Warning upon ignition?

[wraffers]

This is a weird one? I'll attempt to explain it below...

1) I fire up the ignition as normal,
2) If I then stick the gear into D or R (and I assume S altho not tried this yet) I get the circular warning exclamation mark on the dash.

If I;

1) I fire up the ignition as normal AND THEN WAIT 5 / 6 SECONDS (in Park) before sticking into D or R the warning doesn't happen...all is well?

I'm not too worried about it just wondered if anyone else had experienced it or if there's an easy way to rectify. No VAGCOM i'm afraid so I don't know the formal problem...

cheers

[Rupert]

Low battery.

I think. This used to happen to me, I think the exclamation mark is the brake warning.
Leaving the engine running for a few seconds allows the battery voltage to rise again.

[wraffers]

Good shout - thanks for that. I'll check the battery

[BigMo]

Upon firing up the beast, the ABS needs to fire itself up. It beeps the warning to inform u that the system has not fired up properly. It's a design fault so nothing can be done. Won't harm the car tho. Just bear with it or wait that extra couple of seconds fella.

[wraffers]

Understood and thanks for the advice chaps. Just weird that I can't remember this ever happening on my last 6?

[rst7mbo]

It did it all the time Paul, and the Audi dealers told me it was normal.

[wraffers]

I know mate - just thought I'd check out the finer details with the true specialists on here!

PS - you need to give that chap who's considering the E55 (see top of forum page) as opposed to an RS6 a good talking too eh!!
PPS - up the Wolves!