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Offline Ady TDI

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Vag-Com (eBay) cable
« on: 24 June 2013, 13:39 »

So as I am having a couple probs with the car, and I cant afford the real deal at the mo, I thought I would get this cable from ebay :

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/290930019045?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

After having trouble with the com port, I managed to get that working, I can scan the engine fine and for some reason it says no faults (my mate scanned with his snap on scanner and showed an EGR fault) my cable will also scan the radio, and instrument, but anything else I try and scan I get an "No response from controller" message

Anyone had this and know a fix ?

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Re: Vag-Com (eBay) cable
« Reply #1 on: 24 June 2013, 13:45 »
try going to the options screen of vag com and put a buad of 9600 instead of 0 and click apply!

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Re: Vag-Com (eBay) cable
« Reply #2 on: 24 June 2013, 14:03 »

Thanks Jamie will give it a try  :smiley:

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Re: Vag-Com (eBay) cable
« Reply #3 on: 24 June 2013, 19:15 »

Nope that didn't fix it

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Re: Vag-Com (eBay) cable
« Reply #4 on: 24 June 2013, 19:23 »
Clue could be in the fact its from Ebay and not a genuine lead..........

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Re: Vag-Com (eBay) cable
« Reply #5 on: 24 June 2013, 19:51 »
Clue could be in the fact its from Ebay and not a genuine lead..........
very true, some work very well though!
luck of the draw when purchasing knock off`s!

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Re: Vag-Com (eBay) cable
« Reply #6 on: 24 June 2013, 19:58 »

SO true, least I got the fault I wanted that being my climate control  :wink:

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Re: Vag-Com (eBay) cable
« Reply #7 on: 24 June 2013, 20:03 »
this is what i did http://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/usb/FTDI-VCP-Options.png

Rosstech recomend latency timer of 2. Mines at 12 and works with mine when i got no response from my climate controller

P.S mines a ebay cable
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Re: Vag-Com (eBay) cable
« Reply #8 on: 24 June 2013, 20:15 »

Web page cant be found mate ?

Is the latency timer in options of vag com ?

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Re: Vag-Com (eBay) cable
« Reply #9 on: 24 June 2013, 20:32 »
i've fixed the link, its in device manger
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