Green light flickering

PSVW · Post by **PSVW** » Sun Oct 03, 2010 6:58 am

Hello I just bought a 1991 golf with the 1.6l diesel and I have question about a green dash light that flickers on and off every so often.
The prior owner thought it was concerning the hitch light recepticle I have searched many forums and can not find what it represents.
the light is to the right of the yellow glow plug light and directly below the red battery light on the speedo cluster. any ideas? My '86 f250 has a water in fuel light car is of German Spec

Post by **Fatmobile** » Sun Oct 03, 2010 8:53 pm

I moved this post to the general fora.
At least over here, the TDI doesn't come in a '91.

Sorry I can't help identify your light.
Sounds like a turn signal light.
Only one I can think of with that color.

PSVW · Post by **PSVW** » Mon Oct 04, 2010 2:11 pm

Sorry bout thias post

PSVW · Post by **PSVW** » Mon Oct 04, 2010 2:15 pm

No help with this , this is a German spec. car do the American Spec cars have a greeen light directly to the right, same row as the GP wait light ? Anybody?

VWCaddy · Post by **VWCaddy** » Tue Oct 05, 2010 9:25 am

On my '82 (A1), the GP light is down by itself, just blank lights to each side:

Not sure of the setup on the later models.

Quantum-man · Post by **Quantum-man** » Tue Oct 05, 2010 11:14 am

Is it not labelled?
It must be some kind of assessory. I thought towing light was elsewhere...

Vincent Waldon · Post by **Vincent Waldon** » Tue Oct 05, 2010 1:33 pm

PSVW wrote:No help with this , this is a German spec. car do the American Spec cars have a greeen light directly to the right, same row as the GP wait light ? Anybody?

Yeah, must be a European thing.... if you can post a picture of your cluster it may help.

PSVW · Post by **PSVW** » Wed Oct 06, 2010 1:04 pm

Will see what I can do on the photos thanks for the replies , does not seem to effect anything flickers on for a little bit then goes out as I said PO told me it was for hitch application , owners manuel is not present in car and would be in german anyway I will let you know what i find out

Quantum-man · Post by **Quantum-man** » Wed Oct 06, 2010 5:50 pm

PSVW wrote:Will see what I can do on the photos thanks for the replies , does not seem to effect anything flickers on for a little bit then goes out as I said PO told me it was for hitch application , owners manuel is not present in car and would be in german anyway I will let you know what i find out

This is the schematic for a Quantum gasser. Following the unused LED socket, it ends up two places to the left of the yellow line...
It's [in this case; a Handbrake warning light]; if I'm reading that correctly

Check the adjustment on the little switch under the hand[parking]brake

http://img45.imageshack.us/f/gasserwith ... ckhc3.jpg/

PSVW · Post by **PSVW** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 12:53 pm

took pixs with Black berry tonight will try and post , does not want to flicker or stay lit when car is at a stop or I would get out and beat on hitch recepticle to see if i get some deutch out of the light , more later

Quantum-man · Post by **Quantum-man** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 3:23 pm

PSVW wrote:took pixs with Black berry tonight will try and post , does not want to flicker or stay lit when car is at a stop or I would get out and beat on hitch recepticle to see if i get some deutch out of the light , more later

As stated, on a Quantum, bottom, far left was reserved for an optional extra light for handbrake left on AFAIK

Does it come on if you apply the handbrake?

Quantum-man · Post by **Quantum-man** » Fri Oct 08, 2010 8:15 am

Quantum-man wrote:
PSVW wrote:Will see what I can do on the photos thanks for the replies , does not seem to effect anything flickers on for a little bit then goes out as I said PO told me it was for hitch application , owners manuel is not present in car and would be in german anyway I will let you know what i find out
This is the schematic for a Quantum gasser. Following the unused LED socket, it ends up two places to the left of the yellow line...
It's [in this case; a Handbrake warning light]; if I'm reading that correctly

Check the adjustment on the little switch under the hand[parking]brake

http://img45.imageshack.us/f/gasserwith ... ckhc3.jpg/

Whilst occasional flickering is often a parking brake thing, I may have swapped left for right, and the spot is for choke. I have a diesel one somewhere but cannot find it at the mo.

PSVW · Post by **PSVW** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 12:41 pm

82vdub · Post by **82vdub** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 1:58 pm

A few thoughts come to mind.

Since the LED isn't labeled, maybe a previous owner could have removed the blank LED and custom made something to alert the owner to something going on? Or, your vehicle could have an option that for some reason the correct dash plaque wasn't installed, or someone swapped out the instrument cluster/plaque for another one. If you got a European Bentley manual, it should indicate what each LED is for and maybe it will show what this could be used for. Emissions for a catalytic converter system on the diesel?

Quantum-man · Post by **Quantum-man** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 6:16 pm

I found an American issue, diesel Jetta 'map' like the above UK gasser one, and it leads to the same spot, which I now name as LED Frei, meaning spare. It is on the third terminal from the left [right hand terminal block] [as viewed from behind the instrument cluster]!
Trace that wire, by finding it's colour code