cured?
 

Ok.....so i have replaced my ignition coil unit (6cyl engine coil is 1 unit for the whole car) after it had a bad habit of dropping 2 cyls at motorway speeds (did it twice quite unexpectedly) which has restored my happiness and confidence in the car, but, and this is the bit i can't figure out....my cruise control which has been a bit hit and miss of late, working intermittently and usually only at motorway speeds after trying to get it to turn on several times (checked the vac system and control unit, seem to be all ok) is now absolutely perfect. Works first time everytime at any speed i want, when i want, how i want! :Confused: As far as i know there is no direct link between the systems, but the evidence is inescapable, it was mostly a gonner and is now just like it always used to be. Anyone want to hazard a guess? (i'm going for rogue voltage type interference)

Pixies. It'll be effin Pixies! :eek3:

well, i didn't want to drag them into it, but i had my suspicions.....

it could be that the cruise control has picked up on your new-found confidence and has responded in a similar way by allowing you to use it. . . . . :D

so when i get a bit of a mood on it'll throw in the towel again? damn these pixie powered psychic audis! :D

I recall Ian, I think, saying that the cure for non-working cruise is to vigorously work the cruise switch.
Presumably this cleans up the contacts. Perhaps its just a coincidence, or your new enthusiasm with the switch

Certainly on my car the operation of the cruise switches was very random when I got the car, a London driven car so very little oppotunity to use cruise, but has become more reliable events now I am using cruise more often :)

a fine thought but the switch gets plenty of usage.... though i did do the repeated and vigourous waggle when it started messing about with no change! Still working so i'm a happy bunny!