Canadian Q5 - traveling to USA - questions...
03-02-2014, 07:21 PM
#1
Canadian Q5 - traveling to USA - questions...
Hi everyone,
I've got the 2014 Q5 TDI and will be doing my first roadtrip into the US. Have a few questions:
- The nav and maps will fully work in the USA, correct?
- How can I switch the digital display from km/h to mph?
- Anything else I should know for the inter-country travel?
I've got the 2014 Q5 TDI and will be doing my first roadtrip into the US. Have a few questions:
- The nav and maps will fully work in the USA, correct?
- How can I switch the digital display from km/h to mph?
- Anything else I should know for the inter-country travel?
03-02-2014, 07:52 PM
#2
Hi everyone,
I've got the 2014 Q5 TDI and will be doing my first roadtrip into the US. Have a few questions:
- The nav and maps will fully work in the USA, correct?
- How can I switch the digital display from km/h to mph?
- Anything else I should know for the inter-country travel?
I've got the 2014 Q5 TDI and will be doing my first roadtrip into the US. Have a few questions:
- The nav and maps will fully work in the USA, correct?
- How can I switch the digital display from km/h to mph?
- Anything else I should know for the inter-country travel?
2 - Change the units setting in the MMI Settings to "MPH"(From memory, you enter the MMI Settings by hitting the "Car" button, then selecting the appropriate corner option button)
3 - Before leaving, check with your CC company what zip code you should enter when filling up at a USA gas station.
03-02-2014, 08:09 PM
#3
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1&2 were covered.
3. Pronunciation of "sorry" here is "saw ree" not "soar ee" and "about" is "uh bout" not "uh boot." Nobody will know what heck hydro is down here either.
Everything else is uh bout the same. Safe travels!
3. Pronunciation of "sorry" here is "saw ree" not "soar ee" and "about" is "uh bout" not "uh boot." Nobody will know what heck hydro is down here either.
Everything else is uh bout the same. Safe travels!
03-02-2014, 08:48 PM
#4
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Kaitlyn,
I have no idea if Canada is still using Imperial Gallons but if so, you may be surprised because the US is using a different 'gallon' that is considerably smaller. So when you fill the tank, it may take 20% (?) more "gallons". You may also be surprised to see gasoline prices in mils, thousandths of the dollar, on the pumps. i.e. $3.659 per gallon. For some odd reason, gasoline prices are always shown in mils and always using "9" as the final increment. Mils are legal, although the US has never coined currency smaller than the penny. Ten mils to the penny. And yes, they always round up and in theory over charge you for the fraction of a cent.
Some of our states have traffic laws that may be foreign to you. (Pun intended.) Some require turning on your headlights when the windshield wipers are on in rain, which the Q5 will do automatically. Some also require you to pull one lane to the left, to give a wide berth to any emergency vehicle that is using flashing lights on the right shoulder. Or, to slow down significantly if you can't pull over.
Depending on the state, emergency vehicles may be using red, blue, or both, and white flashers, or any combination of them, while tow trucks, etc. would only be using yellow/amber and/or white. If you should get pulled over for any reason, the protocol is to remain in your car, and preferably to keep your hands on the steering wheel in plain sight.
Highway patrols usually will give you 5mph over the posted speed limit without any trouble, although traffic is often moving 10+ over the posted limits.
Other than those, I can't think of anything that might surprise you, offhand.
Welcome to America. <G>
I have no idea if Canada is still using Imperial Gallons but if so, you may be surprised because the US is using a different 'gallon' that is considerably smaller. So when you fill the tank, it may take 20% (?) more "gallons". You may also be surprised to see gasoline prices in mils, thousandths of the dollar, on the pumps. i.e. $3.659 per gallon. For some odd reason, gasoline prices are always shown in mils and always using "9" as the final increment. Mils are legal, although the US has never coined currency smaller than the penny. Ten mils to the penny. And yes, they always round up and in theory over charge you for the fraction of a cent.
Some of our states have traffic laws that may be foreign to you. (Pun intended.) Some require turning on your headlights when the windshield wipers are on in rain, which the Q5 will do automatically. Some also require you to pull one lane to the left, to give a wide berth to any emergency vehicle that is using flashing lights on the right shoulder. Or, to slow down significantly if you can't pull over.
Depending on the state, emergency vehicles may be using red, blue, or both, and white flashers, or any combination of them, while tow trucks, etc. would only be using yellow/amber and/or white. If you should get pulled over for any reason, the protocol is to remain in your car, and preferably to keep your hands on the steering wheel in plain sight.
Highway patrols usually will give you 5mph over the posted speed limit without any trouble, although traffic is often moving 10+ over the posted limits.
Other than those, I can't think of anything that might surprise you, offhand.
