Hi everyone,
I recently picked up a 2015 B8.5 RS4 (in the UK) — finally scratching that NA V8 itch whilst doing the family duties! So far so awesome...
I'm new to Audi and have found the ADS behaviour just bizarre — my expectation was that the car would start with the ADS settings as I left them (in my case, in "individual"), rather than telling me it has done so but has actually defaulted to "auto" for some of the settings. What's the point in having a "sports exhaust" option if I can't have the full sound turned on from the get-go (unless I press the ADS button a load of times before I drive off)!?
My goal is to have the ADS start up in "individual" by default — I've read plently of posts discussing this, but I feel that the instructions are always directed to B8 models (and generally not the RS4, which I gather was never available in the US so presumably has less coverage in English-speaking forums).
I've got VCDS hooked up and working, but when I follow the typical steps I'm not seeing any change in behaviour...
When I started this process, I saw the following values under [09 – Cent. Elect.][Adaptation - 10]:
These values don't correspond with the key given by VCDS (i.e. 1=Comfort, 2=Auto, 3=Dynamic, 4=Individual), which is the first red flag to me. I did manage to find a few folks mention the "218" value, albeit with a slightly different arrangement (typically 0, 218, 0, 15). From what I've read, the following values should give me "individual" by default:
...except these don't seem to have any effect whatsoever! Although some of the guides mention that all four channels should be the same, I did read about channel 66 affecting available ADS options rather than the default, hence I've not touched it.
I'm not sure if I'm just doing it wrong, or if indeed the B8.5 model uses a different set of channels/values to those indicated in VCDS. I've not managed to find any relatable experiences across the various Audi forums, so I'm reaching out hoping that somebody has had the same issue.
I'd really appreciate any input, whatever the outcome... thanks in advance!
I recently picked up a 2015 B8.5 RS4 (in the UK) — finally scratching that NA V8 itch whilst doing the family duties! So far so awesome...
I'm new to Audi and have found the ADS behaviour just bizarre — my expectation was that the car would start with the ADS settings as I left them (in my case, in "individual"), rather than telling me it has done so but has actually defaulted to "auto" for some of the settings. What's the point in having a "sports exhaust" option if I can't have the full sound turned on from the get-go (unless I press the ADS button a load of times before I drive off)!?
My goal is to have the ADS start up in "individual" by default — I've read plently of posts discussing this, but I feel that the instructions are always directed to B8 models (and generally not the RS4, which I gather was never available in the US so presumably has less coverage in English-speaking forums).
I've got VCDS hooked up and working, but when I follow the typical steps I'm not seeing any change in behaviour...
When I started this process, I saw the following values under [09 – Cent. Elect.][Adaptation - 10]:
- Channel 63 = 218
- Channel 64 = 218
- Channel 65 = 0
- Channel 66 = 15
These values don't correspond with the key given by VCDS (i.e. 1=Comfort, 2=Auto, 3=Dynamic, 4=Individual), which is the first red flag to me. I did manage to find a few folks mention the "218" value, albeit with a slightly different arrangement (typically 0, 218, 0, 15). From what I've read, the following values should give me "individual" by default:
- Channel 63 = 4
- Channel 64 = 4
- Channel 65 = 4
- Channel 66 = 15
...except these don't seem to have any effect whatsoever! Although some of the guides mention that all four channels should be the same, I did read about channel 66 affecting available ADS options rather than the default, hence I've not touched it.
I'm not sure if I'm just doing it wrong, or if indeed the B8.5 model uses a different set of channels/values to those indicated in VCDS. I've not managed to find any relatable experiences across the various Audi forums, so I'm reaching out hoping that somebody has had the same issue.
I'd really appreciate any input, whatever the outcome... thanks in advance!
