Lane change flash - more than 3 blinks?

[Corey_R]

Ok... lets stop using the name "VAG-COM". It's name has officially been changed to VCDS specifically because "VAG-COM" seems to imply some link to VAG, in which there is not. It's a thirdparty application from Ross Tech.

Your dealers do not use VCDS (and if they do, it's unofficially). Your dealers will therefore be unlikely to do these changes for you. Even if they were willing, the instructions we all have on the internet for VCDS do not relate to the tools they have.

You have more chance asking a non-dealer Volskwagen specialist to assist, as it'd be likely that they do have VCDS.

In other words, if you want to be able to make these changes, you'll have to purchase your own VCDS cable, or ask a friendly member who has one

[Ryan_R]

If you know what you're doing and have the tools available, it's only a 5 minute job (if that)

[Converted]

Has anyone figured out how to change the indicator flashes from 3 to 4 or 5 on a MY11 GTI?
Had some VCDS work done this morning, everything was OK except the indicators.
Cheers.

[Dana @ Ross Tech]

Has anyone figured out how to change the indicator flashes from 3 to 4 or 5 on a MY11 GTI?
Had some VCDS work done this morning, everything was OK except the indicators.
Cheers.

Not yet, I have a link from this page regarding that: VCDS MKVI / MK6 Platform, Handy Coding tweaks.

It ends up here: Change comfort turn signals count in MKVI.

So this seems like the newer BCM (AKA 09 module) and may be related to the newer 16-SWCM that is installed with the newer BCM. My Gti is a 2010 and I don't have this problem, so I can't run any live testing.

[Converted]

Thanks Dana @ Ross Tech for your input.
Realized one more feature that may not be functional on MY11 cars, cornering fog lights can not be activated without having the indicator feature turned off. In other words, if you want the cornering fog lights on when you turn the steering wheel, you will have to live with it when the indicators are activated as well (even with ticking/unticking byte 17). It is my personal preference to have it not activated by the indicators.

[Dana @ Ross Tech]

Thanks Dana @ Ross Tech for your input.
Realized one more feature that may not be functional on MY11 cars, cornering fog lights can not be activated without having the indicator feature turned off. In other words, if you want the cornering fog lights on when you turn the steering wheel, you will have to live with it when the indicators are activated as well (even with ticking/unticking byte 17). It is my personal preference to have it not activated by the indicators.

Thanks for the feedback. I was able to turn on cornering lights (turning the wheel and/or using the turn signal) on a 2011 US model 4 door, manual trans. Gti with Halogen headlights. I'd guess this car is over a month old from sale date now, but the production is probably 2 ~ 3 months old. The relevant modules were:

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Address 09: Cent. Elect. (J519) Labels: 1K0-937-08X-09.CLB
Part No SW: 1K0 937 086 L HW: 1K0 937 086 L
Component: BCM PQ35 M 104 0615
Revision: 00104 AE
Coding: 6D180A1A80272AC400080081700005C440010086534D8D6064 8020200040
Shop #: WSC 01357 011 00200
VCID: 39722DBD092B

Part No: 1K1 955 119 F
Component: Wischer 02071 21 0512
Coding: 009795

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Address 16: Steering wheel (J527) Labels: 5K0-953-569.clb
Part No SW: 5K0 953 507 BA HW: 5K0 953 549 C
Component: Lenks.Modul 007 0080
Revision: -------- Serial number: removed
Coding: 5080140000
Shop #: WSC 01357 011 00200
ASAM Dataset: EV_SMLSNGKUDS A05001
ROD: EV_SMLSNGKUDS_VW36.rod
VCID: 70E4D0991AD1

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Address 19: CAN Gateway Labels: 7N0-907-530.CLB
Part No SW: 7N0 907 530 HW: 1K0 907 951
Component: J533 Gateway H27 5603
Revision: H27 Serial number: removed
Coding: E9807F0600161200000002
Shop #: WSC 01357 011 00200
VCID: EDDA49ED8DE3


I thought it was pretty weird that the Byte 16, Bit 0 comfort flashing bit was not enabled from the factory. My suspicion was that the UDS protocol 16 module was in charge of this operation since they did work on 3 flashes like the standard default. However, as Sebastian mentioned in the VW Vortex post, this BCM also has a SWL of 615.

If you want a second opinion on the cornering lights, post up the stock Auto-Scan so I can see what your car's made of. If you'd rather not post it here, since this is the comfort turn thread, I check the VW Vortex on a regular basis.