New 2017/18 S5 Driver Feedback
Discussion
TomScrut said:
When you pull and hold the down paddle, it moves to the lowest possible gear for that speed. So if the paddle sticks that is what will happen. Not sure if thats what you are getting at so that could have been the case. If not it must have been a computer blip which is concerning.
The car was certainly acting like the downshift paddle was stuck on. It dropped through every gear, including the "blip" and lurch forward when dropping a gear in the S5. I didnt have my hands on the paddles. So if i'm in 8th gear at say 55mph and decide i want to overtake. If i hold the downshift paddle it would drop it to say 3rd or 4th without going through the gears? I've never tried this before i normally tap it 2-3 times. Then overtake.
Hmm I'l try this tonight and see if its what i experienced. Thanks
As an aside can owners of an S5 close the boot by the button on the drivers side door?
Frankstar123 said:
The car was certainly acting like the downshift paddle was stuck on. It dropped through every gear, including the "blip" and lurch forward when dropping a gear in the S5. I didnt have my hands on the paddles.
So if i'm in 8th gear at say 55mph and decide i want to overtake. If i hold the downshift paddle it would drop it to say 3rd or 4th without going through the gears? I've never tried this before i normally tap it 2-3 times. Then overtake.
Hmm I'l try this tonight and see if its what i experienced. Thanks
As an aside can owners of an S5 close the boot by the button on the drivers side door?
Its not very good though, as it will chuck it into whatever gear is lowest that it can go into, rather than the lowest practical gear. I only use it when pulling up to traffic lights just to get it into 1st. For example, if the lowest gear it can go into is second, it will do that and send you to say 5500 rpm, which then means as soon as you put your foot down you end up going to third almost immediately anyway, whereas if it had been programmed better it would have realised that you would want it in third. I think the kickdown button is a bit silly like this too, why would you want it almost at the rev limiter when you are going to be accelerating? Better off in the next gear up, especially since the car has such a good power and torque curve anyway. It ought to have the limiter set to 4500 for kickdown and the paddle hold gear calculation (rather than what seems to be redline) so at least there is some headroom to work with when you get into the gear.So if i'm in 8th gear at say 55mph and decide i want to overtake. If i hold the downshift paddle it would drop it to say 3rd or 4th without going through the gears? I've never tried this before i normally tap it 2-3 times. Then overtake.
Hmm I'l try this tonight and see if its what i experienced. Thanks
As an aside can owners of an S5 close the boot by the button on the drivers side door?
All,
I take delivery of mine in August, I wish to pur my short private registration on the vehicle eventually although dont mind running about in it for a while with the registration assigned. I am bit wary of the number plate holders front and rear, can anyone confirm how bad they are if or when removed. I.e. will I have several holes in a bumper with a short registration in the middle or is it perhaps only four screw holes which could be covered?
I take delivery of mine in August, I wish to pur my short private registration on the vehicle eventually although dont mind running about in it for a while with the registration assigned. I am bit wary of the number plate holders front and rear, can anyone confirm how bad they are if or when removed. I.e. will I have several holes in a bumper with a short registration in the middle or is it perhaps only four screw holes which could be covered?
Has anyone had their lumbar support pump up at what appear to be random points?
I've tried experimenting, and I think I've narrowed it down to lifting off the accelerator suddenly. I presume it's a preemptive inflation for the slump back after heavy braking leaning on the seat belt.
It happens to both seats at the same time. I wouldn't say my lifts are sudden, and it got a tad annoying when crawling along the M3 yesterday.
I've just come back from holiday driving a boggo E Class, and whilst quiet and comfortable to sit it I was so grateful to slide back in the S5. As were the kids "we can go fast now daddy!!".
I've tried experimenting, and I think I've narrowed it down to lifting off the accelerator suddenly. I presume it's a preemptive inflation for the slump back after heavy braking leaning on the seat belt.
It happens to both seats at the same time. I wouldn't say my lifts are sudden, and it got a tad annoying when crawling along the M3 yesterday.
I've just come back from holiday driving a boggo E Class, and whilst quiet and comfortable to sit it I was so grateful to slide back in the S5. As were the kids "we can go fast now daddy!!".
Fourmotion said:
Has anyone had their lumbar support pump up at what appear to be random points?
I've tried experimenting, and I think I've narrowed it down to lifting off the accelerator suddenly. I presume it's a preemptive inflation for the slump back after heavy braking leaning on the seat belt.
It happens to both seats at the same time. I wouldn't say my lifts are sudden, and it got a tad annoying when crawling along the M3 yesterday.
I've just come back from holiday driving a boggo E Class, and whilst quiet and comfortable to sit it I was so grateful to slide back in the S5. As were the kids "we can go fast now daddy!!".
Yep, mines done the same on a couple of occasions.I've tried experimenting, and I think I've narrowed it down to lifting off the accelerator suddenly. I presume it's a preemptive inflation for the slump back after heavy braking leaning on the seat belt.
It happens to both seats at the same time. I wouldn't say my lifts are sudden, and it got a tad annoying when crawling along the M3 yesterday.
I've just come back from holiday driving a boggo E Class, and whilst quiet and comfortable to sit it I was so grateful to slide back in the S5. As were the kids "we can go fast now daddy!!".
