dash light

tener

Active Member
Jan 23, 2007
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hi all,i have a small problem:
drivin home from work today(in the daylight) i noticed that a
light on my dash (the one that comes on when my lights are on)
was dimly lit.
the problem is it stays dimly lit even when the car has been turned off
and the keys taken out and locked!!
any idea,s please??
 

tener

Active Member
Jan 23, 2007
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sounds like an earth problem to me, but couldn't tell you where to start sorry

right,i,ve been searchin the forum.
it might be the light switch,so popped in to the garage to get it checked out.
checked it with VAG-COM,no joy there.
the light switch is stuffed tho(so gettin a new one) but it makes no dif when the plug is pulled from it.still gettin the dim light on the dash.
tryin the <remove earth from the bat>for 2 or 3 hours,see if that works.
i,ve also been told it might be a problem between the dash and the wire to the light switch.
so,is removein the dash a pain?
 

tener

Active Member
Jan 23, 2007
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problem sorted.:happy::happy::happy:
been checkin and usin the search thing (usin 3 or 4 diff topics and putting then all together) long story short>>>
it was the hose for the rear wash jet had come off (the one in the boot,left hand side)
and drenched the 3 wiring blocks that sort the rear lights etc out.:(
used hair drier and WD40 and 30mins later was sorted.[B)]
before this the rear wash jet was crap,only firing about 3 inchs up the window.
now it fires the water all the way to the top.:-o
 

GTV

Veggie powered TDi's
Feb 16, 2008
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Cambridgeshire
wasn't it you that was conplaining that the rear wash was poor back in Feb last year :whistle:

Anyway glad you got it sorted and all is well.
 

tener

Active Member
Jan 23, 2007
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wasn't it you that was conplaining that the rear wash was poor back in Feb last year :whistle:

Anyway glad you got it sorted and all is well.

yep,that was me....now i know wy it was crap lol.
 
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