My Tiguan has arrived and this is my experience so far

[latearrival]

Sign recognition is done by a camera. The same camera used for lane assist. No lane assist then it's not possible. If it's not activated by default or a driver setting then it can be activated with VCDS I believe.

Tyre pressure monitoring isn't displayed as the system doesn't actually monitor the pressure in the tyre per se. The system works through the ABS sensor on each wheel. When you first get your new car, and whenever you change tyres or change tyre pressures you must initialise the system for it to work correctly. Once it has those "pressures" stored it then very accurately keeps track of the rotational speed of each wheel. A deflated tyre will obviously rotate faster than the system expects it should for a given speed which the TPMS will sense. This will then set off a caution for a deflated tyre and tell you which wheel is affected.

Good to know, thanks for sharing. I'm 99% sure Sign Recognition is not enabled in Australia (but is in the UK & NZ). Here's a thread about trying to enable it: Traffic Sign Recognition - any luck enabling?

[NZ_GolfR]

Sign recognition is done by a camera. The same camera used for lane assist. No lane assist then it's not possible. If it's not activated by default or a driver setting then it can be activated with VCDS I believe.

Tyre pressure monitoring isn't displayed as the system doesn't actually monitor the pressure in the tyre per se. The system works through the ABS sensor on each wheel. When you first get your new car, and whenever you change tyres or change tyre pressures you must initialise the system for it to work correctly. Once it has those "pressures" stored it then very accurately keeps track of the rotational speed of each wheel. A deflated tyre will obviously rotate faster than the system expects it should for a given speed which the TPMS will sense. This will then set off a caution for a deflated tyre and tell you which wheel is affected.


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The Tyre Pressure Monitoring in the Tiguan (or at lest my 162TSI R Line and the 110TSI I have been driving for the past few days) is definitely an active system, it has sensors in all the tyres and shows the actual pressure on the AID and Infotainment System.

My old MK6 Golf had the passive system that used the ABS Sensors to monitor a change in pressure and just had a warning light if it detected one wheel spinning at a different speed to the rest.


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[IsDon]

The Tyre Pressure Monitoring in the Tiguan (or at lest my 162TSI R Line and the 110TSI I have been driving for the past few days) is definitely an active system, it has sensors in all the tyres and shows the actual pressure on the AID and Infotainment System.

My old MK6 Golf had the passive system that used the ABS Sensors to monitor a change in pressure and just had a warning light if it detected one wheel spinning at a different speed to the rest.


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My mistake. I assumed it was the same system Audi uses. Thanks for the update.

Does it use senders on the valve stalks like some older systems use or is it built into the wheel? The valve stalk senders were always problematic.

[NZ_GolfR]

My mistake. I assumed it was the same system Audi uses. Thanks for the update.

Does it use senders on the valve stalks like some older systems use or is it built into the wheel? The valve stalk senders were always problematic.

I am pretty sure it uses sensors in the valves:



Sorry, not the best photo but all I had and too dark to take one at the moment.

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Is there anyone here who can give a quick summary on the tools related to VCDS? What sort of things can be enabled/disabled? Is there a quick start guide for newbies?


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[IsDon]

Is there anyone here who can give a quick summary on the tools related to VCDS? What sort of things can be enabled/disabled? Is there a quick start guide for newbies?


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Best idea is have a look at the Ross-Tech web site and follow the links to the forums and the wiki. There is also a lot of Ross-Tech videos on YouTube.

There's lots

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Best idea is have a look at the Ross-Tech web site and follow the links to the forums and the wiki. There is also a lot of Ross-Tech videos on YouTube.

There's lots

Hmmm. Was just there. Very pricey.
What about OBDeleven? Seems the obd2 dongle and software are much cheaper and still allows programming.


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[IsDon]

Hmmm. Was just there. Very pricey.
What about OBDeleven? Seems the obd2 dongle and software are much cheaper and still allows programming.


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Yes, it is pricy. I bought mine when I decided to import a Westfalia tow bar from Europe for my A6 rather than pay $4000 for the Audi piece of **** that passes for a tow bar in Australia.

The Westfalia (which is a work of art and the OEM bar for Audis in Europe) cost $1000 delivered to my doorstep.

I fitted the bar over the weekend, which included the towing module, but the car wasn't happy. The car had to be coded. Audi wouldn't do it so I had to work it out myself. I then decided the $500 for the Ross-Tech cable was a good investment. Ross-Tech customer service is fantastic. Between them, Westfalia in Germany, and the Westfalia franchise in Australia (that had only just started at that time and weren't yet selling to the public) we managed to work out the coding. About 12 modules had to be tweaked.

So for $1500 total, I had a superior bar fitted, a VCDS cable I've used extensively since, and a whole bunch of knowledge on how these cars work and how much can be achieved with this cable.

I'm sure a lot of what the VCDS does can be done with the OBDeleven, and at a lower cost. I don't know what their relative abilities are. My experiences with the Ross-Tech cable, and their after sales assistance have been very good, and they have been at it a long time. I wouldn't hesitate to go the Ross-Tech option again.

There are countless forums for VCDS tweaks for all VAG models. A cheaper option is to just ask someone with a cable to do the coding for you. I've done a lot of coding for lots of guys for free.

[latearrival]

...and how much can be achieved with this cable.

Do you think that enabling significant features that appear to be unavailable in Australia - such as Traffic Jam Assist, Traffic Sign Recognition and Adaptive Lane Guidance - can be turned on with this type of software?

[Ozsko]

How does this stuff work, does Ross-Tech do the investigating and pass on the knowledge or do owners just get stuck in and figure it out?