That 180 MPH Speedo...

[B8kmon]

Originally Posted by deano27 I know you can switch to the digital display, but increments are ridiculous for low speeds. Between 20 and 40 it is very difficult to see/judge what speed your doing. I am now on a second speed ticket for doing 35 in a 30. Trading my audi in for something else now. I know I shouldn't be speed and perhaps I should drive around in 3 gear to stop me creaping over the speed limit.. You are trading in a car because you don't like the spacing of the speedometer? If you don't mind me asking, what car are you trading it in for?

[av_audi]

Originally Posted by Bob58

I agree that there is no point in the B8 A4's speedometer being scaled to 180 but there wasn't really much point in the B7's being scaled to 160 either.

My complaint it that it's scaled to 180, evenly graduated, only uses 270 degrees worth of the circle AND (my biggest complaint) 0 is at the 6 o'clock position.

That puts 60 mph at the 9 o'clock position and 120 mph at 12 o'clock.

I'm getting used to it now but it's still ridiculous.

I completely agree with every single point you make. The speedo design is an absolute fail in my book. I also don't like the tachometer going from 6 o'clock to 3 o'clock, perhaps because we are so used to the traditional 7 to 5 o'clock setup for both speedos and tachs. But it seems like this 6 to 3 o'clock design is showing up on all new Audis.

But this is certainly not sufficient reason to avoid a car, let alone to turn it in

[gunsmoker]

Get a radar detector. The 6 to 3 dials is the closest the A4 is getting to a Ferrari.

[gary135r]

I am now on a second speed ticket for doing 35 in a 30. Trading my audi in for something else now.

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seriously!?

[Horzu]

You are trading in your Audi because of the speedo increments?? You must be freaking nuts.. make that you ARE freakin' nuts.

[Big turbo TT]

Who the hell gives out "5 mph over" tickets anyway? The gestapo??

[cohenfive1]

we just got ours and my wife likes the speedo orientation, but i find it way too small in the speed range you normally find yourself in. how can we set up to get a digital display of speed? my wife has the manual and isn't letting me read it...

[gunsmoker]

Originally Posted by cohenfive1

we just got ours and my wife likes the speedo orientation, but i find it way too small in the speed range you normally find yourself in. how can we set up to get a digital display of speed? my wife has the manual and isn't letting me read it...

Push the Reset button on the wiper stalk a few times until it shows the digital speedo. Use the +/- buttons on the same stalk to select what you want in the area under the digital speedo.

[cohenfive1]

thanks.

[av_audi]

Originally Posted by gunsmoker

Push the Reset button on the wiper stalk a few times until it shows the digital speedo. Use the +/- buttons on the same stalk to select what you want in the area under the digital speedo.

I assume this is done through the trip computer? So can be done only on P+ & Prestige?