Hello all,

 

My EML lit up this morning while I was driving to work. The car runs fine on its full power hence I deduced that it could be a spike of CO2 emissions beyond the limit.

 

Saw an old thread here but it doesn't really tell how to reset the EML when it comes on.

 

My EML came on about 6 months ago and I managed to reset it. I vaguely remember how I did it - I read something online about holding the trip meter down and turn it left and start the ignition or something in those lines.

 

 

I am unable to find that page now, Can anyone tell me how to reset EML without using a VAG diagnostic tool?

 

Thanks for your time,

Naga

You can't, you must have been dimly remembering resetting the service reminder, the light will go off after about a months worth of starts if the problem hasn't re-occurred.

 

However, you should use this opportunity to try out VCDS lite and see what the fault logged is, a serviceable USB diagnostic cable is cheaply bought, the software is free, all you need is a laptop, even an ancient lappy will run it fine. Using this you can also clear the code and see if it comes back.

Hi Naga,

 

There's a VCDS owners list, on the forums. If you can't find anyone to help give me a shout(I can read the codes and clear it, just not confident at much else yet!) it's a bit of a trek but I'm often around that so I could give you a hand.

THanks for your prompt replies sepulchrave and BJB540. I will give VCDS lite a go and see if I zero-on the fault code.

 

THanks again chaps, much appreciated.

 

-Naga