D3mon

Yeah, I just found it myself and was similarly impressed. Wished I'd had it when I had my A3 a few months ago. (To be fair, I try not to mention it on the whole because it seems to rub a lot of the VAGCOM aficionados up the wrong way.) As primarily a Apple Mac user, I don't have suitable hardware for running Windows for VAGCOM and wasn't best impressed at the some £500 outlay required to get me up and running. I'm pleased with Carista because, although it's perhaps a bit limited in scope at the moment (when compared to VAGCOM), it simplifies the whole process and is considerably cheaper. Win. :)

I'm loving the little Carista at the moment. I was like a kid at Christmas, so was flicking 'switches' left right and centre: 1. Needle sweep at startup/ignition 2. Unlock *all* doors (not just the driver door), with just one press of unlock on the key. 3. Allow configuring of daytime running lights via dash display (MMI) 4. Lower passenger-side mirror when in reverse gear 5. Blink turn signals when done closing windows via remote 6. Use tail lights as daytime running lights (Norwegian mode) 7. Enable hidden menu (hasn't yet worked - talking to Carista about this one) Should all the be 'safe' and there are a good number of VAGCOM settings it cannot yet access that could be considered unsafe. In fact, I did see one setting that popped up a warning about it potential conflict with european safety or law, so it shouldn't be possible to make an unsafe modification without you having to specifically agree to it first. I'm not sure about the dealers - One thing I am given to understand is that any dealer update to the car's systems may reset some or all of these settings to factory, so it's worth noting the changes you make and checking them after it's been in for a service etc. I have a tiny bit more raw power than the A3 2.0 TDI I came from, but because the car is bigger and heavier, I tend to drive it in a more sedate manner, as I've discovered some tricky torque steer and understeer issues if I try to push it too hard.

I've no doubt they'd be available via the parts dept. but I would take a seat before asking the price, especially if you want them fitted by the workshop. :(

Not sure if it's too late to change the spec but I'll wager to replace them after delivery will take quite an additional investment. I'd push the dealer hard for the build spec. change ASAP.

I've just purchased a Carista OBD dongle for my iPhone to see if I can get at some of these settings. I believe that disable door chime is one of them.

I usually hit one of the < > steering wheel buttons which cancels it on a per event basis. HTH