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• Oct 21, 2021

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So my car came with one of the Audi Data Plugs in the OBD port, seems a bit gimmicky but I thought I'd download the app and try it, is it totally unreliable or is that just mine? It seems to lose the connection and data, I drove to Bristol Airport the other day and my the app said I'd left the car on the M5.. also the fuel data gets wiped. Anybody used one of these and was it as bad?

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• Oct 22, 2021

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I got one when we bought a used approved A3. Didn’t really see the point of it as it was Bluetooth and I couldn’t connect to the hands free at the same time.

It got filed in the bin !


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• Oct 25, 2021

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Mine came with one too, salesman actually sat with me while I installed it it and linked to the car, then took a picture as evidence he had done it, seems the dealers are pushing this. It is utter rubbish though, the only purpose I see, for the dealer, is you can book services with them direct.

 

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• Oct 26, 2021

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Agreed. They are garbage. They think it’s a way of tiring you to a dealer

Bin it


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• Oct 28, 2021

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Fair enough, its a piece of crap... shame because it potentially has some nice things with it.

Back into the box it goes.