Gearbox in emergency mode Tiguan 2017

[Guest001]

Just a quick off-topic tip - if you don't like the auto stop-start function, you MAY be able to disable it with VCDS/OBDEleven. I did this on my Arteon and now I no longer have to remember to turn the *** thing off every time I drive the car.

FWIW - I did a diff between the pre/post backup and it seems the ODBEleven app simply sets the min/max ambient temperature for auto start/stop at 50C ... so unless it happens to be exactly 50C outside, it remains disabled (and shows up in dash with the little disabled icon).

For Tiguans before 2020 you use the voltage method to turn off S/S Is the simplest and easiest thing to do. Takes about 30 secs to code it out. On later models neither method works in either VW or Skoda

[The J Man]

Oh, I meant the START button (that also works as a STOP button) - nothing to so with the start/stop system.

Recently I've been getting out of the car only to have it beep at me because I didn't turn it off - and yet, hitting that damned button is a reflex so I know I did it
Starting the car became problematic too - it's not that the engine didn't start, it just didn't register that I had pushed the button

[Lucas_R]

(start/stop button doesn't always work the first or even 4th time),

The start/stop buttons do start to fail after a few years. The button itself is about $190. You can install it yourself easily enough, otherwise expect to pay another $150 or thereabouts in labour if you are getting the dealership/mechanic to replace it.

5G2959839A3Q7 - Genuine VW Engine Ignition Start Stop Button Switch Aluminium (RHD) Fits MK7 & MK7.5 Golf GTI & R

I have recently had to replace this button in both my Mk7 Golf GTI and a family members Skoda Yeti because the button was no longer responding to being pushed.

[Panoply]

Had the same issue!

My 2018 Tiguan ( my 2019) had the same problem! So the issue isn’t confined to the earlier DSG gearbox! Vw covered the whole cost plus hire car under warranty! No questions asked!

[ashoree]

Hi csplayer,

I'm in the same boat as you...Tiguan 132tsi out of warranty and taken the car in for diagnosis which will cost $132. Which dealership did you get your car fixed at? Did you have to pay for the diagnosis in the end?

[Ozsko]

The start/stop buttons do start to fail after a few years. The button itself is about $190. You can install it yourself easily enough, otherwise expect to pay another $150 or thereabouts in labour if you are getting the dealership/mechanic to replace it.

5G2959839A3Q7 - Genuine VW Engine Ignition Start Stop Button Switch Aluminium (RHD) Fits MK7 & MK7.5 Golf GTI & R

I have recently had to replace this button in both my Mk7 Golf GTI and a family members Skoda Yeti because the button was no longer responding to being pushed.

I pulled mine apart and cleaned the internal contacts and it has been trouble free since. IIRC there is a YT video on it.

[The J Man]

6 weeks on and I'm still driving a crappy Kia Cerato

Losing the love

[The J Man]

Still no TCU after 8 weeks!

And no-one at VW Australia can tell me if it has been built or shipped

They are Germans FFS!

[nermal]

Still no TCU after 8 weeks!

And no-one at VW Australia can tell me if it has been built or shipped

They are Germans FFS!

I've had better luck with price and availability importing parts directly from Europe.. Do you know the part number?

[The J Man]

I've had better luck with price and availability importing parts directly from Europe.. Do you know the part number?

Well apparently for a short run of Tiguans, the VIN is programmed into the TCU when it is built
SO an off the shelf TCU can't just be "flashed" with my VIN

supposedly


Otherwise I guess they'd have grabbed a TCU out of the warehouse and flashed it by now

[The J Man]

OMG I called head office and told them the dealership don't know where the part is

SO they're calling the dealership to find out ..........


oh and they had records of me applying for a "change of ownership" 6 days ago for a completely different VIN

this is a GERMAN company, right?
They haven't been bought by Mahindra have they?

[The J Man]

Well this is not good news

Apparently VW Australia have 70 TCUs on order

ETA on mine has blown out to late August!

I smell a class action

[nermal]

Well this is not good news

Apparently VW Australia have 70 TCUs on order

ETA on mine has blown out to late August!

I smell a class action

There's noone else who can supply and code the unit? Usually a lot of suppliers in the UK/Germany.

I'd also be calling Martin at Euro Car Upgrades to see if he has any ideas/advice - they're pretty good with VAG tech/coding/hacking etc: Euro Car Performance upgrades - ECU remaps - Navigation - Bluetooth - Latest Australia GPS maps - Auto electrics

[The J Man]

There's noone else who can supply and code the unit? Usually a lot of suppliers in the UK/Germany.

I'd also be calling Martin at Euro Car Upgrades to see if he has any ideas/advice - they're pretty good with VAG tech/coding/hacking etc: Euro Car Performance upgrades - ECU remaps - Navigation - Bluetooth - Latest Australia GPS maps - Auto electrics

Thanks for the tips

After a few more phone calls and a bit of spamming of VW Aus socials I now have an update that suggests I will have a 7 Speed Tiguan early next week (the part is in Sydney)

As for getting the part from elsewhere, apparently for the 162kw model around 2017 (not sure if it applies to ALL Gen2 or just a small run) the TCU has to be coded to the VIN when it is built - it cannot be coded afterwards. Apparently.

This sounds like a major PITA for any VW owners outside of Germany

[nermal]

Thanks for the tips

After a few more phone calls and a bit of spamming of VW Aus socials I now have an update that suggests I will have a 7 Speed Tiguan early next week (the part is in Sydney)

As for getting the part from elsewhere, apparently for the 162kw model around 2017 (not sure if it applies to ALL Gen2 or just a small run) the TCU has to be coded to the VIN when it is built - it cannot be coded afterwards. Apparently.

This sounds like a major PITA for any VW owners outside of Germany

There'd have to be a way to hack it

Now, whether or not it's worth someone's effort is another story..