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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: Snoopy on 30 May 2010, 21:37

Title: Hazard warning light flashes dimmly when car locked up and alarm on, does yours?
Post by: Snoopy on 30 May 2010, 21:37

My hazard warning light switch between the heater outlets on the dash is flashing.
It is very dim but its flashing on and off when the cars locked up and the alarm is on.
Its no flashing in time with the door led either, its just flashing very dimmly but as its dark in my garage i can see it.
Does yours do this as this seems odd to me.  :undecided:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6ZYM_Eu0hs

Sorry its 90 degrees out i had to use someone elses phone.  :laugh:

Title: Re: Hazard warning light flashes dimmly when car locked up and alarm on, does yo
Post by: stu79 on 30 May 2010, 21:43

Yep, mine does this to - it's like a blink-blink....blink-blink.

Title: Re: Hazard warning light flashes dimmly when car locked up and alarm on, does yours?
Post by: Snoopy on 30 May 2010, 22:08

Thanks  :smiley:

Its very dimm lit after locking the doors for about 30 seconds to a minute, i guess thats the time the alarm takes to arm, then it flashes on and off at about a second a go but still very dimm. Its also totally different timing to the alarm LED.  Seems odd. :undecided:

Title: Re: Hazard warning light flashes dimmly when car locked up and alarm on, does yo
Post by: stu79 on 30 May 2010, 22:31

Do the non-alarmed Golf models have any flashing LEDs?, perhaps its a redundant one stuck behind the dash. Given that the hazard light switch / power is independent of the ignition, I wonder whether there is a natural low voltage pulse in the system........

Seems like a quirky feature rather than a fault, my car was built back in June last year so it's part of the design it seems.

Title: Re: Hazard warning light flashes dimmly when car locked up and alarm on, does yours?
Post by: p3asa on 30 May 2010, 22:48

Mine has the hazards flashing dimly. I'd never have noticed it if you hadn't said.

Title: Re: Hazard warning light flashes dimmly when car locked up and alarm on, does yours?
Post by: RickS on 31 May 2010, 10:40

Never noticed that but will look for it when I put it in garage tonight.