Another VAG COM question

[andymac123]

hi, ive seen a lot of VAG COM questsions recently and heres another,

i have purchased a cheap ebay cable to run along side with =VCDS lite

this hasnt worked as a lot of other people have found out.... i only want to read basic codes/ turn the service light off after servicing my leon fr 170 tdi

can anybody reccomend a scanner that can do this or a genuine site to buy a genuine cable ?

preferably cheap as possible as christmas has crippled me

 

[TarekElsakka]

Why isn't the VAG-COM working exactly? I had a cheap one and it worked flawlessly until my laptop wirelessly connected to the internet while I was using it and it got fried. The cheap VAG-COM cable should be able to clear errors, scan the car for any malfunctions, play in the central electronics, etc.

 

[andymac123]

cOPY AND PASTED TO WHAT I HAVE POSTED IN ANOTHER FORUM




hi, i hav purchased a usb lead for the laptop to be able to read faults and turn the service light off etc etc,

i have installed the software sucessfully, when on the software it is displaying a message saying "interface not found"

i have contacted the seller who said the following:

you need to go into your device manager on your computer
when you open device manager open look at ports (COM&LPT) in the list of devices and double click on USB serial port and under port settings click the advanced button, i will need to change your COM port to the same COM you selected in device manager e.g COM1

right so i have done the above apart from when i open device manager i do not have any tab named COM&LPT
im lost on where to find these ports ?

not the most technical when it comes to computers !!

 

[TarekElsakka]

What kind of cable did you buy? Is it a USB one? And are you sure it is CAN-BUS rather than just OBDII? You're supposed to choose "USB" if it's a USB cable rather than "COM1 or w.e" and then press TEST and see if it responds. If not, then I am afraid you received a malfunctioning cable.

It could also be tried due to connecting to the internet while using it. Have you done that?

 

[ejr]

When you go into options on VCDS have you tried selecting the USB port,then click test.
On my laptop the USB was the interface port.

 

[Damo H]

What kind of cable did you buy? Is it a USB one? And are you sure it is CAN-BUS rather than just OBDII? You're supposed to choose "USB" if it's a USB cable rather than "COM1 or w.e" and then press TEST and see if it responds. If not, then I am afraid you received a malfunctioning cable.

It could also be tried due to connecting to the internet while using it. Have you done that?

Why would connecting to the Internet fry it? Reason I ask is looking at doing this myself

 

[Muttley]

If you have got hold of a "cheap" version of VCDS from eBay and it turns out to be a ripped-off copy of the Ross-Tech product, it will be disabled by Ross-Tech as soon as they see it.

andymac123: you have a Mk.2 Leon which is based on the Mk.5 Golf: these are CAN-bus cars and VCDS-Lite won't work with them.

The Vgate VS450 scanner is the one that people have been recommending recently: about £35 I think.