diff lock controll

Post by **..lee..** » 19 May 2008, 21:49

i noticed yesterday that the diff lock controll panel has 4 bulbs behind it.

1 rear diff lock light

2 front diff lock light

3 illumination of the switches and

4 light to indicate what? centre diff lock / decoupler?.

anyone know what that centre light is meant to indicate. beats me.

lee.

Post by **Boltze** » 19 May 2008, 22:41

decoupler!

Post by **HarryMann** » 19 May 2008, 23:53

Just in case like... VW decided they woud be fitted with them at some point down the road, or had decided and decision was changed

Post by **toomanytoys** » 20 May 2008, 07:18

Cheaper to leave it in the moulding/assembly than remove it/remake the moulds.. marginal call considering how many they made... perhaps it was an oversight... and some keen chappy said "bugger it, we'll offer it as an option if it cant be fitted as standard, so leave the bits in there.."

Post by **..lee..** » 20 May 2008, 18:53

thanks guys, did vw ever fit a decoupler i remember vaguely reading something about it somewhere but cant remember what was said.

Post by **peasant** » 20 May 2008, 19:02

AFAIK (Boltze will surely correct me if I'm wrong) the very first Syncros actually had no VC but a decoupler.

So when the decision was made to abandon that and go with the VC instead the switchgear housing was already cast and done with and they just stuck with it.

Also they used the third light for some of those PTO's that were fitted on the Scandinavian models