'91 CQ illuminated power window switch drains the battery

[urq222]

My thinking as well Ti ...
That control may be in the same relay. It has been SO long ... 
Are the dome light switches on the doors working? The convenience features leave the power to windows and sunroof enabled until the door is opened.  Have you tried opening the front passenger door?
Steve Buchholz

-------- Original message --------
From: Ti Kan <ti at amb.org> 
Date: 12/5/16  3:08 AM  (GMT-08:00) 
To: Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net> 
Cc: quattro at audifans.com 
Subject: Re: '91 CQ illuminated power window switch drains the battery 

On Mon, Dec 05, 2016 at 05:55:52AM -0500, Kent McLean wrote:
> Christopher Gharibo wrote:
> > My '91 CQ's three power window illumination wire gets 9V even when the car is
> > off and locked. The switches work fine otherwise. The switch remains lit and
> > drains the battery. 
> 
> My first thought is to check all the grounds, then check inside the rubber boot between the door jamb and the body for any wires broken by the repetitive opening and closing of the doors.
> 
> —
> Kent McLean
> ’02 VW Beetle TDI and lots of ex-Audis, including Bad Puppy

Also, there is a control module (looks like a relay) that provides the
"retained power" feature for the windows and sunroof.  Maybe that
relay is stuck in the "on" state.

-Ti

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