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Hello peeps,
I own an immaculate A4 - it is a low mileage 2001 2litre sport petrol model
twice in the last 12months it has had a flat battery, usually after 4 - days inactivity.
Battery and alternator check out fine and remembering to run it for 10mins every 3 or 4 days seems to work.
It seems to me (and lots of websites) that Audis suffer from various glitches that can drain the battery. One in particular is the alarm system!
Apparently it has a rechargeable battery that eventually fails.
symptoms of this are a weak beeping noise from the boot area where the alarm unit is found.
I note my car is doing this "beeping" repeatedly!
Do I assume that this may be the cause of battery drain?
If so can I "electrically" disconnect the alarm without affecting any other system????
I know their are guides to DIY replace the batteries which I may consider eventually, but my immediate concern is stopping the constant flat batteries!
.....I am away from home for long days and am concerned my wife has un-reliable transportation
Thanks for reading
I own an immaculate A4 - it is a low mileage 2001 2litre sport petrol model
twice in the last 12months it has had a flat battery, usually after 4 - days inactivity.
Battery and alternator check out fine and remembering to run it for 10mins every 3 or 4 days seems to work.
It seems to me (and lots of websites) that Audis suffer from various glitches that can drain the battery. One in particular is the alarm system!
Apparently it has a rechargeable battery that eventually fails.
symptoms of this are a weak beeping noise from the boot area where the alarm unit is found.
I note my car is doing this "beeping" repeatedly!
Do I assume that this may be the cause of battery drain?
If so can I "electrically" disconnect the alarm without affecting any other system????
I know their are guides to DIY replace the batteries which I may consider eventually, but my immediate concern is stopping the constant flat batteries!
.....I am away from home for long days and am concerned my wife has un-reliable transportation
Thanks for reading