The notification sound for when I leave my lights on in my 01 VW Golf doesnt work anymore, how do I fix this?

Question

I own a 01 Volkswagen Golf. Recently the notification sound that signals that your lights have been left on doesn’t work anymore. It seems that its somehow related to the door ajar sensor which also doesn’t seem to be working. My Check engine light has also been coming on every month or so. When my mechanic plugs the car into the computer, I don’t believe he gets much info on any specific problem. Im not sure if that is related or to this specific problem or not. Any help pointing me the right direction would be appreciated.

I checked all of my fuses, and they all appear to be fine. There are a few missing, but im not sure if they are supposed to be missing or not. Also, how do I figure out which fuse controls the door sensor's?

Thanks

Answer 1

Door ajar & lights are more than likely a blown 5 amp accessary fuse. This will have nothing to do with the check
engine light, that will probably be some kind of sensor going
out which should be diagnosed by the computer.

Answer 2

To ME, it sounds like a fuse problem. You might want to buy a comprehensive maintenance manual for it, look up the electrical diagrams, and start checking fuses. Sometimes those little buggers can confound those computers mechanics use these days; it never hurts to check 'em out yourself, though, and save some trouble.

Answer 3

its most likely a fuse .go to your mechanic and have him test your fuses.