Weird Think happened with My GTI

[MR-GTI]

Hey all,

Good to see more of theses little Pocket Rockets being bought!!.

Ok a very weird thing happened yesterday.

I was washing the car, I had just finished giving the interior a once over, and noticed something strange as I was washing the out side of the car……
First I thought it was the Sun refection …. but I noticed that the Passenger side Park light was on, only one side..
I thought WTF!!.

So I went and opened the driver’s door and there was BEEPING sound coming from the cabin. The one as if I had left my lights on, but nothing was on!!!

I though stuff it; I'll finish washing the suds off the car and check it again later.

As I worked my way to the front of the car the same side front Park light was on??

So to clear things Both Front and back Park lights were on, but just on the Passenger side...

I rinsed the car off and got in it to take a better look at what was going on.
I put the keys in the ignition, tried the lights ect... I then started the car, turned it off and went and checked as the sound had then stopped.
Now all was ok...

So anyone know WTF happened?

Regs MR-GTI

[Tim]

another victim of the german parking light!

In most german cars if u leave the indicator on whilst u turn the car off it will leave the corresponding front and rear parking lights on. I think its for if u park in a dark street at night or in a big snow storm your car is still visible. or something to that effect. so yeah its a feature not a fault.

My car makes a buzzing noise as well until i close the door or switch the indicator off.

[MR-GTI]

DAAMMM ...

You are a ledgend Tim..

I thought it was wiered, and I really didn't think it was fault, but I was not sure what to make of it !!

Thanks again.

Regs MR GTI

[PoloGTi]

That happened to me when i first got mine aswell then saw the indercater was on and worked it out, bit like the one reverse light get so many ppl telling me ones dead lol.

[gtigrl]

LOL .... happened to me too!

[EndlessMKI]

hehehe gave me a chuckle..........

hope your enjoying your gti's.

[gtimk5]

From 1977 the golfs had that feature. In some euro countries if you left your car on some roads you had to have the roadside parkers on. Thats what I was told anyway. Cheers!

[syncro]

From 1977 the golfs

All Golfs had it.

[gtimk5]

I had 3 76 LS that didn't!

[syncro]

I had one that did

[evorobin]

The buzzer was clearly brought in on the mk3. Wish mine made a noise when the headlights are left on...

[golf-kart]

I had 3 76 LS that didn't!

.......X2

[ausgolfer]

I had 3 76 LS that didn't!

I had one that did

My 76 LS did it too, perhaps could be to do with the flasher can? Mine might have been changed for a later type.

[Oneofthegreats]

I think it depended on what part of the year 76 LS. As the very first LS"s (like my mum's old LS) had the same indicator stalk setup & wiring I believe as the later beetle's which didn't have this option.

[DubSteve]

Had this problem once to on my previous golf, me and my father were looking around the car and saw the lights on and were like crap there something wrong with it and we couldn't get rid of it until we fiddled around with the lights.