New S8 on 6 or 7 cylinders???

[Singh]

I have these instructions to follow Ian. Think it needs some sort of coding.

Right, an update on this thread. I finally took the dash appart and investigated the wiring. The double relay sized steering wheel control module J453 is not used when replacing the 4 spoke MFSW with a 3 spoke paddle tippy and to make wiring easy remove it (labelled 618. under the dash).

If you go ahead with this on the *RS6* you will need to do the following:
1. Replace the slip ring with the 3 spoke one (designed for non CAN bus wheels). There are not enough pins in the T5h on the 4 spoke one for this to work. p/n 1J0 959 654 M
2. wire 3 connections from the old relay socket under the dash, to a new (or 2nd hand T5h connection 4B0 973 605). This plugs directly into the slip ring.
T5h1 - pin7 of old J453 socket. (miniature spade)
T5h2 - pin2 of old J453 socket. (normal spade)
T5h3 - pin11 of old J453 socket. (normal spade)
T5h4 - not required.
The 4th connection is for wheel illumination for wheels with the buttons not the paddles.
3. Once this is done and it's all fitted, you MUST perform the steps listed here to set it up:
http://wiki.ross-tech.com/index.p...Brake_Electronics_%28Bosch_5.7%29
Make sure you have a WSC entered or it wont work.
Login: 07197
Code: 06697
*the above codes are for the RS6 ONLY!

Oh yes, and be careful when playing with the slip ring cuz it's really easy to lose your place or brake it (like I did!). The one I was playing with was 2nd hand luckily as they are NOT cheap when new. I've tested the paddles in that they now work, but I've had to revert back until I get a replacement slip ring.

HTH