On a lighter note:

Just thought I'd post this here for Adam (adamstasiak)!

 

Poor guy! Everybody giving him a hard time!!! haha!!

 

Wow this thread took off quite well, I should do another tidbits thing Replies 242 and 77,150 Views.

 

lmao...

 

There is a button located on the bottom of your wiper control stalk; press it until you get your digital speed readout.

 

Very helpful thanks alot. Btw any fix to this error thats driving me crazy to the point of selling?
Previous owner installed HID lights. Every time u start car and turn on lights speedo drops dead and the e-brake light flashes. I ordered HID cancelers and tried installing thoes but dont work. And once in a while i start car and get off driveway, the abs goes on and i have to pull over and then start again.

 

has the abs problem always been there? my thought on that is that you need a new brake light switch..... about $15-20 from most places


and by the speedo dropping dead, you mean the tach? starting a car the speedo should be at 0 lol

 

My hunch is the ballast from the HID lights are causing interference with the abs module. Thats why the previous owner had them all the way at the bottom (hanging), i decided to put them in properly and it started happening.
Ill tell u the steps i take for the problem to happen.
1. Action: I turn car on, i turn lights on. Effect: Brake light turns on, flashes. The speedo does not work.
2. Action: Im driving, i turn on lights. Effect: Brake light turns on, flashes, speedo drops to 0.
3. Action: Car is off, ignition off. I turn light dial to on, start car. Everything is fine.
Now randomly regardless of lights on/off position sometimes the abs goes on and i ahve to pull over and then go again.

 

anyone that could help about drl on my 2008 q7 imported from US i tried different things but have not wired anything yet and don't have a programmer but my dealer charge flat rate to do it $465.00 if you can imagine i am very reluctant to get it done by them if its simple ,, any one knows the solution >? am in calgary and willing to pay but not $500 for a simple thing like that

 

You guys will have much more luck posting in the proper categories for your particular models. This is not the thread to find solutions to problems.