Hidden features and retrofits for the Audi A3 (8Y) 2020–

Digital cockpit layouts

Different looks for the Active Info Display, such as a carbon background, a sporty layout or a different speedometer scale.

Only with Active Info Display; available layouts vary by software version.

Condition: Virtual cockpit

Checked at diagnosis15 minPrice on request

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Digital speed on the radio display

Your speed is shown digitally on the radio or MMI screen, alongside the analogue speedometer.

Condition: Virtual cockpit

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Needle sweep at start-up

At start-up the speedometer and rev counter needles sweep fully out and back once, just like on sports cars.

Only visible with analogue gauges.

Likely15 minPrice on request

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Parking distance on the screen

Besides the beeps, the infotainment screen shows a picture of the car with the distance to obstacles around it.

Requires parking sensors; on some models front and rear.

Likely15 minPrice on request

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Refuelled amount on the display

After refuelling, the instrument cluster shows how many litres were added, so you can easily check your fuel receipt.

Condition: Virtual cockpit

Likely15 minPrice on request

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Performance monitor in the MMI

The MMI shows extra vehicle data such as temperatures and g-forces on the centre screen.

Availability differs by version and MMI generation.

Condition: MIB3, A3/S3

Likely30 minPrice on request

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Sport displays in the digital cockpit

Adds extra gauges such as g-forces, boost pressure, power, torque and gearbox temperature.

Which views appear depends on engine and equipment.

Condition: Virtual cockpit

Likely15 minPrice on request

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Video in motion

Videos and images from a USB stick or SD card stay visible on the screen while the car is moving, so the passenger can watch.

For the passenger only. The driver must not watch video while driving.

Condition: MIB3

Likely15 minPrice on request

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Wireless CarPlay / Android Auto

CarPlay and Android Auto without a cable: the phone connects automatically as soon as you get in.

Only with MIB3 infotainment.

Condition: MIB3

Likely15 minPrice on request

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Coming home follow-me-home time

After you get out, the lights stay on longer or switch on automatically so you can reach the front door safely. A wider time range becomes available in the menu.

Likely15 minPrice on request

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Daytime running lights – behaviour per switch position

Sets in which light switch position the daytime running lights are on, for example only in AUTO. We discuss the exact setting in the workshop.

We agree the exact setting with you in the workshop; you sign for it at intake.

Likely15 minAgreed in the workshop

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Daytime running lights – adjust in menu

The daytime running lights appear as a setting in the vehicle menu, so their behaviour can be chosen deliberately. The final setting is agreed in the workshop.

We agree the exact setting with you in the workshop; you sign for it at intake.

Likely15 minAgreed in the workshop

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Daytime running lights – with rear lights

With daytime running lights on, the rear lights also come on so the car is easier to see from behind at dusk and in rain.

We agree the exact setting with you in the workshop; you sign for it at intake.

Likely15 minAgreed in the workshop

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High-beam assistant release

High beam switches on and off automatically depending on oncoming and preceding traffic. The activation speed can also be adjusted.

Only works with the camera behind the windscreen; we check this first.

Condition: Front camera

Likely15 minPrice on request

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Softer or brighter interior and door lights

Adjust the brightness of door and footwell lighting and let the interior lights fade in and out softly instead of switching abruptly.

Checked at diagnosis15 minPrice on request

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Poor-weather / all-weather lights

Releasing the fog-like dip or all-weather mode on matrix or LED headlamps that already have that mode in software. Without the right lamps we will not code an extra beam.

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RS3-style tail light animation

Enables the special tail light animation known from the RS3, for example when unlocking and locking. An eye-catching detail on an A3 or S3.

Does not work with every tail light type; we check this beforehand.

Condition: LED tail lights with animation; RS mode / drive select

Likely30 minPrice on request

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Coming/leaving home with fog lights

When unlocking or locking, the fog lights or rear lights light up as well as the headlights, so you see more around the car in the dark.

Only with factory-fitted fog lights.

Likely15 minPrice on request

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Windows and sunroof via the key

Holding the button on the key opens or closes all windows (and the sunroof) at once. Nice for airing the car on hot days.

Likely15 minPrice on request

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Mirrors folding on lock

The door mirrors fold in automatically when you lock the car with the key and fold out again when you unlock. Handy in narrow streets and car parks.

Only possible if the mirrors fold electrically.

Condition: Power-folding mirrors

Likely15 minPrice on request

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Rear wiper in reverse

Choose whether the rear wiper sweeps automatically when the front wipers are on and you select reverse, or not.

Condition: Sportback

Likely15 minPrice on request

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Remember seat heating

The car remembers the last seat-heating level and switches it back on after starting, within the time window the manufacturer allows.

Condition: Seat heating

Likely15 minPrice on request

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Auto Hold default on

Auto Hold stays on after starting if you had it on last time, so you do not need to keep your foot on the brake at traffic lights.

