Modern automobiles are furnished with an impressive number of features, and now you can even listen to Deezer on your car. On the other hand, some simple features are still quite practical. In fact, being aware of the range of your Audi A4 is part of the simple knowledge in order not to run out of gas. Many of us often do similar thing, wanting to reset the odometer of our Audi A4 to zero after filling it up to know how many kilometers we’re going to drive . In this post, we will describe how to reset the odometer on Audi A4 . 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 reduce the mileage of its Audi A4.
How does the trip odometer function on Audi A4?
Let’s start our article with how your meter works. While it’s not required to understand how your car works, it’s still wise and practical to know the basics. If you’re questioning about resetting your odometer to Audi A4 , then this component will absolutely interest you.
The odometer or odometer totalizer of your car utilized to be mechanical, and has now been changed to electronic. The purpose of this replace is specifically to fight against mileage fraud , indeed, some individuals knew how to manipulate mechanical odometers to reduce or reset the mileage of a Audi A4 to be able to sell it for more than its real value.
In the mechanical version, it works with a system of drums linked 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 A4, it is a sensor that can be placed in different places based on the year of your Audi A4 and that transmits the mileage data to the onboard computer.
Reset the daily mileage counter to zero on Audi A4
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Now let’s proceed to the most important step, how to reset the daily odometer of your Audi A4? Although this step is generally easy to accomplish, some of you, new buyers of Audi A4 for example, may not be familiar with the procedure to accomplish this process.
We will now check out the different ways to reset the trip odometer to zero on Audi A4:
- Hold the right button on your dashboard for several seconds until zero is displayed 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 until the odometer of your Audi A4 is reset to zero.
- Finally, on some of the newer models, you may need to proceed through your car’s centre console and display, going through your car’s settings to reset it to zero
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If you want to reset the service counter of your Audi A4, please read our article on this topic.
Rollback or lower the mileage of his Audi A4 odometer
Last component, which may interest some of you, how to lower the mileage of his Audi A4 . Know already that this action is totally forbidden by the law , and that if you accomplish this act, you risk up to 2 years in prison and 300, 000 euros fine. Nevertheless, if you have doubts about the mileage of a Audi A4 before you buy it, it may be interesting to know how fraudsters run.
- Resetting a mechanical odometer to zero on Audi A4:
Even though they are becoming more and more rare, mechanical odometers are the least difficult to tamper with, in fact, it was enough to just find the cable of the meter, disconnect it, and plug a drill on it to produce it turn upside down and raise or lower the mileage of its Audi A4. - Reset electronic odometer to zero on Audi A4;
Finally, the now basic electronic odometers that were supposed to fight fraud effectively are no more invulnerable than the mechanical types. In fact, using the diagnostic socket of your Audi A4, it is possible to reset the odometer of your Audi A4 , with the help of a computer and software it is possible to change the mileage data displayed on your dashboard.
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If perhaps you have any additional questions about the Audi A4, do not hesitate to consult our Audi A4 category.
