cliffcoggin

If I may disagree with one of Gareth's points, my own 2007 A3 did require the battery to be coded to the car so it would be wise to do this first. However I have a feeling in this case that something else is wrong.

You are not alone. Search forum topics for "water in boot" to see other instances of this problem and how many people have tried to cure it, often unsuccessfully.

I can't help with a wiring diagram, and I doubt any other member can either, hence my suggestion of Audi.

I would have thought Audi would be the best people to know the wiring of the Audi car and of the Audi camera. That they don't is worrying.

It's always a trade off between comfort and handling.

Is the camera a Chinese cheapy or a known brand? The former are well known for not having suitable instructions or wiring adaptors.

Smaller wheels with higher profile tyres (to maintain the original diameter) will make some improvement to the ride, however it will not alter the fundamental harsh settings of the suspension, which several members have complained of.

Please do as it may be helpful to others.

I'd agree with Richard. The only use for third party warranties is rolled up and hung in the smallest room.

Phillip. If by book pack you mean the handbooks then no, they don't exist anymore. All documentation is online unfortunately. As for the gearbox, the only ban I can think of is to never coast in neutral. Otherwise treat it like any other automatic gearbox, i.e. put it in Drive and forget about it. The box can take care of itself far better then any driver.

I've done it Ian.

Have no idea what you are talking about.

Ian. It looks fine, though I suggest you remove your phone number in case it is harvested by web bots. The forum's messaging system would enable buyers to contact you.

Gareth. It seems his membership has been ended, presumbly by Jerome himself as we have no reason to remove him. I guess he got all that he wanted from the forum.

I am all in favour of brevity Joseph, but I really believe a few more details might get you some attention. How about mileage, condition, MOT, and perhaps some pictures?

What news on your problem Reg? I see you visited the forum seven hours ago.

Was the reply of any help to you Steve, or did I waste my time writing it?

Michael. I doubt anybody can positively confirm your suspicions, but having seen the enormous number of problems listed in these forums arising from mild hybrid I believe you are probably right. Search the forums for topics involving "mild hybrid" and you will see many and various problems related to the system. Even if you do not find one that matches yours, you will see that the system is unreliable and many Audi dealers are denying responsibility.

I am confused. In the same sentence you say it wouldn't start and it does start. Please clarify.

The immobiliser is in the cluster.

First step is to get the battery professionally tested. Do not rely on a multimeter reading of voltage because it imposes only a trivial load. If that proves to be OK it's possible the instrument cluster is faulty. It was a common fault on A3s of that era. They can be repaired by various companies at a fraction of the price of a new cluster from Audi.

That the car charges at public (presumably DC via a CCS plug) charge points and the granny (AC) charge point suggests the car is fine. There seems to be an incompatibility between the car and the charge point. Pod Point don't have the best of reputations so I suggest you pursue them again. Unfortunately the international standard for domestic charge points is rather vague and open to interpretation by manufacturers.

Didn't you ask at the garage that failed it?

Fair enough.

See the last entry on this thread: https://www.audiownersclub.com/forums/topic/31051-new-a4-arrival/ which says "Had a few Japanese cars in the past & the underside protection is primer!"