Every one of these is optional. We’ll help you figure out which ones fit how you drive, and which ones you may be able to skip.
We’ll put every price in writing. If you change your mind later, you can cancel unused coverage if your contract allows it.
Audi Signature Care is scheduled maintenance — oil changes and the factory service visits — for 3 years or 30,000 miles on 2026 and newer models. It is not an extra protection plan. On a typical lease, that scheduled maintenance is covered for the term. If you buy and keep your Audi longer, Audi Care Select can extend it.
If you are leasing, tire and wheel protection and key replacement usually fit. If you are financing, we would suggest a vehicle service contract — extra repair coverage after the factory warranty — because year five is on you.
| If you… | Ask about |
|---|---|
| Lease | Tire and wheel, dent, and key replacement. Windshield. Check your lease before adding gap protection. |
| Finance | A vehicle service contract (7 years / 100,000 miles) if you will keep it past 4 years / 50,000 miles. Gap protection if you put little down or take a long term. |
| Keep it under 4 years | You’re usually still under the factory warranty. |
| Keep it 5+ years | A vehicle service contract. |
| Over 12–15k miles a year | Wear items and extra lease miles. |
| Potholes in Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Tire and wheel. |
| Interstate or construction | Windshield protection. |
| Kids, pets, street parking | Dent, key, paint and interior. |
| Theft | Theft protection ($5,000 benefit). |
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A vehicle service contract is extra repair coverage after the factory warranty. The plan here runs 7 years or 100,000 miles. We would suggest this if you are financing and will keep the car past year four. On a typical short lease you are still inside the factory warranty, so it is usually low priority. Consumer Reports.
If the car is totaled or stolen, gap protection covers the difference between the insurance check and what you still owe. Check your lease contract before adding it. On a loan, it is worth talking about if you put little money down or take a long term. NerdWallet notes that gap coverage from your insurance company often costs less than buying it from a dealer.
Helps with stains, wear, and the finish on paint and interior surfaces. 5 years. Useful if you have kids, pets, or street parking.
Pays a $5,000 benefit if the car is stolen. 5 years.
Chip and crack repair. A spidered windshield can be a lease-end charge. 5 years.
One plan for potholes and road hazards, small dent repair, and a lost or damaged key (up to $800). 5 years. The piece that usually fits a lease is tire and wheel plus key replacement — especially on the roads in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Road report, April 2025.
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We’ll walk through the list together, and you decide what’s worth it.
No. Federal consumer protection agencies are clear that these products are optional and not required to get a loan.
Check your lease contract for any included gap coverage. On a loan, gap protection is worth talking about if you put little money down or take a long term.
Here in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a national road report from April 2025 found that 60% of the area’s major roads are in poor or mediocre shape, costing drivers about $945 a year extra. The tire and wheel plan covers potholes. Your auto insurance may also cover pothole damage, minus your deductible.
Comprehensive insurance covers floods and hurricanes. That’s a question for your insurance, not a dealership product. After a total loss on a loan, gap coverage is what covers the difference between the insurance check and what you still owe.
A typical three-year lease stays inside the factory 4-year/50,000-mile warranty, so a vehicle service contract is usually low priority. It matters more if you’ll keep the car past year four. Consumer Reports found owners often paid more than they got back.
Fine print. Flood and hurricane damage is a question for your comprehensive car insurance, not a product we sell. After a total loss on a loan, gap protection is what covers the difference between the insurance check and what you still owe.
Updated October 21, 2026. Details come from Audi USA, Audi Financial Services, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Trade Commission, the Louisiana Department of Revenue, and Louisiana’s Office of Motor Vehicles, as linked on this page. Offers and terms change, so ask us to walk you through yours.
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Leasing, financing, warranties, and protection plans for drivers in Louisiana and Baton Rouge and the surrounding areas, including Baton Rouge, Gonzales, Prairieville, Dutchtown, Geismar, Denham Springs, Walker, Watson, Central, Zachary, Baker, St. Francisville, Port Allen, Brusly, Plaquemine, Addis, Livingston, Hammond, Ponchatoula, Donaldsonville, St. Gabriel, Shenandoah, Greenwell Springs, Pride, and Jackson, Louisiana.
