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Wow I like that idea 👍

Thx all. I’ve now ordered and received this item via Amazon. It looks well put together and will suit my needs. I really like the easy fit attachment which remains on the battery especially as my battery is so well installed. Hopefully I’m ahead of the game - flat battery - 🤪. 👍

Hi experts. I’m wondering if there is some sort of easy battery trickle charger as I don’t do too many regular miles. Recently an RAC man attending a friends car (flat battery) recommended the below charger which he said gets permanently attached to the battery leaving a short trailing easy link cable which attaches to a 13 amp extension via an easy link. I hope that nearly explains how I understood it 😵‍💫 could somebody look it over and maybe confirm or laugh it away for me. many thx pen CTEK 40-106 CT5 Start/Stop, Battery Charger 12 V, Trickle Charger, Intelligent Charger

Agreed, well done 👍

Good luck Mark. Let us know so we can enjoy the relief. I heard that Audi Assist carry this particular part as standard practice now. Very telling that 🙄

Terrible memory eh Ian. I threw several hissy fits at Audi and still they deny that they know anything about this fault. I’m even now wondering if this could or will happen again and thinking to have a replacement part just in case. The expensive replacment ABS parts etc came with a 2 year warranty which has now expired. Not a thing decent customers should have to be concerned about. What do others think ?

If you read through the topic you will see that the part is just peanuts to purchase and apparently really easy to swap. Too late for me but not too late for you. There’s also a “ how to “. video. Dont delay get this changed the nseethe at the unfairness.

No No No. 😱 Please Do not drive ! I only drove about 30 miles and had visited the Audi garage who also said I could “probably” drive for a while. However the ABS blew and cost me iro £3500 to replace I had driven less miles than you. Good luck 🙏

Out of idle curiosity I looked this up and it seems quite serious. On the up side it is quite possibly covered by your breakdown service. Whatever you do, do not keep trying to start the car. Apparently the fuel must be drained and the whole system flushed through without delay to avoid corrosion. Good luck. Keep us in the loop. 🙏

Best of luck Ed. Let us know. P3n 🙏

Well done moving swiftly Teresa. I do hope that all sorts out with the new sensor. I was unlucky in that I believed the on board advice which said that I could continue driving and ended up with the full expenditure £3k +. I didn’t find this great forum in time.. Audi are quite shameless that they haven’t issued a recall.

Hi Carl Speaking as one of the unlucky ones who had the fault, went to Audi who diagnosed a new sensor was needed but didn’t have one in stock, then was allowed to drive away with a return booked for 2 weeks hence. 4 days and 19 miles later the ABS ‘bricked’ borrowing a term being used on this forum 😂 I had my car relayed to Audi then had a huge bill, £3600, to get my car back. My heartfelt advice, contact Audi Assist who have been known to carry these sensors on their AA vans 🙄 and do whatever is needed to have them come out to you. If the dealer says they will cover costs then the small cost of joining Audi Assist £99) should be a bonus to you going forward. Good Luck Pen

Hi Annie There’s loads of info and also the part no. in the various posts ahead of yours You will read that some AA vehicles actually carry the part as they are affiliated with Audi Assistance. I didn’t know that when my problem occurred and hadn’t joined this site 🥺 it ended up costing me iro £3600.. pls don’t make my mistake ! Hopefully you are still with Audi Assist, if not rejoin as I have done. Maybe you could telephone them with your problem, rejoin and ask them to come out to you and you will pay their charge as you’ll prolly not be eligible for the visit as too new a member regardless they are a huge help The time it takes you to read through all of this topic will be the best money saving advice I can give. Good luck and happy holiday. Pen

Good luck Chris 🙏. Keep us informed.

Hi Dave Well you should pat yourself on the back and also immediately run your luck and buy a lottery ticket 😎 cos you’ve saved yourself over £3k. Happy Days. This forum is keeping a lot of people safe let alone sane. It shouldn’t be necessary to have to rely on luck when you drive a quality car but it seems the powers that be are shameless. Pen