Welcome to America. <G>
Last edited by Redd; 03-02-2014 at 08:55 PM.
03-02-2014, 09:18 PM
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Hope you don't have to see a dealer, but just in case something happens, know that Canadian and the US Audi dealerships take care of each other's customers.
I live in Seattle. Last December when I was visiting Vancouver, BC, the TPMS light came on, so I brought my Q5 into Audi of Richmond the next morning. They checked the car, brought everything up to spec, updated the firmware, all gratis and without an appointment. They already have all my info on their computer, and told me I can bring in my US car to all dealerships in Canada for warranty repairs, etc., just as in the US.
That's something very nice to know.
I live in Seattle. Last December when I was visiting Vancouver, BC, the TPMS light came on, so I brought my Q5 into Audi of Richmond the next morning. They checked the car, brought everything up to spec, updated the firmware, all gratis and without an appointment. They already have all my info on their computer, and told me I can bring in my US car to all dealerships in Canada for warranty repairs, etc., just as in the US.
That's something very nice to know.
03-03-2014, 04:00 AM
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+1 for credit card zip code. Pain in the *** to have to prepay for a fill up when you have no idea how much it will be.
I had my audi in Tampa over the christmas holidays and had an engine light appear. I took it to the dealer and Audi US WILL do warranty work on Canadian vehicles. They wont service them though.
I had my audi in Tampa over the christmas holidays and had an engine light appear. I took it to the dealer and Audi US WILL do warranty work on Canadian vehicles. They wont service them though.
03-03-2014, 04:26 AM
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+1 for credit card zip code. Pain in the *** to have to prepay for a fill up when you have no idea how much it will be.
I had my audi in Tampa over the christmas holidays and had an engine light appear. I took it to the dealer and Audi US WILL do warranty work on Canadian vehicles. They wont service them though.
I had my audi in Tampa over the christmas holidays and had an engine light appear. I took it to the dealer and Audi US WILL do warranty work on Canadian vehicles. They wont service them though.
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03-03-2014, 06:28 AM
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Kaitlyn,
I have no idea if Canada is still using Imperial Gallons but if so, you may be surprised because the US is using a different 'gallon' that is considerably smaller. So when you fill the tank, it may take 20% (?) more "gallons". You may also be surprised to see gasoline prices in mils, thousandths of the dollar, on the pumps. i.e. $3.659 per gallon. For some odd reason, gasoline prices are always shown in mils and always using "9" as the final increment. Mils are legal, although the US has never coined currency smaller than the penny. Ten mils to the penny. And yes, they always round up and in theory over charge you for the fraction of a cent.
Some of our states have traffic laws that may be foreign to you. (Pun intended.) Some require turning on your headlights when the windshield wipers are on in rain, which the Q5 will do automatically. Some also require you to pull one lane to the left, to give a wide berth to any emergency vehicle that is using flashing lights on the right shoulder. Or, to slow down significantly if you can't pull over.
Depending on the state, emergency vehicles may be using red, blue, or both, and white flashers, or any combination of them, while tow trucks, etc. would only be using yellow/amber and/or white. If you should get pulled over for any reason, the protocol is to remain in your car, and preferably to keep your hands on the steering wheel in plain sight.
Highway patrols usually will give you 5mph over the posted speed limit without any trouble, although traffic is often moving 10+ over the posted limits.
Other than those, I can't think of anything that might surprise you, offhand.
Welcome to America. <G>
I have no idea if Canada is still using Imperial Gallons but if so, you may be surprised because the US is using a different 'gallon' that is considerably smaller. So when you fill the tank, it may take 20% (?) more "gallons". You may also be surprised to see gasoline prices in mils, thousandths of the dollar, on the pumps. i.e. $3.659 per gallon. For some odd reason, gasoline prices are always shown in mils and always using "9" as the final increment. Mils are legal, although the US has never coined currency smaller than the penny. Ten mils to the penny. And yes, they always round up and in theory over charge you for the fraction of a cent.
Some of our states have traffic laws that may be foreign to you. (Pun intended.) Some require turning on your headlights when the windshield wipers are on in rain, which the Q5 will do automatically. Some also require you to pull one lane to the left, to give a wide berth to any emergency vehicle that is using flashing lights on the right shoulder. Or, to slow down significantly if you can't pull over.
Depending on the state, emergency vehicles may be using red, blue, or both, and white flashers, or any combination of them, while tow trucks, etc. would only be using yellow/amber and/or white. If you should get pulled over for any reason, the protocol is to remain in your car, and preferably to keep your hands on the steering wheel in plain sight.
Highway patrols usually will give you 5mph over the posted speed limit without any trouble, although traffic is often moving 10+ over the posted limits.
Other than those, I can't think of anything that might surprise you, offhand.
Welcome to America. <G>
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03-03-2014, 07:45 AM
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