Lee_H

Hi folks. Been reading here off and on for a long time.

Just picked up a new used 2008 A6 Avant. The car has AMI per the window sticker reprint (so 2G Basic, right?) and there is a cable in the glove box. But, when I choose CD/Aux, I only get CD on the screen.

I read about the "hidden" menu on the later MMI versions, but my understanding is that I won't have access on my unit.

Am I stuck having the dealer go in to fix this? Thanks!

first.octopus

Try a new cable first. When I bought my 08 A6 Q from a dealer, they gave me a brand new i*crap cable. Since I didn't have any i*crap device, it had been in the shelf for a long time. When I got a i*whatever and try the cable, it did not work. Got another i*crap cable from ebay, that cable worked. Go figure...

Lee_H

But was "Aux" showing up as option on the screen when you had the bad cable? Seems like the aux. input just isn't active. Would a bad and/or missing cable cause "Aux" to disappear from the menu?

first.octopus

Aux was not shown as option with the bad cable. It is probably failed to detect the present of the bad cable.

Lee_H

My MMI is on version 4140, which probably means it was updated at some point. From what I read, the AMI has to be re-activated after an update. The guy I bought the car from said he never hooked up anything to the cable as long as he owned the car, so it was never an issue for him.

I did find out how to get into the hidden menu. (Setup+Return) I see the various components that are installed, but don't see one that would appear to be the AMI module. Does anyone know the component name for AMI as it would appear on the list?

Here's what I currently show:

Lee_H

Can someone with AMI on a 2G car check to see if the AMI module appears on the "Current Config" list?