It's means what it says,you emissions are malfunctioning ,and could be caused by a number of things,you will to read the fault codes and you should have some idea as where to start ,and remember that a fault code may or may not mention a certain sensor, valve,or emission part that may or may not be bad,like a vacuum part will not show up because it is not electrical, but another valve that it supply's vacuum to that is electrical may show up as the problem,the fault code will let you know what is not working properly ,it will be up to you to find out why it is not working properly,it may be another valve or sensor that is bad and not allowing the electrical part to work
Malfunction indicator lamp control circuit malfunction
Remove the connector from the back of your 1997 VW Jetta side marker lamp. Take hold of the side marker lamp, push in and turn at the same time. The lamp will come out. Reverse the process to install the new side marker lamp.
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It means you have one lamp on the outer vechile that is out. Check all lamps
Your right hand side park light (generally part of the head lamp assembly) is blown and needs replacing
To replace the headlight assembly on on 03 Jetta, the grill and front bumper have to be removed before you can get to the screws below the lamp.
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P1700....Malfunction Indicator Lamp requested by trans control module
Your gas cap could be on incorrectly, something to do with emissions or exhaust, the catalytic converter could be bad, the light may be malfunctioning. Many tire shops and auto parts stores can hook up to your computer and pinpoint the problem.
Take the car back to the dealer. Push in on the oddometer trip reset button, turn the ignition on, and hold the button until the display goes to 00.0.
it means one of the computers on the car has seen a malfunction, and has set a code. everything from a loose gas cap to a severe engine misfire can turn that light on
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