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I put the S3 in for it's first MOT a couple of weeks early so that any faults found would be covered under warranty. It turns out that one of my rear springs was broken very near the end. I was told "no problem it's covered under warranty and we'll change it". I pointed out that springs...

I'm trying to keep it simple, but still want to have the option to have the camera powered if I want to when the car is parked - or in a garage getting work done for example. The battery monitor system could be used but it is specifically for a different type of camera. Any suggestions for...

I've fitted a dash camera to the car. It's a 0805 and was chosen for it's small discrete size and quality of video. At the moment I've temporarily run in the cable to the spare socket beside the handbrake. This is permanently live and the camera recommends using a switched live supply...

Quick update. I have the same SDHC memory card recommended by MartayMcFly above. It is formatted to FAT32 and the music is in individual folders in Mp3 files. The system recognises I have a card in the slot as I named the card "MUSIC", and this name is listed as being in the slot...

Thanks for the replies. I'll check the spec when I get home - I'm working away from home and won't be back for another 10 days. The music I loaded on the cards was the same music that was on the old ones so that should be OK. The memory cards I bought were the fast type for video and I...

Can anybody tell me the specification of the memory cards that will work in the latest version of the Audi RNS-E system. I had the system in my 2012 Black version S3 stolen and replaced by Audi last month. When I bought a 32Gb card to load music it wasn't recognised by the system. I'm...

Just a quick update. The final quote for the repair was over £8,600!!! Still not got the car back as they're waiting for some parts from the factory. I emailed Audi UK asking for guidance regarding upgrading/improving the Audi alarm and so far have had no reply. I emailed them a month...

Just a quick update. Our insurance company, Allianz, wanted to send the car to Nationwide to do the repair. My wife told them the car was still under warranty and to keep that warranty it would have to go to Audi for the repair. They then tried to insist it went to Nationwide and told her...

Thanks for that, I'm putting out the word as well. I'm now looking at getting another alarm where they won't be able to bypass it so easily. It's a great car and I don't want to have to change it. The scary thing is I live in a quiet street with no through traffic so they were searching...

I thought I'd post a picture of the damage to the door. There is a movement triggered light on the drive so they would have been lit up when they were doing this. They then moved to the passenger side to break the window and work in the shade.

I just thought I'd post that I had the RNS-E system stolen from my 2012 S3 last night. They used what looks like a large can opener to destroy the door around the drivers door handle to expose the innards. They then smashed the passenger side front window and presumably reached in and...

Thanks for the tips guys, I'll try to contact N8.

Sorry, I should have put in the post I'm based in West Lothian, Scotland.

I managed to kerb one of my S3 alloys last month. Luckily I took out the alloy wheel insurance when I got the car. They've recommended I use Pentland Land Rover for the repair. Anybody have any experience with them doing alloy wheel repairs or should I be looking at getting the repair done...

This is what I believed. I did question it as I suspected the dealer was just stacking up the cars to be updated to make it more convenient for him. I don't think I'll be getting the update done there as I'm sure I can get another dealer to do it while I wait. I updated the nav sofware on...