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How to Reset the Service Light on Volkswagen Passat?

Model: Volkswagen Passat 3BG, B5 - Years: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
Part: Service warning light

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To perform the reset procedure for the Service light on the Volkswagen Passat, press and hold the button on the right of the instrument cluster while it is off. While holding it, insert the ignition key into the ignition switch and turn it to switch on the cluster: once it is on, continue to hold the button for a few seconds, then release it to turn the button on the left.

This way, you will notice that by turning the instrument cluster off and on again, the Service light will have been successfully reset.


Updated on 17 May 2026 by ScegliAuto


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