Is my altea a 5P model?

[falcon7]

Looking for OBD cables and diagnostic software on Ebay and several of the items that I have looked at say that the item is not suitable for use on an Altea 5P.

No mention of 5P on the V5, How would I know whether it is a 5P model?

It is a 2005 (56plate) Altea reference sport 1.9 TDI with a BJB engine

Is it something to do with it having a CAN bus system?

Thanks,

Ron

 

[Viking]

All Alteas are 5P, and are canbus enabled. You need an OBD system which is suitable for Canbus to access the car. VCDS is my preferred choice but it's £260 plus you need a laptop.

 

[Wimbledonian]

Actually, there is a mention of the 5P on your V5 document. Look down for the VIN/chassis no. and you'll see the 7th and 8th characters are '5P'.

VAG use a 2-place letter-number (or number-letter) code to identify each model series across all their brands.

 

[falcon7]

Actually, there is a mention of the 5P on your V5 document. Look down for the VIN/chassis no. and you'll see the 7th and 8th characters are '5P'.

WOW! That,s a bit obscure.

Thanks to you and Viking for the info.