AMBER DASH WARNING LIGHT "CHECK" - What does this

Oddgy · Post by **Oddgy** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 7:54 pm

HELLO EVERYONE.

Just looking to ask you experts summin. We were having a casual drive today, when we noticed the Amber "CHECK" logo appearing on the dash.

We have no idea what it means?? I take it its an engine management light? Has this come on with you guys, and if so, when you had the problem checked, what was the problem??

I dont know what to do. The car seems to drive just the same, not juddering, misfiring or anything. It seems a pointless light, but it has obvioulously come on for some reason??

Hope you can help.
Thanks in Advance.

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 8:00 pm

Not too sure what the check light means, but I'm pretty sure EPC is the engine management light

Sorry I can't be anymore help.

Ian_R · Post by **Ian_R** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 10:09 pm

If its the one i'm thinking about, it could be lambda probe, well on e of them as i have an intermitent prob on my heating matrix or some pish with one lol, got my mate to clear it tho with vagcom, sod payin the dealer lol, and when i have the dosh i will replace lol, plus its only intermitent lol

Alex_6n2 · Post by **Alex_6n2** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 11:21 pm

Mines been on for ages. Tom Garret said it's a lamda error or something which can get stuck in the system and never go away

h4r1s · Post by **h4r1s** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 12:25 pm

Yup, mine is on for the same reason faulty oxygen sensor/lambda

BENNO · Post by **BENNO** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 5:17 pm

Co2 emmisions light i think, so faulty lambda probe prob. mite have been a 1 off but wont clear off the system. mine came on but cleared it using vag com, neva been on since

Oddgy · Post by **Oddgy** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 9:47 pm

Hi Chaps - so it sounds like a common problem. All these soddin lights and stuff that have to be cleared by use of computers. What a nitemare...technology!! And still it mucks up.

Well the day after i posted on here, after leaving car overnight, i started up next morning, and the light never came on.

Strange....but pleased. Annoyed as it could do it again and what is a Lambda Probe?? Oblviously it dont cause too much problems as some of you said you have had this fault for ages and havent bothered in gettin it repaired.

Never heard of a Lambda Probe before? where is this sensor, and what is it supposed to do??

Thanks again!!

Ian_R · Post by **Ian_R** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 12:56 am

Oddgy wrote:Hi Chaps - so it sounds like a common problem. All these soddin lights and stuff that have to be cleared by use of computers. What a nitemare...technology!! And still it mucks up.

Well the day after i posted on here, after leaving car overnight, i started up next morning, and the light never came on.

Strange....but pleased. Annoyed as it could do it again and what is a Lambda Probe?? Oblviously it dont cause too much problems as some of you said you have had this fault for ages and havent bothered in gettin it repaired.

Never heard of a Lambda Probe before? where is this sensor, and what is it supposed to do??

Thanks again!!

Ther eis two of these probes mate and they aint cheap, one Before the CAT and One After, they control the Amount of air etc going into the engine i believe, and also the emisions aswell, may just be a faulty probe or something more serious,