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Welcome to the Audi Owners Club ! Good to have you onboard. Hello Trace, That question is impossible to answer, since it could be as a result of a parasitic drain in any one of the electrical circuits. Knowing how long it takes to run your battery down would give a guide to the degree of parasitic drain. Before we suggest any course of action:- Do you have an electrical multimeter, and are you competent with using it? If the answer to those is yes, what is the maximum current the meter will handle? Perhaps you could come back to us with some more detail Trace. Kind regards, Gareth. p.s. Would you do us a kindness and complete your profile please.

Hello Sarah, If it were mine, I would be searching out a trusted localish independent, and seeking advice and inspection there. Ideally, you need to find somewhere where you can talk with the actual mechanics, rather than a receptionist. Kind regards, Gareth.

Thanks Turlough, Not sure about VAG printing them on labels 26 years ago. I’m more inclined to think they would have stamped the detail on aluminium plates as most other manufacturers did then - but I could be wrong. Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Malachy, I think it might be either Crystal Silver or Aluminium Silver, and the codes could be LYT or LYM. Well worth scouring the car for evidence of these letters - or similar. Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Gary, Welcome and thanks for joining. While we wait for some responses:- Do you have a handbook, and have you looked there? EBay is a good source for such things, but you may find Audi produced a different book for the convertible. A very interesting guessing post Gary! First button - possible isolator for interior movement alarm when car is parked and the hood up -otherwise might expect issues in windy conditions if the hood flexes??? Anymore silly guesses? Kind regards, Gareth.

Sorry, and certainly not wanting to disagree with Steve’s comment, but just to add another school of thought, and that would be that if anything is making a noise, then it’s trying to tell you something, and it should be investigated. You obviously want some reassurance from us Simon so:- So come on those members with the 2ltr TFSI engine - please help our friend Simon out with some experiences. Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello David, Welcome and thanks for joining. You are in grave danger of kissing goodby to your Audi’s warranty on your one year old car, by attempting to service the car yourself. I’m not sure if you own the car outright, or have it on something like a PCP, but whatever, the car will be deemed to have incomplete service history, and will be devalued accordingly. Sorry to point out that if you don’t know what oil to use, then you are not in a good place to start anyway. Adblue from Aldi’s? Same principle applies if you have to argue any warranty. Kind regards, Gareth.

Let us know when you are ready Colin, and we can probably point you in the direction of quality at competitive prices. Kind regards, Gareth.

Many thanks Colin. Good point, and one which we have promoted as a ‘first port of call’ for all warning light issues. One point I would add is that although recharging the battery will probably sort the issue, that resolution maybe relatively short lived, and indicative of a failing below par battery, which needs renewing - or at least subjecting to an efficiency check. Kind regards, Gareth

Many thanks for joining and posting the advert Andrew. Could you please enlighten other forum member on the price you want for it please. Kind regards, Gareth.

Many thanks again Steve, Sounds a good idea to pair them. As you probably know, Kumho are mid range. Presa ?? Probably Chinese best, but let’s not condemn them since they are like new. I would just be rather cautious in the wet. Incase it helps, I too set mine to 30 psi all around - 35 is too high in my book, even if fully laden. Again from my experience, I’ve always fitted Michelin, with an odd skirmish with Continental. In fact, I need to treat ours to a new set, but find Michelin ( same size as yours) are now over £100. I did look at Uniroyal Rainsport 5 when they were £70 each last month - fully fitted with Kwik Fit. Now they are listing then at £85! Camskill have them on supply-only at a very good price. Wondered what the experienced view on here might be about them- ? Another thing worth checking since you have the mix on the same axle at the moment is whether either the Kumho or Presa is an XL tyre? This could make a handling difference if one is and one isn’t. Kind regards, Gareth. p.s. Don’t forget the shock absorber possibility.

Thanks Tony, but I just can’t see any of it, to be frank. Kind regards, Gareth.

Many thanks Tony, It’s not April 1st already is it? (1) Never heard of a weight limit in a car park ( unless access might be over a weight limited bridge). (2) How on earth would a car park attendant know the weight of an E Tron? Kind regards, Gareth.

