tomk

same affect by pulling on E-brake. will release when accelerate

jrjunior31

The hill hold at traffic lights on flat ground feature is so great! I had that on '15 Macan and used it ALL the time. Then I went to '15 Panamera and really missed that feature. You would think now by the 2019 model year Audi would have it??

Doc H

It's there, just on the EU version of the Q8, deleted on the US version. In fact on your US Q8, you'll find the dummy button for it just behind the real parking brake button on the center console.

jrjunior31

Doc H

Here you go...



And the European version, including cupholder cover:

jrjunior31

cbl1

What does the hill hold do different then setting the E-brake? …. ok in reading it sounds like they function the same just that the hill hold is automatic - it will engage as soon as you tap the brake at stop. So pretty much auto engage of e-brake sounds like. I wonder if the wiring is below the blank where you can install the switch and then engage it in OBDEleven.

I heard the cup holders are smaller in the covered version in Europe - US they removed for the larger cup holders. I noticed the ones in the back seat are ultra small.

cbl1

Something not expanded on much in manual I found I really like the other day - Smart Favorites.

I was going through and setting the XM stations I listened to as favorites so that I could just scroll through those from the steering wheel and virtual cockpit screen.

What I didn't realize was the "smart" part of setting them as favorites. Once set as smart favorites the car continually records those stations.

If I choose a station/song as I'm scrolling through, the song will start from the beginning no matter where it is live. You can also use the + and - Ribbon bookmark buttons to toggle back and forth between songs that have played recently (I don't know how long the buffer is but it had 4-5 songs back when I was playing with the other day).

Terrific feature that isn't explained much in the manual.

Also its in the manual but I missed - is that on the XM stations if you press on the station logo you get screen that allows you to switch between station logo and cover art as the default.

cbl1

Surprised that error made it into manual - that description of the button is completely wrong. Someone put in the quick start guide the description for hill hold, disregard the quick start guide - that is the button for the Hill Descent Assist (which is great for bad weather and going down an incline).

Page 106 in the real manual describes the Hill Descent Assist function. Inexplicably it says it comes on cars optioned with Hill Hold Assist (which they removed for US so you just get the Hill Descent).

Sometimes I'm curious if Audi leaves off the Hill/Stop Hold in US as a lingering worry with the old "Audi Accelleration at stop myth"