Mk2 Tiguan VCDS Tweaks

[Tob35]

A bit annoyed after jumping in the car this morning to do a little coding.

It seems that my Tiggy isn't supported by the HEX+CAN cable.

So now to choose between another Ross-Tech product or an OBD11.

[Psych101]

Does this work on a mk2 tiguan?

Tried this today. Was not expecting it to work given the change is in the steering assist module but it actually makes a noticeable difference to throttle response.

I actually coded via a carista app but checked in obdeleven and carista just changes the same setting.

Highly recommended.

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[veew]

Tried this today. Was not expecting it to work given the change is in the steering assist module but it actually makes a noticeable difference to throttle response.

I actually coded via a carista app but checked in obdeleven and carista just changes the same setting.

Highly recommended.

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Would you be able to describe in more detail what changes it makes to throttle response? Just so I can describe the relevant changes in the original post with link.

Also for those not sure what Psych101 is referring to: http://www.vwwatercooled.com/forums/...ml#post1286746

[Psych101]

Would you be able to describe in more detail what changes it makes to throttle response? Just so I can describe the relevant changes in the original post with link.

Also for those not sure what Psych101 is referring to: Mk2 Tiguan VCDS Tweaks - Page 68

Sensitivity of throttle increased and reduced delay between accelerator pedal input and engine response

[Psych101]

Hi veew,

I did but I wasn't sure how to do basic setting before.

Anyhow, I've finally worked it out and I'm happy to report that I have successfully coded and tested it. It works beautifully and it is pretty obvious when you see it in action. I got so excited I turn my car around to test it again.

Here is what I did. Follow below link, page1 and half of page2
Activate Dynamic Light Assist (DLA) - from MY 2017 - AS.Coding

After the first 4B coding (top half of page 2), you should get an error (lights pointing to the ground). Do as the document says to perform basic setting and the error will go away and the light will readjust and go back to normal. Now clear the error on 4B.

We are nearly there but not quite. Now check the car Menu, lights and make sure Dynamic light assist is tick and push the light stalk forward. You should see the light with an A inside on the AID (exactly the same as light assist) but you should get another error at the same time. If you don't then you may be set to rock n roll.

So if you do get the error like me, refer to the bottom half of page 2. My advice is don't do all the 4 codings in one go, do one at a time. After each one, perform basic settings and clear error. You may not need them all. For my car, I only needed to do the second line and the error goes away and it works.

I hope this is helpful and good luck.

Do you need or does this work in combination with the steps to activate high beam assist?

[veew]

Here you go. Not a very good video but you can see that it's masking the bright road signs, on coming cars on the right and it also created a U shape when there are cars in front of me.
I did not get any beep from on coming cars so I guess it's working well.

Just tested my car out tonight driving in the hills. Looks like I have simple high beam assist, did not notice any specific masking when following another car. Takes about 2 seconds for the system to activate the high beam compared to if you did it manually. The system is very sensitive to oncoming headlights so immediately deactivates the high beams before I had a chance to reach for the headlight stalk and deactivate the high beam.

Overall reasonably impressive. Only shortfalls from my short test tonight were the tight hill corners with undulations, when you're going into a dip it doesn't use high beams (as I would manually) to illuminate more of the road as it is about to go up again.

Wish my car would also have the active shuttering to mask specific elements but to be honest I didn't expect the MY17-18 cars to have the capability at all.
Cheers for a few of you guys sorting it out, got me to give it another try and finally got it working.

[Hole46]

Just tested my car out tonight driving in the hills. Looks like I have simple high beam assist, did not notice any specific masking when following another car. Takes about 2 seconds for the system to activate the high beam compared to if you did it manually. The system is very sensitive to oncoming headlights so immediately deactivates the high beams before I had a chance to reach for the headlight stalk and deactivate the high beam.

Overall reasonably impressive. Only shortfalls from my short test tonight were the tight hill corners with undulations, when you're going into a dip it doesn't use high beams (as I would manually) to illuminate more of the road as it is about to go up again.

Wish my car would also have the active shuttering to mask specific elements but to be honest I didn't expect the MY17-18 cars to have the capability at all.
Cheers for a few of you guys sorting it out, got me to give it another try and finally got it working.

Was going to try installing DLA on mine tomorrow, but it seems like it’s a waste of time.


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[jdstephens]

Was going to try installing DLA on mine tomorrow, but it seems like it’s a waste of time.


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It depends on if your car has the specific hardware installed. I would confirm this before writing it off. Dynamic Light Assist is absolutely amazing when you see it in action, but if your headlights are only capable of High Beam assist then it may not be worth while.

[jdstephens]

Just tested my car out tonight driving in the hills. Looks like I have simple high beam assist, did not notice any specific masking when following another car. Takes about 2 seconds for the system to activate the high beam compared to if you did it manually. The system is very sensitive to oncoming headlights so immediately deactivates the high beams before I had a chance to reach for the headlight stalk and deactivate the high beam.

Overall reasonably impressive. Only shortfalls from my short test tonight were the tight hill corners with undulations, when you're going into a dip it doesn't use high beams (as I would manually) to illuminate more of the road as it is about to go up again.

Wish my car would also have the active shuttering to mask specific elements but to be honest I didn't expect the MY17-18 cars to have the capability at all.
Cheers for a few of you guys sorting it out, got me to give it another try and finally got it working.

Have you visually confirmed you don't have the correct headlights? Do you have a camera in the windshield? If yes, then perhaps you need to look at your coding again because if you've got the hardware then coding DLA is possible

[veew]

Was going to try installing DLA on mine tomorrow, but it seems like it’s a waste of time.
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I see it would be much more useful on long dark country drives where the roads don't have sharp corners and steep undulations one after the other.
I drove a lot at night on country roads last year, this would've just made it easier to focus on the road ahead.

Have you visually confirmed you don't have the correct headlights? Do you have a camera in the windshield? If yes, then perhaps you need to look at your coding again because if you've got the hardware then coding DLA is possible

I'm in no rush but will check it out. What is it supposed to look like?

[Simonr23]

Yes, it would be more obvious- as long as there’s a car in front of you.

Be aware it turns off the right high beam, once you go over 99kph. Stupid, but it’s meant to make freeway driving better(it doesn’t)

To make knowing the correct headlights easier, google Tiguan allspace highline and look at the pics. Another giveaway is how your drl’s look.

The right lights have a u shaped drl wrapped around one of the ‘bulbs’(made from 3 small straight segments) and a top ‘eye brow’ above the whole lot.

[MikeyT]

Do you need or does this work in combination with the steps to activate high beam assist?

Hi Psych101,

Don't think it does. You can program this with or without HBA.

[Psych101]

Hi Psych101,

Don't think it does. You can program this with or without HBA.

Cheers for that

[jdstephens]

What is it supposed to look like?

See page 60 of this thread

[OZROD]

Sensitivity of throttle increased and reduced delay between accelerator pedal input and engine response

Well that's excellent news Psych101! Makes no sense, but excellent anyway so I'll have to get out the ODB11 again.