Reversing Light Fuse

[mikegbingham]

I have been fitting a pair of DRL LED lights as an improvement to the poor single reversing light,to my 2.0ltr TDI Highline Plus Estate
I have fitted them under the ledge adjacent to the number plate lights, and the look quite neat.
My problem is I have Blown a fuse, and despite looking at my Haynes Manuel, which shows the 5A fuse in the left hand dashboard
position I remove the cover but no fuses there

Can anyone enlighten me please

Thanks Mike

[FLAPPERJACK76]

Tried the right side of dash?

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[mikegbingham]

Tried the right side of dash?

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Thanks, I have opened R H Side Cover but I am not sure which fuse ,

Do I just check all fuses,

Cheers Mike

[RichardSEL]

Check fuse holder "C" which is under the left (as you face the rear of car) dash cover. 24 is a 5A, and 30 is a 15A (this is marked as for trailer on my fuse booklet that matches my '06MY)

Most voltages to external lamps are controlled by electronic modules. These have a fail feature that switches off the supply if a fault condition exists, such as short circuit or an unusual load such as extra bulbs added to a circuit taking extra current.
If you don't have access to VCDS to see whether such a fault condition has been stored, try disconnecting the connections you've made,
then disconnecting the battery and tying the lead clamps together to perform a "hard reset". Leave like that for say 10 minutes, then re-connect battery. Has your normal OEM reverse light function returned?

[mikegbingham]

Thanks RichardSEL
I have checked 5 and 15Amp fuses which seem to be OK
So I'll try disconnecting battery etc, or try to find someone handy with VCDS

[niall campbell]

does the Passat have a convience unit like my a6 , that has to be recoded for LED lights ?

[mikegbingham]

Hi Niall
Not sure about convience unit, but I fitted some superbright eagle eye lights which were unbelievably
bright and I was very pleased with,and no dashboard display problems, but they started to fail. and I decided to replace them with more stylish
Superbright DRLights, but during the changeover I must have short circuited the wiring
I was hoping it was a blown fuse

[mikegbingham]

Hi Richard SEL
Thanks Just sorted my problem, It's been a few weeks as I have had a Cateract Op, but as you suggested a 'Hard Reset' did the trick,
and the dashdoard error has gone, What would that cost at the Dealership £100 ???
Thanks again
Mike

[RichardSEL]

£132 +VAT if they charge only one hour for a VAS scan -- usually they charge two hours on the basis that "they don't know so we can charge what we like".

I only charge £20.

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