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  1. JonMallard

    SQ5 Question Ref Sidelights

    Hello everyone I have a 2014 Audi SQ5 8R MOT Due in 2 weeks... noticed that i have no front sidelights. Am i correct that its just the DRL's that should be on? (Very dim though), Rear lights turn on when i switch to sidelights No errors on dash or when scanning with Carista OBD scanner
  2. M

    SQ5 Considering change from A4 Allroad to SQ5

    Hello, still driving a trusty Audi A4 Allroad 2009 3.0 TDI (no adblue, no start/stop, no DPF) and considering change to SQ5 2016. 1. Any reason to be cencerned about DPF reliability in SQ5? 2. How is the Tiptronic in day-to-day driving compared to S-tronic - reliability, smoothness in city, on...
  3. F

    SQ5 2014 SQ5 - possible purchase

    Hi all, Hoping to become an SQ5 owner again after a couple of years off. This time, due to budget, it’ll possibly be a 2014…can anyone advise of anything in particular that we need to be looking out for?
  4. L

    SQ5 2016 SQ5 Plus Auto Cruise Control Peculiarity. ZF 8 Speed Transmission

    Hi, Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I bought my 2016 66 plate Sq5 Plus in December 2021 with 62k on the clock. It's all standard. I did get a technician to rollback the diesel emission update to software version 0004 about 3 months ago however I left the transmission as I understood...
  5. A

    SQ5 Geniune Audi retrofit towbar need assistance locating installation

    Hi All l am wondering if anyone can assist. I have a 2021 sq5 wanting to install a genuine retrofit fully integrated towbar like the one in this youtube video however l have been told by audi dealer here in Melbourne Australia they dont do this. Does anyone know here if it is possible? And...
  6. S

    SQ5 2021 SQ5 Winter/All Season Tyres

    Hi All, I've relatively recently acquired as 2021 SQ5 with the 21" alloys (255 40 R21) and I'm looking at winter/all-season tyres. I'm considering either: Full set of winters and rotating with the summers, rather than waste the tyres it came with (Pirelli's of some sort, the car is in getting...
  7. S

    SQ5 SQ5 white vs. SQ5 Sportback ultra blue

    Hi Folks, As the title suggests, I'm trading my S3 sportback in for an SQ5. I've currently got the option of 2 Vorsprung's SQ5s, an Estate/normal in white on the 21" v-spoke offset or a Sportback in ultra blue on the 21" 5-twin-spoke V. First world problem if there ever was. one... Cost wise...
  8. K

    SQ5 SQ5 oil change costs

    My 2018 petrol SQ5 wants an oil change in the next 30 days. Rang round the dealers and got quotes ranging from £370 to £241. Again, same experience as last year Sytners seem to be rip off merchants where as JCT600 are far more reasonable. (Yes I know independant will be even cheaper). Pays to...
  9. DanSheldon92

    SQ5 Facelift SQ5 Arriving Next Week.

    Hi all, Exciting times, I've parted ways with my S3 and ordered a new SQ5 which I'm due to collect next week, got a really good deal on it too! Has anyone else got one yet, really eager to see some pictures of the real thing in Navarra Blue! There's a couple of videos on Youtube from UK...
  10. gratifi.me

    SQ5 SQ5 TDI engine 313 vs 326 & 340 what's the difference?

    Hi All, My SQ5 pot is slowly but surely growing.. I'm up to €5K now since last December and hope to add another €3K - €4K by the time I'm hoping to buy (end of the summer). I'll have the sale of 2 cars to add maybe €5K and will borrow the rest from my/our business account (interest free and no...
  11. C

    SQ5 Soon to be an sq5 tfsi owner

    Good morning all, It's time for us to sell our much loved audi a3 black edition and move into something bigger and hopefully a whole lot better. The search is on for a nicely specd 2017/2018 audi sq5. I was hoping some owners or people I the know could help me out with what to look out for...
  12. L

    SQ5 SQ5 2021 Suspension

    Looking at ordering a new 2021 SQ5. It comes with S sport suspension with adaptive damper control. Has anyone had experience with this suspension? Also is it comfortable when in comfort mode on drive select.
  13. SteveeeGee

    SQ5 2020 SQ5 TDI - review at 2mths

    At 2 months in at just 900 miles, and as a 1st time Audi owner coming from Lexus and Alfa, I thought I'd post my thoughts on how the Audi and SQ5 experience is going - will be a long post...... A long time ago, when I was much more junior, I was taken out by a supplier in his V6 TDI A6...
  14. J

    New owner from sunny suffolk

    Afternoon all. Im a proud new owner of a lovely SQ5... it’s not a new car but it’s a new one to me, it’s a 2014 SQ5 in white, with 30k miles on clock, so, low mileage for its age. It’s a 3.0tdi v6 and I’m currently chuffed to bits with it. Got it from main dealership with a 2 year warranty...
  15. wilco184

    SQ5 BiTDI Coolant Temperature Fluctuates

    Hi, I have an issue with my 2013 SQ5 where sometimes the coolant temperature only gets to around 75 Deg C on the dash and fluctuates a little either side of this. Sometimes it'll be rock steady at 90 which obviously is fine. I've investigated a little with VCDS and it seems that the ECU is...
  16. M

    For Sale Kufatec active sound Booster

    Sound Booster with power start for SQ5/A6/7 Bitdi 8R engine 3.o Bitdi 2013/17. £150 07789931757
  17. A

    SQ5 2014 SQ5 steering knock 2 days into ownership

    Hi I'm new to the forum and recently purchased a 64 plate Audi sq5 but there seems to be an intermittent knock/clunk felt through the steering wheel when turning at low speed. Has anyone's car suffered the same problem? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Andy
  18. G

    2018 SQ5 Petrol ECU Stage 1 Remap

    I took the 2018 Audi SQ5 3.0TFSI 354Hp in for a stage 1 custom calibration. This being one of the very first SQ5's to be tuned supporting one of the latest Bosch MG1 ECU’s. Once they finished tuning the TFSi they managed to gain in excess of 106Nm and 45Hp over the stock power run (the car was...
  19. T

    SQ5 SQ5 Headlights point down when accelerator touched!

    Hello all, I have searched EVERYWHERE for some answers to this but nothing found so posting here in hopes that someone has the answers i need. I have a 2013 (63) audi SQ5 with adaptive cornering xenon headlights. The issue I'm having is that when I'm moving or stationery if i touch the...
  20. M

    SQ5 SQ5 TDI Exhaust Problem

    Hi, I have a 2013 SQ5 TDI and the soundaktor (speakers/actuators in the exhaust) doesn't appear to be working. I have scanned with VCDS and get an 'open circuit' fault code for the actuator. I have tested each side's actuator and their electrical resistances are around 30K Ohms which rise...