Hello all!
I have a GTI (French Spec). I have Lane Assist, Discover Media and the colour display on the instrument panel.
Can anyone tell me for certain if I can enable Traffic Sign Recognition using VCDS with this setup or is it essential to have Discover Media Pro for some reason? I have been trying to find a definitive answer by searching various forums but I have yet to read anything definite. I will buy the cable and software to do it but only if I know it will be possible.
I appreciate any thoughts you may have.
Hurumpf: Hi. Yes, you can use the Discover media unit for this function. But, enabling Traffic Sign Recognition is both a hardware and software issue. At the hardware end, you first have to have a front camera. VW calls this camera
R242.
The R242 sits up against the windshield behind the rear view mirror where the Rain-Light-Humidity sensor is located. the same camera is used for
• Lane departure warning (Lane Assist)
• Dynamic Light Assist (DLA)
• Main Beam Assist (FLA)
• Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)
If you have a front camera (R242) as a factory fitted unit you should have an entry in your auto-scan report at address Hex A5 that should look something like this:
,Address A5: Frt Sens. Drv. Assist (R242) Labels: 5Q0-980-653.clb
> Part No SW: 5Q0 980 653 E HW: 5Q0 980 653
> Component: MQB_MFK H05 0051
> Serial number: 00000151765
> Coding: 0100000000020303000400000101010100
>blah blah blah blah
>blah blah blah blah
If you don't have this entry (and you have R242 installed), then you may need to activate the control module using a VCDS cable. This is done by selecting the
17-INSTRUMENT then, select
Byte 05 and then place a tick in the box next to
Bit 2 (see pic below)