luapluap Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 hi im new to the forum ,i have just bought an 2013 a3 sportsback , but i bought it with a handbrake problem ,i have replaced one rear caliper and motor but i still have a fault with the h/brake module which i have been told by a friend to replace the module ,but can anyone help with the location of the module ? many thanks and hope someone can help paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luapluap Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 sorry the header should read handbrake module location Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Q Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Here you go, this link shows you the location plus a guide on how to change it 👍 https://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php/697021-Parking-Brake-Control-Module 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luapluap Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 hi thank you for your help when i open the boot of my car and i open the panel up ,i can only see the car jack etc small storage area have i to remove the panel nearest the rear seats on the right handside ? hope you can help cheers paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Q Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Yes it'll be covered. The trim will have to be removed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luapluap Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 hi thank you very much i will sort it tomorrow when i get back to my garage hopefully it will work once again thank you ,i will let you know how i got on i phoned my local audi dealer today and spent an hour on the phone with him ,he cannot find the module he asked myself did it have a module ?/ i cant see the electronic handbrake working without a module ? he told me he would ring me back but he did not so il wait until tomorrow and hopefully il have the module out of my car and will be able to give him the module number to order a new one hopefully cheers paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Q Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 No probs at all. Once you find it, my advice would be to source a used one first. As it'll be cheaper and be less money lost if it transpires it's not the module. Also I'd recommend a diagnostic check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luapluap Posted December 14, 2021 Author Share Posted December 14, 2021 hi steve ,i checked in the rear of the car and there is no module or fuse box in the rear ,i asked a friend who would work on these and he thinks it is below the central console of the car ? have you heard of this before steve ? il remove the console in the morning ,but it is strange my local audi dealer cannot find the module ,i need to get the number of it even to buy a second hand one as the dealer has been no help any more help would be great steve cheers paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Q Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Just found this link which might help: https://www.vwaudiforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/197674-Audi-A3-8V-Electric-Parking-Brake Sorry the previous links didn't help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevey Y Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Hi I would be getting the car scanned for faults, you say that you replaced a calliper but no mention of if you re programmed the new calliper as they are not plug in and play thats why they tell you not to unplug your original calliper as it loses its values. Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luapluap Posted December 14, 2021 Author Share Posted December 14, 2021 hi steve the caliper was reset using vcds,the motor on the old one was just winding and not doing anything ,a new caliper with motor sorted that out ,but i am getting the fault code on vcds telling me incorrect data from handbrake module ,the module is hardly incorporated in the abs module as that link maybe suggests ? paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Q Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 I'm not sure what else to advise as I've struggled to find the information too. My advice would be to contact sone local independent Audi specialists Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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