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Having had the car a few months the HUD stopped displaying. Took it to my local Dealer where they could find no reason for the issue and only a non descriptive fault in the code log. Following a reset the HUD functioned for about a month before going off again. Back to Audi and they elected this time to replace the control module. Fingers crossed this has fixed it. New car glitches. It has also pinged drive assist errors which is down to a know SW issue that there is no fix for at this time. Waiting on a SW release and another trip to Audi and until then a stop start of the engine gets it out of limp mode. Last observation is that the passenger screen runs quite hot. I had a loan A5 with same screen and this was very warm to touch when in use too so most likely a "feature". Although it is getting sorted it is irritating that there is no compensation for time and miles spent going to and from the Dealer. But.... the loaner A5 Avant was a 2 litre TSFi. Was not expecting fireworks from under the bonnet but when it only returned 35 MPG I was cheered up some knowing my S5 can match it for economy and my decision to go for the S is still a good one.

I’ll have a gander tomorrow. And let you know what I find.

>If you take the take car there Alison, it looks a strange place as there's cars all around, but all I can say is that the guy(Martin) was brilliant and he did a great job. Good luck. Pete

Hi Alison, the new window was £480 and Labour also £480, do £960 in total. Considering I was quoted anything from £5k to £17k (audi main dealer) I was pleasantly surprised! Cheers

That the "smoke" only appears for a few minutes after starting the engine is new information, which I wish you had mentioned earlier to save both our times. That means it is only steam and should be ignored. Water is one product of fuel combustion. It condenses to a visible cloud in a cold exhaust; but becomes invisible as the system warms up. It will be more apparent in low temperatures.

Welcome to the forum you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch 🙂

Hi component protection and SFD were only added to VAG vehicles 2019 on you can still code in new parts and disable the SFD/Component protection as long as you have the old part coding and the new part code simply buy lifting the bonnet. Steve.

I think you are unlucky Paula, but I may question where you've been taking the car to date, and the competency of the mechanics, especially given 4 mechanics have looked at the car to date. At this age and mileage I wouldn't be taking it to a main Audi dealer and paying exorbitant labour rates, but seek out VW/Audi specialist with lots of positive reviews. Check with friends and family too if in doubt. So Audi Q3 2015, not identified engine, but to be honest it's not critical. You've put 70k miles on it since you've owned it, so in that time you should have had a few services, I'm hoping oil services every 10k miles, plus timing belt and water-pump, etc. First things first. The issues are fairly mixed, and will range in price from a few pounds to a few thousand unfortunately. So your car is 2 wheel drive, however with Haldex fitted, it will engage traction control on the rear wheels so you have 4 wheel drive if the car senses a lack of grip. This is found on S3, TT, etc. The Haldex unit requires servicing. Now, not sure if this is just Audi, but on VW, then there's no specific requirement to clean the mesh filter on Generation 5 Haldex units (which yours will be). It's preferable by folk in the know, not only to drop the gear oil, but to clean the mesh filter on the pump. I think VAG (Audi/Volkswagen) recommend every 40k miles, but Volkswagen subsequently changed this to every 3 years regardless of mileage. Ironically I think Volkswagen don't even recommend the pump mesh is cleaned, they simply drop and refill the oil. I assume Audi is exactly the same. Your service paperwork may say differently. If the pump filter is clogged, then it can burn out the pump and in turn - it burns out the electronic module as it draws too much current trying to pump fluid through a blocked mesh screen. You would need to determine if the module and the pump are both damaged. A VCDS scan should be able to read any logged DTC errors. If it's the module only - then new they are over £1k depending on specific part number. Again I don't know if component protection is fitted? Watch this. Dave Sterl is old-school, but he knows his stuff. In terms of headlights, if Xenon gas discharge, then headlight is circa £600 new. If it's LED, then unfortunately it's over £2k. You can search under LLL Parts for more details based on your chassis number. Mechanics will be reluctant to fit used parts as it won't be plug and play. Audi have component protection enabled, and it's not something that you can over-ride even with VCDS, then you get into removing the coding with dealer only software like ODIS. Rear level sensor (will be located on rear suspension on passenger side. Electrical or mechanical - usually fails or corrodes. It measures weight of rear axle so headlights don't dazzle if the car is loaded. Again - usually straight forward to replace. 4 washer jets - not sure if windscreen or headlight washers - again, straight forward to replace. If it is headlight washers, you'll need to remove bumper to access. I think your first bet is to identify trusted garage or mechanic and get a fully itemised quote and proceed or not on that basis. A 2015 Q3 with nearly 130k miles is probably worth less than you think, ball park retail for £7,500 trade. Probably not what you want to hear - but that's a detailed summary.

All went well thanks to your sound advice. Some. Pics. Of the job in case anyone else ever attempts. Many thanks!

Yeah that's what I thought it might be and I edited my post. It should have been on fixed 12 month servicing (less than 10k miles per year) but personally I wouldn't be worried about it but there are probably many on here who would be. Trouble is you never know how a car has been driven even if it has been serviced regularly. I've previously had a Q5 similarly serviced when I got it and had no trouble at all. Like I said it wouldn't worry me but based on what you said about your S3 servicing you may disagree. I think you're more likely to get more problems with electricals or transmission and ancilliaries than you are with the parts of the engine affected by the oil change. If the car had gone 5 or 6 years on the same intervals I would think twice. If it's Audi approved then should be fine if not then I would walk away.

For me it would depend on how many months have elapsed between first registration and first service. Is it the full 2 years or less? Registered Dec 2023 and serviced in Jan 2025 would only be 13 months. Registered Jan 2023 and serviced August 2025 is 32 Months so really more detail is required for a definite answer. If you're saying it's gone the full 24 months for 14k miles it should have been on fixed intervals. Personally I wouldn't be too worried but would go with the fixed schedule going forward.