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Post22-05-2012, 12:28    Subject: Golf 5 Headlight Monitoring Quote

I was contacted regarding this lamp monitoring system.
It's a Golf 5 from the very first years of production.

According to the owner, the lamp monitoring system illuminates regularly, but all the lamps are functioning correctly.
Occasionally, the problem would disappear. A few years ago, VW replaced the wiring harness at the rear because the issue had occurred there before. From that point on, things were quiet until a few months ago.

Has anyone had any experience with this, or are there any known diseases associated with it?

Can VCDS possibly be used to "re-initialize" or perform a reset?

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Post22-05-2012, 13:04    Subject: Golf 5 Headlight Monitoring Quote

Which lights are supposedly broken?

Something in the trunk lid... then it sounds like a broken cable in the joint.

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Post22-05-2012, 16:35    Subject: Golf 5 Headlight Monitoring Quote

Yes, in the tailgate.
Rep. Should you replace a connector or wiring harness, or is it better to replace the entire thing?
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Post22-05-2012, 17:34    Subject: Golf 5 Headlight Monitoring Quote

You can either have it repaired five times, with it constantly breaking down, or you can choose to get a brand new wiring harness – the choice is yours.

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Post22-05-2012, 18:43    Subject: Golf 5 Headlight Monitoring Quote

Okay, thank you.
While I doubt it will actually happen, I'm going to pass this along anyway.
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