vcds mods

[Rob_MacCara]

I've done fogs as DRL on my car.
http://www.myturbodiesel.com/1000q/a6/drl-disable-vw-golf-jetta.htm

 

[DRbillZ]

Set turn signal to 4
Disabled DRL indicator

 

[TDI<wagen>]

What is your lighting scheme? RoW or NAR

I think it says NAR, but I will double check. Will it be safe to change?

Rob_MacCara

That's the write-up I followed. I'll go over it tonight again just to make sure I haven't missed the step. Thanks

 

[Gizzmo_jr]

I think it says NAR, but I will double check. Will it be safe to change?

Yup, my settings are RoW for my light scheme on my Canadian golf with no issues.

I suggested RoW cause it might allow your option for fogs as DRL instead. NAR coding might always force low beams as the DRL option.

 

[DRbillZ]

How do you set the radio to "other than U.S.A."(ROW?) to decrease the treble output? I connected VCDS and checked all the controllers I could and didn't see a thing.
Please be specific. Don't just say the last button you push to change it. Please tell me how to get there!

 

[MonsterTDI09]

How do you set the radio to "other than U.S.A."(ROW?) to decrease the treble output? I connected VCDS and checked all the controllers I could and didn't see a thing.
Please be specific. Don't just say the last button you push to change it. Please tell me how to get there!

The radio doesn't care what country you are in, it works the same

 

[DRbillZ]

Uh....ok. Thanks for the help...

 

[MonsterTDI09]

How do you set the radio to "other than U.S.A."(ROW?) to decrease the treble output? I connected VCDS and checked all the controllers I could and didn't see a thing.
Please be specific. Don't just say the last button you push to change it. Please tell me how to get there!

For the treble output. Push the little button with the music symbol. The location is on the top right

 

[DRbillZ]

Dickheads. All of them.

 

[MonsterTDI09]

Dickheads. All of them.

 

[DRbillZ]

I know how to set treble on the radio itself. Yikes. I want to use vcds to change the radio to whatever decreases it's overall treble from the outset. There is a way to do it.

 

[DRbillZ]

How to change radio settings:
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=415316
Note: On my particular RCD510, that code did not "take".

 

[elcid86]

Diamond.g help me code the radio and several other items today. Thanks!


Thumbs, iPhone, Tapatalk.

 

[Yvettes Sherpa]

Has anyone with a 2013 golf four door been able to get their sunroof to open with the remote? The windows open and close great. If you have can you show the step by step process?

 

[Gizzmo_jr]

As I understand, only JSW's can do sunroof with remote not Golf's.

 

[Yvettes Sherpa]

Okay thanks,
Now why can't I find the blinker count?

 

[Gizzmo_jr]

Take a peek here
http://wiki.ross-tech.com/wiki/inde...Electronics_.2F_Body_Control_Module_.28BCM.29

 

[Yvettes Sherpa]

Thanks

 

[ATR]

I did the following:
Emergency brake light flash and hazard light flash.
Auto roll down/up windows with remote
auto unlock when I pull the key from ignition
Comfort Blink to 5 blinks instead of 3

I think there might be a few more minor ones that I can't remember off the top of my head too. But those are the big ones

 

[geodug]

My OEM Bridgestone Turanzas are near end of life at 58K miles. I'm getting new tires with a larger diameter than my original tires and get 2 different suggestions on recalibrating the speedo/odometer.

One school of thought says I need to somehow reset my ECU immediately after the swap. The ECU apparently well reset itself after learning about the new tire diameters. I don't think I believe this story.

The second school of thought says I have to use my VCDS and go into the ECU and change various values to get everything in sync.

Anybody out there that has any experience on this?

 

[Nlens]

meeting up with someone tomorrow to help me w/ some vcds mods. considering turning off the DRL. I don't have LEDs, so i am wondering if this will help w/ fuel efficiency? is that one of the reasons people disable? has anyone disabled and noticed better fuel mpgs? 2010 golf tdi

thanks Guys, this thread has been HUGE

 

[ATR]

meeting up with someone tomorrow to help me w/ some vcds mods. considering turning off the DRL. I don't have LEDs, so i am wondering if this will help w/ fuel efficiency? is that one of the reasons people disable? has anyone disabled and noticed better fuel mpgs? 2010 golf tdi

thanks Guys, this thread has been HUGE

No it won't save any mpg...
There was a thread a while back on the subject that got a bit heated. However there are good points from both sides of the do it and don't do it camps:
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=334450

 

[Killabee228]

At most the 2 lights use excess leftover energy that's already been made.


