So driving I noticed that the little green car with an arrow appeared on the dash - see pic - this makes it look like it's lit really well - it isn't.

My car doesn't have air suspension so I was wondering what it could be, then I noticed that it was quite dull and flickered very slightly...

Anyway when I got out and locked the car, I looked back and the dash lit up, so I investigated, now when parked, all locked up everything off, it does what you can see in the video, VCDS - doesn't see any issues, any ideas please.

 

 

 

 

I’m going by your heading, auto-correct won the day? 😆

Did a quick reverse image check in Google and that symbol is linked to adaptive suspension. I also came across a guy who can light up the dash like a Christmas tree on YouTube and it was the same symbol.

Air suspension was standard on A6 Allroad and S6, and possibly a very expensive extra from new on other models.

Got me thinking, that the C6 probably shares the dash across all models and it’s some weird glitch? On a positive note it’s illuminated green, so it’s not a physical error.

Are headlights working fine? Only reason I mention, on Avant, there’s wired self-levelling sensors on passenger side front and rear built into suspension. The mechanical balljoint arms are known to seize or break, but you’d know about it soon enough as your headlights would randomly dip and raise. Not sure if C6 had them, but my old B8 Allroad did with bi-xenon headlights.

If you have VCDS, then scan again and look at all spurious DTC faults.

If you ever get to the bottom of it I’d be interested to know.

Nope - heading is totally correct - I'm referring to the 1983 movie, spoiler alert, the dash lights up in the murderous "Christine" 🙂 If you haven't seen it its a good watch...

Anyway, I'm on Audiworld and there are a few people having something very similar going on.

I think it must be a back feed current, perhaps a failing component or water ingress.

My money is on water ingress as the flashing has no pattern and goes brighter then dim.

Interestingly yanking the instrument cluster fuse stops the flashing so whatever is causing it is using the power and might be creating leakdown current to the body.

I have a plan, I’m going to order a replacement cluster from ebay, bash that in the dash and see if it flashes, I’m assuming the Immobiliser will activate, but I will know if the cluster flashes it’s not the cluster. – I’m making a big assumption here that the cluster will still power the backlight with component protection active.

Learn something new every day. That film is based on a Stephen King novel, directed by John Capenter. The car is a 1958 Plymouth Fury which is no doubt living its best life as a can on tuna now!

Best of luck regards the dash fix. Personally I could live with it, rather than strip it out. 

Yup Iv'e seen it many times...  it's an old film I think it's set in 1978,  and in the best Carpenter era, "They Live", "The Thing", "Christine" etc, whatever, it's pretty good for a car based film anyway.

Regards the problem, I think it's going to drain the battery which is why I'm going to have to pursue it. I may just yank the fuse and refit. 🙂

 

Oh - I think of the cars used there are still a few surviving in collections.

 

Edited February 22Feb 22 by Mordred

Appears to be adaptive cruise control. Any since it's on when you're parked and not in the car maybe you're can bus is not going into sleep mode? Since you don't have any dtc's visible by vcds. Then again I could be wrong our cars are goofy.