Jaime A5 Quattro

I replaced both battery and alternator last year, both still under warranty. I will have to pop it in to get them to check. 
 

thanks 

Jaime 
 

Hi, 

I started my car up this morning and noticed my air con turned itself to OFF, I tried to turn it back on but the I’m unable to select any other settings. 
 

as anyone come across this before. 
 

thanks in advance 

Jaime 

Hi Garath, 

I use Audi or my local specialist both fit main dealership parts hence the price. The big difference is labour cost my local specialist hourly rate is £60. These guys are Audi trained in all makes and models. I have been told the battery cells were damaged and not charging also my dash board had the yellow battery light on. 
 

I have asked why the alternator was not apparently checked and they said everything indicated the battery was the problem. It would have saved me a £80 tow fee less then 24hrs after replacing the battery. 
 

Jaime 
 

Sorry for the delay in updating this post, I had the battery replaced but unfortunately it was the Alternator that had died.

The new battery lasted one day ended up getting the car towed back in to mu Local Audi specialist. 

I only use main dealership parts so you can imagine this wasn’t cheap job  

battery £200 + vat 

Alternator £657 + vat 

Surprisingly now the car is driving smoother  I’m not sure if that’s because I didn’t drive the car for roughly a week. It’s just great to have the Audi back up and running. 
 

The weather is changing and it’s s getting cooler here in the UK and I have started getting the following message,

Start / Stop system fault. 
Function unavailable.  
Please contact workshop. 
 

with a yellow battery sign. 

I believe it’s a battery due to it just turning 5 years old. 
 

Im going to ring round on Monday for the best prices, what’s the cost of a battery change? 
 

due to it needing programming how simple is it for the owner to do? 

Thanks for the detailed response, you are correct the passenger side is working fine. It definitely sounds like it needs investigating I was hoping they were separately fused and it was a simple fuse replacement.

Jaime 

Cold and wet morning so switched my heated mirrors on and my drivers side didn’t de mist, any ideas before winter weather starts. 

40 minutes ago, jdragon said:

 

Where do you live? Dealers sell them for £219 Inc VAT in Cambridge area.

I've not had the cambelt done on mine yet. It's coming up to the 5 year point in September, so I'll have it have it changed then.

My old A4 B8 diesel was around £450 with water pump.

sorry the quote was for Cambelt Kit which includes the water pump. 

2 hours ago, jdragon said:

I heard dealers vary their prices, but I never thought it would be so much! 

Snap, I am currently recovering from an operation and thought it would be quick job and costing around £100 how wrong was I 😂 they have just quoted £550 for Cambelt change no sure if that’s a good price ? 

1 hour ago, jdragon said:

Great you have this sorted.

Did you buy the part, or the specialist?

The specialist source the part from the main dealer hence the price,  I did try and look on eBay out of Curiosity but couldn’t find one. 

Hi Guys 

I had my car in to Audi Specialist centre near me yesterday and had my flap replaced and basic setting applied for it to function correctly. 
 

The replacement part number was 4mo820511a. 
 

The actual cost was £250 + vat. 

7 hours ago, Rich867 said:

Had my £19.99 part from ebay in for 4 weeks now and so far so good.

I couldn’t believe have simple it was to fit only took a couple of minutes. 

On 5/25/2022 at 6:32 PM, Jaime A5 Quattro said:

Well today my cheap £10 after market part arrived and it took less then 5 minutes to actually fit. I then switched the car on and hey presto the warning has disappeared. I have just took the car for a 20 mile drive and everything seems ok. If anything changes I will post on the this thread. 

Well here’s a quick update I’m pleased to tell you all my cheap part is still working as it should done roughly just over 1200 miles. I will update if anything changes. 

44 minutes ago, jdragon said:

In my experience, 'open circuit' can mean anything from a broken wire to quite simply a failed component. Or maybe I'm thinking of 'short to ground'? 😕

 

Thankfully I have come across anything effected by it but I will do a little digging, thanks for the comments 

Absolutely no idea what this is coming up on VCD’S Fault Codes, any ideas?  
 

B1533 GSM antenna 2 open circuit

1 hour ago, PHB said:

Thanks  I have had mine changed about 18 months ago but with little confidence with the car I am going to carry a spare. 

Great idea for what they cost and how easy they are to fit. 

On 5/22/2022 at 6:16 PM, Jaime A5 Quattro said:

I am waiting on delivery of a cheap after market sensor I will update this thread with my findings from fitting to hopefully it rectifying the problem fingers crossed 🤞🏻  

Well today my cheap £10 after market part arrived and it took less then 5 minutes to actually fit. I then switched the car on and hey presto the warning has disappeared. I have just took the car for a 20 mile drive and everything seems ok. If anything changes I will post on the this thread. 

8 hours ago, kh904 said:

It should be criminal that Audi haven't sent out some sort of notification to owners who maybe potentially affected!

They also need to update the message on the dash, as it gives the incorrect impression that you are ok to continue to drive without any consequences!

 

I'm also interested to know if people have gone though more than one replacement part (was it a genuine Audi part or a copy from ebay?). Still unsure how the revised 'B' version is any different!

I am waiting on delivery of a cheap after market sensor I will update this thread with my findings from fitting to hopefully it rectifying the problem fingers crossed 🤞🏻  

On 5/19/2022 at 10:13 AM, kh904 said:

The part number on my invoice (from the Audi dealership) is:

A5Q0906207B

 

 

Ordered yesterday thanks for the part number 👍🏻

On 5/16/2022 at 7:42 PM, Steve Q said:

For how cheap the part is I wouldn't put it off in my opinion. Especially when the braking system is arguably the most important system in the car. 

Have you a part number before I order and any fitting information. 
 

Thanks in advance 

Jaime 

1 hour ago, Anton8 said:

Hi Jamie

I had mine fitted by Autologics. Really good job, took about 1.5 hours at home. I know mine is an A6 but I think they do all Audi's.

Tony

Thanks, I will take a look at them 👍🏻
 

Jaime 

Hi has anyone else ever retrofitted reversing camera on a A5 Sportback or know of a Reputable company who fits them. 

13 hours ago, jdragon said:

Will be interesting to know how you get on.

I will definitely keep you posted, my car needs a service only a oil change doing, I might be cheeky and ask if will also fit a new recirculation flap whilst it’s in. Its not a main dealer I am using but he’s an Audi Specialist obviously his prices are a lot cheaper then Audi itself. 

10 minutes ago, jdragon said:

Here it is 🙂

rec_mot_ins.pdf 398.65 kB · 2 downloads

Brilliant, hopefully I will get this sorted 👍🏻

6 minutes ago, Steve Q said:

I'd change the sensor anyway if you haven't already as the car could just be masking the problem in your case. 

I'd advise changing the sensor anyway. As it could lead to a big bill otherwise. Bet safe than sorry in my opinion. 

 

Definitely on my to do list, luckily my car is used daily it’s only the odd occasion it’s left more then 10 days but definitely worth doing.