# Cooling fan **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** audi, a4\ **Created:** [June 23, 2020, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cooling-fan/166227 "2020-06-23T14:40:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Stuart-29](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aca169/32.png) [@Stuart-29](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Stuart-29)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cooling-fan/166227/1 "2020-06-23T14:40:48Z")
Hi a went out to get in my car and the battery was completely dead I have now got a new battery and car started strait away I noticed the fan cooling fan I think ad started even tho there was no keys in the ignition I am guessing that’s the reason for my previous battery to die any ideas why the fan would fire up the cars been on the driver for 2 weeks never moved Tia ---
**Author:** ![eddo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/eddo/32/2594_2.png) [@eddo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eddo)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cooling-fan/166227/2 "2020-06-23T15:15:35Z")
> [@Stuart-29](#): > > the cars been on the driver for 2 weeks never moved I don’t understand that line, so I can’t help there. It is possible that the relay for the electric cooling fan has stuck in the closed position, thus running the fan all the time. This is dependent on how the cooling fan system is wired in your car, but I have seen it happen. Although, I haven’t personally seen it in an Audi ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 3:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cooling-fan/166227/3 "2020-06-23T15:19:32Z")
> [@Stuart-29](#): > > the cars been on the driver for 2 weeks never moved Tia I think that is supposed to say the vehicle has been on the driveway for 2 weeks. But without periods and spaces the post is hard to read. And I have no idea who Tia is . ---
**Author:** ![PhantomPatriot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/phantompatriot/32/20713_2.png) [@PhantomPatriot](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PhantomPatriot)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cooling-fan/166227/4 "2020-06-23T15:20:17Z")
it’s a typo I think ti got autocorrected to Tia ---
**Author:** ![eddo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/eddo/32/2594_2.png) [@eddo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eddo)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 3:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cooling-fan/166227/5 "2020-06-23T15:39:02Z")
Tia is “Thanks In Advance” ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cooling-fan/166227/6 "2020-06-23T15:58:20Z")
Oh, I was hoping she was Tia Carrere. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 4:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cooling-fan/166227/7 "2020-06-23T16:16:18Z")
Purebred , you made me use Google . ---
**Author:** ![tom418](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/da6949/32.png) [@tom418](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tom418)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cooling-fan/166227/8 "2020-06-23T16:25:07Z")
Why not Tia Leone? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Bugmenot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@Bugmenot](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bugmenot)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cooling-fan/166227/9 "2020-06-23T17:01:33Z")
> [@tom418](#): > > Why not Tia Leone? That would be Téa Leoni. ---
**Author:** ![tom418](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/da6949/32.png) [@tom418](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tom418)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 6:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cooling-fan/166227/10 "2020-06-23T18:07:47Z")
Oops! Spelling error Mea culpa! ---
**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 7:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cooling-fan/166227/11 "2020-06-23T19:02:40Z")
Tia is text-speak for thanks in advance ---
**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cooling-fan/166227/12 "2020-06-23T19:36:02Z")
Tia is text-speak for thanks in advance Some one need’s to write a dictionary so the rest of us will know what they are saying.