20 Most Recent 2007 Audi A3 - Page 5 Questions & Answers

the alarm has a sensitivity setting anything such as a cat or even wind will cause this , hard rain or even if someone brushes up against it ,try upping the sensitivity setting

boot? an indicator light is on means something is not shut such as a door please clarify boot

not sure which one you are talking about but this link will show you all of them: http://www.audi.co.uk/etc/medialib/cms4imp/audi2/uk/Products/owners_area/Choose_Model.Par.0011.File.pdf
If it is red, it is very important. all other colors are caution(yello) and green(just letting you know) . If I had to guess I would say it has something to do with you breaks. I would also need to know the year of the A3.

Here you will find the replacement of the wiper motor for Audi A4. Maybe similar for Audi A3! First you must diagnose your problem. In order to find out the cause of wipers stopping you can try follows: 1. Carefully extract the wiper arms from their axles (two pieces). In some cases you need to use an extracting tool. Heed of the windscreen !!! 2. Disassemble the plastic covers from the bottom of the windscreen. 3. With the bonnet up you can start the engine, (transmission in "N" or "P" position and parking brake on). Now you must switch on the control lever of the wipers, and go to the engine compartment. If the wiper motor runs let the wiper motor running for a few minutes and switch off. Go to the step 4. If the wiper motor do not runs you must check first the electrical feeding of the motor. It is necessary to unscrew three bolts of the mechanism and disconnect the electrical coupling (difficult assurance). If the electrical feeding is OK you must replace the motor - steps 5, 6, 7. If not you must check electrical connections, the control switch of wipers and electric cables. 4. Now you must check the two bearings of wiper mechanism with your hand. In the most cases the left bearing is out of order (is very hot). This is the most encounter fault of the wipers running at Audi. 5. For have enough space to manipulation the wiper motor together with their mechanism you must extract the plastic cover of the engine computer box, and extract also the box screws. Then you can move slowly the engine computer box, just for a few milimeters. 6. You must disconnect the electrical coupling of the motor (difficult assurance), unscrew three bolts of the mechanism and extract together with the motor. You must move them slowly between windscreen and engine computer box until the wiper motor go out together with the mechanism. This is the most difficult operation! 7. Now you can repair the bearings, replace entire wiper mechanism or replace the wiper motor. It is not very simply, but it works. Heed of the windscreen !!! Refit all in reverse order. Success!

Look inside the petrol cap! Otherwise:Audi A3 Recommended Tyre Pressures 1.6 96 - Onwards 28 28 32 40 1.8 96 - Onwards 28 28 32 40 1.8 SE 96 - Onwards 28 28 32 40 1.8 Sport 96 - Onwards 28 28 32 40 1.8 T Sport 96 - Onwards 28 28 32 40 1.8 T Quattro Sport 00 - Onwards 28 28 32 40 S3 99 - Onwards 30 30 36 40 1.9 TDi - 110bhp 96 - Onwards 30 30 36 40 1.9 TDi - 130bhp 01 - Onwards 28 28 32 40

Telephoned Audi Main Dealers around Manchester – Macclesfield very helpful, others either disconnected or not answering. Manual costs £21.85 (inc. VAT) + postage .... Too big to actually download and print, I suspect!

Billy Boy

if its only when you put your foot on the clutch it could be a release bearing fault,does it do it when you are not moving and put your foot on the clutch(engine running of course)

you need to get it code read,there you can see the last four alarm source and take it from the code,my guess will be interior monitoring,i think you have a switch on the drivers door pillar behind the seat belt,press it when you get out to see if it stops the alarm going off...the tone can be ajusted with vcds software

It might be the brake pad sensor,I'll clarify it tomorrow.

this sounds like a faulty 'boot' switch. Many of the older models had issues with picky switches

You need to check your owners manual for the difinition of this light, it may just be the oil change light, or it could be a pressure or oil level light, have you checked the oil level just to be safe?

probably need new heater plugs!

Hi mate, sounds like a problem with the phneumatics which trigger the central locking system!, or a sensor, regarding opening all the doors and tailgate, press the open button on your remote twice! or at least thats what i do!

adey1

Hello Ramma,

Well if you are trying to unlock a factory Audi radio then its one thing but if it is an aftermarket radio such as an alpnine, pioneer, sony etc then it is a different approach. If it is a factory radio then u have to pull the radio out of the deck, write down the serial number off the back of the radio ( S/N or SER ) and then go to your windshield and take down your Vehicle Identification Number and head over to your Audi Service And Parts Dept, give them the info that you took down and they can pull up your unlock code for the radio, you can also call the Service/Parts Dept if the dealer is too far, but you definately need that info before u call them. If it is for an aftermarket it may have to be resetted or you may have to call the manufacturer tech support line to unlock it.

Good Luck buddy...

Question edited for clarity. Question moved to model category. Check out the videos, and also already answered on Fixya https://www.fixya.com/cars/t6734476-crank_sensor https://www.google.com/search?q=2008+audi+A3+2.0+tdi.+crankshaft+sensor+location ..

NO THE PROBABLE CAUSE IS A VALVE THAT ADJUSTS THE TURBO PRESSURE!CHECK FOR DTCS FIRST AND LET ME KNOW!!

The following asumes only one wheel is hot and the e-brake is not engaged or possibly hung up from having been left on while the car was not driven for a while. Up north, BMW (Audi ?) brake disks tend to start rusting after about a week of inactivity. For a hung up e-brake, it is sometimes necessary to go back and forth to break the corrosion. A hot wheel usually indicates that the brake pad is dragging (i.e. the brake caliper piston is not returning into the brake caliper bore). A couple of checks: measure the brake disk temperature with a temperature gun on both brake disks of the same axle. If one is much higher, the caliper piston is probably sticking. Can also check for relatively large temperature difference with your hand-just do not touch the metal or you will get burned. Look at the brake disk for evidence of the outline of the brake pad that may have transferred to it indicating a very hot brake disk. Chock the car well, put into neutral with e-brake off, jack up "hot wheel" side and try to spin the tire. If a lot of drag, sticking caliper piston. Caliper replacement or disassembly for a thorough cleaning will probably be required. If this is necessary, you should do both brake disks and pads and consider doing both calipers on that axle depending on age and corrosion condition.

If you have replaced 4 sensors the problem must be somewhere else in the system. Exactly which sensor is it as there are many sensors built into an engine and transmission? You could get a Good Auto electrician to check the vehicle to see if there is another cause of the problem.

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