Dash lights - what's on with ignition?

[Simes 248 2 Cars]

Well finally started to work through a niggle list.

 

When just the ignition is on remind me which dash lights are on.

 

Battery

Handbrake - if on

Any others?

 

Trying to see which bulbs may heed replacing.

 

[Mac Crash 78 1 Cars]

just the STOP, battery and handbrake I think... can't remember any others....

[karabas 21]

[Simes 248 2 Cars]

Brill, I had a distant memory of the stop light. Mines not working!

[Simes 248 2 Cars]

Looks like oil pressure and hot water too.

[Mac Crash 78 1 Cars]

STOP is oil pressure, will go out when engine starts and makes pressure... shouldn't be any water temp light.

[dobboy 231 2 Cars]

From memory water light temp Should light.

 

All the major warnings should.... to test the indication.

 

 

(Alright Mac?!)

Edited June 27, 2020 by dobboy

[Simes 248 2 Cars]

That’s what I thought to test systems.

Funny that even after owning a GTI continuously for 20 years I don’t know. It’s reassuring we’re all in the same boat! 
 

ignition only not engine running is what I need to know.

 

thanks!

[bacardincoke 42 1 Cars]

At around 1:50min they start the car up...

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmOG-piSgaE

 

Shame RHD cars don't have the increments marked on the auxillary gauges, wonder why the difference you see in Karabas's image above.

 

 

[Simes 248 2 Cars]

Thanks and perfect!

many years ago it was fashionable to fit BX clocks!

[Simes 248 2 Cars]

Ok so Bulb’s are fine but not lighting up.

 

wire 30 is oil and 47 is water.

 

here we go!

[Simes 248 2 Cars]

After a search it could be a faulty oil pressure switch.

[Simes 248 2 Cars]

Problem solved, sender wasn’t connected properly. Could have been like that for a while!