Self Levelling Headlights Warning Light?

[The_Laird]

Not had a chance to check in the handbook yet, but a warning light keeps coming on about 25 minutes into my journey that has a symbol with a dipped headlight and an arrow above and below it.

So I assume it's something to do with the self levelling headlights (on a 2002 S8 BTW).

Anyone know what's up? Maybe they're just frozen? It's -9.5C here this morning.

[Mr K]

Can't comment on the light, but the self levelling lights are controlled by a box mounted on a car, and a small arm that attaches to the bottom suspension arm. One on the front passenger side, and one on the rear. It all looked a bit weak (plastic arm, thin bent metal clip on the arm etc) so it may have failed or come uncoupled due to a big lump of snow or ice or the bottom arm sliding through deepish snow. May be worth a look.

[PsYcHe]

Probably snow/ice.. Or if the road is a bit bumpy, it can get it's knickers in a twist.

Does it go away after a minute or two?

[The_Laird]

The warning light stays on, then after re-starting it goes away and then comes back on again - sometimes after a minute or two, sometimes after 20 minutes or more

[PsYcHe]

Sounds a bit more serious than what mine does then.. Have a look under the wheel arch and see if you can see anything dangling around there, or any snow jammed up there too.

[The_Laird]

Do I need to take the wheel arch lining out?

[Amanda]

Originally Posted by IceBlue8

Not had a chance to check in the handbook yet, but a warning light keeps coming on about 25 minutes into my journey that has a symbol with a dipped headlight and an arrow above and below it.

So I assume it's something to do with the self levelling headlights (on a 2002 S8 BTW).

Anyone know what's up? Maybe they're just frozen? It's -9.5C here this morning.

the self leveler is buggered so you will need level senor and linkage for the headlights approx 170 to fix

[The_Laird]

Yep, it was the sensor and the connector. Apparently, water runs down the cable, corrodes the connector and then b*****s up the sensor. I was quoted £170 but, because someone used the connector that was ordered for me the day before I was booked in, and I sat in the cold waiting room for three and a half hours waiting for another connector to be delivered, the nice folk at A4 Audi (Clydebank, Glasgow) charged parts only (£106), threw in the touch-up paint I'd ordered for the parking sensor and gave me a case of lager!

Now that's good customer relations, don't you think?

[Simon Wallwork]

A8 parts sent me a front sensor for (I think) 30 quid.

It's an easy DIY job to fit it.

[David's8]

Same car (IceBlue8's) and same fault. presumably the other sensor has gone. I have looked at both front and rear sensors but cant tell which is the newer and Jim can't recall which was replaced. Is it possible/necessary to get it checked with VAG com to establish which one is u/s or would it be advisable just to order the part and fault-find by replacement? (Are they the same part?).