S-line Question--Clear It Up, Once and for All!

[Hau Ruck]

I have seen numerous posts asking what is the S-line package and other packages? Can someone define what's in these packages and what they are, how to spot them?

I have seen A4's listed as having one or any combination of the following:
Whole S-line
Partial/half/fake S-line
Premium
Premium plus
Convenience
Cold weather

If I didn't get any others, please get those too.

[bez101]

s-line is the body styling and seats suspention (lower) errr think thats it well in the uk it is

[Hau Ruck]

The full S-line is:
Body kit
Badging
Sport suspension
3-spoke steering wheel
Are there any parts you can't see or I have missed?

And the regular 08 S-line is just the body kit.

I want to know if there is a difference in the steering weight, feel, and response of the S-line vs the normal car. For instance; on a Mazda3, when you rock the steering wheel back n' forth, you will get no response from the car. There is a lot of play in the wheel. In a Mazdaspeed3, there is no play in the wheel. If you rock the steering wheel back n' forth, the car will respond to any adjustment and steer right and left accordingly. Same for a Rabbit/Golf vs a GTi, etc.

[bez101]

iv got the se and s-line
and when i rock the wheel it responds
if it didnt id be worried

[JmacZX7r]

I was told when I bought my 06 Sline that it had sport steering. I know when I got a loaner non-sline B7 the steering was soft and had no feedback whatsoever. I have never got any confirmation that it is part of the Sline package but my steering is much more firm and responsive compared to they non-slines I have driven. I believe the salesman told me it has a faster turning ratio, about 1/3 less then non-slines. He might have been speaking out his ass tho, but apparently it worked. lol

[Jay-Bee]

He might have been speaking out his ass tho

Yup, either your servotronic relay is blown or it was removed, I removed mine.

No difference in steering rack or ratio from base to S-line, the S-line steering wheel might be a little smaller?

[bartles]

Full S-line includes sport buckets up front also i believe.

[Tanner]

Full S-line includes sport buckets up front also i believe.

Not for North America, we got shafted on sport seats on the B6/B7 as Audi didn't want to re-safety the A4 with sport seats.

As for the other packages, convenience, premium, cold weather, etc., Audi kept on adding/removing things along the way. Cold weather package included rear heated seats I think but it was later discontinued in the later B7 if I recall in the US(?) but standard option here in Canada.

[E.Anderson]

2008 "S-Lines" or SE "Special Editions"
What you get extra:
steering wheel with paddle shifters
Full S-line body kit
S-line badging (grill only)

So basically you can get an 08 SE and lower it and you have an s-line (minus the 3 spoke steering wheel). The S-line seats are the exact same as the base model in the US

[tecnica]

S-line package 05.5-07:
S body kit - S4 front bumper, S-line specific grill (much like a S4 except with single vertical bars instead of thinner twin vertical bars) Larger door blades, s4 rear valance for single tips, and a s4 deck lid (has a little wave across the top), and a painted rear trunk piece. Its normally brushed aluminum on standard A4's, sits right under the deck lid.
S-line badging - front, side skirts, and deck lid
3-spoke wheel with s-line badge
Sports suspension, little lower and stiffer

In 08 it gets confusing. Apparently, all the A4's got the s-line body kit factory. 08's with S-line got the rest of the stuff mentioned above.

As for packages, it changed every year. Whats true in 05-06, doesn't apply on up. Luckily, I have an 06. I enjoy my color DIS and rear heated seats. :p

Steering is the same in all cars.

Did all cars get flappy mirrors? Mine can auto-fold in. Not sure if this was in all years.

A fake S-line is a modders car. Much like my own. I had a standard ugly ol' base A4. It now has an S4 front bumper and rear valance and a s4 grill. I kept my standard A4 door blades to match to votex skirts and kept the A4 deck lid because I liked the cut off look. For me, its not only an after thought s-line kit, but its partial as well. However, its exactly what I want....

[eskimopunk]

To add...

Steering wheel is perforated and stitched in red and white (maybe black also).

