...Alfa Romeo Mito starting year of construction 10/2008 Condensation forming on the front fog lamp If complaints are made about the above issue, this does not necessarily point to any error. If the covering pane is covered by condensation, the area where light is emitted should dry wi...
...BMW 3 series (E46) All vehicles with Xenon lights Failure of the headlight range adjustment If the headlights are moved to the lowest adjusting position, there is usually a fault in the headlight range adjustment system. Moving down the headlights signals the fault, since there is...
...Volkswagen Golf IV All models Illumination of the malfunction indicator lamp If a customer complains about the above problem, this could be caused by defective stop light bulbs. When reading out the error code, a faulty stop light switch is indicated . After this is replaced, the pr...
...Opel Vectra C Model year: 2006 - 2008 Engine: 2.8i V6 (169 KW + 184 KW) Loss of coolant On the above mentioned vehicles a loss of coolant m ay occur due to a faulty coolant expansion tank. The problem has already been addressed by the vehicle manufacturer, the vehicles checked...
...Citroen C2 All vehicles with power steering year of manufacture until December 2007 Failure of the power steering If a customer complains about the above problem, this could be caused by a defective torque sensor. The customer notices this defect by an increased steering effort . I...
...Technical information Oil coolers for hydrodynamic retarders General Hydrodynamic retarders (working with liquids) are used in commercial vehicles in order to support the actual brake system as an almost wear-free hydro-kinetic brake. T he kinetic energy is turned into heat through...
...Mercedes Viano Year of manufacture: 2007 - 2010 With air-conditioning system Engine overheats / Failure of the air-conditioning system The above vehicles can experience engine overheating and/or failure of the air-conditioning system. A short circuit in the radiator/condense...
...Opel Insignia Model year: 2009 - 2010 Engine: A16XER / A18XER Engine overheats / defective thermostat The above vehicles can experience engine overheating due to a defective coolant thermostat. Micro-cracks in the thermostat housing can allow wax filling to escape so that the t...
...BMW 1-series (E81) Model year: 2007 - 2011 All with start-stop system Failure of automatic start-stop No error code If failure of the automatic start-stop is detected on the above vehicle model, this may be associated with a problem of the starter battery. One of the basic precondit...
...Peugeot 807 Year of manufacture: 2002 - 2005 Condensation water outflow / Airbag monitoring light Problem: Accumulation of water in the passenger footwell. The airbag monitoring lamp lights up. In an extreme case, the airbag(s) is/are activated. Possible causes: In case of accumu...