[A8] Interior disco

[Huw Powell]

I think door switch too - maybe it's a bit dirty and allows enough 
current to turn the lights "on", but not enough to keep them on once 
current is trying to flow?

How hard is it to pull the switch out and give it a quick clean?

Cody Forbes wrote:
> I thought that at first, but then the door switch has to be function to get 
> the party rolling. Of course this IS an Audi, but it seems like if the door 
> switch was the culprit the lights wouldn't work at all or would fail to turn 
> off.
> 

> 
>> Hmm. Wonder if it has to do with the door switch? That's the only variable 
>> I can think of...
>>
>> Ingo Rautenberg
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: "Cody Forbes" <cody at 5000tq.com>
>> Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 23:56:54
>> To: <quattro at audifans.com>; <a8 at audifans.com>
>> Subject: [A8] Interior disco
>>
>> Patient is my '98 A8q.
>>
>> When the right rear door is open the interior lights flash. Not fast, they 
>> just fade in like normal, then imediately fade out like they normally 
>> would when the door is closed, and continues this cycle as long as the 
>> door is open. On all other doors the lights act normal - open the door and 
>> they fade on and stay on, close the door and they fade out. I thought it 
>> might be related to the child safety door handle lock, but switching that 
>> off didn't make the slow-disco stop.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> -Cody Forbes
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