Seat Belt Alarm Enable / Disable:
1. Select control module.
2. 17- instruments.
3. Adaptation – 10
4. Channel : "Deactivate seat belt warning".
5. Stored Value : Yes / No
6. Do it!
Gauge Test / Needle sweep
1. Select control module.
2. 17- instruments.
3. Coding – 07
4. Long coding helper.
5. Select byte no "1"
6. Enable: Bit 0 : "Gauge Test / Needle sweep (Staging) Active"
7. Do it!
Amount of Fuel to be filled.
1. Select control module.
2. 17- instruments.
3. Coding – 07
4. Long coding helper.
5. Select byte no "10"
6. Enable: Bit 4 : ""Display" Volume to be replenished"
7. Do it!
Blower fan speed in AC Auto
1. Select control module.
2. 08 – Auto HVAC.
3. Coding – 07
4. Long coding helper.
5. Select byte no "11"
6. Enable Bit 6 to "Blower STATUS display in auto mode active."
7. Do it!
Acoustic audio when Unlock/Lock.
1. Select control module.
2. 09 – Central Elect.
3. Adaptation – 10
4. Channel : "channel IDE02269-ENG116666-Acknowledgement signals-Akustische Rueckmeldung entriegeln"
(Unlock sound)
5. Channel : "Acknowledgement Signals -Akustische Rueckmeldung verriegeln" (Lock sound)
6. Channel : "Acknowledgement Signals -Menuesteuerung akustische Rueckmeldung" (enables a menu setting)
7. Change Stored value to "Active"
8. Do it!
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Enable/Disable DRLs using "Car" Menu
1. Select control module.
2. 09 – Central Elect.
3. Enter security access "31347"
4. Adaptation – 10
5. Set Channel : "ENG141647-ENG116594- Außenlicht_Front-Tagfahrlicht Aktivierung durch BAP oder Bedienfolge
moeglich" to Active
6. Do it!
https://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/f197/turning-off-daytime-running-lights-94879-
post1040702.html#post1040702
Auto Close Windows in Rain
1. Select control module.
2. 09 – Central Elect.
3. Coding – 07
4. Click on the pull-down down tab in the middle of the screen and Select RLFS
5. Long coding helper.
6. Select Byte "0"
7. Enable Bit 1 "Rain light function active" and Bit 2 "Rain closing active".
8. Do it!
9. Enter security access "31347"
10. Adaptation – 10
11. Set Channel : "ENG141681-ENG125655-ZV Komfort-Regenschliessen_ein_aus" to Active
12. Do it!
13. Set Channel : "ENG141681-ENG125656-ZV Komfort-Regenschliessen_art" to Permanent
14. Do it!
15. Set Channel : "ENG141681-ENG122186-ZV Komfort-Menuesteuerung Regenschliessen" to Active
16. Do it!
Auto RainClose - Factory reset procedure
This tweak requires that the control unit be reset after the coding changes above have been made. This is done
using the following steps:
1. Press the CAR button on the RH side of the Discover media Unit
2. Press the set-up panel on the bottom RH side of the screen
3. Select Factory Setting panel (it's the very last entry on the list)
4. On the Factory Setting screen, select Reset Mirror and Wiper Settings
5. Press the Reset panel
https://www.golfmk7.com/forums/index.php?threads/automatic-rain-close-finally-working-2015-se-with-
rls-sensor.323132/
https://forum.obdeleven.com/thread/226/help-rain-closing
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Flashing hazard with emergency brake
1. Select control module.
2. 09 – Central Elect.
3. Enter security access "31347"
4. Adaptation – 10
5. Set Channel : " ENG141649-ENG122209- Außenlicht_Blinker-Notwarn_blinken_NBA_Phase_2" to Active
6. Do it!
https://www.vwvortex.com/threads/coding-question-about-emergency-brake-light-blinking.8131714/
Change cockpit themes:
1. Select control module.
2. 17- instruments.
3. Adaptation – 10
4. Set Channel : " ENG153766-Tube_version" to variant_2 (default variant_0)
5. Do it!
Parking assist switch-off speed:
1. Select control module.
2. 10-Park/Steer Assist
3. Adaptation – 10
4. Set Channel : "IDE03782-Switch-off speed for parking assist" to 10 km/h (default 14 km/h)
5. Do it!
Turn signal blinker count:
1. Select control module.
2. 09 – Central Elect.
3. Enter security access "31347"
4. Adaptation – 10
5. Set Channel : " ENG141649-ENG116587-Außenlicht_Blinker-Komfortblinken Blinkzyklen" to 5 (default 3)
6. Do it!
7. Factory reset procedure
Press the CAR button on media Unit
Press the Settings panel
Select Factory Setting panel
On the Factory Setting screen, select Light
Press the Reset panel
Change cockpit theme (To yellow)
1. Select control module.
2. 17- instruments.
