Modern vehicles are built with a notable range of options, and now you can even listen to Deezer on your motor vehicle. On the other hand, some basic options are still quite functional. Indeed, being aware of the range of your Audi A1 is part of the basic knowledge in order not to run out of gas. A lot of us tend to do similar thing, wanting to reset the odometer of our Audi A1 to zero after filling it up to know how many kilometers we’re going to drive . In this article, we will describe how to reset the odometer on Audi A1 . In a first time, we will be keen on how this day counter works and, in a second time, how to reset this trip odometer and in a last part, if it is possible to decrease the mileage of its Audi A1.
How does the trip odometer function on Audi A1?
Let’s start our content page with how your meter works. Although it’s not required to understand how your motor vehicle works, it’s still wise and practical to know the principles. If you’re concerned about about resetting your odometer to Audi A1 , then this component will definitely interest you.
The odometer or odometer totalizer of your motor vehicle utilized to be mechanical, and has now been changed to electronic. The purpose of this change is mainly to fight against mileage fraud , indeed, some of us knew how to manipulate mechanical odometers to reduce or reset the mileage of a Audi A1 in order to sell it for more than its real value.
In the mechanical version, it works with a system of drums connected to a cable that is driven by the gearbox output shaft or the differential . Finally for the electronic version, the most basic on the Audi A1, it is a sensor that can be placed in different places based on the year of your Audi A1 and that transmits the mileage data to the onboard computer.
Reset the daily mileage counter to zero on Audi A1
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Now let’s proceed to the most essential step, how to reset the daily odometer of your Audi A1? Nevertheless this step is quite often easy to carry out, some of you, new buyers of Audi A1 for example, may not be knowledgeable with the procedure to conduct this process.
We will now look at the different methods to reset the trip odometer to zero on Audi A1:
- Hold the right button on your dashboard for some seconds until zero is shown on the trip odometer
- If this button does not function, you can use the right-hand counter comodo by pressing the button at its end for a couple of seconds till the odometer of your Audi A1 is reset to zero.
- Finally, on some of the newer models, you may need to go through your car’s centre console and display, going through your car’s configurations to reset it to zero
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If you want to reset the service counter of your Audi A1, please browse our content page on this topic.
Rollback or lower the mileage of his Audi A1 odometer
Last component, which may interest some of you, how to lower the mileage of his Audi A1 . Know already that this work is totally not allowed by the law , and that if you carry out this action, you risk up to 2 years in prison and 300, 000 euros fine. Nevertheless, if you have doubts about the mileage of a Audi A1 before you buy it, it might be interesting to know how scammers work.
- Resetting a mechanical odometer to zero on Audi A1:
Even though they are becoming increasingly rare, mechanical odometers are the easiest to tamper with, in fact, it was enough to simply identify the cable of the meter, disconnect it, and plug a drill on it to make it turn upside down and raise or lower the mileage of its Audi A1. - Reset electronic odometer to zero on Audi A1;
Finally, the now basic electronic odometers that were expected to fight fraud efficiently are no more invulnerable than the mechanical types. Indeed, using the diagnostic socket of your Audi A1, it is possible to reset the odometer of your Audi A1 , with the help of a computer and software it is possible to modify the mileage data displayed on your dashboard.
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