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Offline lampost

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resetting my ECU
« on: 14 August 2010, 13:55 »
afternoon everyone

a guy at work told me that if i unhook the battery for over an hour it resets my ECU.. is this correct??

and will it reset the IN O2 message i get when i turn my car on?? ( my vag-com port doesnt work   :sad: )

thanks in advance

Offline boneybradley

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Re: resetting my ECU
« Reply #1 on: 14 August 2010, 14:01 »
about 30 minutes with the battery disconnected should reset it....and IN02 means its due for a service/inspection (there's a thread in maintenance that shows how to clear it)
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Re: resetting my ECU
« Reply #2 on: 14 August 2010, 14:55 »
^^^ Exactly what he said!  :wink: