Picked up the vRS just before Christmas (22nd) booked it into local specialist for removable tow bar.  Ummed and arrd about winter tyres, finally ordered just before New Year from My Tyres.

 

January 4 tow bar fitted, within a mile the EPC warning light came on and the stop start error came on.  Reported to tow bar people they said to bring it back for re setting, before i could get it in I noticed the cruise was not working.  After a couple of hours they could not re set the electronics due to VAG having new software that they had not issued to third party users and the main dealer would be able to re set.  They offered to pick up the bill.  Main dealer could not help for a week or so.  In the mean time My Tyres despatched the tyres via DPD who promptly delivered them to the wrong place (a wheel and tyre place about 10 miles away)  I told them and they would look into it, after 24 hours I rang them again to find out they knew where they were and would get them back and deliver the next day.  I impressed on them that I would only be in in the morning and was going out at noon.  In the afternoon I received a text to say that they tried to deliver them at 13.00 and there was no one in.  Spoke to them again and they promised to deliver the next day (Thursday)  again I impressed I wanted them early as I wanted them on before the promised snow and Ice on the Friday.  Ten minutes past four they arrived.  Arrrrgh.

 

Wheels finally fitted and a short test drive showed the wheel weights rubbing a casting seam on the front calipers, fixed with the use of a flap wheel on an angle grinder. (Note to self red paint required when summer wheels re fitted.)

 

Into the dealer (Lookers Salford) at 08.30 on Tuesday for an hour on the diagnostics/re set.  Three hours later, after a phone call to the tow bar people to ascertain which version of tow bar software installed, and all was well, until they drove it out of the workshop and the light came back on in less than 50 yards, back in the shop and light could not be re set.  Lookers were fantastic and waived any charge.

Back to tow bar place, they immediately contacted their supplier and ordered a new module and loom.  Picked it up this morning, 5 miles home all appears well.  

 

 

 

And breathe

 

 

Feckin hell! I thought it was only me that suffered from thiose kind of ballaches!

 

Fingers crossed it's sorted!

 

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