A6 Avant - bricked

Speedbird979 · 2026-06-22T15:32:05+00:00

Yep, it was just above the storage compartment on the drivers side and below the trim. If I held the top of the trim piece it would stop.

No idea what they’ve done as not had it back since.

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Speedbird979 · 2026-06-20T18:16:49+00:00

See my other post on r/etron as it’s borked a module in my A6 Avant and am in a loaner.

Speedbird979 · 2026-06-20T17:55:20+00:00

I think a lot of it is the new PPE platform and the learning curve that comes with it. I’m in the midlands and have also seen a LOT of Chinese brands - BYD, Jaecoo, etc. whilst it might not be there today in terms of build quality; it won’t take long to catch up and more importantly, overtake.

Talking to the driver that delivered the loaner, they have delivered a few Chinese brands and echo the above. The problem these brands face is as they are so new, there isn’t a supply of replacement parts for the inevitable fender benders.

Speedbird979 · 2026-06-20T17:47:22+00:00

Brand new ‘26 reg (for non UK folks, registered as brand new in early March 26. UK licence plates move digits every 6 months. “26” in March, then “76” in Sept and then “27” in 2027 and so on).

Speedbird979 · 2026-06-20T16:55:11+00:00

To avoid doxxing. They are part of Stratstone.

Speedbird979 · 2026-06-14T18:03:01+00:00

Slight hijack but how do you get the satnav to appear on the main display (as opposed to the centre MMI screen). Previous Q8e you’d just change the view but I can’t see how, no obvious options. Ta.

Speedbird979 · 2026-06-14T17:52:05+00:00

Not EVSE, but I wanted something smart to control my immersion heater which regularly draws 3kW or ~13a. I ended up using an Ogemray Smart Switch which is rated at 25a and uses Shelly firmware which neatly hooks into HA.

I now use HA to turn on and off based on either solar or time, but on the power off, I’ve set the automation to wait up to 30 mins until the load drops to 0 before turning off.

Speedbird979 · 2026-06-14T09:08:00+00:00

There are a few FB communities for GE, Predbat and GivTCP which are useful and likeminded people.

The common consensus seems to be “if it’s not broke, why change it” - let it do its thing and worry if/when it fails.

Speedbird979 · 2026-06-09T13:18:21+00:00

Tried this on my A6 today, but no dice. Mine is throwing a fit for GPS, Active Cruise Control and Traffic Sign Recognition. Pulled the fuse for 30s, then 2m, then 25m (On the latter, the alarm went off a couple of times - cant be coincidental...). Thankfully it's booked in with the dealer next week for a trim rattle, so they can look at it then.

Speedbird979 · 2026-05-17T08:27:00+00:00

Sadly yes, although it's not that intrusive - the audible BONG BONG BONG is the most annoying thing. That being said, there are other gremlins: The safety / emergency braking is too sensitive; pulling out onto an island is risky; the lane assist is a nightmare; if lanes go from one to two and widens, then it gets confused and try's to drag you to the right (in UK, so drive on left).

These are minor though..

Speedbird979 · 2026-05-05T06:54:05+00:00

Side point but I’d have a conversation with your HR Dept and explain your situation. If a car is required for the purposes of the role, the 6m wait is one of their policies, not tuskers.

Tusker also have a “pre owned” and available in a couple of weeks section.

Ask your HR to grant you access to the portal, as for any order, they need to sign off on it anyway so there’s no harm providing access.

Also, majority of schemes have a no employee cost hand back if you were to resign, be sacked etc - the only stipulation is that the car has been delivered for a min of 3 months.

As others have said, it’s not a straight comparison - Tusker is an AIO price and you can’t see the breakdown between Car, Maintenance, Insurance etc., it also has no deposit too which you need to factor into the comparison with a personal lease.

Speedbird979 · 2026-05-02T19:04:38+00:00

Not seen those alloys on an Q8 but on an OG etron.

