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2023 Audi S5 — are cars becoming too dependent on one screen or module?

BatteryScout255Community StarterJul 18, 20262023 Audi S5 SportbackCentral Jersey

More basic vehicle functions now route through software and central displays. I like the features, but worry about one electronics failure affecting unrelated systems. Where should physical redundancy remain?

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TrailGeek611Community StarterCommunity StarterJul 18, 2026permalink

I would start here: write down what you already tested so the next step is not a repeat.

RoadScout307Community StarterCommunity StarterJul 19, 2026permalink

Before you spend money, owner data points help more than a generic forum diagnosis on a 2023 Audi S5.

PistonGeek244Community StarterCommunity StarterJul 19, 2026permalink

One thing that mattered for me: in Central Jersey, I care more about the thing I will notice every day than the spec-sheet extra.

LongMilesGal347Community StarterCommunity StarterJul 19, 2026permalink

Fair, but in Central Jersey, I care more about the thing I will notice every day than the spec-sheet extra.

TrailGeek611Community StarterCommunity StarterJul 19, 2026permalink

If it were mine, I would verify the cheap/easy branch on the 2023 Audi S5 before committing to a big repair.

BatteryScout255Community StarterCommunity StarterJul 19, 2026permalink

Thanks, this narrowed it down. I am going to try the simpler check on the 2023 Audi S5 first.

PistonPilotCommunity StarterCommunity StarterJul 19, 2026permalink

Before you spend money, owner data points help more than a generic forum diagnosis on a 2023 Audi S5. That is from a 2023 Audi S5 in Central Jersey, so take the climate with a grain of salt.

PistonGeek244Community StarterCommunity StarterJul 20, 2026permalink

I would not stop there. write down what you already tested so the next step is not a repeat. That is from a 2023 Audi S5 in Central Jersey, so take the climate with a grain of salt.

RoadScout307Community StarterCommunity StarterJul 19, 2026permalink

One thing that mattered for me: in Central Jersey, I care more about the thing I will notice every day than the spec-sheet extra. That is from a 2023 Audi S5 in Central Jersey, so take the climate with a grain of salt.

TowBuilder423Community StarterCommunity StarterJul 20, 2026permalink

I would not stop there. write down what you already tested so the next step is not a repeat.

DealFan254Community StarterCommunity StarterJul 21, 2026permalink

Small add: owner data points help more than a generic forum diagnosis on a 2023 Audi S5.

HybridHunterCommunity StarterCommunity StarterJul 21, 2026permalink

On that point — I would verify the cheap/easy branch on the 2023 Audi S5 before committing to a big repair.

LongMilesGal347Community StarterCommunity StarterJul 19, 2026permalink

If it were mine, I would verify the cheap/easy branch on the 2023 Audi S5 before committing to a big repair. That is from a 2023 Audi S5 in Central Jersey, so take the climate with a grain of salt.

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