Re: questions about car dying (please help)

["JoseGomez" <kwerky@email.msn.com>]

If your Jetta's a 95 then all the lights do come on as you described. Beats
the hell out of me why they did that. I believe it was changed on the 96+
model years. As for you electric hum (whine) ....gas pump?

Jose

-----Original Message-----
From: VWaffe@aol.com <VWaffe@aol.com>
To: jettaglx@igtc.com <jettaglx@igtc.com>
Date: Sunday, November 21, 1999 11:44 PM
Subject: questions about car dying (please help)


>    Hey, do all Jettas' panel lights (speedo illum, illum of switches,
etc.)
>come on as soon as the key gets to the ACC spot? I'm concerned (never paid
it
>any mind before) because when I turn the key to ACC, the dash lights up,
and
>my parking lights come on. When I release the hand-brake, of course the
DRLs
>come on, as do the taillights??? I really was confused the first time I
drove
>it, because I'd never seen the dash illum or tail lights w/ DRLs. I can
(and
>have) driven miles upon miles before realizing my full headlights weren't
on.
>Hard to tell from inside when the dash lights are on... Is this the way
it's
>supposed to be?
>    Also, when I start the car in the am for the first time, my engine
(when
>I give it gas) makes an overwhelming electric motor hum - goes away after
>twenty or so seconds while driving. What's up with that? Again, something
>I've never seen or heard before on other cars (except, of course, the
>electric ones - golf carts, etc.).
>