Shifter (for auto at least) is also perforated.

For non-Ti there is brushed aluminum interior trim.

[Tanner]

Did all cars get flappy mirrors? Mine can auto-fold in. Not sure if this was in all years.

I know that the auto adjusting side mirrors requires the driver side seat memory, and I think it was removed from the 2.0T later on but retained in the 3.2.

I also like my early 2006... everything but S-line, BT, and Nav.

[Tanner]

Oh didn't the full S-line package also come in black interior only plus a black headliner?

[Hau Ruck]

Is there a strut bar welded into the S-line Real?

[Blackhawk19]

Oh didn't the full S-line package also come in black interior only plus a black headliner?

In 2008 the Black Headliner is part of the TI package

I have the convenience package on my car and it came with

Power driver and passenger seats
xenon headlamps
Atomatic dimming rearview mirror
Folding sideview mirrors
Homelink

[Blackhawk19]

Is there a strut bar welded into the S-line Real?

Yes, the car has a strut that runs right in front of the Battery box

[thenofjboy]

for my 08 -

the Shifter knob for the manual tranny is also perforated.

S-line door entry plates on all 4 doors
18in 5-arm wheels with all season tires.


Didnt the S-line come with the RS4 pedals as well? maybe they arent RS4 but just "alumninum optic pedals" IIRC they did....and when I bought mine, it only had the dead pedal. The dealer said one of their workers must have jacked the other pedals when it was in their other lot...sillyness...

on a side note, I wish my car had memory seats....sigh

[tankdeer]

I bet this thread has done anything but clear up the OP's questions.

[KBob]

Ok - I just bought an '08 S-line (full S-line) and this is what it has:
(My Car was purchased in Canada)

- S-line Body, badging, door sills, suspension, 5 spoke 18" wheels, 3 spoke steering wheel with paddle shifters (automatic trans)

I am not entirely sure which packages I have besides that, but I think I have the convienience package, as it has the dimming rear view mirror, power driver and passenger seats, driver memory seats, homelink (garage door opener), xenon headlights.

I don't have heated rear seats or the ski pass through, which I believe were a part of the cold weather package. I also don't have headlight washers - which may have also been a part of the cold package.

The one thing that I don't have, and I'm not sure why, is the trip computer. What package did that one come with? I do have the technology package - which included bluetooth and the iPod integration - but I don't have Nav.

So - In my opinion. A full S-Line, at least in terms of the Canadian version in '08 - can be simply identified if it has the suspension, body, 18" 5 spoke wheels, and - perhaps the most obvious distinguishing factor - the 3 spoke steering wheel with paddle shifters (auto). If it looks too high, or if it doesn't have a 3 spoke wheel, then it's not a full S-Line.

[Tanner]

Ah missing one thing, rear trunk that's similar to the B7 S4.

As for RS4 style pedals and a welded on strut bar - that's above and beyond the S-line package, Audi never offered those on the A4.

So this is a regular A4:



And to confuse things even more, there is the S-line with the titanium (basically the chrome is blackened out to start with and different rims):







2008 Audi A4 Special Edition, notice the rear trunk, same as what was offered with the S-line package (and the S4) but notice the missing S-line badging on the rear doors and also shares the same front bumper:





Then there's the DTM edition which we never got here, wished we got those seats here (well we do, in the S4):



Clear as mud? :)

[Rahbey]

I bet this thread has done anything but clear up the OP's questions.

ILMAO

[Tanner]

I don't have heated rear seats or the ski pass through, which I believe were a part of the cold weather package. I also don't have headlight washers - which may have also been a part of the cold package.

Correct, cold weather package in the later years included the rear heated seats, ski pass and headlight washers. Headlight washers used to be a separate option in the early B7.

The one thing that I don't have, and I'm not sure why, is the trip computer. What package did that one come with? I do have the technology package - which included bluetooth and the iPod integration - but I don't have Nav.

Correct, you needed the nav package to get the trip computer.

[{PMS}fishy]

As for RS4 style pedals and a welded on strut bar - that's above and beyond the S-line package, Audi never offered those on the A4.

