Refer to your "Owners" manual.
Electric throttle control problem
My girlfriend told me the Lightning Bolt was lit on her New Beetle dash. I did not know what it was and could not look at it for several days. It turned out to be the Check Engine Light. It has a Lightning Bolt across an engine symbol
That means that the computer has detected a malfunction in the electronic throttle system and set a code.
A fault has been detected in the electronic throttle system.
Wouldn't know, they're in Mexico or not
Unless you mean his lighting bolt that he carries around, I don't want to know what you mean. :j
Lightning bolt is the stream of electron with the mean speed of 440,000 m/s. The speed can varies greatly from the moisture and dust particles contents in the air.
Could it be that the top is not locked down securely.
That is the indicator for a failure in the electronic throttle system.
A failure in the electronic throttle control system. You need to have the system checked for codes.
The engine computer has detected a malfunction and set a code for the electronic throttle control system.
The PCM (engine computer) has detected a fault in the electronic throttle system and set a trouble code.