PetrolDave

Where are you seeing the gearbox temperature gauge?

Simple answer, no.

If you hover the mouse over the security access field in VCDS a popup will show the known SA codes.

Correct, there's only one Quattro - all the other Audi AWD vehicles are quattro with either Torsen or haldex (haldex if transverse engine and, until recently, Torsen if longitudinal engine).

Sadly that's not accurate, the S4/RS4/S5/RS5 (and others) quattro versions didn't have haldex they had Torsen. So quattro does not mean haldex.

Mk3

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Still could be Mk2 or Mk3. Look at the VIN plate in the windscreen, and post that here (omit the last 7 digits if you prefer).

1. Timing belt on a 1.4 2. This opens a can of worms that can get emotional replies on here - Skoda UK say 5 years but other importers say longer intervals and VAG even say 'lifetime'. 3. With a 1.4 I suspect you have a DQ200, which does not have any service intervals.

Only the vRS has two fog light bulbs, all other models have a single fog light bulb (which also acts as the cornering light).

IIRC there's a switch in the latch that detects when the tailgate is fully closed, if that switch is faulty or misaligned then the rear wiper won't work and the tailgate will show incorrectly on the dash display.

I've been taking my vehicles, motorhomes and cars, to Europe for many years and ever since the number plate marking was introduced I've never had an oval sticker or been stopped/asked for not having one?

There's a very confusing example of prioité à droite on the riverside road in Amboise - you're happily driving along the riverside road when suddenly one of the side turnings coming out of the town centre has prioité à droite so you have give way lines in front of you! Always keep your eyes open and expect the unexpected!!!

The solar sunroof was also offered on the B6/B7 Audi A4/S4/RS4 - I nearly ordered one as a factory option until I realised that you don't get light coming through it like a normal sunroof. Just make sure the VCDS cable you buy IS genuine not a clone, if it's too cheap then 99.999999999% it's a clone!

Do you have kessy? If you don't have kessy then the car has no means of knowing whether the key is inside or outside the car.

If there is a leaking injector then the excess diesel can get past the piston rings and then into the sump, diluting the oil.

I've never noticed the brake drying have any noticeable effect on vehicle speed.

Then it's just the standard halogen tail lights - the Elegance doesn't have anything different.

+1 On my Toyota Aygo petrol there were 3 battery sizes - petrol, diesel and cold climate diesel - each getting larger and higher Ah and CCA. hen the battery needeing replacing I fitted the cold climate diesel battery as I had fitted a fairly power hungry ICE upgrade.

What type of rear lights do you have - halogen, LED low or LED high?

Could this be worked around by using a VPN?

That's not unusual - my previous 1.4 Octavia had a battery smaller than the tray but was the correct battery for the car as the tray is sized for the largest battery needed for all engine sizes/types. So just because the battery is smaller than the tray doesn't mean it's the wrong battery.

Do you have a fault code scanner, such as VCDS or OBD11? It would be useful to see if there are any fault codes related to braking etc.

Is that a plug'n'play direct replacement?

On my previous estate which was an Elegance they were the standard all halogen tail lights. IIRC there are 3 types of tail light - halogen, LED low and LED high - fitted to various different models and years.