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Old 11-24-2009 | 05:08 PM
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I was looking at the intee and did not find the handbrake
is it same as the Audi A4 which is Auto handbrake
can some 1 tell us where it is?
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Old 11-24-2009 | 05:10 PM
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Right in front of the shifter....it's a hydraulic e-brake.....
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Old 11-24-2009 | 05:11 PM
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it is in the center console right behind the shifter. there are 2 buttons: the bottom button says "auto" and the 1 above that is the parking brake "P". it should be electronic just like the audi A6 & A8.
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Old 11-24-2009 | 05:29 PM
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I thought they were ditching SMG?
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Old 11-24-2009 | 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Ruf930' post='1062021' date='Nov 24 2009, 09:29 PM
I thought they were ditching SMG?
What makes you think they didn't?
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Old 11-24-2009 | 05:39 PM
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The padels.
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Old 11-24-2009 | 05:39 PM
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thanks for the info guys.
that other thing that can go wrong like the audis when it 1st came out
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Old 11-24-2009 | 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Ruf930' post='1062029' date='Nov 24 2009, 09:39 PM
The padels.
You just crawl out from under a rock or something?
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Old 11-24-2009 | 05:45 PM
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I thought the padel were SMG? Was SMG te specific transmission and had nothing to do with the padel??? Give!
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Old 11-24-2009 | 05:49 PM
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Yeah, that 's the first thing I noticed back when somebody posted spy pix of the interior. Sucks big time.
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