Mk7 Golf R - Error: workshop! Only leave vehicle in Position P - Repair kit walk through 

This was so useful - you are a legend sir - thank you. Tip >> I had a few problems putting the cubby back in. The door would not close properly after it was back in. You have to push the cubby in as high as it will gow when refitting it. Put your hand inside the cubby and push up as you slide it in. Then once it's 95% of the way in, you can pop the two clips in at the front on the bottom. reason to push it up is that there are two plastic pegs on the cubby side that locate in a slot in the dash. Easy to miss the slots and have the pegs under it.

Probably the most concise commentary of any repair I’ve watched .. well done

Great video. This has happened to my S3 and this explains it really well. A great service to the wv/audi community!

Had the same problem. Got a quote for at least €1000 to replace everything. Did ask if there is a other method instead of just replacing and got a NO. I'm glad I found you.

Thank you Aaron for the great video, and using your time to help others mate. say's a lot about you

I bought this kit for less than 50$ (from second hand but brand new). It took me about 30 minutes to replace. Additionally I had to bought 3 screws for 1$ because seller forgot to pack them. Thanks for sharing.

Very informative video. Google brought me here after seeing that message pop up on my DSG Skoda Dash. I'll check to see which switch I have, but thank God for people like you to make our lives simpler.

Thanks for doing the video, saved me a fortune, was quoted £400 for the part plus vat, then Labour on top, I paid £100 all in.

You just saves my day, and the following ;) I had a Passat for at fee weeks where all these not working: turnsignal, horn, highbeam, adaptive Cruise comtrole, centrallocking.. Error in display said:: error workshop leave vehicle only when selector is in position p.. At first i Think its the steeringwheel control Unit, and allready have booket for replacement at at “local” dealer. ,, but then i came across your video in the middel of the night and now its working, so Thank you :D

We can supply both versions of these repair kits from stock here at Deutscheparts Free UK delivery too

I did the switch retrofit today on my Octavia VRS. It had the different fix (black version) but was straightforward and had to remove less trims to get to it. Thank again for the info, the data sheet link was a big help!

Thank you for your video! I thought the switch had to be changed internally rather than fitting an external replacement. I’ve just done this to my Mk7.5 Golf. Thank you

Thanks Aaron! My 2016 Golf GTi PP has had this message for the last six months. Ocassionally would clear for a couple of weeks with the rapid back/forth moving of the shifter, but always returned. Bought the part just in case and fitted today. Took about 40 mins being careful and without removal of all the interior trim except the cubby and a/c control cover. Benefit of not having huge hands I suppose! 😆

Wow. What a star. Thanks! Your initial quick fix has worked (for now). Thanks again 😊

Thank you Aaron! I had the same problem on Audi s3 8V 2015 and ordered the white version. I fixed it in 30 minutes !!

Thank you Aaron I had this exact fault the other day got the part white top part fitted it no problem fault cleared, then I scanned the car with OB11 and cleared all the faults brilliant 👌

thanks for the movie. good job. You will save money of many Golf users 7. Thanks to you I said goodbye to a mistake in my car. Interestingly, in most VAG models, websites claim that the entire selector must be replaced with this fault. in my case it was the same and thanks to the Lord I was able to get rid of the problem in 20 minutes. the central tunnel was not dismantled. 🤝👍Golf 2015 Variant

Massive thanks for this, i had the same issue with my audi a3 2014. Audi and various garages never mentioned anything about this part just said it was a full unit replacement. Fixed in around 20 minutes 👍🏻

Aaron thank you, You have saved me an extremely expensive visit to Audi. I can confirm the 3Q0713128 part worked perfect on my 2014 Audi A3 2.0 TDI S'Tronic. My centre console removed and replacement part fitted within 20 minutes.

😂 BBCC on the radio 👌 Great video... Making people aware of the new fix rather than replacing the whole selector mech

Thanks for sharing this video Aaron, I have just started to get the same error message on my 2016 B8 Passat. It appeared almost as soon as I finished replacing the failed clock spring, so not completely certain if it is a related error or the genuine faulty selector module. I am in Australia and getting prepared to tackle the job, Cheers.

