MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: jakex181 on March 22, 2014, 06:49:35 pm

Title: strange sidelight problem
Post by: jakex181 on March 22, 2014, 06:49:35 pm

Ive been having some weird issues with my sidelights. the other day the dash light came on for a broken bulb so i checked and it was a side light, i checked the bulb and it was fine so i put it back in and reset the fault code (as i believe the car cuts power to the bulb when its gone?) it started working again however now the other side has stopped working :/ any ideas? cheers

Title: Re: strange sidelight problem
Post by: alexharvey on March 22, 2014, 09:17:42 pm

change that bulb?

Title: Re: strange sidelight problem
Post by: Wooosh on March 24, 2014, 12:27:52 am

Change the bulbs and get the car scanned for any fault codes.

Title: Re: strange sidelight problem
Post by: jakex181 on March 24, 2014, 08:01:10 am

The side light has just started working again and the dash light has gone out :/

Title: Re: strange sidelight problem
Post by: john87 on March 24, 2014, 09:46:58 am

I've had this.. it's basically a sign that the filament is loose or just about to fail completely within the bulb. If you don't change them now, you probably will have to in the next couple of weeks  :happy2:

Title: Re: strange sidelight problem
Post by: jakex181 on March 31, 2014, 05:06:08 pm

Thankyou mate!! ive checked the bulbs and they looked fine so was really strange, i also scanned the car and it read this:

Address 09: Cent. Elect.        Labels: 3C0-937-049-23-H.lbl
   Part No SW: 3C0 937 049 E    HW: 3C0 937 049 E
   Component: Bordnetz-SG     H37 1002 
   Revision: 00H37000    Serial number: 00000004246535
   Coding: E78F8F2700041500001400001400000000087F075C
   Shop #: WSC 00000 785 00200
   VCID: 2B5F19758A1E111

   Subsystem 1 - Part No: 1K2 955 119 E  Labels: 1KX-955-119.CLB
   Component: Wischer 210606 020  0501 
   Coding: 00038805
   Shop #: WSC 00000 

   Subsystem 2 - Part No: 1K0 955 559 AE  Labels: 1K0-955-559-AF.CLB
   Component: RLS     180606 014  1201 
   Coding: 00208933
   Shop #: WSC 00000 

1 Fault Found:
02395 - Parking Light Right Front (M3)
            012 - Electrical Fault in Circuit
             Freeze Frame:
                    Fault Status: 01101100
                    Fault Priority: 2
                    Fault Frequency: 1
                    Reset counter: 234
                    Mileage: 138840 km
                    Time Indication: 0

             Freeze Frame:
                        ON
                    Voltage: 12.35 V
                        ON
                        ON
                        OFF
                        OFF
                        OFF


Ill get some new bulbs though cheers for the help :)

Title: Re: strange sidelight problem
Post by: Melvin084 on March 31, 2014, 07:20:55 pm

I have exactly the same problem,  I have tried changing the bulbs and still nothing I also checked all my fuses and there okay

+now the same thing is happening with one of my license plate lights