Recent content by SlipMat

Hi Sherry I'm no expert - although I feel like one now. I'd go with a chep one; http://www.audi-sport.net/vb/showthread.php?t=56407

So glad I bought the VAG-Com lead... bl**dy light has come on again - same high resistance! I am gonne seriosly consider soldering, just so I dont have to keep mucking about :unsure:

Hi Moschino - thanks for the advice. Even though I am very competent solering, I think I will leave it alone and just clean/reset when needed (now that I can). Thanks for the advice though. Hi Sonic - if you need any help resetting it... I know a good forum :eyebrows: Thanks everyone for the...

Hi Sonic Thanks for that - I will clean it today to try and stop it happening again.

FIXED IT :jump: Thanks to everyone... in VAG-COM 409.1 I thought the clear codes button from the airbag module just cleared it from the PC screen and did nothing to the ECU. I realised when I tried an earlier version of the software that this wasnt the case as I noticed that the airbag light...

Hi Byzan I have just PM'd you again Thanks Lee

Hi Byzan - yes it is the "ful" copy of 409... interesting what you say about CAN-bus as VAG-COM reports that CAN is needed to clear the DTCs down - if you think it is worth trying 311, do you know where I can get it from?

Hmmm - this is the one I got... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/OBD2-OBD-II-Diagnostic-USB-Cable-KKL-VAG-COM-409-1-Gift_W0QQitemZ140239002071QQihZ004QQcategoryZ30921QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Thanks Old Skool - but the problem isnt that the light stays on - the problem is that the VAG-COM reports an error before it tries to reset the ECU. So the light doesnt even try to go out. As I said the error I get with 3rd party OBD2 cable is that VAG-COM says that it needs a CAN bus, but I am...

Thans Mas/BT... however that brings me back to my original post about how (and if) I can clear the fault light with VAG-COM on my car. Thanks

Thanks Blue Thunder - I used to do PCB work for a living and so I have thousands of resistors - what resistance do I need and I may try it myself? So were the Audi garage wrong about the ECU storing the number of faults until it has enough to bring the light on? I understood that even when the...

Hi Mas VAG-COM 409.1 Error says: 01217 - Side Airbag Igniter: Driver Side (N199) 32-10 - Resistance too High - Intermittent The last two times this has come up, the garage have just cleared it on a computer and warned me that it could come back at any time, unless I replace the module...

Blue Thunder - After a full scan, as you say, I cant clear the DTCs down. The error is "CAN required". By going into the airbag controller (15) I dont see anywhere to clear the DTC - the clear codes button just clears the code out of VAG-Com but not from the car! Am I missing something? BTW...

Thanks - where abouts is the connector and can I safely dismantle it without setting the airbag off? The Audi garage says that the controller logs the number of times a fault is recorded and after a certain number it flags it as a fault and brings the warning light on. They said that they'd...

Thanks - where abouts is the connector and can I safely dismantle it without setting the airbag off? The Audi garage says that the controller logs the number of times a fault is recorded and after a certain number it flags it as a fault and brings the warning light on. They said that they'd...