Cantari

So i just drove home, about an hour commute, in hotter than normal weather the car has seen so far and when I got home, I got out and smelled burning which I initially thought was in my parking garage, but ended up being my car after I saw some very light smoke (steam??) by the headlights while walking away leaking out of the hood.

I opened the hood and nothing stands out but the fan was running while turned off. I restarted the engine to see the coolant temperature and it was at 210. Its a 2018 S5 Sportback with only 800 miles on it and am curious if I should be worried or if this is easily explained? Can't find standard operating range temps in the manual.

Thanks for any info.

Waggin

Same with mine, around the same mileage. Typical with new cars.. Various coatings, oils, sealers on or near hot things that will have to bake off over time,

3cat

Perfectly normal

Cantari

Thanks guys, appreciate the responses.

amademann

Purchased my car June 2017, and I still have the smell and melted wax on my grave floor...

freesole

Yep... I got that too and was concerned at the time. It smelled like melting plastic/battery smell. Glad to hear it is normal. Car hasn't seen any degradation in performance.

technodisiac

prashanth1337

I noticed the smell the day I picked the car. Not since.

amademann

I had that wax residue burning on my exhaust.

luder888

I had droppings of white wax on my garage floor. I was told they put wax on the engine during transport.