Re: S6 question

[spowers@spdg.COM (Steve Powers)]

Franco asked:
> 
> 
> What caught my attention was that though it was a "95", it
> had the new for 96 Audi delta radio that the 96 A4s and A6s have,
> the one that's a little wider than normal, and because of that
> it had the cigarette lighter in the center console, next to the
> hand brake, where the rear diff lock button used to be.

I was told that Audi ran out of the older radios. Since they weren't
planning on ordering any more, they just installed the newer version.

> The rear diff lock button wasn't there.  It wasn't anywhere to be seen.

Yup... nada, zippo... does not exist...
 
> I know that the 96 Quattro IV system has Electronic Differential Lock
> (EDL) and thus doesn't need the rear diff lock button anymore, but the
> window sticker of this "95" S6 didn't say Quattro IV and it didn't say EDL
> or anything like that.
> 
> Does anybody, maybe some lucky person out there who recently bought
> a new S6, know what's going on?  Do recent 95 S6s have EDL?

Our S6 does, although the only place they refer to it is in the manual.
It really pretty cool to try to spin the tires on a wet, grated bridge
deck only to get the most outrageous launch. It really surprises those
others around you.

I did get a bit of wheel spin last evening. I was coming up an on ramp
which had a bad viewing angle to the left and rear (Battery St. tunnel
for Seattle folks). Due to motorcycle riding habits, I always look twice
and noticed a d**f truck barreling down on me.

The car was in second with about 3500 on the tach. I nailed it and I
felt the steering go slightly light. I could hear the wheels slip a
bit, but was never out of control in any way. The d**f truck was just
a set of headlight disappearing in my mirrors.

steve powers                                             '95.5 S6 Wagon
spowers@spdg.com