MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: mance23 on February 28, 2013, 06:15:36 pm

Title: Interior light failure
Post by: mance23 on February 28, 2013, 06:15:36 pm: I have just been replacing my interior bulbs to LED ones , I just about finished and removed the boot one and it seemed to work once and now it seemed to have tripped the circuit ?

I scanned it with my VCDS and it now reads to faults which are listed below, any idea ? :confused:

2 Faults Found:
02399 - Control Circuit for Terminal 30 for Interior Illumination
   009 - Open or Short to Ground
   Freeze Frame:
   Fault Status: 01111001
   Fault Priority: 5
   Fault Frequency: 1
   Reset counter: 104
   Mileage: 101805 km
   Time Indication: 0

   Freeze Frame:
   OFF
   Voltage: 12.25 V
   OFF
   OFF
   OFF
   OFF
   OFF

00059 - Terminal 30 for Interior Lighting
   012 - Electrical Fault in Circuit - Intermittent
   Freeze Frame:
   Fault Status: 00111100
   Fault Priority: 5
   Fault Frequency: 1
   Reset counter: 144
   Mileage: 101805 km
   Time Indication: 0

   Freeze Frame:
   OFF
   Voltage: 12.40 V
   OFF
   OFF
   OFF
   OFF
   OFF
Title: Re: Interior light failure
Post by: skard on February 28, 2013, 06:47:32 pm: You've probably blown the fuse - it is the only 7.5A one in the fusebox (behind headlight switch)
Title: Re: Interior light failure
Post by: andybon on February 28, 2013, 08:01:22 pm: Deffo a blown fuse. I did the same, replace with a 7.5a fuse and it will work again!
Title: Re: Interior light failure
Post by: mance23 on February 28, 2013, 08:09:18 pm: Will have a look tomorrow guys and see what it is.