ESP fault poll

[steve184]

Just trying to gather some data about this supposed 'intended characteristic', as audi have told me.

Does your 06/07 A3 give you a regular brief 'ESP fault see handbook' warning message on the dash upon startup, which then immediately disappears leaving no warning lights lit?

 

[S3 Dave]

Till I upgraded my Battery My 07 170 TDI did. On any of the years you have described most would be due a battery now especially the oil burners!

 

[steve184]

ok - interesting. Interestingly mine didn't do it for first year but has done ever since (mine also 170 TDI) - still on original battery, but it does start the car fine still every time - no issues - guess the next winter will be the ultimate test....

you would have thought a premium company such as audi would have designed this into the electronics so the car didn't tell you there is a fault when there isn't one

 

[S3 Dave]

ok - interesting. Interestingly mine didn't do it for first year but has done ever since (mine also 170 TDI) - still on original battery, but it does start the car fine still every time - no issues - guess the next winter will be the ultimate test....

you would have thought a premium company such as audi would have designed this into the electronics so the car didn't tell you there is a fault when there isn't one

From what i can understand/read on here it is actually correct to flag a fault if the voltage is low. Do a few search's on here to find out more.
For some though a proper pain that the Audi vorsprung can't seem to help with.

 

[steve184]

yes but shouldn't it be a 'battery low' fault/warning - isn't there an orange battery dash warning when voltage low - surely this should come up as it would be more to the point than telling me my EPS is faulty - this is my point.

 

[S3 Dave]

yes but shouldn't it be a 'battery low' fault/warning - isn't there an orange battery dash warning when voltage low - surely this should come up as it would be more to the point than telling me my EPS is faulty - this is my point.

In my case I had the beep about 2 wks till my battery let go and only then did the orange light come on. It might be worth doing a drop test??
Your daily commute might be putting enough juice back so as to just keep you alive as it were.

 

[DaveyB]

This has just happened to me for the 1st time since ownership. It is ****** cold outside right now so this could have affected the battery I guess. Is there anymore info on this anywhere?