Hello everyone it's 'Lurgs here welcome to my channel. And today the Volkswagen
Passat dashboard warning lights overview. But before we get started let's have a
lovely cup of tea... Oh. So this is the Volkswagen Passat here so I'm just going
to climb inside, close the door and there are the dashboard lights in front of me so
let's get cracking with a quick overview of all the major lights that you're
likely to see. So this one is the engine coolant temperature, if this red light
comes on or the gauge gets anywhere near the red then pull over immediately do
not drive any further and obviously you need to check that your coolant level is
okay but don't do it while the engine is hot because you will get a face full of
steam. The EPC warning light now this is also known as the electronic power
control warning light now this is normally indicating a problem with your
throttle system or the traction control, the wheels are slipping maybe you're
driving on gravel giving it too much throttle, now that should just pop on if
you have a problem, if it stays on get that checked out at your local
garage. The glow plug warning light now this you only get obviously on diesel
engines this should light up when it's cold when you put the ignition on to get
the glow plugs glowing up nice and hot, if this stays on you've got a problem
with one of your glow plugs so get that checked out at the local garage. The
battery warning light now this probably will indicate a problem with charging
your battery so this could be the alternator belt or a problem with your
alternator. This is the diesel particulate filter now you only get this
on diesel engines and this could indicate a problem with your filter
system you can carry on driving but try and keep the revs lower than
2500 rpm and obviously get that checked out. This is
the engine oil level so make sure that the engine oil level is between the min
and the max on your engine dipstick. Now the next one here is the red version
if this is red stop the car immediately, this means you've got a problem
with your engine oil pressure so you've got problems do not drive on. This
indicates that you've got a problem with one of your bulbs check out all the
bulbs all around the car one of them is probably faulty. The rear fog lights are
on. And this means that you've got your main headlight beams on, the main beams
are on. The power steering system is faulty, if this is yellow or red then you've got
a fault with your power steering system get this checked out immediately, if you
can drive to an authorized repairer. Now this is a problem with the engine
management system so probably engine emission control anything like that so
get that checked out. This is the central multifunction display within here you
can get into the cars system settings. If this flashes or remains permanently on
it means you've got a fault with your airbag system or possibly your seat belt
system. If you have sensors on your brake pads this will light up when your brake
pads are getting low so you need to get your brake pads replaced. This is the ABS
anti-lock braking system if this just flashes when you're braking
hard it means that anti-lock braking system is coming into effect if your
braking very hard on a loose surface such as gravel or ice. Now if this
remains permanently on you've probably got a problem with one of your ABS wheel
speed sensors there's a link above now about how to replace one of those. So
this is the ESP the electronic stability program if this just briefly flashes on
it means the computer has taken control and it stopped the wheels spinning and if
you're driving on ice or gravel or anything like that this could just flash
to say that the wheels have lost a bit of traction, and if this stays on this
means you've got a problem and actually you can switch this off as normally there is a
button on the dashboard if you want to overrule the system. Now this normally
means that you've got the handbrake on so if you're driving along and this is
lit and you're not going very fast it's because you've got the handbrake on, if
not it could be the brake fluid levels so
also check that out. This means somebody in the front either the driver or the
passenger has not got their seatbelt on so put your seatbelt on be safe. This is
the tire pressure monitoring system so if you go and check out all of your
tires you'll probably find that one is under inflated, make sure that they're
all pumped up to the correct pressures and then you may need to reset that tire
pressure monitoring system on the dashboard, and there's a link above now
about how to do that. And this is obviously the fuel gauge and if you've
got a diesel or petrol I advise don't let it get into the red because then it
will start picking up lots of dirt and sludge from the bottom of the fuel tank
and then you will start getting problems. Really ideally when it gets to about a
quarter of a tank just go fill it up. So that was just an overview of all the
main dashboard lights all the most important ones. If you found that video
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