using the car the other day and everything was going fine and now the traction control and abs lights have come on.any ideas what could cause this?

I had this last weekend

Scanned it with VAG COM

and it was a split wire going to a sensor (Speed sensing or Brake cant remember, for me it was on p/s)

connected it up again and all was well

Edited 24 June, 201016 yr by vRShafz

Probably either low alternator charge/battery voltage (check you have about 14v across the batttery terminals with the engine idling, and 12v with it off) or an ABS sensor fault as per #2. Note that codes will help isolate which sensor is faulty in this case.

oh well back on the diagnostics machine it goes.....think it wud b cheaper buyin a lead and gettin a copy of vag com