Passat Syncro Wagon V6-2.8L (ATQ) (2000)
Malfunction Indicator Lamp: Testing and Inspection
EPC Warning Lamp, Functional Check
EPC Warning Lamp (Malfunction Lamp For Power Accelerator Activation) In Instrument Cluster, Significance
Function test:
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Switch ignition on: EPC warning lamp must light up.
If EPC indicator lamp does not light when ignition is switched on:
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Check instrument cluster and EPC warning lamp as follows:
If EPC warning lamp does not light when ignition is switched on:
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Start engine and let run at idle: EPC warning lamp must go out after a few seconds.
If EPC warning lamp does not go out:
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Check DTC memory, repair any malfunctions and then erase DTC memory, See Erasing and checking DTC memory.
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Read readiness code. If DTC memory was erased or Engine Control Module (ECM) was disconnected from continuous B+ supply, readiness code
must be re-generated.