Mass. Wine Guy
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- 2001 Golf GLS 5-speed, 2003 Jetta GLS wagon 5-speed, 2015 Golf S 6-speed manual
Would this also work on an MK4 Jetta?
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pkhoury
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Yes. You don't need anything super powerful. You could probably still use VCDS with Windows XP if you wanted. You'd only need to go online for updates, which you can technically do offline with a USB stick. But yeah, as long as VCDS is the only thing running, you'd be fine.Would this cheapo laptop work with the Ross Tech cable?:
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Mass. Wine Guy
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- Joined
- May 21, 2001
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- Ipswich, Massachusetts
- TDI
- 2001 Golf GLS 5-speed, 2003 Jetta GLS wagon 5-speed, 2015 Golf S 6-speed manual
I was really thinking of that Bluetooth unit used with an iPhone app.
Nuje
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- Feb 11, 2005
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- Island near Vancouver
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- 2015 Sportwagen; Golf GLS 2002 (swap from 2L gas); 2016 A3 e-tron
Honestly haven't tried it in a Mk4. I would imagine it would, but can't confirm.
NH2013Jetta
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I have had good luck borrowing my brother’s hand held Ancel VD500 scanner on my 2013 TDI reading and clearing codes (including a airbag warning that showed up when my car came back from the body shop after having the rust repaired-both front fenders and rockers). Having said that I can see on Amazon that not everyone has the same luck especially with resetting ABS during a brake job. Soooo…
I just ordered the OBD Link CX! And I’ll save my ten year old OBD scanner for the old stuff. Next step will be the iOS app.
I just ordered the OBD Link CX! And I’ll save my ten year old OBD scanner for the old stuff. Next step will be the iOS app.
Mass. Wine Guy
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- Joined
- May 21, 2001
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- Ipswich, Massachusetts
- TDI
- 2001 Golf GLS 5-speed, 2003 Jetta GLS wagon 5-speed, 2015 Golf S 6-speed manual
Which OBD Link CX specifically? Does the Bimmer code model do VW?
Nuje
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- Island near Vancouver
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- 2015 Sportwagen; Golf GLS 2002 (swap from 2L gas); 2016 A3 e-tron
Yes - that one worked.
Here's the link to the one I purchased and that works in my Mk7 GSW.
(And if you buy through Amazon, if it doesn't work, or doesn't work to your satisfaction, you can return it within a month.)
Here's the link to the one I purchased and that works in my Mk7 GSW.
(And if you buy through Amazon, if it doesn't work, or doesn't work to your satisfaction, you can return it within a month.)
Mass. Wine Guy
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- Joined
- May 21, 2001
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- Ipswich, Massachusetts
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- 2001 Golf GLS 5-speed, 2003 Jetta GLS wagon 5-speed, 2015 Golf S 6-speed manual
What app do you use with it?
Nuje
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- Island near Vancouver
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- 2015 Sportwagen; Golf GLS 2002 (swap from 2L gas); 2016 A3 e-tron
Same one as linked in post #24 of this thread. 
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