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26-02-2009, 15:12 Subject: |
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Is there an idea for that?
The "Lights and Visibility" menu option is active in the vehicle's onboard control unit. However, I can press the switch on the windshield wiper stalk until the battery is drained, but I still cannot access the menu... what am I doing wrong?
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27-02-2009, 15:14 Subject: |
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Okay, I think he just has a standard MFA and not an MFA+, and we're using VAG-COM on the Caddy... it's more fun from the user's perspective anyway  .
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27-02-2009, 16:03 Subject: |
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I'm not sure if my Caddy offers that feature.
With the 3C device, it is only possible to reprogram other control units via the instrument cluster if the adaptation channels are not locked, and this requires the use of MFA+.
For example, you can set parameters like "CH" or "LH", and also adjust the time.
Does the Caddy have the same control points as, for example, MFA, audio, navigation, and phone?
Or does it only have the usual MFA features like range and consumption?
Okay, please provide the German text you would like me to translate into English. I will only provide the translation. Transparency, Teamwork
... there was another T.
I don't know what the f*ck it was.
Translated on 14-08-2026, 9:39.
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27-02-2009, 16:41 Subject: |
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"Yes, it only has the usual things like range and consumption. However, since the on-board network control unit mentions that the 'Lights & Visibility' menu is active, I thought I would be able to find it. But I can't access it. Well, it's probably too small hardware-wise, or do these parts only differ in their coding? We've almost perfectly configured the Caddy now. The cornering light has been turned off again; it doesn't really provide any benefit other than potentially increasing bulb wear, even though it dims nicely..."
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27-02-2009, 16:51 Subject: |
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Unfortunately, I have to deal with the Caddy again, and I can only speak about the 3C model.
Up until recently (when the white CC dashboard was introduced), there were three different versions: Low, Mid, and High, depending on the equipment level.
Okay, please provide the German text you would like me to translate into English. I will only provide the translation. Transparency, Teamwork
... there was another T.
I don't know what the f*ck it was.
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05-03-2009, 10:52 Subject: |
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That's definitely due to the "small" MFA.
Okay, this weekend I'm installing the trailer hitch. I also need to figure out how to connect it to the control unit... The cruise control is already installed and working well. But after that, I think I'll be done with all the tinkering.
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05-03-2009, 11:42 Subject: |
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I hope I can participate in the company's Bluemotion program this weekend and help my friend debug a suspected issue with the TFL onboard network in the "AE" system.
I will report.
Okay, please provide the German text you would like me to translate into English. I will only provide the translation. Transparency, Teamwork
... there was another T.
I don't know what the f*ck it was.
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05-03-2009, 11:48 Subject: |
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Ahh, one more thing: How does it work with the new VW factory radios and the code? In my van, I already removed the battery (because of the cruise control, as the control unit is located under the  ), but the radio still works. I don't have a code for it, and neither does the Caddy. Are they stored somewhere else in the vehicle? Does the radio communicate with the vehicle?
Are Body Network (BoNetz) control units interchangeable with each other?
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05-03-2009, 12:08 Subject: |
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"I've also had to remove the battery a few times, and I haven't entered any code either."
The radios are connected to the CAN bus, so they could potentially request or receive all sorts of information.
I don't know if I can exchange an "AE" for an "AL".
But replacing one "AE" with another "AE" is certainly possible.
After the AE, there was also the AG, which was a 23-byte high signal.
To do that, I would first need someone who has experience with the Xenon 3C headlights to describe its behavior when used with fog lights as daytime running lights.
And unfortunately, far too few people use VCDS, and far too many are afraid of this "devil's device." They always turn green in the face when you wave the OBD connector around  .
Okay, please provide the German text you would like me to translate into English. I will only provide the translation. Transparency, Teamwork
... there was another T.
I don't know what the f*ck it was.
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05-03-2009, 13:18 Subject: |
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Okay, the Caddy driver doesn't seem to be worried, so I can indulge in some recreational activities. As I mentioned, the turn signal light is adjusted again, but it doesn't really make sense because the fog lights are positioned so low that you can barely perceive any difference by having one more light on.
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05-03-2009, 13:22 Subject: |
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Oh, so the T5 also has automatic transmission.
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05-03-2009, 13:42 Subject: |
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matthiasTDI96 wrote: | | Oh, so the T5 also has AA | .
I'm missing some context here. Transparency, Teamwork
... there was another T.
I don't know what the f*ck it was.
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05-03-2009, 13:55 Subject: |
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Just for information... our T5 also has a body control module with the ending "AA"... but I haven't tried anything with it yet... anyway.
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05-03-2009, 14:06 Subject: |
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Oh, sorry, then I didn't explain it thoroughly enough.
I meant the various 3C0 937 049 xx parts – specifically, those listed in the 3C-09.lbl file.
"Surely a T5 doesn't have something like that, does it?"
More likely a 7H0 937 049 xx. Transparency, Teamwork
... there was another T.
I don't know what the f*ck it was.
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05-03-2009, 14:29 Subject: |
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Yes, that's what I meant. As far as I can see, the only difference is the part number designation, and everything else is the same... or am I wrong? After all, the Golf V with the FFB problem also has a "1K0" 937 049 L..., while the T5 has a 7H0 937 049 AA.
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05-03-2009, 14:35 Subject: |
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The Golf V also received the 3C designation "later."
I highly doubt that a 7H0 can be swapped with a 3C0.
But you can try it  , you have both of them.
Okay, please provide the German text you would like me to translate into English. I will only provide the translation. Transparency, Teamwork
... there was another T.
I don't know what the f*ck it was.
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