Recent content by RichardShute

and separately, but on the same subject, how do I set the xenon dipped beams to be right side dipping for driving on the continent? I assume it's a coding fiddle, can anyone give me the details? Thanks Richard

I recently bought an 09 A6 C6 with (I believe) Xenon headlamps and halogen bulbs in the inner pair of positions where I would normally call "main beam" My understanding is that the outer lamps which have bug-eye lenses are xenons and have internal lensing to do both dipped and main beam...

Do A6 C6 (2006 2.0 TDi Avant) series cars have a security code for the radio? I need to disconnect the battery to replace the airbag controller, I want to know if I'll loose the radio when I put it all back. I have seen notes that it should be printed on a sticker in the owner's hand book -...

Here's the log. (battery fine, replaced about a year ago). The car has occasionally gone to Limp Home mode for no logged reason and always re-set and run fine on re-starting. It's done this for a couple of years, maybe once every couple of months, nobody has ever found a fault. It has recently...

I have a '06 year model 2.0tdi Avant which instantly lit up all red warnings on starting the car. Previously no warnings at all, now Brakes, ESP, Airbags, AirCon, Parking brake, Brakes, Central Locking, ABS, steering wheel everything! is flashing/screaming red plus "creep to the nearest garage"...

Thanks for the reply. The (used) replacement controller simply says "Off" in both displays. Adjusting the temp up and or any other button fiddling has no effect except that the Rapid Demist does work. Does this shed any light on the problem? Is there some 'matching' I need to do to enable the...

4F...3H is the part number of the Climate Control controller (the thing in the dash with the knobs on the front of it) There are no fault codes, according to VAG-com it's all working perfectly well. I want to know how to access the codes in the controller. For the Basic controller it's press...

My (in)Convenience Climate uncontroller system is playing endless games. I have seen plenty of references to the "secret" codes, but all the posts & videos I've seen refer to accessing them on a "Basic" controller, none for the 'Convenience' version. The significant point being that there is no...

I can now confirm that replacing the fan control unit fixed the problem. It's another contortionists job, but at least it's all from above the engine bay, no grovelling under the dash inside. People frequently seem to refer to the thing as the fan "resistor block" but it's a computer controlled...

I have precisely the same issue on a 55 plate A6 2.0TDi. Only just fixed the oil pump drive now this Grrrrr. The fan had been coming on full blast about 1 minute after starting adn after some manual intervention settled down to normal after waming up. Went to use the car tonight and now it's...

I've done barely 1000 miles since the repair. Yes, I used the same bolts, torques as per the Elsawin Manual (ie 20Nm + 90degrees). As others have remarked, the main aggro is getting the sump open on the A6, not sure about the Passat. The two rear most sump bolts are some sick-o's idea of...

Hi Alex, I got the parts from https://www.kmbpartsdirect.co.uk/ and did the job myself. Not a pleasant few days grovelling under the car in this weather, but that's life. You probably need to find a garage who's willing to do the work using the non-OEM parts. Obviously Audi will charge you the...

Mystery solved: it is the standard notch, just so sludged up and black I missed the detail. Sorry for the fuss. Richard

I have a 55 plate A6 Avant (reg Dec 05) with 2.0 TDi BRE engine and have just fallen foul of the oil pump problem. It toasted the turbo and all the usual timmings too. I've had it six months from 105k miles, it has 112k miles on it now and an Audi FSH up to 91k when they did the cam belt plus a...

I spent a tiresome afternoon yesterday pulling teh carpet up and removing teh guts of the door. The box of tricks under teh passenger floor did show signs of condensation - what a ludicrous place to put a computer! However, the problem I finally traced to a broken track on the lock motor PCB...