Many thanks for coming back on this, and reassuring us that you are a ‘steady’ driver! Another important point I forgot to mention was the effectiveness of the rear ( in particular) shock absorbers. This can make a significant difference to the car’s handling. Come on Steve share with us the pressures you have set the car on, and as Cliff suggests as well- the makes of each tyre and the amount of remaining tread. Rushing off and renewing them would not be my priority ( possibly will change this view when you tell us what you have on there now) until other suspects are eliminated. Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Steve, Thanks for joining and welcome. We’ve had a two year older one of these in the family since new - now on 172k miles, and now pending replacement of most of the rear suspension arms due to the rubber bushes starting to crack. I mention the rear suspension only since even with this known wear, we’ve never experienced of the issue you enquire about within the motoring we do, which includes occasional motorway, but mostly B and C roads. Great that you have checked the tyre pressures ( many don’t!), so that we can discount that. Incidentally, what pressures are you setting these to and does the car have matching tyres on the same axle - brands of all 4? If this were mine, I would be getting the rear suspension thoroughly checked for wear - and there are many links - and if confirmed to be acceptable then get the wheel alignment checked. Never get the alignment adjusted without checking for wear. Quite important :- How would you describe your driving style? Just comfortable motoring? Or specify the degree of ‘enthusiastic’ motoring that suits you. Please come back to us. Knee and centre console? Sorry Steve, not noticed any issues there either. Kind regards, Gareth.

Under-seat connections can be an issue due to dust etc. Worth getting some contact cleaner and giving them a good spray, but DO NOT disconnect OR wiggle them too much, or you run the risk of the air bags going off. Kind regards, Gareth.

Welcome to the Audi Owners Club ! Good to have you onboard Hello Bel, Regrettably normally true, but check you at least have the compressor and an aerosol of tyre sealer all in a black polystyrene type holder, shaped to fit in the spare wheel well. If you haven’t, then you might consider buying ( or they pay for) a spare wheel ‘kit’. I you don’t have the shaped holder and compressor etc. then it is possible the car originally came with a ‘proper’ spare wheel, but a previous owner has ‘forgotten’ to replace it in the well! A requested copy of the build record should state whether it was originally supplied with a spare wheel. Let us know how things progress. Kind regards, Gareth.

That sounds much clearer Robert, and now makes sense. If you open the flap as normal and without removing the cap, thoroughly clean around the cap area and all inside the area that the flap conceals. You should then see a small rubber grommet or similar, in the bottom of the cleaned area - usually directly below the filler cap -i.e. at the lowest point of the compartment. You should then see a small (3mm or so) hole in the centre of the grommet which ( when clear - important) allows rainwater to run away. Get a length of suitable flexible wire and push that through to clear the blockage - which is likely to be further down. Diesel sometimes? Dribbles of diesel out of the fuel hose when returning the hose to the pump. Let us know how you get on. Kind regards, Gareth.

Repeating Gabriel, but just take it around to your nearest Halfords store and ask them to check the % battery efficiency, and the alternator output. If they say your battery is below par, then you have 2 options:- Pay Halford’s price - or come back to us for recommendations of other suppliers. Please let us know how you get on. Kind regards, Gareth.

Thanks Robert and welcome. When you say ‘open the filler cap’ do you really mean fuel cap, or fuel flap? Kind regards, Gareth.

Welcome to the Audi Owners Club ! Good to have you onboard. Hello Gabriel, Sorry to hear of the issues with the car. If this were mine, I would be tempted not to automatically accept that the battery (and alternator) or ‘OK’., and I would want to know:- (1) By what means did they test the battery, and what were the results. (2) I would be driving the car to Halfords and getting them to test the battery’s % efficiency. Only when you have proof positive from both sources, would I be prepared to move on to investigate the more complicated possibilities. Perhaps you could let us know how you get on. Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Colin, Welcome, and many thanks for joining. Trying to be progressive here,(rather than dismissive) I must agree with ‘yikes’, and if it were mine, I would entrust the solution to the dealer you bought it off - you really shouldn’t have to worry about how to fix it Colin - that’s their responsibility. Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Francis, If your battery is reading 12.2 volts then that’s not a good sign of its efficiency, and below par batteries can lead to all sorts of ‘stray’ warning codes. My advice would be to first get its efficiency checked. Halfords and others can do this, but please come back to us before committing to buy - if found to be substandard. Kind regards, Gareth.

Thanks Huw! So where else have you tried?

Welcome to the forum you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch 🙂 Hello Huw, Have you tried an EBay search? Always my first port of call for such things. Perhaps you can keep us up to date on how you get on. Kind regards, Gareth.