Cheers DJAlix, I think I see where you're coming from. I suppose if the car is bumped in a car park, there should be a recording of the offending vehicle as it pulls away, since there is a motion sensor designed to activate the camera under those circumstances, even when the ignition is off and...
I've just had a dash cam fitted to my car, a Nextbase 622GW + Rear view camera. The RS Connect engineer who installed it, set it up so that it only records when the ignition is on and the car is being driven. He did say that if I subsequently changed my mind and wanted to have it 'on' all the...
If it's of interest or significance to anyone, the software version of the MMI MIB system in my car (2014) is: MSTD_EU_AU_P3151
I can confirm that it is DAB+ compatible.
Just before midnight on Monday, Classic FM DAB was playing as usual on my 2009 Roberts radio. At one minute past midnight the station went off the air. I had no option but to switch to the FM waveband to continue listening but, as this is only for quiet bedside listening while I read my book...
My S3 Saloon was built in 2014 and I took delivery in November that year. During the configurator stage, I specified the Bang & Olufsen sound system for an extra £750.
Whilst I have enjoyed excellent listening all this time, the imminent switch over of many radio stations from DAB to DAB+ has...
I'm starting to hear more about the announcement that many, if not all, radio stations that currently broadcast on DAB will be changing (upgrading?) to DAB+ in the new year.
Firstly: Why? DAB is already superb quality, so why 'upgrade'?
Secondly: Most radio receivers purchased prior to 2014...
My S3 Saloon has just passed its nine year anniversary and I was hearing someone on Classic FM talking about a change from DAB to DAB+ in January.
I think I heard something the other day about the waveband changes, but I didn't take an awful lot of notice at the time. Now however, as I always...
The manual for my 64-plate S3 saloon runs to over 300 pages and, although I've searched high and low through it, there are some things to which I cannot find the answer. Please see the attached photograph .. my questions are these:
What does the red number '1' in the distance section mean...
I've discussed the situation with my Audi dealership, who approached head office and was told there was nothing they could do (gee, thanks guys!).
However, as a gesture of goodwill, the service manager has agreed to knock two grand off the total bill, which I thought was a very generous...
I took delivery of my brand new S3 Saloon (manual) in November 2014. It's now into its eighth year and has just clocked up 25,000 miles.
After the last service in November 2021, I noticed a strange turbine-like humming sound most noticeable on smoother road surfaces which, after some...
Appreciate the guidance Craig, thank you. If the settings 'respond more passively' in eco setting, what exactly happens? Does it just take longer to adjust to temperature variations, or what?
Not sure if your question is for me, Alin, but I'm no expert unfortunately. I find that if you press in the left hand knob so that the red light in the centre comes on, that seems to get the system to call for heat up to the temperature chosen by the individual thermostat knobs. Not all...
That thing you've got about shiny tail pipes .. I'm the same (must be OCD too!) but, irrespective of how dirty the car is, I always take a damp cloth to the tail pipes once I've parked back home for the day. The whole quad pipe look was one of the many things that appealed to me from the...
I don't know if my recent experience will help, or even if it's relevant, but I was having a problem in my S3 with lack of heat, even when it was frosty outside. Turned out to be a defective valve: Part No. A4HO 121 671 D 'Coolant Pump/Valve' (£116.58 + labour + vat).
I always have the right...
Just trawled my way through your thread, Harvey!
There was a time when I too was a Vauxhall owner, through my company car policy at the time. I ended that tenure with a Black GSi 2.5 (can't remember the year, it was a 'V' reg). I loved that car, Recaro seats and all and it really got a move...
I said I'd report back after the annual service and MOT:
Upshot of the heater issue was a defective heater valve, requiring the fitting of a new Coolant/Pump Valve. This cost £116.58 (part) and £212.50 (labour) in addition to the interim service + MOT at approx. £250 .. all prices (not MOT)...
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