Some ('98) A6 Quattro questions, incl. changing from U.S. speedo/odo

[sdewitt at stx.rr.com]

I've taken apart a cluster from a 99 a4 and changing the faces was pretty impossible. Half the needles broke and the faces are rather difficult to pry up. Aren't the speedo faces marked with Kms?

----- Original Message -----
From: ti at amb.org (Ti Kan)
Date: Tuesday, January 4, 2005 3:45 pm
Subject: Re: Some ('98) A6 Quattro questions, incl. changing from U.S. speedo/odo

> Barton Oleksy writes:
> > I recently acquired a 1998 A6 Quattro Wagon from Wisconsin 
> (thanks to 
> > lister Doug Y.!) and had it shipped to me here in Canada.
> > ...
> > 
> > 1.  Canadianization issues (metric) - I have managed to change 
> the 
> > climate control to display Celsius instead of Fahrenheit, but 
> how 
> > difficult will it be to change the speedo to read km/h on the 
> larger, 
> > more detailed outer ring & mph on the inner?  And what about 
> changing 
> > the odometer to read in kilometers rather than miles?
> 
> I think the gauge face could be replaced with a Canadian-spec version.
> It would require dismantling the instrument cluster, which is not for
> the faint of heart.  As for having the odo read in km, I'm not 
> sure but
> perhaps it's something that could be programmed with VAG-COM.
> 
> > 2.  I get the "OIL" message flashing for a minute after startup, 
> which 
> > according to the owner's manual means that the car thinks it's 
> ready for 
> > an oil change.  What's the magic to resetting that so I don't 
> keep 
> > getting the "OIL" message after I do the change?  My local 
> mechanic said 
> > he can reset it for me, but I'd like to know how on my own.
> 
> Check instructions here:
> http://www.audiworld.com/tech/elec26.shtml
> 
> Also VAG-COM can reset the service reminder:
> http://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/cars/audi_sri.html
> 
> > 3.  There's a button I can't find anything about in the manual - 
> it's on 
> > the driver's side on the pillar between the front and back 
> seats. 
> > Doesn't seem to do anything when I press it, but I'm definitely 
> curious 
> > about it.
> 
> If you open the door, press that button and then close the door and
> then lock the doors with the remote, the interior motion sensor of
> the alarm will be disabled.  This is useful if, for example, if you
> leave a pet in the car that would otherwise trigger the alarm.
> 
> -Ti
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> Ti Kan
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