That is not true. My 08 Ti has RS4 style pedals. Factory.

[snopyro]

Correct, cold weather package in the later years included the rear heated seats, ski pass and headlight washers. Headlight washers used to be a separate option in the early B7.


Correct, you needed the nav package to get the trip computer.

What's the trip computer look like?

[Tanner]

What's the trip computer look like?

LOL. Just more options in the DIS, track distance, time, etc., accessible via a button on the right stalk. You can actually retrofit this if you don't have it.

As for the RS4-style pedals, I think I have seen S-line Ti cars with just the regular pedals.... maybe it's a US vs Canada thing or something else. Well enough for now, I'm gonna go riding in this heatwave....

[KBob]

Correct, cold weather package in the later years included the rear heated seats, ski pass and headlight washers. Headlight washers used to be a separate option in the early B7.



Correct, you needed the nav package to get the trip computer.

Though - I did take out another S-Line for a test drive that had the trip computer but it didn't have the Nav package.

Does anyone else have a trip computer?

[B-Time]

Correct, you needed the nav package to get the trip computer.

^ Incorrect.

This thread is a mess.

[tankdeer]

lol. yes, lots of people have trip computer. myself include. on my non-sline. The packages changed year to year. Tech package on a 2006 is not the same as the tech package on a 2008, and so on.

But basically for the 2008's, they all had the Sline body, but only the true/real/actual/whatever slines had the suspension/wheels/etc. I believe all 2008's with the actual sline package also got the RS4 pedals. (2008 S4's got the RS4 sway also). "Special Edition" is just Audi's bullshit marketing lingo to say that you get the sline body without all the other stuff that comes in the sline package

[TheKid23]

I bet this thread has done anything but clear up the OP's questions.

Exactly! So confused right now, I posted a question in the "Chatterbox" about this but there isn't much action on that thread. 2008 B7 S-Line, with the S-line badge on front grill only, so I'm thinking it's the S-Line SE b/c it looks like the 2nd and 3rd to last pics in the post above except for the rims. My question, do I have the "S-Line bumper" that ECS Tuning references for the grills they sell?

[rowyourown]

idk whether anyone mentioned this or not yet, but the s-line (b7) has an 18mm rear sway bar as opposed to the 16mm rear sway bar of the non-s

[Hau Ruck]

So basically for each car, Audi had a deck of cars, each one with a different option on it. They then shuffled the deck and threw the cards all over the floor. Audi then had monkies come in and pick up the cards 5 at a time and put them in bowls labled by the different packages. When it came time to make a car, they made a car with the options of whatever cards are in a bowl for that car. By chance, for 2008, all the bowls had an S-line body kit card in them.

I think you can also tell what package is in your car by looking at the VIN.

[a4audi4fun]

The one thing that I don't have, and I'm not sure why, is the trip computer. What package did that one come with? I do have the technology package - which included bluetooth and the iPod integration - but I don't have Nav.

Though - I did take out another S-Line for a test drive that had the trip computer but it didn't have the Nav package.
Does anyone else have a trip computer?

http://www.audiworld.com/model/ - First I'd recommend this link for getting listings for earlier option packages for North American Audis.

I ordered my MY2008 A4 Avant new with all available Canadian options (including full S-Line) except Nav and sun shade. The trip computer was supposed to be included but Audi screwed up the build for the first batch of 2008's that got delivered in Canada. I think the number was around 100 but not 100% sure of that. Mine was one of them, so I made my dealer retrofit the trip computer with colour LCD as that was one of my "must have" features.

