Shytot
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If the fuse box is at either end of your dashboard or under the glove box, a likely cause of the water is leaves in the bulkhead stopping it from draining.
If you open the bonnet you should be able to remove the plastic covers and clean the drainage area out. You should also have grommets underneath which you can remove and poke from the bottom.
The other common issue is if you have a a sunroof and the drain is blocked.
Fingers crossed it's just a blown fuse 👍
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I hadn't thought about it but my last 3 Refills have been at Shell and Tesco Express / Esso, as opposed to Morrisons - maybe the supermarkets are more susceptible at present?
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1 hour ago, randroff said:
Thanks, Shytot and Steve. As a test, I filled up shell v-power yesterday and did some local and motorway drive. It could be placebo, but the car definitely felt responsive (especially gears 2 to 4) and the mileage shown in the short-term memory is over 7mpg more than last value. (28 vs 35).
That's a significant difference.
I'm getting between 7 and 8 miles per litre.
I can't see the premium petrol giving me enough additional range to justify the 29p per litre price difference.
Looks like you just need to monitor and go with what suits you 👍
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I've not noticed anything obvious yet on my Q5.
My journies have been fairly consistent and I've filled up twice with E10.
I typically get a range of 500 miles when full and on this one it's sitting at 40% / 199 miles
I've not noticed any performance issues so far.
How does it affect your performance?
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Thanks for clarifying Steve.
Now I'm worried how trees and plants are going to survive without CO2.
I think might have to start hugging a few! 😁 😁
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I don't think TT engines were as susceptible to the major problem of dodgy piston seals. Have read here and maybe do some googling on the TT engine type
http://casestudies.atlanticmotorcar.com/audi-engine-oil-consumption-correction/
Engine codes CAEB, CDNC and CNDC were tv he main offenders.
But as mentioned by you and on other threads here - the petrol engines are *designed* to consume oil.
I think it is a trade off for cost of build v tolerance in the moving parts.
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I think it depends on whether you have the factory fit parking heater or not - if it's fitted then it's a no.
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They're appealing to the same people who do Tik Tok and watch cr@p like Love Island, I'm a celeb,....
To be fair most TV programmes are almost adverts these days!
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55 minutes ago, Pauls898 said:
Have you got a link to this device you purchased? I just use an old 2.5 inch hard disc drive mounted in an USB caddie and that works fine and cost me nothing apart from the cost of the caddie about £10.99 🙂
I suspect that it's this one
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Airdual-Bluetooth-Interface-Volkswagen-300A/dp/B07G38THN9
There are a few other cheaper options
They all look pretty reasonable.
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Here's a link for the fuse locations
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/fuse-box.info/audi/audi-a5-s5-2010-2016-fuses
2010/11 is slightly different to 2012 - 16.
Is your mmi still working - radio, phone,....? Can you see the details on your dash?
You'll probably have to have to do some digging but checking the connections of your head unit would be a start. Probably in the glove box.
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Have a look here to find out which mmi unit you have
https://mca.electricmura.ro/en/blog-audi-mmi-mib-models/
You can at least work out if it is SD or hdd based.
After that, Google is your friend for updates and maps.
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As an alternative - these guys are pretty poular in the VW world and thye have mobile fitting or send you the kit
Worst case you can get a reference price from their website.
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I watched the Guy Martin programme and couldn't help feeling that it was a blatant attempt at trying to "teach" us that electric can be good especially with the latest COP 26 Pilgrimage coming up.
I found it interesting that the cost of re-charging was not much cheaper than petrol / diesel already and likely to be significantly more expensive once there are enough victims to screw.
Most electric vehicles in the UK are company cars bought to avoid tax.
As you say it makes some people feel good to virtue signal, others feel that they can pose around and some genuinely fee that hey are saving the planet.
I believe that there is a place for electric cars but spending billions to put in an infrastructure that will never be convenient isn't really the best use of money. Some of the biggest issues for me are:
Battery life - even if electric cars get cheaper, if they are only good for 7 years then they are no good
Charging - with no fossil fuels and an already straining grid - how do they think they can generate enough on demand electricity to charge everyone's car overnight (when there is less wind and no sun).
Costs - infrastructure aside, we already pay a premium in our energy bills to subsidise renewables, electricity is only going to get more expensive year on year - just look at the guaranteed price for electricity supply from the new Hinkley Point Nuclear power station. Plus tax revenue will drop off from oil so it has to go somewhere else.
There are lots of other issues but ultimately the whole energy supply situation and the scaremongering climate change scammers are driving us down the road to ruin - or to being totally dependent on the woke and intolerant liberal left.
Rant over 😀
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Have a look here
https://www.audiownersclub.com/forums/topic/9942-sat-nav-activation/
I don't think that you have much choice.
You can Google something like "enable 2015 audi a3 sat nav" and see if anyone out there has found a solution.
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Hi Ann - it's VW508
Besides that, the level of oil consumption is far too high.
You should get the car back to the dealer and ask them to sort it out.
They should at least check for any obvious leaks. I have read somewhere that they also have in the past drained the oil and then put in the 5 or 5.5 litres, record the mileage and then measure the loss 1000 miles later to see if the loss is below specification.
That said, on a 2021 car they have no excuse.
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Which engine are you talking about - petrol 2.0 tfsi?
There is a mention in my manual that you can expect up to 0.5l per 1000km and higher for the first 5000km (close to your 3900 miles)
In my manual it is one of the last sections and it is highlighted grey as a note.
Service and care
topping up fluids
engine oil
This has become a hot issue because previous engines were leaking oil through the piston seals leading to total engine replacement.
As for buying the right oil - if you don't want to drive then get it on the Internet
Opie Oils.co.uk are pretty good, otherwise Google VW508.00 and follow any link that takes your fancy 👍
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4 hours ago, Steve Q said:
No probs at all. Have you had it fixed now?
LTE Booster /compensor activated - I can't see any difference - and the side member was "serviced"
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On 7/3/2021 at 7:28 AM, Steve Q said:
That's not good. How many model years are affected I wonder?
Sorry Steve - I didn't reply to this.
I believe it is only Q5s but not necessarily consecutive builds.
I think that Q5s are only built in Mexico which reduces the impact.
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2 hours ago, mawaudi444 said:
No I want to know when they are due to be done. Not when they have been done
As my post said - the app tells you when the next 2 are due and it can be worked out if it is 10k/1 Yr or 20k/2yr
You said that they explained this when you bought the car.
If it's too confusing then why not ring them up and ask them?
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Have look here to work out what you have
The connectors should be the same (they are called AMI)
Once you know what you have then Google is your friend 👍
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Missing UBS ports
in Audi A6 (C7) Forum
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Have a look here
https://www.audiworld.com/forums/a6-c7-platform-discussion-194/uk-audi-a6-no-usb-port-2945151/
Your connection is probably via AMI either in the armrest or the glove box.