Voiceofthevalley Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Hi Guys My 2008 A6 would not start this morning. It was -6 at my house. Engine seemed to turn strongly but did not ignite. The light on the handbrake button did not turn out if that's any help?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Q Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Welcome to the forum Dave, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) In light of the age of your a6 I would get the battery tested (halfords can do this) as it might be on it's way out. The usual life of a battery is 7-10 years. And once the cold weather sets in this kills the battery. In failing that, when was the a6 last serviced? Cheers Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnet Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Hello Davey, Manual or electric handbrake? Whichever, it seems to be affected by the -6C I had a sort of similar problem with our 1.6 A3 this morning, with the handbrake frozen on (silly me forgot I had a similar problem last year during a brief sub zero day and forget to leave it off last night) This car started but strangely cut out at the bottom of the lane and was reluctant to restart with the ESP light etc on. Did eventually, and got it back home and have it parked with the (manual) handbrake off. Still frozen on with our Red alert in these parts! If the engine is turning over strongly as you say, then it sounds as if the battery is serviceable. Let us know on the handbrake, and if manual it's worth leaving the leaver released. Kind regards, Gareth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voiceofthevalley Posted March 1, 2018 Author Share Posted March 1, 2018 5 hours ago, Steve Q said: Welcome to the forum Dave, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) In light of the age of your a6 I would get the battery tested (halfords can do this) as it might be on it's way out. The usual life of a battery is 7-10 years. And once the cold weather sets in this kills the battery. In failing that, when was the a6 last serviced? Cheers Steve Thanks for getting back to me Steve. The car was turning over strongly but not attempting to start. It was last serviced in roughly three months ago. I have the car nearly three years now and have never changed the battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voiceofthevalley Posted March 1, 2018 Author Share Posted March 1, 2018 4 hours ago, Magnet said: Hello Davey, Manual or electric handbrake? Whichever, it seems to be affected by the -6C I had a sort of similar problem with our 1.6 A3 this morning, with the handbrake frozen on (silly me forgot I had a similar problem last year during a brief sub zero day and forget to leave it off last night) This car started but strangely cut out at the bottom of the lane and was reluctant to restart with the ESP light etc on. Did eventually, and got it back home and have it parked with the (manual) handbrake off. Still frozen on with our Red alert in these parts! If the engine is turning over strongly as you say, then it sounds as if the battery is serviceable. Let us know on the handbrake, and if manual it's worth leaving the leaver released. Kind regards, Gareth. Hi Gareth My handbrake is electronic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnet Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Sincere apologies Davy, Many thanks. Is it fair to believe the issue has been resolved as the outside temperature has risen! If not, please let us know. Kind regards, Gareth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Envy Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Hmm - petrol or diesel? Glow Plugs or Glow Plug relay - if its cranking well then you have to be looking at initial fuel delivery or cold start assistance. Hand brake light could be a red herring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WPAWS Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 2 hours ago, Envy said: Hand brake light could be a red herring my hand brake is a bugger to disengage manually,i maybe doing something wrong but works fine when i move forward or backwards disengages itself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Envy Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Is it that temperamental putting it on too? Does not sound like it's the axle end if it disengages normally when required by motion. Could the switch be failing. 10 years of operation and where it is, it is subject to the usual grime build up over time -(not saying you don't keep your car clean). Electric window switches suffer the same over time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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