cliffcoggin

If you have any doubts about the battery get it tested professionally, because a dying battery can lead to a variety of transient unrelated faults.

It's worth hosing the underside and suspension in winter to remove the salt each time you wash the topside. Salt corrodes aluminium faster than steel.

No words, no answers.

Was the above reply of any help Phil?

Were the above replies of any help Ellie? I know you have seen them.

Were the above replies of any help Martyn? I know you have seen them.

I doubt you will find new parts anywhere, so your best bet is secondhand. Try Ebay and breakers yards, many of which are online nowadays.

Stephan. I have merged your three identical topics. Please do not post duplicate or triplicate topics so that the responses can be kept tidy and co-ordinated.

Thanks Richard.

That's not something I have heard of. Would you care to provide some links for the modifications?

That has the makings of a very expensive repair. If you bought the car in the last 30 days, take it back to the dealer and let him bear the cost.

If you mean do they they change from dip left to dip right the answer is no. Whether there is an alternative to beam deflectors I do not know.

Can you not find one? A thirty second internet search revealed dozens and dozens of places to buy one at little cost.

That's good news John. New bulbs and clear lenses are often the cheapest and certainly the simplest solution to poor light output.

You may find this of interest: https://www.audiownersclub.com/forums/topic/30706-halogen-to-led-lights/

Well if manufacturers can not fit LED lamps that do not dazzle oncoming traffic, amateur conversions have no chance of getting it right. I posted the topic as a future reference for the regular questions we get about uprating headlamps because I have little knowledge of the matter.

I came across this video investigating conversion of halogen to LED headlights. It is American so the brands are irrelevent to us, but what I found interesting was the variation of beam patterns, colour temperatures, heat sink sizes, and drops in output after a few minutes from one brand to another. It seems there is no standard applicable to these bulbs so it is a lottery for anyone to choose what to buy. For myself I shall stick to tungsten lamps. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0L4ueGqtTs

Winter weather always reveals the weakness of a dying battery. At eight years old it undoubtedly needs to be renewed. Don't forget to get it coded to the car.

Andy. It's unrealistic to expect a valuation without an opportunity to inspect it, to listen to it, to test drive it, or to examine the service history. Look at Autotrader and the like, or go to a dealer.

Test drive a SQ5 before becoming too keen. There are complaints on the forum about the harshness of the ride.

Don't leave the coding too long. It will run as it is but the battery will likely be cooked by over charging shortly.

Thank you chaps, and the same to you all. After watching the concert from the Musikverein Vienna, I'll take advantage of the sunshine and walk the lanes nearby. Cliff.

So it's not "Twice now (since September" as you first wrote, it's twice since 6 days ago. Fair enough, though it still needs to be reported to Audi as soon as possible.

I don't understand why you have delayed. The car is still under guarantee so the fault needs to be logged by Audi even if nothing is done about it initially.

Personally no as I have never used one, however the opinions of those with more expertise on the forum such as Spartacus and Stevey Y can be relied on. I suspect they will suggest VCDS. Cheap scanners can not discriminate every fault, that's why they are cheap.