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It's behind the glovebox. If you cannot see this from the manual in the A5 forum, I'd advise you take it to a garage.

Is it possible to do so?

I've disabled it using VCDS but it doesn't stop it from becoming active when the ignition is cycled. The only way I know of is to manually disable in the MMI at the start of every journey.

I've had it happen once in the five or so months I've owned my A5 when the postie crossed the road and I'd moved over to give him more space, but I was only doing around 10 MPH and not using ACC. It's a shame the original post was not followed up.

Where do you live? Dealers sell the recirculation flap motors 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.

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

Great you have this sorted. Did you buy the part, or the specialist?

Indeed, it does turn black quickly. I've never let an oil change go past 10k, so you become familiar with how it looks/smalls at that point. Maybe I just need to move on with the times 😄

I have an unused bottle of that. I recall buying it for one last effort, but then I lost interest 😕

No, I don't have photos. The manual extract posted on May 16th shows where it is.

Yeah, I've seen the one from states, but as you say it's over-priced even without shipping and potential customs. My only desire for this is to see the oil condition, but I suppose that can wait until the end of year when I do the interim oil change at around 9k miles.

I realise the level can be checked in the MMI but has anyone fitted a physical dipstick to the B9? If so, which part did you use?

I had the start of similar in my A4 B8 diesel manual gearbox at around 140k miles. The garage I take my cars to poured a bottle of Slick 50 in there and the noise went away, and didn't return. I sold it at 243k miles and still no issues. Worth a try.

To remove the inevitable shine from leather, I use a magic sponge very lightly and wipe dry with an ordinary towel. I've used a couple of different products over the years to protect the leather, but they've finished with a shiny look. My question is, has anyone used a product to treat/protect leather seats that doesn't leave them looking shiny?

And now the huge silver trim has been covered 😎 In my opinion, it looked out of place running off centre through the middle of the car

I considered doing this for my A5 B9 but discovered Android Auto (or Apple Carplay for the others 😄). Works seamlessly with Google Maps. My friend bought a 3rd party box for his A4 B8 that essentially adds the Android auto function to the MMI.

I'd second what magnet has suggested, and report back as part of key programming can be done with VCDS.

Hahaha well, if anyone would like to try it out I'd be happy to print one out if the postage is covered.

One of the first things I noticed about the A5 interior was the gap from the front of the arm rest and the edge of compartment underneath, so I decided to do something about it with a 3D printed effort. Quite pleased with the outcome - I might tweak the width so it's closer to parallel with the sides but that can wait.

Thanks guys. I've asked the question re coding on Ross-Tech and will follow up with the outcome.

The headlights only work when the dial switch is on auto, and they have been told this module is the cause. I'm only supporting this activity with my VCDS

Thanks Steve. Do you or anyone else know the procedure?

When replacing the HRM 5M0907357G is it simply a case of swapping it, or is there any coding required?

I sense a new thread coming on this catch tank topic 😎 The VAG specialist firmly advised against doing an AdBlue and/or EGR delete. They said it's ok initially but when you hit the 15k mark, all manner of problems occur because the system runs hotter.

21,500 isn't a lot. Changing what? The EGR valve/cooler? My A4 always ran better after I had cleaned the EGR valve. How's your other car running with 120k miles? I think you said that's a DETA like mine. Do you have a link for the catch tank system?