B8 S4 Ownership

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Adrian E

3,248 posts

175 months

Thursday 8th December 2016
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JonV8V said:
Anyway.. the Sat Nav is out of date and I've seen downloads that can update it and the various MMI software versions. Is this something anyone has tried or would I be in danger of bricking the car before I've had it a week? I've updated BMWs in the past so handy at following instructions.

Oh, and if anyone knows where the build label is, I can't find it. Its not obvious on the boot by the space saver.
If you have a mooch over to the A5OC site you'll find info on nav updates - look for 3GP/3G+ references, as yours is a facelift.

I can't recall where the build sticker is in the boot of our S5 - you may need to take the spare out to find it, as it's not exactly spacious in there! Is yours late enough that the service book doesn't exist?

Dr G

15,159 posts

241 months

Thursday 8th December 2016
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I can pull all the build info with reg or chassis and service history if it's a '13 or later.

jimmyjimjim

7,329 posts

237 months

Thursday 8th December 2016
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A little bit chilly right now.



No pointer sisters, sorry.

Adrian E

3,248 posts

175 months

Thursday 8th December 2016
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jimmyjimjim said:
A little bit chilly right now.

No pointer sisters, sorry.
That's -18C - where the hell are you?!

jimmyjimjim

7,329 posts

237 months

Thursday 8th December 2016
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Disappointingly, I wasn't able to get a pic at -5f. Hands too cold. Next car will have a heated steering wheel.

I'm in Parker, CO.


JonV8V

7,175 posts

123 months

Thursday 8th December 2016
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Adrian E said:
If you have a mooch over to the A5OC site you'll find info on nav updates - look for 3GP/3G+ references, as yours is a facelift.

I can't recall where the build sticker is in the boot of our S5 - you may need to take the spare out to find it, as it's not exactly spacious in there! Is yours late enough that the service book doesn't exist?
Thanks - I've been reading every forum I can find and a Russian site posted various files - I've successfully upgraded the software to the latest version using them (not the map) and will now probably be part of an Internet of things denial of service attack on the pentagon as I drive down gets M6..

It's booked in on Monday as it has a stop/start disabled message. Dealer has now told me it' was modded two years ago while Audi were the registered keeper, be an interesting conversation. I'm guessing someone has hacked it to turn stop start off.

No log book, the dealer gave me a print out of the service history.

MattS5

1,896 posts

190 months

Thursday 8th December 2016
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Interesting conversations with dealers selling modified cars......
Tell me about it, mines going in Monday to have a Revo stage 1+ removed which was on the car when I bought it in Jan this year from a main dealer.
I'll miss the performance, but would rather have the warranty cover!

Adrian E

3,248 posts

175 months

Thursday 8th December 2016
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JonV8V said:
Thanks - I've been reading every forum I can find and a Russian site posted various files - I've successfully upgraded the software to the latest version using them (not the map) and will now probably be part of an Internet of things denial of service attack on the pentagon as I drive down gets M6..

It's booked in on Monday as it has a stop/start disabled message. Dealer has now told me it' was modded two years ago while Audi were the registered keeper, be an interesting conversation. I'm guessing someone has hacked it to turn stop start off.

No log book, the dealer gave me a print out of the service history.
Might just be the battery is dead, as that will disable stop/start

mrdanbartlett

702 posts

216 months

Friday 9th December 2016
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Weird how your speedo only goes up to 160? Maybe they changed it - my 59 plate goes upto 200........which is a bit weird, 60 is 1/4 of the way round...

troc

3,740 posts

174 months

Friday 9th December 2016
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mrdanbartlett said:
Weird how your speedo only goes up to 160? Maybe they changed it - my 59 plate goes upto 200........which is a bit weird, 60 is 1/4 of the way round...
I also noticed that - plus the redline on my speedo starts at 7k rpm.

Adrian E

3,248 posts

175 months

Friday 9th December 2016
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troc said:
mrdanbartlett said:
Weird how your speedo only goes up to 160? Maybe they changed it - my 59 plate goes upto 200........which is a bit weird, 60 is 1/4 of the way round...
I also noticed that - plus the redline on my speedo starts at 7k rpm.
It's a USA spec car, so will be different to Euro spec

mrdanbartlett

702 posts

216 months

Friday 9th December 2016
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My friends Revo stage 1 S4 managed 300kph (186mph) on he Autobahn (in this instance it actually was, as he lives out in Swiss and travels to the Ring sometimes). Getting to 275ish was easy, took a while to find a good enough stretch to reach 300.

Quite impressive really, not sure what the speedo says as that was a SatNav registered speed. I guess the standard ones are limited to 155mph hence the 160 speedo.


apreading

49 posts

89 months

Friday 9th December 2016
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troc said:
I also noticed that - plus the redline on my speedo starts at 7k rpm.
Do you have red needles too?

Adrian E

3,248 posts

175 months

Friday 9th December 2016
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UK spec S5 pre-facelift cluster


apreading

49 posts

89 months

Friday 9th December 2016
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Pre facelift S4 Note also that the silver coloured trim around the cluster is in two parts and does not continue under the cluster:



Not sure when the red needles changed to white?

jimmyjimjim

7,329 posts

237 months

Friday 9th December 2016
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Curious. Anyone got a UK B8.5 and care to take a pic of the dash?

I've a feeling the 160mph speedo is common to the A4 and could be purely down to the US seeming to push for reduced options and more commonality, presumably to reduce the amount of spares inventory (A3, A4, A6, A7, S4 in the US have essentially only 2 engine options between them, as an example).

apreading

49 posts

89 months

Friday 9th December 2016
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My pic on previous page with the Pointer Sisters was a UK B8.5 from 2013

apreading

49 posts

89 months

Friday 9th December 2016
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Interestingly (to me) the pre-facelift pic I put above says "PARK BRAKE" whereas mine and presumably all UK models have a symbol instead?

jimmyjimjim

7,329 posts

237 months

Friday 9th December 2016
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apreading said:
My pic on previous page with the Pointer Sisters was a UK B8.5 from 2013
Ta.

So 160mph speedo but 7k redline. Odd mix of parts bin pieces across the models, really.

apreading

49 posts

89 months

Friday 9th December 2016
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jimmyjimjim said:
Ta.

So 160mph speedo but 7k redline. Odd mix of parts bin pieces across the models, really.
No - 6K redline

Looking closely, UK ones have temp guauge in degrees C with numbers on the dial. American just have a red H and a white C at each end and no numbers.

Edited by apreading on Friday 9th December 17:19