Our wonderful Q7 brake pads warning light was on @61850 miles. We drove for a few hundred miles to 62221 before we replaced them, the front brake and rear brake pads still have some pads left, I think we can drive for another 1000 miles. This would be our first set of brakes since new […]

Installed Wireless Apple CarPlay/Android Auto Onto A5 B8 Cabriolet
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 […]

How To Modify MMI 3G AMI Cable For AUX Audio Inputs
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 […]

How To Charge Or Jump Start Audi A5 B8 Cabriolet
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 […]

Enable Key Fob Windows Function On Audi A5 B8
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. […]
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