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Model specific boards => Golf mk8 => Topic started by: phope on 11 November 2021, 16:29
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A message popped up earlier on my phone - might be useful for those with OBD Eleven looking to make changes to protected settings...
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Also, a long list of 1 click apps listed for Golf 8 models - might be useful for some
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Yeah I just noticed that too!
Map in aid unlock here I come!
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What does one need to get OBD11 to work these days? On an iPhone / iOS specifically?
I bought an OBD11 Dongle years ago when I had a MK7 and back then it was Android only. Do I need to get a new OBD11 dongle?
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What does one need to get OBD11 to work these days? On an iPhone / iOS specifically?
I bought an OBD11 Dongle years ago when I had a MK7 and back then it was Android only. Do I need to get a new OBD11 dongle?
Yes. The new obd11 - next gen I think it’s called/ is iOS compatible
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Wonder if they’ll all more apps. Like an option to switch the light bar off and rear drls…
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Wonder if they’ll all more apps. Like an option to switch the light bar off and rear drls…
All of what you could possibly do is visible...
Rear drl if you really desire it (it's less safe...) is possible, light bar is not.
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Is this as easy as just purchasing a device, plugging it in and selecting the changes needed? I.e a one off cost for good?
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Is this as easy as just purchasing a device, plugging it in and selecting the changes needed? I.e a one off cost for good?
Pretty much - however, the one-click apps for changing settings in a safe way are paid for separately by credits - you can change settings manually without credits but unless you know what are doing and all the different combinations of settings needed to change, then you run the risk of screwing things up badly
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Wonder if they’ll all more apps. Like an option to switch the light bar off and rear drls…
All of what you could possibly do is visible...
Rear drl if you really desire it (it's less safe...) is possible, light bar is not.
What's less safe abour rear DRL activation as I have this activated and struggle to understand why its not standard?
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Wonder if they’ll all more apps. Like an option to switch the light bar off and rear drls…
All of what you could possibly do is visible...
Rear drl if you really desire it (it's less safe...) is possible, light bar is not.
What's less safe abour rear DRL activation as I have this activated and struggle to understand why its not standard?
https://ec.europa.eu/transport/road_safety/topics/vehicles/daytime_running_lights_en
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Wonder if they’ll all more apps. Like an option to switch the light bar off and rear drls…
All of what you could possibly do is visible...
Rear drl if you really desire it (it's less safe...) is possible, light bar is not.
What's less safe abour rear DRL activation as I have this activated and struggle to understand why its not standard?
https://ec.europa.eu/transport/road_safety/topics/vehicles/daytime_running_lights_en
Thanks for that. I’ve have to be given my last rites to be bored enough to read through all that !!! :grin:
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Basically rear drl's are more likely to cause someone to run up your bum than not having them on.
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What does one need to get OBD11 to work these days? On an iPhone / iOS specifically?
I bought an OBD11 Dongle years ago when I had a MK7 and back then it was Android only. Do I need to get a new OBD11 dongle?
Yes. The new obd11 - next gen I think it’s called/ is iOS compatible
Are you sure?
I'd imagine that if you have the original dongle with a pro license, you'd have access. Thought the newer dongle was to work with marques beyond the VAG group and use with an Apple phone.
The official Spiel a few posts back says "all OBDEleven Pro, Ultimate and one click users can unlock the SFD protection without any cost".
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What does one need to get OBD11 to work these days? On an iPhone / iOS specifically?
I bought an OBD11 Dongle years ago when I had a MK7 and back then it was Android only. Do I need to get a new OBD11 dongle?
Yes. The new obd11 - next gen I think it’s called/ is iOS compatible
Are you sure?
I'd imagine that if you have the original dongle with a pro license, you'd have access. Thought the newer dongle was to work with marques beyond the VAG group and use with an Apple phone.
The official Spiel a few posts back says "all OBDEleven Pro, Ultimate and one click users can unlock the SFD protection without any cost".
