MK7 and VCDS (VAG-COM) thread

[PorkerBus]

Hi all,

Apologies if this has already been discussed. I have a 2013 GTD with Composition Media system (no nav) and I've managed to purchase and fit the Discover Navigation Pro. I was advised I would need to get a dealer to remove 'component protection' before the untis would work but after trying a couple of dealers they're not interested in helping, so right now I have a very expensive screen and head unit (in the glovebox) that only allow bluetooth connectivity and nothing else.

Can anyone help with getting them working? Based in north London if anyone knows somehwere I can go.

[itavaltalainen]

Cable or Software?

Software is release 12.12 downloaded just yesterday. The actual coding can be navigated to, but when you make the changes instructed in the wiki, it will change the flag but nothing happens.

Rain closing of windows on the car convenience menu was the only thing that I could get to work. I've flagged the taillights for DRL activation, and tried to add gallons used and battery charge to the MFD and whilst all markers have been updated I get no change in the car.

I don't really understand what is going on tbh. Mine's a BW51.

How have you tried to code it ? I used 12.12.0 and 12.12.2 and it works OK.

Mine's built some time in October last year....

[GrahamFR]

We're going to need screenshots to help I think. And porkerbus try speaking to a retro fix company and see what they say

[mcmaddy]

Mine was built in September and it already had the battery charge activated on the MFD. Try it and see if it works already.

[C2K]

We're going to need screenshots to help I think. And porkerbus try speaking to a retro fix company and see what they say

I'll bang some up next time I can get the cable (he runs a sideline VAG diagnostics business). It'll really only be a screenshot showing i've changed said value though.

[GrahamFR]

Noticed a few things today, my electronic stability status is set to not activated, pretty sure it's covered under somewhere else.

Noticed a setting called starting vibration reduction, I think, anyway it was on strong, I set it to maximum and noticed... No change lol.

Also, I was looking for the brake assist option like on the mk6 but couldn't find it, did notice brake boost, set to 4 but I don't know the range or whether 1 is better than 10, anyone else know?

[monkeyhanger]

Noticed a setting called starting vibration reduction, I think, anyway it was on strong, I set it to maximum and noticed... No change lol.

To be deactivated for the female drivers? 

[GrahamFR]

That is one possibility, but I don't see what I can do to help or how it works or even why it's not always set to maximum, it's not like there are any cars out there that want to be vibratey when they start?

[bok]

Hi!
I activated coming home / leaving home, but it only works manually! When I set to "automatic" it doesn't work.
P.S. Is it possible to get steering wheel from GTI model with commands?

[bok]

Another question. I got xenon headlights, but when I plug them, light blinks, and they dont really function properly. Is there a VCDS coding needed?