No reverse lights...any troubleshooting ideas?
11-26-2005, 11:49 AM
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No reverse lights...any troubleshooting ideas?
Ok, my reverse lights don't work. dunno if this happened recently or if it was this way when I bought the car a couple months ago. I just installed the S6+ tail, so I know the bulbs and wiring inside the trunklid is ok. fuse is ok also. autocheck doesn't show any blown bulbs. and the wiring from the trunklid is plugged into the harness on the left side of the trunk.
I'm thinking maybe the switch is dead, is it on the tranny? Any other ideas? thanks
I'm thinking maybe the switch is dead, is it on the tranny? Any other ideas? thanks
11-26-2005, 12:01 PM
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Does your right side-view mirror tilt down in reverse?
The right mirror select button has to be down for this feature to work. The mirror should tilt down when you engage reverse. If it doesn't, that would point to the reverse switch on the transmission. If it does, it looks more like the wiring to the lights. I don't think autocheck looks at the reverse lights.
11-26-2005, 01:14 PM
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No, the mirror doesn't tilt with the right mirror button depressed. where is the reverse swtich?
btw, I saw your s4 parked on harvard st in brookline the other night, on the way home from matt murphy's. car looked good!
11-26-2005, 03:02 PM
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if your car is anything like mine (mechanism very similar) it's likely broken wires at the hinge
where the loom goes along and up into the lid.
famous break point for these Audi sedans, as the wiring is bent through about 120degrees everytime you open & close the trunk.
mine broke after 12years, so this whole glut of B4 & C4 sedans are all coming into this problem
famous break point for these Audi sedans, as the wiring is bent through about 120degrees everytime you open & close the trunk.
mine broke after 12years, so this whole glut of B4 & C4 sedans are all coming into this problem
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11-26-2005, 03:45 PM
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Another view...
This makes it look like it's aft and above the passenger-side axle. The ETKA pic makes it look like it's on top.
<img src="http://www.boost-instruments.com/reverse-switch.gif">
No BTDT for the Audi, but I did one on a Subaru, in January, outside in the snow, so I could pass a state inspection before the free-retry grace period expired. Hopefully this job on an Audi is as cheap and easy. (cough)
<img src="http://www.boost-instruments.com/reverse-switch.gif">
No BTDT for the Audi, but I did one on a Subaru, in January, outside in the snow, so I could pass a state inspection before the free-retry grace period expired. Hopefully this job on an Audi is as cheap and easy. (cough)