Auto Hold function retrofit
08-30-2018, 06:26 AM
#21
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Another thing, which is much more important, is that parking brake does not illuminate the brake lamps in the back, I never use this unless there is already a car stopped behind me at night. I don't want to get rear ended and have insurance find out that my foot wasn't on brake and other driver use "his 3rd brake light wasn't on, i got distracted" I know it's a long shot, but I rather avoid that as much as possible.
However, what Rick said, I never thought of using it, because I thought it will keep going. I did use it with traffic jam assist on ACC with a car in front of me at red light, but I didn't think there would be a way to use ACC to hold the Q7 in place at red light with no cars in front. Does this activate brake lamps? I have to try this, so you come to a stop at red light, keep pressing brake, activate ACC and then let go of brake?
If my Q7 wasn't a lease, I'd be doing this immediately.
However, what Rick said, I never thought of using it, because I thought it will keep going. I did use it with traffic jam assist on ACC with a car in front of me at red light, but I didn't think there would be a way to use ACC to hold the Q7 in place at red light with no cars in front. Does this activate brake lamps? I have to try this, so you come to a stop at red light, keep pressing brake, activate ACC and then let go of brake?
If my Q7 wasn't a lease, I'd be doing this immediately.
Also, BMW's auto hold works in conjunction with auto start/stop, while I hate the auto start/stop, it might be a problem with some people with long red lights who likes the engine to turn off.
08-30-2018, 04:28 PM
#22
AudiWorld Senior Member
However, what Rick said, I never thought of using it, because I thought it will keep going. I did use it with traffic jam assist on ACC with a car in front of me at red light, but I didn't think there would be a way to use ACC to hold the Q7 in place at red light with no cars in front. Does this activate brake lamps? I have to try this, so you come to a stop at red light, keep pressing brake, activate ACC and then let go of brake?.
08-20-2019, 11:02 AM
#23
Retrofit autohold and Auto Parking feature
Why was the thread starter banned? From my perspective he is doing every Q7 owner a favour who wants AutoHold like all luxury cars do. Where can I buy this kit? If one can spend $70 K then a few hundred is nothing to add a luxury feature.
My BMW 2011 X3 also has it and my wife says she can't do without it, and once you get used to luxury features its hard to go back actually.
Sure there are always people who can manage without such features and convince themselves that they don't need it, but other are more demanding when they drop top dollar for $70K plus car , when you buy an Audi you are paying for affordable (relative to BMW, Mercedes. Porsche SUV's) Teutonic luxury not just mere Brand name. I don't care what Brand I buy as long as I am satisfied I am getting luxury, performance and bang for buck.
My BMW 2011 X3 also has it and my wife says she can't do without it, and once you get used to luxury features its hard to go back actually.
Sure there are always people who can manage without such features and convince themselves that they don't need it, but other are more demanding when they drop top dollar for $70K plus car , when you buy an Audi you are paying for affordable (relative to BMW, Mercedes. Porsche SUV's) Teutonic luxury not just mere Brand name. I don't care what Brand I buy as long as I am satisfied I am getting luxury, performance and bang for buck.
11-24-2019, 04:08 AM
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I ordered a kit from 4Rings (he PM'd me re. coding) and will try it out with OBDII. Have an installer that helped me install my Viper remote start work on it - and given the folks at A5 forum have been successfully been able to get it to work, why not?
03-15-2021, 06:40 PM
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I ordered a kit from 4Rings (he PM'd me re. coding) and will try it out with OBDII. Have an installer that helped me install my Viper remote start work on it - and given the folks at A5 forum have been successfully been able to get it to work, why not?
04-23-2021, 04:36 PM
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