Poll: Like or dislike S4 drive-by-wire throttle?
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Re: I havent had to big of prob with it..but I thought our M3's DBW was better.
The problem is most noticeable with power shifts 1-2 and 2-3. It's not a lot of fun when revs won't drop and you get to roll into next gear. I've had on other cars and didn't like it.
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The DBW, you ask?? HateDespiseItsucksGawdawfulSecondguessesall&^%$#in g DBW?? Not a fan.
In the 80's, Audi suffered from a bunch of unwarranted lawsuits in the US, from people who couldn't discern the Brake from the Accellerator pedals. Only a problem in the U.S.of Attorneys, oddly enough.
The DBW behavior makes that era pale in comparison, as it is a designed-in programming issue that might give you XX amount of throttle at XX pedal travel, or you might not. Or maybe later. You never can tell. And it's designed to behave that way, according to Audi.
Yep, Unintended Accelleration (or any number of fun surprises) by design.
The DBW behavior makes that era pale in comparison, as it is a designed-in programming issue that might give you XX amount of throttle at XX pedal travel, or you might not. Or maybe later. You never can tell. And it's designed to behave that way, according to Audi.
Yep, Unintended Accelleration (or any number of fun surprises) by design.
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I loathed it so much I got rid of the car.
that I traded in my '04 B6 S4 Avant MT6 on an '05 B6 S4 Avant tip (same color, same everything) just to escape it. I think the tip has the same throttle problems, but they're just not as noticeable as with the manual transmission.
I hadn't stalled a car at an intersection in 30+ years until I got my '04 manual. That was my 9th Audi, all manuals, and every car I'd owned since I was 18 was a stick. So it's not like I can't drive one. I stalled a few times, and fried the clutch more than a few times. I simply never knew what the engine was going to do in response to throttle input.
My dealer never did take care of it. I asked repeatedly to have the throttle re-programmed, but was told the car was VAG'ing OK so Audi wouldn't pay for it. Finally, they said come on in and we'll do it anyway. When I did, there was the exact clone of my car sitting on their lot - with a tip. I drove the tip home, and haven't regretted it.
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'05 B6 S4 Avant tip
I hadn't stalled a car at an intersection in 30+ years until I got my '04 manual. That was my 9th Audi, all manuals, and every car I'd owned since I was 18 was a stick. So it's not like I can't drive one. I stalled a few times, and fried the clutch more than a few times. I simply never knew what the engine was going to do in response to throttle input.
My dealer never did take care of it. I asked repeatedly to have the throttle re-programmed, but was told the car was VAG'ing OK so Audi wouldn't pay for it. Finally, they said come on in and we'll do it anyway. When I did, there was the exact clone of my car sitting on their lot - with a tip. I drove the tip home, and haven't regretted it.
DMoore
'05 B6 S4 Avant tip