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My New A3 sitting in my driveway.
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New A3 in my driveway. Note the two-tone sport wheels.
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Note the two-tone wheels.
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Close-up of the two-tone wheels
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Front view of the front fascia.
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This baby is a lot of fun to drive.
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A brief tour of the nav+ system. FM/AM interface.
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You can store radio stations in your favorites.
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Select what kind of radio you want to listen to.
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Set the audio controls.
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Within a particular station, you can move to your next/previous preset, scroll to the next available station, scan, or store a station.
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The system tells you what kind of a CD it's detected in each slot of the in-glovebox 6 disc slotloading changer. I suspect the changer will accept MP3 CDs like the DVD slot will.
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You can also listen to MP3s via SD cards. More on this later.
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Here are the controls for the CD interface.
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It also has a telephone (and telephone directory) setting. You can also set the address and it'll use the address in the nav system.
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With bluetooth integration, once I pair my phone, incoming calls come over the car stereo. There're also audio controls.
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Here's a sample screenshot of the nav system. Note the bank, gas and dining, etc. options listed. They show up in the directory by name.
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The "Car" interface.
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Setup menu where you can change Display, Sound and other settings.
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Setup/Settings menu.
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Setup/Settings/Language menu.
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Setup/Settings/Distance menu.
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Setup/Settings/Time menu.
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Setup/Settings/Reset menu.
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Setup/Settings/Delete menu.
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Setup/Sound menu.
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Setup/Sound/Balance menu.
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Setup/Sound/Navigation menu.
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Setup/Sound/Navigation/Dial menu.
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Setup/Display menu.
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Setup/Display/Brightness dial menu.
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The display tilting....
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... to expose the two SD media card bays and the DVD/MP3CD slot.
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And sliding to close.
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The CD changer in the glovebox.
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DSG roxors.
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Guages.
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Aluminum belt line trim.
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Navigation/Route menu.
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Navigation/Special Destination menu.
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Navigation/Special Destination/Destination Type menu.
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Navigation/Special Destination/Destination Type menu. (pg 2)
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Navigation/Special Destination/Destination Type menu. (pg 3)
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Navigation/Special Destination/Destination Type menu. (pg 4)
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Navigation/Special Destination/Destination Type menu. (pg 5)
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Navigation/Special Destination/Destination Type menu. (pg 6)
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Navigation/Special Destination/Destination Type menu. (pg 7)
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Navigation/Special Destination/Destination Type menu. (pg 8)
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Navigation/Special Destination/Destination Type menu. (pg 9)
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Navigation/Special Destination/Theater menu.
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Navigation/Special Destination/Theater/Benaroya menu.
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Navigation/Special Destination/Theater/Benaroya/Start Route menu.
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Navigation/Special Destination/Theater/Benaroya/Route calculation menu.
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Navigation/Special Destination/Theater/Benaroya/Calculated route display.
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Navigation/Special Destination/Theater/Benaroya/Route List (last page)
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Navigation/Special Destination/Theater/Benaroya/Route List (2nd to last page)
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Note the controls on the steering wheel. Controls for nearly 90% of daily-use functions are right at my thumbs.
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Xenon headlamps.
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Bose Premium sound system with AudioPilot dynamic EQ adjustment (to road and ambient noise).
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When I start up the car, it tries to pair with my Nokia 9300.
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The telephone interface.
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The voice activation button.
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RDBS-style info about what's playing on what radio station.
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The climate control system.
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Rear storage bay is surprisingly roomy.