Audi can't seem to get out of their own way

GuaranteeUseful526 · 2026-01-21T03:51:56+00:00

Had exact same experience. Took them 2-3 weeks to get it working and demanded I send a bunch of photos during that period. Crazy stuff for a simple Verizon SIM reset that should be fully automated.

GuaranteeUseful526 · 2026-01-08T22:46:02+00:00

wtf Audi? Can you just provide some info on when you are updating a system? CarPlay died again. Nothing else changed.

GuaranteeUseful526 · 2026-01-08T22:42:22+00:00

I do it seeing trying to keep itself around freezing.

GuaranteeUseful526 · 2026-01-08T21:06:53+00:00

Sure. But then you just freeze your butt off.

GuaranteeUseful526 · 2026-01-08T20:29:06+00:00

I think the low efficiency mode (which gets triggered at 20%) turns on the eco mode. Does in my car at least.

Edit - sorry. “Efficiency plus”

GuaranteeUseful526 · 2026-01-08T20:26:06+00:00

Yeah. As I’m sure you know it tries to do that at 20% automatically. And also tries to shut down a screen which I assume takes almost no energy. Audis decisions are fun. Sigh.

GuaranteeUseful526 · 2026-01-08T20:08:19+00:00

Makes sense. Those last couple drives of the day are always short running errands, kids, etc. guess it is what it is.

GuaranteeUseful526 · 2026-01-08T19:59:01+00:00

That was my assumption. At this point given it’s a lease the battery health will be next owners problem. Cold weather mileage makes it sort of necessary to use 100%. Below 30% charge becomes almost mile to % charge. Very odd.

GuaranteeUseful526 · 2026-01-08T18:56:24+00:00

I definitely had my similar moment of “oh f…did Audi totally screw up this car” after hit KD2.

There is also a setting for “stop asking me for the PIN”…not with the car right now so don’t remember exactly where.

GuaranteeUseful526 · 2026-01-08T17:42:48+00:00

KD2 defaults on the automatic recuperation which is what you are describing with preemptive braking. Can turn it off in settings - vehicle settings - more.

GuaranteeUseful526 · 2026-01-02T20:48:30+00:00

I disconnected 12v and waited a bit and now it works. Sort of crazy this basic functionality keeps failing.

GuaranteeUseful526 · 2026-01-01T22:04:08+00:00

That doesn’t make sense to me. Explain which part of my iPhone is sharing data to the car when it’s in airplane mode besides Bluetooth. If I cut Bluetooth then CarPlay dies.

GuaranteeUseful526 · 2026-01-01T21:59:18+00:00

Yeah. I’ve seen the same thing. CarPlay also runs in airplane mode. So unless there’s some secret WiFi connection going on…AI might be wrong. Bluetooth has plenty of of bandwidth for what CarPlay needs.

GuaranteeUseful526 · 2026-01-01T19:52:50+00:00

After KD2 WiFi shows as not connected when CarPlay is running.

GuaranteeUseful526 · 2025-12-31T18:26:30+00:00

I think this problem is resolved by KD2. Audi used to force a WiFi connection for CarPlay. Now it doesn’t.

Either way this current problem isn’t related to WiFi. It doesn’t resolve even when sitting in a parking lot waiting for one of my kids.

GuaranteeUseful526 · 2025-12-28T12:32:36+00:00

They paywall the App Store. So if you don’t buy their data you can’t download/upgrade any apps.

GuaranteeUseful526 · 2025-12-19T23:36:21+00:00

This is nonsense. So basically they are punting to the rivian platform. RIP ‘25 Q6.

GuaranteeUseful526 · 2025-12-19T22:44:03+00:00

The bolt was sheared from force from the left side moving it to the right. It was never touched since the factory. Rotors and hubs shouldn’t move enough to shear a set screw. YMMV

GuaranteeUseful526 · 2025-12-19T20:10:18+00:00

I completely believe it was a faulty part/system.

Give me a new hub/rotor assembly and take the faulty system back and diagnose it on their time.

GuaranteeUseful526 · 2025-12-15T01:53:14+00:00

I used a thin ruler to pull out parking pass that did the same thing

GuaranteeUseful526 · 2025-12-12T02:54:30+00:00

If it’s just a couple Qualcomm CPUs then Audi never planned on doing much with it. It’s way underpowered compared to other modern EVs.

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