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Warbirds

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Friday my Audi E-TRON would not unlock from the the charging cord.

There is an “emergency” release, which also failed.

Maybe the most interesting part is the car did not recognize it was plugged in so could be driven around with the cord hanging out.

The Audi dealer appears clueless but wants to blame the charging cord. Which I had to buy a while back when Audi recalled their charging cords & did not have replacements.

We’ll see how this plays out. If you look close- It’s still plugged in on the tow truck.
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Warbirds said:
Friday my Audi E-TRON would not unlock from the the charging cord.

There is an “emergency” release, which also failed.

Maybe the most interesting part is the car did not recognize it was plugged in so could be driven around with the cord hanging out.

The Audi dealer appears clueless but wants to blame the charging cord. Which I had to buy a while back when Audi recalled their charging cords & did not have replacements.

We’ll see how this plays out. If you look close- It’s still plugged in on the tow truck.
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Wish you luck. Blaming the charging cord for the vehicle not wanting to unlock it? Let us know how this turns out.
 
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Friday my Audi E-TRON would not unlock from the the charging cord.

There is an “emergency” release, which also failed.

Maybe the most interesting part is the car did not recognize it was plugged in so could be driven around with the cord hanging out.

The Audi dealer appears clueless but wants to blame the charging cord. Which I had to buy a while back when Audi recalled their charging cords & did not have replacements.

We’ll see how this plays out. If you look close- It’s still plugged in on the tow truck.
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Oh no! How long have you had this car?
 
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Oh no! How long have you had this car?
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Bought new in fall of ‘22. It’s got about 42,000 miles with no issues. I was going to replace it with a Rivian last year, which is how I found the Scout.
The Audi is still under full warranty. So we’ll see how they handle it but car was bought in FL and now I keep it up in PA.
 
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Warbirds said:
Friday my Audi E-TRON would not unlock from the the charging cord.

There is an “emergency” release, which also failed.

Maybe the most interesting part is the car did not recognize it was plugged in so could be driven around with the cord hanging out.

The Audi dealer appears clueless but wants to blame the charging cord. Which I had to buy a while back when Audi recalled their charging cords & did not have replacements.

We’ll see how this plays out. If you look close- It’s still plugged in on the tow truck.
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That sucks that it happened but admittedly I’m laughing out loud at the cord tucked into the window
 
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