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Motronic fuel injection and ignitionsystem (4-cyl. turbo)
Self-diagnosis for the Motronic system
Fault table

Notes:

  • ◆ The fault table is arranged according to the 5- digit fault code on the left.
  • ◆ Sporadic faults are marked "SP" (sporadic fault) on the V.A.G 1551 display.
  • ◆ If a stored fault does not appear within the next 40 engine starts, the fault code will be automatically erased.
  • ◆ Before replacing components indicated as being faulty, check the wiring and connectors to these components and the earth connections against the current flow diagram.

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00282

-V60 throttle valve positioner

Implausible signal

- Throttle valve sticking
- Fault in the wiring for the throttle valve positioner

- Idling speed too high
- Idling speed control goes into emergency operating mode
- Cruise control system is switched off

- Check the -V60 throttle valve positioner without CCS

Check the cruise control system
=> Electrical System; Repair Group 96

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00282

-V60 throttle valve positioner

Adaptation limit exceeded

- -V60 throttle valve positioner defective

- Idling speed too high
- Idling speed control goes into emergency operating mode
- Cruise control system is switched off

- Check the -V60 throttle valve positioner without CCS
=> Page 24-91
Check the cruise control system
=> Electrical System; Repair Group 96

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00515

-G40 Hall sensor

Open circuit/short to positive

- Open circuit or short to positive
- Sensor disc out of position
- -G40 defective

- No engine power at full throttle
- Emission values not OK
- High fuel consumption

- Check Hall sensor

Short to earth

- Short to earth
- -G40 defective

00528

F96 altitude sensor

Signal too high

- Open circuit or short to positive
- -F96 defective

- Possibly poor starting

- Check altitude sensor

Signal too low

- Short to earth
- Fault in power supply to -F96
- -F96 defective

- Reduced boost pressure (safety limitation for turbocharger speed)

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00532

Voltage supply

Signal too high

- Excess voltage from assisted start
- Alternator defective

- Damage to the engine control unit

- Check battery voltage

Signal too low

- Voltage supply less than 10 V for more than 1 second
- Poor wiring to engine control unit

- Engine will not start
- Engine running problems, engine may even stop
- Learning procedure for throttle valve control unit not possible

- Check power supply to control unit

- Battery discharged
- Current drain with ignition off

- Check battery charge level

Notes on fault code 00532:

  • ◆ If the fault is shown as a sporadic fault, ignore the fault message on the display. This fault is often stored when the engine is left idling for a long period with a large number of electrical consumers switched on causing the battery to become greatly discharged.
  • ◆ The fault message "Signal too low" is stored if the supply voltage falls below 10.00 V for more than 1 second. (The control unit will not function at less than 6.5 V.)

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00543

Maximum revs exceeded

- Engine over revving (e.g. wrong gear engaged)
- Engine speed greater than 7100 rpm

- Possible engine damage

- Rectify mechanical damage

00544

Maximum boost pressure exceeded

- Hoses interchanged, not connected, blocked or leaking
- Solenoid valve for boost pressure control defective
- Pressure unit for turbocharger defective

- Loss of power (overrun cut-off until boost pressure falls to a non critical level)

- Check boost pressure control => Page 24-34

- Short to earth

- Check solenoid valve for boost pressure control

- Altitude sensor defective

- Reduced boost pressure

- Check altitude sensor

V.A.G 1551 printout

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00561
Mixture adaptation

Adaptation limit (add) exceeded

- Fuel system pressure too low

- Vehicle bucking

- Fill up vehicle, check fuel -system pressure => Page 24-15

Adaptation limit (mul) exceeded

- Incorrect signal from air mass meter

- Increased fuel consumption

- Check air mass meter => Page 24-31

- Leaks in exhaust system upstream of catalytic converter
- Unmetered air downstream of air mass meter

- Possibly rough idling
- Vehicle bucking

- Rectify leaks

- Coked injectors

- Check injection quantity

Notes:

  • ◆ (add) = additive, i.e. fault only occurs during idling.
  • ◆ (mul) = multiplicative, i.e. fault occurs throughout the entire engine speed range and load range.

V.A.G 1551 printout

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00561
Mixture adaptation

Adaptation limit (add) not reached

- Fuel system pressure too low

- Vehicle bucking

- Fill up vehicle, check fuel system pressure => Page 24-15

Adaptation limit (mul) not reached

- Incorrect signal from air mass meter

- Increased fuel consumption

- Check air mass meter => Page 24-31

- Fuel in engine oil
- Unmetered air downstream of air mass meter

- Possibly rough idling
- Vehicle bucking

- Drive vehicle on a motorway for 15 minutes or change oil
Rectify leaks

- Injectors leaking

- Black smoke

- Check injection quantity

Notes:

  • ◆ (add) = additive, i.e. fault only occurs during idling.
  • ◆ (mul) = multiplicative, i.e. fault occurs throughout the entire engine speed range and load range.

