Mk2 Tiguan VCDS Tweaks

**GreyGoose_X** · 08-01-2019, 03:09 PM

My Wolfsburg will arrive at similar times too. Very interested to see how you go with this

Originally Posted by jdstephens

I’ve just ordered an OBD11 which should arrive around the same time as my Tiguan Wolfsburg gets deleivered. Hopefully I can code DLA on these?

**GreyGoose_X** · 08-01-2019, 03:11 PM

Congrats on getting this to work! Does your headlights 'dance' on start up - i.e. showing the shutter calibrating side to side?

Originally Posted by Bushpig667

I followed the instructions to the end and ran basic settings. On starting the car and turning on the high beam I would still get a DLA fault which I couldn’t clear.
At the end of page 2 of the coding instructions there is some additional coding for if you continue to get a fault. I entered all of this coding and it cleared the DLA fault but created a new one with turning lights which I also could not clear.
For my car, activating Byte 11, Bit 2 was causing this issue. Once I deactivated this I could clear the faults and the system worked.

Hope that helps.

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**Ozsko** · 08-01-2019, 03:53 PM

Originally Posted by Bushpig667

Yup all working.

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Are you aware that to have DLA requires a different headlight assembly to what has been fitted to Tiguans imported from Europe? Has the headlight assembly been changed to the DLA capable unit?

**Bushpig667** · 08-01-2019, 04:03 PM

Originally Posted by Ozsko

Are you aware that to have DLA requires a different headlight assembly to what has been fitted to Tiguans imported from Europe? Has the headlight assembly been changed to the DLA capable unit?

I had also read that on a different forum. But tried it anyway when the coding was posted and it works. So maybe someone has their facts wrong.

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**Bushpig667** · 08-01-2019, 04:10 PM

Originally Posted by GreyGoose_X

Congrats on getting this to work! Does your headlights 'dance' on start up - i.e. showing the shutter calibrating side to side?

Cheers. It does dance but in the same pattern it did previously (not with shutters).
I’ll try and get a video of the system working later tonight..... just to put any doubt that it doesn’t work to rest.

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**Ozsko** · 08-01-2019, 04:18 PM

Originally Posted by Bushpig667

I had also read that on a different forum. But tried it anyway when the coding was posted and it works. So maybe someone has their facts wrong.

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There are three headlight assemblies for the Tiguan, Halogen, a basic LED headlight capable of HBA only and the top unit capable of DLA. There was a thread just recently where I posted the link to the PDF which documents this. Before becoming aware of the two different LED assemblies we tried to change my car via VCDS and it kept showing an error because my Tiguan only has the basic LED as all the Oz cars did but maybe that has changed????

Tiguan Owners manual - Google Drive second last line, 3rd from the right, page 20 onwards

**Bushpig667** · 08-01-2019, 04:31 PM

Originally Posted by Ozsko

There are three headlight assemblies for the Tiguan, Halogen, a basic LED headlight capable of HBA only and the top unit capable of DLA. There was a thread just recently where I posted the link to the PDF which documents this. Before becoming aware of the two different LED assemblies we tried to change my car via VCDS and it kept showing an error because my Tiguan only has the basic LED as all the Oz cars did but maybe that has changed????

Tiguan Owners manual - Google Drive second last line, 3rd from the right, page 20 onwards

I would assume we get the same stock in NZ as you guys get but reading on here I have noted that we get some features that you didn’t get across the ditch (TJA etc). The R-line spec over here came with pretty much all options other than sunroof as standard.
The lights on mine are the same as those shown in post 613 above which state they have DLA capability.

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**GreyGoose_X** · 08-01-2019, 04:52 PM

Originally Posted by Bushpig667

Cheers. It does dance but in the same pattern it did previously (not with shutters).
I’ll try and get a video of the system working later tonight..... just to put any doubt that it doesn’t work to rest.

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That would be sweet if you could post a video of it. Will be one of the few (if not first) for a coded DLA in action!

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**Ozsko** · 08-01-2019, 04:56 PM

Originally Posted by Bushpig667

I would assume we get the same stock in NZ as you guys get but reading on here I have noted that we get some features that you didn’t get across the ditch (TJA etc). The R-line spec over here came with pretty much all options other than sunroof as standard.
The lights on mine are the same as those shown in post 613 above which state they have DLA capability.

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So you are in NZ?