Few quick questions from the Newbie.

1. rear sensors are broken. something similar happened to me. i p/x'ed the car before i figured out what was wrong, but i reckon it was due to water ingress. try and see if it gets better when it's hot and dry compared to when it rains.

2. not sure with the 3.2 but for the 2.0T there's definitely a difference. not only that but it's a complete false economy to run it on anything other than V-Power or Tesco Momentum 99 because i get significantly worse fuel economy. the maths tells me 99 RON is the way to go.

3. no idea, i'm sure someone else can advise

4. DSG oil should be changed every 40k miles at least. i'm happy with my longlife service personally. suited me just fine on my old 1.6. i might treat this one a bit more carefully because it's a higher performance car, but i reckon it should be fine. again, i'm sure someone with more knowledge of/interest in the subject can help you.

oh, and welcome

Here’s my input..

1) Are the PDC's oem or an aftermarket? Is the noise the same as if your about to hit something (constant) if so its most likely a ultrasonic sensor, Have you visually checked the Ultrasonic sensors for any damage e.g. paint flaking off, dirt, etc. Even if there’s no visual damage they can stop working.

-If the noise is a beep at the same frequency then could be a issue with the control unit, maybe possible to check for error codes using VAGCOM? (never used it but on my list of things to buy)

-In my opinion unlikely to be a loose connection or damaged wire but you can check for this with a multimeter looking at the resistance from the ultrasonic sensors to the control unit you should be looking for no more than around 0.04 ohm..

-Pay someone to fix it

2) no comment

3) When the traction control light came on did you wheel spin or hit a pothole, corner fast? if so you
might just of confused one of the wheel speed sensors and the light would stay on until you allow the car to go to sleep.

-If the lights gone off, just see how it goes . If it does come back on i would start by checking the wheel speed sensors

4) Audi and Oil manufactures spend millions on development of their oils and what it requires in my opinion they know best. but servicing sooner of course wont hurt the car but doubt you would benefit from it.

Sorry if the information’s a bit mix match and in too much detail/not enough but you get the gist of it..

Oh and if you want to disable it temporary you could

-Just pull a fuse (if there is one solely for the PDC)

-Un plug the connector going to the control unit or gong (Not sure whether Audi’s pdc's have a gong like bmw’s or work using the car speakers as i don’t have PDC’s? I have to put up with using mirrors )

If its a gong like bmw’s and is in the same place as the bmw’s then it’ll be on the drivers side footwell above the pedals on the under tray..

(Sorry for swearing)

one of your wheel speed sensors or the metallic abs ring could be on its way out, i had 2 go on the back at 50k

Year of car always helps to get answers???

Nezzy said:

As for the question about the parking sensors. Does anyone know if you can turn the volume on them down?
I think whoever purchased the parking sensors must have been partially deaf. Not even the bose Hides the
racket it makes!!!
Also. Anyone know about my traction control question??

Jamie

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Go to the DIS, last menu page i think. You can change the volume and tone

Harrelson said:

Go to the DIS, last menu page i think. You can change the volume and tone

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Year dependent.