Audi A6 Avant (2005 - ) - 09 2.0D Gear selected indicator, how does it work?

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Thu 14 Jan 2010 18:06
09 2.0D Gear selected indicator, how does it work? - paulc924
I am using a loan vehicle at the moment and it is very good. What is puzzling me is how the car knows what gear it is in to show on the dash display. I thought there would be some electrical signal from the gear selector but why does the indication go when the clutch is depressed? Then I thought that a simpler detector would be the computer comparing road speed to engine speed and therefore determining which gear is being used, but why would the indicator then go off when the clutch is depressed. Sorry for the question but sometimes you just have to know how something works. Regards.

Edited by Dynamic Dave on 15/01/2010 at 10:06

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Thu 14 Jan 2010 19:01
20 2.0D Gear selecred indicator - Dynamic Dave
Year = 20?

Can you post he correct year please.
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Fri 15 Jan 2010 07:40
20 2.0D Gear selecred indicator - paulc924
Sorry. 2009. 59 reg with 3000 miles on
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Fri 15 Jan 2010 10:31
20 2.0D Gear selecred indicator - Peter D
The ECU in the Gearbox determins the gear and send the ID the appropriate information. Pressing the clutch deselects 'any' active gear. Regards Peter
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Fri 15 Jan 2010 15:42
20 2.0D Gear selecred indicator - paulc924
Thank you Peter.
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