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FMEM - Failure Mode Effects Management ( limp in for repair mode )
Most VW's only go into limp mode if there is a very serious problem. Limp mode is there to protect the engine, not to be an inconvenience. To disable limp mode would be to allow the engine to self destruct.
Limp mode or (limp-in mode or limp-home mode)occurs when your computer in your car is not communicating with the sensors on your engine. On some cars(volkswagon Passat for example) If you disconnect the battery then the computer will lose all of the settings and will go into limp-in mode. The car will have little power and a top speed of only about 30 miles per hour. The function of limp-in mode is to get you to a place that can repair the car but the car is barely driveable.
You have to repair the cause of the code that put it in limp mode.
There is problem with the electronic throttle and it puts a 30mph limit on your engine.
is limp mode is when you put the car on donks or on 3 wheels using hydrolics
You have to fix the problem that caused the trouble codes that put it in limp mode.
fix the problom that put it in limp home mode then reset the computer
I need some expert to tell me what the symbol mean.
enables limp home without damaging the engine.
If it is a Electronic Auto transmission (1990ish onwards), it could be that the computerised gear change moduals are not working. Check the fuse first. It would be running in 'limp home mode' and only staying in third gear. even moving off from start in it.
You have to repair the malfunction that is setting the code that has put the computer in limp mode.