Facelift E-Codes: Headlight Range Control Error

[ActivS5]

Hey guys,

My car is equipped with non-adaptive lights, so I bought some non-adaptive e-codes for the car. I installed them last night and I am getting a headlight range control error.



The e-codes have a three ballast connector spots, whereas the US-spec lights only have two. I transferred the two ballasts from the US-spec lights to the e-codes, but there is still one ballast spot open on each of the lights. The missing ballast spot on the e-codes is on the top of the light fixture.

Top of US-spec lights



Top of e-codes



Is headlight range control an additional option in Germany? I know the e-codes are non-adaptive, I am not getting an adaptive light error. I VAG-COM'd the car and erased the codes. The error came right back.

Help! Thanks!

[DannyDeez]

Did your headlights come from germany or somewhere else? I remember a member posting a thread about ecodes from the UK actually being different than the ones that came out of germany. I think they required special vag com coding or something

Edit: im gonna go pop my hood and see what my ecodes look like

[ActivS5]

These came from Germany. Ya, we in the US can't run the UK lights because the light cutoff is for right side drive cars.

If you could take a quick photo, that would be awesome! Are you non-adaptive?

[DannyDeez]

These came from Germany. Ya, we in the US can't run the UK lights because the light cutoff is for right side drive cars.

If you could take a quick photo, that would be awesome! Are you non-adaptive?

I dont know what ecodes you got but they are definitely different. I am NON- Adaptive as well. Shipped directly from germany. Heres the pics I just snapped:










EDIT: Heres the part numbers:

[ActivS5]

Ok, I bought them from a user on here. I contacted him. Thanks for snapping the photos. Can somebody with adaptive lights snap a photo of the top of their lights?

[DannyDeez]

Ok, I bought them from a user on here. I contacted him. Thanks for snapping the photos. Can somebody with adaptive lights snap a photo of the top of their lights?

Youre welcome
Looks like they sold you adaptive lights: http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI...m=290822530819
You can see the ballast installed in those pics. BTW that is lowestA4's ebay auction and those lights are the german version.

[MBrock]

These are the adaptive ones I purchased off ebay. I think the pictures are still at the bottom of the page:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/290858288104...witem=&vxp=mtr

Edit: too slow

[Brick Oven]

That's the same error I have and I have adaptive lights on my non-adaptive car. Sorry I'm nowhere near it ATM or I'd snap a pic too. Now our card really ARE twins!

[ActivS5]

Ok, ya these are definitely adaptive then. Looks like I'll be selling these or sending them back to the seller. Thanks for the help guys. Much appreciated!

[DannyDeez]

No prob!

[TheDapperDriver]

Chris i have the same error in my car, It happened after having the headlights on the car for over a year
my audi dealership says the wiring might go put a sensor off
might not be same issue as urs