I've also noticed that I've had to reinflate the lower back bolster a few times (ie it seems to lose its "pump") over time..
Fourmotion said:
Has anyone had their lumbar support pump up at what appear to be random points?
I had this issue in my A7... it didn't really annoy me so I never bothered to try to identify if any specific action was causing it. It seemed pretty random...So in conclusion, I'm not really sure that I have anything of value to contribute. Sorry...
Justhe-1 said:
Yep, mines done the same on a couple of occasions.
I've also noticed that I've had to reinflate the lower back bolster a few times (ie it seems to lose its "pump") over time..
I've also noticed that I've had to reinflate the lower back bolster a few times (ie it seems to lose its "pump") over time..
fatgus said:
I had this issue in my A7... it didn't really annoy me so I never bothered to try to identify if any specific action was causing it. It seemed pretty random...
So in conclusion, I'm not really sure that I have anything of value to contribute. Sorry...
Thanks chaps, confirms it's not out of the ordinary at the very least. Feels like you're sitting on something living, which I guess can have its perks...So in conclusion, I'm not really sure that I have anything of value to contribute. Sorry...
simonbamg said:
i'm a year into my lease, 7400 miles done and car says it needs an oil change, and a service is due around 11000 miles, today i just went into settings and cancelled the oil change message, i figured it would wait until the service, is that ok with the terms of the lease?
What are you doing to your poor car ;-)10,700 miles / 1 year in and oil change due in 218 days/4900 miles, inspection in 340days/8400 miles.
So I accelerated hard from lights on a dual carriage way roundabout a couple of days ago and got a transmission fault, contact workshop immediately. Didn’t go into limp mode like it did with my radiator Ecu broke. So I got home switched it off and then turned it back on to take a photo of fault msg and now it’s gone.
Anyone else have this problem. Will this fault be in my ecu logs?
Thanks
Anyone else have this problem. Will this fault be in my ecu logs?
Thanks
simonbamg said:
i'm a year into my lease, 7400 miles done and car says it needs an oil change, and a service is due around 11000 miles, today i just went into settings and cancelled the oil change message, i figured it would wait until the service, is that ok with the terms of the lease?
So the car is asking for oil at 7400 miles, and then it wants an inpection in 11000 miles (as its 19000 that it needs inspection normally)? You must either drive it like its nicked, do a lot of town driving or something is wrong. Mine needed oil at 15000 miles, I got the inpection done at the same time.
TomScrut said:
simonbamg said:
i'm a year into my lease, 7400 miles done and car says it needs an oil change, and a service is due around 11000 miles, today i just went into settings and cancelled the oil change message, i figured it would wait until the service, is that ok with the terms of the lease?
So the car is asking for oil at 7400 miles, and then it wants an inpection in 11000 miles (as its 19000 that it needs inspection normally)? You must either drive it like its nicked, do a lot of town driving or something is wrong. Mine needed oil at 15000 miles, I got the inpection done at the same time.
IJB1959 said:
Blimey, I've done just shy of 10k miles and put about a 2/3 ltr of oil in it from new (now at correct level). Due first inspection soon, but no warnings or reminders as yet. Also, I have been using a TDI box from new as well. Car is currently, and has always run perfectly.....never a fault, glitch, nothing.
Why would it be due an inspection? Inspection is fixed (when on long life) at 2 years/19000 miles. The oil is the one that varies.My B8 S4 used to drink oil but the S5 has been good so far. It was about ready for some (but wasnt asking) when the service was needed.
TomScrut said:
Is there some confusion here between the car needing an oil change and the car needing some more oil because the level is low?
yes agreed, all it said was oil change needed, checked the level that is fine ive topped it up once, i went in settings and cancelled it anyway, its not a service just a change Edited by simonbamg on Thursday 26th April 15:44
Ive had my S5 Coupe for 2 weeks now... 500 miles....
Pros
- Comfy seats
- VC is amazing
- Interior is first in class
- Enough power to have some fun
Cons
- Not noisy enough (when in dynamic)
- Water runs off the boot lid into the boot when opening in the rain!!
- When in auto mode, the engine idle seems too low, and doesn't sound healthy
Pros
- Comfy seats
- VC is amazing
- Interior is first in class
- Enough power to have some fun
Cons
- Not noisy enough (when in dynamic)
- Water runs off the boot lid into the boot when opening in the rain!!
- When in auto mode, the engine idle seems too low, and doesn't sound healthy
simonbamg said:
TomScrut said:
Is there some confusion here between the car needing an oil change and the car needing some more oil because the level is low?
yes agreed, all it said was oil change needed, checked the level that is fine ive topped it up once, i went in settings and cancelled it anyway, its not a service just a change Edited by simonbamg on Thursday 26th April 15:44
TomScrut said:
IJB1959 said:
Blimey, I've done just shy of 10k miles and put about a 2/3 ltr of oil in it from new (now at correct level). Due first inspection soon, but no warnings or reminders as yet. Also, I have been using a TDI box from new as well. Car is currently, and has always run perfectly.....never a fault, glitch, nothing.
Why would it be due an inspection? Inspection is fixed (when on long life) at 2 years/19000 miles. The oil is the one that varies.My B8 S4 used to drink oil but the S5 has been good so far. It was about ready for some (but wasnt asking) when the service was needed.
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