quattro Digest, Vol 62, Issue 50

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Fay's "no start" maybe the ignition switch going bad.

Sure the battery could be low (drained) by having the hood up and the doors open checking out the MAF, but your A6 may have a battery gauge which shows alt output.? ~14volts.? 12volts is battery voltage and not a charging system working well.

The distributor rotor and cap been replaced?
The plug wires shorting to the engine block / ground making a cylinder miss?

Some routine preventative maint may be in order.

-SCott by BOSTON