jammy

30 minutes ago, Osprey said:

Thanks Jammy, appreciate the response, quite agree it has never actually caused any issues so far with driving the car other than, as you say, having to reset. 

Thanks again

I put it down to the camera maybe picking up something that it couldn’t decifer, or maybe dust / dirt obstructing it.
It’s never caused any issues. 
I think this has been brought up on here previously with no real conclusion.

I get them, same four alerts which seem to be linked to the camera. Always have since new, now at 3 years.

They’re pretty meaningless and reset after turning the car off and back on. They have never interfered with the actual function of the car so I think it’s a software bug / issue.

I’ve never bothered pursuing it as it causes me zero issues and knowing how these things can be a can of worms that never get resolved and take over hours, days or weeks of your life…

32 minutes ago, DeclanH said:

Hi

Sorry it’s been a while since I logged in. They eventually found a very small oil leak from a seal on the drive shaft that was spitting oil onto the turbo. They had to remove the engine to fix it.

ive since got rid of the A6 and am driving an A3 instead. I’m just pretty sure Audi make great smaller cars but the quality control in the big ones is just not good enough.

 

declan

Glad you’re sorted.

I don’t think I can agree on the quality being better on the smaller cars in the range. I’ve had pretty much every size of car in the VAG group and it is pretty much pot luck as per other manufacturers.

The current A6 seems to be pretty good quality wise. A split seal is just random poor luck and not really that serious, more annoying on a relatively new car.

Normal 

The comfort setting I refer to is for the seat.

Does your seat move backwards and forwards automatically when you open the door to get in / out?

It will make a difference to how you brush against the side bolsters. 

With the comfort setting enabled there is much more room to prevent the side bolsters getting squashed.

Can’t say I’ve had a noticeable crease on the side bolsters after nearly 3 years. 
 

Do you have the comfort setting enabled for the driver?

1 hour ago, Math8888 said:

Hi, when the roadsign camera recognition system pucks up a speed sign say 30mph if you go too 35mph it chimes like a seatbelt warning chime and it keeps chiming as long as your over the speed limit - you can turn it off but everytime the cars ignition is turned off it resets to on position - (all 24 cars are fitted with it as its new EU law and from 2025 you will not be able to turn it off)

That would be very annoying.

is it easily turned off every trip like lane assist on the end of the stalk?

I ask as I’m looking at a new A6 this year and I could cope with an easy button press every trip but not delving into the MMI menus.

19 minutes ago, ChrisP said:

Some advice please, guys n gals,

I have owned a 2015 C7 AUDI A6 3.0TDI 215bhp Allroad since 2018, and have taken it from 40 K to 130K initially with main dealer servicing, and latterly the village garage (-who had previously looked after a couple of my BMW 525iX's very well).  Things started going downhill, since when it has felt that the car has owned me, just over a year ago when the Audi 'threw' a diesel injector. Both that injector, and another found leaking on inspection, were cleaned and reseated, and their stripped retaining bolts' sockets heli-coiled back into the cylinder head (-and new bolts used at my insistence, given the torque-tech issue). The same problem had occurred with another injector two years before -an unsettling, but in the event, a durable repair. 

However, on the latter occasion, a smell of diesel persisted, about which the garage said they weren't surprised and reassured me, citing heavy prior cylinder head diesel contamination. MPG was satisfactory on a 140-mile test drive, to Bristol and back, and I set out on a trip from Worcestershire to Scotland to see a newborn granddaughter. 

Just short of Tebay, the steering suddenly became oddly uncertain, traffic density was thankfully low and, in drizzle at dusk, I slowed to 40mph without braking on a serendipitous stretch of uphill gradient, and gently eased the vehicle into the nearside lane, whereupon it suddenly spun anticlockwise thro 180º and then, pointing south, slammed its offside into a nearside crash-barrier along the hard shoulder, incurring modest damage to front and rear offside wings. 

No other vehicle was involved. Highways Agency recovered me to some nearby off M-way services, the police remarking on a strong smell of diesel, as well as noticing diesel on the road under the car. The Highways Agency recovery man complained that the diesel transferred to the soles of his boots lubricated them on the rubber pedals of his truck. 

I called the AA, to diagnose the source of my diesel leak, my hoping that were this identified and fixed, then I might be able to drive the vehicle home. The insurers' flatbed truck was otherwise going to take 48-72hours. The AA identified a loose (ie completely detached) low-pressure diesel return pipe as the source, then left the scene saying they shouldn't have attended a vehicle involved in an RTA. Left to my own devices, I reattached the diesel return, using a cable tie to secure it. After testing the steering on a few circuits of the now deserted services' parking lot, I gingerly headed back down an empty M6 at a sedate 50mph, my arriving uneventfully home at daybreak. A new OEM diesel return system was duly fitted and the bodywork repaired by the insurers. And then another injector reseated.

