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

[Bart Oleksy]

sdewitt at stx.rr.com wrote:

>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?
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Yes, in a smaller inner circle with great gaps (shows 40 km/h, then not 
again until 80).  My brain is starting to get used to it after a few 
weeks, but my wife will hate that sort of thing.  However, at $400-ish 
U.S. for a different panel, I'm sure she'll manage somehow...  ;-)

Maybe I can keep my eyes open for an entire cluster panel for less from 
a wrecker instead (here in Canada)...?

Is that also what's needed to change the odometer and trip odometer to 
kilometers rather than miles, or is that a separate issue?

Thanks!!

Bart

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>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
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>>Barton Oleksy writes:
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>>>I recently acquired a 1998 A6 Quattro Wagon from Wisconsin 
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>>>lister Doug Y.!) and had it shipped to me here in Canada.
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>>>1.  Canadianization issues (metric) - I have managed to change 
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>>the 
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>>>climate control to display Celsius instead of Fahrenheit, but 
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>>how 
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>>>difficult will it be to change the speedo to read km/h on the 
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>>larger, 
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>>>more detailed outer ring & mph on the inner?  And what about 
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>>changing 
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>>>the odometer to read in kilometers rather than miles?
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>>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.
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>>>2.  I get the "OIL" message flashing for a minute after startup, 
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>>>according to the owner's manual means that the car thinks it's 
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>>ready for 
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>>>an oil change.  What's the magic to resetting that so I don't 
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>>keep 
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>>>getting the "OIL" message after I do the change?  My local 
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>>mechanic said 
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>>>he can reset it for me, but I'd like to know how on my own.
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>>Check instructions here:
>>http://www.audiworld.com/tech/elec26.shtml
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>>Also VAG-COM can reset the service reminder:
>>http://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/cars/audi_sri.html
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>>>3.  There's a button I can't find anything about in the manual - 
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>>it's on 
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>>>the driver's side on the pillar between the front and back 
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>>seats. 
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>>>Doesn't seem to do anything when I press it, but I'm definitely 
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>>curious 
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>>>about it.
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>>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.
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>>-Ti
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>>Ti Kan
>>http://www.amb.org/ti
>>Vorsprung durch Technik
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