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Re: Can anyone tell me what the control unit under the dashboard is and why i should not throw it ?



In message <00b101bd3fdf$26a3ae40$1efaa8c0@thyrsted.lykkepiel.dk> thyrsted@olsy.dk (Kenn Thyrsted Nielsen) writes:

> Diggin' my way to the clutch master cylinder, i found a relatively large =
> (maybe 3" x 5") control unit mounted under the dashboard.
> The printing says:
> HELLA
> GR-Steuerger=E4t 12V
> 5GA 004 397-00
> (VAG #) 443 907 305

Sounds like an idle stabiliser controller.  443 907 xxx is the group for them.
 
> What really got me curious was the printing "NICHT WERFEN" ! ? !
> 
> What does this s***** do ? And why am i advised NOT to throw it ?

Fascinating.   It's also slang, of course, for 'NICHT WEGWERFEN'.  Which makes 
as little sense.  They come to pieces quite easily - the internal build quality 
is _very_ high.


> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>TIA</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Kenn Thyrsted.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>

Oh dear.

-- 
 Phil Payne
 UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club