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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: Splinter on 26 April 2005, 09:06

Title: ECU reset & airbag
Post by: Splinter on 26 April 2005, 09:06

I heard you can reset the ECU by revving over 3,500 rpm 3 times or something. How do I do this?

Is it worth doing?

Also connected the battery to do something else on car, but while I had the airbag disconnected at the time (doh!)

How do I now reset the airbag light?  :embarassed:

Title: Re: ECU reset & airbag
Post by: jte on 26 April 2005, 09:16

Quote from: splinter on 26 April 2005, 09:06

I heard you can reset the ECU by revving over 3,500 rpm 3 times or something.

No, you have to run around the car three times then repeat the word reset seven times while looking into the wing mirror. :grin:

Seriously, the way to reset the ECU is to disconnect the battery for 20 minutes or so then reconnect it.  Making sure that everything else is connected first.

Reseting the ECU is not "worth" doing unless you have a problem that can be solved by reseting the ECU.

Title: Re: ECU reset & airbag
Post by: Splinter on 26 April 2005, 09:32

Thanks, I disconnected the battery for an hour or so & when re-connected, spookily enough, nothing was different!  :shocked:

Will leave it overnight, I think airbag light should go off then if it resets the control box memory (hopefully)  :undecided:

Title: Re: ECU reset & airbag
Post by: Overseer on 26 April 2005, 09:41

i thought the only thing reset by doing this was to do with fueling?

its the same as doing set basic settings with VAG-COM

and one other thing.. my car doesnt accept basic settings..
well it does.. then ignores them according to performance driven