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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: JeffPoe on 02 April 2018, 21:01

Title: VCDS Coding - Warranty and other issues?
Post by: JeffPoe on 02 April 2018, 21:01: Hi,

Are there any potential warranty issues with changing coding settings in VCDS?

Things like stopping the headlight washers etc

I presume there are. But then, is this just things the dealer can change and will if you ask/pay them?

Its not a remap per se?!?
Title: Re: VCDS Coding - Warranty and other issues?
Post by: Vwjap on 02 April 2018, 22:31: Presumably they can’t refuse warranty work if the programming has nothing to do with the faulty part, but I read somewhere that when they plug the car in to Germany it tells it if it’s had programming or a remap
Title: Re: VCDS Coding - Warranty and other issues?
Post by: wantmygti on 02 April 2018, 22:46: I’m not convinced on the warranty issue. Mine just had a service and none of the tweaks were mentioned, the only changes I made were to turn off the pedal box and turn off audible locking.

Most of the changes just change the parameters in which certain components come on or off. I can’t thibk of anything that actually changes any component or stresses it any harder.
Title: Re: VCDS Coding - Warranty and other issues?
Post by: mcmaddy on 02 April 2018, 23:23: If you turn the headlight washers off it would now presumably fail it's mot but an issue for warranty.
Title: Re: VCDS Coding - Warranty and other issues?
Post by: itavaltalainen on 03 April 2018, 18:08: With headlight washers you can set long delay time. Had no issue getting past MOT man when set to 2 seconds delay.
Title: Re: VCDS Coding - Warranty and other issues?
Post by: mcmaddy on 03 April 2018, 18:35: Delay shouldn't be a problem as you say but disabling it will mean a fail as technically it's inoperative.
Title: Re: VCDS Coding - Warranty and other issues?
Post by: Finglonga on 03 April 2018, 20:24: Quote from: itavaltalainen on 03 April 2018, 18:08
With headlight washers you can set long delay time. Had no issue getting past MOT man when set to 2 seconds delay.

Just about to say the same, also raised their frequency up to 10 sprays between activation.

Had mods done on mine since new and never had anyone query them, actually had a tech ask how to do the teardrop wipe on the front wipers.
Title: Re: VCDS Coding - Warranty and other issues?
Post by: clubsport on 03 April 2018, 21:00: I re-enable the headlight wash and stop/start before the Mot test, it takes a few minutes.

I imagine many on here never see an Mot test with a lease car?
Title: Re: VCDS Coding - Warranty and other issues?
Post by: Finglonga on 07 April 2018, 19:56: Quote from: clubsport on 03 April 2018, 21:00
I re-enable the headlight wash and stop/start before the Mot test, it takes a few minutes.

I imagine many on here never see an Mot test with a lease car?

Stop/Start isn't tested, mine has been deactivated for 3 years now. Headlight washers are on a 2 second delay, easier than deactivating just in case you need them. :wink:
Title: Re: VCDS Coding - Warranty and other issues?
Post by: mcmaddy on 08 April 2018, 09:42: Headlight washers actually make your headlights worse unless you've got a wiper to get rid of mess. Plus they make a mess of the front end of your car too :whistle: