umm. on the display in the guages a message had popped up saying "left dipper light"

does anyone know what this is?

please get back to me.

 

Means low beam headlight ... your left low beam bulb is probably toast.

 

so the one that shines through the projectors?

that light still works..?

 

I had this exact same problem. The warning was on the dash and the projector bulb was out. However, the warning went away a few days later and the light mysteriously came back on. Audi checked and cleaned the connections and reset the warnings. The warnings came back, though, and I took the car back to Audi. This time, they changed the bulb and I haven't had a problem since. Good luck!

 

Yup, the warning shows up before the bulb is completely toast. I know a few people that have had the same experience (warning comes on but the bulb still works). Replacing the bulb seems to do the trick. I've had the same thing happen with brake lights as well.