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JGov
Hi,
I had a weird succession of errors on my last trip. T6.1 Coast, 1300 km, brand new.
All went well until a few days ago: the start
stop wasnt kicking in, but my dash didnt show an error. I’m not totally sure but I might have fitted the 7 pin adapter to the 12 pin trailersocket BEFORE the start/stop problem.
We went on a trip, 250 km, bikerack fitted on the towbar and electrics are working well.
Then first the pigtail starts flashing yellow, after a few minutes the ‘Start/stop malfunction’ sign pops up, a little
later the engine emission sign is illuminated
continously yellow and a few minutes later the rpm limited sign. We were driving in the hills for the first time so I cant really say if there was loss of power or not (but I think there was at some point). Restarting a few times
did not help.
I park, get out and walk to the back (keys
out of ignition) and then my both indicator lights flashed for a few times (I did not lock or unlock). And then I recalled it took the dealer weeks and weeks to get the towbar fitted because of ‘difficult electrics’ etc. I unplugged the trailer adapter, then put it all back together, afterwards not a single error. All is well, seems like nothing ever happened, drove another 250 km without any problem.
The van is going in for a recall next week
anyway (Bowden cable problem), they said they’d look at it.
Does anyone have a clue? I am no mechanic whatsover, but I’ve got a sneakin suspicion the wiring of the towbar is faulty.
![437E9159-5D32-4E61-979B-36C69CC3F767.jpeg 437E9159-5D32-4E61-979B-36C69CC3F767.jpeg](https://vwcaliforniaclub.com/data/attachments/61/61384-803943c31722fa6b85b1f3c1e993168e.jpg)
![90F2BE79-567A-47B1-8F5A-8483451C826E.jpeg 90F2BE79-567A-47B1-8F5A-8483451C826E.jpeg](https://vwcaliforniaclub.com/data/attachments/61/61385-ee90229e065bcbdcf3748a73a068616f.jpg)
![5FF07964-CCFA-4A3D-A27A-0CA1AC85B354.jpeg 5FF07964-CCFA-4A3D-A27A-0CA1AC85B354.jpeg](https://vwcaliforniaclub.com/data/attachments/61/61386-ada708079b34a4129a3f0cd1b53c6c7b.jpg)
I had a weird succession of errors on my last trip. T6.1 Coast, 1300 km, brand new.
All went well until a few days ago: the start
stop wasnt kicking in, but my dash didnt show an error. I’m not totally sure but I might have fitted the 7 pin adapter to the 12 pin trailersocket BEFORE the start/stop problem.
We went on a trip, 250 km, bikerack fitted on the towbar and electrics are working well.
Then first the pigtail starts flashing yellow, after a few minutes the ‘Start/stop malfunction’ sign pops up, a little
later the engine emission sign is illuminated
continously yellow and a few minutes later the rpm limited sign. We were driving in the hills for the first time so I cant really say if there was loss of power or not (but I think there was at some point). Restarting a few times
did not help.
I park, get out and walk to the back (keys
out of ignition) and then my both indicator lights flashed for a few times (I did not lock or unlock). And then I recalled it took the dealer weeks and weeks to get the towbar fitted because of ‘difficult electrics’ etc. I unplugged the trailer adapter, then put it all back together, afterwards not a single error. All is well, seems like nothing ever happened, drove another 250 km without any problem.
The van is going in for a recall next week
anyway (Bowden cable problem), they said they’d look at it.
Does anyone have a clue? I am no mechanic whatsover, but I’ve got a sneakin suspicion the wiring of the towbar is faulty.
![437E9159-5D32-4E61-979B-36C69CC3F767.jpeg 437E9159-5D32-4E61-979B-36C69CC3F767.jpeg](https://vwcaliforniaclub.com/data/attachments/61/61384-803943c31722fa6b85b1f3c1e993168e.jpg)
![90F2BE79-567A-47B1-8F5A-8483451C826E.jpeg 90F2BE79-567A-47B1-8F5A-8483451C826E.jpeg](https://vwcaliforniaclub.com/data/attachments/61/61385-ee90229e065bcbdcf3748a73a068616f.jpg)
![5FF07964-CCFA-4A3D-A27A-0CA1AC85B354.jpeg 5FF07964-CCFA-4A3D-A27A-0CA1AC85B354.jpeg](https://vwcaliforniaclub.com/data/attachments/61/61386-ada708079b34a4129a3f0cd1b53c6c7b.jpg)