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I know ACC applies the brakes if traffic in front slows down. What I'm wondering is if it rides the brakes, causing unnecessary wear and annoying drivers behind with constant flashing of the brake lights? There's not a lot of compression braking from the engine. When I'm controlling the...

I find the Nav system is accurate when it says to "turn left/right now", but when I'm approaching a destination address it often tells me I have 200-250 metres remaining when I'm already on top of it. I often miss unfamiliar destinations and have to turn around. Anybody else notice this?

I've been using CG Honeydew Snow Foam Auto Wash with the CG snow gun connected to a garden hose that has decent pressure but nothing special. The resulting foam is rather watery, nothing like the shaving cream coating you see in most snow foam photos. I'm still messing with the settings but...

i know there's a 14 page thread on car theft and Advanced Key, but this link offers a new twist. Thieves around here are using a signal amplifier to allow the car to communicate with the key from a much greater distance than usual, such as while the key is still inside the house, and unlock the...

Just kidding! April Fools! Feel free to lock the thread now! :flush::thrashi::keule:

I washed the salt out of my Audi factory installed floor mats on Thursday, running them under warm water in the laundry tub. (I have since installed rubber mats in the car). Since it's freezing outside I propped them up indoors to dry. Three days later and the lower section of the driver's side...

First time driving in a serious snow storm in our S3 sedan/saloon today. Exactly the kind of weather the Audi was designed to handle. Straight line acceleration and lane changes through thick drifts were effortless and left most FWD cars behind. A couple of 90 degree bends were very slick and...

If you are in Germany and see a bucket with arms and legs standing by the side of the road with thumb extended, pull over and give it a lift! hitchBOT is a charming little robot built by Canadian university researchers. Sometimes we wonder whether humans can trust robots and technology. This...

Being a Canadian on a UK-based forum it's interesting to see the differences in automotive-related terminology. We all speak English so I wonder why cars in particular have so many different words for the same thing, excluding slang. Other than the occasional word like chemist/pharmacy, I can't...

Starting 2-3 days ago the avatar next to my posts (rear photo of a white A3 HB) is different than the one I set in my profile (abstract gold spinning wheel on black background). What's strange is that other people's avatars all changed too e.g. Bristle Hound's now appears as solid black instead...

For Canadians on the forum, if you haven't taken delivery of your car yet you can expect to be hit with an MSRP increase before you get the keys. Unless the dealer waives it, $450-$500 will be added to the invoice for A3 depending on trim level and $1400 for S3. The excuse is the weak Canadian...

With a physical key there is a position where you can run accessories like the radio without starting the engine. How does this work with the Advanced Key and pushbutton start? Please don't tell me to read the Owner's Manual as I don't have one yet ;-)

I had a confirmed BW of 50/2014 with arrival in port Dec 29th. I followed the car on Audi's tracker website and the progress matched those dates. The port's website confirmed the ship from Emden arrived on the 29th. A local guy even posted a photo of the unloaded Audis on his blog...

I've been watching the sea voyage of my S3 on Audi's tracker website. Hats off to the crew of the Florida Highway Ro-Ro ship who endured 40-45 knot winds and 30 foot/9 meter starboard waves on Christmas Day. I'm sure they're used to stormy winter weather in the North Atlantic but their unsung...

Hello, I've been lurking on the forum for a while. Delivery of my S3 is in a few weeks and I have a couple of questions, one dumb and one not. You can decide which is which ;) On the center console there appears to be a switch blank with two slots in it, right beside the parking brake switch...

Hi from Canada! I've been lurking here for a couple of months and now that my S3 is due to arrive in a couple of weeks I thought I'd join officially.