My Dear Has Issues

[D2Beetle]

Well the air bag light came on in the wife's '00 NB; I scanned it this morning and here is what VCDS says...

Saturday,16,January,2010,10:30:35:21564
VCDS Version: Release 908.1
Data version: 20091018

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Chassis Type: 1C - VW New Beetle
Scan: 01 02 03 08 15 17 19 22 26 29 35 37 39 46 54 56 75

Mileage: 265390km/164905miles
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Address 01: Engine Labels: 06A-906-032-AVC.lbl
Part No: 06A 906 032 C
Component: 1.8l 5VT NB HS G 3077
Coding: 00001
Shop #: WSC 00066

1 Fault Found:
17965 - Charge Pressure Control: Positive Deviation P1557 - 35-00 - -
Readiness: 0000 0000

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Address 03: ABS Brakes Labels: 1J0-907-37x-ABS.lbl
Part No: 1J0 907 379 AF
Component: ASR 20 IE CAN 0001
Coding: 13204
Shop #: WSC 00066

No fault code found.

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Address 15: Airbags Labels: 6Q0-909-605-VW5.lbl
Part No: 6Q0 909 605 A
Component: 06 AIRBAG VW5 0003
Coding: 12342
Shop #: WSC 00066

1 Fault Found:
01218 - Side Airbag Igniter; Passenger Side (N200) 32-10 - Resistance too High - Intermittent

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Address 17: Instruments Labels: 1C0-920-xx0.lbl
Part No: 1C0 920 901 F
Component: KOMBI+WEGFAHRS. M73 V07
Coding: 07202
Shop #: WSC 00000

Part No: Ident
Component: Nr. Wegfahrs.:VWZ5Z0Y1225028
Ident.-Nr. Wegfahrs.:VWZ5Z0Y1225028

No fault code found.

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Address 19: CAN Gateway Labels: 6N0-909-901-19.lbl
Part No: 6N0 909 901
Component: Gateway K<->CAN V072
Coding: 00006
Shop #: WSC 00066

No fault code found.

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Address 46: Central Conv. Labels: 1J0-959-799.lbl
Part No: 1J0 959 799 AJ
Component: 5X Zentral-SG Komf. 0001
Coding: 00256
Shop #: WSC 00066

Part No: 1J2959802C
Component: 5X Tõrsteuerger. FS0002r

Part No: 1J2959801D
Component: 5X Tõrsteuerger. BF0002r

2 Faults Found:
00943 - Heated Exterior Mirror; Driver Side (Z4) 35-00 - -
00944 - Heated Exterior Mirror; Passenger Side (Z5) 35-00 - -

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Address 54: Rear Spoiler Labels: 1C0-959-733.lbl
Part No: 1C0 959 733 B
Component: Heckspoiler 0002

No fault code found.

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Address 56: Radio Labels: None
Part No: 1C0 035 180 E
Component: RADIO 3CP 0001
Coding: 00403
Shop #: WSC 07110

2 Faults Found:
00852 - Loudspeaker(s); Front 36-10 - Open Circuit - Intermittent
00853 - Loudspeaker(s); Rear 36-10 - Open Circuit - Intermittent

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Anyway I think the extreme cold (single digits to low 20's) we had during the Xmas and New Year holidays has taken it toll on my NB's.

[Turbomania]

The passenger side airbag fault is probably being caused by a loose connection to the airbag unit. There should be a couple of connections between the actual airbag unit and the sensor located under the passenger seat. There is also a master plug connection that connects to the main airbag control module under the drivers side dash towards the center console. All of these need to be checked for clean and secure connections. You might have to seek help from your dealer for this prob. if you are unable to fix it. The radio speaker codes indicate no connection to the radio and the heated mirror codes may indicate burned out heating elements in each mirror. New heated mirrors, just the mirror part are available from VW for not too much money. They are extremely easy to change... They pop in and out, just follow directions found here on this site. Charge pressure deviation, high is an unknown fault to me.. Hopefully someone else here has run across this before..
Good luck, JK
P.S. Yes, very cold weather is very hard on any car...

[turbos03]

17965/P1557/005463 - Charge Pressure Control: Positive Deviation

Possible Symptoms

Reduced power output
Limp mode

Possible Causes

Boost Pressure too High
Hoses/Pipes incorrect connected, disconnected, blocked or leaking
Charger Pressure Control defective
VNT (variable nozzle turbo): nozzles stuck
Solenoid Valve for Boost Pressure Control (N75) defective

Possible Solutions

Check Hoses/Pipes to/between Components
Check Solenoid Valve for Boost Pressure Control (N75)
Check / Clean / Replace Charge Pressure Control
Check / Clean mechanism for variable nozzles

[D2Beetle]

Thanks for the suggestions; my weekend has been exciting.