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Old April 3rd 08, 03:18 AM posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
Nate Nagel[_2_]
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Default Blinking red temperature light - what does it mean?

flarosa wrote:
> My car is a 2000 Beetle, 2.0 ltr gas engine.
>
> About a week ago I suddenly got a blinking red temperature light while
> driving. I had been driving about 20 minutes at the time. I checked
> the coolant and oil, both were normal. The next two days I was fine
> driving to work, which is about 10 minutes each way. The next day I
> ran a few errands after work and I got the same blinking red light
> after driving a little over 20 minutes. This is the light that looks
> like a thermometer, not the check engine light - and doesn't turn red
> and then start blinking later, it goes from off to blinking red right
> away, accompanied by several beeps.
>
> I made an appointment with VW to check it out, but they won't be able
> to see me until next Wednesday.
>
> Can anyone guess what this is, and whether it is safe to drive my car
> for the next week until someone can fix it?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Frank


don't drive it. hopefully you haven't already fux0red the engine.

any red warning light generally means "stop right now before things get
really ugly." In this case I assume it means high engine temperature.

nate

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