coding out high level brake light

[daz-20vt]

Hi guys can you code the high level brake light out as someone may have got carried away losing wires and now everytime they put their foot on the brake their car does a beeping noise and displays a dash warning light!!!
Not me of course im not that stupid!!

HELP!!!
Daz

 

[JimS3]

Ah the joys of the Audi bulb warning system.

Unfortunately there is no way of coding it out with VCDS.

The build warning module is with the relays above the drivers footwell. You can either put a resistor across the 2 pins to the high level rear brake light, or to disable the whole system ground the wire from the bulb check module to the clocks (with a small resistor inline).

 

[daz-20vt]

Lol. Oh well anything easy is boring right?
Thanks jim glad theres a way as its v annoying lol. The worst thing is as i ripped it out i realised what would happen hahaha

 

[aragorn]

put it back then!

 

[ScottD3]

Like Jim said.

Resistor it or you can mod the bulb relay to stop it from erroring.

HOW TO GUIDE... LED Mod - Bulb Warning System

 

[daz-20vt]

put it back then!

Hell no!!!!
Ive stripped it all the way back i want to lose every single mm of wire i can!!!

 

[daz-20vt]

Fantastic scott!!!
Thanks guys always coming to my recue!!!
Apart from you aragon you take pleasure in my failure!! Lol

 

[aragorn]

You've got me thinking, i've removed/lost/misplaced the centre brake light on my track car, i wonder if i'll get the same warning?

I dont recall brake warning when moving it last week though.

 

[ScottD3]

Is this the 97 S4?

 

[daz-20vt]

Both my normal brake lights are working an it buzzes when i hit the brake pedal giving the bulb display.
It wasnt doing it before

 

[aragorn]

Is this the 97 S4?

Yep, most likely uses the same bulb monitoring as the A3 though i'd imagine?

 

[ScottD3]

It might do but I thought the early A4s never checked the 3rd brake light?

 

[aragorn]

Just checked the wiring diagram and it does seem to be connected.

It was beeping about no fuel and no screenwash as well so perhaps i'm just a mong and didnt notice the warning

 

[ScottD3]

I'll go with the Mong statement.

 

[rhinopower]

You sure you've diagnosed the problem? I disconnected my whole top level brake light to change bulbs with no warning on the dash, ignition was on at the time.

 

[daz-20vt]

Dont say that!!!
Its the only thing i changed. Kind of

 

[ScottD3]

Mine only ever errored when it was in gear and i used the brake light.