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royclark
13-05-2013, 05:56 PM
Up to yet, I have been unable to get needle sweep.:confused:
Now that I have managed to enable door mirror dipping useing long coding.
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Can I enable needle sweep on start up useing the long coding method ?
gupsterg
13-05-2013, 06:34 PM
Hi ya Roy :) ...
Can I enable needle sweep on start up useing the long coding method ?
Yes :) ...
Facelift Cars - '58 plate onwards
1. Enabling Gauge Test/Needle Sweep
[Select]
[17 - Instruments]
[Coding - 07]
[Long Coding Helper]
Click on the second byte in the list.
Check the box for "Gauge Test/Needle Sweep active"
[Do It!]
ATB
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royclark
13-05-2013, 08:11 PM
Click on the second byte in the list.
So that's byte 01 ?
Guest 2
13-05-2013, 08:12 PM
Yes, byte 00 is the first and it continues from there.
royclark
13-05-2013, 08:14 PM
Yes, byte 00 is the first and it continues from there.
Thanks again Chris for your help.
Carboncobra
13-05-2013, 08:32 PM
Sorry to jump in, would I be able to do this on my 57 plate Le Mans or is it face lift models only?
Guest 2
13-05-2013, 08:35 PM
Facelift only unfortunately!
royclark
14-05-2013, 02:07 PM
http://www.vwaudiforum.co.uk/forum/images/styles/GamerRed/misc/quote_icon.png Originally Posted by MFGF http://www.vwaudiforum.co.uk/forum/images/styles/GamerRed/buttons/viewpost-right.png (http://www.vwaudiforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?p=484906#post484906)
Facelift Cars - '58 plate onwards
1. Enabling Gauge Test/Needle Sweep
[Select]
[17 - Instruments]
[Coding - 07]
[Long Coding Helper]
Click on the second byte in the list.
Check the box for "Gauge Test/Needle Sweep active"
[Do It!]
Worked like a charm. Thanks guys.
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gupsterg
14-05-2013, 02:21 PM
I'm so jealous (:)) ... I really wanted needle sweep on mine ...
It looks so cool ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvVbTj7z8fQ
Guest 2
14-05-2013, 04:00 PM
x2 - It's one of those nifty features we pfl owners cant have :(
Evan a Vauxhall Astra my sister owns has it as standard!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOYzW5m6Hq8
Alan02
14-05-2013, 08:32 PM
And my Kia CEEEEEd hire car has it too! (I enabled it on my own car).
gupsterg
14-05-2013, 09:38 PM
Evan a Vauxhall Astra my sister owns has it as standard!
NNNooOOo! I can't be forced to contemplate an Astra now :biglaugh: ...
And my Kia CEEEEEd hire car has it too!
:1zhelp: me ... not a Kia!
NNNooOOo! I can't be forced to contemplate an Astra now :biglaugh: ...
:1zhelp: me ... not a Kia!
Cheaper to buy a facelift cluster, Gup! Go on - you know you want to :) You get the Lap Timer DIS screen, too (with oil temp and turbo boost gauge). Have I convinced you yet? :)
Igloo
14-05-2013, 10:22 PM
I have the facelift cluster in my pre.
I need a copy of VCDS :( or someone to loan it me. (Not sure how that would work. Lol)
gupsterg
14-05-2013, 10:22 PM
Cheaper to buy a facelift cluster, Gup! Go on - you know you want to http://www.vwaudiforum.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/smile.png You get the Lap Timer DIS screen, too (with oil temp and turbo boost gauge). Have I convinced you yet? http://www.vwaudiforum.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/smile.png
I'm convinced :) ... I'll just have shred or hide the invoice from SWMBO! otherwise I know I'll get :chairshotor my:buttkick:... :biglaugh: ...
I have the facelift cluster in my pre.
