Where is the reverse light switch on a '95 A6?

[Franco Barber]

On Sat, Mar 05, 2005 at 08:31:18AM -0800, Tyson Varosyan wrote:
> The car in question is a '95 A6Q with Auto tranny. My dad is having issues
> with the reverse lights not coming on most of the time. Once in a blue moon
> they do, but that is not good enough. I suspect that the reverse gear
> sensor/switch is at fault. 


The switch is a multi-pole switch as it's also used to drive the
PRNDL lights on the instrument panel and the
tilt-down-in-reverse-outside-passenger-mirror.

It is located on the transmission, on the left side, BEHIND the
tranny mount!

In the Bentley manual for the 92-97 100/A6, it is in the
"4spd Automatic Transmission 01F All Wheel Drive" chapter,
section 37, pages 37-73 thru 37-78.
Removing the tranny mount is on page 37-39.

The Bentley procedure for doing this pretty much goes through and
sets up like you were going to remove the engine/tranny from the
car; you have to remove the tranny mount so you have to hold up
the engine/tranny while you do this!

I gave up and had the dealer change the switch.
$175 for the switch, $75 labor.  This was in year 2000.
Add 5 years inflation ...

Franco


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Franco Barber                   feb at febsun.cmhnet.org
95 A6Q w/Gamma CD mit RDS!      Columbus, Ohio  USA
95 A6Q 5spd w/HCB-30 bluetooth car kit!