VCDS (VAG-COM) codes and programmable options for Golf Mk7

[turtle]

I'm picking up a GTI PP in a few weeks, and from what I read here the brake lights will only light up in the outer cluster, not the inner. Is this correct?
Can anyone on here help me out with getting the both clusters to light up when the brakes are applied. I'm located in Newcastle.

[DV52]

Can anyone on here help me out with getting the both clusters to light up when the brakes are applied. I'm located in Newcastle.

Turtle: congrats on the new car - you will thoroughly enjoy driving it!
Not sure that I entirely understand your question, but as I indicated to my response to" lambertia" (previous post), there is a VCDS Tweak for the MKVII that will active both the tail lights and the brake lights when the brake is applied. I've not tried the tweak myself, but you can find detailed instructions at the following URL (you will need to use Google translate to view the web page in English):

stemei.de .VCDS Codierungen .Codierungsservice .Webdesign - Stefan Meier - Schlusslicht als Bremslicht - VCDS Codierungen, Webdesign

If you don't own a VCDS cable, I'm sure a fellow VWW colleague up there who has one will help.

[mgrobins]

ok thanks for the Feedback Ryan. Does this mean I need to have my phone in a cradle and press to activate Siri if I want voice controls for calls?

I'm rather focussed on this at the moment after receiving a fine last week for 'holding my phone whilst driving'. QLD is getting tougher on this so I want to be using voice as much as possible.

[readerr0r]

ok thanks for the Feedback Ryan. Does this mean I need to have my phone in a cradle and press to activate Siri if I want voice controls for calls?

I'm rather focussed on this at the moment after receiving a fine last week for 'holding my phone whilst driving'. QLD is getting tougher on this so I want to be using voice as much as possible.

iOS 8 will feature hands free activation of Siri which should really help when you're in the car. It'll be out in a couple of months and is compatible with any iphone that can do siri.

Siri features hands-free activation, Shazam integration in iOS 8 | iMore

[DV52]

I'm a little confused about the voice control offered as an accessory vs the voice control for phone (or is it the same?)


I have the dealer changing my soundaktor when I collect the car this thurs so I'd be keen to have this switched on if it's possible .

mgrobins: Not sure if this will help, but here are a couple of screen shots of how voice control works for the phone facility on a mkVII:

The first screen is what appears after you press the mic button on the steering wheel and say "phone":


The next screen is what happens when you say something like "Contacts"



Voice Control then invites you to say either the line number (shown in red), or the contact name (which I have obscured in the pic). It then dials the phone number.

My phone is a Nokia but I'm fairly sure that you don't need to use Siri function on an IPhone (i.e. the voice function on the Iphone is not related to the voice facility on the mkVII).

I didn't pay the suggested $400+ to have voice control installed on my car and I agree with Ryan_R that the facility is not worth this investment (I also agree with his statement about the degree of clarity that is required when pronouncing words to make voice control work correctly).

That said, I'm a believer in the adage that says "the only judgement of product value that is important is the one belonging to the person paying the money"! So you might have an entirely different (but equally valid) view.

[mgrobins]

Thanks for that info .

I received some 'inside advice' at the VW dealer regarding the Voice Control options. It is an SD card install that also requires VCDS update. The dealer purchases an SD card and it is used on your vehicle I am told.... hence the cost.

My dealer was willing to meet me at $200 but the quiet word is it's not worth it due to pronunciation issues.

If I can access my contacts and make calls by voice then I'm happy .

The dealer is turning off the Soundaktor for me - which required a new contract be signed to indicate my request for a non factory setup

[DionM]

DionM: I'm fairly sure that enabling mirror dip on a 90TSI has not been attempted before (at least no one has reported progress on this task). The big question (for me) is-notwithstanding that the passenger side mirror on a 90TSI has a controllable motor, does it also have memory capabilities?

