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  1. Help with electric tailgate ("rear hatch") kit

    I bought this kit from Aliexpress, have installed it, love it, but I have one problem.

    There are 3 open close buttons – the tailgate VW emblem, a switch on the steering column, and the switch on...
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    How Do I Reset Mirror and Wiper Settings?

    I used VCDS to make all mods to enable automatic rain closing. I cannot do the last step to enable the Settings menu change. This requires Reset Mirror and Wiper Settings, but I cannot ifnd that in...
  3. I found the solution! Turn off automatic...

    I found the solution!

    Turn off automatic braking when towing a trailer.

    Car/Settings/Parking and maneuvering settings/Maneuver braking — uncheck this. Uncheck Rear Traffic Alert.
    ...
  4. I do not have trailer or parking assist.

    I do not have trailer or parking assist.
  5. Automatic braking when backing up with a trailer!!

    Just got my new trailer. I had installed a hitch and wiring kit. One big problem -- I can't back up with the trailer attached. After just a few feet the brakes slam on by themselves. I thought...
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    Changed to AGM battery, re-coding required?

    I installed a new AGM battery to replace a weak OEM one. Do I need to do any coding since this is different from the original? The battery does not have a BEM sticker with manufacturer and other...
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    Jacking up a Tiguan to se on jack stands

    In the past with other, lighter vehicles, I've used a 2' 2x4 on my hydraulic floor jack to raise one side by jacking at the middle of the sill and then placed jack stands at appropriate hard points,...
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    Tailgate Kessy Issues

    Often, when I walk up to my locked vehicle, I cannot open the tailgate using the the button above the license plate. The kick to open never works. I have to use the fob to open the tailgate.

    I've...
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    Sticky: I tried the experiment and it did not work.

    I tried the experiment and it did not work.
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    Sticky: My Tiguan has third row seats and consequently...

    My Tiguan has third row seats and consequently the tailgate can only be opened but not closed with the remote or the door switch. I would like to change this so that I can both open and close the...
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    Sticky: Lane assist has been much improved. My Tiguan was...

    Lane assist has been much improved. My Tiguan was built in Puebla on May 1, 2018. It appears that VW has now precluded any changes to the steering lane assist feature, BUT they seem to have...
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    Sticky: Increase reversing lights brightness

    I need to make the reversing lights brighter. I recall seeing a VCDS tweak for this, but now cannot find it again. Can anyone point me to this info or describe the steps?

    I traded my SE for an...
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    Headlights turn on when I go under bridges

    I leave my headlight switch in the automatic mode all the time. Every time I go under a bridge in the daytime, the lights turned on and then off when I'm past the shadow cast by the bridge span. They...
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    Enabling inner tail lights as brake lights?

    Anybody found the correct VCDS coding to enable the inner tail lights to act a brake lights just as the outer taillights do?
  15. Security Code for Changing Steering Assist Level on Mk7 Golf?

    I want to reduce the power steering assist. My steering is too sensitive!


    Going to control unit 44 (Steering Assist) and Adaptation and the Support Power channel, I see it set to 100%. There is...
  16. I found that rain close did not work with just...

    I found that rain close did not work with just the sunroof popped open at the rear if all windows were closed. I works, though, if one or more windows are at least partially down.
  17. Finally got Automaic Rain Close Working! -= 2015 SE with RLS sensor

    So I finally have successfully enabled rain closing in my 2015 Golf SE w/lighting. Mine has the RLS sensor.

    Here are the steps that I took:

    1. Hook up the VCDS cable and open the VCDS...
  18. Frustrated over rain close -- works only within 5 min.!

    I have tried the VAGCOM setup several times. I have a 2015 Golf Mk7 and it has an RLS rain sensor. I shut off the ignition, open windows, put the wiper stalk up one position (intermittent/sensor) get...
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    I decided for music that I would put my entire...

    I decided for music that I would put my entire music library on an SD card. To do so I rearranged my library by genre, then artist, then album. I also added my playlists from iTunes as text filed in...
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