[s-cars] for the Annoyance Files

[Stott Hare]

The brake pad warning circuit is a long loopy series of wires running from
the cluster, through both brake pads, terminating to a welded ground in the
passenger side of the engine bay harness.  In my S6A, when jumpering/closing
the circuit at the pad sensor connections was insufficient to silence the
warning indicator, I decided I had no desire to tear open the engine bay
harness to find the open circuit.

My solution instead was to get it at the transition for interior harness to
engine bay harness.  Behind the passenger a-pillar kick panel there is an
orange connector block.  I had access to spare pins, so I removed the engine
bay side of the circuit from the connector, and installed a spare pin, which
I wired to ground.  When the connector was plugged back in, the pad warning
feed to the cluster comes straight from that ground signal.  Done and done,
no more warnings.

It should be noted that if your open circuit is in the dash harness, or the
cluster itself, this won't resolve your problem.  You can ground the dash
harness side of the circuit as a test if you need to validate end result
before making changes.

-S

-----Original Message-----
From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
[mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Wylie Bean
Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 11:40 AM
To: HEALY, WILLIAM L (ATTOPS); s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com; S-CAR list
Subject: Re: [s-cars] for the Annoyance Files

You've inadvertently set the speed warning by pressing in on one of the
buttons on the cluster, no doubt in an attempt to clear the brake pad
warning light.
Should be in the manual somewhere.  What's really annoying is when you set
it coasting along in traffic and it goes off every time you hit 10mph or
somesuch.
I have the brake pad warning too, even though I cut and spliced the correct
ends to new pads.  I guess I should have just cut and crimped the wires
together.
Not sure if soldering is a good idea in the case of the brake sensors.
Wylie Bean
TheRingmeister at triad.rr.com
90 cq
91 90q20v
92 UrS4
08 Q7 3.6
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-----Original Message-----
From: "HEALY, WILLIAM L (ATTOPS)" <wh3518 at att.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:17:43
To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Subject: [s-cars] for the Annoyance Files

Hey guys,

I've got the brake pad warning gremlins taking up residence in my IC.
I've already cut and soldered the wires, thought I was home free for the
last year, now they're back.  The autocheck system is toggling between the
brake pad warning and one that is a circle with "MPH" in it. What the hell
is that?  Did I go too fast and the car didn't like it?

Couldn't find that in the owner's manual.

Thanks for the feedback....

Bill


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