A4 1.8's & itty bitty yellow idiot lights

[Douglas Frank]

So, I'm driving along... dum de dum... bee-e-e-e-eeep.  You already
know?  Sure!  You glance at the cluster insouciantly (there, I finally
used that word) and note the "low fuel" light.

Ever wonder what that little amber itch re-e-e-ally means?

Leaving exit 4 off I-93 tonight, charging up the hill to beat that d*mn
light at the top, she chugs to a stop:  rhumba-rhumba-chug *cough* ugga
ugga... silence.

Geez, "check engine" too?  What can it mean?  Check the hip pocket: yup,
laptop.  Check the other: yup, OBD2 cable.  (Hey, I drive an Audi-- OF
COURSE there's VAG-COM aboard.)

Boot up, plug in and turn on: "Cylinder 1 misfire"... "Cylinder 2
misfire"... "fuel low."  Well, shut mah mouth darlin'.

Call AAA.  The guy shows up in TEN MINUTES.  A triple-A record I bet.
Three gallons later (the regulation AAA fix for such situations) and I'm
on my way.  On the way home, guess what beeps again, a couple of miles
down the road?

Yup, "low fuel" again.  So now you know what that li'l bit of technology
actually means:

         ---> THREE GALLONS, CHUMP <---

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ZKO              110 Spit Brook Rd.       The older I get,
603-884-0501     Nashua, NH USA 03062       the better I was.