Dr.quattro

Anyone leaking small streams of water into the passenger footwell? I notice it after rain, wash, etc....I can see the water streaming down the plastic and saturating the carpet. The leak appears to be deep in the footwell, up, behind the dash on the door side.

2tuŽbos1mission

Take to teh dealer, one of your drains are clogged.

Dr.quattro

Easy to get to? Dealer not available for another week.

RMcQ

The drain in the plenum chamber is clogged. Water backs up and goes through the fresh air intake into passenger compartment.

Pull the rubber gasket off the front of the flat plastic panel covering the battery. Once removed you can easily lift off the plastic cover like this:

<img src="http://mywebpages.comcast.net/ryanjen1/allroad/PollenFilter/3.JPG">

Look in there and clean it out. Leaves and gook of all kinds could make their way in. Pay special attention to the drain of course. While in there you should check your filter. It got wet I'm sure and it may indeed be quite nasty now. If it mildews for forms mold your HVAC will be nasty as well. The part number is <b>4BO 819 439 C</b> and is about $20. <a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/allroad/msgs/48004.phtml">I wrote this replacement procedure a while back. </a>

allroad(s) lead 2Gavin

There has been previous mention of something similar on the boards. It could be that the windshield is not sealed properly. I recall something about spacers not being removed at the factory when the windshield was seated/sealed.

Hope it is something minor.

Good Luck!
Gavin

RMcQ

Good point. Could be that too.

Ollie

Sounds like RMcQ has the fix below...dealer did mine under warranty and replaced the filter.

ar2002

Terrific post! Thank-you for taking the time to help out fellow allroaders.

Formulaonefan

I love this place. You helped me once again

Dr.quattro

Thank you so much...that would explain the strange/musty/sweet smell when HVAC is recirculated.