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Hi if as Gareth said you invest in a trim removal kit the job is fairly straight forward start at the top and work your way round down the right side, the cover has a push in locking system at the bottom so once the top and sides are free lift the cover up and out, depending on the model some of the covers are glued to the rear lumbar adjustment this can be removed from the metal plate with a bit of persistence and re attached with velcro, heat the plastic with a heat gun but you have to keep the the heat moving whilst pushing gently from the inside with the plastic handle of a screwdriver or similar, did a lot of this with bumpers during the eighties they took a bit of time as they were a lot thicker but the fact is ABS plastic will always try and go back to its moulded shape. PS any clips you need to replace are on Ebay at a tenth of the price from the dealer. Steve.

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Sorry to reinforce what Stevey Y has said about Lion batteries, and glad that we have a second independent opinion on them. I wouldn’t buy one if it was all I could buy! Sorry to come over as being critical Paul, but you do seem to be acting rather impulsively with this, and it’s costing you. We did give you sound advice to get your old battery tested, and if you had done that and it had been found to be substandard, there would have been ample advice on here on which brands to buy ( and in your case - what not to buy!) and where to buy at most competitive prices.

Hi what I was trying to point out is your car is petrol and is not fitted with glow plugs, you can't have a valid fault code for that which doesn't exist therefore it suggests its come from a generic scanner which I have often found to be the case, whereas manufacturer specific readers are often far more accurate. Steve.

Right Quit panicking and read through the posters answers, as Rybrook pointed out you need a code reader to put the battery back into sync with the car OBD Eleven is a good choice its reasonable and does the job, you don't need a code as you can use the old one that appears on the scanner just change the last three digits when it accepts it a slide bar comes up that says write slide to the right and it informs the new battery to the ECU, why you bought a Lion battery is beyond me, they are absolute non cheap garbage you can have so much more for a few quid extra, in my lifetime I have had so many problems with this brand I avoid them like covid. Steve.

Yes you should, though it is not clear to me if you refer to the engine fan or the cabin fan. The fan will knock it self out by continually running at high speed, and will increase fuel consumption a little.

Hi Gareth The mechanic only had it for a day. He came out to it today and seems to be sorted now. He reckons the crankshaft position sensor was the cause. Thanks for the reply! Martin

The service history gap means either that it was not serviced at all, or the servicing was done by somebody without access to the Audi record system. In your position I would walk away from the car.

Wondering why have you - impulse bought? - a new battery Paul, without having the existing one tested first. What brand battery did you buy, as a matter of interest?

I don't even know what colour it is, must look for the sticker, Seems to be a different shade depending on light.

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