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Use whatever type is recommended in the manual. Do yourself a favour and get a decent brand. Yuasa and Exide spring to mind. I'm sure there are others that I don't recall at the moment. Cheap batteries always work out more expensive in the end.

Don't forget to get the new battery coded to the car.

Get the battery professionally tested as a starting point. Your symptoms are typical of a dying battery so that needs to proven or eliminated before getting the car scanned for faults.

Greg. I have merged your two posts as one contains details of the defects you omitted from the other.

The absense of a warning light is not significant. There are less than a dozen such lights but many hundreds of possible error codes, so it is impossible to have a light for each. Scanning for error codes is the best starting point as Steve said.

Ah, catch tanks. The favourite bodge of the clever clogs amateur mechanic intent on defeating every attempt to improve the atmosphere we breathe. It seems to be particularly popular in America.

Tyler. We have very few Americans on the forum so don't be surprised if you don't get any responses. You may realise that already, but I mention it just in case.

The dealer's feeble excuse sounds suspicious to my cynical way of thinking. Nevertheless if the problem has been solved rather than concealed it's a good outcome.

Do you a resolution to the problem yet Ian?

If there is any suspicion regarding the battery you would do well to get it tested professionally. It may have been damaged when it was allowed to go flat.

I see you have visited the forum just two hours ago. Have you no response to the three replies you have received to your question? Have the three of us wasted our time considering your problem?

Are you sure the car can recognise .mp3 files? Perhaps another audio file format such as .ogg or .wav is required.

Phil. I recall an extensive thread on this topic during the past year that may pay you search for. I don't recall what the resolution was.

Be aware that one should only change springs for matched pairs because of their gradual deformation with age.

Sorry, but no. That site demands too many permissions from me and wants to load innumerable cookies, hence I don't trust it. The S-tronic gearbox is evidently the problem from your description. I suggest you get it serviced as it is sensitive to dirty oil and clutch wear.

Istvan. All I see in the video is two red lights going backwards and forwards in the darkness, so not much help. Is the transmission manual or automatic?

In a way he is right, though if he really knows why that is he has conned you in the sale. The problem is the battery and/or alternator is defective. If you bought the car in the last 30 days you are entitled by law to a refund or a free rectification of the fault.

John. You are not the first SQ5 owner with the same complaint. Unfortunately there is no real solution except to change the car. Different wheels and tyres can make a small difference to the ride, but there is no escaping the inherent harshness of the springs and dampers.

I am not an expert in this, but I am aware that swapping to upgraded speakers is not as straightforward as it may appear. Speaker depth must be considered in case there is not enough space in the doors. Then there is the matter of mounting holes and replacement of the trim & grilles. I suggest you consult a car audio specialist of the type mentioned in your other topic.

Jonathan. As an owner of the same model I don't understand why you want to uprate the car. I can assure you it can already be driven dangerously fast on "quiet, twisty B-roads". Why do you want to terrorise other motorists and create mayhem in narrow country lanes?

Would your desire for a noisy exhaust have anything to do with the smoking you asked about in https://www.audiownersclub.com/forums/topic/26569-smoke-and-smell/#comment-102214 You did not follow up the matter at the time.

We tend to favour independents over main dealers, but that's not to say all are better. Does your man specialise in VAG vehicles, or is he more a "all makes, all ages" generalist? Can you post photos of the failed pulleys or their remnants?

They are UK companies which install after market electronic systems to cars. I assume there are equivalent companies in Sweden.

In that case I am at a loss to explain the fault, unless there is an electrical fault with the temperature guage. Can you check the coolant temperature with an independent guage such as a hand held infra red instrument?

I suspect the main engine fan is running continuously, instead of only when needed.