I need a copy of VCDS :( or someone to loan it me. (Not sure how that would work. Lol)
I will be in Warwick next week. You could pop over to the Hilton to see me there? I can sort your needle sweep out in a jiffy :)
Igloo
14-05-2013, 10:31 PM
The Hilton eh! Swanky!
Let me know when your over :)
The Hilton eh! Swanky!
Let me know when your over :)
I get very good rates through my employer!
I will be there on the evening of Tuesday 21st, if you can make it?
Cheers!
MF.
Igloo
20-05-2013, 03:02 PM
MF,
Still ok for tomorrow?
I'll drop a pm talking times if it is :)
Regards,
Igloo
MF,
Still ok for tomorrow?
I'll drop a pm talking times if it is :)
Regards,
Igloo
Yep! Does early evening suit? I will send you a PM with my mobile phone details...
I have the facelift cluster in my pre.
I need a copy of VCDS :( or someone to loan it me. (Not sure how that would work. Lol)
Well... Igloo and I met up, and we connected VCDS up to his car. It does indeed have a facelift cluster, but it is coded rather weirdly. There were only three coding bytes - I'm sure my C6 facelift had a lot more. The bits for Needle Sweep and Lap Timer in Byte 1 were already enabled, but neither feature is working. We tried disabling them (to see if the coding had somehow got inverted) but it made no difference. We also noticed that in Byte 2 the cluster is set up as A6 Allroad. We changed this to A6 sedan/limousine, and this introduced an incessant bonging when starting the car (until the seatbelt was fastened) - rather like you get on US cars.
In the end, we put the cluster back to its original coding - it seems maybe it's too early a version to support needle sweep?
The details of the cluster from VCDS are:
Address 17: Instruments Labels: 4F0-920-xxx-17.clb
Part No SW: 4F0 920 983 P HW: 4F0 920 983 P
Component: KOMBIINSTR. 0900
Revision: 00400000 Serial number: *********
Coding: 2308457
Shop #: WSC 00583 210 93145
VCID: 3972272870469ED0262
No fault code found.
MF.
Igloo
23-05-2013, 08:21 PM
Mark,
Lovely to meet you and thanks for the patience sorting my car out :)
Much better to have the useful mod instead of just sweep :)
Hopefully someone can shed the light on the cluster "issue".
Chipsteruk
24-05-2013, 07:21 AM
Me personally I think the needle sweep looks a tad naff when your speedo starts from the usual 7 o'clock position. But it looks rather good when the needle starts from the vertical 6 o'clock position. It's funny how little changes can make all the difference. :)
A6-MO
24-05-2013, 11:53 AM
Yes, byte 00 is the first and it continues from there.
Hi Chris,
Someone mentioned here that it can be done on 58 plates and over. I have an 08 does (is that too early), I believe its a facelift model and I have activated this via VCDS and I still got nothing, does that mean there is something wrong or I have simply messed up somewhere.
I appreciate your help.
Don't meant to steal/hijack thread
Guest 2
24-05-2013, 03:27 PM
08 plate won't be facelift as they only started coming in '58 onwards.
You could have a facelift cluster in your prefacelift but Igloo is in the same scenario and didn't work when activated.
Post a pic of your car and it'll be easy to tell.
Hi Chris,
Someone mentioned here that it can be done on 58 plates and over. I have an 08 does (is that too early), I believe its a facelift model and I have activated this via VCDS and I still got nothing, does that mean there is something wrong or I have simply messed up somewhere.
I appreciate your help.
Don't meant to steal/hijack thread
Sounds just like Igloo's, yes. When you go into "Coding" in 17 - Instruments do you see a button that says "Long coding helper" or one that says "Coding helper" or is there no button at all?
On Igloo's car, there was a "Coding helper" button, and only three bytes to choose from. The overall coding string is a lot shorter than it was on my facelift C6. His is set to 2308457 whereas mine was 2F7D080502002600010400
What software and hardware part numbers does your cluster register in VCDS?
Cheers!
MF.
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