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Offline fredgroves

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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #140 on: 15 March 2021, 12:48 »
That should work....
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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #141 on: 15 March 2021, 19:08 »
Today I've ordered myself a obd eleven dongle thing.

On a mk8 you can't mess with the settings much (sfd says nein!) but I intend to start digging into the software versions of the various components to try and figure out what makes these damn cars flakey.

On my two trips out today it refused both times to connect to my phone. Bloody thing.
Current: Mk8 GTI DSG, Adelaides, DCC, HUD, HK, Winter Pack, Rear Camera.. Aka "HMS Weasel"

Gone: 2017 Mk7.5 GTD,manual, NavPro
Gone: 2014 Mk7 GTD, manual, NavPro, DCC

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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #142 on: 15 March 2021, 19:50 »
Android Auto or Apple CarPlay, Fred?
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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #143 on: 15 March 2021, 19:57 »
Android Auto or Apple CarPlay, Fred?

Bluetooth... Nothing bloody hi tech at all
Current: Mk8 GTI DSG, Adelaides, DCC, HUD, HK, Winter Pack, Rear Camera.. Aka "HMS Weasel"

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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #144 on: 16 March 2021, 02:12 »
Android Auto or Apple CarPlay, Fred?

Bluetooth... Nothing bloody hi tech at all
Ah, ok.  Tricky to know what's up then.  The reason I asked is because I am using Android Auto and if I turn off the car and open the door - when filling up with juice, for example - when I get back into the car, the car and phone don't reconnect until I unplug the phone and plug back in.  I am pretty confident that it's an Andriod Auto issue, rather than a VW one, though.

In other news, I am now Primary User!  I figured I would try a factory reset (my second one so far!) before I called VW.  Hit the reset, turned off, got out and locked the car for a minute, then unlocked and got back in.  I switched on the ignition but didn't start the engine.  Skipped the quickstart thingymajig and went straight to log in with my VW:ID before doing anything else.  Logged in and did exactly as I did in the video and boom, it asks for the two keys and I am in.

What an absolute pain that all was!
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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #145 on: 16 March 2021, 07:37 »
Glad to hear you got there with the login. It's quite the most ridiculous thing I've ever come across.

It drove me mad for an entire day that I wasted trying to get it to work.

The thing is my dealer set the car up for me. He had the login details from me to do it, but clearly they couldn't do it either!

I think the issue is the servers at Vw actually. I suspect they are heavily overloaded and just don't respond. Can't prove it though of course.
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Current: Mk8 GTI DSG, Adelaides, DCC, HUD, HK, Winter Pack, Rear Camera.. Aka "HMS Weasel"

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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #146 on: 16 March 2021, 07:38 »
Ps and yes I suspect your issue is the same as mine as even when you use a cable with android auto it connects Bluetooth as well. Or rather doesn't.
Current: Mk8 GTI DSG, Adelaides, DCC, HUD, HK, Winter Pack, Rear Camera.. Aka "HMS Weasel"

Gone: 2017 Mk7.5 GTD,manual, NavPro
Gone: 2014 Mk7 GTD, manual, NavPro, DCC

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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #147 on: 18 March 2021, 21:21 »
Today I've ordered myself a obd eleven dongle thing.
Which one did you order, Fred?
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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #148 on: 18 March 2021, 21:41 »
Today I've ordered myself a obd eleven dongle thing.
Which one did you order, Fred?

I bought the original obd one (white one) , it's android only. Haven't bothered with paying for the pro software because I'm not going to alter anything just yet, I'm just looking. You can add the pro licence whenever you like with an in app purchase.
Current: Mk8 GTI DSG, Adelaides, DCC, HUD, HK, Winter Pack, Rear Camera.. Aka "HMS Weasel"

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Gone: 2014 Mk7 GTD, manual, NavPro, DCC

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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #149 on: 18 March 2021, 22:57 »
Yeah, I got the same one.  Couldn't see any difference with the 'Next Gen' one, other than it being IOS compatible and having the LED.  I also wasn't paying an extra tenner for a keyring, either!  :grin:
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