2001 beetle not obd compatible?

[Manaz]

The cable looks fine. In electrical terms there is no reason why the cable would stop it working unless it has the wrong resistor in it. Does anyone except rosstech make a program?

The issue is that the VAGCOM application is designed to ONLY work with a genuine cable - it's not just OBDII, but it has some other functionality in it that acts as a "license key" as such for the software.

VAGTACHO may work with your cable, it lets you do some stuff, but not the full VAGCOM functionality.

[lilcrash]

Ok il try that tonight. Thanks

[lilcrash]

Ok that didn't work either :@

[mikk]

u may have more luck using an old vagcom version that works with copied cables. much less features though. the site explains this somewhere.

vagtacho needs a different cable from vagcom i believe.

[lilcrash]

Features arent a concern at this point I just need to know what fault codes it's throwing. The company I got the cable and software off is sending me another free of charge incase its a faulty cable.

[Manaz]

Features arent a concern at this point I just need to know what fault codes it's throwing. The company I got the cable and software off is sending me another free of charge incase its a faulty cable.

Which company? Is it a genuine VCDS/VAG-COM or a copy?

[mikk]

Try this maybe: Ross-Tech: VCDS-Lite: Download

[lilcrash]

It's a copy but it came with an old rosstech program. I tried that vcds lite and no love

[Manaz]

It's a copy but it came with an old rosstech program. I tried that vcds lite and no love

Not much else that can be said really - cheap knockoff is cheap in more senses than one...

[mikk]

oh well... time to get a new one if it isn't working. they're pretty cheap anyway