B8 S4 Ownership
Discussion
Hi guys,
Hopefully joining the B8.5 S4 club soon! Deposit placed this morning.
Pretty much the spec i wanted apart from the red and black supersports seats which i hope i will like more in the flesh!
active cruise
Sports diff
advance key
heated F &R seats
lane assist
power tailgate
drive select
Now where is MRC again :-)
Cheers,
Nick
Hopefully joining the B8.5 S4 club soon! Deposit placed this morning.
Pretty much the spec i wanted apart from the red and black supersports seats which i hope i will like more in the flesh!
active cruise
Sports diff
advance key
heated F &R seats
lane assist
power tailgate
drive select
Now where is MRC again :-)
Cheers,
Nick
Easternlight said:
Noticed this today
Why do I get the feeling this little LED is going to cost me.
Oh the joys of modern cars!
I'm in the same boat; one LED gone. I may try to resolder as it sort of failed slowly.
Why do I get the feeling this little LED is going to cost me.
Oh the joys of modern cars!
My main problem is a inescapable plod towards mechatronic doom. Not looking forward to that one
Easternlight said:
Noticed this today
Why do I get the feeling this little LED is going to cost me.
Oh the joys of modern cars!
Had this on the last B8, out of warrentee, Audi replaced it FOC (called it a manufacturing defect)Why do I get the feeling this little LED is going to cost me.
Oh the joys of modern cars!
Before they did, I checked out Ebay, genuine ones for not too silly money (seem to remember the inner right was £85)
theboyfold said:
What's the concensus in terms of remapping? Is AMD seen as one of the better ones?
If I were to actually do it, I'd like to be able to switch between maps for when it's serviced etc...
Depends if you're going stage 1 or 2. Nothing really beats MRC for stage 2 with relatively minor work. I wouldn't worry too much about warranty as anything that's logged in gearbox ecu over torque won't go away if you remove the map If I were to actually do it, I'd like to be able to switch between maps for when it's serviced etc...
Dr_Rick said:
Easternlight said:
Noticed this today
Why do I get the feeling this little LED is going to cost me.
Oh the joys of modern cars!
I'm in the same boat; one LED gone. I may try to resolder as it sort of failed slowly.Why do I get the feeling this little LED is going to cost me.
Oh the joys of modern cars!
My main problem is a inescapable plod towards mechatronic doom. Not looking forward to that one
And if you did cut your way in you are then stuck with how do you make it whole again.
Ridiculous really as it would of been easy at the design stage to make it user serviceable, but that's not what they want is it?
Does anybody know if the unit is coded to the car? as that will be the next problem.
Adrian E said:
theboyfold said:
What's the concensus in terms of remapping? Is AMD seen as one of the better ones?
If I were to actually do it, I'd like to be able to switch between maps for when it's serviced etc...
Depends if you're going stage 1 or 2. Nothing really beats MRC for stage 2 with relatively minor work. I wouldn't worry too much about warranty as anything that's logged in gearbox ecu over torque won't go away if you remove the map If I were to actually do it, I'd like to be able to switch between maps for when it's serviced etc...
theboyfold said:
So any remapping that changes the torque is logged, so it's simple to check if the car has had a remap at one point?
If a remap has a significant enough influence on power and torque for the TCU to detect 'overload' scenarios from more torque being applied than the box is expecting to see, it will log each of those events. It doesn't flag it in a way that it shows up in VCDS, but it will show up on thorough interrogation at dealer level if a box came in with a fault and you were looking for a warranty replacement.The RS3 (the old one) certainly has this function, as I've known someone have a warranty claim rejected for that reason, and their car 'black listed' on Audi's dealer system for future warranty claims.
Basically most dealers don't care if a car has been remapped, so long as you're not taking the mickey with a warranty claim clearly based on out of tolerance performance. I've known of people successfully having a map removed before taking the car in for a warranty box repair and no issues, but I've no idea how far they look into the software before agreeing the claim. I suspect if Audi request it they have to do it....
Adrian E said:
If a remap has a significant enough influence on power and torque for the TCU to detect 'overload' scenarios from more torque being applied than the box is expecting to see, it will log each of those events. It doesn't flag it in a way that it shows up in VCDS, but it will show up on thorough interrogation at dealer level if a box came in with a fault and you were looking for a warranty replacement.
The RS3 (the old one) certainly has this function, as I've known someone have a warranty claim rejected for that reason, and their car 'black listed' on Audi's dealer system for future warranty claims.
Basically most dealers don't care if a car has been remapped, so long as you're not taking the mickey with a warranty claim clearly based on out of tolerance performance. I've known of people successfully having a map removed before taking the car in for a warranty box repair and no issues, but I've no idea how far they look into the software before agreeing the claim. I suspect if Audi request it they have to do it....
Thanks for the detailed answer, I guess it's a case of if you car is in warranty 'you pays your money...'. I might hold off a little bit, the car has only done 5k at the moment.The RS3 (the old one) certainly has this function, as I've known someone have a warranty claim rejected for that reason, and their car 'black listed' on Audi's dealer system for future warranty claims.
Basically most dealers don't care if a car has been remapped, so long as you're not taking the mickey with a warranty claim clearly based on out of tolerance performance. I've known of people successfully having a map removed before taking the car in for a warranty box repair and no issues, but I've no idea how far they look into the software before agreeing the claim. I suspect if Audi request it they have to do it....
theboyfold said:
Thanks for the detailed answer, I guess it's a case of if you car is in warranty 'you pays your money...'. I might hold off a little bit, the car has only done 5k at the moment.
Correct me if I'm wrong but seem to recall us both buying S4's at a similar time, in which case you've got the CREC engine which at this point in time means a remap is off the cards in any case. Tuning boxes from DTUK, MTM or ABT will work, but nobody has cracked the Simos 16 ECU yet. All the key players are working on it, but have been for quite some time and it's not looking imminent. Helps prevent me rushing off to MRC with a 3 month old car though! Chiefbadger said:
Correct me if I'm wrong but seem to recall us both buying S4's at a similar time, in which case you've got the CREC engine which at this point in time means a remap is off the cards in any case. Tuning boxes from DTUK, MTM or ABT will work, but nobody has cracked the Simos 16 ECU yet. All the key players are working on it, but have been for quite some time and it's not looking imminent. Helps prevent me rushing off to MRC with a 3 month old car though!
I don't think you are wrong, I picked mine up in June or July I think (it's been a busy year!) Easternlight said:
Dr_Rick said:
Easternlight said:
Noticed this today
Why do I get the feeling this little LED is going to cost me.
Oh the joys of modern cars!
I'm in the same boat; one LED gone. I may try to resolder as it sort of failed slowly.Why do I get the feeling this little LED is going to cost me.
Oh the joys of modern cars!
My main problem is a inescapable plod towards mechatronic doom. Not looking forward to that one
And if you did cut your way in you are then stuck with how do you make it whole again.
Ridiculous really as it would of been easy at the design stage to make it user serviceable, but that's not what they want is it?
Does anybody know if the unit is coded to the car? as that will be the next problem.
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