delay of interior lighting: FAILURE?

[Steve Kramer]

I have a similar problem with my V8 - the relay is completely busted.  Where
is the courtesy light relay - perhaps ( but not probable) the relay would be
in a similar spot as in the 5k models

I hope . V8 listers please help as well.

Steve Kramer
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Veglia" <msvphoto at pacbell.net>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Cc: <rmwoodbury at downeast.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 5:06 PM
Subject: Re: delay of interior lighting: FAILURE?


> In a message dated 9/5/2002 Roger M. Woodbury writes:
>
> << Now, a bit more than a year after buying the car, the "new to me" 1994
> 100CS
> Avant is having its first meltdown....it involves the delay gizzie for the
> interior lights.
>
> The problem is that the interior lights remain on long after the engine is
> started, or the doors are locked.  Many, many minutes, and this delay
seems
> to be getting longer.
>
> I wonder if anyone else has experienced a failure with this delay
mechanism.
> Is it a relay located in the fuse box, as I suspect, that might be going
> sour?  Or might it be related to the ignition switch, which is becoming
> progressivly stiffer and stiffer (I understand that there is an ignition
> switch recall on these cars?). >>
>
> I had this problem on my (long departed to my ex-wife) 1987 5kcstq Avant
> many years ago. I located the courtesy light relay, pulled the relay,
priced
> the relay, and in an act of desperation (after getting quoted something
like
> $70.00 over 10 years ago) popped the cover off and found a rather large
(by
> relay standards) circuit board. I resoldered the board (a common Bosch
Relay
> "repair") and the problem was solved. So, I suggest starting with the
relay.
> I'm not sure of the location of the relay on the 100CS/A6 though and my
> Bentley CD is at home and I am at the office right now. If nobody knows, I
> can look it up for you later. On the 5ktq is was under the dash. Probably
is
> on the C4 too...at first glance they appear to have a lot in common with
the
> type 44.
>
> I'm curious about the ignition switch recall though. Anyone know anything
> more about this? Our "new-to-us" 1995 A6 quattro Avant seems to have a
> rather stiff ignition switch too. It also sometimes needs "help" to settle
> back to the on position after starting the car. I called AoA to ask if
there
> were any recall campaigns outstanding on the car (gave them my VIN, waited
> on hold, etc.) and was told that all campaigns for this car were already
> done (but she couldn't tell me what they were).
>
> There is some interaction between the interior lights and the ignition
> switch. So, could be...
>
> Mike Veglia
> Motor Sport Visions Photography
> http://www.motorsportvisions.com
>
>
>