2013 A7 wont power down
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2013 A7 wont power down
Hey guys, seeing if one of you can help me sort this issue out. My 2013 A7 will not fully power down upon exit. The car is stock other than a stage 1 APR tune.
Here is the issue: When I leave the car without hitting the start/stop button the car will go into shutdown mode. MMI screen retracts, parking break goes on, engine stops. If the headlights were on they will turn off after 20 seconds or so... however the LED running lights and tail lights stay on for over 20 minutes and the dash will remain lit up as well. Im not sure if its not recognizing that the key fob has left the car or what but I did put new batteries in both the key fobs. If I lock the car via the fob everything turns off.
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Here is the issue: When I leave the car without hitting the start/stop button the car will go into shutdown mode. MMI screen retracts, parking break goes on, engine stops. If the headlights were on they will turn off after 20 seconds or so... however the LED running lights and tail lights stay on for over 20 minutes and the dash will remain lit up as well. Im not sure if its not recognizing that the key fob has left the car or what but I did put new batteries in both the key fobs. If I lock the car via the fob everything turns off.
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Is this a car you have had and this problem just started? I'm not a lot of help because I had no idea you could walk away from the car and it will fully power down without hitting the start/stop button to begin with.
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This is an option in the A7 in the USA i guess... the car will automatically shut down if the driver side door is opened. I wish there was a way to shut that off but honestly its kinda nice. Otherwise you have to hit the start stop button 2 times to fully power down the car.
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This is an option in the A7 in the USA i guess... the car will automatically shut down if the driver side door is opened. I wish there was a way to shut that off but honestly its kinda nice. Otherwise you have to hit the start stop button 2 times to fully power down the car.
I should clarify though that like many vehicles, accessories stay on until the door is opened, which I like. On the BMW, even opening the door did not power down accessories unless you pushed the button twice.
Could you please confirm if you have had the car and this is something that just changed? I assume you are putting the car in park then opening the door assuming that everything should shut down without pushing the button at all. I actually have never tried to do that but will go out and try it.
EDIT. Just tried it in my 2016. The engine keeps running when I get out, and even pushing the lock button on the FOB does not shut it off.
Last edited by jjsC6; Dec 27, 2015 at 01:45 PM.
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Is this a US model of the car? What sucks is there is no way to turn this feature off on the 2013, i have the latest MMI software and no matter what the car will turn off / power down as soon as i open my door, even if the car is in drive...
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That sounds highly odd, my guess is someone jacked with vagcom settings or somethings not functioning properly. I've never heard of this and seems very odd that the car would shut off when opening the door...dealer time in my opinion.
