Audi Drive Select v. Audi Adaptive Damping
06-28-2012, 02:11 AM
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Audi Drive Select v. Audi Adaptive Damping
The 2013 order guide lists ADS and AAD separately:
Driver Assist package [PDD]
Audi adaptive cruise control
Audi drive select controls
Audi dynamic steering
Audi quattro with sports differential [PDU]
Audi drive select controls Sports differential, rear (torque-vectoring)
Audi adaptive damping suspension (requires PDU or PDD) [1BL]
Question: How does the ADS in Auto mode differ from adaptive damping?
Driver Assist package [PDD]
Audi adaptive cruise control
Audi drive select controls
Audi dynamic steering
Audi quattro with sports differential [PDU]
Audi drive select controls Sports differential, rear (torque-vectoring)
Audi adaptive damping suspension (requires PDU or PDD) [1BL]
Question: How does the ADS in Auto mode differ from adaptive damping?
06-28-2012, 03:01 AM
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You question is a little confusing. What are you trying to compare? 2013 PDU + 1BL vs. 2013 PDD + 1BL or 2013 PDD vs 2013 PDU + 1BL?
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06-28-2012, 03:37 AM
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You are confusing things. But not your fault. Audi of America is a bit silly in its nomenclature and changed things from one year to the next. So here is how it goes for the ROW cars and I assume the 2013 american cars.
1. Audi Drive Select: All this is the settings in the car computer. Assuming you ONLY have this then you can adjust throttle response and steering stiffness. (I am not sure you can get this alone in the US) This is the basic thing, that is required for all of the following options:
2. Sport Diff. I assume you know what this is. This adds the sport diff settings to Audi Drive Select. (And the diff obviously)
3. Adaptive Damping. These are adaptive dampers. The valving changes in them according to your settings for different damping characteristics. When you select this option, you also get the damping options in Audi Drive Select.
4. Dynamic Steering: Bull**** that changes ratios of steering. Also adds settings to Audi Drive Select.
It used to be in the US that 3 and 4 had to be ordered together as one option confusingly called "Audi Drive Select." Now it isn.t
1. Audi Drive Select: All this is the settings in the car computer. Assuming you ONLY have this then you can adjust throttle response and steering stiffness. (I am not sure you can get this alone in the US) This is the basic thing, that is required for all of the following options:
2. Sport Diff. I assume you know what this is. This adds the sport diff settings to Audi Drive Select. (And the diff obviously)
3. Adaptive Damping. These are adaptive dampers. The valving changes in them according to your settings for different damping characteristics. When you select this option, you also get the damping options in Audi Drive Select.
4. Dynamic Steering: Bull**** that changes ratios of steering. Also adds settings to Audi Drive Select.
It used to be in the US that 3 and 4 had to be ordered together as one option confusingly called "Audi Drive Select." Now it isn.t
06-28-2012, 06:56 AM
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You are confusing things. But not your fault. Audi of America is a bit silly in its nomenclature and changed things from one year to the next. So here is how it goes for the ROW cars and I assume the 2013 american cars.
1. Audi Drive Select: All this is the settings in the car computer. Assuming you ONLY have this then you can adjust throttle response and steering stiffness. (I am not sure you can get this alone in the US) This is the basic thing, that is required for all of the following options:
2. Sport Diff. I assume you know what this is. This adds the sport diff settings to Audi Drive Select. (And the diff obviously)
3. Adaptive Damping. These are adaptive dampers. The valving changes in them according to your settings for different damping characteristics. When you select this option, you also get the damping options in Audi Drive Select.
4. Dynamic Steering: Bull**** that changes ratios of steering. Also adds settings to Audi Drive Select.
It used to be in the US that 3 and 4 had to be ordered together as one option confusingly called "Audi Drive Select." Now it isn.t
1. Audi Drive Select: All this is the settings in the car computer. Assuming you ONLY have this then you can adjust throttle response and steering stiffness. (I am not sure you can get this alone in the US) This is the basic thing, that is required for all of the following options:
2. Sport Diff. I assume you know what this is. This adds the sport diff settings to Audi Drive Select. (And the diff obviously)
3. Adaptive Damping. These are adaptive dampers. The valving changes in them according to your settings for different damping characteristics. When you select this option, you also get the damping options in Audi Drive Select.
4. Dynamic Steering: Bull**** that changes ratios of steering. Also adds settings to Audi Drive Select.
It used to be in the US that 3 and 4 had to be ordered together as one option confusingly called "Audi Drive Select." Now it isn.t
06-28-2012, 07:44 AM
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Please reference the option codes. If you're referring to 2013's PDD as Audi Drive Select, then yes you're correct. Keep in mind that the PDD option does not include the sports differential for 2013 but the 2012 PDR option did.
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