AZURES3 Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 Guys Seems quite a few people on AS.net get this on ignition. Site is slow so worth letting it fully download then play again. Mine does not do this but there is a bug with the needles on startup ocassionally where the RPM needle does not respond for about 1 second. Maybe the update that is now available for the S3 applies this. Looks quite good IMHO Needle Sweep AZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS3 Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 I've had my ECU flashed with the update and it doesn't enable this feature. It may be a new code to find with vagcom. The vid is now on Regards, John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZURES3 Posted August 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 Thanks John Any noticebale difference since the ECU flash ? AZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS3 Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 The car seemed a little quicker when I got it back, but I put it down to the sluggish A4 2.0T cab they loaned me for the day. I'm told the ECU flash is only to fix a potential issue when the engine management warning light can come on when it shouldn't. With regard to the needle sweep, does anyone know if it can be enabled with Vagcom? Regards, John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 Mine has the needle sweep but haven't noticed any delay. Is it where one needle moves before the other, or they both wait 1 second? Mine happen instantly on turning the key. Can turn it off in the DIS too. Mine is a MY2008 model though, so not sure if it's already got the update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZURES3 Posted August 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 [ QUOTE ] Mine has the needle sweep but haven't noticed any delay. Is it where one needle moves before the other, or they both wait 1 second? Mine happen instantly on turning the key. Can turn it off in the DIS too. Mine is a MY2008 model though, so not sure if it's already got the update. [/ QUOTE ] Needle sweep looks great, the delay is always the RPM on startup, delays about 1 second then catches up, rarely does it but quite noticeable. When you say you can turn it off in the DIS, what are you refering to? AZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS3 Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 Can you tell us in what display mode you have to go into to turn this on/off? This feature may be on mine now I've got the update, but I never thought of looking in there for options. Dohh. I'm away on a business trip too so I cant sit in the car and look for it either!! Regards, John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 I can't remember it off the top of my head as I'm at work, but it's into Settings and sure it's under 'Dials'? It's under the same area that you toggle the Lap Timers on/off. I can check later if no one else has posted by then. It's a DIS on/off option but is defaulted to on, with my car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS3 Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 Thanks Sparky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZURES3 Posted August 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 [ QUOTE ] Thanks Sparky [/ QUOTE ] Let me know if you find it please John AZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS3 Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 Will do Paul. It'll be late Thursday when I'm back in good old blighty,!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZURES3 Posted August 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 I will check mine tonight I dont have the update yet though. AZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 [ QUOTE ] Thanks Sparky [/ QUOTE ] John, for me to turn on/off the sweep, I do the following: DIS Menu > Set > Indications > Dials (tick/untick). Hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZURES3 Posted August 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Thanks Sparky [/ QUOTE ] John, for me to turn on/off the sweep, I do the following: DIS Menu > Set > Indications > Dials (tick/untick). Hope that helps. [/ QUOTE ] Sparky Mine does not have a INDICATIONS option on the SET menu Suprised there is a difference as I was told all S3's were 2008 models, insurance databases etc seem to reflect this, customer deliveries were not supossed to start until 2008 but some were early. Be interesting to see if John's shows this up after the update AZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 I was told there were MY2007 and MY2008 models. If John's update gives him this functionality then you're sorted Does yours ask you to press the clutch to start the engine? Can you disable lap timers/ alter pitch/volume of parking sensors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_d Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 Right, that's it, I'm taking this outside...to my parked car. BRB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_d Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 That will be a no! No option on mine either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS3 Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 [ QUOTE ] John, for me to turn on/off the sweep, I do the following: DIS Menu > Set > Indications > Dials (tick/untick). Hope that helps. [/ QUOTE ] Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS3 Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 [ QUOTE ] I was told there were MY2007 and MY2008 models. If John's update gives him this functionality then you're sorted Does yours ask you to press the clutch to start the engine? Can you disable lap timers/ alter pitch/volume of parking sensors? [/ QUOTE ] MIne asks for the clutch to be pressed and I can knock off the lap timers. I believe Paul can adjust the parking sensors via the DIS. Regards, John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shao_khan Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 No OPtion on mine either - May 07 car. I can do the laptimers thing, and adjust parking sensors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZURES3 Posted August 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 [ QUOTE ] I was told there were MY2007 and MY2008 models. If John's update gives him this functionality then you're sorted Does yours ask you to press the clutch to start the engine? Can you disable lap timers/ alter pitch/volume of parking sensors? [/ QUOTE ] Odd thought they were all the same, obvioulsy not. Yes asks to press clutch, I can adjust lap timers and parking sensors etc. Just dont have an instruments option. Cant see the ECU flash updating the DIS software to be honest ? John let us know what you find AZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 That's odd, because the clutch press requirement was new functionality for MY2008. Not sure why you don't have the dials option. ECU patch could easily add the sweep function. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 [ QUOTE ] That's odd, because the clutch press requirement was new functionality for MY2008. Not sure why you don't have the dials option. ECU patch could easily add the sweep function. [/ QUOTE ] Nah, the clutch press was required on the S3 demo I drove last November, so it can't just be MY 2008. I really started something with my post on ASN about the needle sweep, didn't I. Don't know what all the fuss is about really. I'm not even sure I like it as it looks to the uninitiated like there's an electrical fault on the dials when the needles suddenly ping over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZURES3 Posted August 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 [ QUOTE ] That's odd, because the clutch press requirement was new functionality for MY2008. Not sure why you don't have the dials option. ECU patch could easily add the sweep function. [/ QUOTE ] Dont believe there is such a thing as a 2007 model year for the S3 to be honest so maybe the ECY patch will fix it AZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] That's odd, because the clutch press requirement was new functionality for MY2008. Not sure why you don't have the dials option. ECU patch could easily add the sweep function. [/ QUOTE ] Dont believe there is such a thing as a 2007 model year for the S3 to be honest so maybe the ECY patch will fix it AZ [/ QUOTE ] If you don't believe that there was a distinct '07 model year for the S3, the "7" in your VIN might help to convince you (10th character, I believe). I deliberately waited until June for my car to make sure it was an '08 MY. Sure enough, it has an "8" in the VIN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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