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| 2000-2001 Golf/GTI/Jetta/Beetle Airbag System (important!) |
| | Air Bag Warning Lights stay on permanently after testing with X431. The Air Bag Controller shows DTC number 65535, indicating an internal error which cannot be cleared This problem seems to be limited to airbag controllers with the part number 6Q0-909-605-A. If you have a 2000-2001 Golf, Jetta/Bora, Beetle, or a similar SEAT or Skoda model, you should physically inspect the airbag controller and look at the part number. If it is not 6Q0-909-605-A, then it should be safe to scan. If it is 6Q0-909-605-A, then it is at risk of this problem -- please avoid scanning the airbag controller in these cars, unless you are prepared to buy a new one! if you unintentionally connect to the Airbag controller with the part number 6Q0-909-605-A, the screen will display a disclaimer, please click ?°OK?± to quit. Accessing the other control modules in the car should not affect the airbag controller in any way. Comment: There is no way that testing a controller should cause it to become dysfunctional in this manner. We believe there is a bug in the firmware in these controllers. We also believe VW knows this, but isn't admitting it. The affected controllers are no longer available as replacement parts, they have been superceded by a new part number -- 1C0-909-605-A which appears not to have this problem. | | | author: Published at: 1/27/2010 1:37:00 PM |  |
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