cheers:
Did the dealer replace the brake light sensor under the warranty even though you'd messed around with the lights?
On the subject of the lights, I bought orange bulbs at the weekend and the little sticky out bits at the bottom werent on opposite sides exactly so they didnt fit perfectly. I jammed them in anyway, anyone else had this prob?
You should go and get the chrome bulbs for the rear idicators as you don't see them then. Looks better, I got a set from south coast wheels for a £10 with opposite pins. :cheers: :cheers:
commiemidget
09-03-2004, 15:29
Hi
Yes dealer replaced the sensor under warrenty if though i had changed the lights and fitted under car neon, which was good.
Hi,C3 LJG does south coast wheels have a website? if yes can you post the web page link, if not do they have a number to contact? i have seen the chrome bulbs at a few car shows they look pretty good.
cheers
commiemidget
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They do have a web address, but not much on it.
www.southcoastwheels.co.uk
Phone number is 02380637972.
Hope that helps!
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commiemidget
09-03-2004, 16:22
Cheers
thanks for the advice and contact details,will give them a call abouth the chrome bulbs as would not made a set for my rear clusters.
cheers
commiemidget
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Jimmyboy
10-03-2004, 12:51
You should go and get the chrome bulbs for the rear idicators as you don't see them then. Looks better, I got a set from south coast wheels for a £10 with opposite pins. :cheers: :cheers:
Thanks for that I might give them a go. The ESP warning light hasnt come on again since so I cant be arsed to go to the dealer now. See what happens.
trust me, its best to do that now. or find someone with vag-com. if i did, then maybe my car would be ok.. at the mo, its still in darlo, and wont be getting fixed until friday. so i wont get my car back until next monday! :(
trust me, its best to do that now. or find someone with vag-com. if i did, then maybe my car would be ok.. at the mo, its still in darlo, and wont be getting fixed until friday. so i wont get my car back until next monday! :(
Mines in at Darlington on Fri getting the clutch pedal sensor and outside temp sensor repaired under warranty.
Mines in at Darlington on Fri getting the clutch pedal sensor and outside temp sensor repaired under warranty.
i'm hoping that mine is still under SEAT warranty, but if the problem is caused by the induction kit or NOS then i'm screwed. This problem was happening before i fitted these, so hopefully its nothing to do with them.