Audi adaptive light error: system malfunction! in my case, it appeared due to a burnt-out lamp in the left fog lamp.
Fog lamp with base H7 Osram 64210 (VAG N10320102)
Error in the BCM control unit: 01496 - Bulb for fog-lamps left (L22) 012 - Electrical fault in circuit
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