column lock with a twist
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From: Westchester NY
column lock with a twist
Hello all,
I have a '01 manual 6 on which I inadvertantly let it's battery run down. After jumping it the 'service column lock' message appeared. The odd thing is that every time I start the car the message appears and I just clear it and drive on.
No problems starting or driving just the annoying message. Now 2 questions: how do I get rid of the message for good and could the fact that I had jumpers connected to the car when I started it prevent me from experiencing the no start problems others have had?
Could the fix for a column lock problem be to hook up to jumper cables and someone elses charging system?
I have a '01 manual 6 on which I inadvertantly let it's battery run down. After jumping it the 'service column lock' message appeared. The odd thing is that every time I start the car the message appears and I just clear it and drive on.
No problems starting or driving just the annoying message. Now 2 questions: how do I get rid of the message for good and could the fact that I had jumpers connected to the car when I started it prevent me from experiencing the no start problems others have had?
Could the fix for a column lock problem be to hook up to jumper cables and someone elses charging system?
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St. Jude Donor '13
Re: column lock with a twist (johno99)
No,the service column message was due to low voltage to the column lock actuator (it needs sufficient voltage or a fault will set)...I would be willing to bet that your column lock is stuck in the "unlocked" position with the key removed (the lesser of 2 evils) resulting in the message...You will need to pull fuse #25 (BCM1 Fuse) at the passenger footwell fuse box...This will reset the BCM and give you a functioning column lock again...
And yes,this means that even if you had the recall performend (A4 OR M6),you can still get a "service column lock" message...Even though you no longer have a column lock on the A4 :eek: :smash: :seeya
[Modified by C-5 TECH, 8:07 PM 10/16/2001]
And yes,this means that even if you had the recall performend (A4 OR M6),you can still get a "service column lock" message...Even though you no longer have a column lock on the A4 :eek: :smash: :seeya
[Modified by C-5 TECH, 8:07 PM 10/16/2001]