Anyhow, have you tried enabling bits 1,2 & 3 of byte 4 in the passenger door controller? I suggested this in my earlier post #107

The first thing to check is that the three bits actually appear in the Long Coding Helper for the 90TSI. As Ryan_R replied when I first suggested the tweak, the worst that can happen is that you will generate one or more errors on the passenger door controller-which you can easly clear and then roll-back the changes that you made to byte 4. Seems like a worthwhile exercise to try given the simplicity of the VCDS tweak.

If you attempt the tweak, please let us know what happens (the more information that we get on this stuff the better informed that we will all be)

Sorry for not getting back to this sooner. No I've not tried anything - don't even have the hardware. But I'd buy it if I knew I could tweak a few things for them.

[DV52]

Sorry for not getting back to this sooner. No I've not tried anything - don't even have the hardware. But I'd buy it if I knew I could tweak a few things for them.

DionM: Buying a genuine Ross-Tech cable is a pretty expensive piece-of-kit for a tweak that might not even work! IMO buying a cheap Ebay knock-off is just a waste of money. Why don't you see if anyone on this forum who lives near you (and who has a cable) is willing to try the tweak on your car? Most the folk here are genuinely helpful.

[DionM]

DionM: Buying a genuine Ross-Tech cable is a pretty expensive piece-of-kit for a tweak that might not even work! IMO buying a cheap Ebay knock-off is just a waste of money. Why don't you see if anyone on this forum who lives near you (and who has a cable) is willing to try the tweak on your car? Most the folk here are genuinely helpful.

Oh I've been thinking of buying one for my own Jetta anyway ...

[DV52]

I rely on the digital Speedo on my Golf a-lot when driving. But, when I use the MFD for other purposes (like navigation, say), the digital speed is lost. Well here is an interesting VCDS tweak that reinstates the digital Speedo in these instances (albeit the replacement Speedo is displayed on the discover media screen rather than on the MFD). Even if you have no interest in this function at the moment, I reckon that it's a good facility to have enabled (in the background) in case the need arises later. I've implemented this tweak on my car and I can vouch that it works. Acknowledgement to the stemei.de site for the original material.

Edit: Before proceeding, I should make it clear that once the tweak is implemented, the Driving-School mode screen will become the default page whenever the "CAR" button is pressed (thanks Jonoz), This notwithstanding, the tweak does NOT affect access to any other pages or screens. (simply press the <, or > symbols on the screen, or press the "view" panel at the bottom LHS)

Enable DRIVING SCHOOL MODE - mkVII Golf

1. Select 5F- Information Electr.
2. Select 10- Adaptation
3. From the pull down channel list. select (11)- Vehicle function list CAN-Driving_school (it's about 40% down the channel list)

4 In the New value box, select Available option. Click Do It! tab. Click Add to log to record a copy of the change report.


5. Click Yes in the VCDS:Re-Code Invalid dialogue box

6 From the pull down channel list. select (171)- Vehicle menu operation-menu_ display_ driving_ school (it's about 75% down the channel list)


7. In the New value box, select activated option. Click Do It! tab. Click Add to log to record a copy of the change report.


8. From the pull down channel list. select (173)- Vehicle menu operation-menu _display _driving _school _over _threshold _high (it's about 75% down the channel list)


9. In the New value box, select activated option. Click Do It! tab. Click Add to log to record a copy of the change report.
10. Click Go Back and exit from the VCDS software.

Using DSM in the car
Driving School Mode can be accessed as follows:

1. Press the "CAR" button on the RHS of the Discover media head
2. then press the word "view" on the bottom LHS of the entry screen (you can just see "view" in the pic below).
3. then select "driving data" option from the list
4. then repeatedly press either the "<", or">" symbols until the "Driving school mode" screen appears.

I've included a screen-shot from my car below:



As can be seen, the Driving-school-mode screen displays the car's prevailing speed (duplicate of the speedometer) and the operation of the turn indicators. Also shown here is accumulated information since DSM was selected (i.e. a learning-to-drive pupil's distance travelled, elapsed time, average speed and average fuel efficiency). From my preliminary observations, it appears that these historic values reset every time that the engine is switched off)