Battery removal/alarm question

[tefkab]

Hi all

I have an 07 A3 Sportback 8P 2.0 tdi and want to take the battery out to charge it. When I disconnect it the alarm goes off and, despite spending ages looking at the book, Internet etc I can't work out how to switch the flipping thing off! I've removed fuse 17 in the fuse box (rh side of dash) and this doesn't help. Does anyone have any suggestions?

 

[LEE69]

I have disconnected and even removed mine with no alarm sounding?

 

[tefkab]

Defo not imagining it! High pitched loud beeps from the drivers side wiper motor ish area. On for about 30s then off for a bit then back on etc. I guess the alarm system must have its own battery.

 

[LEE69]

Yeah i'm sure it would have it's own battery back up

 

[SootySport]

Alarm does have it's own battery and they do go wrong after a number of years.
Just leave the battery on and connected in the car and connect a charger, +ve lead to battery terminal and -ve lead to solid metal part of the engine or chassis.

 

[tefkab]

Yeah that wasn't possible I'm afraid due to parking location and no garage etc. Anyway, I sort of found a fix, not ideal but I had to leave it unlocked for a few hours. If I disconnected the battery when the car was unlocked, the alarm didn't go off.

 

[audismart]

Yeah that wasn't possible I'm afraid due to parking location and no garage etc. Anyway, I sort of found a fix, not ideal but I had to leave it unlocked for a few hours. If I disconnected the battery when the car was unlocked, the alarm didn't go off.

Wow. Is anyone else flabbergasted?

 

[LEE69]

If I disconnected the battery when the car was unlocked, the alarm didn't go off.

lol why were you trying to take a battery off a locked car, of course the alarm would go off

 

[SootySport]

Wow. Is anyone else flabbergasted?

No one is going to be able to drive it away without a battery.

 

[audismart]

No one is going to be able to drive it away without a battery.

Sounds like he is learning how to steal Audi cars LOL.
Hes learning bless him.