We pulled an all-nighter to squeeze the Q5 in, but the 3M Stone Guard kit is now on to save my paint. I'm sure some of you will be cringing, but I debadged her last night while my buddy at CAS was applying the 3M. Helping to continue to pass the time I plugged in the VAG-COM tool to have a poke around. I was able to add the "convenience window" feature that is deactivated for North America (allowing me to roll down windows, roll up windows and close the sunroof with unlock and lock buttons on the key.) I also disabled the "winking" LED (LED DRL turning off when signal light is used) that is activated for North America. Finally, just for fun, I activated the "gauge sweep" function. The speedo and tach now quickly sweep through their entire range when I start the Q5. If there's any interest in these features I will post instructions.















On a side note, just after taking a break in the front of the shop at around 1:00 am, we came across three punks who had made their way into the back of the shop and were going through my buddy's A4. We chased them out the back, managed to catch one of them (who could only manage to grab the first aid kit from the A4) and flag down a police car that happened by. As it turned out, he was scared enough to give up his friends, spent the night in jail and being 19 years old, will be tried as an adult for this and several other break and entries in the neighborhood.

Parents, don't let this happen your kids!

 

Um seriously? WTF? When did you get this little toy??
You always leave me out of the loop!!

 

Congrats again on the new ride, looks great, let us know what you think of it.
That area of town looks so familiar, but I just can't put my finger on it.

Good thing you caught the guys going through your buddies A4, who knows what would have appened.

And it's a good thing I'm out of town, other wise I'd be down @ Taylor's today

 

Thanks! So far, it's great. Took a quick road trip out to Saskatchewan Beach yesterday afternoon. Even used the hill descent option on a steep-ish, slow gravel descent. (Had to try it!) It's super smooth on the highway in "Comfort" or "Auto" mode but then put it in "Dynamic" (sport) mode in the city and it handles almost like a sports car.

We were at CAS (Custom Auto Shield) which is located on 1100 block Rose St. The big brick building in the background is the Sears distribution and call centre.

Yeah, we totally lucked out in catching those kids just in time. When I first realized what was going on I feared they were vandalizing the car. It's a gorgeous Ibis B7 A4 Avant 6MT with the Titanium and S Line package. It's my favourite avant around and I'd hate to have seen anything happen to it. (You've likely seen it.)

Have fun stateside and try not to think about avants too much!

 

Perhaps spend a little more time on the forum!

 

I'm interested in how you disabled the blinking LED's and added the convenience feature. I know a guy in Vancouver with a vag-com cable but don't know where to get the software.

 

I took some screen shots of the process last night so I should be able to post today. The software is on the Ross-Tech website. If you already have the cable you can just download the software.

 

Hi Tony, you were already helpful before (... I am still waiting for my Q5).. but I have to ask to make sure I understand. When you BUY a cable (which comes with a License?!) from Ross-Tech then you also have to download the Software (for free)? If you have a cable from a third party then you need to download the software (for free) and pay a Software License Fee? I read stuff on the Ross-Tech page but want to confirm this.

Thanks again for your help. Much appreciated.

 

Man does that Q5 look great, thought it was a Q7 at first.

Saw you going north on Broad St today, and just an FYI though the speed limit is 50 not 75

 

Um, I was driving 60 km/h until some racer in a silver A4 Avant tried to overtake me. Then since he closed the gap in the right lane between himself and the van in front of him, I was forced to overtake the van at a higher speed.

Thanks! I didn't think I could like a crossover/SUV as much as I do. I really like sitting back and just looking at it. (Especially now that the unsightly model badges are off!)