The body-shop remarked upon an engine oil leak, for which a cracked offside rocker-cover was blamed and replaced. However, the oil leak persisted, and the garage fingered a leaking front crankshaft seal. They stripped off the front of the car for access, removed the pulley, replaced the seal and then put everything back together again. About 50 miles later, the Audi invited me to top-up the engine with a litre of oil... Pulling off the M5, I could see the front crankshaft seal dripping again. Reading about the subject, I noted that a £75 Audi special tool was recommended for the seal replacement job, as well as the use of some high-temperature superglue at £40/tube. I sourced a Victor Reinz OEM seal, which was handily supplied with a bespoke plastic disposable fixing tool in the box, and ordered the expensive special glue. The Seal was replaced a second time by the village garage and, at my instigation, the rocker cover CCV apparatus on the nearside bank checked for blockages.

Before I could replace the car, an AdBlue System Fault advisory appeared on the instrument console with '650miles to no restart'. Diagnostics indicated an intermittent NOx sensor fault. Replacement corrected the NOx sensor diagnosis, but the AdBlue System Fault notice persisted, along with an illuminated orange engine light, further diagnostics indicating an ostensibly new 'low reductant pump pressure' fault. The AdBlue injector nozzle appeared 'as clean as a whistle'.

Time for a visit to the main dealer. They confirmed the 'low reductant pressure' error, and whilst discovering that the Adblue pump is physically working, with measurable output, they suspect a defective pressure sensor, an integral part of the pump and have recommended pump replacement (£800 + Labour @ £169/hr + VAT). Inspection also leads them to suspect an ongoing oil leak, as well as a mysterious coolant leak (-pink liquid was identified in the engine 'V' as well as dripping beneath the car, where admixed with oil, it besmirched their workshop floor). Coolant level in the expansion/top-up tank was satisfactory. Another injector was leaking, btw. Divers other sundry issues were identified. They appeared quite shocked; I was sad. 

When I have had the AdBlue pump replaced, the ECU reset, the question of the oil and coolant leaks sorted, and the injector reseated, it will be time to dispose of the vehicle and buy a younger model. For various reasons, I genuinely need an A6 Allroad, so the choice lies between another slightly later (eg 2018) low mileage (eg 30K) C7, or a somewhat higher mileage C8, my planning to spend £25-30K. Fortunately, I do not need to sell the good sense of this to a significant other.

So here's the question: how much of this tale of woe is down to recognised age-related C7-specific problems which I might avoid with a C8? Or might a leap into an even more technologically complex' C8, whilst avoiding groundhog-day, be a frying pan-fire job?  Either way, I'm thinking entry level, not biturbo.

Obviously enough, I'm posting this in both the C7 and C8 forums.

I look forward to folks' opinions and considered advice.

Thank you,

Chris Poole

I’ve had my C8 A6 40tsi Black Edition with tech pack for nearly 3 years and 25k, so quite low mileage for your question.

They have been relatively uneventful in terms of failures.

1. Recall for a fuel tank sensor unit.

2. General servicing

3. A few gremlins in the MMI / wireless connections which seem to be common 

4. Rattly dash that comes and goes occasionally 

Besides that I’ve really enjoyed the car. Its a great family bus.

On 1/11/2024 at 10:16 AM, Math8888 said:

And has a speed nagging device fitted.

 

What’s a speed nagging device?

ive got a 2021 A6 and other then a speed limiter option it doesn’t flag up your speed when over the limit.

is this new to the 2024 models?

37 minutes ago, ssharma said:

Thanks Jammy. Yes, the model I have has the remote parking assist but I have not tried a different phone yet. I have just reinstalled the app on my phone and tried again - but it didn't work.

Mstv - Yes, the model I have got has it but just doesn't work 🙂 It may be my phone...

I would definitely try another (later / different OS) phone to get the latest protocols. 
However the Audi Connect and wireless connectivity is very buggy, I’m forever having to reset mine. Great when it works… 🙄

28 minutes ago, ssharma said:

Yes, the basic info such as mileage etc is all updated 5 mins ago.

I'm able to lock/unlock the car from the app as well.

However, I get the error noted in the original post if I try remote parking or the lighting demo from the app.

 

 

 

Two things.

The lighting demo is crap. Not worth spending an ounce of your time on. Just watch it on YT if you’re that bothered.

Secondly. I don’t think any of the A6 range has remote parking? Happy to be corrected.

edit- a bit further reading suggest later models have the remote park assist. I assume this is what you have?

There is chat on the net that some phones don’t have the corect protocols in place for this to work. Have you tried a different phone?

Can you see the basic live info of your car? Mileage? Range etc?

If so when does it say it was last updated?

Also, delete app and reinstall.

VPN on phone?

