The majority of the faults will not clear that way. If they do then only
about 5 minutes is all that's needed.

"Rob Guenther" > wrote in message
. ..
> Hi.
>
> Got the check engine light today, pretty sure why - had my power box
> running and gave it the accelerator a good prodding to pass someone, but
> the engine was only just starting to warm up... The light came on pretty
> much right after that. - Happened once before, basically telling me too
> much fuel was dumped into the cylinders... which is what the power box
> does.
>
> If I get a check engine with a flashing glowplug light I can clear it by
> disabling the box and restarting the car, this light I can't clear in that
> way... So I was wondering if I should leave the battery unplugged while
> I'm sitting in class tomorrow. (In a bad area of Toronto... would be good
> if nothing electrical worked... never know - VW locks/unlocks mechanically
> with the key right? - or do electrical acctuators come into play?).
>