anyone had this come on when the cars just started and its -1 degrees?

 

had it today, switched the car on then off, checked coolant and oil all fine.

 

started it up again, it was gone.

 

can it come on if the coolant is too COLD? by that I mean not the right concentrate so possible that its partly frozen or is it just likely to be the amazing vw build quailty that seems to appear so often on here and a needless warning light that costs hundreds on top of the car that inevitably breaks costing hundreds more to fix when really all that is need is good pm of a car.... 

Odd time of year for it, but it's a false positive overheating (or possibly low level) warning.

 

With the engine cold, open the filler cap, and scrape the 2 metal prongs with a flat blade screwdriver. That should fix the problem for the next several years.

Odd time of year for it, but it's a false positive overheating (or possibly low level) warning.

 

With the engine cold, open the filler cap, and scrape the 2 metal prongs with a flat blade screwdriver. That should fix the problem for the next several years.

 

thanks will do this.

 

i thought it would be something ****ing stupid like this as its impossible for it to be over temperature as soon as you start it up when its been -1 overnight

 

and the levels were there

 

wtf is the need for it, surely the engine temperature is enough!?

Any advance warning of low coolant level or low oil level or low tyre pressure is useful for those numpties who never check anything between MOTs. Agreed a false warning is very unhelpful. I'd a false low oil level once on a crowded M25- only found it was false when I'd overfilled afterwards. Not recurred in 50,000 miles since.

Edited 24 March, 201412 yr by gregoir