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Old July 21st 05, 01:07 AM
mikebode
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Default headlights 2005 A6

I have a stupid question:

How do I turn on the bi-xenon lights on my 2005 A6? I have tried all
positions of the light switch, low beam, high beam, you name it, but the
lights do not come on. I am talking about the lights closest to the center
of the car in the headlight cluster.

Feeling really stupid....

mike


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Old July 21st 05, 09:32 AM
Peter Bell
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In message >
"mikebode" > wrote:

> I have a stupid question:
>
> How do I turn on the bi-xenon lights on my 2005 A6? I have tried all
> positions of the light switch, low beam, high beam, you name it, but the
> lights do not come on. I am talking about the lights closest to the center
> of the car in the headlight cluster.


I don't know about the 2005 cars, but on my 2003 RS6, the inner lights
come on when I select high beam by pushing the indicator stalk away from
me.

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Old July 21st 05, 10:42 AM
Matthew Maddock
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mikebode wrote:
> I have a stupid question:
>
> How do I turn on the bi-xenon lights on my 2005 A6? I have tried all
> positions of the light switch, low beam, high beam, you name it, but the
> lights do not come on. I am talking about the lights closest to the center
> of the car in the headlight cluster.
>
> Feeling really stupid....
>
> mike
>
>


Mike,

Not familiar with this car, but on my (older) A6, the "other" lights
within the head light cluster are actually the fog lights - they are
next to the regular head lights, rather than in the bumper as you
would expect.

Matt.
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Old July 21st 05, 02:21 PM
Dano58
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No owners manual??

Those are typically the high beams so would be stalk-controlled (i.e.,
push turn signal stalk forward for high beams, back for low beams). If
they are fog lights, on my car they are controlled by pulling the
headlight switch out from the dash - once for front and a second notch
for the rear light....

Dan D
'04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
Central NJ USA

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Old July 21st 05, 08:09 PM
Mike Buckley
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Highly likely the set up is the same as an A4, in which case, push the stalk
away from you for main beam. Which is what these are me thinks, assuming
the same as a 2005 A4 (new model).

Mike.

"mikebode" > wrote in message
...
> I have a stupid question:
>
> How do I turn on the bi-xenon lights on my 2005 A6? I have tried all
> positions of the light switch, low beam, high beam, you name it, but the
> lights do not come on. I am talking about the lights closest to the center
> of the car in the headlight cluster.
>
> Feeling really stupid....
>
> mike
>
>



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Old July 21st 05, 11:32 PM
mikebode
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That's what I thought, but the lights do not come on.

There are 2 big reflectors in the headlight cluster. One of them has some
kind of lens, the other (the innermost one) does not. When I turn on the
light, only the one with the lens turns on. When I switch to Hi-beam (by
pushing the stalk on the steeiring wheel), the same lamp gets brighter, but
the other lamp stays dark. Very strange.

And yes, I do have a manual. It says: To turn on the hi-beam, push the
stalk. No word about which lamps should be bright.

Guess I need to "investigate" further.

mike


"Mike Buckley" > wrote in message
...
> Highly likely the set up is the same as an A4, in which case, push the
> stalk
> away from you for main beam. Which is what these are me thinks, assuming
> the same as a 2005 A4 (new model).
>
> Mike.
>
> "mikebode" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I have a stupid question:
>>
>> How do I turn on the bi-xenon lights on my 2005 A6? I have tried all
>> positions of the light switch, low beam, high beam, you name it, but the
>> lights do not come on. I am talking about the lights closest to the
>> center
>> of the car in the headlight cluster.
>>
>> Feeling really stupid....
>>
>> mike
>>
>>

>
>



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Old July 22nd 05, 08:02 AM
Wolfgang Pawlinetz
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mikebode wrote:

>That's what I thought, but the lights do not come on.


They might not be used?

>There are 2 big reflectors in the headlight cluster. One of them has some
>kind of lens, the other (the innermost one) does not. When I turn on the
>light, only the one with the lens turns on. When I switch to Hi-beam (by
>pushing the stalk on the steeiring wheel), the same lamp gets brighter, but
>the other lamp stays dark. Very strange.


As I understand, the bi-xenon lights use the same lamp for both low
beam and high beam. There's a shutter mechanism being switched when
you move the stalk so that actually the xenon light gets reflected by
a differently shaped reflector in the back of the housing for high
beam, throwing a larger and different pattern.

The light casings you see might as well be for the non bi-xenon high
beams. They would light up when low beam is switched off and high beam
is switched on in a non xenon equipped car.

In your car they might just not be operating, but it's cheaper to use
the same assembly.

Regards

Wolfgang
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Old July 23rd 05, 07:53 PM
mike
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That's definitely a possibility. Strange though, that there is even a
bulb in the lamp...

I can see your other point, though. I did notice that the light does
not turn on immediately, but flickers for a fraction of a second, then
turns on more gradually. Something I have not seen in a standard light
bulb. Probably the Xenon lamps.

mike

Wolfgang Pawlinetz wrote:
> mikebode wrote:
>
> >That's what I thought, but the lights do not come on.

>
> They might not be used?
>
> >There are 2 big reflectors in the headlight cluster. One of them has some
> >kind of lens, the other (the innermost one) does not. When I turn on the
> >light, only the one with the lens turns on. When I switch to Hi-beam (by
> >pushing the stalk on the steeiring wheel), the same lamp gets brighter, but
> >the other lamp stays dark. Very strange.

>
> As I understand, the bi-xenon lights use the same lamp for both low
> beam and high beam. There's a shutter mechanism being switched when
> you move the stalk so that actually the xenon light gets reflected by
> a differently shaped reflector in the back of the housing for high
> beam, throwing a larger and different pattern.
>
> The light casings you see might as well be for the non bi-xenon high
> beams. They would light up when low beam is switched off and high beam
> is switched on in a non xenon equipped car.
>
> In your car they might just not be operating, but it's cheaper to use
> the same assembly.
>
> Regards
>
> Wolfgang


 




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