the touch lock button on the door handle

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01-25-2014, 06:27 PM

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They actually do use capacitive sensors.

http://www.audi-portal.com/en/diagno...ors_17395.html

The A6 handles seem much better than the Acura handles. The Audi ones are definitely less finicky. The Acura ones had a nasty habit of shorting out and blowing fuses. I remember one case on the Acura forums of the handle melting. Never had any major issues with mine.

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01-25-2014, 06:30 PM

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They actually do use capacitive sensors.

http://www.audi-portal.com/en/diagno...ors_17395.html

nice find snagitseven,
so If I apply some pressure, will that help in cases when it doesn't work?

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01-25-2014, 07:40 PM

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nice find snagitseven,
so If I apply some pressure, will that help in cases when it doesn't work?

I don't think so. What's interesting is they work even when I'm wearing medium weight leather gloves with no extra pressure.
I'm guessing Audi uses "Projected Capacitance" as described in this article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitive_sensing