the light on your VDO will stay "ON"....
on the e7,e8 n e9 there is no indication provided for the ayc.only the acd will have a fault indication n that is if all the acd mode light lite up.for the ayc,u can check physically n the symptoms are difficulty to start or accelerate on slippery surfaces.but a sure way to chk the ayc is by diagnostic device MUT-II.u can even do the AYC and the ACD ops test with this device.
usually its the acd pump or the 4wd ecu.seldom the light assembly.try hooking up the MUT-II tool lah.it will give out the fault code n u will know which component is defective.
Another indicator that the oil needs to be changed is by looking at the color of the oil. Use the dipstick to find out both the level and...