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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: Booski on 18 March 2010, 18:43
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How do you change the digital speed display from kph to mph?
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iirc you cannot on the mk6 but i could be wrong on this. I think its something to do with your suppose to have a reading in KPH and MPH over here. Were as in europe they can change theres. I remember reading it somewere.
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Thanks .....just used the search function which agrees with you snoopy
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There's someone on ebay who can change it for you.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VCDS-908-xx-VAG-COM-SERVICE-VW-AUDI-ROSS-TECH-OEM_W0QQitemZ160411912558QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Diagnostic_Tools_Equipment?hash=item25594b896e (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VCDS-908-xx-VAG-COM-SERVICE-VW-AUDI-ROSS-TECH-OEM_W0QQitemZ160411912558QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Diagnostic_Tools_Equipment?hash=item25594b896e)
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My VagCom arrived today - I wonder how you do this?!
I don't have a car to test it on yet :sad:
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I think you scroll down on the mfd to factory settings which if it is a rhd car it should give you miles. You will then have to put all your other settings back if necessary to the way you want them such as lighting, conveniece etc. Hope that works!
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My VagCom arrived today - I wonder how you do this?!
I don't have a car to test it on yet :sad:
Email the guy on ebay and ask him, if he wants a couple of quid for the answer (you could offer him a couple of £) I wouldnt mind chipping in to help, as that KPH is a pain in the ass.
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Email the guy on ebay and ask him, if he wants a couple of quid for the answer (you could offer him a couple of £) I wouldnt mind chipping in to help, as that KPH is a pain in the ass.
I'll wait a while and see if someone answers it first - as I don't have my car yet anyway.
If not, then I'll try sending him an email.
I'm supposed to be gettng a loan Golf Plus tomorrow from the dealer until my car turns up... so I may have to have a play with my VagCom :shocked:
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Email the guy on ebay and ask him, if he wants a couple of quid for the answer (you could offer him a couple of £) I wouldnt mind chipping in to help, as that KPH is a pain in the ass.
I'll wait a while and see if someone answers it first - as I don't have my car yet anyway.
If not, then I'll try sending him an email.
I'm supposed to be gettng a loan Golf Plus tomorrow from the dealer until my car turns up... so I may have to have a play with my VagCom :shocked:
Excellent, a Car to be able to beta test, at least it aint your own if it all goes wrong. :grin:
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Excellent, a Car to be able to beta test, at least it aint your own if it all goes wrong. :grin:
My thoughts exactly!! Send it back full of error codes :shocked:
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Excellent, a Car to be able to beta test, at least it aint your own if it all goes wrong. :grin:
My thoughts exactly!! Send it back full of error codes :shocked:
:laugh: 'Wasnt me'
Brilliant answer for everything, still works to this very day :grin:
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iirc you cannot on the mk6 but i could be wrong on this. I think its something to do with your suppose to have a reading in KPH and MPH over here. Were as in europe they can change theres. I remember reading it somewere.
Correct. I have configured a permanent MPH reading on the MFD for when I am in the UK. Quite useful, but I could live w/o it, TBH.
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iirc you cannot on the mk6 but i could be wrong on this. I think its something to do with your suppose to have a reading in KPH and MPH over here. Were as in europe they can change theres. I remember reading it somewere.
Correct. I have configured a permanent MPH reading on the MFD for when I am in the UK. Quite useful, but I could live w/o it, TBH.
How did you manage to do that ?
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How did you manage to do that ?
I can't remember, but it's just an option in the menu on continental cars. I can either have kph or mph digitally displayed, but as I already have the analogue kph dial, I thought having a simultaneous mph display might be useful for when I come over to England.
It's not nearly as exciting as R LEDs, though. I never really look at it :smiley:
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Changed mine to large MPH display today, also tried the "dial sweep" change but it did'nt work on mine as you need your instrument cluster part number to end in a certain letter.
If anyone's interested how to do it will post some instructions up(VCDS NEEDED). :smiley:
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Changed mine to large MPH display today, also tried the "dial sweep" change but it did'nt work on mine as you need your instrument cluster part number to end in a certain letter.
If anyone's interested how to do it will post some instructions up. :smiley:
I'd be interested, as I keep thinking I'm speeding when I'm not!
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How did you manage to do that ?
I can't remember, but it's just an option in the menu on continental cars. I can either have kph or mph digitally displayed, but as I already have the analogue kph dial, I thought having a simultaneous mph display might be useful for when I come over to England.
It's not nearly as exciting as R LEDs, though. I never really look at it :smiley:
Actually your display should be more exciting since you never CAN watch your R Leds.... :lipsrsealed:
Anyway despite the fact that my leds will not be smokey I can hardly wait....so I know what you mean...much more exciting than standard.... :wink:
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If anyone's interested how to do it will post some instructions up(VCDS NEEDED). :smiley:
Yes please!! I have a VCDS - just no car yet! I can try it on my courtesy one though.
I've already tried the 'staging' sweeping dials, but it tells me its not supported.
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Come on !! Sundaydriver were all waiting on this one :drool: :drool: :smiley:
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He PM'd me with the details - I got it working today since the snow has almost gone!
Woke up on Wednesday with about 5 inches (OF SNOW :rolleyes: ) and tonight it has all gone.
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Can U PM Me or Post details Of How to Do it Then ?? :smiley:
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the sweeping dials feature must be dooable, ive seen it on gti's working.
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the sweeping dials feature must be dooable, ive seen it on gti's working.
