rccoleman

It is, but there is a slight complication. If you hit the parking button manually to go into parking mode, or you put the car in reverse, you can push the dial to the right or hit the right MMI button to get to the "View" option. If your front parking sensors trigger and automatically switch into parking mode, that option is missing. To get back into camera view, you need to manually toggle it off and on using the button the dash. I actually think that this is part of the problem - the automatic actuation of parking mode when the front sensors hit has a bug where it doesn't know about "camera view", and doesn't reliably retrieve and store the last setting. It could be as simple as it being stuck in "Premium Plus" mode, where that option probably doesn't exist, while other ways of getting into parking mode do the right thing.

traumeri

Yup, except I'm not sure if the bug is that simple as it continues to behave the same way even if I uncheck the option to automatically turn on with proximity sensors. I have also found a new variation to this software bug, in that the front view is currently "stuck" in the wide-angle view even if I left it last in the normal front view!

I have not bothered to take it into the dealer for this, seeing how everyone here has already tried without any luck.

rccoleman

I get this as well, but it wasn't clear if it was an oversight or if it's working as-designed. I could see it go either way.

VipinLJ

rsilvers129

So no fix yet? I asked the service guy today at the local dealer. He said I am "The first person who has ever reported it." How can that be? The 2018s have been out for over 6 months.

cuke2u

With the intermittent phone disconnection, is it the same phone with both cars? I say this because I do not have any issue with my S8 phone...

Street

So another update and a comment. My A4 is now 14 months old and still no birds eye camera fix. The software patch is now 6 months overdue. No word on release date other than "pending."

My MMI is acting freaky. Sometimes I get backup view while driving at normal speeds. I'm also getting proximity warnings while on the open road. And sometimes, the birds eye view works all by itself. I was thinking of getting the new A6 next year, but with all the bugs in the A4 and how crummy the traffic jam assist works, I'm probably going to switch brands. That's twice Audi has burned me. Once on the diesel scam and now on MMI bugs. If you think Tesla got bad press from killing people with self driving, just wait until the 2020 A8 hits (no pun intended).

irenesbob

And with this kind of havoc people are still talking about self-driving cars still being on the near-term horizon. I guess I’ll have to stay home more.

SNGGA

Update - Took my A4 to the dealership since I called and asked about the fix and said there was one.
On my repair order it was quoted with TSB 2053028/1 - didn't drive my car this morning to work so will see what happens when I get home.
I'm in Canada lol any Canadians reading this with Technik, go to your dealer and get this fix asap

guy_incognito

Yeah they pulled up the TSB when I went in back in December and claimed they "fixed" it. Issue still persists though. Going back to the dealer later this month.