Why are my window switches staying on?
auditude at get.net
auditude at get.net
Thu Mar 21 09:35:24 EST 2002
Hi Greg,
I think on some Audis, maybe yours, you are supposed to have power to the
windows and other stuff until you open the driver door. Then they turn off.
That may not explain what you see, it doesn't sound like the same thing, but it could
be.
You want to try something cool? Leave your ignition off, turn the headlights on, and
then pull the "flash to pass" stick back. This will toggle what my friends and I call
"phantom power" or something (actually I forget what we called it). You will have
power for as long as you hold back the stick. Pretty cool.
I don't know what would happen if you relayed your headlights.
HTH,
Ken
Roa, Greg Greg.Roa at Cinergy.COM wrote:
>
> Hello all,
> Got home late yesterday, and noticed a problem when I turned off the
> car. Was driving the 86' 4kcsq, and when I shut off the ignition, and
> took out the key, the lights on the window switches remained on, as well
> as the lights on the sunroof switch.
> It didn't keep power to the switches to actually move the window
> regulators, but if I tried the switches, the lights went out while I had
> the switch depressed, but came right back on when I let go. Also, if I
> activated the blower fan switch, or the rear defrost switch, the lights
> would go out until the switches were back in the off position.
> I then tried restarting the car, and wiggling the key around in the
> switch, but nothing I did made any difference. Got out of the car,
> locked the doors and they still stayed on. Drove the car to work this
> morning, and they stayed on again after I got there.
> They're not on at full brightness, but they show up fairly well at
> night.
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