MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: SurreyED30 on July 15, 2014, 08:27:07 pm

Title: Bulb out message
Post by: SurreyED30 on July 15, 2014, 08:27:07 pm

Evening all

Previously when I've had a bulb out on my mk5 I've had a message on the midline saying for example " parking light out "

The bulb out indicator has light up on the dash but no message on the midline  :rolleye:

Before any sarcastic comments emerge, I can of course turn all the lights etc on and walk round the car but that's not the point  :grin:

Anyone else experienced this?

Jake

Title: Re: Bulb out message
Post by: MC71 on July 15, 2014, 08:37:15 pm

Number plate bulb going pop is a comman one with this, checked those?

Oh and do you have LED's anywhere, may well be one of those.

Title: Re: Bulb out message
Post by: th3_f15t on July 15, 2014, 08:38:45 pm

Perhaps an idea from your car? Trying to tell you something..?

Title: Re: Bulb out message
Post by: SurreyED30 on July 15, 2014, 08:44:55 pm

It's the nsr brake light bulb but hasn't told me that ?

Title: Re: Bulb out message
Post by: Nodz on July 16, 2014, 08:36:48 am

Does it come up when you start the car or when your driving? As a thought the bulb monitoring been turn off in VCDS? That could possibly cause it not to tell you what bulb it is but does notice when one is out during use?

Title: Re: Bulb out message
Post by: SurreyED30 on July 16, 2014, 09:57:23 am

Very strange thing happened mate, I swapped the faulty P21W brake light bulb with the reverse bulb as there the same and guess what, the message came up as soon as i turned the ignition " rear left reverse bulb not working! " maybe I have a loose connection somewhere along the line on the NSR brake bulb ? anyway luckily I had 6 spare LED canbus P21W bulbs in the shed so I've got extra bright fog and reverse bulbs now to match the rear bulbs/brake bulbs  :innocent: