Category: Audi Q3 Forum

Who knows? I ordered a Aufi Q3 Sportback with navigation preparation (series), phonebox, smartphone interface and VC Plus. I wanted to save the Navi for over 2000€. My question: if I want to unlock it afterwards, what has to be retrofitted or is enough to activate it. And what does that cost about? And can you book the Navi e.g. also only for 1 month? Thank you.

Hello on my Q3 the tailgates lights no longer work.

Hello, I have a Q3 bj 2016 with the following problem of lighting with closed tailgate lights only the lighting in the bumper. Have already changed the sensor in the area of the lock catcher. But the problem still exists. May it be that the problem lies on the tailgate lock. For a help in advance thank you. Greetings Wolfgang

Hello, I recently bought a used Audi Q3 Sportback (built in 2021). I live in Italy, and the car is a German import vehicle. So far it works perfectly, and I am very satisfied with it. However, I have a problem or am not clear: In the menu of the Virtual Cockpit there is the option “traffic sign identification”. However, this always shows the message “No traffic sign available”, no matter how big the signs are on the road. The car also has a camera-based traffic sign recognition. Does anyone have an idea? And another question: No traffic signs are displayed in the navigation system either. Are these not usually available in the navigation data, at least on the main roads? Thanks for your help and tips.

Moin, I would like to put my recent experience on the grid on the above-mentioned topic. First of all the vehicle details: mileage 136,500 km, vehicle age 9.5 years (FL), all-wheel drive Haldex 5th generation. For a long time I had an unusual noise after driving off, reaching about 50/60 km/h, which came from the rear right. It sounded like a short “jabbering/sighing” – technically speaking like a short relaxation of a pump. Two weeks ago the Sit escalated. uation: Now this sound appeared longer, louder and already when starting up. Notable, the larger the steering impact when driving off, the louder the “joy”. After a short search in the net I tapped on the Haldex clutch. Here especially on the oil pump installed at the rear right and the oil filter there. Before I could realize an appointment at Audi Service, this noise suddenly did not occur. Nevertheless, I noticed the appointment. The service consultant said lapidar: If he can’t hear the sound, he doesn’t do anything. After making sure that I bear all the costs, I could convince him that he was reading out the fault memory, dismantling the Haldex pump (two screws) and controlling the oil filter there (seven). And look – filter was completely closed! That is, the pump has always had to work against the obviously extreme counterpressure of the contaminated filter. Screen was cleaned and new oil was refilled. Costs 350 EUR. And no, I ha be never pulled a trailer at the trailer coupling during the entire mileage and have never been in the field with the car. I also kept the maintenance intervals (every three years) but only new oil is refilled there. According to the manufacturer, the filter is not a control or maintenance point. I.e. also my Q3 has received three new Haldex oil, but the filter has never been cleaned. So, consider for a possible upcoming Haldex oil change during your drive It is easy to avoid possible more costly consequential damage (pump, lamella coupling etc.). In the net there are a lot of videos on this topic…….. Greetings. Brake66

Hello dear community. I would like to know if any of you have the Audi Q3 Sportback TFSI40, and if so, how satisfied they are with the car. Maybe someone has the experience between Mercedes-GLA200 163hp and the Audi Q3 Sportback 190hp. The comparisons I have Googled are a little “magic” if I can write it like that. So ask for answers and experiences. Greetings and good driving to all of you.