Behaviour depends on the brake module software version.

Checked at diagnosis15 minPrice on request

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Doors locking from a set speed

The doors lock automatically once you drive off above a low speed and unlock again when you switch off the engine.

Likely15 minPrice on request

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Unlock when selecting P

On a DSG automatic, the doors unlock by themselves as soon as you put the selector in P.

Works together with automatic locking.

Condition: S tronic

Checked at diagnosis15 minPrice on request

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Register a new battery

After replacing the 12 V battery we register the new battery with the correct type and capacity, so charging and start-stop work properly.

Checked at diagnosis15 minPrice on request

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Service interval setting

After servicing we reset the service reminder correctly and set the right interval (fixed or flexible).

Likely15 minPrice on request

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SFD release for protected modules

Newer VAG models only allow coding after an online release per module. We arrange that session, for which the car must be online; if the release does not come through the function cannot be coded and we charge nothing for the attempt.

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Start-stop – remember last setting

The car remembers whether you had switched the start-stop system off, so you do not need to press the button on every trip. The final setting is agreed together.

We agree the exact setting with you in the workshop; you sign for it at intake.

Likely15 minAgreed in the workshop

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Two phones at once via Bluetooth

Allows a second phone to be connected at the same time, for example a business and a private phone. You can call with both.

Checked at diagnosis15 minPrice on request

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Acoustic lock confirmation

A short tone when locking and/or unlocking confirms that the car really is locked.

Requires alarm siren or suitable horn.

Likely15 minPrice on request

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Door-open chime with ignition on

No more continuous beeping when a door is open with the ignition on, for example while loading or waiting. The message on the display remains.

We agree the exact setting with you in the workshop; you sign for it at intake.

Likely15 minAgreed in the workshop

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Soundaktor quieter or off

The artificially enhanced engine sound in the cabin can be made quieter or switched off, for those who prefer the real engine sound.

Only on cars with a sound actuator (e.g. GTI).

Likely15 minPrice on request

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Remember recirculation and AirCare

The recirculation or AirCare setting is kept after switching off, so you do not have to select it again on every trip.

Checked at diagnosis15 minPrice on request

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Cruise control in 1 km/h steps

The adaptive cruise set speed changes in 1 km/h steps instead of 5 or 10 km/h.

Adaptive cruise control only.

Condition: Cruise control / ACC

Checked at diagnosis15 minPrice on request

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Lane assist – adjust and remember

When Lane Assist intervenes, the steering vibration and whether it remembers its last on/off state are tuned to your driving style. The final setting is chosen together.

We agree the exact setting with you in the workshop; you sign for it at intake.

Condition: Lane assist

Likely15 minAgreed in the workshop

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ACC right-side overtaking limit – adjust

Adaptive cruise brakes to avoid overtaking on the right, as is usual in Germany. This does not always suit Dutch traffic; together we choose the right setting.

We agree the exact setting with you in the workshop; you sign for it at intake.

Condition: ACC

Checked at diagnosis15 minAgreed in the workshop

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Speed assistant – one-press off

On new cars the speed assistant (ISA) is on at every start. We look together at the quickest way for you to switch it off yourself, for example via a shortcut.

We agree the exact setting with you in the workshop; you sign for it at intake.

Condition: ISA (EU GSR2)

Checked at diagnosis15 minAgreed in the workshop

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Speed warning – adjust

Sets or adjusts the warning at a chosen speed, for example 120 km/h. We agree the right setting together.

We agree the exact setting with you in the workshop; you sign for it at intake.

Checked at diagnosis15 minAgreed in the workshop

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Seatbelt reminder – adjust

The seatbelt reminder can be set differently, for example for work where you often get in and out briefly. We discuss which setting suits you in the workshop.

We agree the exact setting with you in the workshop; you sign for it at intake.

Likely15 minAgreed in the workshop

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DCC damping in Individual

Giving the adaptive dampers their own setting in Individual instead of tying them to Comfort or Sport. Only works with factory DCC; you cannot code this onto passive dampers.

Checked at diagnosisPrice on request

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Laptimer and performance measurement

A stopwatch for lap times in the instrument cluster, operated with the steering-wheel buttons. Fun for track days.

Intended for track use.

Likely15 minPrice on request

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Throttle response in Individual

The accelerator responds more directly in the chosen driving profile, without changing engine power.

Pedal feel only; no power change.

Likely15 minPrice on request

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Rear-view camera retrofit

A genuine rear-view camera with guidelines on the infotainment screen, coded as if fitted at the factory.

Price and feasibility after checking your equipment.

Likely120 minPrice on request

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Trailer module teach-in VAG

After a towbar is fitted we register the module so lighting, parking sensors and stability control take the trailer into account.

For a retrofit towbar it depends on the wiring kit.

Checked at diagnosis30 minPrice on request

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