Changing the Steering Weight

[raul_sbd]

I found this in one post that was posted in here on Seat MK4 forum a while ago;

"Whilst I was out playing with Vag-Com I thought I'd have a go at changing the steering weight.

The procedure ( for those who are interested ) is dead simple.

Open the steering assist module

click recode -07

take note of the value, on mine it was 10111

change it

mine is now 10151

its more work to steer but you get much more back from it. Steering is more positive and less twitchy. I may well knock it down to 141 to ease it up a bit.

All round dead easy mod
''

Anyone has tried? i have a seat ibiza petrol 56 anyone has tried in a petrol version or should it be the same?

 

[Jimski]

Id love to give it a go, however lack of vagcom is a problem! Sick of mine being so twitchy!


Jimski

 

[raul_sbd]

Definetly a VAG Garage will change it... arround 30£... but i think should be worthy

 

[rf860]

@ raul sbd sorry i never got back to you on your other thread. I tried asking the dealer if they could adjust the weight and they played dumb and said that 'there was no problem' with the weight of the steering therefore would not adjust it

 

[Blanco92]

I changed it like the OP says, but changed it back again because I didn't like it as much. Yes it gives you more feel through corners, but it made parking more labourious. I couldn't be arsed.

 

[raul_sbd]

@ raul sbd sorry i never got back to you on your other thread. I tried asking the dealer if they could adjust the weight and they played dumb and said that 'there was no problem' with the weight of the steering therefore would not adjust it

rf860 right... yesterday finally i change ittt!!!! im now in 10151 setting and it makes a big difference the car feels more solid and steering more responsive and settle... all that i did is to buy a cable in ebay and use the sofware that was coming with. vcds little.. enables you to change this setting for the power assistance!!!

 

[1000baird]

rf860 right... yesterday finally i change ittt!!!! im now in 10151 setting and it makes a big difference the car feels more solid and steering more responsive and settle... all that i did is to buy a cable in ebay and use the sofware that was coming with. vcds little.. enables you to change this setting for the power assistance!!!

id be very interested in changing the steering weight
do you have a link to the ebay cable you used?
thanks

 

[raul_sbd]

id be very interested in changing the steering weight
do you have a link to the ebay cable you used?
thanks

thats the cables i bought from ebay and then following instructions of my first post

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAG-USB-DIAGN...330399696070?pt=UK_Diagnostic_Tools_Equipment

THank you and good luck

 

[1000baird]

thats the cables i bought from ebay and then following instructions of my first post

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAG-USB-DIAGN...330399696070?pt=UK_Diagnostic_Tools_Equipment

THank you and good luck

thanks for that
got it ordered so will see how i get on

 

[1000baird]

got my steering weight sorted
highly recommended to anyone that dislikes their light/unresponsive steering

 

[Pete.]

think im going to give this a go, where abouts is the OBD2 port in the ibiza?

 

[H1JJY]

I want to give this ago. now need to find someone with a VAG.com area Leeds/Mancheter area

 

[pjdj]

I'm from windermere, cumbria.. But have family down your direction.
So I'm often that way, may be able to sort something out!?

 

[1000baird]

think im going to give this a go, where abouts is the OBD2 port in the ibiza?

its on the right hand side of the steering coloum, near the lights switch
if you open the wee cubby hole thing and pull it on out its behind that

 

[1000baird]

I want to give this ago. now need to find someone with a VAG.com area Leeds/Mancheter area

its near handier to buy the cable
at least then youl always have it

 

[Pete.]

thats the cables i bought from ebay and then following instructions of my first post

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAG-USB-DIAGN...330399696070?pt=UK_Diagnostic_Tools_Equipment

THank you and good luck

iv bought this cable but cant seem to get it to connect to the car, did you have problems installing it to your laptop?

 

[1000baird]

iv bought this cable but cant seem to get it to connect to the car, did you have problems installing it to your laptop?

have you installed the vag com lite as provided on the disc?

 

[Pete.]

have you installed the vag com lite as provided on the disc?

yeah i got that installed, think its the drivers for the cable i cant get working.

 

[Blanco92]

yeah i got that installed, think its the drivers for the cable i cant get working.

Check that the COM port (or technically, virtual COM port) that VCDS/VAG-COM uses matches the COM port that your VCDS USB cable is using.

To check, go into device manager on your laptop and see what COM port you're using (it should be between 1 and 4), then ensure VCDS (in the options section within the program) is using the same COM port number.

 

[Pete.]

Nice one mate got it working and changed the steering weight to 10151, does it go any higher because mine was already on 10131 so doesn’t really feel much difference and still feels to light.