MK7 and VCDS (VAG-COM) thread

[fredgroves]

DV52...

Have you got details of how to modify the J794 to get up the "green screen" ?

[dv52]

DV52...

Have you got details of how to modify the J794 to get up the "green screen" ?

Fred:
Not sure that I understand what the "green screen" is, but I was given the following tweak instructions by a very smart (Russian) colleague on VWWatercooled (thanks Zloybob). By changing Byte 17 on J794 from 01 to 02, you are able to get the GTI look. Here's my coding string details:
Cheers
Don

[charv94]

Anyone with vcds local to either liphook in Hampshire available at night for a quick soundactuator reduction.
Or available weekends in Solihull, West Midlands area?

[James75]

 
Rear DRL's help!

So I borrowed a VCDS cable and decided to do some mods.

I must have read thousand different threads lol but I had a few things I wanted to do.

Mainly - i'd like to know what the blower is doing when air con is on auto. it's not much but i thought, it's quite annoying, I would like know what it's doing.

So I plugged in VCDS and started... All quite simple, followed instructions, all done... Car hasn't caught fire of combusted and still works and now I can see what the blower is doing.

I decided to add DRL's to the rear. My initial 'meh' towards the rear LEDS has softened and I now really like them, I thought rear DRL's would be safe and show them off a bit.

So I followed the instructions, no problems, but they don't seem to work. Clearly I missing something or I haven't understood something.

I thought I'd have to add the DRL on/off menu to the infotainment system, i did that, turned off DRL's turned them etc but still nothing.

At the risk of embarrassing myself, what simple step or thing have i missed?


James

[dv52]

Rear DRL's help!

So I borrowed a VCDS cable and decided to do some mods.

I must have read thousand different threads lol but I had a few things I wanted to do.

Mainly - i'd like to know what the blower is doing when air con is on auto. it's not much but i thought, it's quite annoying, I would like know what it's doing.

So I plugged in VCDS and started... All quite simple, followed instructions, all done... Car hasn't caught fire of combusted and still works and now I can see what the blower is doing.

I decided to add DRL's to the rear. My initial 'meh' towards the rear LEDS has softened and I now really like them, I thought rear DRL's would be safe and show them off a bit.

So I followed the instructions, no problems, but they don't seem to work. Clearly I missing something or I haven't understood something.

I thought I'd have to add the DRL on/off menu to the infotainment system, i did that, turned off DRL's turned them etc but still nothing.

At the risk of embarrassing myself, what simple step or thing have i missed?


James

James: Hi.

For the avoidance of doubt and for clarity, I assume that your "Rear DRLs" tweak is what is commonly known as  Scandinavian DRLs (i.e. Tail lights on with DRL). I also assume that the tweak instruction that you followed was to change the following adaptation channel in the BCM:

(6)-Daytime running lights-Tagfahrlicht-Dauerfahrlicht aktiviert zusartzlich Standlicht == active

If this is correct and the tweak didn't work, have you tried resetting the lights to factory setting via the infotainment screen menu?
Cheers
Don

[James75]

Hi Don

Yes that's correct, and no, I haven't done that, but I will give it a go.

Cheers

James

[p3asa]

Is that the same as driving with your sidelights?

[MXResonance]

James: Hi.

For the avoidance of doubt and for clarity, I assume that your "Rear DRLs" tweak is what is commonly known as  Scandinavian DRLs (i.e. Tail lights on with DRL). I also assume that the tweak instruction that you followed was to change the following adaptation channel in the BCM:

(6)-Daytime running lights-Tagfahrlicht-Dauerfahrlicht aktiviert zusartzlich Standlicht == active

If this is correct and the tweak didn't work, have you tried resetting the lights to factory setting via the infotainment screen menu?
Cheers
Don

Hi dv52,

Do you have any pictures of what this mod looks like, Ive had a look around on the forum and Google and cant seem to find any images of what it look like.

Thanks

[KyleB]

It looks the same as when your car will look with side lights on, with the exception the side lights won't be lit. Basically you'll have drls on and rear lights.

[James75]

  Thanks everyone

All done now    Thanks for the tips/advice - I will post some pics if people want?

I've activated the DRL on/off menu in the infotainment - it does turn off both front and rear DRL's (not individually).

Looks very smart and easy to reverse.

Some places suggest there is just one pice of coding but I have inputed two - or I've activated two things for it to work.


James