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00575

Intake manifold pressure

Control limit not reached

- Signal from air mass meter too low

- Increased power

- Check air mass meter => Page 24-31

- Unmetered air between air mass meter and turbocharger

- Check intake system

- Turbocharger pressure unit sticking
- Solenoid valve for boost pressure control defective
- Short circuit or open circuit

- Poor performance

- Check boost pressure control => Page 24-34

Control limit exceeded

- Signal from air mass meter too high

- Poor performance

- Check air mass meter => Page 24-31

- Turbocharger pressure unit sticking
- Solenoid valve for boost pressure control defective

- Increased power

- Check boost pressure control => Page 24-34

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00670

-G127 sensor for throttle valve positioner

Signal too low

- Short to earth
- Fault in power supply to -G127
- -G127 defective

- Idling speed too high
- No idling speed control
- Load change jolt on accelerator release

- Check sensor for -G127 throttle valve positioner without CCS => Page 24-74

Signal too high

- Open circuit or short to positive
- Fault in earth supply to -G127
- -G127 defective

- AC compressor only activated at high engine speeds

- Check sensor for -G127 throttle valve positioner with CCS => Page 24-91

Implausible signal

- Throttle valve sticking
- Fault in wiring to -G127

Notes on fault code 00670:

  • ◆ The sensor for the throttle valve positioner is located in the J338 throttle valve control unit.
  • ◆ The sensor is a potentiometer, which reports the position of the throttle valve positioner to the control unit.

V.A.G 1551 printout

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00671

-E45 switch for CCS

Implausible signal

- -E45 defective
- Open circuit or short circuit

- Cruise control system is switched off

- Check the cruise control system (CCS)

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01119

Gear recognition signal

Open/short to positive

- Open circuit or short to positive
- -F125 defective

- Brief and slightly more pronounced engine speed fluctuations when engaging or disengaging a gear

- Check wiring to -F125 multifunction switch
=> Current Flow Diagrams, Electrical Fault Finding and Fitting Locations binder

Short to earth

- Short to earth
- -F125 defective

- Interrogate the fault memory for gearbox

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01165

-J338 throttle valve control unit

Control limit not reached

- Throttle valve sticking
- Actuator mechanics sticking

- Increased idling speed
- Load change jolt on accelerator release

- Check throttle valve control unit without CCS
=> Page 24-61

Control limit exceeded

Control difference

- Open circuit to -V60 throttle valve positioner

- Check throttle valve control unit with CCS
=> Page 24-78

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01182

Height adaptation

Signal outside tolerance

- -G69 throttle valve potentiometer defective

- Starting problems
- Poor throttle response

- Check -G69 throttle valve potentiometer without CCS => Page 24-88

- Wrong throttle valve unit fitted

- Starting problems

- Check part number

- Unmetered air

- Rectify unmetered air

- Air cleaner blocked

- Replace air cleaner

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01247

-N80 solenoid valve 1 for activated carbon canister

Short to earth

- Short to earth
- -N80 defective

- Possibility of bucking in part load range

- Check solenoid valve 1 for activated carbon canister

Short to positive

- Short to positive
- -N80 defective

- Car may smell of petrol

Output open

- Open circuit
- -N80 defective

V.A.G 1551 printout

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01249
Injector, cylinder 1 -N30

01250
Injector, cylinder 2 -N31

01251
Injector, cylinder 3 -N32

01252
Injector, cylinder 4 -N33

Short to earth

- Short to earth
- Injector defective

- Irregular engine running
- Engine stops

- Check injectors

Short to positive

- Short to positive
- Injector defective

Output open

- Open circuit
- Injector defective

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01259

-J17 fuel pump relay

Open circuit/short circuit to earth

- Open circuit
- -J17 fuel pump relay
- -defective

- Engine will not start
- Engine stops
- Several faults may be recorded

- Check fuel pump relay => Page 24-26

- Short to earth

- Fuel pump runs continuously when ignition is on

Short to positive

- Short to positive

- Engine will not start
- Engine stops
- Several faults may be recorded

Note:

If fault code "01259" has been stored, fault codes "01247 / 01249 / 01250 / 01251 / 01252 / 1262 / 16486" may also be stored, as these components are supplied with power from the fuel pump relay.

