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Parking Aids Problems A8L

2006+ parking module location

When the parking sensors are getting old, the wiring is not very reliable. System throws codes. There are 4 sensors front/rear and control module – dependent upon your year 2006+ or 2005- the locations are different. Graphical interface parking module =

A8L Suspension Pump Retrofit

A8L Air Pump

All A8 D3 Air Pump will fail during its lifetime ~100k+ miles. Wabco is the original company for this pump. Someone found out that Mercedes pump is being sold cheaper than the Audi Pump for some reasons. Someone also swap the Mercedes pump to run Audi Allroad which may also work for Audi A8 D3.

Watch Movies In Audi MMI 2G With Netbook-Laptop Integration

2013-10-20 Added a removable 15″ monitor between the seats for the kids to watch on long trip. These days, technology gives us iPads, Android pads, Windows pad and all portables in between, we can just hang these 10″ pads in the back of the car for the kids to watch movies on long/short trips. The only

A8 D3 Gas Mileage Log

2013-10-31 347.4@18.82=18.44MPG. 2013-10-15 343@17.91=19.15MPG. 2013-10-9 350@19.35 = 18.02MPG 2013-10-01 344@19.25 = 17.922 MPG. 2013-09-22 320@18.6 = 17.2 MPG the traffic is worse on the free ways these days even in the car pool lane. 2013-09-13 359@19.8 = 18.2MPG. 2013-08-29 446@19.89 = 22.4MPG long trip. 2013-07-25 362 @ 19.8 = 18.28 MPG. more traffic jams than

Change Oil On Audi A8L D3

Oil pump

  It’s been 9k miles since the last oil change on my 2006 A8L. The oil is still full and clear. This car doesn’t burn any oil at 82k miles. The synthetic oil seems to hold up very well. I’m preparing all the stuff needed for the next oil change. I’m planning to remove the