How I got my ABS warning light to go off.

[Huw Powell]

> Probably just a basic, routine maintenance procedure
> for all the older Audi's. Remove the "relay" looking
> thing on the auxiliary relay panel inside left hand
> knee board. Not a relay at all, but contains 3 circuit
> boards masterfully crammed into a case. Take it apart
> carefully. Kind of hard to remove the cover. Clean up
> the circuit boards, remelt the solder on suspicious
> looking joints, and apply contact cleaner on the
> contact blades. Any of these three step could have
> been the one that solved the problem. All I know is
> that the light does not come on or flash
> intermittently. Car brakes normally and if you try to
> lock up the wheels on a slippery surface (I tried it
> in a grass field) the ABS comes on normally. Oh yeah,
> I know the light works because I can turn it on with
> the manual disable switch.
> 
> Question - What is the purpose of the fuse socket on
> the top of the unit (similar to the socket on the fuel
> pump relay)?

that is where the 10A fuse goes that the ABS gets its power comes
from...

usually if you pull it, you disable the ABS and the light comes on full
time.

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Huw Powell

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