A8 gear lights

Don73 · 02-06-2018, 06:54 PM

On the A8, whatever a gear is selected it is lite in red, and the others are in white. Today, only the gear that is selected is lite in red, and the others are dark. There was a similar thread about this awhile back, but I'm unable to find it.

Anyone remember the cause or solution?

dmj25 · 02-06-2018, 07:21 PM

Mine did the same thing a while back. The lights came back on after the car sat for awhile and hasn't done it since. Figured it was a glitch. You can try disconnecting the battery for several minutes and see if that fixes it.

BlakeR · 02-06-2018, 07:32 PM

Same here.did it once never again. Strange

EMTNLSS · 02-06-2018, 07:49 PM

Yep i've had this happen randomly before also. Must just be some weird glitch.

TrickracenLS3 · 02-06-2018, 08:28 PM

Might be a glitch from programming from the manual transmission, because the only times i've seen the color change was on a manual with rev match enabled.

JFM-jr · 02-07-2018, 12:10 PM

Wow this is wild I had this exact thing happen to me last weekend! I thought i was going nuts I pulled over shut it off restarted it and it was fine. Of course this happens to me immediatletly after reflashing the Fuel pump/ BCM module so I thought I effed something up. I just chock it up to another of the electrical gremlins that show up once and dissappear.

kkriskal · 02-07-2018, 08:52 PM

Just to confirm, are you guys talking about when using paddle shift because when I am in Auto mode, I have no gear numbers displayed. I have 2018 2SS A8

Liralen · 02-07-2018, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TrickracenLS3

Might be a glitch from programming from the manual transmission, because the only times i've seen the color change was on a manual with rev match enabled.

I was thinking the same thing that they had REV match on....

dmj25 · 02-07-2018, 11:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kkriskal

Just to confirm, are you guys talking about when using paddle shift because when I am in Auto mode, I have no gear numbers displayed. I have 2018 2SS A8

No. It’s the letters by the shift knob. Whatever gear is selected that letter is red and the rest are white. For example if you were in drive the letter D will be lit in Red and the letters R (reverse), N (neutral), and P (park) are lit in white. But there is a random glitch that only has the selected gear lit in red while the others are not lit when they are supposed to be lit up in white.

kkriskal · 02-08-2018, 07:48 AM

I understand now, I have Not noticed this but will check properly today.

kkriskal · 02-08-2018, 07:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dmj25

No. It’s the letters by the shift knob. Whatever gear is selected that letter is red and the rest are white. For example if you were in drive the letter D will be lit in Red and the letters R (reverse), N (neutral), and P (park) are lit in white. But there is a random glitch that only has the selected gear lit in red while the others are not lit when they are supposed to be lit up in white.

I understand now, I have Not noticed this but will check properly today.

kkriskal · 02-08-2018, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kkriskal

I understand now, I have Not noticed this but will check properly today.

I checked this today and I do Not see this problem. Will keep an eye out for it and let you know if I observer any erratic behavior.

tchowe · 02-08-2018, 02:06 PM

Happens to me every now and then. Sometimes when I'm in P all four lights are white when the P should be illuminated red. Just a weird glitch.

02-06-2018, 06:54 PM	#1
Don73 Drives: 2016 Camaro ss Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: NOLA Posts: 7	A8 gear lights On the A8, whatever a gear is selected it is lite in red, and the others are in white. Today, only the gear that is selected is lite in red, and the others are dark. There was a similar thread about this awhile back, but I'm unable to find it. Anyone remember the cause or solution?

02-06-2018, 07:21 PM	#2
dmj25 Drives: 2016 Camaro SS A8 Red Garnet NPP Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Odessa Posts: 223	Mine did the same thing a while back. The lights came back on after the car sat for awhile and hasn't done it since. Figured it was a glitch. You can try disconnecting the battery for several minutes and see if that fixes it. Last edited by dmj25; 02-06-2018 at 07:32 PM.

02-06-2018, 07:49 PM	#4
EMTNLSS Drives: 2016 Hyper Blue 2SS Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Layton, UT Posts: 498	Yep i've had this happen randomly before also. Must just be some weird glitch. __________________ 2SS Hyper Blue Metallic \| A8 \| Jet Black Interior \| NPP Exhaust Current Mods: Catch Can \| aFe Lowering Springs \| GM 2nd Gen Splitter \| Hotchkis Sway Bars \| MRR FS02 Wheels \| Flowmaster Exhaust \| Dark Tail Lights \| Diode Dynamics Sidemarkers \| Roto Fab \| Solar TB \| PRAY Ported IM \| BMR \| PRAY Tune Upcoming Mods:

02-06-2018, 08:28 PM	#5
TrickracenLS3 Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Red Hot Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: San Fernando Valley, CA Posts: 476	Might be a glitch from programming from the manual transmission, because the only times i've seen the color change was on a manual with rev match enabled. __________________ 1989 Iroc-Z Z28 1LE/HP (Sold) 2010 2SS Rally Yellow: Corsa/Vararam (Sold) Current: 2016 Camaro 2SS Red Hot Current: 2016 Tahoe LT Current: 2018 Mini Countryman S

02-07-2018, 12:10 PM	#6
JFM-jr Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Suffolk Long Island Posts: 954	Wow this is wild I had this exact thing happen to me last weekend! I thought i was going nuts I pulled over shut it off restarted it and it was fine. Of course this happens to me immediatletly after reflashing the Fuel pump/ BCM module so I thought I effed something up. I just chock it up to another of the electrical gremlins that show up once and dissappear. __________________ 2016 Hyper Blue 2SS A8,NPP,Moonroof Pray ported factory intake manifold Ported TB Rotofab ARH 1 7/8 longtubes hi flow cats AFM deleted E85 11.0@124.9 11.65@118.8 pump gas,stock tune/exhaust New combo: Pray Performance Heads/cam MSD intake manifold and Circle D 3C 554/491 on E85 all work & tuning done by Pray

02-06-2018, 07:32 PM	#3
BlakeR 😁😁😁😁😁 Drives: 1ss Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Detroit Posts: 145	Same here.did it once never again. Strange

02-07-2018, 08:52 PM	#7
kkriskal Drives: 2018 2SS Triple Black Performance Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 43	Just to confirm, are you guys talking about when using paddle shift because when I am in Auto mode, I have no gear numbers displayed. I have 2018 2SS A8

02-08-2018, 07:48 AM	#10
kkriskal Drives: 2018 2SS Triple Black Performance Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 43	I understand now, I have Not noticed this but will check properly today.

02-08-2018, 02:06 PM	#13
tchowe Drives: 2017 V6 Camaro RS Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 106	Happens to me every now and then. Sometimes when I'm in P all four lights are white when the P should be illuminated red. Just a weird glitch.

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