Jim Will

folks in all forums of AW who ask some really silly-sounding questions. All time favorite "what does the snowflake in the display mean" Am I the only person who read his owners manual front to back the first night I owned the car? It's amazimg how many people buy a 40k+ automobile and don't bother to even crack the spine of their owners manual. It may not have everything in it, but this Audi owners manual is one of the most comprehensive ones I've read in years.
If you haven't read it, I suggest you do so.

BobT(nolonger)A6

Here's a second person who read the owner's manual cover-to-cover the evening I picked up the car.

I agree with your sentiments (especially the 'snowflake' 8-)> ). But if the reference is *too* thick, some people won't bother. I see this with my customers all the time, which is why I always write "high-level" and "low-level" designs. The customer gets the high-level, the developers get the low-level. (I don't recall if Audi provided a 'Cliffs Notes' version of the manual.)

Of course, maybe folks are just trying to be sociable???

BobT

Richard Solomon

I read both the book and the cliff notes. Don't recall snowflake in cliff notes

frino

Read it the first day I had the car. I still (1 yr. later) try & learn something new every read.

olliev

jim:

just got my new 2001 a6 avant, and the owners manual does mention the snowflake, as a warning that the outside temperature is cold enough that ice may form on the roads...don't recall the exact temperature...

cheers!

marcos

You didn't read the owner's manual until after you picked up the car!?!

Seriously, if you hang out on the Boxster board you'll find that many people there ordered a manual while waiting for their car to be built and delivered (I guess that's an advantage of not being to easily buy one off the dealer's lot).

marcos

Bollinger

It says how to prevent the helicopter noise in the manual. Doesn't stop people from asking.

A friend of mine was mentioning that he was using his Dremel the other day and the manual said on the cover "Have you really read this manual?" with an emphasis on the really. With a Dremel you can see the necessity to read the manual and yet they still have problems with it.

Oh well, there are bigger problems in this world that people not reading manuals.

srosie

Tire mounting and jack use needs to be re-read often ;-)

tubey

Hear! Hear! I totally agree. The first night we got our car we didn't even take it out of the garage. Spent the whole evening watching the video and reading ALL the manuals, including the QuickTips.

I also agree that it's one of the very best, 'cept it still doesn't tell me whether or not EDL operates in Reverse.

DanHA6

I just bought a used '99 A6 (Torpedo Red, 2.8 quattro) without a manual.

So I called my local Audi dealer and ordered the $20 manual. I go in to pick it up and the service writer says, "I can't believe you ordered a manual - we don't even read them."!!!