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In my opinion most warranties aren't worth the paper they're written on, excluding the manufacturer approved warranties. You'll pay more but it's the one I'd choose. But definitely read the small print of what's covered/not covered.

Wow thanks for the link kev! Unfortunately they're in Belarus which if I'm not mistaken is going to come under sanctions due to the ongoing war. It was like the steel undertray I wanted. It would have come from Russia so can't get that now.

Sorry it didn't come free. !Removed! annoying when that happens. Hopefully the garage can sort it quickly for you 🙂

Glad you got sorted 🙂

I'd keep it on a smart charger. Like a trickle charger but one that knows when the battery needs charging etc.

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Glad you got it working again 😊

Glad you sorted the radiator. Regarding no throttle response, could it possible that the 'fly by wire' accelerator pedal be causing your problem? They are just a variable resistor connected to a pedal really. So it could be the pedal sensor. It could also be the throttle body. this is me assuming its a manual of course. If it's an auto then I'd think it's connected to the previous problem. And I'd assume it's the CVT gearbox. If it is a CVT gearbox I've seen issues where hesitation on acceleration is caused when the box isn't warm enough plus other issues. If you Google Audi CVT gearbox problems you'll see what I mean. I Also known on the b8 the diverter valve is known to fail on them causing the issues you're experiencing. But not 100% sure if that affects the b7.

Id still be speaking Audi and Audi customer services. But I do agree I think you're stuck with it despite Audi not giving you the information. You could always speak to trading standards, citizens advice or the motoring ombudsman.

Hey mate, how'd you get on removing the nut?

Welcome to the new Q4 section. Feel free to post your queries, advice and tips here 🙂

Ex- Formula 1 racer Roberto Merhi will be making his Super GT debut next week at Fuji Speedway following a surprise late call-up to join the Team LeMans Audi squad. Merhi is replacing Japanese racing legend Satoshi Motoyama alongside Yoshiaki Katayama for the remainder of the 2022 season, a change LeMans belatedly admitted was necessary due to a budget shortfall after news of the move initially broke by way of an entry list reveal. It marks the start of a new challenge for the Spanish driver, who has had a fairly nomadic career since his one and only F1 season with the minnow Marussia team in 2015. After a single season in the LMP2 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship with Manor in '16, he then spent two years trying to re-establish himself in single-seaters in Formula 2. Following a year spent mostly on the sidelines he returned to the LMP2 ranks at the end of 2019, making two WEC starts in Eurasia Motorsport’s uncompetitive Ligier in 2020 and then joining G-Drive Racing for a partial European Le Mans Series campaign last year. But at the end of the season Merhi was back in a single-seater, only this time taking on the S5000 Tasman Series in Australia. It was there he first came into contact with Katayama, with whom he was partnered at Team BRM for the two round, six-race mini-series. The Super GT opportunity came because I met ‘Yoshi’ racing in Australia in S5000,” Merhi told Autosport. “We worked a bit together, I tried to help him as much as I could to help him improve in that kind of car. “Then he called me a few days ago asking if I would like to join him in Super GT and I said, ‘yes, why not?’ I have always loved to race in Japan and I think it’s a great opportunity to go there and race in that series. It’s always great fun there.” While in Australia, Merhi also had his first experience of GT3 machinery by way of a one-off outing in the GT World Challenge Australia season finale at Bathurst, which took place on the same weekend as the second S5000 round. Handily, the Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo he drove was similar to the one he’ll race in Japan this season, albeit the Super GT machine is in upgraded Evo II spec and on Yokohama tyres instead of the Pirellis used Down Under. “It was a bit special because I was racing S5000 the same weekend,” recalled Merhi of his maiden GT3 outing. “Driving the S5000 was very direct, you could feel all the bumps and then in the GT3 car it’s not so direct, you have power steering, so the steering is super light. “Still, the grip was impressive. At first the car felt big, kind of like a boat, but then you push and you have more grip than you imagine. Bathurst is not the best track to find the limit and I didn’t have much time in the car because my team-mate [Mark Rosser] had a crash, but it was still a good experience.” So, Merhi at least knows the car, and thanks to his 2016 WEC appearance, he also knows his way around Fuji. He and Katayama will also be boosted by the presence of third driver Shintaro Kawabata, who won a Super GT race for the Hitotsuyama Audi team last year. However, following Katayama and Motoyama finishing fifth in this month’s Okayama season opener, the Team LeMans Audi will be laden with 24kg of extra ballast, which may make a second consecutive finish in the points a tall order in the ultra-competitive GT300 field. As such, Merhi isn’t setting his goals too high for his Super GT debut. We obviously want to get a good result, but everything is still a bit for new for me,” he said. “We just need to take it step-by-step. When I arrive I’ll work with the team, see what the objectives are and do the best job I can. “Then for the rest of the season the goal is to learn as much as possible, including the tracks, and to work well with ‘Yoshi’ and the team. I will do my best to show I am competitive.” Merhi adds that he is planning to spend some time getting to know Japan better in between Super GT races – a keen cyclist, he jokes one of the main attractions of the country is “nice mountains for riding!” – as he eyes a potential future on the domestic scene. And that includes a possible tryout in Super Formula, a category that would perhaps suit Merhi’s traditional strengths as a single-seater specialist more. “It would be great to get more opportunities over there, and I would love to try Super Formula because those cars are seriously fast, probably the fastest formula cars outside of F1,” enthused Merhi. “They have good tyres, which is a bit different from Europe. “I would love to do a double programme in Super GT and Super Formula if it’s possible, that would be a good target.” https://www.autosport.com/supergt/news/how-roberto-merhi-got-his-surprise-audi-super-gt-call-up/10246764/

