Pulled fuse 42...put it back
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How do you program the Home Link buttons to do this?
Burning Brakes
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Burning Brakes
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[QUOTE=F7addict;1590441292]I have a 16 a8. Coming from 15 7spd. It's programmed for track mode but it's quiet as hell compared to the previous stick because runs lower r's. Is there any mechanical or electrical downside to pulling the fuse?[/QUOT
I was told the A8, no matter the mode it is in switches to 4cyl mode under normal driving or idle and the M7 does not. Have a buddy who has a modded A8 (headers and catless x pipe) and it does not sound very aggressive at all until hes on it and it goes back to 8cyl mode. I read something on the forum about it as well awhile back. I have a M7 so an not 100% sure on that though but have seen a lot of people say the A8 sounds different.
I was told the A8, no matter the mode it is in switches to 4cyl mode under normal driving or idle and the M7 does not. Have a buddy who has a modded A8 (headers and catless x pipe) and it does not sound very aggressive at all until hes on it and it goes back to 8cyl mode. I read something on the forum about it as well awhile back. I have a M7 so an not 100% sure on that though but have seen a lot of people say the A8 sounds different.
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Where did you find a mild to wild system for the C7? My understanding is the m to w created for the C6 does not work in the C7. While the fuse size is different, the fact that it needs to sit in the fuse box in the engine compartment makes remote operation a problem.
I have seen home made switches but nothing like the m to w.
I have seen home made switches but nothing like the m to w.
Not as easy to use in the engine mounted fuse panel in the C7 as it was in the C6 (nor is running wires for a switch in the passenger compartment!) Skidplate does a great job of showing how to remove the electronics from the plastic box and get them to safely fit inside the fuse panel.
Last edited by JerryU; Sep 9, 2015 at 01:43 AM.
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I had an M7 2014 and now a A8 2015...and I've written extensively on this NPP fuse subject since the beginning. The only way to make the autos sound anything like the manual is getting rid of the NPP fuse AND disabling AFM mode. The A8 is extremely aggressive in entering AFM mode, and then all is quiet.
You would be shocked at how much nicer the A8 is to listen to with fuse 42 gone AND AFM gone. Fuse 42 does little otherwise for autos.
The auto cars go into V4 mode in ALL driving modes EXCEPT when paddle shifting. No way to prevent this without a tune or the Range Technology plug. The M7 only goes into V4 in Eco.