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    how to remove MMI wheel button

    Does anyone know how to remove the MMI wheel button? Its the advanced tech pack where you can write on the MMI wheel for address input? I need to take apart all the buttons to clean some stickyness out. I got the hole unit disassembled apart from this one part which prevents the buttons being...
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    USB ports part numbers retrofit

    Does anyone know if you can add the following dual USB module into a prefacelift A3? i dont necessary need them to be hooked up to the cars MMI for audi, mainly just for charging. part number would be great and any advice Thanks
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    Carplay third party retrofit

    Had a search and cant see any duplicate threads on this. Wondering if anyone has tried out the third party retrofit of CarPlay/Android Auto from unique-ad.co.uk. It seems to be a really good solution for adding CarPlay etc without the massive cost of the MIB2 Anyone tried it out? Its on...
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    DAB Station Rescan

    I had a A1 loan car the other day, and the DAB radio had an option to rescan the stations. I cant find any option for this on the A3....recently Absolute 00's dropped of my list of DAB stations and I cant get it back. Any ideas?
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    what is the 2nd car in your household?

    Hey all For those of you with 2 cars in the same house (eg husband and wife or boyfriend and girlfriend etc etc) what is the other car you own….?? I think it’s reasonably common for car “A” to be the main car for long journeys etc, so in my case the A3, and car “B” which in my case is a...
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    Minor car prang - anyone had any similar experience

    So a few weeks ago my next door neighbour reversed into the front of my car and damaged the front grill. Very glad I heard it because he just went inside and wasn’t going to say anything – RAGE! So I went round and he was very rude and said he will come round the next day. I went back the next...
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    Where to buy?

    I'm after some Wheel Protection Discs. There is an Audi code of ZAW601002 I don't specify want Audi ones, but struggling to find anything for sale in the UK. Best I've found is quite expensive with international shipping. Anyone got any suggestions or bought similar in the UK? Thanks
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    A3 18" Sline Wheels

    Has anyone with the standard 18" Sline diamond cut wheels had them powder coated to do away with the diamond cut finish? Basically I had one repaired by Audi last year and I think the lacquer is flaking. I have another wheel that I curbed which needs repairing, and I am wondering if it’s going...
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    exhaust removal

    Does anyone know how to remove the chrome exhausts tips for cleaning? and any tips for what to use to get them gleaming again. Thanks
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    8v Alloy Offset advice

    I thought the 8V only used an offset of ET51. Parts base seems to agree with me on this if you look under alloy wheels 16/17/18" On searching ebay there do seem to be 8V alloys with other offsets (ET43 for example), and parts base does mention other offsets under winter tyres (ET46 and ET48...
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    What absolute scum

    Woman fights off would-be car thief http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-29391747 Would love to have had the opportunity to be driving past as this was happening and drive my own car over the utter scum bag doing this.
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    A3 Aircon temp differences

    If anyone reads the before going home today, can you run your aircon (same temp driver and passenger - maybe 18oC) and let me know if you can feel a difference between the driver and passenger outlets on the dash I am finding the passenger side majorly warmer than the driver side. so I am...
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    Car washing tips

    Due to having a new born baby and the past 6 months being pretty hectic, my plan of "wash the new car every 2 weeks" has gone out the window lately and it got its first wash in ages yesterday evening. I'm not massively into detailing, just like to give a proper wash and wax to keep it looking...
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    Aircon

    Now we've had some warmer days, how effective is everyone finding the aircon in their A3's? I'm not finding mine overly cold, it is working, cool air comes out, but for a brand new car I'd expect colder. Takes an age to cool car down even with blowers on max. Can aircon have a problem where...
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    adding tracks to SD card

    I added an album to my SD card last night but it didnt show up in the car. I had to remove the SD card and delete the WMPInfo file. Anyone know if there is a way for the car to refresh the contents of an SD car from within the MMI Anyone experienced this same problem? on a side note, sometimes...
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    Diamond Cut Alloys vs....

    Just wondering if anyone has any real life knowledge of diamond cut alloys vs the traditional alloy wheel (whatever that might be refereed to as) Ive got the standard S line 18" which which are diamond cut, and whist they look really good in my opinion, since one of them getting curbed ive been...
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    Alloy repair near high wycombe

    9 months old and the first kerbed alloy. Not by me I hasten to add. Anyone recommend anywhere near high wycombe for repairs? I hear these diamond cut wheels are expensive, if I'd known I would have chosen something different when I bought it. Grrrr #****day
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    Bulb change manual page

    Does anyone have the 8v manual with them that can upload a photo of the page that shows how to change he fog light bulb. Thanks
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    A3 1.8 TFSI engine noise

    Does anyone with the A3 1.8 TFSI engine have a rattle type sound coming from the engine from around 1500 to 3000 rpm up till you hit around 40mph? I'm collecting my car from Audi tomorrow after the have looked at it and described it as a "characteristic" of the car. It's actually more...
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    1.8 TFSI acceleration

    How are those with the 1.8 TFSI finding the acceleration. I'm finding 1st gear particularly slow. Pulled out in front of a car and felt like I was driving a 1.0l fiesta or something. Nearly crashed! Dry roads, no wheel spin, no esp light on the dash flashing.