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Hello Gary, Check for fractured/broken wires in the flexible harness section twixt body and boot/tailgate. Please let us know how you get on. Kind regards, Gareth.m

Hello Gary, There should be an emergency pull in the boot - probably tucked behind the trim near to the back of the flap. The handbook should give you to detail you want. Failure is probably due to a lazy solenoid that operates the flap release. Let us know how you get on Gary. Kind regards, Gareth.

Welcome to the Audi Owners Club ! Good to have you onboard. Kind regards, Gareth.

OK Gary, but it does answer one part of the question to good effect. See another recent post re badges. Near Dundee? If you obtain the badges you want, you should be set up to Google - then visit - bodyshops in your area who should be able to assist. Perhaps you could let us know how you get on Gary. Kind regards, Gareth.

Thanks Blair, but have you actually tried the regime I suggested? Kind regards, Gareth.m

Thanks again Sarah, I think that’s a very substantial battery, and if you go into Halford’s website, you should be able to put in your registration number and confirm whether it’s the correct one - which I would expect it to be. Does it need coding? Doubtful for that age of vehicle, but I could be wrong. New and Yuasa? Should certainly be serviceable, but I do recall a local mechanic (some years ago) not being too impressed with them, but should be OK now. Would I still get its efficiency checked at Halfords (and the alternator output)? Yes I would, so you can eliminate it as being a culprit. Water damage? Possibly due to plenum chamber drain holes blocked - which I would expect Audi to have cleared. When the ESP light comes on, do you get an ABS light as well? Kind regards, Gareth.

Price please Mark -? Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello ‘Spinner’, What lights are we talking about here? Kind regards, Gareth.

Thanks Sarah, Sorry, but we didn’t know that. Make of battery as a matter of interest, and was it confirmed as being the correct one for your vehicle? Issues occurred since the battery was changed by any chance? Kind regards, Gareth.

Great Paddy - I did say you wouldn’t be disappointed. I’ve found Aliexpress an etc. to come up with very good copies - in my experience. I bought a set of mud flaps for a non Audi, and all they lacked was the marque on the packaging - the flaps themselves were embossed with the logo, just as the main dealer ones were. Saving ? - about 1/3 of the main dealer price! Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Sarah, Thanks for joining and sorry to hear of your issue. I always approach any persistent warning light problems and associated issues, on the basis of a simple and cheap elimination process before moving on to more expensive investigations. Culprits for warning lights can be the battery, and its efficiency can be simply and cheaply ( even free!) assessed at your local Halford’s store. Their test is usually pretty comprehensive and results in the battery being declared serviceable or not. At that point, you will then be armed with evidence to exclude the battery efficiency as being a contributor or not. Ask them to check the alternator output at the same time. If the battery is declared sub standard, then personally I would not be tempted to buy a new battery from them at that stage, but come back to us with the result. OK, even if the battery is replaced, it may not solve the issue, and further more expensive diagnostics might be necessary, but an efficient battery is essential for any ‘modern’ vehicle. Perhaps you could let us know how you get on. Kind regards, Gareth.

Thanks Nic, Incase it helps:- I favour Febi/Bilstein ( Febi and Blue print in that order) for ‘mechanical’ parts. Mann or Bosch for filters. I certainly avoid ECP’s Crossland. Quantum Longlife 3 for engine oil. I usually search EBay for reliable and competitive sellers - often P in M, but not always. Kind regards, Gareth. p.s. Are the Gogs tighter than the Cardies? They tell me that if a true Cardie loses a £1 out of his pocket when he is up a ladder, he can catch it before it hits the ground!

