VW Golf MK5 Red Dash Light Meaning?

[abazat]

Hello

When i Start my car Their is a red light that comes on for a few second not sure what it means as i have lost my handbook.

The light which is Circle shaped is located on the rev counter right next to the number 10.

Thanks

[Papa Hotel]

Has it got an exclamation mark (!) inside it?
If so, that's your handbrake. You might want to release that before driving off.

More likely - it's a light to tell you to change up when you get too high up the rev range. Rev the nuts off it and see if it comes on when you're near the red line.

Edited by Papa Hotel on Sunday 9th May 17:06

[edo]

Are you sure you just cant be arsed to go and look it up?!

If not:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-Golf-MK5-user-manual-/300...

[abazat]

I don't have the handbook and i have googled it, but no luck. Anyway the best way to described the light is that it looks just like a steering wheel.

[havoc]

As long as it goes out I really wouldn't worry. The problems tend to be indicated by a light that stays on!

[abazat]

Its definitely not the handbreak light as that does not light up in the rev counter

[Cupramax]

abazat said:

Its definitely not the handbreak

Perhaps its the handBRAKE then

[Papa Hotel]

Cupramax said:

abazat said:

Its definitely not the handbreak

Perhaps its the handBRAKE then

No, it's the handbrake.

[edo]

If the light is red, and shows a circle bounded by brackets, it’s a brake fluid level warning – check your brake fluid.
If it’s as above with an exclamation mark (!) in the middle, it’s a handbrake warning: Either the handbrake is on or the switch is faulty.

[k-ink]

Extra red dash lights typically means it's made by VW and will cost a fortune to fix. Again.

[x type]

If the light is red, and shows a circle bounded by brackets, it's a brake fluid level warning - check your brake fluid.<<<<---------- If the light stays on all the time

If it's as above with an exclamation mark (!) in the middle, it's a handbrake warning: Either the handbrake is on or the switch is faulty.

If it's orange & the brackets are dotted, the pads are worn & should be replaced.

If it's orange & there's a symbol in the centre (zig zag lines), there's an ABS fault & the car needs to be plugged in for diagnosis.

If it's orange with letters in the middle (ESP or TCS, can't remember VW's acronym), then it's a traction control problem, again requiring diagnosis.

[mybrainhurts]

It used to be t'oil pressure when I were a lad and everythin' round 'ere were fields...

[edo]

x type said:

If the light is red, and shows a circle bounded by brackets, it's a brake fluid level warning - check your brake fluid.<<<<---------- If the light stays on all the time

If it's as above with an exclamation mark (!) in the middle, it's a handbrake warning: Either the handbrake is on or the switch is faulty.

If it's orange & the brackets are dotted, the pads are worn & should be replaced.

If it's orange & there's a symbol in the centre (zig zag lines), there's an ABS fault & the car needs to be plugged in for diagnosis.

If it's orange with letters in the middle (ESP or TCS, can't remember VW's acronym), then it's a traction control problem, again requiring diagnosis.

keep up!

[Pints]

abazat said:

I don't have the handbook and i have googled it, but no luck. Anyway the best way to described the light is that it looks just like a steering wheel.

A steering wheel would indicate it's power-steering related. If it's going off when you start up though, no problem.

[AndrewW-G]

Red light with a steering wheel, means that there is a problem with the power steering.