New to e-tron, impressions and couple of questions
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It's all a matter of taste. I HATE having to keep my foot constantly glued to one pedal while driving. And your description of Coasting in a Tesla sounds like a real PITA. In the e-tron it is effortless fun. Plus, true coasting is the most efficient way to move a vehicle. Any input or output via regen results in at least a 10% loss in potential kinetic energy due to heat, meaning that moving a car via the electric motors results in about a 20% loss of potential range. So, in the etron, just take your feet of the pedals and enjoy the ride!
Still, whiile I would not add it as a paddle shifter option, I have wondered why Audi does not give you a One Pedal option, since some people seem to like it. It may have to do with cost and with dealing with the MLB-evo hybrid platform on which the Etron Quattro is built. My understanding is that the Q4 Etron, on the new MEB EV platform, can be purchased with the option for a "brake mode", which is essentially running the car in One Pedal mode, that is activated by a floor button.
Still, whiile I would not add it as a paddle shifter option, I have wondered why Audi does not give you a One Pedal option, since some people seem to like it. It may have to do with cost and with dealing with the MLB-evo hybrid platform on which the Etron Quattro is built. My understanding is that the Q4 Etron, on the new MEB EV platform, can be purchased with the option for a "brake mode", which is essentially running the car in One Pedal mode, that is activated by a floor button.
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Wow the OP came with some serious disinformation about the e-tron. He's got the tech myth, the inefficiency myth, and the one pedal myth all in one post. Yikes.
One pedal driving is so outdated and lame. I wish the car had the option for those who prefer it. To each their own. But man, listening to one-pedal talk is like listening to that guy who still swears he can get better MPG with a manual transmission, oblivious to all the new tech, multi-speed transmissions, fuel shutoffs, idle stop, etc. People who evangelize about one-pedal driving are today's equivalent. I remember what it took to keep a car in glide mode and it was a constant effort. Thank goodness Audi designed a car that glides on its own.
One pedal driving is so outdated and lame. I wish the car had the option for those who prefer it. To each their own. But man, listening to one-pedal talk is like listening to that guy who still swears he can get better MPG with a manual transmission, oblivious to all the new tech, multi-speed transmissions, fuel shutoffs, idle stop, etc. People who evangelize about one-pedal driving are today's equivalent. I remember what it took to keep a car in glide mode and it was a constant effort. Thank goodness Audi designed a car that glides on its own.
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Am I the only person left driving who occasionally removes both feet from the pedals when coasting to a light? Stretch the toes and tap the pedal get contact again. The worst part of the MS is the weird one pedal go-Kart action. Anyway, count me as a person who enjoys coasting. And I have grown to enjoy slowing down further by flicking the paddles with my hands on the way to an intersection.
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Terlonz
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Am I the only person left driving who occasionally removes both feet from the pedals when coasting to a light? Stretch the toes and tap the pedal get contact again. The worst part of the MS is the weird one pedal go-Kart action. Anyway, count me as a person who enjoys coasting. And I have grown to enjoy slowing down further by flicking the paddles with my hands on the way to an intersection.
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The instrument panel display has several modes, all of which show the estimated remaining range and a bar indicating the SOC. However, I haven't found a mode that will show the %SOC. You can click several times to get to the Charging menu on the MMI which does give a %SOC value, but then you have to go through that again
It sure would be nice if they put the shortcut to the charge screen on existing models. This is where Audi loses ground to everyone. They really need OTA capability to push those sort of simple improvements out to everyone.
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It sure would be nice if they put the shortcut to the charge screen on existing models. This is where Audi loses ground to everyone. They really need OTA capability to push those sort of simple improvements out to everyone.
A user download to a USB drive for infotainment upgrades would be fine with me. BMW has doing that years ago. Let's see if Audi gets their act ogether and starts offering feature upgrades to legacy models.
A user download to a USB drive for infotainment upgrades would be fine with me. BMW has doing that years ago. Let's see if Audi gets their act ogether and starts offering feature upgrades to legacy models.
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I have a US MY22. I’m not accustomed to one pedal driving but I love the e-tron’s ability to coast. The range is fine for me. The direct tpms is nice to have, but I wish it weren’t buried two deep in the sub menus. I like the shortcut to SOC status but I don’t use it all that much in practice. I ALWAYS set/adjust charging in the app, not the car. The app has been super stable for me, but others here have had major issues. After seven months of ownership, I’m finally getting my second key fob this week. Except for a Taycan or e-tron gt, there isn’t a car out there that I would rather have. I’d buy it again.
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To create a shortcut, find the item you want to add when it is presented in a list and long-press the item to see if an options menu appears. So to program TPMS as a shortcut, you would find "Display Tire Pressure" on the list, long-press it and select "Save as a Shortcut." I have searched through all of the menus and can only find three items that are programmable as shortcuts that I think are useful (since the MY2022 already has the charging screen as a permanent shortcut). Those shortcuts are:
- Home Address (to set navigation to home and begin routing)
- Hold Assist
- Display tire pressure
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I have searched through all of the menus and can only find three items that are programmable as shortcuts that I think are useful (since the MY2022 already has the charging screen as a permanent shortcut). Those shortcuts are:
- Home Address (to set navigation to home and begin routing)
- Hold Assist
- Display tire pressure