Hello Blair, Welcome, and thanks for joining, I must start by admitting TPMS and Stop/start ( in reverse order) are the two ‘fancy bits’ that I definitely prefer to be without! As I see it, we first need something to test the system tests! That would come in the form of a quality tyre pressure gauge - do you have one? If not Halfords do a nice digital one, for less than £10 - was price. I wonder if the clue here is ‘drive 100 miles and it’s OK’ ‘Drive to the shop’ (after it’s been standing for some time?) and it’s not. This might be explained by:- If you drive a 100 mile trip, you will find your tyre pressures will have increased by around 3psi from what they were when cold. The true test ( with apologies if you’ve already done it):- Using your Halfords gauge, and not the one on the machine you are using, set the tyres to their recommended pressures. Make sure this is done only after a short journey when the tyres haven’t warmed up. Ignore any TPMS light that may come on, and use the car for about a week and recheck the tyre pressures with the Halfords gauge after the same to-the-machine journey. Compare those pressure readings with the previously set readings. Any reduction in pressures at any wheel? If so, the TPMS maybe dealing with this as it should. Perhaps you could come back to us with your findings Blair. Thankfully I don’t have TPMS, and have a simple regime of checking the pressures once a month with the same gauge. Kind regards, Gareth.

Welcome to the Audi Owners Club ! Good to have you onboard. Hello Lee, When you say the leaks occur where the pipes connect, is that at a threaded joint? Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Nic, Welcome from down south. I seldom use ECP for a number of reasons. Yes, GSF seem reasonable, and have been effective with me in terms of ease of pick up. The one I have favoured in the past is Car Parts in Motion. A choice of good branded parts at reasonable prices, and good on delivery schedules. I try to by quality parts at most competitive prices. What sort of parts are you expecting to want to buy Nic? Kind regards, Gareth.

Thanks Hamza, This is confusing, rather than a solution to your issue, since you inform us that the car was getting up to the correct temperature. As such, I cannot see that the thermostat will be the suspect here (unless you didn’t inform us that it took a long time to get to normal operating temperature). Not sure who marked this as a solution, but it may be rather premature if we are to study the evidence to date. Is it possible to unmark! it ? Kind regards, Gareth.

As I understand it Dan, you run the risk of letting the airbags off if you don’t disconnect the battery a half hour or so before unplugging. Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Dan, ’whip the seat out……just 4 Torx bolts’. Did you disconnect the battery half an hour or so before disconnecting the plugs? Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Paddy, I doubt if you will be disappointed with it, but please keep us up to date. I bought one for a non-Audi and would have been totally satisfied with it if it had cost twice as much. Delivery May take longer than stated, but….. Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello David, It would be best to send Stevey Y a PM. He hasn’t been on here for a couple of weeks, and I’ve been meaning to PM him to check if he’s OK. Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Mustafa, Thanks for joining. Is it as simple as a significant drop in temperature causing the for rubbers to be less flexible? Kind regards, Gareth.

I could well be wrong, and I often am! Some other marques do, and have done so for some years. Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Mark, It sounds like you have already been on the homework quest! Higher mileage example at a nationwide retailer, but not available until Dec. sounds unusual, since they don’t normally advertise what they don’t have available at that time, but…. Also 31k to March of this year, and then a sudden increase in mileage since, would suggest a different owner during this year - a bit off putting in my book, but again I could be wrong. The local low mileage example makes more sense and probably explained by the owner choosing to buy a new Skoda rather than its stablemate Audi. Prices would seem to be a bit ‘blinking heck’ to me, but prices are bordering daft these days, but possibly not as daft as a year ago, as new vehicles appear to be on a shorter lead time. Good luck with whatever you decide to do, and see if you can sneak a quick view of the last owner’s name on the V5 and seek them out! If not, they sometimes forget to blank that detail off the computerised service history. Kind regards, Gareth.

New/ secondhand motor need coding to the car??

Battery - or Tayna, which will certainly your most economical route to a good quality battery at the most competitive price, but you may prefer to leave it to your garage. Just one point of caution if leaving it to them - I certainly wouldn’t have Lion or Lucas brands, so worth asking what brand they would be fitting. You are getting there! Kind regards, Gareth.