So, I had both of the front air spring bags leaked and replaced at 119k and 131k miles. It cost me total of less than $400 for the 2 incidents. Since I’ve read and understood a little about the system that caused much pain and money for many people who have no ideas how the […]
, now @131k miles, the left side… I refused to use VCDS to see what’s wrong because it would list things that don’t break. – Since it has a slow leak over night, I raised the car to LIFT mode, the pump still worked and brought it to LIFT. – I put it in Jack Mode […]
So, finally I got the system to work with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto perfectly with . Thanks to , showed me how to do it with the that enable the touchscreen module. For people who don’t want to mess around with Android Coding, just download the and run it with the hid-multitouch.ko. Components I’ve […]
If you own a newer Audi (2004+), you may have option called MMI (Multi Media Interface) which control all your media player and display on your dash 7″ screen. Some are built-in the dash or flip up like the A8 D3. The MMI is actually a very simple system, but quite confusing for […]
For those who have older Audi with AMI (Audi Music Interface) unit installed, we tend to get stuck with a 30-pin iPod and iPhone original AMI cables. There are many part numbers for each type and year of the car, but by playing and modifying AMI cables, I found out that they’re basically the same, […]
. For those who has suspension failures – don’t panic – it’s not hard to identify the real problems and don’t expect the dealers or independent shops to find the problems for you. They will recommend to replace parts until it’s found on your expense. I summarize the trouble spots on low down suspension – […]
My 2006 Audi A8L turned 105k last week and gave it a Tune Up. The car has been running quite well, but the oil was replaced 16k miles and the spark plugs at 50k miles ago. I bought 8 NGK BKR6EIX Iridium spark plugs (this should last 60k miles), Mobil 1 0-40w (15k miles), Air […]
Make sure to check the car out completely before taking delivery. Try to get as many keys as possible The search was over March 23, 2013. I found an 06 A8L- 1 owner with 73k miles – Premium and Sport packages – Air cooled and massage options. I wished the car had ACC and rear […]
For an Audi Specific Problem – is a great place to find a solution, but you must know how to search for your problem. If you own 2008+ Audis, you can access in case of emergency if you don’t have one in the car, you need a VIN# to use. ***Never jump start on any […]
I’ve been using Apple CarPlay since 2017 and I think it’s the best and safest hand free system for cars. I installed all cars with Apple CarPlay and our newly acquired 2014 A5 Cabriolet with MMI 3G+ is getting one installed. There are many vendors out there, but the important one for me is that […]
There are many AMI cables sold on Ebay and Amazon, some are made not to work due to mis-configured the iPod detect resistance. For iPod and USB drive to work, the iPod detection resistance must be 18.7k ohms (pin 21 and pin 22), for the AMI to be in the AUX External Audio Mode, the […]
Audi newer cars are very particular about how we jump or charge the battery, if we don’t do it correctly, it may damage the Power Management System or Battery Management System or even ECU and other expensive Electronic Components. Most Audi Batteries are in the trunk on newer cars, therefore they always have positive and […]
My newly acquired 2014 Audi A5 Cabriolet MMI 3G Plus doesn’t have the windows option in the MMI 3G settings, therefore I can’t close the windows with the lock button or open the windows with the unlock button on my key fobs. I had to use the OBDEleven 2 or VCDS to enable the function. […]
I’ve just acquired a 2014 Audi A5 Cabriolet Premium Plus with Navigation and sport package. From 2008-2017 it’s B8. I’m listing all the things we need to know about our A5 B8 (I think it’s the same for coupe also). : I left the interior lights on for 2 days and the battery went down […]
My mother in-law took the beautiful Red MBZ B250e to Safemart and someone keyed it for some unknown reasons. Now I need to find ways to keep the original paint and remove the scratch. Amazon has the nanotechnology scratch remover cloths which I would try to see if they can remove these scratches. To me, […]
The charging system on e-Golf is extremely confusing, it has the e-manager that set the departure time and won’t let you to charge immediately until the software let the system to charge. The problem is you can only set the maximum battery charging capacity in this e-manager. I actually read this tip from VW e-Golf […]
It’s been 7 years since we’d had our . Audie is growing up fast and she wants another so she can go to Prom with it although she’s only a junior now. I and my wife can use the car until then, because we do love Audi Convertible. The A4 was discontinued since 2008 and the […]
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