hi all,

new to forum and a8 d3.

friday the warning light for headlight range control defective and yellow car with up and down arrows came on while driving.

no bumps in the road or anything else to report.

suspension still moves through full range with no in unhappy noises.

doesn't drop to motorway when in automatic and +75mph since error though.

are there any forum members willing to scan my car in swindon, wilts? of course I'd be happy to pay a few ££.

any ideas or suggestions welcome.

thanks all in advance.

 

took the car into local garage and they were helpful in checking the DTCs and after clearing the same fault returned. J197 level sensor OS front is faulty and the wiring looks like it has been poorly repaired in the past.

new sensor and plug on order.
will update when complete.

bit the bullet.... vcds ordered.

 

Owing an A8 D3 - VCDS is a must have device - I budgeted it in the price of the car as I go.

 

looking forward to saturday...

cable should arrive and i can get to know the car a lot better.

 

just an update...

motorway mode and light level (tested last night in the dark) seem to be ok after the visit - even though the code was present and the warning lights still on.

when my VCDS arrives today i will see what that is saying and update again.

 

ok all... here is my first vcds experience.

cable arrived, downloaded and installed latest version.
connected to car with ignition on.

scanned.
saved a copy of the results with all historical faults.
cleared all DTCs.
scanned.

all DTCs/faults cleared (all but the level/xenon codes were intermittent).
the only faults now showing are those as confirmed by my trip to the garage, namely;


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Address 34: Level Control Labels: 4E0-910-553.lbl
Part No SW: 4E0 910 553 E HW: 4E0 907 553 E
Component: LUFTFDR.-CDC H05 4290
Coding: 0015510
Shop #: WSC 19532 550 1343642
VCID: 25412BF8EC730B3072A

1 Fault Found:
01769 - Sensor for Vehicle Leveling; Front Right (G289)
012 - Electrical Fault in Circuit
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 11101100
Fault Priority: 3
Fault Frequency: 1
Reset counter: 173
Mileage: 197397 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2013.04.27
Time: 12:32:32


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Address 55: Xenon Range Labels: 4E0-910-357.lbl
Part No SW: 4E0 910 357 HW: 4E0 907 357
Component: Pre-AFS H01 0030
Revision: 00000001 Serial number:
Coding: 0000002
Shop #: WSC 80093 222 69422
VCID: E2CBF0E43DDD3C08D78

1 Fault Found:
01310 - Level Control System Control Module (J197)
008 - Implausible Signal - MIL ON
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 11101000
Fault Priority: 2
Fault Frequency: 1
Reset counter: 173
Mileage: 197400 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2013.04.27
Time: 12:33:43


this was extremely straight forward.

would i be correct in concluding that the dodgy fix that had been done to the wiring at the sensor plug could be the culprit considering the first fault (012 - Electrical Fault in Circuit)?

either way, the sensor and a new plug has been ordered and should be in early next week and is covered by a 3rd party warranty.

for those that are interested...

if you clear all DTCs you may find that the summary (at the top of the scan results) will still show a malfunction;

08-Auto HVAC -- Status: Malfunction 0010

try going into the controller and clearing the codes there to keep the CAN gateway happy.

learnt something already today.

now - i've got some real work to be getting on with!

thanks everyone.

 

That's exactly where you should start. May be just by redoing it properly if possible.

 

Bad plug connection or something electrical in the sensor itself is defective. I would still look at it physically and wiggle the connector to see if something is obviously wrong before ordering parts, but in any case you are on the likely path to resolve it.

 

I have just experienced the same issue. What was the fix?

 

You need your own VCDS scan in order to know that is the same issue, or what the issue is.