I’m afraid I only have a very basic understanding of these things, so I’m struggling to understand your question 😂
I was responding to Joe’s question as to whether the new obd11 dongle can be used with an iPhone- yes it can.
As for the old one, my understanding was it was android only.
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Yeah I just noticed that too!
Map in aid unlock here I come!
Doe this mean we can have map where the clocks are Fred…? also as I have no idea how to do will I be able to get my VW dealer to do it for me..?
:grin: :grin:
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Yeah I just noticed that too!
Map in aid unlock here I come!
Doe this mean we can have map where the clocks are Fred…? also as I have no idea how to do will I be able to get my VW dealer to do it for me..?
:grin: :grin:
Yes it does and I've done mine. Looks great!
Dont think a dealer would touch it, maybe a forum member near you might help you though.
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Feel free to start your own YouTube channel Fred then we can learn from you!
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What does one need to get OBD11 to work these days? On an iPhone / iOS specifically?
I bought an OBD11 Dongle years ago when I had a MK7 and back then it was Android only. Do I need to get a new OBD11 dongle?
Yes. The new obd11 - next gen I think it’s called/ is iOS compatible
Are you sure?
I'd imagine that if you have the original dongle with a pro license, you'd have access. Thought the newer dongle was to work with marques beyond the VAG group and use with an Apple phone.
The official Spiel a few posts back says "all OBDEleven Pro, Ultimate and one click users can unlock the SFD protection without any cost".
I’m afraid I only have a very basic understanding of these things, so I’m struggling to understand your question 😂
I was responding to Joe’s question as to whether the new obd11 dongle can be used with an iPhone- yes it can.
As for the old one, my understanding was it was android only.
yes that's correct. First gen obd is Android only and next gen is both Android and iPhone although a lot still doesn't work with an iphone.
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Yeah I just noticed that too!
Map in aid unlock here I come!
Doe this mean we can have map where the clocks are Fred…? also as I have no idea how to do will I be able to get my VW dealer to do it for me..?
:grin: :grin:
Yes it does and I've done mine. Looks great!
Dont think a dealer would touch it, maybe a forum member near you might help you though.
Which option is it that does this please? I want to do it on mind too
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This is what you do
(https://i.postimg.cc/FFLFLjTB/Smart-Select-20211112-124225-Chrome.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
After you've done it, reboot the infotainment system. Then it's accessible using the view button on the steering wheel... Cycle through to find it.
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This is what you do
(https://i.postimg.cc/FFLFLjTB/Smart-Select-20211112-124225-Chrome.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
After you've done it, reboot the infotainment system. Then it's accessible using the view button on the steering wheel... Cycle through to find it.
That might as well be in Russian 😂,just got obd delivered today,but guess I will have to do a lot of research of how to change things.
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Really want the map on my dash ,but got absolutely no idea what I’m doing.
Although while messing around I have enabled a new display that I didn’t have before :smiley:
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Really want the map on my dash ,but got absolutely no idea what I’m doing.
Although while messing around I have enabled a new display that I didn’t have before :smiley:
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thats a nice find. it's the Golf R display.
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This is excellent news: soundaktor here I come :smiley:
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Finally worked out how to add the sat nav to my dash,also have set lane assist to memory so it stays off.
(https://i.postimg.cc/FKYBWWz3/E058920-C-69-F9-492-D-B527-CD04-B2-CC316-C.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/8FV4sbhz)
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What's less safe abour rear DRL activation as I have this activated and struggle to understand why its not standard?
In daylight, front DRLs make a vehicle coming towards you more noticable. You don't need to be made aware of a vehicle moving away from you by the illumination of tail lights, as the hazard is, errrr, moving away.
If light levels are low enough that visibility from behind could be compromised then auto lights or the headlight switch will take care of that.
