MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Ryanedition30 on August 13, 2013, 03:30:29 pm

Title: Vagcom
Post by: Ryanedition30 on August 13, 2013, 03:30:29 pm
Hello guys, I have a cheap vagcom lead at home and ive never once managed to get vagcom working on any of my laptops.

Does anyone have a good source for the software (Free) that i can sue to check a few things on my car, i want to run diagnostic and turn off my airbag light and code a few things.

THanks Ryan
Title: Re: Vagcom
Post by: adamm on August 13, 2013, 03:32:57 pm
http://www.ross-tech.com/
Title: Re: Vagcom
Post by: Luka on August 13, 2013, 03:36:31 pm
VCDS software is free, genuine cables activate it. You'll have no luck asking for help about counterfeit VCDS I'm afraid.
Title: Re: Vagcom
Post by: adamm on August 13, 2013, 03:39:21 pm
VCDS software is free, genuine cables activate it. You'll have no luck asking for help about counterfeit VCDS I'm afraid.

You do get non ross-tech cables that are not counterfeit, ross-tech do a free download for those interfaces.

http://www.ross-tech.com/vcds-lite/download/index.html
Title: Re: Vagcom
Post by: Luka on August 13, 2013, 03:45:38 pm
VCDS software is free, genuine cables activate it. You'll have no luck asking for help about counterfeit VCDS I'm afraid.

You do get non ross-tech cables that are not counterfeit, ross-tech do a free download for those interfaces.

http://www.ross-tech.com/vcds-lite/download/index.html

OP stated cheap VagCom lead not a third party interface, hence my assumption.
Title: Re: Vagcom
Post by: Hedge on August 13, 2013, 03:46:21 pm
The Lite version doesn't work with the Mk5 or similar cars.
Title: Re: Vagcom
Post by: Hedge on August 13, 2013, 04:01:21 pm
None of them.  :smiley:
Title: Re: Vagcom
Post by: Hedge on August 13, 2013, 04:17:09 pm
You need a Ross Tech cable Hex-CAN USB or Micro Can.

The software is then freely downloadable from Ross Tech.
Title: Re: Vagcom
Post by: JoeDarKa on August 13, 2013, 05:06:57 pm
Or go to someone local, hand them beer tokens and they will do it for you so you dont need to spend £200+