How to identify if your car is impacted by SFD2

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As I am sure you are aware VAG have introduced a new security feature on top of the existing SFD protection.

This variant begins with some vehicles from model year and will also affect new models from model year 2024.

If you would like to read the detailed information about UNECE R155 & R156, you can do so on the UN website.

UN Regulation No. 155 - Cyber security

UN Regulation No. 156 - Software update

Vehicle list SFD2 (as of February 22, 2024)

The following vehicles are currently known to be protected by SFD2:

VW Touareg (CR) facelift from model year 2024
VW Passat B9 (CJ) from model year
VW Tiguan (CT) from model year 2024
VW ID.7 (ED) from model year 2024
Audi Q8 e-tron (GE) from model year 2024
Audi A6 Avant (F2) from model year 2024
Audi e-tron GT (FW) from 2024

But this list will expand.

The .rod file on VCDS is the same as the ODX File name that you can find in Info on the OBD11 App.

Please remember not all control units will be impacted by this change but if your ODX File name

Confirmation of the above from OBD11 Support

Renatas from OBDeleven​

14:27 (2 hours ago)

Hello, Thank you for getting back to me. I was informed that the SFD2 protected vehicles control unit ODX name has the ending of "UNECE". You can check that by going to your vehicle's Gateway 19 control unit > About > check the ODX name if it has the keyword.