The new "Unintended Acceleration"....?

[S Dewitt]

type 44 cars without A/C found the battery in that location.


Scott DeWitt
Advanced Automotion
817-939-6761
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <cobram at juno.com>
To: <brett at cloud9.net>
Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 8:33 PM
Subject: Re: The new "Unintended Acceleration"....?


> Brett Dikeman <brett at cloud9.net> writes:
> 
> > Unbelievable bullshit.  Dangerous and defective car?
> > 
> > "There's absolutely no warnings in the car or in the owner's manual 
> > that if you don't follow various precautions that this could 
> > happen.""
> > 
> > The manual most certainly does- both the owner's manual and the 
> > factory repair manual, I believe- though I don't have a 5000 manual 
> > handy to check.  Further, the cover on the factory battery is bright 
> > orange and warns the cover MUST be in place or the seat will contact 
> > the battery terminal.  Even though I didn't have the factory battery 
> 
> You're wrong, at least for the 5000.  I have the Bentley for the 5000S
> and 5000CS 1984,1985,1986 (car is story is a 1985) in front of me....and
> it actually (page 27.6) and erroneously, shows the battery ON THE
> FIREWALL like the Audi 90's.  There is NO mention of the under seat
> battery that I could see, nor any mention of the terminal guard.
>  
> > in mine- the factory cover was right there, snapped over the "+" 
> > terminal, with a VAG part number on it and the warning molded into 
> > the shape.
> 
> My 1984 5KS has no such cover, aside from the one that came with the
> battery (an interstate), and as far as I can recall (I bought the car in
> 1990) it hasn't had one since I bought it.
> 
> > FACT: it is IMPOSSIBLE to secure the two screws that hold the seat 
> > front down if the seat has not been properly installed.  They just 
> > won't line up or even reach.  It's actually VERY inherent that it 
> 
> My 1984 5KS has no such screw anchors, and I don't recall any on the 1985
> models I've parted out.
> 
> My '84, and the half dozen or so '84's and '85's I've parted out over the
> years, were all missing the upright piece that was bolted in to the
> battery holder, this metal piece was supposed to keep the seat at bay,
> but I suspect it was such a PITA to replace that very few people ever
> did.  
> 
> There isn't much in the 1985 owners manual either, "To reinstall battery
> in vehicle: Remove rear seatback cushion.  Place battery in vehicle and
> tighten bolt of holding plate.  Reconnect positive cable.  Reconnect
> negative ground strap. Reinstall rear seatbench cushion."  That's it, no
> mention of any protective covers in the owners manual.  At the bottom of
> the page (90) there is a highlighted note to "Always heed WARNINGS on
> page 64."  Flip to page 64....and it's titled (all caps)  "Exercise
> extreme caution when working under the engine hood" and contains the
> standard warnings about neckties in fanbelts etc.
> 
> Just correcting your info to reflect the earlier type 44's, in no way do
> I think this guy should get a nickle, for the other reasons you cited and
> a few more.  He may indeed get a sympathy win in court, or a non
> disclosed "go away" offer from Audi.  
> 
> BCNU,
> http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/
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