Love to say I'm confident enough to carry this out but I'm absolutely not 🙈 Happy to pay you to though Aaron if it's of any interest?! I'm midlands based but happy to travel. Top video mate - The world needs more people like this chap!

I actually came across this while looking for something else, but i'm occasionally having this exact problem on my 2017 dsg diesel. I'll try the quick fix of moving the shifter a good few times first. Really annoying with it constantly beeping as I'm driving. Great video

Thank you, I had the same problem with my MK7 in Mexico. I decided to got my car to the dealership to repair, and surprisingly it wasn’t as expensive as I was expecting.

Aaron many thanks another MK7 R owners bank account saved. Great video 👍

you just saved me $5K as the dealer wanted to put in a whole new shift assembly to fix this issue

Nice one. I've been ignoring this fault for a while but looks like a pretty easy fix. Thanks for taking the time to make the video

It cause more pain to look the video than doing the repair. 😅 Thank you for your guide.

Outstanding video. 2016 Golf TSI. Weather here in Edmonton, Alberta Canada was down to -32 C with wind chill of -45 C. Car was plugged in (but that is not a contributing factor to this issue). Transmission Warning Light came on but would go off after I moved the car back and forth a few times. Shifting was normal throughout all ranges. Then the warning came on to put in Park. Car was still shifting with no problems. I had had the transmission serviced by a VW dealership here earlier this year. First thought was transmission fluid level? I then had the trim replaced that goes around then shift level as part of a recall earlier this year. Thought did they mess up some switch? Also thought some sensor could be an issue. Decided to come to RU-vid and presto! Here's my answer! Will work the shifter back and forth and monitor. Weather is going to warm up to the -15 C range later this week so that may help solve the issue as well. Bottom line? this video answered my question of "IS THE CAR SAFE TO DRIVE" Yes....is the answer. The video gave a quick fix solution that could be tried. It also gave a step by step process of how to replace the part and a heads up as to two different parts. Finally looking through the question the responses gave how much time to complete (without making the video = 1 hour shop time) and cost (in EU or Pounds but easy enough to convert) which gives this Canuck an idea of how much the job would cost if I have the dealership do the job. Again thank you Aaron for taking the time to make this video. Cheers.

Legend, thanks heap for the video. My car just ran out of warranty. 😁

Thanks for your video bud, just fixed mine 40 mins start to finish. Video made the job simple. Good work.

Thanks for doing this Aaron, I haven’t had this problem yet but if/when I do I’ll know where to look 👍🏼

Hey Aaron, cheers for posting this guide and going bit by bit with how to address it. Very informative and helpful. My car is Seat Leon FR ST 16 plate so I guess will need slightly different approach but hopefully similar part. First though I will try to work with lever first as error pops irregularly. 😅

Just did this on my clubsport, very helpful thankyou. Managed to do it without removing centre console

I've been looking for a place to buy this part for more than a year. Where I am VW want thousands to replace the entire shifter out of warranty. Appreciate the links and a good video tutorial.

Thanks for doing this video. It inspired me to repair my fault. I had the black plastic version. Installation is a little different though. The fixing is a single screw from the side and the easiest way to install was to drill a hole under the side cover to line up the screwdriver. Wish I filmed it now and posted it for others. A great fix.

Thanks for the video....the black one went on my Polo GTi 6C 2016..Thank you save my $500.

Top top video, just done this to my mk7 golf r and it took me 45minutes and im a novice when it comes to these things. Cheers bro I hope this video helps even more people out there and not get ripped off by main dealer for a whole new shifter

Thanks to this video I managed to replace the piggy back switch and saved £300 labour from VW

Thanks Aaron - did this today. No more DINGS and warnings

Very good video mate! I've recently been getting this fault about once a week on my Mk7 GTI. Gonna try first to move the gear selector backwards and forwards a few times and see if that sorts it out. Otherwise I'll have this video handy to do the repair.

Great stuf! And well explained, thank you sir. I have a friend wich need a support for this issue hope it will resolve ..

