# AudiS5Cabrio Remote Won’t open or close top

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/audis5cabrio-remote-won-t-open-or-close-top/197870>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Tags:** audi, cabriolet\
**Created:** [November 2, 2024, 12:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/audis5cabrio-remote-won-t-open-or-close-top/197870 "2024-11-02T00:35:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![AudiS5Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c4cdca/32.png) [@AudiS5Guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/AudiS5Guy)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2024, 12:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/audis5cabrio-remote-won-t-open-or-close-top/197870/1 "2024-11-02T00:35:59Z")

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The remote key fob operation of my cabriolet top abruptly stopped working. No settings were changed. It just stopped. The one button windows down stopped too (via remote). I tried my second remote. Same result. Any troubleshooting tips or ideas why this has happened? Thanks

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2024, 1:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/audis5cabrio-remote-won-t-open-or-close-top/197870/2 "2024-11-02T01:09:29Z")

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If the second one had not also failed, I’d say batteries. In this case I say whatever electronic module receives the FOB signal has failed or the antenna has failed.

It is going to take a pro-level scanner to find the problem. Find a VAG specialist for this.

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2024, 7:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/audis5cabrio-remote-won-t-open-or-close-top/197870/3 "2024-11-02T19:41:21Z")

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This will probably take a specialist to resolve. Did the car’s battery charge run low just before this occurred? If so, it might just require a reset procedure of some sort.

If the problem is in the s5’s rf receiver hardware, that will likely require a replacement part. When my rf-operated garage door opener failed to respond to the remote the problem turned out to be one the rf receiver’s tuner capacitors had changed value w/age.

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2024, 9:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/audis5cabrio-remote-won-t-open-or-close-top/197870/4 "2024-11-02T21:38:09Z")

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Check the auto window setting in the center display to be sure auto windows (and top) are enabled.

Shown near the end of this video:  
[How To: Open/Close 18’ Audi A5 Cab roof with Key Fob! (Secret OEM Feature)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdFgfAWdCZE&t=4s)