Ted_S4

Hi Thanks for the replies. I'm not saying that my abilities are zero. I don't have knowledge of the best way to get hold of the correct equipment/software to change settings on a S4 B8 (2010) computer - that's what I've come to the forum for 🙂. I assumed that I would need a cable, which I would connect to a Windows laptop USB port and have some software that would talk to the car. It seems that the latest recommendation is to buy a Bluetooth gadget and run software on an Android platform. I would prefer the former, but I'm happy to go with any "good value" solution. Can anyone advise me on such a solution AND a reliable source for that solution? Thanks. Ted

Gareth, Steve... thanks. I should point out, I know NOTHING.🙂 I'm reasonably competent wit I.T., but I don't know anything about what cables/devices are needed to connect, or what software or websites I should be looking at. Is OBD11 a RossTech product? I did a quick search for VCDS/OBD11 and got loads of hits for devices/software ranging from £15 to £500...??? ...Amazon, eBay ... and some stuff that requires "credits" to cary out certain operations... to me, it's just a minefield. I spent a couple of hours at my independent (the one who replaced the car battery). The mechanic tried recoding the battery several times with no success. He didn't seem to have any clue about how to fix the specific problem. The gadget he was using showed a fault on the left-rear door handle touch sensor. His final decision was that this fault might be preventing keyless from working. The suggestion then being that I fork out £98 + VAT + Labour for the sensor replacement, not being totally sure that this would fix the keyless access problem. If you've the patience, a little more detailed help would be appreciated. Thanks again.

Thanks. What's the best way to get a cable and VCDS software? Ted

Since the car battery was changed a few weeks ago: both keyfobs work remotely (so the car is recognising the keys fine) keyless access works within the first minute after locking after that 1 minute keyless access does not work at all The new car battery clearly has a good charge. Help!

Hi Thanks. I ended up buying an identical looking cable, but with different branding (Bovee Tune2Air...£99). It works with my Android phone, mostly, but does not display any track or playlist info. The controls for Next and Prev do work. Sometimes I have to reopen Spotify on the phone.... even though the MMI says it is playing a track (but with no audio coming out...?). (Funny to note that you (Mrheisenburg) replied to my post in which I asked for "some certainty"...😆.)

Thanks for your quick reply. A local "expert" told me that eBay sourced cables can blow up the cars systems... ? I'm willing to shell out £47 to avoid that, but my local Audi dealer says the cable doesn't exist. The audistream2air sounds ideal, but I guess I don't have a 3G MMI. It might not even be 2G... how do I tell? It's shows: Software: HNav_EU_P0022_D1 Nav db: 8R0060884J ECE 5.10.5 when I call up the version info. The electronic handbook on the system is simply dated: 2009. The car has Bluetooth enabled phone, but not media (or I can't see how to make it "see" bluetooth media, if it is capable).

2010 S4 Avant: I have spent two days talking to West London Audi and finally decided to buy the (expensive) £47 AMI to USB cable so I can play Spotify thru the car system. Called today to order it, only to be told it doesn't exist! Grrr! So - can anyone tell me with some certainty, if there's a way I can plug a USB bluetooth dongle into the AMI socket in the glove box... or any better solution to what I'm trying to do? Thanks