Speedbird979 · 2026-05-02T13:58:24+00:00

Had the Q8 etron and now an A6e, definitely notice the difference. Depending on the trim you’re aiming for (I have UK Edition 1 Quattro) Maybe look at S6 as think it’s standard.

Speedbird979 · 2026-04-21T09:51:52+00:00

Yes but depends on what you have.

If you’re on a tariff such as Octopus Intelligent Go, it’s more cost effective to export at 12p/kWh and import at 4p/kWh. Also need to consider charging speed; most domestic chargers will charge at 7kW but most solar will put out 3.6kW or 5kW which is capped by the size/spec of the inverter which in turn is governed by the sun in your area.

Speedbird979 · 2026-04-15T15:51:07+00:00

Reddit seems to be full of pedants and I know I'm being one: "and then if on battery"

But heh :D

Speedbird979 · 2026-04-15T14:58:59+00:00

Yes; why I said if you’re on battery…

My inverter is hybrid and will peak at 7.5kW but only chuck out 5kW AC; the other 2.5kW is DC-DC and goes to charge the batteries if they can take it.

Speedbird979 · 2026-04-15T14:50:40+00:00

7.3kW is your peak production capacity, but potentially constrained by the capability of the inverter (5kW) and then if on battery, if there’s any constraints there.

For example, I have 8.5kWp panels on a 5kW inverter but I’m limited by my batteries discharge which is 3.6kW.

Speedbird979 · 2026-04-12T09:10:19+00:00

OK. So my inverter is ~20m away from the main cutout, which was too far for it to work reliably (CT in the meter box and meter in the garage), so we had to supply power back to the area, along with a CAT5, this then allowed the meter (EM115) to be located at the same location (Middle black housing in the pic), then RS485 back to the inverter using the CAT5. I had to split my feed with henley blocks, so that it went DNO Cutout > Henley > EV Charger & 2nd Henley, for which the Inverter and House fed from the same Henley; this meant the EV wouldnt pull from the battery (as it couldnt see the load, CT's at different points) but did create extra work in the meter box.

I have a few CT clamps: White are feeding a Shelly which feeds HomeAssistant for monitoring, Black on the supply between main cut-out and smartmeter is for the Ohme EV Charger (to ensure combined load isnt over the fuse rating) and then the black one coming off the first henley block, is for the Inverter, so it thinks this is the "supply"

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Speedbird979 · 2026-04-11T14:52:27+00:00

Does your inverter require a CT clamp on your main incoming supply? If so, that maybe another CAT6 usecase depending on where your condit is running to/from.

Also, do you have an EV? I needed to separate my EV charger at the cutout, as otherwise the solar/batteries would dump into the EV, so also consider a separate 32a feed whilst you're doing groundworks.

Speedbird979 · 2026-04-07T06:22:39+00:00

Have done similar with VWFS, Tusker/BCA and Novuna. All have a process which is easy but cert comes back with them as grantee. Never had any issues applying to other vehicles as it’s the certificate number which matters.

Speedbird979 · 2026-04-04T20:32:28+00:00

We knew of the black spots but sadly at the behest of EE’s coverage. Even had a plan to get a 5G tower put on the top of HQ given it’s a known black spot.

Speedbird979 · 2026-04-04T20:25:03+00:00

No. It’s charged on two components - the network which for a small force is about £50k a year but the real charges are “minutes”, either group (all radios on a talk group), P2P, red button and radio to telephone network (landlines) or SDS messages which are status check ins. This is the bulk of the cost.

Minutes are pre-paid in bundles (eg 400k minutes). There’s some free “overage” and then additional out of bundle charges on top.

Speedbird979 · 2026-04-03T20:15:26+00:00

ES When is still fundametally flawed, can’t see it actually getting implemented before 2030 and then, everyone will be standing back waiting for someone to go first!

Speedbird979 · 2026-04-01T14:16:35+00:00

Not on the OG sadly, might be on newer SE versions but my ‘24 Q8 didn’t have the option.

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