When I picked up my new RS3 in an Ottawa Canada Winter the dealer asked me to sign a waiver which said I was using Summer tires in the Winter. I drove for about 45 minutes in -6C (21F) with a light snow on the ground. It was awful. The reason drivers can get away with Summer tires in the UK...
From the manual:
Vehicles with all wheel drive: all four wheels must be equipped with tires that are the same brand and have the same construction and tread pattern so that the drive system is not damaged by different wheel speeds.
It also might be an idea to check the tread wear, traction...
On the 8V there are I believe three settings for the pre sense front. Best to select the least intrusive setting because, as you now know, the system has to reset to on after every ignition cycle.
After driving an 8V for 4 years I can pass on some information about the old car. Is the drive select the same as the 8V? On the 8V the car always starts in Comfort and must be set after every restart.
It is best to stick to the basic drive modes. Going into Individual and doing a mix and...
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