B8 / B8.5 A4 / S4 Little Surprises

[ERBY]

My avant does not have curry hooks, Chinese hooks or beer hooks...??
I've not yet been in a position where I've needed to fetch a takeaway or to make a specific trip to the off licence so that's a relief!?

 

[StuBill]

That's because the avant doesn't have a rear deck to bolt them to.
The trade off is you can't fit a fridge in a saloon

 

[scotty76]

That's because the avant doesn't have a rear deck to bolt them to.
The trade off is you can't fit a fridge in a saloon

Does the fridge have beer in it? If so I knew I should have bought the Avant.

 

[Shogun]

I use the 'curry hooks' for my hard hat and vis vest

Here's one for you guys what are the little hooks for on the centre pillars behind the front seats high up?
Dog guard I'm assuming? Or do Audi think we all wear about 4 coats

 

[jdp1962]

I use the 'curry hooks' for my hard hat and vis vest

Here's one for you guys what are the little hooks for on the centre pillars behind the front seats high up?
Dog guard I'm assuming? Or do Audi think we all wear about 4 coats

I've always assumed they were coat hooks.

 

[KudoWarrior]

I've always assumed they were coat hooks.

Definitely for coats/hangers.

 

[GeoffDunk]

I use the 'curry hooks' for my hard hat and vis vest

Here's one for you guys what are the little hooks for on the centre pillars behind the front seats high up?
Dog guard I'm assuming? Or do Audi think we all wear about 4 coats

They are coat hooks, the intergrated dog gaurd atchaes to the rear set of holes in the cieling. also with all seats down the dog gaurd doubles up as a rear catch net to protect stuff falling forward, there are an extra two catches in the cieling for it between driver nd rear passenger.

Volume mute when selecting reverse gear

 

[Bristle Hound]

The temperature synch thing isn't a B8 thing. I can do that on my B7.

Used to do the climate sync thing on my B6 too

Come on peoples, the B8 has been out since 2008 as this is all the 'little surprises' we've found?

Standard equipment was way up on my B8 S-line from my B7 S-line too

 

[GeoffDunk]

Used to do the climate sync thing on my B6 too

Come on peoples, the B8 has been out since 2008 as this is all the 'little surprises' we've found?

Standard equipment was way up on my B8 S-line from my B7 S-line too

Agreed lol

I do however like the dials that pop up on the MMI screen when an adjustment is made to temprature of fan speed so you don't have to look down, thats a nice touch.

 

[Blackwhite]

Used to do the climate sync thing on my B6 too

Come on peoples, the B8 has been out since 2008 as this is all the 'little surprises' we've found?

Standard equipment was way up on my B8 S-line from my B7 S-line too

Hey there BH. For a minute there I thought that your car came in early
and you went on a long ride with it!
( I like the Wuff ! Under your avatar )

 

[jdp1962]

( I like the Wuff ! Under your avatar )

Me too; the resemblance to my mutt, Ike, is scary.

 

[crespo]

You can spin the spare wheel cover in the avant to reveal a plastic recessed tray.

 

[Bristle Hound]

Me too; the resemblance to my mutt, Ike, is scary.

@jdp1962 - Better he / she hasn't got as nice teeth as me Jeff!

 

[V2brett]

The avant does have hooks in the boot but there no where near as good as the saloon beer hooks.
You just push the chrome anchor points downwards ( there either side of the boot about level with rear light height ) and you can just get a bag over the top of them.
Dont trust them with beer though haha.

 

[scotty76]

Come on peoples, the B8 has been out since 2008 as this is all the 'little surprises' we've found?

The official fuel economy is a complete work of fiction.

 

[Bristle Hound]

The official fuel economy is a complete work of fiction.

Seems to be across the Audi range @scotty76 that one

In 5 1/2 years of ownership of my old B8 A4 I never ONCE avhieved the quoted mpg figures

 

[jdp1962]

Seems to be across the Audi range @scotty76 that one

In 5 1/2 years of ownership of my old B8 A4 I never ONCE avhieved the quoted mpg figures

In fairness, I don't think that's a unique Audi trait. All manufacturers' official economy figures are artificial and largely unattainable. Their only value is comparison with each other.

