Smart key not working
#11
My door sensors stopped working too 2 days ago. Luckily I had my 5K service due and the control arms fix, so I took it to the dealer. According to the dealer, one of the sensors has gone dead and the rest of the system shutdown. I still have to pick up the car but over the phone he's told me that they had to replace the sensor in one of the doors. Hope this helps someone.
~K
~K
#12
Strange thing happened today, when I grabbed the door handle it did not unlock automatically (tried many times, being very deliberate). Pressing the unlock button on the key worked, as well as when I pushed the start engine button. Later on after I got the car washed it started working again.
Could it be that dirt or road salt blocks the sensor? Has anyone else experienced this?
(car was dirty, but not ridiculous filthy)
Could it be that dirt or road salt blocks the sensor? Has anyone else experienced this?
(car was dirty, but not ridiculous filthy)
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My passenger door sensor went off, had it replaced at 15K under warranty. 2 weeks ago both my door's sensors went off this time, got to fix it again. I Audi went to far with those door sensors.. advance key with a push bottom is good enough from my point of view. I wash my car on a regular basis so I do not think dirt has anything to do with it, I guess they are just not so well assembled or perhaps too sensible.
Audi's are great cars mechanically but seems like they are plagued with electrical gremlins. My last A4 had all kinds of strange electrical problems too.
#17
I have an issue with the rear door (driver side). The little button\sensor to lock works "when it wants". Seems to make the whole system hiccup from time to time, including door sensors when you touch them to unlock the car. I noticed it gets worse on high humidity cold days. I'm going to check it with VAGCOM soon.
#18
The tech who scanned the car said that if you've got codes against the door handle, it's time for a new handle. There isn't much to diagnose.
Only thing is that the handles come unpainted so it takes a day or two after the part arrives to paint/fit.
John.
#19
That's BS. I walked in on Saturday with my A4 (was actually going to get my Q7 that needs a new amplifier and is waiting on the part). Instead of taking the Q7 and leaving the A4, they did a quick scan, grabbed the codes and ordered the new door handle for the pax front side.
The tech who scanned the car said that if you've got codes against the door handle, it's time for a new handle. There isn't much to diagnose.
Only thing is that the handles come unpainted so it takes a day or two after the part arrives to paint/fit.
John.
The tech who scanned the car said that if you've got codes against the door handle, it's time for a new handle. There isn't much to diagnose.
Only thing is that the handles come unpainted so it takes a day or two after the part arrives to paint/fit.
John.
Something along the lines of, if you want us to cover\do warranty work don't mod coding.
What i'm wondering... if I simply revert back to factory settings... will the audi computer notice the edit? Or does it only whine when the settings are not default at the time it reads it...
#20
What was the other stuff you were asking to check?
My car has also had some VAG-COM mods (disable chimes, needle sweep etc). No complaints from my dealer when he scanned the car to grab the door handle codes....
John.
My car has also had some VAG-COM mods (disable chimes, needle sweep etc). No complaints from my dealer when he scanned the car to grab the door handle codes....
John.