Steve Q

Hi David, 

Happy new year :) 

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Steve 

Happy New year Kevin :) 

Sorry to hear you're.having to.have an engine rebuild but at least your improving it :) 

Keep us posted on how you get on :) 

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Steve

I'll put another post on the Facebook group for you Graham. Sorry, you've struggled to get the numbers. I do know how that feels! 

Let's hope there is some last minute interest :) 

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Steve

Welcome to the forum Gurdeep, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) 

As the others have said, this is normal and is just the Diesel particulate filter doing a regeneration. This basically helps keep the dpf clear and stops it clogging with soot. 

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Steve

Hi James welcome to the forum :) 

You'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) 

My first port of call would be to check the key fob batteries. If you have checked that then I'm wondering if your car battery is on its way out? Once batteries start to fail they cause unusual electrical issues. Getting the battery checked would be my next suggestion. The usual life expectancy of a battery is approx 7 years, but they can last up to 10. 

The other 2 things I can think of is either the central locking module is on its way out or the drivers door locking mechanism is also failing. The drivers door mechanism controls the rest of the central locking. However I believe these 2 faults would show up on a diagnostic check. 

Sorry I can't help more.

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Steve

Hi Russell, welcome to the forum you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) 

I believe the dash inserts just clip into the dash but you'll probs need to remove switch gear and other items that are around the inserts. 

I've found this video on YouTube on how to remove the dash on a b9 which may be useful.

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Steve

Welcome to the forum Rich, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) 

You've had a nice selection of Audi's and I bet you can't wait for the s4! :) 

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Steve

Wow! They look great! :) They really.smarten the a3 up :) 

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Steve

Sorry to hear your having this issue Dave but at least Audi have found the fault quickly and given you a courtesy car. I wonder how the glass roof has got damaged. 

Please keep us posted on how you get on.

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Steve

On 12/14/2017 at 6:03 AM, Nutty Pete said:

happy valley

Correct Pete! :)

Sorry for the delayed reply I hadn't seen your response. 

Here's a new one. Again this is from a crime drama :) 

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Steve

Hi Jay, 

Just an off thought with this....

If and when you are coming to sell your Q5 you'll have to make the new owner aware that you've turned off these features, so that they don't think there is something wrong with the car. 

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Steve

5 hours ago, JQ5 said:

ACC requires 2 infra red lasers / sensors to be fitted to the front bumper - which allows the car in front distance from mine  to be gauged and registered. 

 

So thats not on the plan of action now!

 

Don't blame you! Plus acc can be expensive to fix if it goes wrong! I'm sure the camera is around £400 if I'm not mistaken. And if it needs resetting then you have to do a 4 wheel alignment. 

7 hours ago, nagantino said:

Steve,

yes the batteries in the fobs are old. I've always suspected them for peculiar oddities. The battery under the bonnet has never been flat but I've had a dashboard message saying the battery needed a long run. Hmmm. I'll try new fob batteries tomorrow. Hope it's a simple fix. Thanks for the advice.

Gerard

You're welcome :) 

Sounds like a plan. Change the fob batteries and then check the date on the car battery to see how old it is. The average life expectancy of a battery is around 7 years so if it is older than this, then it is probably due to be changed. Please keep us posted on how you get on :) 

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Steve

8 hours ago, Ledgie95 said:

The car was immaculate no marks at all everything seemed tip top condition I have had it for a month now and it has only just come on I will need to check the wires tomorrow thanks Steve. 

You're welcome Kurt. As I say, if you have bought the a3 from a dealer then this should be your first place to turn. 

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Steve

Welcome to the forum Gerard, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) 

The first thing I'd recommend, if you haven't do e already is change the key fob batteries. My second recommendation is having a diagnostic check carried out to see what fault codes flag up. 

One thing it could be is the central locking module but as a way out thought, when was your battery last changed? 

If it's an old battery then this could be causing some of the electrical systems to play up. Has the car gone flat lately? Or have you found any other electrical oddities which could help suggest it's the battery at fault? 

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Steve

Welcome to the forum Kurt, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) 

The first thing id recommend you do is contact the seller. I'm assuming it's a garage and as such they should be looking at it for you. 

You'll.need at diagnostic check carried out to see what the fault is. Did the car look accident damaged at all? 

On the other hand it could be as simple as a loose wire. On the previous model of a3 (8p) and some other older Audi models the passenger seat airbag wire would could loose and this would cause the airbag light to come on. This wire was situated under the passenger seat. It might be worth a look to see if any wires are loose. 

Sorry I can't help more.

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Steve

4 hours ago, Paul A6 said:

lol no weight on you m8 

Lol, thanks Paul! I was skinnier believe it or not!! 

31 minutes ago, Paul A6 said:

i`m on the diet again aiming to lose 3 stone but not stopping the drinking a man needs some pleasure in life lol

Sounds like a good goal :) your better than me, I have no will power lol. Love my alcohol and chocolate too much!! 

5 hours ago, Trevor said:

Happy New Year to all

Now what were my resolutions again....?

Thanks Trevor :) 

Oh.i don't bother with them. Why set myself up to fail lol 😂

What's yours? 

3 hours ago, allenby1998 said:

Do you know roughly how much? 

Truthfully, no. But it shouldn't be that much as it's just the wire that needs sorting, everything else with the airbag system should be fine :) 

Sorry I can't help more.

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Steve

Grand job! Sounds like your a2 project is coming along nicely :) 

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Steve

This is quite a common fault. I believe the wire is for the seat airbag and over time it breaks which causes the airbag warning light to come on. 

Obviously this will need fixing as it is an mot failure. 

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Steve

Welcome to the forum Mast, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) 

Great choice if Audi and we would love to.have it on.our club display at up and coming shows :) have a look at our events section as we attend various events through out the year :) 

Happy new year to you too. 

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Steve

Welcome to the forum Will, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) 

Sounds like you've got a nice a6 :) 

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Steve

Looks good Neil, your audi is coming along nicely :)