A6 C7 fuel tank flap issue with solution

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  • Опубликовано: 9 сен 2024
  • Car model is Audi A6 Saloon C7 from 2011.
    *update june 2020* On a hot day I could not open that flap using the workaround.. I hear very faint noise behind the flap when unlocking.. same on cool days now - so I just forced it open with sharp moderate force...
    SSUE: the car is unlocked but pressing on the fuel tank flap door won't open it.
    FINDINGS: emergency release cable (access from the boot) do not work. when you unlock your car there is no click behind the flap door, so central locking do not release the flap. Nothing is wrong with locking mechanism (rust, dust, sticking) I suppose its a central locking or computer fault.
    WORKAROUND: so you are at the garage outside your car. Lock it from the key. Unlock it. Wait 1 minute or more. Press unlock again - you suppose to hear a click behind the flap. Open it as usual.

Комментарии • 67

  • @miar600
    @miar600 2 месяца назад

    Thank you 😊
    Best mechanics are online mechanics nowadays!
    If we stuck together and helped each other like this in everything....what a wonderful world this would be!
    💫🙏🏼

  • @scottyoon3274
    @scottyoon3274 2 года назад +3

    Thank you very much!!!! Your trick helps me today in a minute to solve my problem after trying to open the my audi’s feul flap over several times 3 hours.

  • @nathanstrange168
    @nathanstrange168 2 месяца назад

    I haven’t tried yet, but judging on the comments of this video…. You may have just also saved my day. Ill be back to update 🙏

    • @nathanstrange168
      @nathanstrange168 2 месяца назад

      IT WORKEDDDD! You quite literally saved my day I’m in the middle of nowhere right now. Thank you so much!

  • @LaurieAnnMurabito
    @LaurieAnnMurabito Год назад +2

    Thank you so much for taking the time to create and post this video. I was at a loss of what to do!

  • @NT-ds5sb
    @NT-ds5sb 2 года назад +2

    Oh man this saved me. First time I got my 2014 audi my boyfriend broke the cap because he thought it was stuck lol

  • @Blackb00t
    @Blackb00t 2 года назад +1

    Thank you soooo much this worked a treat. On my A6. I'd tried the red handled release in the boot, but then found your vid. Worked exactly as described, I couldn't believe it. Thanks

  • @amiitthawani
    @amiitthawani 3 года назад +2

    You are a legend man, works for me too. Audi Q5.

  • @AdamTelly
    @AdamTelly 3 года назад +6

    I have found repeatedly prodding / pushing the fuel flap while repeatedly locking & unlocking via the fob eventually releases it. Going to have to get it repalced or fixed by garage though - too risky to leave like that and be strnaded!

  • @siddeeq3712
    @siddeeq3712 3 года назад +2

    Your solution worked for me, thank you very much!!!

  • @misaelcambray8489
    @misaelcambray8489 2 года назад +2

    Ur amazing just fix my issue Thank you so much. For the help

  • @johnjamesandi2333
    @johnjamesandi2333 3 года назад +3

    Oh thanks so much, I was prepared to take my Audi A6 to the technician tomorrow, you just solved my problem 👍

    • @shinobiRO
      @shinobiRO 2 года назад

      You don't have to wait a minut.

  • @dunura03
    @dunura03 Год назад

    You just saved me money and a whole lot of time. Works like a charm. Thank you so very much. 😇

  • @satvikbhatia2002
    @satvikbhatia2002 3 года назад +1

    Man this trick actually worked

  • @predatorg277
    @predatorg277 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for your video. I tried WD 40 and it works, luckily.

  • @catalinalexandru1794
    @catalinalexandru1794 Год назад +1

    Thank you!

  • @daniq2732
    @daniq2732 4 года назад +1

    Worked for my golf VII 2015, ty

  • @Boneidol82
    @Boneidol82 4 года назад +1

    This happened to me last week on VW Jetta. I took it to a panel beater. He was able to lever it open. There was rubber shredded on the release. Works well now . No damage done.

  • @Zapster90
    @Zapster90 3 года назад +1

    Youre a legend. Thx!

  • @hernanmogollon6760
    @hernanmogollon6760 3 года назад +1

    Amazing dude that works perfect. Thanks

  • @sonalkudale2300
    @sonalkudale2300 4 года назад +2

    It's really work...Thanku

  • @gabrieldodes8176
    @gabrieldodes8176 3 года назад +1

    U saved my life

  • @aksa999
    @aksa999 Год назад +1

    Maybe Audi wants us to bring the key out for safety reasons and press the unlock once again just to ensure you want your fuel tank unlocked? Makes sense if it's gonna work each time.

  • @eddyom8510
    @eddyom8510 4 года назад +1

    Thanks so much, it worked👍

  • @avinderchohan4919
    @avinderchohan4919 4 года назад +1

    Thanks this really helped me for my VW Atlas!

  • @oskars4002
    @oskars4002 5 месяцев назад

    Worked for me exactly once.. 😅

  • @chuck77k
    @chuck77k 5 лет назад +4

    It could be broken if it closed or open. The trick to wait is the placebo. If you disassembly the lock you will see the rusty one and will understand way :)

    • @grubasyk
      @grubasyk  5 лет назад +1

      I think in my case the rust is not an issue as otherwise I would not be getting consistent results from the workaround I found. but who knows...

