Steve Q

At the dreaded cost of a new one from Audi, you're best bet I think.is to try abd get a used one from eBay or similar. Think youll need the exact part number for it to work. Plus it might need coding to the car. Cheers Steve

As per the title here's the link to the BBC article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/business-53676205

You're welcome 🙂 I do wonder if cars are becoming increasingly complicated. Cheers Steve

You're welcome, sorry I can't help more.

Is it happening with both keys or just one? If it's both abd you've changed the batteries then there could be an issue with the imobiliser etc and it might be worth getting a diagnostic check carried out. Cheers Steve

These images should help as this is how Audi do it I believe. Also I could have been wrong about the amount of litres. It could be 7-8 for the cvt. Also I've seen this on eBay which should work: https://www.ebay.com/itm/231568213543

Very good question, I'm not sure. Might be worth speaking to Audi.

Weld

You're welcome. When it flips in the plastic string bit (for want of a better word) goes through the hole at the back of the towing eye cover space if that makes sense.

Sounds a good car, but that's annoying but common practice. Cheers Steve

Yea you'll definitely need the adapter, sport I forgot to mention that. The c5 is a lovely car, I love mine but I'll be honest I dont daily mine now. You could always get it recovered to a garage. If it's a Quattro model it'll need a flatbed. Cheers Steve

Audi RS 5 DTM sweeps top five positions also on Sunday René Rast wins duel with Saturday’s winner Nico Müller Audi RS 5 DTM breaks 300 km/h barrier The Audi RS 5 DTM is the car to beat also in the 2020 DTM. At the season opener at Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium), Audi swept the top five positions in the second race on Sunday as it had done the day before. Defending champion René Rast narrowly won a thrilling duel with Saturday’s winner Nico Müller. The podium on Sunday was completed by Robin Frijns. It was the ninth consecutive victory for Audi in the DTM. “This was an incredible start to the season with two fantastic results for Audi,” said Head of Audi Motorsport Dieter Gass after the latest triumph of the Four Rings. “My feeling is we’ve been even stronger today than yesterday. It’s great that we can continue where we left off last year. Spa is a very special circuit where good tire management is important. But you also need engine power at Spa. We clearly saw on those two days that we have the best engine.” After a disappointing first race on Saturday, defending champion René Rast made an impressive comeback on Sunday. The driver from Audi Sport Team Rosberg secured his 14th pole position with a new track record, turning the pole position into his 18th DTM victory in the race. The German also recorded the fastest lap. It was a very good race, much better than yesterday when I was fighting with the tires,” said the two-time DTM Champion. “We improved a few things on the car, but I also worked on my driving. We got our reward for this today. It was a cool fight with Nico and Robin – fair and good. Just the way it should be. The racing with DRS and Push-to-Pass in the DTM is awesome.” Rast took the lead immediately after the start but lost it to Müller on lap four. Towards the middle of the race, Rast also had to defend himself against Müller’s teammate Robin Frijns who eventually lost a lot of time at the pit stop, turning the three-way fight at the front into a duel. Rast reduced the gap to Müller with the help of DRS and Push-to-Pass, finally overtaking Müller six laps from the end of the race. An attempt by the Swiss driver to counterattack again on the last lap failed because his DRS closed after a small slide at the exit “Eau Rouge” and could not be opened again. “All in all, the weekend was superb,” said Müller. “I am leading the championship. But I have never been so unhappy about a second place. We should have won today as well. I felt like I had everything under control.” Robin Frijns, Müller’s teammate at Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline, completed the podium with third place. The Dutchman also handled the tires much better on Sunday than the day before. “Unfortunately, I had a bad start. And my strategy of driving particularly long with the first set of tires didn’t pay off because my gap after the pit stop was simply too big.” Rast’s teammate Jamie Green fought his way up from eighth on the grid to fourth. Mike Rockenfeller and Loïc Duval from Audi Sport Team Phoenix finished fifth and seventh. Duval made up six positions in the race after his fastest time in qualifying had been cancelled. The customer team WRT Team Audi Sport wrote a piece of DTM history: Fabio Scherer was the first driver to break the 300 km/h barrier with a Class 1 racing car in Sunday’s race. After the first two of 18 scheduled races, Audi leads the Manufacturers’ Championship with 152:34 points clearly ahead of BMW. The DTM continues on August 15/16 and 22/23 with a total of four races at the Lausitzring in Germany. https://www.audi-mediacenter.com/en/press-releases/audi-dominates-dtm-season-opener-at-spa-13043

Beautiful car, and a rarity nowadays 👍

As I suspect your q5 is keyless, the key symbol is where you place your key if for any reason the key fails to talk to the cars imobiliser. Putting the key there allows for the strongest signal between key and car. Mainly applicable when the key fob batteries start to fail etc. Cheers Steve

I thought you had to have the matching ECU etc from the car for it to work? That definitely used to be the case on older vag cars. Cheers Steve

You'd be surprised how basic some of the Audi MMI units actually are. You're best bet is to fit an aux adapter into the back.of the head unit I believe. Cheers Steve

The first thing I would look to see if there's anything trapped stopping the roof from operating as this will be the cheapest fix first off. Cheers Steve

Just to add, this YouTube video might help: Cheers Steve

The problem with a lot of LED lights is that they throw up bulb failure warnings. I cat really advise on which brand to buy though, sorry. Cheers Steve

So sorry to hear of your issue Alex. I believe on most vag cars of the era if you swap the engine you need the matching clocks, ecu etc or have it all coded. As such it's probably advisable you speak to an auto electrician as I think this is where your issues will arise. As you say the engine should bolt straight in, but you'll need to keep the a8 engine mounts. It might be worth having the engine stripped to see if it is salvageable as you don't really have anything to loose in my opinion. Cheers Steve

If the key fob has a conventional key attached somewhere you might find the key slot is hidden on the drivers door handle behind a cap. If you've got aa or similar recovery it might be worth giving them a call.

Glad we could help 🙂 it's all about the service history, the more the better as it gives you a indication of how the cars been treated.

Wheel

Welcome to the forum Steve, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch 🙂 Your a4 sounds interesting 👍 Cheers Steve

Hi Vanessa, yep it's worked. I believe the style in.the first link is what you need. Cheers Steve