[V8] Re: delay of interior lighting: FAILURE?

[Kneale Brownson]

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Most of the V8 relays are in racks behind the carpeting in the passenger
footwell.  Pull out the carpeting, take out the carpeted panel held on by
two knobs on the right and you can pull out the covering for the relays.

At 05:24 PM 09/05/2002 -0500, Steve Kramer wrote:

>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
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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