Unexpected features you're discovered during ownership
09-21-2011, 07:59 AM
#41
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The VAGCOM "Enable Reverse mirror tilt" setting that allows the passenger side mirror to tilt down, when one backs up, to prevent curbing the the tires during parallel parking. Great feature. Of course one needs to twist the side mirror control **** to passenger side to allow it to activate. There so many extra features, that are turned off by default in North America.
09-21-2011, 08:42 AM
#42
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Don't need sd card reader? This 16GB is $21
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09-21-2011, 09:35 AM
#43
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Not a design flaw. It's designed that way to allow for Right and Left hand drive cars to share the same center console. Cuts down on costs.
09-21-2011, 09:51 AM
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Thanks Sor, I will check the links out, but first I have to check out what version my MMI is. After more reading, I may be limited to 4GB SD cards and not be able to use the higher sized cards.
Regarding swissdrive's post, I believe the post about the coin slot being a design error was because of confusion of what the heck it was. I had no idea what it was at first either until I looked really closely at it. I'm sure the manual covers its function but I must have skimmed by that feature. I have yet to try it out or find an alternate use for it!
Regarding swissdrive's post, I believe the post about the coin slot being a design error was because of confusion of what the heck it was. I had no idea what it was at first either until I looked really closely at it. I'm sure the manual covers its function but I must have skimmed by that feature. I have yet to try it out or find an alternate use for it!
09-21-2011, 12:36 PM
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My 6mt has hill hold assist - there is an 'auto' button below the electro handbrake switch. When that is on, the handbrake automatically comes on when I stop on a slight gradient and a small green indicator appears on the dash. Do you have this option in the states, or is this just on uk cars?
Only way to get a hill holder clutch setup is by buying a Subaru, and then only two models come with it standard, and then only in a standard transmission vehicle.
No other company has a combination that comes close to the success they've had in this area. If you've never driven one, you plainly just can't understand.
If you have to use your e-brake, you don't have hill-holder, you have a coordination issue, lol.
I love my Audi, don't get me wrong, but the wife adores her 2010 Forester with hill-holder, too. I had a Subaru sedan back in 1983 that lasted until 95 or so that had the feature.
Back to topic: I have found that one of my storage trays on the dash requires a real soft touch as opposed to the others to come open....
No other company has a combination that comes close to the success they've had in this area. If you've never driven one, you plainly just can't understand.
If you have to use your e-brake, you don't have hill-holder, you have a coordination issue, lol.
I love my Audi, don't get me wrong, but the wife adores her 2010 Forester with hill-holder, too. I had a Subaru sedan back in 1983 that lasted until 95 or so that had the feature.
Back to topic: I have found that one of my storage trays on the dash requires a real soft touch as opposed to the others to come open....
09-21-2011, 06:39 PM
#46
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'10 A/S4's & A/S5's have the newer readers and are able to handle the higher capacity faster cards.
09-22-2011, 04:44 AM
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09-22-2011, 05:00 AM
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let me rephrase, i didn't mean it's a flaw, it just meant that it's at a rather unusual place. I'd have hidden it somewhere less visible
09-22-2011, 12:39 PM
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I have only used them in digital cameras before and not a big user.
I went to the store bought an 8GB with a higher transfer rate and usb/ media adapter. Plug and play - was dead simple.
the advise I followed from others was to organize the files in up to 3 levels to make it easier for the MMI to read.
eg:
rock - ACDC - Back in black
classics
retro
you get the idea.
spent $40 for both the SD and adapter and well worth it. took 1.5 hours to organize the 1000 songs but its all good now.
I went to the store bought an 8GB with a higher transfer rate and usb/ media adapter. Plug and play - was dead simple.
the advise I followed from others was to organize the files in up to 3 levels to make it easier for the MMI to read.
eg:
rock - ACDC - Back in black
classics
retro
you get the idea.
spent $40 for both the SD and adapter and well worth it. took 1.5 hours to organize the 1000 songs but its all good now.
09-22-2011, 01:05 PM
#50
Get any SD card up to 32GB (or two if you like) and you'll be good to go.
I've always had my music organized by artist/album/song, so for me it was drag and drop. If you don't, though, numerous programs are available to organize your music for you.
I've always had my music organized by artist/album/song, so for me it was drag and drop. If you don't, though, numerous programs are available to organize your music for you.