 

[Kalashnikov]

my xenon auto level / calibrate when i start the car. its more obvious at night of course against my neighbours van.

 

[Bristle Hound]

my xenon auto level / calibrate when i start the car. its more obvious at night of course against my neighbours van.

Forgot about that. 'Tis rather cool

 

[GeoffDunk]

You can spin the spare wheel cover in the avant to reveal a plastic recessed tray.

This is ok if you have a spare wheel, all I have is a can of tyre weld, a comressor and a sunwoofer enclosure.

 

[GeoffDunk]

my xenon auto level / calibrate when i start the car. its more obvious at night of course against my neighbours van.

This happens on all Xenon cars, its part of the EU leaglity ledgislation regarding Xenon headlights. My 2003 Saab did as did every cr since then, self levelling is a legal requiremnt and the calibration is part of that. Also per tof theis legislation is the headlight washer, a must have for factory fitted Xenons and if the washer are fitted they must owrk for an MOT pass.

 

[Harey]

Music Album images or 'cover flow' on the stereo is a nice touch.

Ooooohhh. How do you get the cover flow? I've managed to get the image to overlay when playing, but I found it hindered (see the other tracks) rather than benefit. Compared to my previous MB, I have found the MP3 a little dated.

 

[ERBY]

@Harey You can see them when selecting artist - You have to have the files uploaded to the jukebox to view them in this way when selecting, I don't think it works when your source is an sd card.

 

[Keef]

Well I've always wondered about covert flow - just copied a load of tunes of sd card to jukebox and boom, browse album = cover flow! Some aren't working so I assume I have to 'embed album artwork' in iTunes.

Every day's a school day!
Whilst tinkering I've only just discovered my reversing camera has a 'parallel park' mode doh!

 

[StuBill]

6 weeks in and I have just found the little netting storage compartment in the top of my glovebox.
Presumably it is for holding and your music player/phone/hard drive when plugged into the AMI....well, it is now

 

[Bristle Hound]

Like the fact you can alter the remote for lock/unlock presses
If I remember right, factory default is one press drivers door unlock, two presses all doors & boot unlock
I had mine set to one press unlock the lot, which I'll have for the S4 too

Remote boot opening from the fob is handy too. One long press on the middle button & voila the boot pops open

On my old B8 A4 I found it frustrating that you couldn't set the volume on the radio/cd on start up

Wonder whether this has changed the B8.5's

 

[jdp1962]

Like the fact you can alter the remote for lock/unlock presses
If I remember right, factory default is one press drivers door unlock, two presses all doors & boot unlock
I had mine set to one press unlock the lot, which I'll have for the S4 too

I did the same on my B7 (or, more accurately, @NHN did it for me).

 

[wild westie]

How do set the passenger mirror to tilt down when reversing?

 

[StuBill]

How do set the passenger mirror to tilt down when reversing?

You need to have the switch in the passenger mirror position, then it should happen when you select reverse.

 

[wild westie]

OK thanks

 

[razza1]

You need to have the switch in the passenger mirror position, then it should happen when you select reverse.

But you need to have electric seats I believe...

 

[GeoffDunk]

WIth the memory seats it happens automtically everytime you select reverse!

 

[razza1]

WIth the memory seats it happens automtically everytime you select reverse!

Only if the switch is set to the left mirror

 

[kronny]

I have enabled n/s mirror tilt whiltst in reverse but I aint got electric seats

 

[KudoWarrior]

I have enabled n/s mirror tilt whiltst in reverse but I aint got electric seats

Does it actually work if you don't have electric seats?

 

[xpoweruk]

You need to have the switch in the passenger mirror position, then it should happen when you select reverse.

Is this only if powerfold mirrors are fitted?or a B8.5 thing?

 

[ruairi83]

Is this only if powerfold mirrors are fitted?or a B8.5 thing?

Found this online. Going to try it tomorrow

 

[kronny]

I do have power folding mirrors

 

[xpoweruk]

Found this online. Going to try it tomorrow

That's cool cheers

 

[KudoWarrior]

Found this online. Going to try it tomorrow

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Fantastic mate. Cheers.