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Checking glow period warning lamp K29: Audi A8 D2 2.5 TDI (AFB, AKE, AKN)

Step-by-step checking glow period warning lamp K29 for the Audi A8 D2 2.5 TDI: 10 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.

Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.

10 steps 3 engine codes engine codes merged from 2 documented variants

🧭 Before you start

Fits: Audi A8 D2 (4D)

  • Special tools named: V.A.G 1598/30

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  • Start final control diagnosis and activate glow period warning lamp K29.
  • Check bulb for glow period warning lamp K29 in dash panel insert Electrical system90.

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

📋 Procedure

  1. Start final control diagnosis and activate glow period warning lamp K29.
  2. Complete final control diagnosis.
  3. Switch off ignition.
  4. Check bulb for glow period warning lamp K29 in dash panel insert Electrical system90.
  5. Connect test adapter V.A.G 1598/30 to wiring harness for engine control unit .
AFB? Steps differ between engine variants — check this job against your exact car before you commit to it. Check my car — free →
  1. Using a test lead from adapter setV.A.G 1594C, connect together sockets 1/04 and 4/30 on the test adapter.
  2. Switch on ignition.
  3. Check for open circuit and short to positive or earth in the following wiring connections .
  4. Rectify open circuit or short circuit in wiring as necessary.
  5. Renew diesel direct injection system control unit J248.

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The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.