Q7 Radio/NAV not working

[rich2302]

Hi All,

Second post, so please be gentle

I picked up my first ever Audi at the weekend, a 57 plate Q7 3.0TDI. Great car and I really love it, but I've already managed to break something, so could do with your help.

Had some bottles of wine in a box in the boot, went around a left hander, the box fell over and one of the bottles smashed, depositing most of the wine on to the DVD drive at the back of the boot.

So as it stands, nothing on the headunit is working, no radio, no nav, nothing. doesn't power on, completely dead. So will it simply be a case of replacing the DVD drive, or is there something more to it? Do they need to be coded to the car or anything, or is it just plug and play?

And finally, directly below the DVD drive, is another silver box (looks like an ECU) with 2 wiring plugs going into it. Is that something to do with the entertainment system too, and if so, could that also be faulty?

Thanks in advance for your help,

Rich

[neil s]

I'll start by saying that I know nothing about the Q7, but the A6 has the DVD, amplifier and other components in a cubby hole in the left hand side of the boot. There's a known fault with the Avant where the rear washer pipes split, causing water to leak onto these units and it seems in many cases they end up getting fried. The only solution is to replace the units.

But, as anyone with more knowledge then me would say, you'd need to get the car scanned to determine exactly what the problem is.

Neil.