It is do-able... depending on the revision number of your instrument panel (I think?)
Works on some and not others.
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Needle sweep coding;
17 instruments >> 10 adaption >> staging activated
This can only be done if your car is build from week 45, or you update the firmware to 575 (mine has 353) by your dealer.
km tot mph can also be changed by vag.com cable or like in mine car simply by goining to the option "Unit" in the board computer
Other codings can be found here, it's only in German :sad:
http://www.motor-talk.de/blogs/mika-s-blog/alles-rund-um-vcds-bits-und-bytes-t2610609.html#commentList (http://www.motor-talk.de/blogs/mika-s-blog/alles-rund-um-vcds-bits-und-bytes-t2610609.html#commentList)
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To Display large MPH on the MFD .
Go into controller 17 Instruments and change location to USA.
Click do it and exit. On MFD settings, scroll down to alt.speed. and untick.
In MFD info display tick digital speed.
You should now be able to have the big digital MPH showing in your MFD.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF6ApcWLPSo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF6ApcWLPSo)
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Cheers for the info just done mine...
I've got an annoying beeping everytime
I open the door now does anyone know how
to switch it off.....?
Thanks
Wayne
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Cheers for the info just done mine...
I've got an annoying beeping everytime
I open the door now does anyone know how
to switch it off.....?
Same here - I suppose its the downside of setting the car as American - as all American cars bong when you start them up!
I think I'm just going to change my settings back to UK.
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Cheers for the info just done mine...
I've got an annoying beeping everytime
I open the door now does anyone know how
to switch it off.....?
Same here - I suppose its the downside of setting the car as American - as all American cars bong when you start them up!
I think I'm just going to change my settings back to UK.
It's not a start-up bong, It's because you havn't got your seatbelt on(it's a seatbelt warning).You don't notice it in UK mode because it only start's beeping when you go over 10mph where in USA mode it bong's straight away when you don't have your seatbelt on.
The bong you hear when the door is open is because you have the key's in the ignition.
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ive tried disabling seat belt bong and it now doesnt do it on start up but still bongs when the door open
which ive never noticed before??? and i back my car in with door open etc will have to play some more with vcds
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Daft question maybe.
Wouldn't changing to the U.S setting mean that mpg will be worked out for U.S gallons?
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Daft question maybe.
Wouldn't changing to the U.S setting mean that mpg will be worked out for U.S gallons?
Yeah, but you can choose UK Gallons on the Highline display... and also change the Temp to Celcius and Time back to 24hour.
My next question then... how do I disable the seatbelt warning? I don't mind it beeping if my keys are in the ignition when the door is open. Its not something I do very often.
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Carnt remember was just playing about
with vcds I think in the instrument module
I unticked bit 2 in byte 1 which was seat belt
I'll check tomorrow and post up.....
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You guys with vcds can you have a look next time your fiddling to see if there is a way of switching off my xenons + rear lights that are on all the time?
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Have a look on this link scroll down
to instrument got all the codes etc
http://en.openobd.org/vw/golf_1k.htm#09
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There is an easy fix for the beeping... change the instrument panel to Europe instead of UK - and you can set the speedo to MPH and not have to worry about the US style seatbelt / key in ignition warning.
I turned off the seatbelt warning anyway, as it annoys me that my passenger seat beeps when I have a bag sitting on it!
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good find p3eps thanks ill go change mine now...
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There is an easy fix for the beeping... change the instrument panel to Europe instead of UK - and you can set the speedo to MPH and not have to worry about the US style seatbelt / key in ignition warning.
I turned off the seatbelt warning anyway, as it annoys me that my passenger seat beeps when I have a bag sitting on it!
If you change it to EUROPE (germany etc) it will give you a larger problem. The mileage will be displayed in kilometers instead of miles!
For me i'd rather have the large MPH display option and i can live with the bongs (just put my seatbelt on and dont leave the keys in the ignition)
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ive put mine to europe no bong anymore and you can set the mileage back to miles in mfd
all sorted and happy just want the sweeping dials now but carnt be done with my vagcom
need newer version..
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ive put mine to europe no bong anymore and you can set the mileage back to miles in mfd
all sorted and happy just want the sweeping dials now but carnt be done with my vagcom
need newer version..
I havn't got EUROPE in my settings (germany,rest of world and a few more) and also can't change between kilometers - miles in the MFD.
Did also read somewhere if you cant activate staging(dial sweep) with VCDS you need to ask your VW dealer to update your instrument FIRMWARE and then you should be able to activate it but if your dealer's as dumb as mine i wouldn't count on it! :wink:
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It wasn't Europe on mine... it was Rest Of World.
I didn't notice it was in KM, but I'll check tomorrow!
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Did also read somewhere if you cant activate staging(dial sweep) with VCDS you need to ask your VW dealer to update your instrument FIRMWARE and then you should be able to activate it but if your dealer's as dumb as mine i wouldn't count on it! :wink:
From what I was led to believe - if your car was build after week 45 (I think) then you can activate the staging feature - but you must use the latest beta version of the VagCom software from the RossTech website.
If your car was build before BW45, then you need to have your ECU's firmware updated by the dealer.
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That instrument panel was fazed in slowly from week 45 i think but i could be wrong if it has the pointers with the black edges its the later one.
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Mine definately stayed as MPH when I changed from USA -> Rest Of World.
Works great with the huge MPH display and no bongs. I did have to change the consumption figures back to MPG UK as it changed to Litres.