New Mk7 Engine malfunction?

[vitoansit]

Had my new Mk7 1 week today only covered 280 mls but this morning I was greeted with a red warning light with message reading Engine Malfunction.Stopped and turned off engine left it for five minutes then had gone back to normal.Next time i started same warning again Engine malfunction,drove to dealers 3 miles with no loss of power or any difference in performance.You guessed it message had gone.Mechanic plugged in diagnostics and it showed a brake switch fault that had happened at odo reading 215 mls but nothing else ie at 280mls.
Now its on again any ideas anyone?

[sus]

i get the same only on cold mornings

[Mike]

Black sticky tape?

IGMC.

[Azer van man]

Mine does it sometimes, it will if you don't let the glow plug light go off before starting.

[V184]

I get the sawing noise, rear brakes binding when reversing, auto headlights only turn off in bright sunshine, ive had the vac pump leak, the roof leak the clutch master cyl go and the n/s/f wheel bearing go , but i aint had the engine light come on , suppose its something to look forward to

[Azer van man]

Christ V184 seems your van was built on the same Friday afternoon as mine was

[vitoansit]

I get the sawing noise, rear brakes binding when reversing, auto headlights only turn off in bright sunshine, ive had the vac pump leak, the roof leak the clutch master cyl go and the n/s/f wheel bearing go , but i aint had the engine light come on , suppose its something to look forward to

I would have put a brick on the accelerator and stood and watched as it went sailing through the showroom window with half a ton of fertiliser soaked in cherryade in the back if I had that many ''niggles''.I've bought a brand new van 'WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG'?

[vitoansit]

Black sticky tape?

IGMC.

Lump Hammer and chisel.Seems to yield far better/permanent results.

[V184]

Thats in 65,000miles i love it to bits if they had the backup of Mercedes they would be spot on

[mikeouk]

Had my new Mk7 1 week today only covered 280 mls but this morning I was greeted with a red warning light with message reading Engine Malfunction.Stopped and turned off engine left it for five minutes then had gone back to normal.Next time i started same warning again Engine malfunction,drove to dealers 3 miles with no loss of power or any difference in performance.You guessed it message had gone.Mechanic plugged in diagnostics and it showed a brake switch fault that had happened at odo reading 215 mls but nothing else ie at 280mls.
Now its on again any ideas anyone?

just had the same thing happen to mine,,everything seems to be working fine but ive got the "engine malfunction"message. Its very cold out,id say minus zero,,,did you find out vitoansit if it has anything to do with the temperature and did it happen again?

[Nighthawk]

the engine malfunction report during "cold" starting is a known concern thats under investigation.

It's a voltage and software issue.

During the cold start the current demands pull the electrical system down beyond a preset limit, so the pcm reports a fault.
It's nothing really to worry about and most vehicles will get a PCM software reflash at some point in the 3 year warranty period which will probably resolve it.

[vitoansit]

the engine malfunction report during "cold" starting is a known concern thats under investigation.

It's a voltage and software issue.

During the cold start the current demands pull the electrical system down beyond a preset limit, so the pcm reports a fault.
It's nothing really to worry about and most vehicles will get a PCM software reflash at some point in the 3 year warranty period which will probably resolve it.

I've noticed that when the low outside temp warning comes on I can't use anything else on the display ie flick between avg mls/speed,distance are all theese functions useless when it's a cold day?

[vitoansit]

Had my new Mk7 1 week today only covered 280 mls but this morning I was greeted with a red warning light with message reading Engine Malfunction.Stopped and turned off engine left it for five minutes then had gone back to normal.Next time i started same warning again Engine malfunction,drove to dealers 3 miles with no loss of power or any difference in performance.You guessed it message had gone.Mechanic plugged in diagnostics and it showed a brake switch fault that had happened at odo reading 215 mls but nothing else ie at 280mls.
Now its on again any ideas anyone?

just had the same thing happen to mine,,everything seems to be working fine but ive got the "engine malfunction"message. Its very cold out,id say minus zero,,,did you find out vitoansit if it has anything to do with the temperature and did it happen again?

Yes it has happened a few times,only on cold mornings.Just my luck I'll ignore it one of these winter monings and then BANG.

[super-spark]

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[super-spark]

the engine malfunction report during "cold" starting is a known concern thats under investigation.

It's a voltage and software issue.

During the cold start the current demands pull the electrical system down beyond a preset limit, so the pcm reports a fault.
It's nothing really to worry about and most vehicles will get a PCM software reflash at some point in the 3 year warranty period which will probably resolve it.

I've noticed that when the low outside temp warning comes on I can't use anything else on the display ie flick between avg mls/speed,distance are all theese functions useless when it's a cold day?

When it comes on, push the button on the end of the stalk and it will go. It comes on at 4 deg(yellow) and again at 0 deg(red).

super-spark