Simple Problem(s)...

[RICHARD MEZIC]

Once again, I must bow to the collective wisdom of this group.  "Hours" of
work were miraculously transformed into "minutes" as I only needed to
remove, unplug, and reinstall the rear lighter socket.

Sorry, Andrew!  Unlike recent posts, I'm not giving out any new S8s for
getting it right...

Thanks again to EVERYONE!

-RJM-

'91 200tqw (minus the rear cigarette lighter...)

-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Duane USG [mailto:duane at hunch.zk3.dec.com]
Sent: Monday, February 05, 2001 9:32 AM
To: RICHARD MEZIC
Cc: Quattro List
Subject: Re: Simple Problem(s)...


Hairy green toads from Mars made RICHARD MEZIC say:

> (1) I blew a fuse this weekend in my '91 200tq.  The fuse (#4?) that
handles
> the radio, cigarette lighter, climate control, etc....  Sounds easy to fix
> but I haven't been able to do so, yet.  Any suggestions for tracking it
> down?  The only thing I can think of is to unplug everything on the
circuit
> and start re-connecting...

Dimes to donuts it's the rear cigarette lighter. Common failure,
apparently. That was the cause on my '89 100Q. The lighter socket
assembly pops out of the plastic vent housing, and you can just
unplug it.

> (2) My airbag light used to flash on when I started the car, but now stays
> on constantly.  The car is nearing 100k (it has 97k) so I assume it's
being
> triggered internally and only needs to be reset.  I'm sure someone has a
> BTDT.

Mileage has nothing to do with airbag sensors. I'd get someone to look
at this for you. Could be a failed sensor, or an electrical malfunction.

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Andrew L. Duane (JOT-7)			duane at zk3.dec.com
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