I've just posted about my remote key being intermittent. Having this issue happen has made me wonder why my 2002 A6 does not give an audible chirp when you unlock or lock the doors. On my last car, I always subconsciously used this as a confirmation that the car had locked. Is this a common thing with Audis? Am I stuck with no chirp? Is there some way to switch chirping on?

 

It should chirp when you lock the car, there are two possiblities.
1. your car is in transport mode which is un-likely cause its an 02.
2. The horn that makes the chirping has taken a crap, or the fuse is blown.

 

The point of the chirp is to let you know EVERYTHING is locked and secure. What might be a possibility is that something is open, weather it be the trunk/hood/sunroof/window or even a door. I believe the gas door is even under this catagory. Go through the car and make sure everything is shut all the way, if that doesnt work, your horn might be out as someone stated earlier. Hope this helps...

 

Sometimes I have to open and then close my back hatch in order for mine to honk. I guess it just has a bad/sticky switch.

Jeff

 

What about a 1999 A6 is that suppose to chirp, cos mine dont but it does lock..

 

I don't know if a 99 chirps but I would assume they all do. I know you can enable or disable it via a vag-com. I used to have it turned off until one day I realized not all my doors had locked. Now I leave it turned on, so if a door doesn't lock, I know right away.

 

Our 2000 A6 2.8 Quattro didn't lock the doors automatically when you drive off and it didn't make the chirp sound when you locked it. We had the central locking reprogrammed by the local Audi dealer free of charge and now the car locks above about 10km/h and makes a sound when it is locked.

 

Dont think mine locks either when pulling away, i going to buy a vag com lead and source the software. Which lead is the best to buy.

 

Yep, it is supposed to. Mine does every time as well as locking after you get up over a certain speed you can set.

 

Mine is the 1.9 DTI doe's that make any difrence. Ive ordered vag com so may I be will be able to switch it back on..