leapahead

Hi Tim, Pat, at your old store was my salesman -now gone, so to say not getting great info is an understatement. Also asked him about side assist, now part of 09 tech package instead of separate option, specifically if it can be permanently shut off since the radar it emits renders my V1 useless. Never got an answer. Any info from you would on the fate of my order or side assist radar be appreciated. Many thanks!

Blownaway

Order Configuration


Model Year: 2009
Model: 8T35BL S5 4.2 COUPE 2-DR AUTO QUATTRO $NA
Exterior Color: L8L8 PHANTOM BLACK PEARL EFFECT $NA
Interior Color: SB PEARL SILVER $0
Options: 5TW VAVONA WOOD ASSAM GREY DECORATIVE INLAYS $NA
6W3 FRONT LICENSE PLATE HOLDER $NA
9VK BANG & OLUFSEN SOUND SYSTEM $NA
PND AUDI DVD NAVIGATION PLUS $NA
PTA TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE $NA
DESTINATION CHARGE $0
EMISSION FEE $NA

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Estimated Total MSRP $NA


Commnum VIN Status
232885 Factory Order Bank

Not sure of the V1 as I have never been a fan of it. I like Passport or K40..sorry..Thats the first I have heard of the side assist

MARKNMTT

I am hoping that by the time we get our cars someone will find the Vag tool settings to turn it off.

leapahead

Don't know -- and haven't gotten an answer if Audi has fixed this since this review

Will affect all Radar Detectors

Here's an excerpt from Car and Driver's review of Q7

Audi has an option it calls "side assist." The purpose? To warn motorists too lazy to swivel their necks that another vehicle might be in an adjoining lane.

Never mind Audi's "never follow" slogan; it has followed Wal-Mart et al. by choosing the same cheap-tech proximity sensor used by stores to open doors as customers approach. The Q7 has what amounts to a K-band door watcher in each rear corner.

K-band is a microwave frequency commonly used for traffic radar. The result: This Audi reads like a radar trap to nearby detectors. You can switch off side assist, but the transmitters restart automatically. Why? Audi says it keeps them always on to avoid the "3-to-10-minute warm-up for ideal operation." Another microwave-spewing option, Audi's adaptive cruise control, transmits radar from the front.

I've added the full URL where CD also note the problem with certain Infiniti and Benz features regarding radar detectors -- assuming y'all might be buying something else to haul the family around...<ul><li><a href="http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/comparison_test/crossovers_and_suvs/top_rung_sport_utes_comparison_test+page-7.html">http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/comparison_test/crossovers_and_suvs/top_rung_sport_utes_comparison_test+page

acadia1

See up, above, you can turn it off.

roccoman82

with Radar, it will work in rain and snow etc, comared to a laser based system (lexus) that can be rendered useless in poor weather.