That was a fantastic video thank you, I’ve got a Skoda Octavia elegance estate, and it looks like it’s very similar so I will send it back to the garage. I bought it from Ann since I will do it under warranty. If not I know it’s not going to be a massive issue.

Cheers. My car did throw this error code the other day. Now I know what I need to do. Thanks

I have this issue with my SEAT ARONA pops up once a week, every time I bring it to the dealership they say that they can not see a problem

Just bought a 2016 golf tdi last night and left the showroom and this message came on within an hour 🙈

Great video - helped fix my Golf SV - many thanks

Thank god for this video my heart sunk mine was what this video stated cheers mate and RU-vid sometimes you are a life saver

Mine says: Error:Workshop! Only leave vehicle in position P. Only happens sometimes, seamingly randomly. Gone in today under used warranty, fingers crossed!

Top video bro !!! Massive help cheers. Mine was on Audi A3 but exactly the same setup apart from trim

Just had the same problem on my s3, great video and advice 'if I drop a screw in here, I'm f****' lol

Your Video helped a lot. Was able to put the part in myself and error message is gone.

Seriously good video, I don't have the issue but out of warranty so great to know it's an easy fix Maybe landscape next time 😋

In the meantime there's a fixing kit with an extra microswitch. You just have to disconnect 2 wires and connect them to the new switch. No disassembling necessary, only need to remove the top plate of the gear. Available for the white and black version! VW/Audi knows this under the TPI 2056031/2

Same problem since 2018. thank you for that.

Thank you so much .... first attempt worked #JHB

Many thanks @Aaron Whiffin for sharing this, That ca 50 times gear stick backwards and forwards move you mention (to clear to ). What positions do you move it between P-to N or P-to D/S? I guess no difference whatsoever - correct me if I am wrong here, please.

Does this error don't let you lock down the doors ? I'm having that issue

is there anyway just to code out the error, just not to pop up in dashboard. To disable this notification?

Hey mate thanks so much for this video. You mention that you did the back and forth motion 100 times and it fixed yours for 9 months or so. When the issue came back, did you try doing 100 times back and forth again? Would that just keep fixing it every 9 months or so? Thanks heaps.

Do you reckon this issue would fail an MOT if it was active on the dash at the time of check? Cheers for the video.

Good man, well laid out video with clear instructions, thank you! Do you remember roughly how much the repair kit from VW was?

Hi buddy, I have a similar problem in my Audi a3, “Electronic fault. Shift to P before leaving vehicle. Please contact workshop.” It only pops up when I move off. Its always when the car shifts from 1st to 2nd gear. If I stay stationary with the engine running it will never pop up. Only when I move away. Drives fine just annoying. Is that gunna be it you reckon? It’s intermittent as well so sometimes I don’t have the fault for days and then it comes back.

Thank for sharing, I have a 2016 Audi A3 with the same issue.

I have the black gear selector, I ordered part placed it error still active. Tried deleting with diagnostic tool..error wont go away. Any idea what to do?

Hola con ese mensaje se puede seguir circulando no se estropea nada de la caja de cambios ? supongo que no ya que se trata de un senson mi coche es un leon cupra 2015

Would this work for VW Polo 2018 DSG? It also has white cover just like the one in the video (not the black one). I cannot find any info about VW Polo.

I did replace the shifter with the same part number and the message still poping up, any help?

Thank you so much, Aaron! How long did it take in total? I have the same problem with my 2016 Touran, 3 months after the extended warranty has expired.

Great video, but reading the technical service bulletin from Audi I think you were actually supposed to remove the locking pin from the new switch as the very last step: "Carefully remove the locking pin from the microswitch module making sure you do not drop it into the open shift gate. Save the locking pin until the repair is complete as it may be needed for readjustment."

I have google searched the part numbers and unfortunately nothing has come up, could you post a link to your supplier in the UK please?

Thanks for the vid. Won’t work on a dsg 6 Seat Leon Cupra 290 2017, which has the white base, but not this special part. I’ll take it to Seat service and keep you posted then.

I have a skoda 2020 and got this error, the main issue its that I cant lock the doors, anyone knows how to at least lock the doors?

I have P0820 on vcds and PRND disappeared from the cluster they won't show up the golf 6 drives fine and dsg gear shifts smooth all gears do u think it's the micro switch?

