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

[DeboDasAuto]

I read somewhere (in this forum) that all traffic info comes from one source SUNA - and car companies (or nav units) pay SUNA a licence fee - VW have not paid up so traffic is disabled. If you have the laptop/cable/skills and enable it, then you will get the traffic info. Also some Golfs have slipped thru with it enabled but no-one seems to be sure how/why.

[DV52]

Adaptation Control Map - Golf mkVII 103TSI

The following link contains a spreadsheet listing the complete set of Adaptation Control Maps for a Golf mkVII 103TSI (Highline). The spreadsheet can be downloaded if required.

Adaptation Control Maps for MkVII 103TSI

This information is provided as reference material and as a facility to record VCDS tweak changes
For those who may not be aware of these reports, an Adaptation Control Map lists all the possible adaptation channels for a control module (i.e the name of the channel and its "Stored value").
The spreadsheet can be used as a "base-line" of the default values for each Adaptation channel in the vehicle. Suitable notations can be made in the cells adjacent to the relevant Adaptation channel when these values change (i.e. as a result of a VCDS tweak).
PM me if you want a copy of the origial Excel version (i.e. .xlsx file)

[Blabba]

hi mate, can you explain the brake light and number plate light mod. i vaguely saw something about the tail lights in mk7 R that could be programmed in vcds however haven't been able to find it since.

With the brake light mod, it changes the rear brake lights that when the brake pedal is depressed it also uses the boot lights, not ply the rear quarter lights. By default, these boot lights are only static parking lights. Not sure why this is not turned on, but i can confirm that with them turn on it looks better, but by god are they bright.

The Rear number plate LED lights are installed on my car by default, not sure if this is the norm with everyone, so no mod or adjustment was made. The only other things I have done are to replace the globes in the vanity mirrors for both driver and passenger, and also in the boot to be LED globes, not the standard halogens.
This has dramatically increased the brightness internally, and a bit in the boot. But I would recommend to VW that they install two lights in the boot as even with the LED in the boot that is significantly brighter, its not enough light. It really needs a second globe on the other side.

Cheers,

Blabba.

[slashj]

Hi all,

I recently bought an OEM Steering Wheel with paddle shift to replace my existing steering wheel which didn't have paddles.
It's for a 90TSI Comfortline DSG MK7

My mechanic installed the steering wheel quite easily and the paddles work even without programming.
However, the EPC light is up and there are a few faults that he could not clear because we don't know the VCDS codes.

The faults are: STOP/START system error, and Cruise Control error.

I am hoping the VCDS experts in this thread can shed some light on what codes we need to change..

So in summary, currently the new steering wheel (with paddle shifts) is working.
But Stop/Start system and cruise control system are not working.

thanks!

[DV52]

Hi all,

I recently bought an OEM Steering Wheel with paddle shift to replace my existing steering wheel which didn't have paddles.
It's for a 90TSI Comfortline DSG MK7

My mechanic installed the steering wheel quite easily and the paddles work even without programming.
However, the EPC light is up and there are a few faults that he could not clear because we don't know the VCDS codes.

The faults are: STOP/START system error, and Cruise Control error.

I am hoping the VCDS experts in this thread can shed some light on what codes we need to change..

So in summary, currently the new steering wheel (with paddle shifts) is working.
But Stop/Start system and cruise control system are not working.

thanks!

slashj :Sounds like an interesting project that has (mostly) gone well for you. Well done!

I'm by no means an expert on VCDS stuff but there are lots of folk here wth awsome expertise on these cables. That said, it might help in understanding more about your problem if you post an autoscan report for your car so that all can see the exact nature of the error codes.

I'm not sure if you have done something like this before, but posting autoscan reports on forums can tend to be a bit ugly for the reader because they usually take-up alot of screen space. A good way of limiting the visual impact of autoscan reports is to enclose the actual text in what's called the "Code" command.

This is done by: first pressing the # symbol at the top RH side of the dialogue window. You should then see the Code commands appear. Paste the report text just before the word "[/Code]" and preview the results

Good luck!

[slashj]

slashj :Sounds like an interesting project that has (mostly) gone well for you. Well done!

I'm by no means an expert on VCDS stuff but there are lots of folk here wth awsome expertise on these cables. That said, it might help in understanding more about your problem if you post an autoscan report for your car so that all can see the exact nature of the error codes.

