MYAudi App wants me to "Become Main User". So do I.

[satyp]

Ahh, well at least I can stop chasing shadows!

So, do all MY16’s also have the “Become main user” message in the myAudi app? It’s not serious...but it niggles at me!

Many thanks for the replies.

I take it you have tried the 10 digit unique key (needs to be scratched off like lotto card) that comes with the key fob, I think I remember putting this on our MY17 version received the car in July 2016 with connect SIM to become Main User.

(this separate from VIN to create the myaudi account)

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[nilli]

I do have a key fob with the scratch stuff still covering the number, as there's no place in the MMI to enter it. My car was registered Feb 2016 and I have to put in my own sim card. I think it's ust too old... :-(

[satyp]

I do have a key fob with the scratch stuff still covering the number, as there's no place in the MMI to enter it. My car was registered Feb 2016 and I have to put in my own sim card. I think it's ust too old... :-(

The code is put in the my audi site to become a main user AFAIK and remember, might need to reset the vehicle and restart the process at worst might need re-register

With regards to too old? Not sure I understand, if you got a SIM module in the glove that you use doesn't that make it a MY17 Q7?

The 3 years free audi connect should still be active if its 2016 shouldn't it?

I think the audi dealers contact audi connect to extend after it expires at no charge normally from what I've heard, could be wrong though

Think the only code ever used in cars itself is the 8 digit myaudi pin's

Hopefully this helps and works ai..


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[satyp]

I don’t see that message all I get is “no connection possible” in settings page.



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For this again AFAIK, if the phone is connected to car WiFi with an active Internet connection somewhere all three will be linked..

If the car wifi is disabled and the car connected to the phone via Bluetooth with the an active Internet connection then the last 1 is still red, it seems to want the WiFi to be on for an active connection to the car, but not sure if this relates to car being MY17 an not being able to use the phones Internet via Bluetooth.

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[nilli]

The code is put in the my audi site to become a main user AFAIK and remember, might need to reset the vehicle and restart the process at worst might need re-register

With regards to too old? Not sure I understand, if you got a SIM module in the glove that you use doesn't that make it a MY17 Q7?

The 3 years free audi connect should still be active if its 2016 shouldn't it?

I think the audi dealers contact audi connect to extend after it expires at no charge normally from what I've heard, could be wrong though

Think the only code ever used in cars itself is the 8 digit myaudi pin's

Hopefully this helps and works ai..


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Thanks satyp, this is getting interesting! I didn't need the scratch of number to set up my audi account though, think I used the VIN number? I do have to insert my sim card into the box in the glove box, not sure if that makes it MY16 or MY17 though. But Audi did say it's too old to get any status messages from the car (i.e. doors, fuel level etc). Audi Connect does work though and Audi have extended the licence period FOC. And I do have an 8 digit pin, which I have to enter into the car's MMI every now and then.

I bought the car used from a private dealer last year, this might not be helping matters.

I'll search the audi site for key fob pin stuff and see what turns up. I've ignored this pin until now because I thought this only applied to cars outside UK...don't know where I read that. Thanks again!

[andyhud007]

I take it you have tried the 10 digit unique key (needs to be scratched off like lotto card) that comes with the key fob, I think I remember putting this on our MY17 version received the car in July 2016 with connect SIM to become Main User.

(this separate from VIN to create the myaudi account)

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As far as I'm aware the keyfob number you scratch off like the picture above only applies to the cars with the embedded sim and remote capabilities which is not available in those cars from 2016 and earlier... basically, if you dont get prompted to enter that code in the MMI, its a pointless bit of plastic.

[nilli]

Did you both have the cars from new or used? I was just thinking that if they were used then they may have previously been part of a fleet or something like that where the user access was set up as main and subsidiary accounts??? Just guessing given there seems to be that sort of functionality in it.

Hmm, good point, I got mine used from a private dealer. The keyfob was never scratched off.

But I think I’m going to give up on this now. It’s just a niggle, I think MY16’s really don’t have this function, and what Audi told me was actually correct! Everything else about the car is still perfect, so I’m not complaining too much!

[satyp]

As far as I'm aware the keyfob number you scratch off like the picture above only applies to the cars with the embedded sim and remote capabilities which is not available in those cars from 2016 and earlier... basically, if you dont get prompted to enter that code in the MMI, its a pointless bit of plastic.

Hi Andy

Fair do's ;-)

Ordered Q7 appx 2016, received it June 2016 went in at the cut off as MY17.. go figure, might have been as one of the the first few MY17's I guess...

The whole thing about this is Audi literature as well... as all the tech sales etc never clear, hence all of us and the the forums and stuff... Fun sometimes with all the guess work, figuring it out etc.. Chore other times figuring it all out..

Especially being able to use bluetooth WiFi data sharing hot-spotting in the old MMI versions via the car Wi-Fi and inability to do so with these MY17 Ones without having a cubic plan or extra dedicated UK SIM in glove box SIM module I think is quite ridiculous considering a lot of folk may already have unlimited data plans with hotspot capability via their network providers. (did drive me up the wall initially)

I don't understand the business requirement and insistence of that even though the built in e-sim relies on non heavy lifting of the Audi Connect services, why not let the consumer decide weather or not use their own data via Bluetooth for in car Wi-Fi,


But hey ho... It is what it is, not sure how BMW etc are all implementing it, may find out due course or in years to come I guess :-0




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