VCDS fix for the climatronic at 72F / 22C - working

[ReneM]

First post for me on this forum but I guess a lot of people will appreciate this.

I have tested quite a lot with VCDS and can now confirm that this fix works and let the car remember the last setting.

- choose module 8 (auto HVAC)
- Go to adaptions
- choose "cut-in behaviour"
- select active AND check soft reset
- press ok

Now it gets interesting. Most likely you will receive an error with a message like "function not supported in active session". Press ok. The module will soft reset itself (climatronic goes black for 3 seconds).

- select active again (don't exit the module)
- press ok
- the controller should accept the request!

Sing hallelujah and forget messing with the AC in the future!

 

[Bluemask]

I have been greatly enjoying this forum for the last few weeks... finally posting!

Did not feel like dealing with the dealer to fix this most annoying feature, so had been searching everywhere for this tweak... was fired up to find something I could try.

Implemented it 3 days ago, and it has been working perfectly!

Thank you, ReneM!!!

 

[Kubla]

now I guess I have to get a VCDS

has anyone figured out how to kill the autolock on the charging plug?

 

[flyboy320]

Just took delivery of my 2018 e-Golf here in Canada and was looking forward to trying this fix out. When I try this I get an error saying something like "value out of range". When I do it again, I get a different error saying "the value was rejected by the module/controller and likely won't work" (or something to that effect). The result is the value won't change from in-active to active. Anyone been able to change this behavior on a newer e-Golf?

 

[NurStrom]

Thank you for posting this VCDS fix.

Just implemented this mod - took about 8 minutes. Success!

 

[seacycle]

Just took delivery of my 2018 e-Golf here in Canada and was looking forward to trying this fix out. When I try this I get an error saying something like "value out of range". When I do it again, I get a different error saying "the value was rejected by the module/controller and likely won't work" (or something to that effect). The result is the value won't change from in-active to active.

Same with a 2017 US SEL.

 

[flyboy320]

Same with a 2017 US SEL.

I posted this question in the Ross-Tech forums as well, but no replies there yet.

 

[ms4cd]

Same here. US 2017 SEL...

 

[BomBoi]

EDIT: answered my question in another thread . will be bringing my car to the dealer because of this TSB.

Update : brought my car in to VW and they responded with " look on page 153-160 for programming instructions "

 

[seacycle]

EDIT: answered my question in another thread . will be bringing my car to the dealer because of this TSB.

Update : brought my car in to VW and they responded with " look on page 153-160 for programming instructions "

Ha! I think they need some more time with the training materials.

I just had this done (2017 US SEL+DAP). The service manager seemed completely aware of the issue and there was no charge. Mind you, this is a dealer in a state where the e-Golf isn’t even sold, underscoring the variable quality of dealer service departments.

The receipt says “Turned on adaptation in climate control for channel 5 (AC startup).” When I get a chance I’ll do a post sevice VCDS scan to see exactly what changed.

So, thank you University Volkswagen in Seattle WA.

 

[flyboy320]

The receipt says “Turned on adaptation in climate control for channel 5 (AC startup).” When I get a chance I’ll do a post sevice VCDS scan to see exactly what changed.

So, thank you University Volkswagen in Seattle WA.

Looking forward to this as I have been unable to change it on my 2018, keeps failing with VCDS.

 

[seacycle]

The receipt says “Turned on adaptation in climate control for channel 5 (AC startup).” When I get a chance I’ll do a post sevice VCDS scan to see exactly what changed.

So, thank you University Volkswagen in Seattle WA.

Looking forward to this as I have been unable to change it on my 2018, keeps failing with VCDS.

I ran a full controller map in VCDS (http://wiki.ross-tech.com/wiki/index.php/Control_Module_Maps) and compared to the pre-service map. The only thing changed is in Auto HVAC (08), where:

MAS07251-Cut-in behavior,not activated ,1

is now:

MAS07251-Cut-in behavior,activated ,1

No coding changes. So what needs to be changed is clear. How to do it with VCDS remains less clear.

 

[flyboy320]

No coding changes. So what needs to be changed is clear. How to do it with VCDS remains less clear.

Well thanks at least for going to the trouble of finding the coding changes. I posted a thread in the Rosstech forums on this but it went nowhere.

 

[flyboy320]

I haven’t tried yet but a user over at the Ross-tech forums says he has found an answer to this problem.

https://forums.ross-tech.com/showthread.php?14022-Changing-climatronic-on-e-Golf-to-remember-last-setting&p=186802#post186802

 

[Amadeus]

I have been trying to figure out the instructions on RT but have not had any luck.

Not sure how to execute "All needed is a switch to the engineering session (4F) prior to changing the value."

I copied the label file to the specified directory, but don't know if it is being used (or valid).
I think I need to figure out how to do: "which will allow the SA "S12345" to switch to the developer/engineering session".

Might work, I just don't know how to implement this proposed solution.

I have had not luck with the dealer in the past. Hoping to do this myself some day.....

 

[flyboy320]

I have been trying to figure out the instructions on RT but have not had any luck.

Not sure how to execute "All needed is a switch to the engineering session (4F) prior to changing the value."

I copied the label file to the specified directory, but don't know if it is being used (or valid).
I think I need to figure out how to do: "which will allow the SA "S12345" to switch to the developer/engineering session".

Might work, I just don't know how to implement this proposed solution.

I have had not luck with the dealer in the past. Hoping to do this myself some day.....

I have tried to get it to work with the clb file but I doesn't work. You put the file in the Labels\User directory and then when when you select module 8 (auto HVAC), you then select Security Access, then use code S12345. Assuming it works (accepts the code), you then select Developer Mode in Adaptation. I never get to this step since it gives an error when I enter the S12345 code.