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Good to know, thanks! Will talk to BBA and see what they say. Hopefully the Audi dealer has the dash pod still out of the car...

(Depressing) thread update: Audi service centre say the instrument cluster needs replacing. Total cost... £1750 [emoji2961] Does anyone have a suggestion of a cheaper approach to replacing and/or fixing the existing one? The dash was still dead when I setbout on the drive to the dealer...

Checked the FAQs, did some thread searches, didn’t find an answer, but please point me to thread links if there are in-depth discussions of this already. My B8.5 Avant instrument cluster and the infotainment system is completely dead. But the car and all the other electrics (windows, locks...

Thanks guys for all the helpful replies: Yep, I got lucky, and now I'll take extra precautions! It's not an RS or an S. It's "just" a 2013 S-Line 1.8 TFSI Avant. I never knew there was an emergency key till now. I read the responses to this thread, went straight out to the car... ...And lo...

Hi All, Some scrotes tried to steal my 2013 B8.5 Avant this week. I believe they got into the car using a relay box to mirror and boost the (keyless) keys. The car was parked right outside the house, and the keys were on a shelf only 5 meters from the front door. We don't keep valuables in the...

I hear you,and of course I had said I would never go back tp SG Smith... but because IMO they should have spotted the crank seal leak when they had the car apart in November to do the timing belts, the logic was to go back to them and make them fix what they should've done last time. Oh, and by...

Any ideas guys? Pull a connector? Or does this require a laptop?

It was SGSmith in Sydenham. I'm coming back to the thread again after 6 months because I have just had the main crank seal done with them and... Had almost exactly the same experience!! Car was meant to be ready same day, they kept it 10 days without explaining delay. Then less than 20 miles...

I recently replaced my rear boot lock actuator and now - even though the boot closes correctly - the car thinks the boot is always open. The boot flashes on the dash display and - more importantly - the alarm won't activate since the car thinks the boot is not closed properly. My first thought...

Thanks guys for the sympathy. What I did not mention was that they also MOTed the car... And issued an MOT certificate with the wrong registration number on it. Made a deep 5cm scratch on the tailgate. Did not use paper covers on the floor, and left big oil stain on the drivers side mat...

Thanks guys. I went the expensive route and had it done at an Audi main dealer. Idea being this would be done right, and I'd have good service. Big Mistake. 5 miles after we collected the car smoke started pouring out of the engine.., Turns out they over tensioned one of the belt pulleys, in...

My car has done 125K miles, and timing belt was last changed ~60K and ~8 years ago. It's a 2.5TDI Quattro Avant, '03 plate. I plan on keeping the car for another 2 to 3 years: so is it a good idea to replace the timing belt now? If so... how much should I budget to get the work done? I am...

Thanks James for speedy response. Should've read the sticky first of course. Yes easy to remove... If you have the right size torx screwdriver ;-) Why the torx is a different size to the one (I do have) to remove the trim from inside the tailgate is anybody's guess. Now to see if I can get a...

Evening all, font of all B6 knowledge :-) My boot release motor is only working intermittently. Half the time it makes a good noise, tugs hard on the rod and opens the latch. The rest of time it only half heartedly tugs, and the noise is a bit wimpy. I've removed the tailgate interior trim (a...

My fingers are crossed. Thanks to all of you for your replies - great forum. Will let you know how I get on...