gclough
Member
Hi Gang,
I've got a 1.6 FSI Sport, and whenever I try to left-foot break it cuts the throttle.
WTF? I hear you ask... why subject a poor little A2 to the horrors of brake and gas at the same time, well I didn't drive it for a while and when I moved it there was a resounding CLUNK as the pads un-stuck from the discs. I figured a little brush on the brakes to remove any rust would make sense, but after a very short while (0.5 sec?) the A2 cut the throttle.
I guess that's one downside of having an electronic throttle... they can put code like this into the ECU. <sigh>
Has anyone else experienced this, or is it just me? Seems a little bit Nanny-ish, as what if I've just driven through a flooded road and want to put some heat into the brakes to help dry them out?
Thanks.
Greg.
P.S. Not long after I did this (a couple of times, just to make sure it wasn't a fluke), the brake light switch went faulty. My guess is the switch was OK, but the ECU marked it as bad because it kept coming on when it "shouldn't" be.
I've got a 1.6 FSI Sport, and whenever I try to left-foot break it cuts the throttle.
WTF? I hear you ask... why subject a poor little A2 to the horrors of brake and gas at the same time, well I didn't drive it for a while and when I moved it there was a resounding CLUNK as the pads un-stuck from the discs. I figured a little brush on the brakes to remove any rust would make sense, but after a very short while (0.5 sec?) the A2 cut the throttle.
I guess that's one downside of having an electronic throttle... they can put code like this into the ECU. <sigh>
Has anyone else experienced this, or is it just me? Seems a little bit Nanny-ish, as what if I've just driven through a flooded road and want to put some heat into the brakes to help dry them out?
Thanks.
Greg.
P.S. Not long after I did this (a couple of times, just to make sure it wasn't a fluke), the brake light switch went faulty. My guess is the switch was OK, but the ECU marked it as bad because it kept coming on when it "shouldn't" be.