The only thing that rear DRLs will do is protect the stupid. You know, the people you see driving in the rain/fog/dark with DRLs and no tail lights. The issue here isn't the lack of rear Daytime Running Lights it's some peoples inability to know how and when to use there vehicles lights properly.
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Finally worked out how to add the sat nav to my dash,also have set lane assist to memory so it stays off.
Well done!
Its a lot nicer now with both of those fixed isn't it!
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Definitely,they are the only things that really annoyed me....touchwood all is fine now as I actually have no errors at all.
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This is how I changed things to get the maps on the dash, used obd eleven and an iPhone.
Turn off sfd for the 5F unit first
To activate and to view maps on cluster ,you go into adaptions on the 5F control unit and under dashboard display configuration the settings should be as followed…
Navigation map transmission mode - IP Streaming
Navigation map compression mode - H264
Navigation map resolution - 1
Crossroad detail map transmission mode - Off
Crossroad detail map resolution - 0
Cover art - Bap
Station art - Bap
Call Picture - Bap
Dynamic icon -off
Ability switch nav maps - No
Make sure hood is open when writing to car
Once complete you should now have map cluster option on map (bottom left circle with 3 lines) may be greyed out at first and unable to select but do the below if you have this issue.
*you may need to reset infotainment system after by long pressing on/off button for 20 seconds to reset infotainment system.
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Did some (early?) cars not have this map in cluster functionality? My car already has this and I didn’t have to code anything.
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Did some (early?) cars not have this map in cluster functionality? My car already has this and I didn’t have to code anything.
Yep VW refused to turn it on and said it wasn’t possible to do it.
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If you set this to NO...
Ability switch nav maps - Yes
Then you can have maps on both screens at once.
Also don't forget you can zoom the map in the dash with up and down steering wheel buttons.. So you can have a zoomed in view to spot junctions easily and the broader view on the central display.
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Didn’t know about the zoom using steering wheel buttons.
Not quite sure why I wanted the sat nav working(probably just because it should).cant remember when I last used one.
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If you play with these settings you can probably get it to auto zoom at junctions too...
Crossroad detail map transmission mode - Off
Crossroad detail map resolution - 0
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is there any option to have the rev/speed meter on the right left corners when you have the map view in dashboard?
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is there any option to have the rev/speed meter on the right left corners when you have the map view in dashboard?
I don't think so...
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I'm sure I saw someone post that they managed to do this, but anyone know how you can get the "R" virtual dash display in the GTI, the one with the rev counter dial across the top?
There is an "App" in OBDEleven that seems to suggest its the one that does it but when I tried it I just ended up with an additional "GTI" display - well, I got the big central rev counter with no digits shown !
@ vasilis_03, yeah that would be a nice one too. I did figure out though that if you press and hold the "View" button on steering wheel you can complete hide the left/right dials.
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is there any option to have the rev/speed meter on the right left corners when you have the map view in dashboard?
I tried it and you can get speed displayed in one of the boxes, but no option for revs. Power, boost, g force... but not revs.
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I'm sure I saw someone post that they managed to do this, but anyone know how you can get the "R" virtual dash display in the GTI, the one with the rev counter dial across the top?
There is an "App" in OBDEleven that seems to suggest its the one that does it but when I tried it I just ended up with an additional "GTI" display - well, I got the big central rev counter with no digits shown !
@ vasilis_03, yeah that would be a nice one too. I did figure out though that if you press and hold the "View" button on steering wheel you can complete hide the left/right dials.
I have the R display,I played with a few settings and found it….when I have time at the weekend I will look and see what I altered.
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I'm sure I saw someone post that they managed to do this, but anyone know how you can get the "R" virtual dash display in the GTI, the one with the rev counter dial across the top?
There is an "App" in OBDEleven that seems to suggest its the one that does it but when I tried it I just ended up with an additional "GTI" display - well, I got the big central rev counter with no digits shown !
