I'm fairly new to diagnosing issues with my '06 A4. It's a 3.2L and info seems a little harder to come by. No modifications that I'm aware of.
I'm having an issue where my fans aren't coming on when sitting in traffic, so the car overheats. AC gets hot at the same time. Might be worth noting the fans only run at a slow speed and when the AC is on high. When the fans turn on, the RPMs drop slightly and there's a slight squealing/clicking noise. OBD scanner is giving me "006449 - Coolant Fan Control Module (J293)" so research suggests it's either the FCM, the fans, or a fuse/relay. I've already ruled out the #4 fuse in the dash side panel box. I've yet to crack open the ECM to see if water got in there, I did recently drive through some very heavy rain, but I'm waiting for a wiper blade puller to arrive.
So, I'm currently trying to test any relevant relays, but after quite a bit of Googling and searching on here I'm not finding a diagram to help me make sense of the relays below my dash. From the electrical diagram in my Chilton Repair book (not sure of the quality of this book), there should be one or two relays in this area, Coolant Fan Fuse 42 (40A) and Fuse 344 (15A) to the Aux Engine Coolant Pump. I had a little trouble getting photos but here's how it looks:
The top two rows here have a row of 3 bays, and then a row of 6 bays:
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For the bottom row, there are 4 bays:
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I'm not sure how to tell what's what since the numbering on the fuses and on the relay panel bays doesn't match up to how the book refers to the relays. Could someone point me in the right direction? Thanks in advance for any info or advice.
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