Re: A4 remote locks

[George Economou <economou@tiac.net>]

At 06:22 PM 2/5/97 EST, Mark Quinn/HNS wrote:
>OK so now we have at LEAST 4 owners of '97 A4's (George 
>Economou...

I have a 96.

>Really.  I wonder if this IS an endemic fault, or some built-in 
>undocumented feature (yeah, right!) to do with disabling 
>locks in case of nearby thieves trying to crack remote codes?

The system is shutdown after 2-4 weeks to conserve the battery.
Yes, it is inconvenient, but acceptable to me.  Also, "excessive-EMI"
shutdown is a safety feature, as I understand it.  It's only fault
is that it may be too sensitive. 

>What do you think (co-owners with problems) should we rise 
>up with the proletariat and pettition NHTSA for a recall?  ... or 
>at least Audi? 

Infidel!  This is an endearing Audi feature...   :-) 

George Economou
96 A4Q
86 4KS