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    Q3 Q3 SB 45TFSIe new owner, issues

    We took delivery of the brand new 2021. ibis white Q3 Sb, 45TFSIe, plug-in hybrid, I have 2 issues with the car, the car is for my wifey, she is the general user, and is confirmed in the car as a general user, I'm the secondary user, and she can't confirm me as a secondary user in the myAudi...
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    First fault code: P218800-System Too Rich Off Idle Bank 1

    I have a PFL 2016. RS3, and any help would be much appreciated. This is the first engine/powertrain what ever related problem since owning the car. Maybe it's just a one time fault, we''ll keep track in the next couple hundred miles, so we'll see if it pops up again.
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    Advice needed:MIB2 or Carlinkit upgrade for entertainment/navigation/android auto

    I have a 2016 PFL with Navigation High, Bang&Olufsen sound, bluetooth speakerphone. I'd like to have android auto, with google maps, and something more different and up to date, I'm kind of an OEM kind of guy, but in this case maybe I'd make an exception, if installing an MIB2 is too much of a...
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    Dynamic wing mirror indicators and carbon fiber covers retrofit

    So, been wanting to retrofit this for some time now, I bought the Osram dynamic wing mirror indicators last October, and OEM carbon fiber covers for side assist, and I finally got some time to install it, actually it was 3 weeks ago..
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    Retrofitting dynamic tail lights to PFL SB-ADVICE NEEDED

    I'm in a search of dynamic tails for my Sportback. I can buy Hella or Magneti Marelli, does anyone know is Hella or Magneti Marelli the OEM producer of the lights? Since there is a hatch, sedan and Sportback, it's very difficult to find the part numbers of the inner and outer light for the...
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    Out with the old, in with the new(rear brakes and 4 tyres)

    My 2016. RS3 rear brake rotors are really rusty, and since the discs are 60 percent worn out, and the pads have also similar wear. I decided to buy new discs and pads, I bought Brembo vented and drilled discs 310mm, that look apsolutely fantastic, 10x better then the OEM which are not drilled. I...
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    Buying new tyres, RO2 important or not?

    I'm looking at buying new summer tyres for the RS3, I'd like to keep the factory specs, 255-30R19 at the front, and 235/35R19 at the back. How important is to buy an RO2 marked tyres, I think there are only Pirelli and Continental that offer RO2 approved tyres.
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    Maybe silly question about car jack

    Hi, does anybody know is there an exact position where to mount a home car jack under an RS3, (for etc. if I were to change the winter/summer set of tyres myself at home since all of this corona rubbish)so there is no damage to the chassis of the car? Even do I do use rubber pads for my car...
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    New owner of 65 Plate RS3 Sportback

    Hi there everyone, I'm the proud new owner of the above mentioned car, bought it this Tuesday with 25k miles on the clock, with some good options, etc. I had an S3 8P for almost 5 years, 09 plate,which I sold almost 3 years ago, and I've been crying all this time for an S or RS Audi, and now...
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    Comfort opening/closing power windows via remote/door lock

    Could anyone tell me, why this function that worked previously on my 3door S3 09. stopped working? I run a VCDS test, and all the boxes are checked, everything is enabled like it should be, but when I try to open or close the windows holding the lock/unlock buttons on the remote, or if I turn...
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    A3/S3 MY11 tail lights - OEM manufacturer?

    Does anyone know who is the OEM manufacturer of these lights? I can get them at Audi for 160£, and I can acquire a Magneti Marelli version for 120£ the same part number, same looking, MY2011 you can't tell a difference, but still I won't be comfortable knowing that it's not also the OEM...
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    Refurbished S3 steering wheel with flat bottom - opinions

    Plus an Audi S1 gear shift knob with red stitching..
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    S3 heavy screeching brake pedal sound at standstill

    Yesterday I noticed this problem when the car was in neutral, with handbrake applied and at standstill. I released the handbrake and pushed the brake pedal lightly before takeoff, and I heard a slight screeching of the brake pedal when releasing, I didn't think much of it at the time, I went...
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    S3 Haldex Quattro and MOT Rolling Road Brake Test

    I just spoke with a friend mechanic that works at the Audi Dealers workshop, and he heard from a friend that on some BMW with xDrive, when they were doing the MOT Rolling Road brake test, that the MOT centre wrecked the guys gearbox, and the damage was around 7k £ And I'm due with my MOT...
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    S3 8P '09 Speedometer needle problem

    I was wondering if anyone had a similar problem? It started happening today, I was on the motorway, I was doing 150kph, and the cruise control was on, when I noticed that the analogue speedometer needle was not steady on 150 but was randomly moving up and down for 1-2 mm, and it wasn't happening...
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    S3 8P vs A3 8V Sportback 1.6TDI 105 bhp (S-Tronic)(woman)

    6am in the morning, a 10% hill, and a very winding unknown road. I had a passenger (he's a little overweight to say adleist, he can be counted as 2 persons), anyway, I was doing around 37 mph, it was dark, winding road with leaves and damp areas. I ordinary don't take chances in conditions like...
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    A/ C Cleaner Spray Accident :(((

    This fortunately didn't happen on my S3, but on my girlfirends Peugeot 207, I hope that moderators would not mind this, because it's kind of an universal subject and it could happen on any Audi also.. I opened the cabin filter housing that is placed under the bonnet beneath the windshield, and...
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    S3 seems sluggish in 1st and 2nd gear..

    About a month ago, I cleaned the carbon build up in the intake manifold. An odd thing that occurred during the intake manifold cleaning was that the PCV valve failed, the PCV itself has nothing to do with the inlet manifold cleaning itself besides it needed to be taken off. How it ended up to be...
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    A3/S3 3G RNS-E ADD-ONS UNPLEASENT SURPRISE

    I recently swapped my broken 2G RNS-e for a 3G version. I had the 2G version for nearly 4 years, and I was always looking to retrofit adleist one add-on like the TV or the reverse camera or the optical parking system, but the subject never kind off popped up off the list. I knew there was plenty...
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    RNS-E 3G upgrade from RNS-E 2G problem

    My RNS-e 2G recently broke down, it exosted my battery over night, and it couldn't be turned on any more, I contacted Dziugi from Manchester, and he kindly agreed to take my old 2G unit and give me a discount for the new 3G version. The unit arrived, and everything is ok, the new LED screen is...