Front Assist Not Available

[zainahmed48]

Hi,

I removed my grille today as I was respraying the chrome on it to gloss black. After reattaching the radar and driving around after around 10 miles the car said front assist not available.

I switched the car off and on again but the error stayed, so then I thought maybe I’ve not put it in correctly. I took it out and popped it back in again and the error still remains.

Any idea what’s happened?

[willni]

I'd imagine because you removed the radar itself, it's triggered it to thinking it needs recalibrated. possibly you can to a soft reset via VCDs or equivalent app?

[zainahmed48]

I'd imagine because you removed the radar itself, it's triggered it to thinking it needs recalibrated. possibly you can to a soft reset via VCDs or equivalent app?

Sigh.

I don’t have access to VCDS but i can get hold of OBD11 pro - I think there’s a setting in there somewhere too?

[willni]

I'd imagine because you removed the radar itself, it's triggered it to thinking it needs recalibrated. possibly you can to a soft reset via VCDs or equivalent app?

Sigh.

I don’t have access to VCDS but i can get hold of OBD11 pro - I think there’s a setting in there somewhere too?

The OBD11 Pro tools are just as good as VCDs now in my experience, give it a go and see if you can do a soft reset. Beats the £300 recalibration if it works.

[zainahmed48]

So update, I scanned with OBD11 and here is what it says.












There doesn’t seem to be any option to reset the misalignment angle in my basic settings for control module 13. Would I need VCDS?

[mcmaddy]

Has it definitely gone back in the properly? Mine took a hefty push for it to click back in properly. Even when it was slightly lose the VW tech just unclipped it and stuck a piece of furry trim tape behind and then clipped it back in. Never once had an acc error.

[zainahmed48]

Has it definitely gone back in the properly? Mine took a hefty push for it to click back in properly. Even when it was slightly lose the VW tech just unclipped it and stuck a piece of furry trim tape behind and then clipped it back in. Never once had an acc error.

Pretty sure its definitely back in. Will give it a hefty push today to see if it works.

Beats the £300 recalibration if it works.

Dealer are charging me only £150 for calibration as I had a bit of a goodwill favour to call in from them. Worth it i reckon?