Is there any way to change the color of interior ambient lighting?
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Is there any way to change the color of interior ambient lighting?
Just got in a new 2018 Daytona Grey S4, was messing around with the settings and found out there was no way to change the interior LED lighting color, only the brightness of the white LED. I am assuming there is no way to magically get the lights to change colors, so wondering what my options are for aftermarket stuff. I'm thinking of some sort of transparent colored tape to put on the LEDs that are in the door and under the center console/cupholders. Has anyone tried something like this?
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Just got in a new 2018 Daytona Grey S4, was messing around with the settings and found out there was no way to change the interior LED lighting color, only the brightness of the white LED. I am assuming there is no way to magically get the lights to change colors, so wondering what my options are for aftermarket stuff. I'm thinking of some sort of transparent colored tape to put on the LEDs that are in the door and under the center console/cupholders. Has anyone tried something like this?
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For non-prestige models (like mine), the manual states that it changes given the driving mode you're in. It's not the 30-color option of the prestige model, but I think if you're in dynamic it turns red from white.
Give that a try. Also, in your manual go to the index and search ambient lighting and that page will outline it for you.
Give that a try. Also, in your manual go to the index and search ambient lighting and that page will outline it for you.
Just got in a new 2018 Daytona Grey S4, was messing around with the settings and found out there was no way to change the interior LED lighting color, only the brightness of the white LED. I am assuming there is no way to magically get the lights to change colors, so wondering what my options are for aftermarket stuff. I'm thinking of some sort of transparent colored tape to put on the LEDs that are in the door and under the center console/cupholders. Has anyone tried something like this?
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As far as I can tell, the previous answers regarding Prestige version vs P+ are correct -- only the Prestige can change the interior colors.
Now, then, when I was "tuning" my car to my (current) preferences, I only saw:
White
Red 1
Red 2 (sport)
Blue
The color scheme can be mapped to Audi Drive Select. My assumption is that in Dynamic mode, Sport red is the color du jour.
I have found no option for 30 colors -- where is that to be found (assuming there are 30 choices, that is)?
There is a choice, as I recall, which is called "impulse" -- it does NOT "pulse" with the audio (music does NOT make the colors change or glow with varying intensities).
I set mine first to blue -- now I have it set to red to match the stitching on the floor mats and steering wheel. There is still a white light "bar" above the in-door speaker.
The coolest thing (for me, your mileage may vary) is the Audi Beam Rings -- open the door (in anything other than brilliant sunlight) and the "puddle lights" project the four intertwined Audi Rings on the ground or floor.
Very cool.
If you care about the beam rings, they are now available from the parts department. You can also get, instead of rings, the beam to project "quattro."
Also very cool.
It's always the little things that bring a smile to owner's faces. . . You may not care for such "cosmetic" touches, but there is probably something that impresses the stuffing out of you.
Another [little] thing, the front seat bolster "deflates" upon exit and re-inflates when you get back into the car (the concept is to make ingress and egress easier AND to reduce "scrub wear" on the bolsters.)
Now, then, when I was "tuning" my car to my (current) preferences, I only saw:
White
Red 1
Red 2 (sport)
Blue
The color scheme can be mapped to Audi Drive Select. My assumption is that in Dynamic mode, Sport red is the color du jour.
I have found no option for 30 colors -- where is that to be found (assuming there are 30 choices, that is)?
There is a choice, as I recall, which is called "impulse" -- it does NOT "pulse" with the audio (music does NOT make the colors change or glow with varying intensities).
I set mine first to blue -- now I have it set to red to match the stitching on the floor mats and steering wheel. There is still a white light "bar" above the in-door speaker.
The coolest thing (for me, your mileage may vary) is the Audi Beam Rings -- open the door (in anything other than brilliant sunlight) and the "puddle lights" project the four intertwined Audi Rings on the ground or floor.
Very cool.
If you care about the beam rings, they are now available from the parts department. You can also get, instead of rings, the beam to project "quattro."
Also very cool.
It's always the little things that bring a smile to owner's faces. . . You may not care for such "cosmetic" touches, but there is probably something that impresses the stuffing out of you.
Another [little] thing, the front seat bolster "deflates" upon exit and re-inflates when you get back into the car (the concept is to make ingress and egress easier AND to reduce "scrub wear" on the bolsters.)
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Mark,
I feel pretty confident that your screen must not match this one, but this is what I found a week or so ago when researching the color change topic.
I feel pretty confident that your screen must not match this one, but this is what I found a week or so ago when researching the color change topic.
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The above video is of Canadian 2017 A4 Technik, which I believe is similar to US Prestige package and includes "Ambient interior lighting package with custom colour selection".
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Edit: Nope, 50s starting point got ignored, so skip to 50 seconds in to save yourself some time you will never get back.
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Since it hasn't been said yet, are you SURE you have the Prestige model? Do you have a HUD (easiest way to tell)? If not, they may have just left the software interface on the Premium Plus, but the LED system is different (not variable).