3. Adaptation – 10
4. Channel : "IDE02489-Display depiction"
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5. Change Stored value from "Variant 2" to "Variant 3"
6. Do it!
Dynamic Starting Assist (Auto Hold)
1. Select control module.
2. 03 – ABS Brakes.
3. Adaptation – 10
4. Channel : "IDE04871 - Dynamic starting assist"
5. Change Stored value from "Normal" to "Early"
6. Do it!
Throttle response
1. Select control module.
2. 44 - Steering Assist
3. Enter security access "19249"
4. Adaptation
5. Channel : Driving profile switchover
6. Set "incremental; controlled over time" to "direct; controlled over threshold value"
7. Do it!
Login codes:
https://forums.ross-tech.com/index.php?threads/19270/
https://www.vwvortex.com/threads/obd11-vcds-security-access-codes.9344787/
Some tweaks
https://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/f197/mkvii-vcds-tweak-reference-thread-98034.html
https://forums.tdiclub.com/index.php?threads/a-collection-of-many-vcds-tweaks-in-one-
posting.482612/
http://wiki.ross-tech.com/wiki/index.php/VW_Passat_(36)_Tweaks
https://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/f197/vcds-vag-com-codes-programmable-options-golf-
mk7-84619-post1052178.html#post1052178
https://www.golfmk7.com/forums/index.php?threads/golf-mk7-vcds-tweaks.314861/
https://gizliozellikacma.com/en/2012-2017-volkswagen-golf-7-hidden-features-vcds-obdeleven-mods
Part 1: Auto RainClose - Coding Changes
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1. From the Installed tab on the Select Control Module screen, select 09-Cent. Elect.
2. On the Open Controller screen for address 09 - Cent. Elect., click the Coding - 07 tab
3. When the screen below opens, click on the pull-down down tab in the middle of the screen (as shown next
to the red arrow). As indicated in the picture, the BCM (Body Control Module) has two "slave" modules, one of
which is the RLFS
4, Select RLFS and click on the Long Coding Helper tab.
Note 1: on some mk7 vehicles, the slave module will be RLS, or RLHS
5. Select Byte 0 and place a tick in Bit 1 and Bit 2 as shown in the picture below. Exit this screen
6. When the screen below appears, ensure that the New coding box contains the Hexadecimal
value 06A8DD Click the Do it! tab. Go back to the open controller screen
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Note 2: some forums report "error 31" message at this point. If this error message
appears, manually enter 06A8DD into the New coding box instead of using the Long
Coding Helper. Then click the Do it! tab
Note 3: On some mk7 vehicles, the default coding string for the rain sensor is 01E8DD. If
this is the case, the required hexadecimal value in the new coding box is 07E8DD.
Part 2: Auto RainClose - Adaptation Channel Changes
7. Once the Open Controller screen appears for address 09, click Security Access -16 tab
8. When the Security Access window opens, enter the magic number for the Body Control Module as per
the dialogue balloon (i.e. 31347). Click the Do it! tab
9. When the Open Controller screen re-appears, click Adaptation - 10
10 . From the pull-down channel menu, select (15)-Access control 2-Regenschliessen_ein_aus. and
select active in New value box. Click Do it! tab
11. Select (16)-Access control 2-Regenschliessen_art and select Permanent in New value box.
Click Do it! tab
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13. Exit the VCDS software and remove VCDS cable from the
OBDII port
Note 4: this adaptation channel change adds "Automatic closing in rain" as an 12. Select (28 )-Access control 2-
option-panel in the Discover Media menu screen (see Part 3)
Menuesteuerung Regenschliessen and
Part 3: Auto RainClose - In-Car, setup select active in New value box. Click Do
procedures it! tab.
Auto RainClose - Factory reset procedure
This tweak requires that the control unit be reset after the coding
changes above have been made. This is done using the following
steps:
1. Press the CAR button on the RH side of the
Discover media Unit
2. Press the set-up panel on the bottom RH side
of the screen
3. Select Factory Setting panel (it's the very last
entry on the list)
4. On the Factory Setting screen, select Reset
Mirror and Wiper Settings
5. Press the Reset panel
Auto RainClose -Menu enabling procedure
For Auto RainClose to work, the function must first be enabled in
the Discover media screen. This is done using the following steps:
1. Press the CAR button on the RH side of the
Discover media Unit
2. Press the set-up panel on the bottom RH side
of the screen
3. Press the Opening and Closing panel
4. Place a tick in the Automatic closing in
Note 5: a furtherrain panel as tweak
feature of this shownis that
in the picture
if the below.
window(s)/sunroof is left open for an extended time (generally overnight)
without rain,5.or intervention, the open aperture(s) will
Make sure that the settings for all other be automatically shut.
options (especially in Opening and closing) are
appropriate and that they have not been
changed by the factory reset process above
(e.g. check that Convenience opening option
isn't set to "off")
6. Exit the screen
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