AUDI A6 2005 C5 / 2.G Electrics System Training Manual
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Bi-xenon headlights
Bi-xenon headlights are installed with the 
"XenonPlus" option. 
The following lamps are fitted in the bi-xenon 
headlight:
– A blue W5W lamp for the parking light. 
The colour of the parking light thus corresponds 
to the xenon light.
– A D2S lamp for high beam headlight, headlight 
flasher and dipped beam headlight. The covers 
fo r  d i p p ed  b e am  a re  al s o  a c t i v at e d  fo r  h i gh  b ea m  
and headlight flasher operation.
– A P21W lamp for the daytime driving light. 
This comes on dimmed to 90 %.
– A PY21W bulb coated with a reflecting layer of 
silver is used as the direction indicator light. 
Only longlife lamps are used. A super-longlife 
lamp is used as the daytime driving light.
The following country-specific variants exist:
– No daytime driving lamp is fitted for Japan.
– 3457NA flasher lamps are used for USA and 
Canada.
The headlights are changed over to left-hand drive 
via a lever on the projection module.
A dynamic headlight range control system is 
installed for bi-xenon headlights. 
The dynamic headlight range control system uses 
the well-known level sensors. This send the 
information about the vehicle level to the control 
unit for headlight range control J431 via a pulse 
width-modulated signal.
The same level sensor is fitted on both the front and 
rear axle.
Headlights are also available with dynamic 
corner-sensitive lights. 
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Adaptive light
The adaptive light works as a dynamic corner-
sensitive headlight. With the dynamic cornering 
headlight, the headlight projection module is 
pivoted horizontally by an integrated motor. 
The headlight lenses and the bracket do not turn. 
The pivot angle is approx. 15° on the inner curve 
side and 7.5° on the outer curve side.
The various pivot angles have advantages in that 
they provide better lighting for corner routes.
In this case, the inner-curve module pivots in twice 
as much as the outer-curve module.
This achieves the maximum possible illumination 
width with homogeneous light distribution.
No pivoting when vehicle is stationary
The projection modules are not pivoted at driving 
speeds of < 6 km/h. 
The pivot angle essentially depends on the steering 
wheel angle at speeds of more than 10 km/h.
This complies with the legal requirement that the 
headlights must not be pivoted when the vehicle is 
stationary. At the same time, a slight transition to 
headlight pivoting occurs during acceleration from 
idle when the steering lock remains constant.
Convenience electrics
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Pivot range
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Internal structure
The pivot angle is monitored by an inductive pickup 
in the pivot module. The pickup value is evaluated 
immediately in the relevant power module for 
headlights as a pulse width-modulated signal. 
If the motor or pickup does not function, the power 
module sends an error message to the control unit 
for headlight range control J431. 
This is communicated to the driver in a display in 
dash panel insert J285.
The same lamps that are used in the bi-xenon 
headlight are also used in the adaptive light 
headlight.
CAN Communication
The values marked with (*) are used as input 
variables in calculating the pivot angle. 
All other input variables are only needed for 
dynamic headlight range control.
326_079 Data bus diagnosis 
interface J533 Co n t ro l  u n it  fo r  h e a d li g h t  ra n g e  c o n t ro l  
J431
Steering-angle sensor G85
Steering wheel angle*
Steering wheel angle speed*
Control unit for ABS with EDL J104
Wheel speeds*
Directions of travel*
Brake light switch signal
Yawing speed*
Brake pressureControl unit for on-board power supply 
J519
Dipped beam on*
Control unit for access and 
start authorisation J518
Te r m i n a l   X
Te r m i n a l   5 0
Gas discharge light L13/L14
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Control motor for dynamic 
cornering light V318/V319
Magnet for headlight cover adjustment 
N395/N396Sensor for pivot module 
position G474/G475  
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Signal and data exchange
The same sensors that are used for dynamic 
headlight range control for bi-xenon headlights are 
also used as level sensors. They send a pulse 
width-modulated signal to the control unit for 
headlight range control. Data is exchanged between 
t h e  c o n t ro l u n i t  fo r  h e ad l i gh t  ra n g e c o n tro l J 4 3 1  an d  
the power modules in the headlight on the left J667 
and right J668 via a 500-kBaud CAN.
Show Room function 
The Show Room function can be used to pivot the 
headlights by moving the steering wheel – even 
when the vehicle is stationary – for presentation.
 The function can be adapted using the diagnosis 
tester in the control unit for headlight beam 
adjustment. 
If the vehicle is then driven at more than 30 km/h, 
the function is permanently disabled. The function 
can be switched on again at any time using the 
diagnosis tester.
Convenience electrics
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Audi
Audi A6 2005>
2005 (5)
Saloon
BBJ 3.0l Motronic / 160 kW Guided fault-finding
Function/component selection
Selecting a function or component
Body (Rep. Gr. 01; 50 - 97)
Electrical system (Rep. Gr. 01; 27, 90 - 97)
01 – Self-diagnosis systems
55 – Dynamic headlight range control
J431 – Dynamic headlight range control, Functions
J431 – Contr. unit, head. range control (HRC), General system descr.
