I wrote earlier that I really wanted a working Audi Connect (not to be confused with myAudi) in the car, but back then I found out that Audi no longer provides these services and a subscription cannot be bought, so I shelved the whole thing. I knew that custom private servers exist and that for…
When I got my facelift A3 e-tron, it was my first experience of CarPlay in this particular car. On the whole CarPlay worked fine and raised no questions, but over time I started noticing features that simply didn’t work. Everything below is about one specific head unit: a 2017 Audi A3 8V Sportback e-tron, MIB2…
I’d like to share a simple coding setup that lets you close the windows when it rains. I couldn’t find any proper instructions for this online. On some cars, 06 works in the first byte; in mine, it is 07. I don’t know what determines this—most likely, the presence of a camera in the windshield.…
I get asked questions about the car quite often, so I decided to write a post with answers to the most common ones. What are the car’s technical specifications? What’s the fuel consumption and range? The car has several modes. The pre-facelift has 4, the facelift has 3. On a full tank and a full…
I already wrote earlier about replacing the LTE module in the MIB2. At the time I figured it would be the first step toward trying to get Audi Connect working in the car. Audi has a few kinds of licenses: Any of the licenses above requires a myAudi account and confirmation from a US dealer…
A while back I saw a friend who had installed a device that generates engine sound inside the cabin, called a SoundAktor / Sound Actuator. The sound is generated into the cabin through the windshield, which acts as a large membrane. I checked the price and figured it was cheap enough and interesting to try.…
