Picked up my MY 2014 BE today

**A6ian** · 30-10-2013,03:50 PM

I've just been and double checked to make sure it wasn't a fluke. I get 1 or 2 dots out of the cradle and 4 dots in the cradle. I just rest it at the side but away from the cradle, but not far enough to make a big difference. I read the signal strength from the phone.

Considering that the original iphone 4 ariel issue was passive then it could be that the same phenomenon creates a better signal passively, I don't really know just a stab.

**retired99** · 30-10-2013,04:40 PM

If the cradle is connected to the car's aerial could the signal be transferred from the cradle to the phone by induction?

**razor77** · 30-10-2013,05:05 PM

Originally Posted by retired99

If the cradle is connected to the car's aerial could the signal be transferred from the cradle to the phone by induction?

I was watching the emails from the thread, and this was exactly my thought... It seems perfectly logical, and actually if looked closer at the opening topic might have assumed. I have never seen a phone prep low, does it connect via AMI, or is it different.

If the same I'd love to see a listing of available cradles, it would steer my next phone choice. Probably a new iPhone or S4 (or S5 if I can wait that long).

**A6ian** · 30-10-2013,05:24 PM

Originally Posted by retired99

If the cradle is connected to the car's aerial could the signal be transferred from the cradle to the phone by induction?

That's what I think, passive is induction, active would be through the conector. I wouldn't expect as much as 2 dots/bars though.

**A6ian** · 30-10-2013,05:32 PM

Originally Posted by razor77

I was watching the emails from the thread, and this was exactly my thought... It seems perfectly logical, and actually if looked closer at the opening topic might have assumed. I have never seen a phone prep low, does it connect via AMI, or is it different.

If the same I'd love to see a listing of available cradles, it would steer my next phone choice. Probably a new iPhone or S4 (or S5 if I can wait that long).

AMI is a seperate thing. The phone prep low is an extra conection specifically for the interchangable cradles to fit into. I'm not sure where there is a list of cradles though, in fact my dealer didn't know that the iphone 5 one was available. all i did was search for it in GGL and there it was. As a matter of interest the Iphone 5 sits in the cradle and the iphone 4 i use as an ipod with AMI sits alongside. In fact my new car is a bit like Phones r us, i have another iphone 5 dash mounted, that i use for work.

**ali00** · 30-10-2013,11:46 PM

Hi, I also picked up my BE A6 today

. However, I noticed my car has the 'park assist' option - where it parks itself and what not - and don't remember choosing it from the options list and it isn't mentioned on the spec sheet I have for my car. So I was just wondering maybe if it was standard with the BE or A6 in general, do any of you guys have it?

**A6ian** · 31-10-2013,09:05 AM

No, not got that, you got a bonus

Does it have the extra parking sensors on the sides?

**ali00** · 31-10-2013,09:15 AM

Originally Posted by A6ian

Does it have the extra parking sensors on the sides?

Yeah it does, they're more deeply indented than the other sensors. I'm happy if I got it for free though

shall test it out later on today - nice little party trick

**A6ian** · 31-10-2013,10:23 AM

Originally Posted by ali00

Yeah it does, they're more deeply indented than the other sensors. I'm happy if I got it for free though

shall test it out later on today - nice little party trick

If I'm honest I'm a tad jealous. Like you I wouldn't necessarily pay for it but I'd be happy to have it for nowt. This thing is like a barge any help to park it would be welcome

**birdmansa6** · 31-10-2013,10:17 PM

Originally Posted by ali00

Hi, I also picked up my BE A6 today

. However, I noticed my car has the 'park assist' option - where it parks itself and what not - and don't remember choosing it from the options list and it isn't mentioned on the spec sheet I have for my car. So I was just wondering maybe if it was standard with the BE or A6 in general, do any of you guys have it?

Hi.
The park assist came as a part of the tech pack (wb3 or wb6) on the MY13 A6. If I was you I would check to make sure you have a MY14 car not MY13 Carib it was ordered on the MY14 car the tech pack would be WB4 or the tech pack advance WB7.
The only difference between the wb3 and wb4 is the 3 has park assist and the 4 has audi connect so you should have a sim slot in the dash.

Also if it's an MY14 avant the boot should open by waving you foot under the bumper.