Having left my 04 A6 2.5 TDI Avant for a few hours I returned to find that the central locking wasnt working. On opening the drivers door with the key there was a strong smell of burning and on removing the fuse box cover I found the cig lighter fuse had melted and there was arching across the remains of the fuse holder (had previously been using a sat nat plugged into the socket). The battery was nearly drained but the car started with most of the dash warning lights on.
On stopping the car and removing the key the engine kept running !
I stopped the engine by stalling it and then found it wouldnt restart as it appears that the immobiliser was on. Disconnecting and reconnecting the battery allowed me to start the engine but still had all the faults - and it wouldnt stop again !
I've previously had problems with water ingress into the passeger footwell which affected the central locking but had replaced the control module and all seemed fine.
Anyone got any ideas ?
Thanks
On stopping the car and removing the key the engine kept running !
I stopped the engine by stalling it and then found it wouldnt restart as it appears that the immobiliser was on. Disconnecting and reconnecting the battery allowed me to start the engine but still had all the faults - and it wouldnt stop again !
I've previously had problems with water ingress into the passeger footwell which affected the central locking but had replaced the control module and all seemed fine.
Anyone got any ideas ?
Thanks