[V8] Q Re Climate Control Readout

[Christopher Brence]

I have a 1990 canadian model too.  The daytime running lights work the 
same way you describe. 

-I think (not 100% sure) that the daytime running lights are set to put 
out somewhere around 60%-75% of the low beam brightness.  When you turn 
the headlight switch to on, they then put out 100% of the light.  (My GM 
car does this the same way) I don't think any tail lights go on unless 
you put the headlight switch on.

-Rookie story: The first day I got the car, when it turned to nighttime 
I couldn't figure out why the street looked sooo dark even though the 
headlights were 'on', after I got off a city street and noticed I 
couldn't read the dash, I finally realized I didn't push the 'on' switch 
hard enough. :-(

RichardMor at aol.com wrote:

>Would like help in two areas:
>
>(1)  The temperature display of my climate controller (in the dash) reads 
>fine in
>the daytime, but when I switch my headlights on the display goes out - 
>nothing!
>I seem to remember from years ago someone saying when a rear bulb (license
>plate or something) goes out this can be a symptom.  I have no bulbs out.  Can
>anyone advise if there is a separate bulb that lights up the temperature 
>readout
>when the headlights are on?  Or is it something else?
>
>(2)  One thing I've never understood very well about my V8 is the daylight 
>running
>lights.  The car was modified by Audi to meet Canadian requirements in effect 
>for
>1990, which meant daylight running lights.  At night, with headlight switch 
>off, it
>appears as all lights are on that would be on if the switch were on (except 
>dashlights),
>however, when the switch is activated, there is a subtle but noticeable 
>improvement
>in the headlights.  Maybe it's my imagination.  Does anyone else have a 
>Canadian
>car that can illuminate <g> this for me?  I'm wondering if, besides the 
>wiring, the
>headlights themselves are different from the American market, but that really 
>doesn't
>make much marketing sense.
>
>Thanks for the help.
>Richard Morris
>Renton, WA
>90 V8Q Dk Blue/Dk Blue
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