It happens on my father’s MK7 Golf and it’s getting more frequent. Shifting lever 10-15 times didn’t do the trick. I thought it was the exact same message he saw but now he tells me he can’t take his key out when in N or D. So I’m just wondering if it could be something else. He said keeping Auto start/stop on stopped it from happening for a while. He can’t exactly remember the message now and when it happens it just disappears too quickly to read.

Had it done under warranty, they put a new shifter in and micro switch plus updated the software.

Did the thing when u move the selector. And it cleared the fault ✨

Thank you so much, Sir!

Thank you so much. Saved me 300€👍

Great video mate. I got a Seat Ibiza which comes with the exacly same setup and warning screen/indicator as your VW. So does this method still applies?

Do you know if this solution is possible for vw passat b7 year 2011?

I think the pin is only in there for the installation process, you have it in then push the switch all the way against the gear selector and then screw it down, then you pull the pin out. There is a spring in there that allows the switch to move back in the opposite direction. I dont have a manual though - just looking at the part today while installing it myself on a Seat Leon

Is It posible for you to upload the service manual you got for the Audi? Mine Is a Audi A3 8v and i got the same issue, thank you

Hi great video, are you able to explain why u took the pin out of the part and if it needs to go back in or not.. Thanks

En español la falla aparece diferente la falla, pero si se soluciona con esa pieza,

Hi Aaron, I did this with my Audi A3 and it seems to have done the trick to get rid of the warning on the dash. However when I run a search with an obd tool, I am given the below errors now which weren't present before. UO103 - Lost Communication With Gear Shift Control Module "A" 10632 and 10763 transmission faults 32833 abs and 32837 - HV Electronics Coolant Pump Control, Short to GND When running a google search, I'm guessing it's because the microswitch is now in play and the original sensor isn't accessible anymore so that might be it I have no warnings on the dash so I will try clear the errors via obd and see if they pop up again. Any insight from yourself?

can you tell me what the name is of all the product do u use. i cant find them! Is the color matter or not?

Big thanks for the video mate!

Hi Aaron,I got same error on Passat B8. Is the repair process the same as for Golf? At my local dealership, they told me it's the steering module/processor ( about £300, just for part)

Oh, Thanksssssss for your infomation, sir. Could I ask one thing that false message is stated in driving or parking? I wonder if that message in driving, why that part will be fixed on gearbox 'P position' sides.

Is a DSG Q250 ? Because i want order one and i want to be sure . Thanks !

I have a golf r mk7 flashes “transmission error” when I was driving today. Is this method can fix the issues ? Thanks

Does this repair automatically get rid of the error message or does a system reset or error code wipe need to happen? My GF's car does it. She says the repair has been done but the error message still pops up every now and then. Cheers

Hi Aaron and well done on the video. You mentioned someone in the 'South' who could do this repair, do you still have their details as it looks to involved for me to tackle. Thanks.

Hi Aaron, thanks for making the video. I thought I'd check in to see how this fix was going? Has it come up again since installing this part last year?

Hi and thank you for that video. I did get my microswitch today. I have already installed it. It took me only just 20min. I have the same DSG. Two questions, the little metal Pin is only for adjustment. So it dont belong there if finished. This is what the installation guide says... Second question, did you have Poblems with your key after driving - put it in P - engine off. Sometimes my key is locked in the keyhole. I have to start the engine again - P to Reverse and back to P and then i can get my key out... Its very weired... Did you also have some weired problems with the new microswitch?

Does moving shifter up and down cure it ? Mines been on off for a few days then on again for literally seconds car seems to drive fine no stiffness in gear selection

Hi Aaron, i get this message often on my Skoda rapid, My question is it safe to drive without fixing the problem will it create other problems in the future? Thank you

Hi Aaron. I have the same issue and it’s getting sorted under warranty on my mk7 golf R. My car is remapped. Do you know if they will reset the ecu during the fix (wiping the remap) or is it just replacing the part? I have had the map wiped once already when they installed the new ACC radar! Cheers

If it pop up and disappear fast is it okey or not