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I thought the same until someone mentioned that one. :)
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Have you tried an OBD reader to reset the fault it maybe as Simple as that

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A mate has a reader. I will borrow that and give it a go. It's what made it come on in the first place that's puzzling.
 
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If that doesn't work do what I did get rid and only buy a car with a OBD if it has a warranty I got rid of my bmw because a bmw specialist wanted me to pay so he could guess at the fault I only did it once

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If all else fails do a "Ferranti Reset", disconnect the battery leave for a while then reconnect, go or run it for about 20 mins and see if that helps/resolves the issue.
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TONYT25T25 wrote: 08 Jan 2022, 13:18 If all else fails do a "Ferranti Reset", disconnect the battery leave for a while then reconnect, go or run it for about 20 mins and see if that helps/resolves the issue.

Wow, that takes me back 37 years.!!
Sebastian De Ferranti, my first employer in 1984.

The reset method you describe is a well used process discussed on Post 2002 Vauxhall forums. (Except Corsa-D).

Although the method I advise is...
Ensure the ignition is off
Unlock the doors, open a window just incase, and close but do not lock the door.
Wait 5 mins for all ECUs to go to sleep
Disconnect battery
Wait 15 mins
Reconnect battery
Wait 5 mins for all ECUs to reboot.
Start the car as normal and hopefully the fault has cleared.
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An ECU reset on the T6 is with battery disconnect and also short the positive and negative cables together to achieve a capacitive discharge of the capacitors in the circuits - works quite well in solving strange errors.
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Oldiebut goodie wrote: 09 Jan 2022, 20:09 short the positive and negative cables together to achieve a capacitive discharge of the capacitors in the circuits

That does not sound like a good way to discharge capacitors.
But if that is a recommended VW method, then who am I to argue...
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