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2006 a8l will not start, does not recognize that it is in park. Where is the override?
Bigger issue... Anyone have this before?
Bigger issue... Anyone have this before?
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Or transmission control module from some of the A6 posts I have seen. It's not starting in Neutral either? Try holding the gear selector in between neutral and drive and try to start it that way.
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Besides fiddling w/ trying to start, best guess would be brake pedal switch. Known failure point, cheap to buy part. And if it does not see brake depressed even if in P or N, it won't start. Not 100% sure how to check, but a guess is if you step on brake the brake lights logically won't go on either.
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Ok, got her home.
Did more reading that suggested the brake light switch. So, because I have a pretty extensive background in shade tree mechanics, I went and tapped the area by the switch firmly, twice.
It started.
So, I drove it home- parking brake malfunction indicator on the dash the entire way home. Strangely, also no cruise control.
But I can now leave it somewhere safe while I order the brake light switch. I found it for about 18$ from ECS.
Did more reading that suggested the brake light switch. So, because I have a pretty extensive background in shade tree mechanics, I went and tapped the area by the switch firmly, twice.
It started.
So, I drove it home- parking brake malfunction indicator on the dash the entire way home. Strangely, also no cruise control.
But I can now leave it somewhere safe while I order the brake light switch. I found it for about 18$ from ECS.
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