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[goodysgotacuda]

meeting up with someone tomorrow to help me w/ some vcds mods. considering turning off the DRL. I don't have LEDs, so i am wondering if this will help w/ fuel efficiency? is that one of the reasons people disable? has anyone disabled and noticed better fuel mpgs? 2010 golf tdi

thanks Guys, this thread has been HUGE

You won't see any tangible FE gains from disabling DRLs.

 

[Nlens]

You won't see any tangible FE gains from disabling DRLs.

Thanks for the input. I think I am going to plan to do an Hid mod, so when I do, I'll probably try to change the fogs to leds and then use them as delta.

We actually had to reschedule so I didn't get the changes yet but hopefully we will reschedule soon

 

[Killabee228]

Before you start plugging in wires for the fogs make sure your CECM even has the capability.


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[Fantasiamon]

Before you start plugging in wires for the fogs make sure your CECM even has the capability.


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You can retro fit fogs easy. No need to go through CECM.


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[Killabee228]

Yeah it's what I did. Used a relay kit.


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[meerschm]

meeting up with someone tomorrow to help me w/ some vcds mods. considering turning off the DRL. I don't have LEDs, so i am wondering if this will help w/ fuel efficiency? is that one of the reasons people disable? has anyone disabled and noticed better fuel mpgs? 2010 golf tdi

thanks Guys, this thread has been HUGE

OK could not help but dig in to this on this beautiful Sunday. pretty easy to figure max fuel savings from not running the DRLs.

figure two headlights at 50w each, 100 watts.

so for every hour, 100 watt-hours, or 0.1 kwh.

1 watt hour is 3.4 BTU.

so the headlights on for an hour take 340 BTU

Gallon of ULSD has about 140,000 btu.

so the most fuel you could hope to save would be 0.00243 gallons per hour.

40mpg at 80 MPH, (to make the math easy) would be 2 gallons per hour,

so in a perfect world, you could save around 1/10 of 1%.

say, from 40 to 40.04 mpg.

not much, but you could be honest and say you were disabling DRLs to save fuel.

in 120,000 miles, all in clear daylight, you might save enough to make it worth while.

at 40 mpg, that distance would take 3000 gallons of fuel. 1/10 of a percent of that would be 3 gallons of ULSD.

http://delcoremy.com/documents/high-efficiency-white-paper.aspx includes some efficiency numbers for alternators, overall claims around 20%, after you look at friction, belt, and alternator losses so that savings could only be a couple dollars worth of fuel. (on second thought, the efficiency should impact the calculation in the other way, so you might end up saving 15 gallons of fuel over 120,000 mile of drl-off driving)

whether this savings is worth the added risk of reduced visibility is another question.

 

[Killabee228]

OK could not help but dig in to this on this beautiful Sunday. pretty easy to figure max fuel savings from not running the DRLs.

figure two headlights at 50w each, 100 watts.

so for every hour, 100 watt-hours, or 0.1 kwh.

1 watt hour is 3.4 BTU.

so the headlights on for an hour take 340 BTU

Gallon of ULSD has about 140,000 btu.

so the most fuel you could hope to save would be 0.00243 gallons per hour.

40mpg at 80 MPH, (to make the math easy) would be 2 gallons per hour,

so in a perfect world, you could save around 1/10 of 1%.

say, from 40 to 40.04 mpg.

not much, but you could be honest and say you were disabling DRLs to save fuel.

in 120,000 miles, all in clear daylight, you might save enough to make it worth while.

at 40 mpg, that distance would take 3000 gallons of fuel. 1/10 of a percent of that would be 3 gallons of ULSD.

http://delcoremy.com/documents/high-efficiency-white-paper.aspx includes some efficiency numbers for alternators, overall claims around 20%, after you look at friction, belt, and alternator losses so that savings could only be a couple dollars worth of fuel. (on second thought, the efficiency should impact the calculation in the other way, so you might end up saving 15 gallons of fuel over 120,000 mile of drl-off driving)

whether this savings is worth the added risk of reduced visibility is another question.

I just have to laugh. I drive with DRLs and fogs on.


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