Polo TDI vag com port location?

Not a good start with my "new" Polo, the enginemanagement light came on today on the way home, flashing constantly.

Seemed to drive ok though.

I've a cable/laptop so want to at least try and check the error codes if any before I take it back to the garage - anyone know where the port is, had a look tonight but it's dark so couldn't see it in the usual places like under the gearbox trim etc.

Oh and behind the driver's door isn't the first place you'd think to look for fuses....


It'a 2003 1.9 TDI.

 

try lifting the ash tray out, where else



if the glow plug light is on, prob brake light switch, about all that goes tdi's!

 

that sounds spot on to me

 

Took the ashtray liner out and it's not there?

Couldn't see how the rest would come out easily.

 

in the lupo when you removed dthe ash tray it was behind it
on the mk4 its a black plastic cover above the ash try
on a tt it was in the glove box(i think)

 

Sure does
Cr@ppy little job too - those switches are too easy to break.

 

Found it now it's light it's just under the dash on the driver's side.

 

well that was the obverse place!

looks like they've finally sorted the brake light switch, it's now got a beetle number & doesn't need a PHD to set up!

 

Anyone have the part number?

 

off the top of my head, 1C0 959 ??? E, most of there parts sytems have been updated on EKTA on the mk4's & 3B passats for this item

if it looks like a black clylinder, with purple thats the last working one of the type you take of the car. the 1C0 number is like a white box, with green on it

best I can recall