Golf 3 TDI Synchro: Glow Plug Light On While Driving

Hello!

"For the past two days, the preheating light has been illuminated on my Golf 3 while I'm driving."
Is everything normal? (regarding starting/driving?)

Does anyone know about this?

Tip: Read the error codes and use the search function here.

@brush
Please re-calibrate the pressure sensor pedals.

Best regards,
Rudi

For understanding.

The yellow lamp with the glow plug symbol doesn't actually indicate the preheating process in TDIs anymore.
It is, rather, a general motor control indicator light.

Later, after about 200 uses, the MIL (Motor Indicator Light - something in English) also came on.

If a "1Z" indicator light illuminates while driving, it means something is not working correctly.

m;

dieselmartin wrote:

After 200x, the MIL (Motor something_in_english Lamp) came on.

By the way: that thing is called the Malfunction Indicator Lamp, IIRC .

Quote:

Malfunction Indicator Lamp

Really? What a great term.
It's good that "Lamp" is still in the name, because otherwise I would have thought it was a sheep.

Which "malfunction" is the lamp indicating?

m;

*I'm already starting to get annoyed again about marketing naming conventions.*

It indicates a malfunction of a component in the engine that is being monitored by the self-diagnosis system.
It could also be related to the ABS (Anti-lock Braking System), so it's advisable to check the engine and ABS systems, evaluate any error codes, and then take appropriate action.