VAG-K+CAN....New to this

[scanlanlee]

Hi everyone,

1st post, but have been reading a lot on here after buying myself a Leon ST FR - as my Dad has the Golf mk7 I saw that his mirrors turned in when locking I started to look at why I had to lock mine then hold the button down...well after seeing on here that this and an awful lot of other changes can be made I thought I would see what I could do.
I bought a basic OBD11 wifi module and made some changes with carista, all good, but then I realised that it was a bit limiting.
So I bought a VAG-K+CAN to see if I could connect that to the car, but it doesn't seem to connect. I am very PC literate, but I haven't used car software before and am not sure which cable/software (apart from VAG-COM stuff, but my budget doesn't run to that) to buy.
So my questions are:
Will my cable work?
If not why not?
If not what do you suggest I buy?

Many thanks

 

[kiddo]

Obd11 will allow to code ecu modules.

 

[scanlanlee]

Thanks for the quick reply,
Which software would you suggest for the OBD11 then?

 

[Deleted member 103408]

Thanks for the quick reply,
Which software would you suggest for the OBD11 then?

www.obdeleven.com is the software and you buy their dongle to code the car via the OBD2 Port.

Please note it only works on Android devices and connects via bluetooth.

 

[scanlanlee]

No android, That’s why I didn’t buy an original OBD11
Any other suggestions?


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[Deleted member 103408]

No android, That’s why I didn’t buy an original OBD11
Any other suggestions?


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If you just want simple changes then Carista does it on apple phone, but imo it is not as fully featured as OBD11/ VCDS

The other option is you can run android on a separate partition check this out if interested http://obdeleven.proboards.com/thread/490/obdeleven-windows-laptop-android-device

 

[scanlanlee]

No, don’t/won’t use android at all!
Must be another solution.
I have used Carista, but will want to add a reversing camera and know it will need to be ‘switched on’


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[Deleted member 103408]

No, don’t/won’t use android at all!
Must be another solution.
I have used Carista, but will want to add a reversing camera and know it will need to be ‘switched on’


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VCDS, I think they do a 3 VIN license that is cheaper but if you only want apple then go to the istore and have a look, I have not seen much posting on this site for many other tools for this bit of the coding.

 

[scanlanlee]

VCDS, do you have a link?
I use PC’s as well as Mac’s, but just won’t buy an android phone just for this.
What cable would I need for VCDS as well, thanks


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[DEAN0]

VCDS, do you have a link?
I use PC’s as well as Mac’s, but just won’t buy an android phone just for this.
What cable would I need for VCDS as well, thanks


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For the official cable it is £225

VCDS is a free download and has free updates for life if you have an official cable.

https://www.gendan.co.uk/vcds-hex-u...toOEnTp8P9PL3rbSic-qgT8apGDmoPcwaApoVEALw_wcB

 

[scanlanlee]

That’s outside my budget - any other options?

 

[ben4012]

I bought the cheapest android tablet I could from eBay just for obd11

 

[trebor]

That’s outside my budget - any other options?

See if anyone nearby had VCDS etc and can code it for you in exchange for a couple of beer tokens.

Where are you?

 

[scanlanlee]

I’m in Devon, but I do want to do this myself.


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[scanlanlee]

I bought the cheapest android tablet I could from eBay just for obd11

May have to do that then. Just find using android a pain!
But thanks for the suggestion


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[Deleted member 103408]

May have to do that then. Just find using android a pain!
But thanks for the suggestion


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You can also use an android phone (they can be very cheap and you can start to use other apps like Torque Pro, where you can show lots of interesting data on the phone in real time via the ECU.

 

[JimH]

Works fine on an old/repurposed Tesco Hudl2 for me ;-)

 

[LouG]

No android, That’s why I didn’t buy an original OBD11
Any other suggestions?


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Just buy a cheap Android phone or tablet