DDC sport comfort normal button flashing

[cjl_rocco88]

Hi all,
Wondering if any of you have had this problem before? The drive is exactly the same as before and when you press the button it still changes mode as it comes up on the MFD but as of today it flashes all the time.
My new commute has some pretty hellish pot holes so worried in case some sensor has gotten damaged-maybe just disconnected. No MIL on.
Thanks in advance.

[Mr OCD]

Flashing DDC is likely a shot damper ... How old is the car? Check the rear dampers.

[Cuprabob]

More than likely a dodgy connection at one of the dampers.

[cjl_rocco88]

Aw man, I hope it's a conn cation issue. Car will be 6 years old in June. I replaced the front n/s damper 18 months ago n always wondered when one of the others would give up. I remember the last one costing £293 plus the labour to change. The car is due into the garage in the morning anyway to get dried out and a water leak sorted so will get them to tell me.
All these things comin at once!

[peelmeister]

Fingers crossed its a connection problem, but if the shocker is 6 years old I would think it needs replacing. [emoji17]

[cjl_rocco88]

Thanks dude, yeah I am expecting the shocker to be done, damn Glasgow city roads. Cheers for the input chaps.

[peelmeister]

Have you VCDS to get it scanned? To pin point the problem?

[cjl_rocco88]

Nah I don't even know anyone with one up here. I will get the guys to plug it in for me while it's in the shop tomorrow

[Billc]

My light was flashing last year (mine's about the same age as yours) and when it went in they told me they updated the software and now it's fine.

[cjl_rocco88]

Good to know, thanks billc!

[tweeter]

Check the sensors connecting rods that actuate when riding.

I've had exactly the same problem in mine and one of them was broken. It's common on lowered cars and/or putholes on the road.

I went to buy a new one but, at the cost, decided to do some repair and found an aluminum round tube, more or less the same inner diameter than the outer diameter of the broken rod and made an upgrade on the OEM part.

Sorry, just a pic from the internet, but it's a very straight forward repair and also a simple one.

Hope it helped.

[cjl_rocco88]

After it being in the garage for a water leak they communicated to me that it was indeed a burst damper, near side front again- which is the one I had replaced 18 months ago. So after phoning the VW dealer where the work was done they said they would check it and replace it for free as there is a two year warranty on genuine parts. So fingers crossed they honour it and I don't have to pay £170 for the new damper.

[peelmeister]

Great result that fella, if they'll cough up

[AlexMarius]

Check the sensors connecting rods that actuate when riding.

I've had exactly the same problem in mine and one of them was broken. It's common on lowered cars and/or putholes on the road.

I went to buy a new one but, at the cost, decided to do some repair and found an aluminum round tube, more or less the same inner diameter than the outer diameter of the broken rod and made an upgrade on the OEM part.

Sorry, just a pic from the internet, but it's a very straight forward repair and also a simple one.

Hope it helped.

Yep. I confirm. I had the exact same problem. The button started flashing lately more often than usual and I decided to have a look under the car to see if this could be the problem. (after searching the internet and finding this post)

And indeed it was. You can see in the pictures that one of the sensors were cracked for some reason and over time the water droplets and humidity entered the the case and the rotor started to rust. And after a while it became completely stuck. Hence the broken green plastic. But the problem wasn't in the green plastic, it was in the rusted / oxidized chip. The photos speaks for themselves.

I changed it and never had the problem again.

Big up for the post .

PS: I still don't get what does the headlight level sensor have anything to do with the electronic dampers? Why if one is broken the other will get the error? Can anyone explain this to us? Thanks

[DJC013]

Wow ! That is really rusty !!

Thanks for the info / pictures

[Cuprabob]

The level sensors are used for Xenon equipped cars for the headlight auto-levelling function, but are also as an input to the DCC system.
If you click on the link below, you can download a document that explains the operation of the DCC system.
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[Nali]

Check the sensors connecting rods that actuate when riding.

I've had exactly the same problem in mine and one of them was broken. It's common on lowered cars and/or putholes on the road.

I went to buy a new one but, at the cost, decided to do some repair and found an aluminum round tube, more or less the same inner diameter than the outer diameter of the broken rod and made an upgrade on the OEM part.

Sorry, just a pic from the internet, but it's a very straight forward repair and also a simple one.

Hope it helped.

Yep. I confirm. I had the exact same problem. The button started flashing lately more often than usual and I decided to have a look under the car to see if this could be the problem. (after searching the internet and finding this post)

And indeed it was. You can see in the pictures that one of the sensors were cracked for some reason and over time the water droplets and humidity entered the the case and the rotor started to rust. And after a while it became completely stuck. Hence the broken green plastic. But the problem wasn't in the green plastic, it was in the rusted / oxidized chip. The photos speaks for themselves.

I changed it and never had the problem again.

Big up for the post .

PS: I still don't get what does the headlight level sensor have anything to do with the electronic dampers? Why if one is broken the other will get the error? Can anyone explain this to us? Thanks

Anyone got instructions on where to look exactly ?