Confused by cubby hole by handbrake.

[HPsauce]

Looking in the little covered cubbyhole between the front seats, beside the handbrake handle, I found a couple of things that are new on FL vs PF:

1. A menu controller which seems pointless (and weirdly located) and is missing the control knob - any one got a spare one at a fair price?

2. A cupholder which seemed to be missing something, so I lifted it out....

I found a couple of little flaps loose with the cupholder, which "seem" to fit in cutouts on opposite sides, but put in the obvious location they just sort of "flail around".
They appear to provide a mechanism for holding different size cups, but I can't see that working without some sort of spring system.

I can't see any obvious places in the unit to fit any springs, no unoccupied fixing lugs or the like. Can anyone describe how this is supposed to work?

[Adrian E]

I'll try and take a pic of mine - the menu control when pushed in brings up display in the DIS that basically takes a million button presses to inform you when your next service is due! It's the for-runner to MMI.....

Not sure what's missing from your cupholder - they're basically useless for anything bar a standard coke sized can. My insulated coffee cup stands up in the drivers armrest!

[HPsauce]

Originally Posted by Adrian E

standard coke sized can.

Yuck. Hate fizzy soft drinks, especially coke.

Wouldn't want to risk pouring sticky gunge on the interior anyway.

I put a rubber band round the outside and it seems to work OK after "persuading" it back into place.

Just need to find a knob for the menu thingy.....

[Reffro]

Yeah, the control is for the vehicle settings menus, clocks, computer, speed warning etc.

The cup holder should have two flaps, to help keep cups/cans from moving around. They are supposed to be spring loaded as you surmised, sounds like yours are in need of some loving attention.

[tonupkid]

Those knobs always come off.
Audi decided to save some money and purchased a job lot of Binatone knobware that had been gathering dust since the 60,s .
Not their finest hour knobwise

[HPsauce]

Originally Posted by Reffro

The cup holder should have two flaps

It does, now I've found them and put them back, but they are "flaccid".
Fixed by a rubber band, but can anyone describe or show (pictures) how Audi designed it to work?

I'll dig out my 60's/70's box of electronic bits, must be a few knobs in there.

[PsYcHe]

If they're the same as all the others, they should have been spring loaded.. You'll probably find the fracture points where the old ones broke off.

[HPsauce]

Indeed, looking very carefully I can see where some sort of thin plastic tab might have been attached; I'd though that was just trim from the moulding process.
Can't be a very robust design - rubber band works for me.

[HPsauce]

Originally Posted by tonupkid

Those knobs always come off.

Found a nice small one in my kit of bits that fits perfectly, held securely with a little grub screw so that I can use the "button press" function properly too.
Looks quite similar to the one on this:

[The_Laird]

Here a re a few photos of my 'cubby hole' and half of the cup holder removed and taken from above and underneath in an attempt to show how it goes together.