hiya everyone first time post and could do with digging into your wealth of knowledge, ( 2014 leon 2.0 tdi 184) my problem is i cant get the vag dpf app to work (free version i should add , im a tight yorkshireman) the app connects via bluetooth and the obd icon lights up but then it doesnt go any further ,car icon wont light up, not great with tech but this should be straight forward should mention im connecting through that useless peice of plastic called carista, even tried it with engine running any advice you can give me would be greatfully apreciated
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My 184FR is 2016 and the VAG DPF app works perfectly with my Carista. I've only ever used it with the engine running, but it should still connect if not running. Does the Carista app connect and work ok?
thanks for your response i thought i was going mad not being able to get this functioning , just about to go and purchase v gate dongle, now i know it does work with carista i will persevere to find the problem, the only reason for purchasing carista was to use the vag dpf app, carista works fine and able to do mods, maybe i'l erase and d/l vag app again, as i said the bluetooth icon lights up and then the obd icon thats as far as it goes, will buy the paid version if i can get this free version to work, anyway thanks again will try try and try again
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I also have a 2014 184 and the VAG DPF works fine with Carista.
I think that when I set mine up I had to pair it or at least get the app/phone to recognise the dongle. If you go into settings on VAG DPF and scroll to the bottom, see if the connection type is set to bluetooth (not wifi) and it has paired with your Carista. Other wifi and bluetooth devices may confuse it (you basically need to tell it what it is looking for).
I think that when I set mine up I had to pair it or at least get the app/phone to recognise the dongle. If you go into settings on VAG DPF and scroll to the bottom, see if the connection type is set to bluetooth (not wifi) and it has paired with your Carista. Other wifi and bluetooth devices may confuse it (you basically need to tell it what it is looking for).
thanks for the reply its sorted now, been a bit of a plank! my car auto connected my phone as soon as i got in the car and carista connected automaticaly aswell no problem untill i tried to connect vag app, sorting bluetooth connection on my phone sorted it thanks again
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