re: dashboard lights and the end of civilization

[Phil Rose <pjrose@servtech.com>]

Brooks,

Did your car have the Audi airbag recall work done? Also, have you timed
the "ON" interval and is it constant? On my '91 200q, _after_ the PO had
the recall work done last year, the airbag light began to stay on for
exactly 2.5 minutes. The PO complained so the dealer checked it out but
claimed they could find no problem. I spoke with the same dealer who
recalled that the issue was complicated by the fact that some
"unauthorized" wiring had been done in that area. Don't know what that
means. The car is completely, utterly stock--other than it had a
replacement Bose Gamma radio installed by the dealer in '94.

It still does this, so I checked with Audi who told me to bring it to the
dealer, but that the cost of diagnosis was mine--unless it was determined
there was a defective part or installation.

Phil



>Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1998 04:49:40 -0600
>From: Brooks Ellis <brooks@frii.com>
>Subject: dashboard lights and the end of civilization
>
>Wow, now that I got that whole check engine thing worked out, -ANOTHER-
>dashboard light comes on. The Airbag light comes on as it should when I
>start the car, but it stays on after that! Sometimes it goes away pretty
>soon, other times it stays on the whole trip.
>
>WTF? Is there any way that my meddeling with the delta radio could have
>triggered this anomaly? All I have done is hook up an Fosgate amp to the
>rear-line outs, then the speaker outs are routed to the speakers, and it
>all works swell.
>
>Any hints, tips, cashiers checks, or bearer bonds appriciated!
>
>brooks
>[ brooks@frii.com    '89.5 200Q @ 1.8 bar for summertime]

Phil

Phil Rose		Rochester, NY
'89 100
'91 200q		pjrose@servtech.com