How to move seat with dead battery?
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How to move seat with dead battery?
I have 2010 Q7 TDI with a completely dead battery. In order to remove the battery I have to move the seat forward but I have no power to do so. What now?
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Take some jumper cables and another battery and connect to the terminals under your hood. It will
supply power. Don't forget to code the new battery.
supply power. Don't forget to code the new battery.
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Tried that
I’ve tried that but it doesn’t work. Oddly, the charge indicators on my jump pack appear to go dead as soon as I hook them up. Also tried a trickle charge overnight to no avail.
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If your jump-pack is really just a small lead/acid type battery that can supply a steady 12V, then it should work, but just remember you are hooking up to a dead-dead battery in the car, so there's that to take into consideration.
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Your jump pack may need to sense or detect an electric connection and if your battery is totally dead, It might not be able to detect a connection. Get a friend with a car or truck to jump it from the posts under the hood.
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Tried to charge overnight
I put my charger on it overnight to see if that would do the trick. Nope. Not a thing. Red warning light on charger indicating crossed connectors, but they were clearly on the correct terminals. The car is in my garage making it next to impossible to get another car in there to jump it. Is there any way to manually move the seat forward?
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If you're replacing the battery anyway, then you either have or will soon have a new battery sitting all by its lonesome. If you don't already have it, but it now and then take that battery, set it next to the car, hook it up to a trickle charger, and put a set of jumpers to the engine bay terminals.
I am really not sure if there is a way to adjust the seat without power, but you should be able to at least remove the front seat post bolts and lift it up some, even if not all the way, at any position in which the seat rests. You can also pull the rear bolts and just lift the whole thing out of there if worse comes to worst.
I am really not sure if there is a way to adjust the seat without power, but you should be able to at least remove the front seat post bolts and lift it up some, even if not all the way, at any position in which the seat rests. You can also pull the rear bolts and just lift the whole thing out of there if worse comes to worst.
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The trick with the seat is that it's on a hinge mount at the rear. For it to be able to move you've got to yank those black plastic trim pieces off the rear seat rails on both sides of it; it's just a real sharp yanking movement to the rear and they are off. Two bolts in front beneath plastic covers in floor, etc. If the seat is far enough back to miss the steering wheel, then you'll be able to lift it up and get at the battery box.
You know the battery is dead-dead in the car, so getting yourself another battery is going to save you a lot of grief in this process. You can also generally buy the H9 sized flooded battery fairly inexpensively, or go buy the original Varta flooded battery as take-out from an Audi Stealer parts counter. Do NOT buy the smaller sized battery (H7/H8) with their lower Ah capacity for this car...you want the OE sized big-boy battery with max Ah capacity (110 Ah on the OE flooded battery).
Good luck!!!
You know the battery is dead-dead in the car, so getting yourself another battery is going to save you a lot of grief in this process. You can also generally buy the H9 sized flooded battery fairly inexpensively, or go buy the original Varta flooded battery as take-out from an Audi Stealer parts counter. Do NOT buy the smaller sized battery (H7/H8) with their lower Ah capacity for this car...you want the OE sized big-boy battery with max Ah capacity (110 Ah on the OE flooded battery).
Good luck!!!
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I just did this. My battery was totally dead. I tried connecting a new motorcycle battery that I had waiting to be installed and it powered the seat briefly then not. I had not thought ahead to realize that the tiny battery would be discharging into the larger battery. Even though the seat was not in the ideal position I was still able to tip it back far enough and wrestle the battery out from under the seat.
The battery I found there, installed by the previous owner who must have been trying to economize, was an H7. I repaced it with an H9.
On start up I now have the "TPMS Malfunction" warning on the dash. I reset the TPMS to the current tire pressures but still have the warning. I am naively hoping it will go away after drivingaround a bit, or am I dreaming?
The battery I found there, installed by the previous owner who must have been trying to economize, was an H7. I repaced it with an H9.
On start up I now have the "TPMS Malfunction" warning on the dash. I reset the TPMS to the current tire pressures but still have the warning. I am naively hoping it will go away after drivingaround a bit, or am I dreaming?
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I just did this. My battery was totally dead. I tried connecting a new motorcycle battery that I had waiting to be installed and it powered the seat briefly then not. I had not thought ahead to realize that the tiny battery would be discharging into the larger battery. Even though the seat was not in the ideal position I was still able to tip it back far enough and wrestle the battery out from under the seat.
The battery I found there, installed by the previous owner who must have been trying to economize, was an H7. I repaced it with an H9.
On start up I now have the "TPMS Malfunction" warning on the dash. I reset the TPMS to the current tire pressures but still have the warning. I am naively hoping it will go away after drivingaround a bit, or am I dreaming?
The battery I found there, installed by the previous owner who must have been trying to economize, was an H7. I repaced it with an H9.
On start up I now have the "TPMS Malfunction" warning on the dash. I reset the TPMS to the current tire pressures but still have the warning. I am naively hoping it will go away after drivingaround a bit, or am I dreaming?
The '10 uses the ABS sensors for the TPMS monitoring, and IIRC, you will have to clear the fault code to get rid of the dash warning/notification.
FWIW: To own an older Q7, or any Audi really, your really do need to own at least a cheap VAGCOM scan tool just to conveniently/proactively read trouble codes/clear them, etc. If you DIY services/repairs then you get a more capable VAGCOM scan tool.
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