epc light comes on with triangle symbol when driving and lose throttle

Asked by whymepassat Dec 14, 2016 at 02:56 PM about the 2002 Volkswagen Passat GLS V6 4Motion

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Paul answered 7 years ago

That would most likely be the traction control. A button by the radio should have a 3 letter code, when you push it, the light should turn on and off. When the light is on, traction control is off. If you have it on constantly it could be the MAF that's needs to be serviced.

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