Beeping when starting - coolant light

D3DNA · Dec 8, 2009

I've been experiencing over the last few months an intermittent issue where if I leave the car a few days without use, when I do start the car after a few seconds there is an audible beep. The beep is the same as when you hit the low fuel marker but the coolant light will flash red and will not stop until the car is shut off then restarted where the issue is not evident.
Has anyone had experience with this or know what the issue is?

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oldman · Dec 8, 2009

do a search for 3 beeps or alternatively ->
check coolant level
clean the prongs in the coolant tank with flt bladed screw driver to remove crud.

costa · Dec 8, 2009

Hi, I had this on my LCR and did all that is being suggested but in the end had to buy a new expansion tank. If I remember rightly you can't buy the sender unit separately.

AwesomeSarah · Dec 8, 2009

HI
No you can`t get the sender unit on its own , but then it is only approx £10 and does not take long to do
I did it on my fella`s Octavia with him and it did only take 5 mins and din`t loose a drop of coolant
Then no more beeps so it was all good

Sarah

RS6 · Dec 8, 2009

i've just had this but i think my coolent was low

AntneeUK · Dec 8, 2009

Same issue, solved by scraping the prongs with a knife: http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=245293

RS6 · Dec 8, 2009

yeah want to try this thanks!

D3DNA · Dec 10, 2009

I'll be checking the levels tomorrow and will do the little trick as suggested. Thanks all for your help and knowledge

Andy3004 · Dec 10, 2009

It's definitely worth scraping the prongs as people have said.

I had this issue last year and scraped the prongs. It solved it then and touch wood it hasn't come back (yet) this year.

Saying that though a new bottle isn't dear but I'm all for saving a few quid when I can!

vwbassett · Dec 10, 2009

Scraping did nothing for mine but a slight overfill sorted it out on two different cars - my cupra R and my dads cupra tdi.

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