J431 – Control unit for headlight range control (HRC), Adaptation
J431 – Contr. unit, head. range control (HRC), Adapt. – Show Room
J431 – Control unit for headlight range control (HRC), Coding
J431 – Control unit for headlight range control (HRC), Replacing
J431 – Control unit for headlight range control (HRC), Basic setting
J431 – Contr. unit, head. range contr. (HRC), Read. meas.-val. blocks
J431 - Contr. unit, head. range control (HRC), selective actuator test
J431 – Contr. unit, head. range contr. (HRC), sequential actuator test
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Back lights
Different tail lights are used in the Audi A6 ’05, 
depending on the equipment variant.
This is differentiated into the following:
–Basic variant ECE
–High variant ECE
–High variant SAE
Basic variant ECE
The tail light in the basic variant only uses lamps 
with a 15-mm bayonet socket for the lights.
There are three sections for tail light activation. 
To ensure that the different-sized sections look from 
the outside to be equally illuminated, the central 
control unit for the convenience system J393 
activates each lamp with a different dimming ratio.
The two inner lamps in each back light are also used 
as the brake light.
The outer lamp functions as the "rear fog light". 
Ifthe rear fog light is on, only the inner lamp is 
active as the brake light.
326_141 Tail light and 
rear fog lightTail light and brake light 
(if rear fog light is off)
Tail light and 
brake light
Direction indicator light Reversing light  
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High variant ECE
These back lights are installed if bi-xenon headlights 
at least are fitted as the front headlights.
The external feature of the High back lights is the 
use of LEDs for the brake light.
The LEDs, which are fixed in the reflector housing, 
are activated by two contacts from the lamp 
bracket. 
The rear fog light is located at the bottom of the 
back light. Here, the lamp on the driver’s side is 
used as the rear fog light, while the lamp on the 
passenger’s side serves as the reversing light. 
This means that the same lamp bracket can be used 
for both the High back light and the Basic back light.
Convenience electrics
326_152 Direction 
indicator light
Rear fog light Brake light
Tail lights
Direction
indicator
light
Reversing lightBrake light
Tail lights  
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High variant SAE
The back lights for the North American market have 
standard LED units. The LED units are used for the 
indicator and brake light function.
The three sections underneath are for the tail light 
lamps.
The S AE back lights have tw o rear fog lights and tw o 
reversing lights.
LED unit diagnosis
The failure of an LED is detected by the electronics 
in the lamp housing. All LEDs are then switched off 
so that the central control unit for the convenience 
system J393 can set the relevant fault memory 
entry.
326_142 Brake light and 
direction indicator lightTail lights
Rear fog light Reversing light  
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The control unit in dash panel insert J285 is 
available in two variants. 
The High-Line variant with colour display only 
comes in vehicles with adaptive cruise control. 
As in the A8 '03, the anti-drive-off feature and 
gateway are no longer integrated into the dash 
panel insert. 
The handy position of the rotary light switch has 
meant that the indicator lights for dipped beam 
headlight, fog light and rear fog light could also be 
fitted directly in the rotary light switch.
Likewise, the buttons for instrument lighting, the 
auto-check system and the daily mileage counter 
are now positioned to the right, next to the dash 
panel insert, in the button module (operating 
buttons for dash panel insert E493).
Convenience electrics
Lamp failure
If an exterior lighting lamp fails, a symbol appears 
in the central display indicating which lamp has 
failed. If you now press the Check button, the failed 
lamp is also described by a text message in the 
central display.
Outside temperature indicator
The instrument cluster evaluates both the 
temperature sensor for outside temperature G17 
and the outside temperature signal from the 
Climatronic control unit J255. The lower of the two 
values is displayed.
Control unit in dash panel insert J285
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Function diagram
Legend
E493 Operating button for dash panel insert
F1 Oil pressure switch
F34 Warning contact for brake fluid level
E66 Switch for low coolant display
F77 Warning contact for windscreen washer level
G Sender for fuel level indicator
G6 Pre-feed fuel pump
G17 Temperature sensor for outside temperature
G34 Sensor for brake pad wear, front left
G35 Sensor for brake pad wear, front right
G169 Fuel level sensor 2*
G266 Oil level and oil temperature sensor
J17 Fuel pump relay
J285 Control unit in dash panel insert
J489 Receiver for radio clock
J533 Data bus diagnosis interface
J540 Control unit for electric parking and 
hand brake
* only for vehicles with quattro drive
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Additional signal
1 Terminal 58d
2 Terminal 58s  
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Functions
The main function of the control unit for on-board 
power supply is to read in switch information and 
activate power outputs.
It is familiar from the Audi A8 ‘03 and has been 
adapted to new functionalities in the Audi A6 ´05.
Master functions
The following master functions are implemented in 
the control unit for on-board power supply.
– External lighting control
– LIN master for the control unit for 
wiper motor J400
– LIN master for the sensor for rain and 
light detection G397 (for details of function, 
see Sensor for rain and light detection)
Stand-by master function
If the central control unit for the convenience 
system J393 fails, the control unit for on-board 
power supply J519 takes over the stand-by master 
function. It sends the information for direction 
indicators to the CAN bus.
Convenience electrics
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Reference
Further information on this can be found in the 
SSP 288, Audi A8 ’03 – Distributed Functions.
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Control unit for on-board power supply J519
J519
G397 J400