2006 A3 2.0T - questions to owners / former owners

Hi Guys,

I just got my first Audi, a 2006 A3 Base 2.0T 6SPD and I am quite puzzled by a few quirks, I hope you guys that have or had an A3 of this gen could tell me if it is normal or not.

1. The "digital screen" in the center of the dash does not light up at all, not at start, not at any point. Is it disabled in the base version? There are no extra buttons un the wiper arm like the manual/forums say.

2. When the car is running and headlights in the position OFF, the fogs and tail lights are on (Im in Canada, we have mandatory DRL, but I guess the fogs could be a mod, I just don't understand why the tail light is onall the time withg the car running). On the switch, the "parking light" indicator is ALWAYS LIT, not sure if there are burnt bulbs and this one is standing out or anything else.

3. With parking lights on, the dash light does not light up, only when headlight is on (it was daytime, have to check during the night).

4. I was planing in replacing many bulbs with LEDS (Sylvania ZEVO some, and CREE others). Will it make a nightmare for the car's ECU? Will it get error codes/deactivation?

thank you in advance!

Hi Soot1, thanks for the response!

When I say parking lights, I mean leaving the switch in the "middle" (two headlights symbol) http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/jAwAAOSwhkRWbyCu/s-l1600.jpg

Nothing lights up when I put in this position with the key in the ignition, except for this very symbol in green. However, if I don't have the key in the ignition, the instrument panel and red interior lights (A/C illumination, window switches, and the rest of the symbols on the headlight switch as well. Is is suppose to be like that?


I will check EM tuning.

THanks for all the replies, yes, I do believe that would be the case.