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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: Boxerfrancis on 02 December 2008, 11:44
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Hi Guys,
Can I pick someones brain please?
I have a 2005 Mark5 Golf GTI and I assumed it would have a low washer fluid warning light built in, the dealership says it hasnt?
Does this sound right, my Mk4 GTI TDI did have and I think the manual says this model has, I feel as though they are fobbing me off, I just cant believe it hasnt got that facility????
Be grateful of some advice please????
Jim
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probably no help but mine has got it. Only midline too so I would expect the same in a GTi and defo if you have the highline.
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To my knowlwedge, in fact Im pretty sure, you need to have the winter pack to have the low washer fluid level.
I have the winter pack on mine but ran out of washer fluid the other day and there was no warning so I have no idea whats going on there . . . Im not too fussed as it only takes 30 seconds to top it up when you get home.
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To my knowlwedge, in fact Im pretty sure, you need to have the winter pack to have the low washer fluid level.
I have the winter pack on mine but ran out of washer fluid the other day and there was no warning so I have no idea whats going on there . . . Im not too fussed as it only takes 30 seconds to top it up when you get home.
Ahhh yes that could be right. I do have the winter pack :smiley:
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The low washer sign is a feature of the winter pack I'm afraid.
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Hardly worth ranting about :grin:
If you don't top up your washer fluid without a light/buzzer what else don't you check on your car ? :rolleyes:
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To my knowlwedge, in fact Im pretty sure, you need to have the winter pack to have the low washer fluid level.
I have the winter pack on mine but ran out of washer fluid the other day and there was no warning so I have no idea whats going on there . . . Im not too fussed as it only takes 30 seconds to top it up when you get home.
dont trust the old highline, i had a similar issue not so long ago with the oil warning light when it was low and the light didnt come on, i check all the time anyway.
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As correctly stated the low washer light is indeed part of the winter pack. However it can be programmed specificially by VagCom. So if you ask your dealer nicely the low washer light feature can be turned on on any MK5 Golf.
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Oh I dont lol
Thats why I dont really care that it doesnt work as I make a decent effort to check things at like coolant (which I have a leak on :(, booked in to VW in 2 weeks to get it looked at) and oil. Dont really check the washer level but like I said, its not the end of the world if it runs out, just fill it up when I get in.
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Hardly worth ranting about :grin:
If you don't top up your washer fluid without a light/buzzer what else don't you check on your car ? :rolleyes:
Dare I answer that question??? :lipsrsealed: :shocked:
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Seems abit shocking that you have to purchase the winter pack to tell you to top the washer fluid up, my v v v vauxhall warned me. Bad on VW's part I say. :angry:
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As correctly stated the low washer light is indeed part of the winter pack. However it can be programmed specificially by VagCom. So if you ask your dealer nicely the low washer light feature can be turned on on any MK5 Golf.
Really! I didn't know that... :smiley: My new My wife's new R32 has the winter pack and Xenons it has the washer by default and because it has leathers, they are heated anyway so that just leaves the washer light which I can sort myself. :evil: Thanks for that bit of info.
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As correctly stated the low washer light is indeed part of the winter pack. However it can be programmed specificially by VagCom. So if you ask your dealer nicely the low washer light feature can be turned on on any MK5 Golf.
don't you require the sensor in the tank though like the MKIV? surely they don't fit the sensor and not enable it :undecided:
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Will the MKVI have a warning buzzer for if your low on credit on your phone, or your near your overdraft limit? How about a warning buzzer to tell you you are the laziest car owner in the universe?
Nick
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Well I had been told by someone on another forum that he had his done on his MK5 Golf. I am currently trying to locate the original source where I read it. It did indeed seem that the sensor was there already and i just had to be turned on electronically. In one way it makes sense I guess for all the cost of the sensor would likely be to simply bulk manufacture the washer tanks to all the same spec. That said I could be wrong as I have taken this guy's word for it. Maybe some of you with VagCom can have a look and see if the setting is in there.
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its a bit poor if it can be switched on with vagcom, it just seems like vw conning people into buying the winter pack
it is a useful feature, was on my mini cooper before because the windscreen wash reservoir was smaller than a can of coke
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I would think that if it's not already working, ie as part of the winter pack or Xenons then I very much doubt you'll have the sensor in place and thus won't be able to enable it. Simple check is if you enable it and it immediately sounds/lights up then it isn't fitted.
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Just off the phone to a local dealer parts dept. Having checked ETKA he says the sensor is a seperate unit in the water tank so it seems what I thought may indeed be incorrect :( . The sevice guy was unavailable to tell me if all tanks come with the sensor fitted so he told me to check with the service dept. There was noone available at the time in service to see if they knew was the sensor fitted in all models.
Apologies for creating the excitment for those of you who wanted to enable it easily, as I had originally stated....seems I am wrong after all.
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Hmm sensor can't cost that much... wonder if its an easy fit?
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its a bit poor if it can be switched on with vagcom, it just seems like vw conning people into buying the winter pack
it is a useful feature, was on my mini cooper before because the windscreen wash reservoir was smaller than a can of coke
Re: The tax disc on your sig.... surely you can get done for that? If not, then where can you get one from? :grin: :grin: :grin:
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You'll need a wire to the dash insert if you fit the sensor. I remember a batch of Fabia's were made without the wire in place and it caused a nightmare for the service dept's.
