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Hello, Hoping this doesn’t make me sound like I’m a technophobe or an air head. Has anyone else found public charging with their e-tron to be very hit and miss as to if you can get the charger to actually start charging their car? I have a Q4 e-tron. I’ve only had to use a public charger a couple of times but my success rate is like 50%. The first time was fine, used an Instavolt charging point at a McDonalds without issue. The 2nd time I tried a PodPoint at Tesco After connecting to the car / tapping my debit card to pay, the charging light on the car flashed white for a while and then went red. Tried the point next to it, same issue. Yesterday, tried using a Gridserve charger and something similar happened. Plugged in, tapped my card - the display sat at “starting” and the car charging light was flashing white. After a couple of minutes, the charge point display went back to “tap your card”. Tapped again, same thing happened. Got stuck in a loop doing this. Gave up and headed further up the road to a Macs and used their Instavolt - worked fine first time. Anyone else have similar issues? Cheers

Hi all just purchased a 2012 S-line Black Edition A3. Anyone found a wireless charging kit that would fit in the storage tray forward of the gear lever? Thanks in advance Dan

Hi guys, hope you are all staying safe and well. Last week, I had to call out Audi Roadside Assistance as my car wouldn't start and kept being prompted of Low Battery charge. The Audi Technician jumped the car and it started first-time and left running for 2-minutes before shutting off and doing a battery test. The test failed and stated battery defect (see attached photo). My Audi A6 is only 3 1/2 years old. The Audi Technician did state the original battery was notorious for having issues with a certain batch produced. A new battery was purchased and fitted by the Audi Technician and the BEM code was uploaded to the car. This cost me £256.51. Maybe I could have purchased a cheaper battery elsewhere but I was concerned about the battery having to be coded to the car as this is something I cannot do myself. I have since purchased a Battery Charger (NOCO Genius 5) from Halfords so I can keep charging my battery when the car is not being used during the lockdown. Unfortunately, there are two charging modes stated but the charger manufacturer insisted I contact the battery manufacturer (MLA MOLL) for correct charging procedures. Why cannot things be much more simple like in the days of my Escort RS Turbo where I could easily remove the battery and charge with one mode. Mode 1 - 12V which covers Enhanced Flooded. Mode 2 - 12V LITHIUM which covers batteries with a Battery Management System. I have attached a photo of the charger user guide with the modes explained. The battery fitted to my car is as follows - MLA Moll (Part Number 000 915 105 EE) and is a 12V 93Ah 520A DIN 850A EN / SAE / GS. Battery Type is EFB. Would anyone be able to assist with the best charging mode to use? The battery will remain in the car and I will be using the Jumping/Charging pegs located in the engine bay as stated in the Audi Handbook. Cheers everyone and stay safe.