Paradox

When the vehicle dims or turns off (not sure if it dims or totally turns off) the DRL, or daytime running light, when you put on a turn signal/hazard lights so the yellow turn signal/hazard flash can be seen better.

Because of this, I almost wish they had the DRL's turn yellow when an indicator was used, instead of having different signal indicators. Would have looked pretty cool IMO.

AudiByNature

So...no luck on the Q7. It will pull some info. Errors out during "customize" scan. I pulled a debug and sent it to them. It does work on the allroad.

It's a little on the slow side, just pulling info. It does let you email yourself all of the current settings, in case you need to go back.

I'll let you know if/when I hear back from Carista.

Paradox

Thanks for the update AudiByNature.

imcav8r

Wait, so I thought the start/stop disable was just a button on the dash? (perhaps that's the Prestige only) I've actually found mine to be quite unobtrusive. It still has a very slight delay but much better than other vehicles I've driven in the past. I've also figured out how to get it to start by just releasing slight pressure on the brake when trying to get a jump on traffic. Curious to research this Ross-Tech and Carista thing. I love all the tech stuff y'all are sharing.

Paradox

There is a button on the dash to disable it but some people simply don't like it, for whatever the reason, and they have to hit it every time they start the vehicle. The reason typically given why it always defaults on is because, at least in the US, the car is certified for its MPG numbers with the feature on so it has to default on.

RickObe

I sent an email to Carista asking about the 2017 Q7 (I won't have mine until May). Here's what they said:

Hello Rick,

Thank you for your interest in Carista. I believe we have some settings for that model, but we don't know for sure. If you have the hardware, could you send us debug data (here you can see how: FAQ | Carista OBD2 - Vehicle Diagnostics and Customization ) and we will research further. Thank you.

Regards,
Borislava Kaneva
Carista

asm777

aquarian,

Any progress getting any of the three things you listed above in the past few months?

Just got my car on Monday and have been poking around. The ambient lighting colors are definitely there (not sure what I was doing but the ambient light colors changed while I was just in the car poking around with VCDS... maybe during a scan or something).

aquarian

Do you have the Hex-Net? According to the website that's only module that one can use to connect to the newer Audi's.

My Hex-USB-CAN won't connect to the Q7....

otteporihs

Have you tried using the latest beta version 16.5.1? According to Ross-Tech, Hex-USB-CAN should be able to connect to MLB 2 cars (aka Q7 Mk2 and A4 B9) using the new firmware. There're a couple of labels too.

asm777

+1

Posted in the other VCDS thread. I'm using HEX-USB+CAN and latest 16.5.1 beta (I think they just released this in the past couple days).

There are still a few modules that don't show up but was able to do:
- Needle sweep
- Gear # indicator (D1/S1, etc. instead of just D/S)
- Disable seat belt warning