[s-cars] Re: Bulb Warning Light and switch lighting...

[CyberPoet]

The lights for the seat heaters should be illuminated when the car
running lights are on, as should the rest. The bulb out warning light
can occur whenever different types of bulbs (brands, etc) are used and
when replacing brake/blinker/running lights, you should always replace
them as a pair, as the system checks power draws from one side against
the other to calculate whether a bulb is bad (2 GE bulbs + 1 Sulivan
does not equal 2 Bosch + 1 GE in power draw, ergo warning light).
Since you just got the car, there is the possibility that there are a
set of lights out that you are not noticing (running lights of some
sort), but it is unlikely.

Best Wishes,
=-= Marc Glasgow


On Thursday, March 6, 2003, at 11:11 PM,
s-car-list-request at audifans.com wrote:

> Still learning about my new S4.  I'm wondering now which lights on my
> center
> console may be burned out.  The only lighted switches I have are the
> front
> and rear fog lights and the hazard light.  Should any others be
> illuminated?
> Should the heated seat switches be illuminated?
>
> Also, the self-diagnostic test always shows a fault with the lights
> (picture
> of a bulb crossed out).  The previous owner said that the fault is
> triggered
> as a result of using non-spec (but brighter) bulbs in the headlight
> assembly.  He figures there is some type of ohm check across the bulbs
> that
> causes the fault indication.  Is there such an ohm test?  Or could it
> be my
> burned out rear fog light causing the problem?
>