@ vasilis_03, yeah that would be a nice one too. I did figure out though that if you press and hold the "View" button on steering wheel you can complete hide the left/right dials.
I have the R display,I played with a few settings and found it….when I have time at the weekend I will look and see what I altered.
Thanks Dave !
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Pretty sure this is how I got the R display on OBDeleven
Press 17 dashboard
Then press adaptation
Then view activation
There are 16 views and I activated them all
Slide to write
They don’t all actually activate but I gained the R display and a couple of others.
Think it was either view 8 or 9 for the R display
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Is the one everyone uses? There are a couple of others that are more expensive and seem a different make. That also come with 100/200 credits.
OBDeleven NexGen Bluetooth Diagnostic Code Reader Car Scanner for Daily and Advanced Usage https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08K94L4JS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_29SYR7059ZZP6FFD7VN9
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Is the one everyone uses? There are a couple of others that are more expensive and seem a different make. That also come with 100/200 credits.
OBDeleven NexGen Bluetooth Diagnostic Code Reader Car Scanner for Daily and Advanced Usage https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08K94L4JS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_29SYR7059ZZP6FFD7VN9
Yep ,I got the one with credits because when I bought mine with 100 credits it gave me another 200 for free. I bought off the obd site….but it was still delivered by Amazon.
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You only need credits to use one click "apps" (basically idiot proof list of changes). If you want to do things by hand, you don't need credits.
To be honest, its easy enough and there are plenty of examples of exactly how to do the things you want posted on here or elsewhere.
Just getting rid of auto on lane assist was enough value for me to make the purchase worthwhile! Cheaper than driving into a pot hole!
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Thanks a lot Dave1rs, I got this to work :cool:
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Glad I could help
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Thanks a lot Dave1rs, I got this to work :cool:
(https://i.ibb.co/5TmYM5B/75-BA522-C-A65-E-430-B-AE4-B-A080-DF7-BCC04.jpg) (https://ibb.co/H76NFrn)
Can I ask, is the GTI logo displayed in any other views or just the one you've been able to activate?
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Once the views are activated the gti logo is optional on several views,you still get to choose what is displayed on the left ,centre and right displays.
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The GTI logo just appeared for "free" when I enabled that display. I didn't do anything extra other than activate "View 8" (I think) in adaptations.
I think its a very cool option and I just wonder why VW don't enable these things out of the box.
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They don't enable it because its for a different model. Same as an R line doesn't get the gti rev counter view.
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Thanks a lot Dave1rs, I got this to work :cool:
(https://i.ibb.co/5TmYM5B/75-BA522-C-A65-E-430-B-AE4-B-A080-DF7-BCC04.jpg) (https://ibb.co/H76NFrn)
Oooh, that looks nice! I assumed that this was only available in blue, as I had only ever seen pictures of it in Rs, so didn't really fancy it. Seeing it in red with the GTI logo included makes me want it, though.
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Interested in maybe going down this route. Would it cause any issues at the dealer, come service time, or any warranty claim problems? Would any changes be overwritten with a dealer update?
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I would be amazed if a dealer noticed or cared. If they did over write it (unlikely unless you needed a new ECU or something), its easy to re-enable it.
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Which tool are people buying, and where’s best to get it?
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Get the dongle from Amazon (cheaper if you have prime!) and the software from your appstore on the phone.
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Which tool are people buying, and where’s best to get it?
I bought it off their own website, picked the "amazon" delivery option and I had it within a week.
https://obdeleven.com/en/home/62-pro-pack-0758277987813.html
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Do you need the pro version, or will the cheaper ‘nextgen’ suffice for an iPhone user?
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I think you need the "pro" licence to do any actual coding, such as enabling the R virtual display in the dash.
