My glow plug time won't change with VCDS?

[ChuckV309]

What next? I have a new temp sensor that is giving me close to actual temps, but my glow plug time is 1.01 units and doesn't change no matter what value I program into VCDS. Yes, I have used both the "test" and "save" buttons. I have gone from the max to the minimum allowed save numbers but the units stays the same. The temp outside was 20 Fahrenheit.

Chuck

 

[hughesjasonk]

did you put in your pin first?

 

[Abacus]

Do you have the BK ECU in your B4V? That ECU does not allow the time to be changed, only the GQ does.

 

[ChuckV309]

Yes, I logged in with the 12233 pin.

I have the newer computer (GQ) in my 1996 B4V. I had no problem changing the time on my 2002 Jetta, just won't on the B4V.

Chuck

 

[Lug_Nut]

It should work. I used 32704 as a value in my GQ 1996 Pearl red sedan, and in my white 1997 GLX conversion wagon.
Normal value is 32768 (2 to the 14th power). 32704 is 2 to the 14th, minus 2 raised to the 5th.

 

[Abacus]

Normal value is 32768 (2 to the 14th power). 32704 is 2 to the 14th, minus 2 raised to the 5th.

I'm hoping you'll expound on the relevance of this.

 

[Digital Corpus]

I'm hoping you'll expound on the relevance of this.

32768 is half of 65536 which is 2^16, or 1 greater than what a 16-bit unsigned integer can hold. Not sure why VW used the half way point, but due to the fine increment of some of the Adaption values, 16-bit resolution was determined to be necessary. Also surprised that VW didn't just used a signed integer so the range would be from 32767 down to -32768 and the default value of 0 would be used instead of 32768.

 

[Kris1987]

Allow me to help. What digital corpus is trying to communicate is that thier cajiggers are kerfuffeled.

 

[Lug_Nut]

I'm hoping you'll expound on the relevance of this.

There are 10 kinds of people in the world:
those who understand binary and those who don't.

 

[Digital Corpus]

And right now there are only 10