[A4] A4 Digest, Vol 53, Issue 16

[Derek Pulvino]

That was sarcasm hence the provided definition for my application of the term.

On the lingering throttle trivia, I've got the good old fashioned cable on my car.  It's a 99.5 w/V6.  Found the drive-by-wire (electronic) system to be really unsatisfying when I was test driving other cars in conjunction with my vehicle purchase.

dp


> CC: a4 at audifans.com
> From: caliban at sharon.net
> To: dbpulvino at hotmail.com
> Subject: Re: [A4] A4 Digest, Vol 53, Issue 16
> Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:22:32 -0700
> 
> 
> "drive by wire" = electronic.
> 
> pre 99.5 (maybe inclusive?) is DBW.  i remember that was what
> everyone was talking about when i got my 2000 A4 avant new.
> 
> On Mar 20, 2008, at 12:50 PM, Derek Pulvino wrote:
> 
> > FWIW,
> >
> > Actually, the 2.8 from 98 is an old fashioned "drive by wire" system  
> > (i.e. cable to throttle).
> >
> > I think they changed to electronic late 99/2000.
> >
> > derek p
> >
> > Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:54:05 +0000
> > From: Richard van der Hoff <quattro at rvanderhoff.org.uk>
> > Subject: Re: [A4] Just got my VAG-COM and need help understanding
> > 	codes
> > To: Tyson Varosyan <tyson at up-times.com>
> > Cc: a4 at audifans.com
> > Message-ID: <47E2343D.6070503 at rvanderhoff.org.uk>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
> >
> > Tyson Varosyan wrote:
> >> Hi Guys,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> The car is a USDM 98 A4Q 2.8
> >
> >> #2 My Cruise Control never worked. When I posted about it on this  
> >> list a
> >> few months ago the answer was, "get a Vag-Com". Now I have one but I
> >> tried a bunch of "modules" and none of them had anything to do with  
> >> the
> >> cruise control... How do I troubleshoot this?
> >
> > The 2.8 has an electronic throttle, yes? The cruise control is
> > controlled by the engine module in that case... Some of the display
> > values concern cruise control - have a look at them and see if they  
> > are
> > being sane.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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