MMI and spilled coffee

[bp77]

4 days ago I spilled a small amount of coffee on my MMI unit. Over the preceding 2 days the whole unit acted erratically with lights flashing etc. The unit has now come back up and works flawlessly apart from the main select button (large knob), the return button and back forward buttons. These click normally but do not function. After reading a number of threads on forums my guess is that the coffee has caused a short on the main board below the MMI and this needs to be cleaned. Does anyone know of a dealer who offers this service? I have been to Audi Coventry who have told me they will not clean the unit but will only replace for new. Any help is really appreciated. Thanks.

[SuperCharger28]

Hi

If you are tech savvy you could do it yourself. However most of the damage has probably been done now as the coffee will have shorted the PCB of the mmi knob (ideally you should turn off all electrics if it has a spill on it). However you could take it out. check with a continuity checker and clean off the board with pure alcohol. Other than that you could try independants as audi will rob you clean for that.

[Crasher]

Spilled coffee has been known to bring aircraft down...

[bp77]

Thanks for this. I was hoping someone could recommend a garage/ engineer that would look in to it, clean the board to try to resolve the problem or quote to replace if not. From what I can tell this is quite a common issue. Any ideas?

[Crasher]

The only people I can think of is BBA Reman.

[ttamlleb]

Hi i see your in Leamington, years ago i had a dodgy ford galaxy and a friend of a friend suggested this chap in leamington, he goes out on the road but im sure he works out of his garage at the end of his garden, i have google mapped auto electricians and this guy came up which looking at the map im sure its him it was so long ago so i just searched where i remember he lived and it came back with this.
9 Saint Mary's Road, Leamington Spa CV31 1JN
01926 330975 () ‎

Give it a go but i do remember him being very very helpful, lots of praise for him on google if its the same bloke,

Good luck!

M

[ttamlleb]

Try this

http://www.touchcoventry.com/business/list/bid/2564977


M

[bp77]

Thanks for this, sounds promising - i'll give him a call!

[Brycie]

Could you let me know how you get on Bp77? I asked about a similar thing a while back & didn't get much further after I spilled Sprite over mine.

[bp77]

booked for next Thursday - fingers crossed :/