they were most likely requested to be disabled by the previous owner. find some with vagcom to get them enabled. it's all done through the software, so no wiring is involved.
yea i know if you can seek away this weekend you can come up to my place and we can get you set . And BTW i tried the remote window up/down and it doesn't work for me not sure if i was doing it wrong or if my car just cant do it.
Pressing unlock once, unlocks the driver door. Pressing it twice unlocks the other doors and hatch. Pressing the trunk release button for several seconds pops the hatch even if the doors are locked iirc. The hatch pop kit chines in handy but it works the best in warm temps. In the winter the hatch rarely seems to swing open.
I have mine set with one push to unlock all doors and hatch and unlocking all doors when the key is removed from the ignition. I also have closing all windows/moonroof from the fob and from the driver door lock enabled. I think that's everything.
sorry didnt see your post i never look at my wall just the news feed. I get off at 5:30 friday and im off all weekend. i have a garage so rain isnt an issue
There's a small shop that's strictly vw nearby. Ill see if they have vag com and how much they will charge me. Depending oh how much they charge me, I might just buy vag com.
Anyone know where I can find the cheapest vag com? If its cheaper than vwvortex
HA!!! Nice dude!! So now it's premium fuel from here on out? YIKES!! But then again wait you drive 6 miles a day. ARGH!!!! Damn you people with short commutes - Luki - NOT A WORD!!
I have a manual so its a little easier for me to chirp second but yeah I did that at work one day, I was a little upset when I was leaving heh
ASR and ESP are two different things, but I've noticed in ice/snow especially, that it will actually cut power during traction loss. I have ASR so I'm not sure about the differences. However, with the turbo I definitely believe that the traction control makes my car slower. Also note that when you get dyno'd the technician will disable your traction control. This is more than likely due to the power loss that will be reflected when the traction control kicks in.
But I could be completely wrong, this is just my personal feeling. Traction control is a good thing, but personally I think my throttle control and clutch work provide a more controllable situation than allowing a computer to decide what to do.
You have ESP, I'm pretty sure my ASR is not as complicated as ESP.
I've driven both Lexi's auto and my manual in ice/snow. It's almost dangerous to drive either with the ASR engaged in those low traction conditions. Again I'm talking about ASR, I have no idea how the ESP acts, I can only speak from my experience. If I disable my ASR I can actually control how the car slides and reacts to a loss of traction, on my car (manual) at least. I would never risk it with Lexi's car.
We hijacked this thread. For tracking I can understand disabling ESP. However in inclement weather I'd only turn it off if I needed to start and have some wheel spin to get going. I could go down a snow covered rd with ESP off and turn the wheel and the car would just go straight, with it on it will actually turn.
I was going to dj's one night and it was near freezing and misting out. Going over an overpass on a curve and my ESP kicked in before I even realized I had lost traction going about 55. That was after slowing down because I saw a car spin out ahead... So I'm a believer. Even on the dragon I leave it on.
Yeah, you don't need VW to do that for you, you can do it on your own or ask a friend to help you. You get some good advice here at the forum as well.
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