Sat nav fault

[Ray Burns]

I have a 68 plate c8 a6 50 tdi recently the sat nav screen has lost some of its colour and looks a sort of bland shade of cream on both the mmi and the virtual cockpit screen, wondering if it needs to be reset or wether i have inadvertently changed something. New owner had the car for two years, ran out of warranty last month.

[Steve Q]

Even though it's just ran out of warranty I'd still let Audi take a look as there should be some good will if it is faulty. 

[Ray Burns]

Thanks Steve, have since found out that the satellite navigation is only free for three years it then reverts to a normal sat nav screen without all the benifits of a preium screen lost a lot of definition and road identity, you can of course pay to have it reinstalled at a cost of over £85 a month. No thanks, every phone has sat nav installed at no extra cost but a £50k from Audi you have three years grace and then they sting you. Joke. Thanks anyway Steve for replying.

[Steve Q]

No probs at all. Unfortunately as cars get more technology focused the more features will become subscription services. I saw an article where bmw were looking at doing this for heated seats and other features that would be activated at a cost through the infotainment screen. 

[Gordano]

On 11/11/2021 at 8:56 PM, Ray Burns said:

, you can of course pay to have it reinstalled at a cost of over £85 a month. 

Is this the cost for renewing the Audi connect, or is this something else?

[SwiftOtron]

I’m just about to take delivery of an April 2019 Avant, and plan to install a data sim in the centre console to retain connectivity once the Audi Connect expires. I’m certainly not prepared to pay £85/month when a pre-loaded data sim with 24GB costs approximately £40. That should retain my connectivity as it did in my C7 beforehand.