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Hmm sensor can't cost that much... wonder if its an easy fit?
would have thought you'd need a new bottle and the sensor and wire it into the loom :undecided:
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Or how about the easiest option of all. When you pull the stalk and no water comes out, fill it up with some more. Hey presto cleany window.
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Or how about the easiest option of all. When you pull the stalk and no water comes out, fill it up with some more. Hey presto cleany window.
how are you going to do that at motorway speeds? :huh:
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
i don't really care as my MKIV has this fitted anyway :smug: :grin: :grin: :grin:
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i dont have the winter pack nor the highline display
i get warnings on washer fluid and all the rest
was only yesterday i got this
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Isn't that a coolant warning light? :huh:
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Hopefully you realised that isn't low washers :rolleyes:
Do you have Xenon's?
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I hope you realised that is a low coolant warning and topped it up with coolant before setting off on your way?
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no xenons
yeah i just topped it up with water for now, will get some anti-freeze coolant from vw at the weekend mix it up a bit more.
and yes i knew it wasnt the washer fluid warning :laugh:
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oh dear laserblue. mine has it and i have bi-xeonons and a highline com. when i orderd the car it said the highline com came as standerd on the car hope that helps.
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I too am very miffed that my previous MKIV,s 1.8T and PD150 had this feature yet my all singing and dancing GTI is back blah blah blah
does'nt.Now after reading this thread even more pissed off that a friendly VAGCOM guy cant activate it because wolfsburg decided to pre-empt the credit crunch by not fitting a sodding sensor therefore saving money to offset the fact that 8 months after buying the sodding thing they reduce the cost of R32,s to £1000 pound less than I paid for my ******* GTI.Even worse Cliff is on the tele singing "mistletoe and wine"..Pass me a rope :angry:
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yes i knew it wasnt the washer fluid warning :laugh:
lol you almost scared me there ! :D
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Does no one do a weekly fluid and air check?
Every week (or two weeks if I'm doing weekend shifts), I will check oil, coolant and washer levels, and also tyre pressures. It's worth doing rather than relying on the car to tell you stuff.
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Does no one do a weekly fluid and air check?
Every week (or two weeks if I'm doing weekend shifts), I will check oil, coolant and washer levels, and also tyre pressures. It's worth doing rather than relying on the car to tell you stuff.
i think the general consensus on this one is that people are doing this but were under the impression this came as a standard feature on the car.
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ok ok does it have an oil level sensor?
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Even worse Cliff is on the tele singing "mistletoe and wine"..Pass me a rope :angry:
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its a bit poor if it can be switched on with vagcom, it just seems like vw conning people into buying the winter pack
it is a useful feature, was on my mini cooper before because the windscreen wash reservoir was smaller than a can of coke
..........love the tax disc holder :grin: :evil:.
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I must admit I usually rely on the car to tell me
most all that needs fixing :rolleyes:
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Me too and I know its bad practice.
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Just goes to show how stuck up R32 drivers are ;)
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Just goes to show how stuck up R32 drivers are ;)
I do the same with my GTI :grin:.....
..its ok, apology accepted. :wink:
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Just goes to show how stuck up R32 drivers are ;)
Dare I say the only thing we concentrate on is that little needle which seems to go down ever so quickly :lipsrsealed: :embarassed:
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Dare I say the only thing we concentrate on is that little needle which seems to go down ever so quickly :lipsrsealed: :embarassed:
I think its more we are too busy listening to that wonderful V6 soundtrack :smiley:
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Dare I say the only thing we concentrate on is that little needle which seems to go down ever so quickly :lipsrsealed: :embarassed:
I think its more we are too busy listening to that wonderful V6 soundtrack :smiley:
Thats what I meant of course :grin:
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lol - oh I just noticed that boobies sig quote.......brilliant! :laugh:
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I don't have winter pack but I do have xenons and it does warn me of low washer fluid level.
Like the tax disk holder. They should do another one that says.......Go catch some Sh*t who hasn't paid theirs!
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Thanks for all the advice, seems you need the winter pack for this, thought a dealer would have known this though?
Cheers, Merry Xmas
Jim :smiley:
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To my surprise mine came on today and i never knew i had winter pack (brought one of cheap new r32s from dealers so i didnt spec it)Or did this become a standard feature from a certain build date?. Correct me if im wrong but im sure the winterpack also came with heated water spray jets for ice on windscreen and to stop them blocking/freezing up
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Correct me if im wrong but im sure the winterpack also came with heated water spray jets for ice on windscreen and to stop them blocking/freezing up
Yes the winter pack also included the heated fan jets but IMO are pretty useless as if it's that cold and the screen wash freezes in the tubing, you still won't get a spray. :smiley:
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Correct me if im wrong but im sure the winterpack also came with heated water spray jets for ice on windscreen and to stop them blocking/freezing up
Yes the winter pack also included the heated fan jets but IMO are pretty useless as if it's that cold and the screen wash freezes in the tubing, you still won't get a spray. :smiley:
Yes i know what you mean but they are a bit better with than without them especially as i didnt expect to have them
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You have too get the sensor (not expensive) an O-ring and wires, make a hole in the reservoir fore the O-ring and sensor. one wire goes to the dash panel, plug T36/34 and one to G32. then U just have to code the dash, from 3103 and to 7103
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you lost me after sensor..... :sad:
Seriously,it was standard my MKIV,I'll live without it on my GTI..It will learn me to look under the bonnet more often.
Gulf