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hi lads,yes it was me who bought the car and its now here in ireland,its an interesting car and i hope to have her up and running soon,ill keep the forum posted on the progress,Greg

Thanks for the detail Silverdagger Unfortunately it’s not that because I found the spare fob and it unlocks the tailgate. One fob “unlock” button press unlocks the front doors, a second click unlocks the rest. I read the owners manual (Doh! RTFM) and apparently if the fob battery fails and the drivers door is opened using the actual key, that should unlock all doors, the fuel flap and the tailgate. In my case using the key just unlocks the drivers door (and maybe the passenger side I didn’t check). This could leave me in a very awkward situation unable to load or unload! Rather awkward with a mountain bike needing to go in the back far from home I appreciate you trying to help. Enjoy your 3.2.

Fair enough, I did say I may have misunderstood what you were saying, especially as the vehicle location on the App looks the same as mine (though different street, obviously 😂). As you have a separate fob for the tracker then it is similar to what I had on my motorcycle. Now I've zoomed in on the location map I can see that blue dot does represent the keys as they are away from the Q3 logo. I have read the manual cover to cover and I don't remember seeing any mention of this (though it did make for heavy reading so I could've missed it. I probably will get a message if the car is taken without the keys, but I won't know unless someone nicks It! 🤣 On my previous car, a Volvo, the car App had a similar vehicle locator, but if the car was moving it stopped tracking. If the Q3 carries on giving the car location when it's moving, then this pretty much makes it a fully functional tracker, all it needs is that human touch where someone contacts you if your car is disturbed and the keys are not nearby. As the tech is already there, I'm surprised Audi don't incorporate it in to the Connected Audi Services and charge accordingly. I've learnt a lot from this chat, thanks.

Hi Neil, I bought my A4 cab 3.2 Quattro recently and it came with this problem. It’s a pretty easy fix. The boot release actuator had packed in. It’s a cheap replacement part and there are some videos of how to replace it on YouTube. I would imagine that your Avant is a similar but not identical fix. I had to remove the boot lid liner and then swap out the the old actuator with the new. Top tip: take photos of how the old one is connected up before removal, for reference. I could have saved me some time if I had done that!

p.s a big thanks to Bob and his dad Mike for all the help with getting the car loaded and on its way

Done.

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