Traffic Jam Assist

[NZ_GolfR]

Hi NZ_GolfR,

Since Hugo was able to take his car to VW and get it done by them, then I assume you could also do the same if you wanted?

Yeah I should be able to though I got mine through a different dealer I think. Was going to email the service manager at the dealer I got mine from to find out if they can do the software upgrade, also need to get them to look at a few errors have been getting, just haven't had a chance. Will do it over the weekend and see what they say.


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[Hugo_nz]

Yeah I should be able to though I got mine through a different dealer I think. Was going to email the service manager at the dealer I got mine from to find out if they can do the software upgrade, also need to get them to look at a few errors have been getting, just haven't had a chance. Will do it over the weekend and see what they say.


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Just tell them to contact Rodney at Continental Cars VW newmarket. Having had two cars with them last week he should know what you're talking about. Also, it was done as a warranty charge back so I recon you could take it to any VW.


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[TIGR]

Yes I believe it did remove the 3 second limit. Do you mind sharing what coding you changed to get Adaptive Lane Guidance working at all speeds?


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Another vote for the ALG settings please

[jbaldy]

Another vote for the ALG settings please

Another vote!


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[TheTig]

So.. just got off the phone with VWA and the customer service gent reiterated to me a number of times on the phone that TJA and ALG are not available on the MY17 or MY18 Tiguans. I told him he may want to check on the MY18 considering people are taking delivery of them now and ALG is enabled. He wanted to know who they were so they could contact them and 'fix' it.

The reason he kept stating why neither system were enabled in software was Australian roads are not of high enough quality to support it and down the track it may be reconsidered. He wouldn't put a date on this, just in the future.

He did say it had the necessary hardware, they had just not enabled these systems in the software.

I was pretty sure there are other VW cars coming with these features enabled, he did also say that no VW cars in Aus had TJA turned on for the same reason, bad roads.

So banging the head against the wall on this one, I know Ozsko has been petitioning hard. Have sent multiple emails, written to the MD of VWA, spoken on the phone and whilst the reasons have varied, the message has been the same the whole time.... 'NO'.

So we have to rely on the modders to get these systems enabled on our MY17 Tigs unless others take some time out of there day and speak up and be heard by VWA, with enough noise surely we can make a difference and they'll rethink there stance.

[spacemannz]

Skoda are advertising TJA for the Aussie Kodiaq. It's in the online brochure.

[Ozsko]

At least you got an admission that the cars have the hardware to enable it which is more than I got so a high five there. We now need to get the information from another country and hopefully NZ can supply that. I find there refusal to acknowledge that TJA is going to be in the 2018 cars curious, has anyone taken delivery of one of those and can confirm or deny what they are saying. Their blunt refusal to talk about the other VW corporate products that have it fitted also is simply a tactic to kill any debate on the subject. Brickwalls have nothing on the people at VWA but they have now painted themselves into a corner by their own admission. I bet it would piss a few people off if they tell dealers to disable it as a recall or during a service.

[Ozsko]

Skoda are advertising TJA for the Aussie Kodiaq. It's in the online brochure.

It is not a VW so they simply will not acknowledge or even discuss it. The Superb has the it as do some Audis as well but VW simply say they are not VW's and absolutely and point blank refuse to discuss that fact.

[sunnynagi]

I find there refusal to acknowledge that TJA is going to be in the 2018 cars curious, has anyone taken delivery of one of those and can confirm or deny what they are saying.

I am waiting for my car coming end of this month, I spoke to a dealer in Sydney on Friday who confirmed that TJA is there in MY18. I asked her to email me the changes she has in front of her from VWA. I am still waiting for that email

[spacemannz]

It is not a VW so they simply will not acknowledge or even discuss it. The Superb has the it as do some Audis as well but VW simply say they are not VW's and absolutely and point blank refuse to discuss that fact.

Yeah it's a bit of an inconsistent message coming from VWA. Both use the same MQB platform and presumably hardware and software base. Apparently Aussie road quality is good enough for Skoda but not VW.
And yet, recent arrival MY18 Tiguan owners are being told it has it...and Adaptive Lane Assist (said to be a key component) is a visible option in the menu. I note that nobody has reported if it actually works yet, and the TheTig's comment below quoted VWA threatening to recall MY18 vehicles to have it disabled - that would be an interesting outcome
I suspect VWA customer service are just reading from a script. They haven't yet bothered to update their brochures and spec sheets for MY18 online even though they are delivering the new spec.
We'll find out soon enough when the new MY18 owners actually find time to test it over the next few days.