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Self Levelling Headlights Warning Light?
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. |
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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.
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'02 S8 - Ebony Black Pearl, 'Swing' Grey Leather/Alcantara, PDC, Xenon Plus, Bose, Phone Prep, Navigation Plus, TV, auto dipping interior and exterior mirrors, UV/Solar Tint Glass, Ski Hatch, Extended leather pack 1, Rear Sun Blinds, Memory Driver & Passenger Seat, Heated Front Screen, Heated Rear Seats. |
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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?
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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
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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.
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2010 Jag XF 3.0D Portfolio S I know.. I know.. |
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Do I need to take the wheel arch lining out?
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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? |
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A8 parts sent me a front sensor for (I think) 30 quid.
It's an easy DIY job to fit it. |
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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?).
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2002 D2 S8 – Ming Blue, Valcona leather, Vavona wood insert, solar sunroof (to be fitted), Heated rear seats, extended leather pack, 18” Avus, ski hatch, Bose, auto dim rear view mirror, rear blind. |
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