V.A.G 1551 printout

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01262
-N75 solenoid valve for boost pressure control

Short to earth

- Short to earth
- -N75 defective

- Loss of power (overrun cut-off until boost pressure falls to a non critical level)
- Boost pressure too high
- Fault 0544 maximum boost pressure exceeded/ stored

- Check solenoid valve for boost pressure control

Short to positive

- Short to positive
- -N75 defective

- Poor performance
- Boost pressure too low

Output open

- Open circuit
- -N75 defective

V.A.G 1551 printout

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01314

Engine control unit

Defective

- CCS not working

- Replace engine control unit => Page 24-10

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16486

-G70 air mass meter

Signal too low

- Open circuit or short to earth
- -G70 defective

- Scarcely perceptible change in performance

- Check air mass meter => Page 24-31

- Unmetered air
- Air cleaner blocked

- Check intake system

16487

-G70 air mass meter

Signal too high

- Open circuit or short to positive
- -G70 defective

- Scarcely perceptible change in performance

- Check air mass meter => Page 24-31

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16496

-G42 sensor for intake air temperature.

Signal too low

- Short to earth
- -G42 defective

- Emergency operation (substitute value constant +19.5 °C)

- Check sensor for intake air temperature

16497

-G42 sensor for intake air temperature

Signal too high

- Open circuit or short to positive
- -G42 defective

- Emergency operation (substitute value constant +19.5 °C)

- Check sensor for intake air temperature

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16500

-G62 sensor for coolant temperature

Implausible signal

- Moisture or corrosion on connector
- Loose contact
- -G62 defective

- Cold start problems at very low temperatures
- Engine running problems when warm

- Check sensor for intake air temperature

16501
-G62 sensor for intake air temperature

- Increased fuel consumption
- Emission values not OK

Signal too low

- Short to earth
- -G62 defective

16502

-G62 sensor for coolant temperature

Signal too high

- Open circuit or short to positive
- -G62 defective

V.A.G 1551 printout

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16505

-G69 throttle valve potentiometer

Implausible signal

- Moisture or corrosion in the connector
- -G69 defective

- Acceleration bucking
- Rough idling

- Check -G69 throttle valve potentiometer without CCS => Page 24-71

16506

-G69 throttle valve potentiometer

Signal too low

- Open circuit or short to earth
- -G69 defective

- Acceleration bucking
- Load change jolt on accelerator release

- Check -G69 throttle valve potentiometer with CCS => Page 24-88

16507

-G69 throttle valve potentiometer

Signal too high

- Open circuit or short to positive
- -G69 defective

- Acceleration bucking
- Load change jolt on accelerator release

Note on fault code 16505:

The air throughput (air mass) at the relevant speed is checked with the throttle angle.

Notes on fault codes 16505, 16506 and 16507:

  • ◆ As soon as the error is identified, the control unit uses a substitute value formed from the speed.
  • ◆ If an error occurs simultaneously on the G69 throttle valve potentiometer and the air mass meter, no emergency operation function is possible. Consequence: The engine stalls.

V.A.G 1551 printout

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16514

Bank 1 - Probe 1

Electrical fault in circuit

- Corrosion due to moisture on connector
- Short circuit between signal line for lambda probe and reference earth wire for lambda probe

- Lambda control not working (mixture formation is controlled)

- Check lambda control

- Amplitude in signal line too low (lambda probe contaminated or probe slots clogged or dirty)

- Rough idling
- Emission values not OK
- Increased fuel consumption

- Check lambda probe signal line and actuation => Page 24-54

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16515

Bank 1 - Probe 1

Voltage too low

- Short to earth or short to screening in lambda probe signal line
- Short to earth or short to screening in lambda probe reference earth line
- Lambda probe defective

- Lambda control not working (mixture formation is controlled)
- Rough idling
- Emission values not OK
- Increased fuel consumption

- Check lambda control

16516

Bank 1 - Probe 1

Voltage too high

- Short to positive in signal line

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16518

Bank 1 - Probe 1

No activity

- Short to earth in reference earth line
- Lambda probe defective (dirty)

