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Restore Fan Speed Indicator - MkVII VCDS tweak
I'm not sure how others feel, but I've always found it strange that the mkVII Golf designers have chosen to turn-off the fan speed indicator on climate control when "auto" mode is selected (this doesn't happen in manual mode). Yes, I can hear you thinking "it's not a big thing" and you're right, but a major aspect of climate control that I sense when driving (besides the obvious change in temperature), is the sound of the fan as it changes speed from time-to-time. This often leads me to think- what's the fan doing?
Anyway, to satiate my constant curiosity, I reinstated the fan speed indicator using the following simple tweak (which I found by sheer accident whilst browsing through the "auto hvac" module). I can vouch that it works.
Restore fan speed indicator in "Auto" mode
(1) Select 08-auto HVAC
(2) Select 07-Long Coding
(3) Go to Byte 11
(4) Enable bit 6 (shown in screen above). Exit the screen
(5) If all goes well, you should get the screen above with the value of byte 11 changing to hex 40 (i.e. hex40=binary 0010 0000).
Note down the "Current Coding" value and the "New Coding" value as a record of the change (or take a screen-shot)
Press Do It! and exit the VCDS software
(6) Switch climate control to "auto" mode, wait a bit for the fan to start-up and you should get-back the fan speed indicator (as per pic above-my appolgy for the dusty camera lense)
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Changing " Blinker" Cycles - MkVII VCDS tweak
Determining the optimal number of cycles of the turn indicator when the driver wants to signal a lane change seems to be very much a personal thing!
For me, I guess that this decision is ultimately a choice between two conflicting risks (at least): on the one hand, there's a risk that too few "blinks" will result in other drivers not seeing the change-lane signal, and there is the countervailing risk that too many "blinks" may incorrectly send a signal such as, I'm about to make a left hand turn at the oncoming intersection. This second risk potentially gives the wrong message to a car that is waiting at the intersection that it's safe to turn into the lane that I'm travelling-on .
Whilst the mkVII Golf doesn't make this choice any easier, it does allow VCDS cable owners to change the number of "blinks" when the turn-indicator stalk is momentarily activated. I've implemented the VCDS tweak and after solving a few teething problems, I can vouch that it works. On this point, please make sure that you read the error-fix instructions at the end of the tweak. I acknowledge the VW Golf MkVII site for some of this material.
Changing "Blinker" Cycles- VCDS Tweak
(1) select 09-Cent. Elect.
(2) Select Security Access-16 and enter the magic number "31347"
(3) Select Adaptation-10
(4) From pull-down menu, select (2) - Turn Signal Controls-Komfortblinken Blinkzykien (it's about 40% down the list)
(5) Enter the desired number into the New Value box as shown above. Note that the acceptable range is 1 to 5 and the default value is 3
(6) Click the Do It! tab.
Click Add to log to record a copy of the change report.
Click Go Back and exit the VCDS program
Error fix - if needed:
None of the other forums report any problems with this tweak. However, if (as happend to me) when the turn indicator stalk is momentarily operated, either the number of "blinks" hasn't change, or if only one "blink" occurs (assuming that more than one blink was input to the new value box above), the additional following steps will need to be completed (thanks flygteye):
- Press the Car button on the RHS of the discover/composition media head.
- Press Set-up on the bottom RHS of the screen
- In the Vehicle Setting screen, press the Factory Settings panel (it's at the very end of the list at the bottom of the screen)
- In the Factory Settings screen, under Reset individual settings/data, press Vehicle
- Press Reset tab in the window that says Reset "Vehicle" settings-are you sure?
Unfortunately, the consequence of resetting Vehicle to factory settings is (not surprisingly) that any previously stored personal settings will be lost, so you will have to re-establish these values. However, the reset instructions do seem to fix the VCDS tweak error-if this error is present. On my car, after I had reset to factory setting the first time, I was able to repeat the VCDS tweak numerous times without having to repeat the error fix steps.
XDS Adaptation - MkVII Golf
Hi all
I'm interested in changing the setting for the "Expanded Electronic Differential Lock" on my mk7 Golf, but I'm having dificulty accessing the adaptation channel.
I've tried getting help from Ross-Tech folk but the staff there (Dana) say that mine is not a known problem. So, I'm seeking assistance from forum colleagues who own a mk7 Golf. Basically, I'd like to know if others have the same problem when they try to access the XDS channel.
Here are the instructions (I can't get to step 4 because of the error on the screen below):
1, Select [03] ABS
2. Select 10 Adaptation
3. From the pull down menu, select “Expanded electronic differential lock”
4. In the New value box select : “Standard”, “Not activated”, “Weak”, “Medium”, “Strong”
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...Je2Upng1-1.jpg
Thank you in advance
Edit: After reviewing the Adaptation Control map for the ABS control module, it seems that the Expanded Electronic Differential lock is not an available channel on my13 vehicles (see the Adaptation control map for address 03-ABS in link in post #197) - thanks NEtech
