[s-cars] ABS Off Light Problem - VAG COM

Wed Sep 16 21:56:49 PDT 2009

Pretty sure I can ping the ABS through the 2x2 under the hood.  That 
some goofy S4 thing?  I have the ABS/EDL one with a 4D p/n.

-Cheers!
Mike

Mark Pollan wrote:
> Team door handle needs/requires a crotch punch.  That said Ian, I connected to the 2x2 at the fuse panel under hood on the driver’s side. There is another Maxwell Smart connector just for the ABS?  Are you kidding me!?
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> From: Ian Duff [mailto:iduff at comcast.net] 
> Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 10:11 PM
> To: Mark Pollan
> Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] ABS Off Light Problem - VAG COM
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> Are you ready for this? The ABS 2x2 connection is BEHIND THE A/C. And you thought Team Doorhandle was weird.
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> Best regards, Meilleures salutations, 此致敬礼, Mit freundlichen Grüßen, 
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> On 16 Sep, 2009, at 20:50, Mark Pollan wrote:
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> Gents:
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> I met up with Brian this evening to pull codes and I could not read/connect
> to the ABS module.  I first ran Autoscan and some trivial codes came up but
> no reading on ABS.  Going directly to the ABS module and no connection.  I
> tried several times to no avail.  I have access to an old HEX COM with the
> OBD II connector and the 2x2 adapter dongle.  I would have suspected the
> dongle but connection was established with other controllers.
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> Thoughts?  Is it possible the controller itself is messed up?  I rang up
> Mark Turczyn as I had already pestered Manny Sanchez and Mark though maybe
> the no read condition is due to a bad connection to the ABS controller
> itself.  Seem plausible?  Where might the controller be located as I gifted
> my Bentley to Mark when I sold the S6.
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> Any and all insights are greatly appreciated.  Brian is a hell of a nice guy
> and I'd love to see this to closure but your help is definitely needed.
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> Thanks in advance,
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> Mark
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> Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 11:43 PM
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> Subject: Re: [s-cars] ABS Off Light Problem
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> There are no 'ablative' caps on the S car sensors, those are only found on
> the older cars with the allen set screw type sensor mounting bracket.? The S
> cars use a copper basket insert into the hub that is designed to stop the
> sensor at the proper position.? That said, if forced they can be pushed too
> close, or if the basket is not lubed properly, not pushed in far enough.?
> Vag-com can identify the problem, or you can take a multimeter and ck the
> resistance of the sensors stationary (use the rears as the guideline for
> 'normal'), then lift a wheel at a time and spin at approx 1 rev per second,
> and ck the values again.? I too suspect you have one of the two fronts out
> of adjustment.? You can adjust them without pulling the wheel off the car.
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> HTH
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> Scott J
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ben Swann <benswann at verizon.net>
> To: barmstea at voanews.com
> Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Sent: Mon, Sep 14, 2009 3:39 pm
> Subject: [s-cars] ABS Off Light Problem
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> Brian,
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> I am in Annapolis.
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> Ablative caps are put on the end of the wheel sensors to allow just enough 
> clearance for
> the sensor to work properly without being damaged.  Does sound like the
> sensor 
> may not
> have been installed properly.
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> Ben
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> [Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:10:04 -0400
> From: Brian Armstead <barmstea at voanews.com>
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] ABS Off Light Problem
> To: Brett Dikeman <brett.dikeman at gmail.com>
> Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
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> Brett,
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> The light came on after I had the 034 brake kit installed by a local
> mechanic.  
> The
> guy's work was sloppy as hell, love the brakes though!
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> I don't know what ablative caps are, so I can't answer that one.  Anyone in
> MD, 
> DC, DE,
> VA with a VAG-COM?
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> Thanks,
>
> Brian
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