Hi evryone can anyone shed any light on a problem I have just started getting on my 05 Octavia.

1. On dash PAS & Air bag warning lights started flickering when driving.

2.PAS light stopped flickering and Air bag light stayed on permanently.

3. Pas light stays on then all dash cuts out then comes back on.

Have connected it to a diagnostic unit and it says problem is in dash. all faults were cleared and

within 5 mins of driving fault returned.

Garage (non dealership) is telling me i need a new instrument cluster which is 300 quid without labour and cluster can only be set up by a dealership.

I am taking the dash out myself today and looking for loose connetions shorts etc but, thought i would post just incase anyone had come across this before.

Any ideas at all would be much appreciated....

Welcome to Briskoda. I suggest that you repost your query in the Octavia II forum (assuming that is what your car is). What fault code or codes did the diagnostic unit report?

welcome to briskoda

Thanks Denis yes it is a Mk11 and the codes were :-

00381 databus instrument cluster leaking

01309 steering assist control unit -j5 open circuit

01317control unit in dash panel insert-j285 sporadic open circuit

Hi & welcome

Hi and welcome aboard.