Recent content by Audi1966

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    A3 8Y 2020 v 2022

    https://www.audi-sport.net/xf/threads/functions-on-demand-insurance-implications.434555/#post-3764521
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    What have you done to your 8Y today?

    Cleaned the seagull crap off it again.....black is not a colour its a hobby!..... about time people got fined for feeding these birds, most of what was on the car did not look like fish, it looked like human food!!!...either fine these idiots or let the rest of us shoot them and give our air...
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    A3 8Y 2020 v 2022

    Trouble is everyone who has the older builds are not getting support from Audi, if you have an issue they will find a way to extract money from you to do these updates or software issues with 20/21 models.....basically it is next please!
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    Functions on Demand - insurance implications

    Audi Marshall Plymouth had the car for a service, they also said they had a re-call to change two modules, they also said they had updated the firmware to the latest one....I got the car and none of the systems were activated! They kept the car for another 24hours, 60mile round trip for me!...I...
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    Functions on Demand - insurance implications

    I have the basic map view, The google maps has gone, and with it the tab in settings to change to sat maps or basic.....I did nothing to the car, the trial run out and a few days later the maps were gone! I had the car in for a service at Plymouth Audi, they did the usual but also changed two...
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    Functions on Demand - insurance implications

    I activated the trial speed sign FOD....it was 1 euro and lasted 30 days....when it expired my google maps went with it!!!...even the tab to change it in the map settings had gone!.... I ordered this through Audi Germany, simply by following the instructions. I have the A3 Edition one so it has...
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    Extended Ambient Light Pack - Gone?

    As with all the European car companies they stopped the order of these chips during the covid lockdown......and during this time the demmand went up because everyone on the planet got a new mobile device/game console/laptop/tablet in order to stay in touch, or order goods....so many over 60`s...
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    Extended Ambient Light Pack - Gone?

    I think it is due to the new chip that most modern cars use....this chip is needed to run some of the more advanced features, rear camera, extended lighting and a few other things...hence why they are not on some of the options or standard....this is what I was told.....or it could be just a way...
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    SOS Call malfunction contact workshop

    There is a map update on the German site, just switch to german on myAudi....log in, then you will find a Euro map update from 2021-Sept.....its around 23gig in size, download it and unpack the rar file to a Fat32 32gig usb-c drive.....put it in the ubs-c in the car and turn on the car...it...
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    SOS Call malfunction contact workshop

    Seems Audi service make it up as they go along.......took my car in for a service, thery told me it was finished and could I come collect it..... drove 30miles to Audi Plymouth....got in the car and they had not activated the licences for the sat nav, the drive select did not work....I got out...
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    SatNav

    Not sure about a link to software, where did you see this?....... The dealer told me that updates were chassis based, so many of the software versions will be different for each model!... The satnav image was fine for a month, now its gone, along with the tab to change it to sat...
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    SatNav

    Audi A3 Edition 1 1.5.... car is late 2020. After 3k I needed to take the car in for a service, I was told the car also needed two parts replacing....lane assist and service module. I was told the car was ready to pick up after 7 days......its 30 miles to the Audi dealer......got there and some...
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    What's their name ?

    If you have the A3 8Y you could call it Boris Johnson......both have many issues.
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    Audi Ring Puddle lights

    Its a ten min job to remove the door card....one screw under the arm rest, one behind the grill above it....trim tool and t15 screwdriver and its done....the cables for the fronts are fine the cables for the rears do not reach outside of the hole...when you/ if you remove the door panel, use the...
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    Many, many problems.

    Take the car to the dealership, it appears the first releases from 2020 of A3`s are on a re-call for two module changes, one is lane assist the other is the service module....changing these might cure any issues. It is highly important that users have confidence in some of the automated safety...