12 minutes ago, Matt9191 said:

I understand the law and everything related to it but in the past I had Audi A7 (65plate) and A4 (66 plate) and never had problem with seatbelts like this before. 
people who sat in back row in my previous car had option to buckle up or not, when they did not i only had notification on dash that they not fastened, now the bleep is annoying as fu**. 

It’s meant to be annoying as f***, that’s the point!!

3 hours ago, Matt9191 said:

everything is fine when seatbelts are fasten. But i want to deactivate the chime as not all passengers like to fasten their seatbelts in the back. 

You want to disable one of the most important safety features?

1 hour ago, Math8888 said:

Thanks for the help - I only do about 9k miles a year do you think service should be fixed or variable and will this effect the value of the service plan offer - sorry so many questions 

9k is considered to be in annual servicing territory, however as mine are always leased I specify long life at that mileage. I would go fixed if I had purchased.

With regards the servicing price ask the dealer. It may swing your decision.

53 minutes ago, Math8888 said:

Hi, I've wondered about the service schedule - on a previous a5 lease the service was variable and I didnt even service it on the 2 year lease ( only did about 15k miles).but on my q7 service was every 12 months or 10k miles - why are some variable and others not?

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The service type is set by the dealership. They leave the factory on long life, but some dealers switch them to annual if the PCP or lease is on a low mileage agreement.

That was told to me by the service manager at my local Audi dealership. Obviously whether this happens depends entirely on the individual franchise and whether the expected mileage is known.

You can, and I have, ask them to set it to your preferred service schedule when they do the PDI.

12 minutes ago, FMOB said:

Read about this affecting VW's, etc so is this a potential problem for the C8 A6/S6 vehicles or has someone had a bit of common sense and designed this problem out?

No idea what you mean? Can you elaborate please

17 hours ago, ykes said:

Indeed, I have the App also and noticed this, asked Audi why they were chasing me for a 38k change when it says 40k in their very own app that my car is linked to..... and they said its definitely 38k - hmmm wonder what would happen if it was not charged and failed at 39k for instance

Suppose we cannot expect to pay all this premium money and expect something as basic as this to be correct eh....

 

Have you enquired about a service plan? There’s 25% off at the moment, and it may be included in the price.

I had one for 2 years @ £500 and got the first and second oil service  and inspection service all included.

2 hours ago, Magnet said:

Hello ykes ( is that your name?).

In a nutshell - based on a similar service  for other marques, this seems a reasonable (very, even) price.

I guess you are able to check around other localish main dealers and independents and check whether it is indeed a reasonable charge or not. You could also check with gearbox specialists. 
The only thing that confuses, is why you want this done at the low mileage of 38k. 
No doubt specified in the service schedule-?? Double that mileage has often to taken as  the marker. 
Kind regards,

Gareth. 

I was looking at this the other day as I was working out what the costs were of a new car versus keeping the current A6.

The gearbox oil needs replacing at 40k according to the online service app. 

On 11/12/2023 at 11:37 PM, Audi Alun said:

Audi A6 - Black Edition 40 TDi 2021 plate.

Been driving Audis for 16 years. Its my 6th Audi and my 4th A6. I'm in love with my car

I know its early, but I've been made aware via 'myAudi' app that my 'Licence' for the navigation and infotainment service is due in July of next year (the car will be three years old at that point in time).

It states that the cost is 'from' £16.50 incl vat., so is that per month (probably) or is that an annual cost?

Can anyone advise me on this matter.

As an aside - the Audi connect remote and control service expires in July 2031.

It’s outrageously per month.

I have the same car with tech pack. Just use Carplay or Android Auto for all your Nav / UI, it’s far better.

8 hours ago, FMOB said:

I have the supersport seats, you cannot lower the front independently, the rear can be raised relative to the front but this also raises the overall seat height. Can't believe Audi can get this so wrong. 

Isn’t this maybe the root of the problem?

I also have the Black Edition with multifunction Alcantara seats. They are brilliant, comfortable and very adjustable. I find the A6 a great place to sit, and no ergonomic issues.

I use to have an S4 with leather Supersport seats. Hated them and found the car very uncomfortable. They were not adjustable in the areas that you needed them to be. Also found the leather in the lumbar region very hard.

Can’t say I’ve had that.

Now water falling in the boot when it’s opened after rainfall…

6 weeks 🙄

Pretty much saved me typing about 4Wheel steering only available on higher powertrains in the UK, although I read a UK car magazine review with it on a 50 3.0 V6 tDi as an optional extra.

The 40tdi is a bit lethargic. I’ve had a couple as courtesy cars and didn’t like them compared to my 40 TFSi.

I genuinely don’t find it ‘feels’ particularly big for such a big car, and I drive mine in mainly urban areas. Never had an issue parking. Boot space is very good for a saloon as well.