Window lift circuits; resend, thank you spamcop

[Huw Powell]

>> After pouring over page 64-10-18 in Bentley for being able to open but 
>> not
>> close my coupe right window from either the driver's or passenger's 
>> switch,
>> it looks like the ground jumper between terminals 3 and 5 on the 
>> switch in
>> the driver's door is only used when closing the window.  Does this make
>> sense?
> 
> 
> possibly... I looked it up, and then my head started to hurt...
> 
>> To lower the right window, the ground path is only from terminal 3 in the
>> driver's switch to earth, but when you're raising the right window the
>> ground circuit has to be complete between terminals 3 and 5 on the 
>> driver's
>> switch and earth.  Before I pull the armrest and switch, do you know 
>> if this
>> "jumper" is internal or external? 
> 
> 
> It's "external" - there will be a brown wire going between the terminals.
> 
>> I only see one windows switch listed for
>> the 80/90/cq, so it sounds like the jumper's external????
> 
> 
> Yup, Audi's weird 5 pin window switches are so they can use the same 
> switch in every position.  Some current tracks get "passed along" from 
> one switch to the next when switch one is not active.
> 
> Sadly, you  may find your trouble is actually in the wires in the door 
> hinge area...
> 

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Huw Powell

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