Irreparable windshields are usually turned into insulation material or hollow glass. Audi and its partner companies want to change that. The idea is to make irreparable car glass into recyclable material for series production – the only process of its kind thus far. Damaged car windows: material with potential? Together with its partner companies, Audi is taking on the challenge of establishing a closed material cycle 1 for car glass as part of a one-year pilot project. Recycling damaged class into new windowpanes saves not only resources, but also energy and water in window manufacturing. Audi hopes to use car windows produced that way in Audi Q4 e-tron model production – the only cycle of its kind thus far. "We see an opportunity here to put additional materials into circulation. The goal is to increase the proportion of secondary materials in our cars. In our research, we have identified car glass recycling as a potential. Together with our partner companies, we are taking that on in the pilot project.” The first step in recycling: crushing, separating, and processing recycled glass In Audi’s pilot project, irreparably damaged car windows first go to Reiling, where the old windows are broken into small pieces and processed. The objective: to reintroduce car glazing into plate glass production. “Until now, recycled material has mostly been turned into beverage bottles,” explains Daniel Rottwinkel, Plant Manager at Reiling. And that is precisely where the joint pilot project starts: namely, recycling damaged glass back to its original quality for car windows. In order to be able to produce recyclable material from old glass, the company meticulously sorts out non-glass materials like the PVB plastic layer (polyvinyl butyral) in the glass, window edgings, metals, and wires. The elimination process is carried out using magnets, non-ferrous metal separators, extraction units, and electro-optical sorting units. Shards turned into new base glass In the next recycling step after Reiling has processed the glass recyclate and removed all the waste materials it can, Saint-Gobain Glass turns it into plate glass on its float line in Herzogenrath, Germany. That means roughly 3 x 6 meter (10 x 20 feet) rectangles, from which the affiliated company Saint-Gobain Sekurit makes automotive glazing in a subsequent process. One requirement for the final base glass product: the purest and most homogeneous glass recyclate possible. Along with the shards, Saint-Gobain also mixes the recyclate with basic glass components that do not come from automotive sources, like quartz sand, sodium carbonate, and chalk, at a ratio of 30-50 percent. “For us, this cycle of making new car windows out of defective ones is an important step toward producing automotive glass in a way that conserves resources and energy,” says Dr. Markus Obdenbusch, production manager in charge of the Saint-Gobain float at the Herzogenrath site. Considerable savings potential “We’re just starting to look at glass as a recyclate, so we anticipate that there will be more potential for improvement,” Obdenbusch says. Beyond the pilot project with Audi, Saint Gobain plans to put up to 30,000 tons of shards into production in Herzogenrath within the next three years, which will in turn save energy and reduces carbon emissions. That will mean that the company will emit up to 75 tons less CO₂ from a typical day’s tonnage. Consumption of water, which otherwise would have been used in the production of new glass, will also be reduced. Vision: Application in Audi Q4 e-tron model production The three partner companies have decided to put the process to an initial one-year test so that they can learn about material quality, stability, and costs. If glass can be recycled in an economical and ecologically meaningful way, the resulting car windows will be used in the Audi Q4 e-tron series. More sustainable value chains The pilot project is one example of how Audi and its partner companies are working to move materials – of which a great many are needed – into intelligent cycles. The goal is to use secondary materials wherever that is technically possible and economically sensible to do so in order to shape value chains more sustainably and conserve resources. https://www.audi.com/en/company/sustainability/core-topics/value-creation-and-production/closed-circuit-recycled-automobile-glass.html

Welcome to the forum you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch 🙂 sorry to hear of your situation. I've found this link which might help: https://www.vwaudiforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/197475-A6-Avant-C7-2014-Dead-instruments-MMI-screen-and-centre-console-controls I think your wife could be onto something too. As the battery is in the boot so all the cables have to run from that under the rest seat to the front of the vehicle. This is significant as a dieing battery can often throw up all sorts of fault codes and electrical issues when there's not enough power reaching the cars systems. I doubt it's the battery in your case but it's definitely worth seeing if the cables from the battery to the front a loose etc. I think the rear seat should be taken out so the area can be inspected. I'd recommend an auto electrican for this due to the complexity of the job to find the fault. Here's advice on removing the rear seat: the front edge of the bench has 2 metal tabs that press fit into rather fragile plastic retaining clips. Plan on having replacement plastic clips handy if you do remove the rear bench. It's my understanding you should be able to pull straight up and release them. The plastic clip part number is: 4LO-886-373 left and right. Just incase they do break.

The problem I fear is the more Russia is pushed and the less they have to loose, the more likely they'll use more extreme weapons such as chemical or biological or worse. I do agree the war has to be stopped, I just think we're closer to a world war than people realise.

From what I've researched you should be ok. But please check the links in my previous post to decide for yourself.

I'm so sorry I should have reread your post before posting. I've found this useful link that might help: https://www.shopdap.com/blog/post/common-issues-with-3-0t-supercharged-tfsi-audi-engines1.html