[MotorOla]

Experiences from installation in a Swedish 2005 A6 4F Sedan:

I know that many things has been said and done when it comes to this popular retrofit. But still there are details about the installation that can be discussed so I decided to post my own thoughts.

Hardware installation:
After finally receiving the stuff that I ordered; DVD NAV retrofit kit from Kufatec and a 2007 AS DVD from a guy at eBay I got straight to work. Yes I was thrifty about the DVD and did not by the 2008 version but there’s a lot of road construction going on in my area right now so I figured I rather wait for a while.

The installation description from Kufatec was a bit vague about cable locations and no pictures were included. I looked in the workshop manual (Erwin) and the installation details became clearer to me. After 2 hours work the job was done without any injures or damaged parts. My only concern is about the GPS-antenna. In the Kufatec kit an OEM antenna (Kufatec labelled mouse) is supplied and Kufatec suggests placing it in the rear parcel shelf of the car. The original antenna however is placed in the rear window housing next to the third braking light. I did as Kufatec suggested but I will look into placing it in the original antenna position. In either case the cable for the antenna is far too long for booth these installation locations. Another detail that is odd is the mentioned torx screws, there are no torx screws!

Forum Questions:
Were did you place the antenna in your A6 sedan?
How did you decide on what version of the NAV DVD that was best for you?

Software installation:

• The recoding of the MOST/CCAN Gateway went fine and there was no trouble cleaning up the stochastic DTC:s.
• There wasn’t any trouble with the NAV initialization from the DVD.
• Firmware upgrade from build 0500 to 3460 in two steps was very easy (don´t forget the battery charger).
• Once again the cleaning of DTC:s went fine and also setting the adaptation values for calibration and to get the missing battery meter back.
• Testing with the map 3D view (enabled by 3460) was OK.

Questions:
Why does my Audi workshop manager look scared and say no when I ask him kindly to upgrade the software?
Where is the Audi documentation regarding Configuration Management?
q What hardware is compatible with a certain software build?
q What is the functional difference (release notes) between one build and another?
q How are the different builds related to each other (i.e. were do you find out that in order to update from 0500 to 3460 you must first install 2120 because…)?
Maybe it’s time for a Audi Configuration Wiki?

Economy:
Kufatec kit 749.00 EUR
Shipping 23.80 EUR
NAV DVD (Shipping included) 77.00 EUR
Firmware CD’s from Audi dealer 5.00 EUR
Sum 854.80 EUR

Price at Audi dealer in Sweden 3590.00 EUR
NAV DVD at Audi dealer in Sweden 600.00 EUR
Sum 4224.00 EUR

Savings 3369.20 EUR
If you don’t order the system with a new car you can add at least another 600 EUR for labour costs!

Conclusion:
Have fun and save yourself a buck!

Kind Regards

/MotorOla