I'm not sure if you have done something like this before, but posting autoscan reports on forums can tend to be a bit ugly for the reader because they usually take-up alot of screen space. A good way of limiting the visual impact of autoscan reports is to enclose the actual text in what's called the "Code" command.
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Hello, I will try to get hold of the autoscan codes - mechanic has them. He scanned all computers in the car (it took a while) and emailed them to Ross tech as well.

Yeah the paddle shift works like a treat - makes the car that much more enjoyable and easy to drive.

thanks!

[veew]

Hi all,

I recently bought an OEM Steering Wheel with paddle shift to replace my existing steering wheel which didn't have paddles.
It's for a 90TSI Comfortline DSG MK7

My mechanic installed the steering wheel quite easily and the paddles work even without programming.
However, the EPC light is up and there are a few faults that he could not clear because we don't know the VCDS codes.

thanks!

Where did you buy the steering wheel and who did your installation?

[slashj]

Where did you buy the steering wheel and who did your installation?

I bought the steering wheel online OEM, there's a shop on ebay selling them.

The mechanic I usually goto installed it for me - he services merc/audi/vw.
He checked the steering wheel prior to installation and confirmed it's legit (I guess from the sticker/qcodes stamp).

Post install, we went for a drive and confirmed the electronic control on the steering wheel working (volume, mute, music control etc).
But some fault lights showing on the MFD.
However, when he linked up his computer and VCDS he couldn't clear them as we couldn't work out the codes - some were in german, and some didn't have names.

Based on recommendation from another forum, I went to another VW shop who regularly does VCDS programming. The mechanic there was very helpful but he was also stumped. I think he couldn't figure out how to tell the car i have the tiptronic steering wheel.

[BCK]

Minor note:

on my car (MY14.5 Highline, R-Line), the battery SOC (state of charge) display when the car is off has already been activated, and does not appear in any VCDS menu drop.

[Jazrod]

G'day all, a friend of mine (GeckoZAO) told me that many of the Golf MK7 do not have TMC (Traffic Message Channel) working.
I've also noticed there aren't any threads in this forum that collects all the tweaks, MODs for Golf MK7 at the moment.
Therefore I will now open this thread, with all the tweaks and MODs known to share with MK7 owner here.
I will also make sure try to keep this thread up to date if anything new has been found and tested.

1. Refuel Quantity
17 Instrument- Coding Byte 10 Bit 4




2. Instrument Staging
17 Instrument- Coding Byte1 Bit0




3. Rain Close
09-Cent Elect, Security Access:31347, Adaption








4. LED Number Plate Light
09-Cent Elect, Security Access:31347, Adaption






5.1 Traffic Information
5F-Adaption, Follow the screen shot. and you have to make sure RDS and TP is enabled in the settings and wait for about 40mins. The traffic report will start come.




6. Deactivate seat belt warning
17 Instrument- Adaption


7. Automatic coming home/Coming home light/Coming home timer starting point
09-Cent Elect, Security Access:31347, Adaption






8. Beep when unlock/lock.(if you have alarm fitted)
09-Cent Elect, Security Access:31347, Adaption


9. Full brake light if you have LED tail light(GTI Performance OR R)
I lost the screen shot to show your guys. Here is the photos to compare before and after. I'll post the screen shot later on.

I have been trying for days to get the instrument staging to work and it just isn't . . . I read in the past that it needs to have a specific type of gauge, but from the pic supplied on this thread I can see that it is a Highline's cluster much like my own! What am I doing wrong?

[DV52]

I have been trying for days to get the instrument staging to work and it just isn't . . . I read in the past that it needs to have a specific type of gauge, but from the pic supplied on this thread I can see that it is a Highline's cluster much like my own! What am I doing wrong?

