[firefox10]

Not sure what you mean? I joined up yesterday and got my Q5 last month for me and my family. Come from a Korean car and love the Q5

 

[firefox10]

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[missile]

My post was perfectly clear and a warning to other forum users. I am sorry if it offends you

 

[Steve B]

Repeated forced regen was not reducing the DPF build up or extinguishing the faults causing glow plug warning. I phoned my local TerraClean agent this morning and he came to my home this afternoon and SUCCESS View attachment 12974

Great! 🥳🙌🏽

 

[Steve B]

I used thenavman.com a couple of weeks ago and it worked like a charm. I was very happy with the results

How long did it take?

 

[firefox10]

How long did it take?

Was around 2 hours. Left it running on the drive for a bit and washed it.

 

[Steve B]

OK thats allot quicker than @missile experience, i wonder why that could be 🤔 … i think i may just pay Audi to do it.

 

[ScottyUK]

It could be down to how many firmware updates are required prior to updating the maps etc. I think I had to do 4 or 5 on my A4. It was that which took the time.

 

[Steve B]

Yeh that makes sense, i’m pretty sure mine needs updates since 2013 so would probably be on the longer side of updating.

 

[firefox10]

From what I was told, the newer ones take less time than the older systems. I was told I have a 3G+ system..... whatever that means!

 

[Steve B]

I have a HN+ which is the same as the 3G+ according to their website, so may be quicker but my concern is if i have to do multiple updates which presume is what happened to missile i’ll need to use my battery charger, but hopefully it will last long enough.

I noticed if i park up and leave the stereo on it only lasts about 15-20mins before turning it’s self off.

 

[firefox10]

send them a message. A guy called ben or dan i (i think) seemed pretty helpful when i didn't have a clue.

 

[Steve B]

Yeh will do thanks!

 

[ThunderSpook]

Is there any advantage to updating the MMI other than the maps?

 

[Steve B]

Yes as they make improvements to the firmware

 

[ThunderSpook]

Yes as they make improvements to the firmware

This doesn’t really answer my question. What updates to the firmware and why would I be bothered about getting them?

 

[missile]

This doesn’t really answer my question. What updates to the firmware and why would I be bothered about getting them?

Like with a.n.other software, updates will include improvements and fixes for bugs. I would suggest they would not issue an update unless it was beneficial. You could ask Audi if you need precise info, but I doubt they will know.

 

[ThunderSpook]

Like with a.n.other software, updates will include improvements and fixes for bugs. I would suggest they would not issue an update unless it was beneficial. You could ask Audi if you need precise info, but I doubt they will know.

Doesn't seem like the sort of thing you'd want to pay for necessarily, unless you had a specific problem that needed resolving. Just making sure I'm not missing out on something here.

 

[missile]

Doesn't seem like the sort of thing you'd want to pay for necessarily, unless you had a specific problem that needed resolving. Just making sure I'm not missing out on something here.

Agreed. Unless you are updating the maps, I would not bother.

 

[missile]

Doesn't seem like the sort of thing you'd want to pay for necessarily, unless you had a specific problem that needed resolving. Just making sure I'm not missing out on something here.

Just had an offer from my local dealer which included software update:

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• Checks of the brakes, suspension, underbody, tyres and more using state-of-the-art equipment.
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• Fluid top-up including oil, water, coolant and ad-blue (up to 10 litres).