Headlight Warning Beeper

][=][anson · Post by **][=][anson** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 10:47 am

dont know if there is supposed to be one but when you leave your lights on and open the door with most cars it gives you a beep so you know to switch your lights off if you have forgot! mine on the other hand doesn't!! is there supposed to be one in the mkIV? if not how can i put one in as i have found myself leaving my lights on quite a few times now so would benefit a little beep to remind me!!!

Thank You!!

Phil6N · Post by **Phil6N** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 11:33 am

Mine has and iv got a 1.4 8v CL model, I dont know whether it varies across the models or something?Either that or maybe yours stoped working before you purchased the car?!
Soz i can not help more!

david burton · Post by **david burton** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 1:10 pm

yeah, I think it should have one - but then again it could be model specific. every polo 6n I've been in had one.

anyone got a low-spec 6n here?

hmmm. I could have a gander in the haynes later on.

][=][anson · Post by **][=][anson** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 1:32 pm

thought it should have one! mines a 16v so shouldn't be a spec issue really. they dont do a haynes for the 16v so never bought one! any help would be greatly apreciated *can't spell*

R1CH · Post by **R1CH** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 5:31 pm

mine had one but stopped working when unicar fitted my alarm,just learned to live without it,innoying though.

][=][anson · Post by **][=][anson** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 6:05 pm

its doing my head in!!! big time, i usually have my side lights on at all times, mainly due to knowing people who have had other drivers pull out on them and said they didn't see them comming! so way i see it is the more i can make myself visible the better!! just annoying when i leave them on and get in the house then realise i can see them still on

][=][anson · Post by **][=][anson** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 7:35 pm

just done it again, had the girlfriends next door neighbour knocking at the door!!! grrrrrr someone must know???? please?!?!?!??!?

BLACK6N_POLO · Post by **BLACK6N_POLO** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 7:42 pm

I have a 1.0L 6n (basic) and mine has the beep! i think all models should have it!

][=][anson · Post by **][=][anson** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 7:44 pm

just need to find out where the beeper is then i can sort it / replace it

warrmr · Post by **warrmr** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 9:10 pm

][=][anson wrote:just need to find out where the beeper is then i can sort it / replace it

i belive its in the headlight relay. but i may be wrong. but the haynes manuel doesnt tell you what realy number it is unless im being a fool and cant see it. oh well. mine did the same.

was working when i got the car then went to the bodyshop to be repaired from my crash and then wasnt workin.

david burton · Post by **david burton** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 10:07 pm

LOL

my bird's beeper (

) stopped working tonight too!

david burton · Post by **david burton** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 2:29 pm

i had a look in the haynes

up to 1998, the buzzer is located somewhere in the fuse / relay box behind the driver's glove compartment. it's called component "c" in the haynes!

I guess if you get a replacement, you should be able to see where it should go.

after 1998, I couldn't find it - I think it's an integral part of the dash / wired up to somewhere else. I think the noise if different - which leads me to believe it might be a dash speaker or something?

mysteryboy · Post by **mysteryboy** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 8:41 pm

my one screams... really annoying,,, without it id leave the lights on 99% of the time...
Visit a few garages and get some free advice

warrmr · Post by **warrmr** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 9:59 am

david burton wrote:i had a look in the haynes

up to 1998, the buzzer is located somewhere in the fuse / relay box behind the driver's glove compartment. it's called component "c" in the haynes!

I guess if you get a replacement, you should be able to see where it should go.

after 1998, I couldn't find it - I think it's an integral part of the dash / wired up to somewhere else. I think the noise if different - which leads me to believe it might be a dash speaker or something?

what i said its integrated into the relay. and they die after a while.

david burton · Post by **david burton** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 11:16 am

I think the headlight relay is item "d" in the fuse box in the haynes manual, whereas the buzzer is item "c" so it could be it's own separate part - but I may be wrong. Are you sure it's just a case of replacing the headlight relay then - have you fixed this before?

I can't see the identification of any of the relay numbers in the haynes - which is a shame.

edit:

I've rung up VW, and pre-1998 swapover it's its own relay in the fuse/relay box. 12 pounds plus VAT. I asked whether it was part of the headlight relay and the guy said he didn't know - it's marked 9/36 or something!

after 1998 wiring-swapover he confirmed it was part of the instrument cluster.

so - you have to figure out which model you have! Easiest way to check is to look at your battery - is there a black box over the terminal with fuses inside? If so - then you're post swapover and I have no idea how to fix it!