Sharan Queries!

[ric220]

Hi all. Another couple of Sharan-based questions I'm afraid!

 

On occasion when getting out of my '99 1.8t there's a high-pitched warning buzz which is different to the "lights on" warning. The keys are out of the ignition so it's not warning me about that. Any suggestions?

 

Also, re the non-working rear centre brake light; I've seen the thread re accessing the cables in the C pillar but not about actually repairing them. I can see exposed wires where the sheath has split (never a good thing) - can the connector simply be replaced?

 

Finally (honest!), the temp (rad) gauge is temperamental, sometimes reading normally, sometimes sitting on minimum. Is this a common fault and is there a cheap solution?

 

Hope someone can help. PS just took the car for weekend camping with the family and it was brilliant! With just 1 rearmost seat removed it swallowed nearly as much stuff as my old Merc e-class and performed superbly. Very pleased with my purchase!

[gazmech]

Wires in the rubber boot could be snapped I had same problem, I patched in a bit of wire did the trick.

[gregers]

in the faqs you will find a detailed post/thread on splicing/soldering wires back together.

[credless]

on the temp guage issue - see FAQ 's 49 &56 =  replace coolant temp sensor

[sishyplops]

Buzzer could be youv'e left your indicator on which puts parking lights on, i had a VW for ages before i discovered what the noise was

[ric220]

Thanks all for your replies. I'll go through them and hopefully solve the issues. Cheers again.