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Post29-12-2016, 23:17    Subject: Adjust Odometer/Mileage for Car Dashboard Quote

Hello,

I work in a country where driving on the left is the norm, and I was wondering if it's possible to use VCDS to adjust the tire circumference settings so that my instrument cluster would display theoretical mileage figures.

I have a Seikel suspension system, and I know that you can use different wheel sizes with it, which means you need to adjust the speedometer accordingly. The idea is to change the tires so that my speedometer displays miles instead of kilometers.

Is that possible? Or, where can I adjust the tire circumferences?

Greetings.


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Post30-12-2016, 0:40    Subject: Adjust Odometer/Mileage for Car Dashboard Quote

What kind of vehicle are we even talking about?

For some vehicles, it is possible to adjust the display values in the instrument cluster to a few different options. It would be quite a coincidence if those options happened to match.

In many newer vehicles, the display can be switched directly between kilometers and miles in the Multifunction Display (MFA), either by changing the setting directly on the speedometer or by displaying the corresponding speed in kilometers or miles simultaneously within the MFA.

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Post30-12-2016, 18:11    Subject: Adjust Odometer/Mileage for Car Dashboard Quote

Sorry, I forgot to mention that. It's a T5.2 model from 2011 with the standard speedometer (see picture).

I know that newer vehicles already have a switch in the speedometer. However, I was hoping I wouldn't also have to replace the speedometer.

If anyone has experience or contacts regarding the conversion of vehicles for left-hand traffic, we would be very happy to hear from them.

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Thank you.


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Post31-12-2016, 9:42    Subject: Adjust Odometer/Mileage for Car Dashboard Quote

Try this:

Press the left button on the dashboard repeatedly until the mileage starts to blink, then press the right button.

"In my Polo, for example, the mileage display is activated in this way. However, you can only see it while the car is moving; when the car is stationary, the odometer reading is displayed."


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Post31-12-2016, 10:30    Subject: Adjust Odometer/Mileage for Car Dashboard Quote

I've removed the image above; I don't think you had the rights to it. icon_wink.gif
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