Cannot be done via VCDS and alike. I offer this service if you can visit me in North London.I have seen a few posts about having the mag ride re calibrated after fitting lowering springs i do have vcds or is it a dealer job
Cannot be done via VCDS and alike. I offer this service if you can visit me in North London.
I would say yer but i am in Liverpool is it a mustCannot be done via VCDS and alike. I offer this service if you can visit me in North London.
I have customers travel from all over Europe. Have an Italian RS3 in at the momentI would say yer but i am in Liverpool is it a must
That was actually a different discussion, that particular “self entitled” gentleman wanted to remove his magride rather than recalibrate it, which is massively different.I’ve been looking at this myself. There’s a long thread somewhere where Djalix is investigating it... resulting in a bit of a row with someone with more front than Blackpool!
I was going to lower mine and then remove springs for servicing or warranty work. Was hoping I could change coding with vcds but sadly not, so not sure I will lower now.
Out of curiosity djAlix (not that I’m trying to do you out of any work) how are the height measurements taken? Is it the same as the older system on the a4 with a lever/arm on the suspension? Maybe if someone made adjustable length rods for the linkage, you could return the readings to the factory level after lowering to maintain the same damper performance.
of course, your way is the correct and best way to do it. Just from an engineering perspective it seems another solution. To me, downside would be it would put the headlight aim out- most of these lowering kits seem to lower more at the front than the rear, so tricking the car into actually thinking it’s level would end up with the headlights pointing downwards.
Interesting concept perhaps. Maybe they should sell modified arms with lowering springs?
This is a software based calibration which can only be completed by the genuine / official VW group service tool.@DJAlix: Is this calibration a software fix, or a mater or some mechanical adjustments? Is there any way this can be done by an individual at home?
That was actually a different discussion, that particular “self entitled” gentleman wanted to remove his magride rather than recalibrate it, which is massively different.
While the vehicles magride control module poles the related sensors for live measurements etc, all the calculations are based on a fixed calibration figure produced by the calibration. No mechanical solution can adapt this function.
calibration measurement method has been stated before:
Centre cap diameter / 2 + distance top of centre cap to edge of wheel arch
Could work I guess but.... holy over-engineering batman! Just visit someone like myself and get it done correctly and without the weeks of math. fabrication and testing.I understand that mag ride settings are all calculations from given sensors, but let me explain further and see what you think.
let’s say the standard setting of the car is 315mm from the centre of the wheel to the top of the arch. You lower the car, and the car then sees a reading of 295mm. So you fit an adjustable length rod to the height sensor and adjust the sensor back to 315mm where it originally was. The car has a new zero and adjusts damping accordingly.
you’ve basically recalibrated the sensor physically instead of electronically.
Of course it depends on what other systems are affected... But in theory, I see no reason why this wouldn’t have the same affect as recalibration electronically.