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  1. 17th May 2011, 10:26 AM #1
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    Red light on D1 dash?

    I own a 97 V8 D1 and have a faintly illuminated red light on the right hand side of the dash, just above the fuel guage. It has been illuminated for quite a while, but is so faint it is hardly noticeable, even when night driving. It is in the shape of the car and recently has started to get a little brighter on occasions before dimming down again. On closer inspection - when it does get brighter - it appears to have the shape of a key blacked out within it. I have searched through the vehicle hand book from front to back but have still been unable to locate a picture resembling what is on my dash. In the hand book it appears that there is a seat belt warning symbol located in this position in some vehicles. I would appreciate if anyone has an answer as to what this symbol represents, and I would appreciate it even more if someone could tell me how to get rid of it. It doesn't seem to be affecting anything I just don't like the fact that I have a red light on the dash. It makes me think that something is about to go wrong.
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  2. 17th May 2011, 11:04 AM #2
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    Hey Lowranger

    I have a 98 tdi D1 and have seen the same red light on my dash. I believe it is something to do with the immobiliser. The only time I have seen it light up is when the battery in my remote went flat and the immobiliser refused to let my car start until I locked the doors and unlocked them again (PAINFUL!! ).

    My thoughts (for what they're worth) are your immobiliser may be about to play up possibly leaving you stranded. As I am currently doing, best to look into what's involved in either fixing it (search under "spider" or "immobiliser") or do what I'm about to do and bypass the &*#^@$%^ thing .

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  3. 17th May 2011, 11:10 AM #3
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    This is from the owners' manual:



    As goldey suggested, maybe look into the "spider" immobilisation issue.
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  4. 17th May 2011, 11:15 AM #4
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    Thanks for that guys, nice1guv, that picture is not included within my manual for some reason.
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  5. 18th May 2011, 06:56 AM #5
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    nice1guvs post looks like it is from the owners handbook.
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  6. 21st May 2011, 02:35 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by blackbuttdisco View Post
    nice1guvs post looks like it is from the owners handbook.
    "Owners handbook" was what I was referring to when I said manual.
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