whats that light on top the steering wheel?

[golfmk3]

whats the little red light ontop of the steering wheel back bit do cause it seems to be flashing all the time if i have the battery conected and it keeps flatening the battery

[garfayliu]

on top of the steering column, should be the hazard warning light. If that flashes constantly, do your indicators, repeaters flash constantly too? sounds like its broken. can be replaced by changing the left indicator stalk I think. shouldn't drain battery that quickly though? unless battery is weak anyway or it's been going on for weeks.

[golfmk3]

no not the hazzards its a little imobiliser kind of thing and it never goes out

[golfmk3]

that one

[DubG15]

that is deffo the immob, i have same in mine, but in a totally different place..., does the alarm/immob still work??? mine didnt but was still causing problems with batt life, so i have disconnected it and now doesnt effect the battery....but then leaves me with my dub being non-alarmed..not good in a way. !!

[adyh]

I havn't got one , it looks to me like its after market , probably some sort of alarm indicator .

[golfmk3]

i havent got a alarm or imobiliser or central locing i got the really thin key without a chip... the car aint movin for a while (see sig) so i'll have a look behind the plastic crap


okay    its the red and black wire

[monzablue16v]

That would seem to be an LED thats been wired in afterwards to look like an alrm is fitted, I'd try and remove it and tape the wire where that awful blue box of bodge is

[golfmk3]

ahh alryt will do, the last owner must have been mad he fited this ugly gear thing to keep it in reverse and now this, whos going to steal a 1.4 golf

[Bazzer]

Ugly gear thing? show us!!