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

[Kirby Smith]

There should also be a light above the dial.  There is on both my S6 and
my 90qs.

kirby

"James Murray (LMC)" wrote:
>
> Same in my 93 S4.
>
> /J.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Strangways [mailto:strangconst at rogers.com]
> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 8:19 AM
> To: CyberPoet; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Re: Bulb Warning Light and switch lighting...
>
> The seat heater illumination is masked by the thumbwheel in my 92 S4. I
> don't know if that was changed or not in later years.
> It's not until you turn the thumbwheel to 1 does it illuminate. Kinda stupid
> if you ask me.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "CyberPoet" <thecyberpoet at cyberpoet.net>
> To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 12:46 AM
> Subject: [s-cars] Re: Bulb Warning Light and switch lighting...
>
> > 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?
> > >
> >
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