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Post12-08-2013, 23:10    Subject: Climatronic coding not changeable? Quote

Hello everyone,

Is it normal that the coding of the Climatronic cannot be changed? The vehicle is a 2005 Passat 3BG.

The input from a different encoding simply isn't being saved. Does this require a login code?

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Post12-08-2013, 23:22    Subject: Climatronic coding not changeable? Quote

Hi Matthias!

Please always perform a complete vehicle scan first and post the results here.

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Post13-08-2013, 15:51    Subject: Climatronic coding not changeable? Quote

Hello DieselBĂ€r30x,

Thank you for your feedback! I have attached a scan of all the control units. I hope this helps.

Regards,
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Post13-08-2013, 18:31    Subject: Climatronic coding not changeable? Quote

The VAG-COM version used is no longer supported.

Please use VCDS-Lite.


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Post14-08-2013, 12:00    Subject: Climatronic coding not changeable? Quote

I completely forgot to mention that saving with a different encoding also fails with the current VCDS version.
The question of whether a login code is required still remains.


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Post14-08-2013, 14:45    Subject: Climatronic coding not changeable? Quote

I completely forgot to mention that saving a different encoding also fails with the current VCDS version.
The question of whether a login code is required still exists.

Please do that once.

The VAG-COM version used is no longer supported.

Please use VCDS-Lite.

Then it continues. Not before icon_cool.gif.


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Post16-08-2013, 13:43    Subject: Climatronic coding not changeable? Quote

Hello everyone,

Attached is a scan using the current VCDS-Lite software.

The result, regardless of the version – whether it's the current VCDS license with the corresponding interface, VCDS-Lite, or the older VAG-COM – is always the same: I cannot change the coding of the Climatronic.

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Post16-08-2013, 17:15    Subject: Climatronic coding not changeable? Quote

Hello,

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The result is that I cannot change the coding of the Climatronic.

change to what?

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Post16-08-2013, 19:51    Subject: Climatronic coding not changeable? Quote

Hello Rainer,

Changing from 17000 to 17200. This is the US setting. This adjustment is intended to better cater to the preferences of customers in the United States, particularly regarding the Climatronic system. I would like to test this setting to see if it works better for me.

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Post16-08-2013, 20:06    Subject: Climatronic coding not changeable? Quote

I can easily imagine that for us Europeans, the American coding system isn't appealing, because the Americans tend to exaggerate with their climate zones. icon_confused.gif
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Post16-08-2013, 21:32    Subject: Climatronic coding not changeable? Quote

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VW Passat without L-shaped flap (3BG - Model year 2000 >)

"Are you sure this air conditioning system was ever available with US-market coding for this vehicle?"
Find only "3B1 907 044 J" using "17200" as the encoding.


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Post16-08-2013, 21:51    Subject: Climatronic coding not changeable? Quote

Hello Rainer,

I cannot be entirely certain about that icon_sad.gif. My only source of information is the former openobd website. Of course, it's possible that the information provided isn't always 100% accurate.

Regards,
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Post21-08-2013, 16:34    Subject: Climatronic coding not changeable? Quote

Sure, here's the translation:

'Quick question:'
So, is it actually normal for the used Climatronic control unit in this case that other codings are simply not accepted?

Regards,
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Post22-08-2013, 14:16    Subject: Climatronic coding not changeable? Quote

matt wrote:
Quick question:
So, is it actually normal for the used Climatronic control unit in this case that other codings are simply not accepted?

Regards,
Matthias


Others may have, but probably not the specific one you're looking for. As I mentioned before, I am not aware of any vehicle with the desired coding and that uses the parts with the part numbers and .


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Post22-08-2013, 23:26    Subject: Climatronic coding not changeable? Quote

Hi Rainer,

Then I guess that's just the way it is.
Thank you for your assistance.

Regards,
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