S3 8L can’t calibrate steering angle sensor

[Nathxn__]

After recently changing my steering angle sensor I am Getting the code

00778 - Steering Angle Sensor (G85): No or Incorrect Basic Setting

Have tried to calibrate on vagcom but it won’t let me get into the measuring blocks bit after entering the login code.

Please help :-(

 

[Tj 0785]

Have you got a full version of vcds or a copy?

 

[Nathxn__]

Have you got a full version of vcds or a copy?

Hello man, Thankyou for the reply! I’m not sure as it belongs to a friend I will ask him..I also tried to calibrate it with a snap on scanner, followed all the steps but still no luck :-(

 

[wareham]

Following this as I have the same error code after recently changing my steering rack.

Tried to recalibrate on snap on but didn’t work so going to try it on vag com soon.

 

[Nathxn__]

Following this as I have the same error code after recently changing my steering rack.

Tried to recalibrate on snap on but didn’t work so going to try it on vag com soon.

I changed my rack too, during the bleeding process of lock to lock to bleed, the ESP light came on, I think my angle sensor had broken as behind the steering wheel was creaking for weeks before but it finally went. Changed the sensor & now stuck with the ESP light on & this code.. Hopefully someone can advise us on what to do next.

 

[wareham]

I never touched mine, I assumed that it had lost calibration and just needed re doing.

Tried it, didn’t work.

 

[Nathxn__]

Gutted man, I just tried to recalibrate it again on the snap on scanner but just get this , nightmare

 

[Nathxn__]

So

I never touched mine, I assumed that it had lost calibration and just needed re doing.

Tried it, didn’t work.

So you carried out the vagcom procedure & your angle is roughly 0 degrees?

 

[Nathxn__]

Have you got a full version of vcds or a copy?

Its a genuine version with genuine cable.

 

[wareham]

No I only had access to snap on at the time, but will be trying it on vagcom sometime in the week.

It was the same code though, 00778

 

[Nathxn__]

Got my car booked in with VAG specialist tomorrow morning, he’s going to calibrate it using vagcom. Will let you know how I get on.

 

[Nathxn__]

Managed to get it sorted, took the guy about an hour, had a nightmare as it kept saying unavaliable on the machine & he had to re code the sensor.

Basically just get someone who knows what theyre doing to fix it lol

 

[wareham]

Okay thanks for the reply, I’ll try that.