Kickdown issue and a few other questions

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Originally Posted by ainarssems

1. Read this: http://www.audipages.com/Tech_Articl...akesensor.html
and
this: http://www.audipages.com/Tech_Articl...nsorshort.html

Just replaced brakes on m8tes A8 but warning light remained on so just shorted by the instrument cluster instead of messing about with cables.

2. Most likely sensor in bottle or wiring. You can either fix it out or just short the wire by instrument cluster in similar way to the brake pad warning wire and just keep a spare bottle in the car in case you run out of windscreen wash.

3. Switch the lights on and go round a car to check which one is not working and replace bulb accordingly and check connections by the lights could be bad/corroded connection.


Thermostat is a belt off job so quite expensive unless you were planning for belt change already within "major service"

Temp sensor -there are 2 of them - at least on PF 32V engines.

Thanks for that

I think the cambelt was last done around 60,000 miles, so not too far off needing doing again. Is this a lot of labour, or not too bad on an A8?