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Thanks a lot Dave1rs, I got this to work :cool:
(https://i.ibb.co/5TmYM5B/75-BA522-C-A65-E-430-B-AE4-B-A080-DF7-BCC04.jpg) (https://ibb.co/H76NFrn)
Oooh, that looks nice! I assumed that this was only available in blue, as I had only ever seen pictures of it in Rs, so didn't really fancy it. Seeing it in red with the GTI logo included makes me want it, though.
Can be any colour you want, you just select the background colour as normal
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Thanks a lot Dave1rs, I got this to work :cool:
(https://i.ibb.co/5TmYM5B/75-BA522-C-A65-E-430-B-AE4-B-A080-DF7-BCC04.jpg) (https://ibb.co/H76NFrn)
Can I ask, is the GTI logo displayed in any other views or just the one you've been able to activate?
I did this earlier and don't have the GTi, any ideas why? Car is a GTi CS
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I've got a feeling it's either an extra setting or a my22 thing...
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Hi JoeGti. I think your Golf 8 dashboard hardware number is 340B?
What is the software version? Thanks
This is mine ..
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Has anyone managed to turn off soundaktor with the app?
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Hi JoeGti. I think your Golf 8 dashboard hardware number is 340B?
What is the software version? Thanks
This is mine ..
This is mine:
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Thanks Joe :wink:
That explains it…. new hardware and updated software.
Wonder what else could has been added in the software… :whistle:
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Has anyone managed to turn off soundaktor with the app?
The R has an extra setting called Pure in the Engine Sound options which is meant to be without any interference from the soundaktor.
Would be nice to add this on the GTIs.
Hopefully someone can check.
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I'll be honest Soundaktor doesn't offend me!!! :grin:
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Is there anyway to get the map to display in the dash and the infotainment at the same time with OBD Eleven?
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Is there anyway to get the map to display in the dash and the infotainment at the same time with OBD Eleven?
yes go back through this post it tells you how to do it….mine does both.
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Is there anyway to get the map to display in the dash and the infotainment at the same time with OBD Eleven?
Yes when you are setting the 5f controller set "ability to switch maps" to no.
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As a complete newcomer to obdeleven, what would you guys recommend I buy in the next gen range? Looking just to turn off the lane assist when I get the car.
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As a complete newcomer to obdeleven, what would you guys recommend I buy in the next gen range? Looking just to turn off the lane assist when I get the car.
If all you’re planning on doing is to turn off Lane Assist when you get in the car, why not just use the Brocky Method? Saves buying OBD11.
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As a complete newcomer to obdeleven, what would you guys recommend I buy in the next gen range? Looking just to turn off the lane assist when I get the car.
If all you’re planning on doing is to turn off Lane Assist when you get in the car, why not just use the Brocky Method? Saves buying OBD11.
The what? :grin:
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Click the end of the left stalk, hit OK on the steering wheel.
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Click the end of the left stalk, hit OK on the steering wheel.
Oh I’m far too lazy to do that every time I get in!
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Finally worked out how to add the sat nav to my dash,also have set lane assist to memory so it stays off.
(https://i.postimg.cc/FKYBWWz3/E058920-C-69-F9-492-D-B527-CD04-B2-CC316-C.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/8FV4sbhz)
Hi all, I'm considering a mk8 GTI or GTD but will need by June this year when my current lease expires. It's with VW finance and no option to carry over to a rolling lease unfortunately...
Anyway one question on the map and dial set up, is it possible to have the Speedo dials and rev counters circular style rather than square background when in using map mode?
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Don't think so, but that's probably least of your problems...
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:grin: yeah agreed! Just don't like that map view for some reason
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Thanks a lot Dave1rs, I got this to work :cool:
(https://i.ibb.co/5TmYM5B/75-BA522-C-A65-E-430-B-AE4-B-A080-DF7-BCC04.jpg) (https://ibb.co/H76NFrn)
Can I ask, is the GTI logo displayed in any other views or just the one you've been able to activate?
I did this earlier and don't have the GTi, any ideas why? Car is a GTi CS
Love this display!