Given many of the S-Line components can be added later, I would suggest that the best way to determine if it was full factory S-Line is to look at the door sills. Haven't heard of anyone doing that retrofit. The pedals might be the other clue but lots of folks seem to retrofit those. Feel free to PM me if you want exact details of all my options - I still have my factory order sheet. Refer to images following for the pedals and door sill :-

2008 full S-Line - RS4 metal optic pedals & S-line door sill -v-



2008 full S-Line - door sills -v-



2008 full S-Line - Avant rear spoiler on tailgate, S-Line badges on rear door trim & 18" 5 spoke wheels -v-



2008 full S-Line - 3 spoke MFSW perforated leather sports steering wheel; perf leather round shift knob


2008 full S-Line - front bumper layout -v

[Tanner]

lol. yes, lots of people have trip computer. myself include. on my non-sline. The packages changed year to year. Tech package on a 2006 is not the same as the tech package on a 2008, and so on.

Right I think this whole thread messed me up, early 2006 here, colour DIS and trip computer, there was no such thing as a tech package back then, or Nav, or BT, or S-line lol.

[bez101]

Right I think this whole thread messed me up, early 2006 here, colour DIS and trip computer, there was no such thing as a tech package back then, or Nav, or BT, or S-line lol.

my 2004 has got factory nav and bt
also my b7 se and s-line have nav and bt from factory

[tecnica]

Right I think this whole thread messed me up, early 2006 here, colour DIS and trip computer, there was no such thing as a tech package back then, or Nav, or BT, or S-line lol.

Hey buddy, your fellow 06 owner here. I have a tech package with BT and Nav, there was S-line, i opted out.

[b6onboost]

I can't believe how much misinformation there is in the B7 forum on a thread about B7s.

There are websites (like Audiworld) that list every option per package (like cold weather, convienence, S-Line, ect) per model year.

Also, you can't compare US to Canada to European models, they are all packaged differently and have different options.

[tankdeer]

Exactly! So confused right now, I posted a question in the "Chatterbox" about this but there isn't much action on that thread. 2008 B7 S-Line, with the S-line badge on front grill only, so I'm thinking it's the S-Line SE b/c it looks like the 2nd and 3rd to last pics in the post above except for the rims. My question, do I have the "S-Line bumper" that ECS Tuning references for the grills they sell?

If you have a 2008, then yes, you have the S-Line bumper/grill. I think a4audi4fun makes a good point, I think the door sils are a good way to tell. You could also check if you had sport suspension (red shocks), but that is easily changed and was available as a separate option as well.

So basically for each car, Audi had a deck of cars, each one with a different option on it. They then shuffled the deck and threw the cards all over the floor. Audi then had monkies come in and pick up the cards 5 at a time and put them in bowls labled by the different packages. When it came time to make a car, they made a car with the options of whatever cards are in a bowl for that car. By chance, for 2008, all the bowls had an S-line body kit card in them.

Wow, you must have been in one of their focus groups or something. This is top secret insider info here.

I think you can also tell what package is in your car by looking at the VIN.

Only way to know 100%. I believe you can call AoA and have then run the vin for you.

Right I think this whole thread messed me up, early 2006 here, colour DIS and trip computer, there was no such thing as a tech package back then, or Nav, or BT, or S-line lol.

You're still messed up. I have a 2006 as well. And I have BT. And I have the tech package. (among other things) Got the window sticker to prove it. And S-Line was available, you and I just don't have it. Of course you're in Canada, so all bets are off for what was available up there.

[Blackhawk19]

A true S-Line will show in the Vin, when i went to switch my insurance from my old car to my audi they ran the vin and it came up as a 2008 a4 2.0t s-line.

[kennnyyy]

I have a 2007 2.0T S-line 6MT fwd (VIN shows up as S-line)
No other options :(

- Came with S-line front bumper, grill, larger door blades, rear exhaust valence, and trunk lid
- S-line badging on front grill, kicker plates, and side trim on the rear doors
- Sport suspension with larger rear sway bars and 5-spoke 18" wheels
- Regular pedals, but interior has brushed aluminum trim, 3-spoke perforated s-line steering wheel with red and white stitching, perforated shift-knob
- maybe some other options, but I must be forgetting...

[rs6]

As for RS4 style pedals and a welded on strut bar - that's above and beyond the S-line package, Audi never offered those on the A4.

Wrong. The A4 S-Line does have welded mounts on the strut towers that a strut bar is bolted on to.