Bought my first A3 last week (2005 2.0 TDI 140) and love the handling compared to my old A4.

What I hate is the bl**dy auto-locking. It's driving me up the wall, so I called my local dealer who wants to charge £50.00 to switch it off!!

Just found a VAG COM cable on Ebay for £55.00, so I'll be giving it a go myself when the cable arrives.

Has anyone else attempted disabling this feature? I'd be interested in hearing from anyone who knows how to 'drive' the VAG COM 704 software.

I'll post what happens once I get my hands the hardware, for better or worse............