towball 13 pin socket
 

as with many other 8's my car is fitted with a removable towball , presumably factory fitted because the wiring socket is audi branded

under normal circumstances no electrical problems , but in order to hook up to a trailer with the old standard 7 pin socket there is an adaptor supplied and here my problems begin ; plug in the adaptor in preparation for connecting the trailer electrics and , lo and behold , the indicators on the car now flash at at least double the required speed even with no trailer connected !
even stranger , if I turn on the 4 way flashers instead of the indicators the flashing is at the normal speed

m'aidez , m'aidez !

Try a new adapter!?

Check for a short inside the adapter. Or pick up a new one from halfrauds or a caravan shop

The adaptor should be totally passive, so if you have nothing plugged into it then it's faulty +++

thanks guys.....some research shows that if you don't remove the adaptor carefully and fully they can get out of line....to the extent that there exists a small tool to re-align them
think I will just get a new one as suggested!

They are inexpensive so fingers crossed that solves the issue. I have changed my trailers over to 13 pin now, only takes 10 minutes to change the plug and it makes life slightly easier (and neater)! :ROFL:

well , new adaptor arrived at the vast cost of €5
problem cured !

the old one must have been twisted out of line on removal

Fiver well spent +++