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But big thanks to Chillout for all the tips and suggestions. Caused myself a lot of unnecessary stress with what turned out to be a relatively straightforward problem with a broken wire, particularly when I couldn't get the driver's door open with the spare key, which was my fault :-s But been out i...

its pretty bad no diagram is supplied with the car Yes. In fact, had to look in the owner's handbook to check that I hadn't just imagined that there's no fuse diagrams. Have had the car since new, and it's a few years since I looked in the handbook for info on fuses. But it actually says: At the ti...

is the fuse ok? Well spotted!! I'd checked the fuses at the weekend, but all seemed OK. But early this morning tried swapping round the two 30 amp fuses that I think controlled the doors on either side, and no difference. However, couldn't quite figure out precisely what fuses they were, because th...

Thanks for the advice, and apologies for delay in replying - was intending keeping you updated, even if I couldn't repair the thing myself. Anyway, to cut a long story short, didn't manage to reattach the wire on Sunday - thought I might manage to crimp it at one point, but lack of tools and even ba...

PassatWiringHarness400.jpg Thanks for that - was so relieved to get the driver's door open again I've been putting off getting back to it x_x But definitely looks like a pretty obvious broken wire - it's coloured red and yellow and looks like the thickest of the wires. Would this be repairable with...

Sorry for delay in replying, but trying to just ignore it all today. But think I've been leading you on a wild goose chase. Finally got the door open with the emergency key tonight. Think I just wasn't turning it far enough - it's very stiff. I wondered why it was turning 90 degrees anti-clockwise, ...

Doors do freeze up, and in fact we had one of coldest snaps here for years just a couple of weeks before this happened. But I normally thought it was the door seals that froze rather than the mechanism? But doors certainly working OK since the cold snap, and certainly hasn't been cold for this time ...

The two opening mechanisms wouldn't both fail mechanically at the same time, though, and at exactly the same time as the electrical failure? Even if the central locking has failed on the driver's side of the car, I should be able to open both front and rear doors from the inside, but I can't open ei...

I'm guessing that kind of thing wouldn't happen to both doors at the same time, and wouldn't be linked to what's presumably an electrical fault? Anyway, looks like I won't be able to get it looked at until next week, so will just have to clamber over the seats in the meantime, and hope nothing else ...

Haven't checked the fuses, but I'm guessing I'd need to open the driver's door to access them...

Thanks for the response. Unfortunately I don't have access to VCDS.

Neither of the offside doors will open from the inside, so I can't access the harness either.

Looks like I'll be garage bound, but just wasn't sure if it would be a dealer job or somewhere a bit cheaper!

Was having problems for a couple of days with central locking and electric windows not working on driver's side (front and rear). Switches not illuminating either. First noticed that door was showing as open on MFD when in fact was closed. That came and went a couple of times, and was able to unlock...

Not sure what causes it, but if it's any reassurance my 2014 1.6 tdi does exactly the same, and has been doing it for ages. There's four distinct clicks in quick succession just after the engine stops - I would guess they take around two seconds max for all four. Think there's also a whining noise u...

I'm assuming the regeneration is where the carbon is burnt off, does this happen when you stop? I thought it was only while you are driving. At the moment I haven't been driving it very much and then it is for very short trips of 5 to 10 minutes. Normal process is called passive regeneration, which...

This has happened to me in the last week or so. I have stop start , is it still as simple as disconnecting the battery momentarily to get the washers spraying again? Headlight washer works but front and rear wipers only and it’s coming a bit of a pain in the bum. Re the stop start, if you've got in...

Don't have headlight washers, but my windscreen washers stopped working during the big freeze last week, solved by disconnecting the battery, so could be worth a try if nothing else obvious comes to light. Couldn't find any relevant info on Passat forums, but saw some stuff on Caddy and Tiguan site...

Don't have headlight washers, but my windscreen washers stopped working during the big freeze last week, solved by disconnecting the battery, so could be worth a try if nothing else obvious comes to light. Couldn't find any relevant info on Passat forums, but saw some stuff on Caddy and Tiguan sites...

Does the RNS 315 unit as fitted to my 2012 Passat have a security code that I will need to reset if the battery is disconnected. If so where can it be found (I bought the vehicle new)? My RNS 310/315 handbook for a 2014 Passat says: Anti-theft coding Once the anti-theft code has been entered for th...

Just to be pedantic, all cars had two chamber lights in the bumper, so potentially four lights in total. Cars with halogen headlights had DRLs in the inner chambers of the bumper lights, and if fitted, fog lights in the outer chamber. The fog lights were also used as static cornering lights. If the...

HI All I am probalbly going to sound very stupid. We have our first Passat, absolutely love it, however!!!! Front Fog Lights? Does it have them? The light controls only have a diagram of ONE fog light and the switch only pulls out once, am I right to assume that it only has rear fog lights?? Thanks...

Hi all. I need some information with regard to the normal oil temperature in my 2.0 tdi passat. It seems to run around the 110°c mark on the motorway. If it floor it I have seen 121°c. Around town is about 102°c to 107°c. Do these temperatures seem right? I was driving along the motorway and a frie...

Signed a disclaimer at my local VW dealer when it was serviced almost a year ago and said I didn't want it done, but they keep sending the letters.

Not sure if I'll go back because I'm a bit worried they'll do it anyway even if I don't want it, even if it's due to an oversight on their part.

That's impressive! I'm on 75,000 with my 1.6 Executive estate, keep on waiting for the front pads warning light to come on, but maybe I'll get a bit longer yet. Due a service so should have a bit more info soon - was kind of assuming they'd need replaced, because I had a B6 from new and the fronts n...

It all gone a bit quiet on this. Thought they were going to start beginning of this year? Has anyone had a letter asking them to go get the software updated? Had my 2014 1.6 at a VW dealer last week for its second longlife service. There's a bit on the invoice about the 'outstanding' 'modification'...

No compensation for *European* VW owners: Elzbieta Bienkowska, the European Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, has been pushing Volkswagen Group to compensate European diesel car owners on the same basis as its American customers in the wake of VW's diesel emissio...