Category: VW Phaeton Forum

Hello together, have just changed my battery in the key and to get the orange error message “Battery weak etc.” away in the display once started the vehicle with key in the ignition lock. Error message elemeniert! So far, so good! Then I got the idea to lock the car with the key in the lock driver door sometimes (use otherwise only Keyless). Ging also. DWA turns on, everything well. Now I also wanted to unlock it once with key in the lock driver door. Ging also, DWA stayed on. (???) door opened and my car horned at me… to get scared of death and hecticly pressed on all buttons of the lock. Auto horned no more, DWA deactivated. Kreidebleich took the BA and ‘n Schnaps out of the cabinet, studied, drunk and found nothing of the like that. Schnaps and BA re-packed away again. Please repeat again to Phaetonforum search and also found nothing. Überlegt schnaps zu zu erholfen… idea then again rejected. Again Düßem Düßels was kept shut away?

Hello, I drive a 3, 2l V6 and have the problem that the engine in the cold area has ignition oscillators on the 1 and also on the 5 cylinder. After the oil has reached a temperature of 80 degrees, the engine runs smoothly and all cylinders work without any problem. Ausgelsen at the dealer also has only ignition oscillators Bank 1 and machsmal Bank 5 shown. All ignition rods & spark plugs were changed no improvement. Compression measurement was with all cylinders i.o. dealer meant I should possibly still make a pressure loss measurement, because he suspects that either a burnt valve or the pressure over the piston rings escapes. My guess is that it is an electrical problem. Maybe someone has an idea what could be the cause. For feedback I am very grateful.

Have my Phaeton (Bj. 2006, 3.0 TDI) not so long. However, I have the problem that the dipped-beam causes problems. It goes out very briefly and the error message comes: “Please check your light” (or so similar) It goes about 2 to 5x in a row. Then again 150km nothing and everything is fine. A false signal light is to be seen on the left of the middle monitor. When I turn off the car and turn it on again, however, it is gone. Today I was in the workshop to do a customer service, but it could not be read out. I was very pleased that the car master attested the top condition of the vehicle. But what that could be with the dipped-beam, he did not know. Yes, tonight it was again. No matter if with faster or slower driving mode. In the middle of the highway it went out and on several times after each other. (Good that there is still a fog light.) But still, now I am without a guess. Think me, it might be known that this is a problem and I know how to remove it.

Hello together, have used a small tour yesterday evening to make an update for my year 2009 RNS810. The DVD was immediately recognized and asked if I only want to use it at short notice or save it. After the selection “Save” it took only a short time until I was in the selection menu and could navigate. I did not notice any changes and so I am not sure if everything is fine, because with my last vehicle such an update took almost an hour. Is there somewhere a menu where you can see if the current version was taken over correctly? Ciao, Allenquatsch

In my previous year’s review of my dream ship, which is now 6 years old, my mechanic had announced the necessary exchange of the bearings of the front crossbars. Had the opportunity to take a look at it for a short time today and I could not see anything from porous. Also no noises from the wheel suspension or suspension. Is this a typical weak point which is repaired during this running time of VW in general? I would therefore like to ask the question in the round, what happened to you over the years with typical repairs at the regular services or also otherwise.

This morning a nice Paheton was standing next to me in the traffic jam. He had the tyred dimension 275 / 40 R19 on the back. On – so they looked according to the wheel hub at least – original VW rims. Does someone have pics of such a Dimenson or does someone drive such tires on the Phaeton?

Hello, I’m new here on MT as well as in the Phaeton Forum. I’ve collected a small Phaeton collection here in California over the last 8 years and currently have 4 Phaetons and a part donor in the household. Although I’m very active on the VWVortex.com Phaeton Forum, but the number of American Phaeton drivers goes back quickly, i.e. I have to look for problem solutions in the country of birth of the Phaeton 🙂 My current problem is the folding function of the right exterior mirror. The actuator runs, but the mirror housing hardly moves and makes funny noises, sounds like a problem with the gears. I have a working unit of my part spener, but this has a few small rust bubbles while the broken unit is paint technically perfect. So I’d rather repair the part than replace it. I’ve already disassembled the unit up to the bracket, but as it looks like, the actuator and the gears are not accessible. A large shell with a strong spring keeps the two half, but I couldn’t find it possible to separate the half without having done it.

Hello! I once wanted to tell you about a man who knows Phaeton inside and out. Who discovers every mistake with his Phaeton test station. There is a member in a social media portal, which claims to have built the box. To decorate himself with foreign feathers. Although it was dear Günther. I would like to visit this “Phaeton God”. It was worth it! Here is a small excerpt from the entire Phaeton workshop. Every corner of his hobby room is full of sharing with Phaeton. Unfortunately, no videos are possible to set.

Good morning dear community, was unfortunately unsuccessful in the search for forums, therefore now here this question. I am still without Phaeton, but in the near future would like to buy one of these wonderful cars! 🙂 At mobile and Co. you will find again and again some beautiful cars at Giannattasio automobiles from the Frankfurt area. The vehicles are offered mostly with VW guarantee. Does anyone have experience with this dealer? Does he work together with a VW car dealership, such as AB in Ettlingen? Would be very grateful for notes greeting from the deepest west of the Republic of Pharmy

Moin moin After having had the car for a few months now I would have a few questions which I could not find out correctly in the manual. It is the model year 11/2011. Maybe you can help me: – When getting out I always have to press the handle 2x so that the door opens because it is locked. This is certainly a setting so that, e.g. at a traffic light, no one can open the door from outside. Where can I change it? – My rear-view mirrors are set to fade off by default i.e. they become green in the dark. Under the inside mirror there is a button with which you activate the function or disable it. By default, it is always activated. Can I deactivate it somehow by default? – By default, my chassis is also at the second lowest level of comfort. I would like to have set it as a standard sport. Is this possible? – Is there also a full overview of all language commands for the language input?