helix139

You can vagcom aux heating and cooling, but the only thing it will do is run the fan on your car when it is turned off, not the heater or A/C. Still useful though when it's 100 degrees and your car is parked outside and you know you'll be coming back to it at a certain time, as you can set a timer to turn it on and at least circulate the air so it's only hot rather than uncomfortable.

4SIDUA

came back from a 3-day trip. while on cruise control, I found out the brake will automatically engage to maintain cruise speed. I noticed it on a downhill when speed kept picking up w/o pressing on accelerator. pretty sure it's not engine brake because rpm didn't rise when I felt the braking.
checked the manual and confirmed. it's called active brake intervention. LOL. guess I am falling behind all these fancy hi tech thingy.

Foogie

Our BMW X5 does that. Can you turn it off?

4SIDUA

Guess not.
Don't know how many of you find it helpful? or it's just too much of intervention?

WoodyV

A few random replies:
I didn't know about the grocery hooks until now, thanks for that!
The US cars do have hill assist but it isn't automatic - you have to engage the handbrake and it automatically disengages as you drive away.
The SD cards are awesome. The 2010 supports up to a 32GB SDHC card in each slot which can hold a lot of music (newer models may support larger cards).
Also one other feature is that the car gives you a warning/status message when your smart key battery starts to die. So you have plenty of time to replace it before you get stuck using the manual key. In one forum I read that they can be recharged but at least in my 2010 they definitely cannot - you need a new battery. Mine lasted almost 2 years.

windyctyaudi

the hill assist is automatic on the 2012. I was recently at a parking garage on a steep incline and let go of the brake and it held it for a few sec before it lets go and then rolls back. I have tried to put on the parking brake and give it gas to see if it lets go automatically and o=it didn't, at least not on 2012's

Pyro451

That is odd. It works on my 2012. I tested it in the driveway.

windyctyaudi

i will have to give it a try again, maybe i have to give it more gas

urojohn

Have to have seat belt buckled for it to work also.

bpp

correctemundo...brakes are applied to maintain speed when cruise is on. )))