[s-cars] alarm sounding or caution/warning system alert

[Tom Green]

I would put #3 at the top and look for a faulty door switch, Jerry.   
Drivers first, but it could be any
of them.

Tom

On Aug 29, 2013, at 7:35 PM, Jerry Scott wrote:

> The alarm is a constant on with no beeping, when it comes on, and  
> all gauges are normal.  It sounds the same as when the radio is left  
> on, the engine off, and the door open.
>
> As Larry mentioned, it could be the ignition switch, since it is the  
> original.
>
> Thanks for the help guys, I’ll keep checking and let you know what I  
> find.
>
> Jerry
>
> From: Tom Green [mailto:trgreen at comcast.net]
> Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2013 4:42 PM
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com list; Jerry Scott
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] alarm sounding or caution/warning system alert
>
> You should probably say UrS4, Jerry, since many won't know or  
> remember, and let's call this
> an alert, not an alarm.  I assume by now you have pressed the  
> autocheck button to do a light
> bulb check on those caution and warnings and also looked at the  
> owners manual to refresh
> your memory on what lights should show when the key is first turned  
> on, and what symbols
> light up red (warning) or yellow (caution/advisory).  The buzzer  
> mounted on the back of your
> instrument panel produces one beep for a yellow caution or 3 beeps  
> for a warning signal.
>
> How many beeps you are hearing is significant.
>
> So, are any lights missing?  The most common issue is a burned out  
> bulb in the autocheck
> or other places on the instrument cluster.
>
> Second issue for 3 beep warning is oil pressure switch.  You have a  
> gage also, right?
>
> Third issue is driver's door light switch.  You may have other  
> interior light clues, or not.  I have
> chosen the drivers door because it is used more often by a ratio of  
> 100 to 1 on most cars.
>
> Fourth and most useless caution is windshield washer tank level.  Do  
> you have an intensive
> tank with a fluid level sensor?
>
> Knowing what warnings/cautions to expect can lead you to disconnect  
> the sensors one at a
> time to see if you find a malfunctioning sensor.
>
> The problem may also be in the instrument panel itself, where  
> connectors and/or circuit board
> traces or solder points have broken or deteriorated from corrosion.   
> I saved that for last for a
> reason.  If you have no problem, you can disable the buzzer.
>
> Tom '95 S6
>          '95.5 S6 avant
> Knoxville, TN
>
> On Wednesday August 29, 2013, at 1:17 PM,   "Jerry Scott" <jerryscott at wispertel.net 
> > wrote:
>
> Need help!  I am getting an alarm that comes on after the cars warms  
> up,
> while I am driving.  It sounds like the same alarm as when the radio  
> is on
> and the engine is stopped, with the key in the ignition.  There are no
> warning lights on, and the instrument gauges are all normal.  Any  
> idea what
> this could be?
>
> Jerry
>
>