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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #5980 on: 01 February 2017, 04:54 »
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #5981 on: 01 February 2017, 07:46 »
Did my first OBDeleven Pro tweak tonight just to try it.  Used the long coding method to enable the chirp on lock and unlock, and to add the option to the CAR setup menu (now ticked). Success!  Is nice and subtle.  Will have another play tomorrow evening.  Top of the list is deactivate headlight washers and disable Stop/Start, plus a few other bits I fancy.

They were the 1 2 and 3 for me as well.

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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #5982 on: 01 February 2017, 11:13 »
Did my first OBDeleven Pro tweak tonight just to try it.  Used the long coding method to enable the chirp on lock and unlock, and to add the option to the CAR setup menu (now ticked). Success!  Is nice and subtle.  Will have another play tomorrow evening.  Top of the list is deactivate headlight washers and disable Stop/Start, plus a few other bits I fancy.

They were the 1 2 and 3 for me as well.

Stop/start and headlight washers are most hated by me, so glad to see the back of both of them, lol.  There's a few other things I'll do, and then expect I'll find a few more.....  :wink:
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #5983 on: 01 February 2017, 12:52 »
Can you disable the auto rear wiper when reverse is selected like you can using VCDS.
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #5984 on: 01 February 2017, 12:56 »
Did my first OBDeleven Pro tweak tonight just to try it.  Used the long coding method to enable the chirp on lock and unlock, and to add the option to the CAR setup menu (now ticked). Success!  Is nice and subtle.  Will have another play tomorrow evening.  Top of the list is deactivate headlight washers and disable Stop/Start, plus a few other bits I fancy.

They were the 1 2 and 3 for me as well.

Stop/start and headlight washers are most hated by me, so glad to see the back of both of them, lol.  There's a few other things I'll do, and then expect I'll find a few more.....  :wink:
What's the isuue with the headlight washers Rebecca or is it just a pet hate?
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #5985 on: 01 February 2017, 13:15 »
If Rebecca is like me, then it's just cleaned your car and go to use the windscreen washers to clear some spot off the windscreen and the headlight washers activate spraying not just the lights but the bonnet, grille and wing as well. When it dries it leaves marks on your nice clean paintwork.
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #5986 on: 01 February 2017, 13:30 »
Can they be disabled with vcds? I know you can turn the frequency down and also the amount of water etc but at the moment I just turn my headlights off to wash the windscreen haha
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #5987 on: 01 February 2017, 13:36 »
Can you disable the auto rear wiper when reverse is selected like you can using VCDS.

Pretty sure I've seen the obd11,coding for that, but will check Simon.
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #5988 on: 01 February 2017, 13:39 »


Stop/start and headlight washers are most hated by me, so glad to see the back of both of them, lol.  There's a few other things I'll do, and then expect I'll find a few more.....  :wink:
What's the isuue with the headlight washers Rebecca or is it just a pet hate?

Just as Sootchucker says.  I'm pretty adept at avoiding them activating most of the time, but there's always a time you get caught out and always when you've just cleaned the car.  Hated them on the mk6 and now on this car, so take top  slot for obd11 disabling.
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #5989 on: 01 February 2017, 13:41 »
Can they be disabled with vcds? I know you can turn the frequency down and also the amount of water etc but at the moment I just turn my headlights off to wash the windscreen haha

Yes, I'm sure they can be disabled completely with vcds and obd11.  Atm, I switch to sidelights (if safe) as keeps your rear lights on.  But still a pita so prefer to diable the washers altogether.?
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