- Rough idling
- Emission values not OK

- Check lambda control

- Lambda probe heating not functioning

- Increased fuel consumption
- Soot deposits on spark plugs

- Check fuel pump relay => Page 24-51

16519

Bank 1 - Probe 1

Electrical fault in heating circuit

- Open circuit or short circuit

- Lambda probe heating not functioning

- Check lambda probe heating => Page 24-51

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16705

-G28 engine speed sensor

Implausible signal

- Sensor disc loose or bent

- Poor starting
- Engine misfiring

- Remove oil sump and check sensor disc

- -G28 engine speed sensor defective
- Loose contact
- Open circuit in screening

- Check engine speed sensor

16706

-G28 engine speed sensor

No signal

- Open circuit or short circuit
- -G28 engine speed sensor loose or defective

- Engine will not start
- Engine cuts out

- Check engine speed sensor

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16711

-G61 knock sensor 1

Signal too low

16716

-G66 knock sensor 2

Signal too low

- Knock sensor loose or corrosion on connector

- High fuel consumption
- Poor performance

- Tightening torque for knock sensor: 20 Nm

- Open circuit or short to earth
- Knock sensor defective

- Check knock sensor

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16885

Vehicle speed signal

Implausible signal

- Open circuit between -G22 speedometer sensor and dash panel insert
- Open circuit between dash panel insert and engine control unit
- -G22 defective
- Dash panel insert defective

- Engine control unit does not deactivate air conditioner compressor
- Poor load change performance

- Check speed signal => Page 24-106

16989

Control unit defective

- Engine control unit defective

- Engine will not start

- Replace engine control unit => Page 24-10

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17733
Knock control cyl. 1

17734
Knock control cyl. 2

17735
Knock control cyl. 3

17736
Knock control cyl. 4

Control limit reached

- Poor quality fuel (less than RON 91)

- High fuel consumption
- Poor performance
- Irregular engine running

- Fill up with petrol of at least RON 91

- Knock sensor tightened with incorrect torque

- Tighten knock sensor (20 Nm)

- Abnormal engine noise (ancillaries loose)

- Check knock control
=> Page 28-21

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17913

-F60 idling switch

Does not close / open circuit

- Throttle cable setting
- Floor mat pressing down on accelerator

- Idling speed too high

- Adjust throttle cable

- Throttle valve sticking
- Open circuit or short to positive
- -F60 idling switch defective

- Idling speed control not functioning
- Load change jolt on accelerator release
- AC compressor only activated at high engine speeds

- Check idling switch

17914

-F60 idling switch

Does not open / short to earth

- Moisture in throttle valve connector
- Short to earth
- -F60 idling switch defective

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17953

Throttle valve control

Faulty

- Open circuit
- Throttle valve stiff or dirty
- -G69 and -G127 defective

- Idling speed too high
- Load change jolt on accelerator release

- Check -J338 throttle valve control unit - without CCS => Page 24-78

17966

Throttle valve drive

Electrical fault in circuit

- Short to earth
- short to positive
- -V60 throttle valve positioner defective

- Idling speed too high

- Check throttle valve positioner without CCS => Page 24-93

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17967

-J338 throttle valve control unit

Fault in basic setting

- Idling switch open or open circuit
- Throttle valve sticks and will not close
- Pulse detected by engine speed sensor

- Adaptation of throttle valve control unit not performed

- Adapt the throttle valve control unit
=> Page 24-79

17972

-J338 throttle valve control unit

Undervoltage in basic setting

- Voltage less than 10 V during basic setting

- Check voltage, read measured value blockDisplay Group 03, display zone 2=> Page 01-86

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17978

Engine control unit
blocked

- Attempted tampering

- Engine starts but cuts out again immediately

- Adapt engine electronics control unit to electronic immobilizer
=> Electrical System; Repair Group 01; immobilizer self-diagnosis

- Short circuit in the communication line

- Check the electronic immobilizer
=> Electrical System; Repair Group 01; immobilizer self-diagnosis

- Immobilizer control unit defective/missing

Note on fault code 17978:

If an attempt is made to start the car with a key which has not been adapted, a static fault will be recorded. If the car is then started with a correctly adapted key, the fault will be re-classified as a sporadic fault.

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18010

Power supply term. 30

Voltage too low

- Battery was disconnected

- All learned values erased

- Erase fault memory and continue to observe vehicle

- Open circuit

- Check power supply for control unit

18020

Engine control unit incorrectly encoded

- Engine control unit incorrectly encoded

- Loss of performance
- Increased emission values
- Various faults in fault memory

- Encode control unit

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18034

CAN bus fault. Message from gearbox control unit

- Fault in the data lines to the gearbox control unit

- Automatic gearbox goes into emergency operation
- Engine running problems (gearshift jolt, load change jolt)

- Checking the Motronic system/ABS/gearbox data exchange (CAN bus) => Page 24-116

18259

CAN bus fault. Message from ABS control unit

- Fault in the data line to the ABS control unit (antilock system)

- No driving dynamics control

- Checking the Motronic system/ABS/gearbox data exchange (CAN bus) => Page 24-116

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