Widwow
08-12-2016, 04:21 PM
Please forgive me, I have tried to look into older posts and see if I could find anything related to this, but my searches either received nothing or so many, I couldn't find anything that answers my questions directly.
I am a new owner ( A6 C7 2.0 Ultra Black Avant) , bought the car 3 months ago, and have driven 10,000 miles since having it. Loved every minute of it, its a stunning car, smooth, powerful and comfortable. It makes the daily commute so much better... almost pleasurable.
The car has got gradually worse on economy, and this in part may be genuinely down to me giving it more as I have got used to the car. I do tend to move a bit quicker now but my question isn't really about economy, its about the behaviour of the ECU and how it reacts to my driving style. It could be winter weather, it could be tyre wear, winter fuel, etc etc The reducing Economy was more a trigger for the thought process of :-
Does the car learn your driving style and therefor, reacts differently to me, than it did the previous owner? Would that also apply to the gear box, as I understand that has its own ecu.
If the car does have a learning behaviour, is there anywhere to undo what it knows and start afresh? I read somewhere if you turn the ignition on, press the throttle to the floor for 30 seconds, the gearbox will click and reset... however I cant find that thread again to confirm. I wasn't sure weather it was a throttle position reset or a gearbox ECU reset.
Previous cars I have owned (and still do) have this type of learning behaviours and an ECU reset is possible, without the need for a pc connection or additional software. This was by either removing the car from the battery for a certain time, shorting the ECU with a spanner (those were wild days) or by a set of key turns (ignition off/ on off/on etc).
IF there for, the car does not have a learning behaviour, then it just has the 4 styles, Economy, comfort, sport and Dynamic, in Dynamic, the car just switches between the 3 other modes, dependant on a certain set of factors/conditions.
Any insight you could give would be very helpful, and I am happy to read sources if you can point me in the right direction.
Many thanks
I am a new owner ( A6 C7 2.0 Ultra Black Avant) , bought the car 3 months ago, and have driven 10,000 miles since having it. Loved every minute of it, its a stunning car, smooth, powerful and comfortable. It makes the daily commute so much better... almost pleasurable.
The car has got gradually worse on economy, and this in part may be genuinely down to me giving it more as I have got used to the car. I do tend to move a bit quicker now but my question isn't really about economy, its about the behaviour of the ECU and how it reacts to my driving style. It could be winter weather, it could be tyre wear, winter fuel, etc etc The reducing Economy was more a trigger for the thought process of :-
Does the car learn your driving style and therefor, reacts differently to me, than it did the previous owner? Would that also apply to the gear box, as I understand that has its own ecu.
If the car does have a learning behaviour, is there anywhere to undo what it knows and start afresh? I read somewhere if you turn the ignition on, press the throttle to the floor for 30 seconds, the gearbox will click and reset... however I cant find that thread again to confirm. I wasn't sure weather it was a throttle position reset or a gearbox ECU reset.
Previous cars I have owned (and still do) have this type of learning behaviours and an ECU reset is possible, without the need for a pc connection or additional software. This was by either removing the car from the battery for a certain time, shorting the ECU with a spanner (those were wild days) or by a set of key turns (ignition off/ on off/on etc).
IF there for, the car does not have a learning behaviour, then it just has the 4 styles, Economy, comfort, sport and Dynamic, in Dynamic, the car just switches between the 3 other modes, dependant on a certain set of factors/conditions.
Any insight you could give would be very helpful, and I am happy to read sources if you can point me in the right direction.
Many thanks