My MkII FL has a lever inside the headlamp unit behind the dip beam bulbs to mask the 'kick-up' on the nearside of UK headlamp dipped beams.  Moving the lever makes the headlights suitable for driving in France.  A couple of minutes per headlamp unit to change.  Doesn't the MkIII have this facility?  

"I must be sad - well worth going underneath the Millau viaduct ([pronounced meeyow) just to appreciate the sheer scale with the road deck 1000 ft above your head! "

+1 definitely worth the detour, especially in the evening as the bridge gets beautifully lit as the sun goes down!

"I must be sad - well worth going underneath the Millau viaduct ([pronounced meeyow) just to appreciate the sheer scale with the road deck 1000 ft above your head! "

+1 definitely worth the detour, especially in the evening as the bridge gets beautifully lit as the sun goes down!

Agree. Scenery is stunning. Been there a couple of times now. Fantastic campsite in Millau with good facilities. Been once in a car and once on my motorbike. Some amazing roads for the bike. So smooth compared to the uk.

Have a look here http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/overseas/index.html

Seems to be the case if you have Amundsen/Columbus nav and Xenons that headlamps set to tourist mode automatically depending on the cars GPS location and tells you so on the infotainment. A nice touch.

Are you sure about that? :no:

Are you sure about that? :no:

Someone on here who bought in the UK and drove back to Germany (tax free forces purchase I suspect) said when they came off the boat and turned the engine on the tourist mode got activated automatically; seems as though GPS enabled cars can do this but cant confirm it personally.

Someone on here who bought in the UK and drove back to Germany (tax free forces purchase I suspect) said when they came off the boat and turned the engine on the tourist mode got activated automatically; seems as though GPS enabled cars can do this but cant confirm it personally.

I have the b-xenons on mine (with Amunden) and it says you have to set the lights by "tourist mode". I know the latest Audis that have LED headlights are altered automatically by the GPS location but not xenon equipped versions.

Interesting bit about the breathalyzer on the AA website:

 

Breathalysers in France

1 March 2012 – the French government confirmed that from 1 July 2012 drivers of all motor vehicles and motorcycles (excluding mopeds) must carry a breathalyser. The regulation was to be enforced from 1 November 2012 (later postponed to 1 March 2013) and anyone stopped after that date who fails to produce a breathalyser when requested was to receive an on-the-spot fine of €11.

January 2013 – the French government announced that the implementation of the sanction (fine) for drivers not carrying a breathalyser – a fine of €11 – has been postponed indefinitely.

So you are still required to carry a self-test breathalyser when driving in France but there is no current legislation demanding a fine for non-compliance.

The original official announcement stated that one unused, certified breathalyser must be produced showing the French certification mark NF. The breathalyser produced has to be in date – single-use breathalysers normally have a validity of 12 months.

Just a bit more confused now...   :S   

Are you sure about that? :no:

 

Yep, certainly works on mine - mine is European spec though, given I live and purchased in Luxembourg. Tourist mode automatically kicked in when I came out the tunnel in Folkestone when I was back in the UK recently. It switched again on the return trip. I did comment on one of the previous threads about this as there is no mention of it anywhere in the user manual.

 

Just to confirm, I have vRS with bi-Xenon and Columbus.