    • @SwagaCheeta
      @SwagaCheeta 4 года назад

      It worked for me

    • @OviWanKeno9i
      @OviWanKeno9i 4 года назад

      Didn't work. I think mine is toast.
      It also locks back up. What a terrible design defect. This is worthy of a recall.
      I also couldn't find thre emergency release cord

    • @SwagaCheeta
      @SwagaCheeta 4 года назад

      @@OviWanKeno9i Still happens on my 2016 A6

    • @deannawilliams5048
      @deannawilliams5048 4 года назад +1

      Are you pressing and holding the unlock or just pressing once?

  • @AaronSmith758
    @AaronSmith758 2 года назад

    Worked for me. Life saver

  • @pecktacular
    @pecktacular 4 месяца назад

    Brilliant

  • @ziyadalmasri7458
    @ziyadalmasri7458 9 месяцев назад

    ❤ Thank you

  • @driva.xx_garage
    @driva.xx_garage 4 года назад +1

    Thanks. Goood.

  • @techtransferman
    @techtransferman 2 года назад +1

    Can’t get it to work on my 2014 A7 I keep locking and unlocking the vehicle and pressing the flap???

  • @sehranaliti3558
    @sehranaliti3558 2 года назад +1

    Great video!
    My car lock itself excatly after 1 minute, how do I shut it down?

  • @bernardshum2719
    @bernardshum2719 4 года назад

    B8 A4 actually got similar problem. But it does not need to wait. Just lock and unlock the car with the key fob and it will unlock instantly. I think this is a software bug. It is not an aging or rust problem as this starts pretty much from day one occasionally. In fact, the keyless entry is also buggy which is not working every single time. Like one out of 5, you need to take the fob out to unlock manually.

  • @lucaerbasu
    @lucaerbasu 3 года назад

    worked!!!

  • @corneliucoltoan1
    @corneliucoltoan1 3 года назад

    Hi. Is that exactly a min? Or anything over a minute ? Thanks

  • @aspect8186
    @aspect8186 3 года назад

    85000 view, lmao I’m happy I’m not the only one with this problem

  • @J.Trujillo
    @J.Trujillo 3 года назад +1

    Thank you! An idiot on another channel tells you to pry it open

  • @pollo24k
    @pollo24k 2 года назад +1

    the problem wit mine is that the flap will not close

    • @pollo24k
      @pollo24k 2 года назад

      oh an when i push it to close an than try to lock my car it still don’t close

  • @kristianboehelweg9297
    @kristianboehelweg9297 2 года назад

    Thanks 👍 I connection to this The Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) lit up 🤷🏼‍♂️ have anyone noticed that 🤷🏼‍♂️

  • @max-daf106
    @max-daf106 4 года назад +1

    That is good dude... chers

  • @ukray1528
    @ukray1528 Год назад

    Another bulletproof solution is to rip the locking mechanism out completely and glue a few magnets to keep the door shut

    • @grubasyk
      @grubasyk  6 месяцев назад

      I had to rip it off in the end.. no need for magnets thou, the hinge is quite springy already! just have to use a bank card to open it :)

  • @paxtonlajefa722
    @paxtonlajefa722 3 года назад

    It didn’t work for me somehow we waited a minute but still didn’t work

  • @BobC59
    @BobC59 4 года назад

    Happened to me too. But today my key fob battery is dead so I jave NO IDEA how to open it now! Any ideas?

    • @DTJ2024
      @DTJ2024 4 года назад +3

      Replace the key fob battery 🤦🏻‍♂️

  • @carlybannister2686
    @carlybannister2686 3 года назад

    So you have to hold the key fob in front of the gas cap? This worked for me weeks back and went to get gas last night and it’s now locked again . There is no pull realase on this a6

    • @grubasyk
      @grubasyk  3 года назад

      yes, same happened to me, the trick works only temporarily. the lock just got more rustier (corroded). The pull release wont help here...

  • @murakuchinishitaka5589
    @murakuchinishitaka5589 3 года назад +1

    Did not work for me, Audi A5 2017..

    • @zxdgaming927
      @zxdgaming927 2 года назад

      Yeah didn’t work for me either I have a 2016 A6

    • @Lovableandgorgeous
      @Lovableandgorgeous 2 года назад

      @@zxdgaming927 me either 😞😞 2016 Audi A6 and my husband tried the red emergency lever in the trunk and broke it off 😫😫😫

    • @artaviusferguson4985
      @artaviusferguson4985 Год назад

      @@LovableandgorgeousMine broke off too did you get it fixed eventually?

    • @Lovableandgorgeous
      @Lovableandgorgeous Год назад

      @@artaviusferguson4985 unfortunately had to have it towed to the dealership to have it replaced

  • @TetyanaSh
    @TetyanaSh 5 лет назад

    Good job! 😉

  • @ukray1528
    @ukray1528 Год назад

    Sacred knowledge haha

  • @salva5000
    @salva5000 4 года назад +2

    Fake

  • @kvin9210
    @kvin9210 3 года назад

    Didn't work at all. Get to to point faster for the solution.

  • @whitemonk0018
    @whitemonk0018 3 года назад

    Thank you for this video, it worked.