[A8] Interior disco

Danton J.A. Cardoso djacardoso at gmail.com
Tue Nov 10 14:00:18 PST 2009


Could always have "Night Fever" playing in the CD player while this
going on, then all would be good.... I would bet it is the switch
though.

On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 1:35 PM, Huw Powell <audi at humanspeakers.com> wrote:
> 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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