I give up ...change the radio !
having struggled to cure my parasitic drain on the ICE circuit and hunted the internet for the most likely reason , it seems that the concert radio is most likely the culprit , a not uncommon fault
so I have come to the conclusion that spending a few euros might be the way to find out
however , here in france A8's [ mine being a 2000FL ] are rare beasts [ at up to 10 years old the cost to register in my name would be about €1k + about €2k if new but reducing by 10%pa after that ..you didn't think we got away with it paying no road tax , did you ? ]
so I am looking around at what I could fit , lots of A3 radios but they appear to be about 1.5 DIN 0r maybe 2DIN ...little else ; can anyone suggest what might fit on a plug and play basis ? in addition many are offered without code , that involves crossing the palm of the stealer ? how much ? and would my car accept another code ...the current radio seems happy to read the code off the ECU when I unhitch the battery , would that continue with another radio ?
and it also seems intuitive that you can swop over the fascia to fit your dashboard ...or can you ?
of course it would be nice to change to a double DIN and fit a sat nav , but with the aircon where it is that sounds like more time and expense than I would be willing to encompass !
anyhow , will look around and rely on good advice appearing here !
it seems intuitive
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