When I open the door of my 2007 A3 3.2 after the car has been locked for a while, electric motors whir for about three seconds. What's it doing? It sounds a bit like it could be opening cabin air vents, but the sound is difficult to locate.
2007 A3 - mechanics of opening the door
May 12, 2011
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Tonight it was quiet in the garage and I could hear humming and gurgling when I opened the door. It's the fuel system priming.
I think Audi is running out of space under A3 hood and is offloading non essentials such as A/C into the doors :^)
On Thu, 12 May 2011 22:43:53 -0700, against all advice, something compelled Kevin McMurtrie , to say:
My TT does the same thing, and I suspected it was the fuel pump getting ready to do its thing.
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