I bought a new Audi A4 2.0 TFSI (211) Multitronic in May last year. In winter weather I missed my old 2.5 auto X-Type, which had AWD and seemed much more sure-footed. I have found the A4 difficult to control on snow and ice. It has been suggested that this would be improved by switching off the ESP in such conditions. Is this correct?

Compared with previous automatic cars I have owned, I have also found the Audi difficult to control at very slow speeds, as when parking in a tight space. Is this simply a symptom of the CVT gearbox or should I complain to the dealer? In today's ST you mentioned the need to allow turbocharged engines to tick over for a minute before switching off when very hot. Is this for diesels only or should it also apply to this car? By the way, it seems to use a hell of a lot of oil.