Jazrod: I've done the gauge sweep tweak a couple of times and I've had no problems with it - and we appear to have the same model Golf. Please forgive me if you already know this stuff, but the following is what should happen if everything is going right:

1. I assume that you have navigated to the long coding helper for 17-Instruments control module
2. I also assume that you have selected Byte1 as shown in the screen shot below
3. Let's concentrate on Byte 1 only (I've but a Blue box around Byte 1) because this is where the gauge sweep is enabled.
4. The screen shot below (which was taken from my car before the tweak was done) shows the Hex and binary value for Byte 1. The Coding for Byte1 on your car should be the same as shown below. The Hex value (I've put a Red Box around the Hex value) is "A4" and the equivalent Binary value is 1010 (this is Hex "A") 0100 (this is Hex 4) - see the Yellow box. Notice that a "1" appears in the binary value where ever there is a tick in each of the boxes (i.e. Bit7 -left most bit, bit5 and bit2).
5. When you place a tick in Bit 0, the binary value will change to "1010 0101". Notice that the right-hand most bit (this is bit 0) changed from 0 to 1. The equivalent Hex value will change accordingly to "A5". See alanzadine's pic. above for how the hex and binary values should change after you have ticked the bit0 box
6. When you exit this screen (by clicking the"X" on the top RHS of the screen shot below), you should see (in the new coding screen that appears) that the coding values in the box called "New value" are exactly the same as the original coding values except that the fourth value from the LHS should have changed from "4" to "5". If this happens, write down the before and after coding values some where as a record of the tweak and click the "Do it!" tab and then exit the software.
7. Turn-off the ignition, remove the key then re-insert the key, turn-on the ignition and the gauges should dance!

Again, my apology if you already know this procedure

If this doesn't work, please paste-up a copy of the autoscan report for your car for 17- Instruments control module (so we can see the type of equipment). Also, please advise what type of cable you have and what version software you are using. Finally, do you get any error messages after the tweak is attempted?

[Jazrod]

Ok that worked!!! Thanks so much, mate!

In regard to the TCPS, when you leave it for the 40mins+ does the ignition/engine need to be on? I changed all the coding (entered the 1024 with no errors) and followed procedure. Just wasn't sure on how to leave it.

[DV52]

Ok that worked!!! Thanks so much, mate!

In regard to the TCPS, when you leave it for the 40mins+ does the ignition/engine need to be on? I changed all the coding (entered the 1024 with no errors) and followed procedure. Just wasn't sure on how to leave it.

Jazrod: No need for thanks, it was my pleasure.

O.K. Let's talk about the TMC tweak. Not sure how much you know about this service, so I will start with the basics (my apology if I am incorrect in my approach). The service is provided by SUNA Australia (Intelematics). TMC information is transmitted in Australia via commercial FM radio stations in the State capital cities (not sure about Tasmania). The underlying data for TMC is encoded onto the RDS (Radio Data System), which is a special communications protocol for transmitting digital data packets via a 57khz sub carrier frequency (this is the 3rd harmonic frequency for the stereo pilot tone on FM radio stations - but this is probably too much information for this post!)

The reason why I'm telling you this techo stuff is because it may explain why TMC reports are delayed in your case. To get TMC reports, you have to be in an area where reception is good for FM radio stations in a State capital city (SUNA transmits on only one, or two FM stations in each Capital city). In addition, the reception strength must be such that you can get RDS to work. Whilst the coding protocols for TMC are a little different to the normal digital info that the FM radio station transmits, a good test is that you are actually receiving RDS data from a radio station (i.e. you are getting music in stereo and the discover media screen is showing info about the song that is playing). But, good FM reception is a tricky thing at the best of times and the RF environment in a vehicle is far from ideal - factors such as dense city buildings, interference from large inductive devices like train/tram motors affect the quality of FM reception). Also, largely as a result of the higher frequencies, FM reception is pretty much a line-of-sight thing and undulating hills and valleys will act as a shield for the RF signal. Finally, to get TMC to work, you should see the word "TP" appear on the top line of the discover media screen.

You don't need to be tuned into the SUNA station to get TMC reports. In fact, you don't even need to have selected the FM band. From what I have read, there are separate FM front ends in the discover media unit and separate RDS decoding circuits for the TMC function - which kinda makes sense given the close integration that needs to occur between TMC data and the GPS positioning circuits. This said, I suspect that there is some common processing of the raw subcarrier signal (because RDS & TP must be enabled in the radio setup menu for TMC to work) but I'm just guessing and again this is probably an unnecessary digression for this post!

Hope this helps - or at the very least it does not confuse! If I can be of further assistance, please ask.

[Ryan_R]

^ basically you'll have 'TP' or 'No TP' displayed based on availability and your defined Settings

[DV52]

Thanks Ryan_R, I forgot about this this point.

On a totally different, but related matter, I've been asked whether a mk6 Golf can receive the TMC service. Is this possible?