[s-cars] Curioser and curioser

[Robert Rossato]

It sounds like the switches have been revised internally.  My '93 VW
Corrado (and maybe a few years earlier) has the same feature - the radio
will stay active until the key is pulled out.  In order for this to work
the radio is wired so that it gets a secondary power signal from the "S"
terminal at the back of the ignition switch.  It sounds like the "S"
terminal is now constantly powered.

It's been a while since I played around with one so I forget the exact
mechanics of it, but essentially when the key is pulled it allows a
spring loaded mechanism in the electrical half of the ignition switch to
interrupt the circuit going through the "S" terminal.  Maybe there is an
additional slight movement of the engagement tab between the mechanical
and electrical portions of the ignition switch that allows this when the
key is removed.

I would take an old and new switch and check continuity through the "S"
terminal as you use a screwdriver to go through the range of motion in
the switch.

BR

> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com 
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Fred Munro
> Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2007 7:49 AM
> To: Robert Myers; Pasqualoni, James E; yo-cello at comcast.net; 
> s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Curioser and curioser
> 
> 
> Bob;
> 
> It's curious that Paul has the same problem and his box has 
> the right part
> number on it. Do you have the old switch? How does the switch 
> know the key
> is in the lock? Is there a pin that the end of the key 
> depresses when the
> key is in place? It could be that Audi is packaging the older 
> type switch in
> both boxes. If you can determine what feature on the switch 
> makes the key
> function work you can visually check that the new switch is 
> the right part.
> 
> Fred