Well the A6 forum has a tips and tricks page for VCDS - Now we do too!

Obviously a lot of these have come from various forums around the internet as
well as members on here and me just playing around. I have done all of the
following on my A7 (or at least tried it and put it back). So here we go....
Change the Adaptive Cruise Control Preset distance Go to module 13 (distance
regulation), then adaptation, Channel 7 and change from 0 to 1. Reboot your MMI
and you will then have an option in your MMI under Car, driver assistance and
Adaptive Cruise Control to set which of the 4 distances your car will default to
when you activate your ACC.
Change the speed the High Beam Assist works from / to Go to module 20 (High
Beam Assist), select adaptation, then using the drop down menu select "High
beam speed threshold", change the speed it will activate to a speed of your
choice. It is in KMPH and is about 60kmph as standard. I have dropped mine to
about 25 and now works much better on twisty country lanes.
Close your boot remotely using your key fob (and retain the opening feature) Go
to Module 46 (cent convenience), coding, long coding helper and ensure byte
two, bit two is ticked it says "Comfort operation: Remote control active". Then got
to module 6D (Trunk Electrics), security access and enter security code "12345".
Then still in Module 6D, click adaptation, channel and there are 4 options in there
(among others) called "Activation using rear lid opening button in remote key Touch function for closing". Select all four of those options, one at a time, and
change the value to ACTIVE and press do it. Thats it. You still open your boot as
normal - press and hold the middle button on the fob, but to close it, you can now
just click the button on the remote (not a press and hold) and the boot will close
and beep to warn you. Love this mod!
Activate the hidden menu Go to module 5F (Information Electrics), Adaptation,
Channel 6 and change from 0 to 1. Save and exit. To enter the hidden menu press
and hold "car" and "Menu" together for 6-8 seconds. To get out of the hidden
menu, you need to restart your MMI. To do this press the top right soft key, the
control knob and the menu button together briefly. BEWARE, THE BOOTLOADER
MENU IN THE HIDDEN MENU WILL RUIN YOUR CAR. DO NOT MESS WITH THE
HIDDEN MENU UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING.
Activate the needle sweep Go to Module 17 (Instruments), coding, long coding
helper then in Byte 1 there is a tickable option. Tick the Guage test / Needle
sweep box. Then Do It. Your needles will go all the way through their full range of
movement when you start the engine (the markers for the cruise control light up
and go off again too)
Activate Video in Motion Simply follow the steps in this link. It will also generate
the correct security code for you... VIM login-code generator for MMI 3G

Automatic engagement of the parking Brake Go to module 53 (Parking Brake) and

then click on 16 - Security Access. Enter the code which your car gives you 78713
worked for me and A6 Chris. Then go to 10- Adaptation and click the drop down
box at the top of the adaptation menu. Find "shift to P EPB" and set it to
activated. When you now put your car in 'P', the electronic parking brake will
engage automatically.

Change the temperature of the heated steering wheel The factory preset
temperature is set to 28 degrees C, if you want to increase (or decrease it) simply
go to module 16 (steering wheel), adaptation and select channel 10. the preset
value is 28 which relates to 28 degrees. Change this to a temperature of your
choice and you are done. A temperature of 32 degrees has been tried and tested
by Shabazmo.
Deactivate the seatbelt warning system If you don't want to have to fasten your
seatbelt (for whatever reason) and want to disable the seatbelt warning system,
go to module 17 (Instruments), then coding and long coding helper. In byte 0
there is a drop down box for the seatbelt reminder. set it to '00 Seatbelt warning
inactive', close the long coding helper, press do it and your reminder is then set
to off.
Change the time your heated seats change from level 3 to level 2 When you put
your heated seat on full it will only stay on full power (level 3) for 10 minutes
before automatically dropping to level 2. if you want to increase (or decrease)
the amount of time this takes, simply go to module 08 (HVAC) and click on
adaptation, then on the drop down box there is an option called 'time until heated
seat stage withdrawal from 3-2' and also one for stages 2-1. Select the option
and enter a new value. The preset is 10 which is 10 minutes.
Activate disc brake massage system if your auto wipers are on and detect rain,
after a preset period your brakes can automatically start to gently touch on and
off of the brake discs to keep them hot and dry therefore shortening your braking
distances. You won't notice this happening but when you come to brake they will
be far more responsive than if they were wet. To enable this feature, click on
module 03 (ABS Brakes) and click on adaptation. Then find the option of 'disc
brake wiper' and set it to normal.
This will auto-apply the handbrake when the shifter has moved to P.
53 - Parking Brake 16 - Security Access Code shown to me was 78713 10 Adaption
"Shift P to EPB" Set to Activated
Way to disable the dinging when the drivers door is opened while the engine is
running. This is annoying when I step out to get the mail out of the mailbox which
is a few blocks from my house. Use the arrows for mode on the steering wheel.

Press them when the noise starts and it stops. Great as it is very annoying if you
are trying to speak to someone with the door open!