You need to do a bit of detective work...all this is on the net if you look.
Vehicle View - Audi A3 1.4 T FSI Sport - Coulsdon
Enlarge the pictures here and you will see the side light on in the first pic and the interior pic shows the switch with off/DRL/Side light/head light on the right hand side. note the switch is set to DRL so the fronts are on but the backs are off untill switched to side lights,
the bulb used in the DRL on the facelift models are used for both sidelights (dimmed) and DRL (full brightness)
the car calls the DRL bulb 'Parking light' so if you have parking light errors then its referring to that bulb!
since you did not change the bulbs and assuming that the bulbs are not blown and need replacement then the next thing to check would be wiring as you have just done a facelift upgrade.
go and check the actual bulbs first and get a replacement set in there just to rule out its not the bulbs... if that doesnt work then start investigating the wiring.
a3rider,
You have to take the bumper off to get those bulbs out, no question about it. You just can't good enough access while they are still in and it only takes about 15 minutes to get it off. I've been following this thread as I have a 2009 "face-lifted" A3 that came with the halogen headlights you are trying to get working. Funny thing is, I did the swap install for the bi-xenons with the LED DRL and I have the same issue as you. I can get my LED DRLs to work and get the same error. My guess is that you have an improperly wired headlight, as do I. Also, I would assume, as I have done a bit of research that you have a wiring problem because there was change on the CEM between the 2008 preface lifted models and the most current. So the headlight itself may have pins located in different spots that don't match up with your car's loom? Not sure about it but it's a thought.
Would anyone happen to know, going from halogen to bi-xenon on a 2009, where on the CEM (plug and pin location) the city lights would be powered from?
You need to do a bit of detective work...all this is on the net if you look.
Vehicle View - Audi A3 1.4 T FSI Sport - Coulsdon
Enlarge the pictures here and you will see the side light on in the first pic and the interior pic shows the switch with off/DRL/Side light/head light on the right hand side. note the switch is set to DRL so the fronts are on but the backs are off untill switched to side lights,
no the above connectors are to retrofit bi-xenon head lights to a non xenon car... as you have standard halogen lights you would not have needed that.
since you are going around in circles with this i would suggest you start at the beginning... have a look at ELSAWIN and double check the wiring from your headlights to the CE module. make sure that the pins from the headlights are going to the right pins according to ELSA.
Did you just use the standard headlight harness from the 06 wiring and plug it into the newer facelift headlights? as your standard 06 headlights didnt have the 'parking lights' you would need to wire these in (either by adding in the wire or using an adapter)
some proper info on the actual install would help, as in did you change the CE module? was any other wiring harness/adapters used? or did you just plug in and expect it to play? sorry if this is repetitive but it seems that this is where the issue is.
So i just need to re-order the pins to suit the new headlights and everything should work fine??ahhh so thats how you wired it... no mate it seems that your wiring is the culprit here and you need to correct this. the transfer of headlights is an awful idea! i will try to check on ELSA for you and see if i can find the correct wiring pins you need to use from the connector on the back of the headlight to the correct CE pin.
fixed FIXED
All i needed to do was move the grey pin to the empty one and no error parking lights work yayayayayaya
glad to hear its fixed! i knew it was a wiring issue... now you always have that option of getting the right headlight switch if your bothered