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Thanks. You are right, first step is the CAN transceiver. I'll look at the fischl one but that will take a little time to do it (realise PCB, order components...). I have found a lot of guys who have done some CAN bus adapter to do things like open windows with the fob (with a arduino/secuduino), print some messages to the instrument display, receive rpm of the motor and print to a PC.... So I think it's pretty easy to do what I want. More over I have a second car, a golf 6 with new climatronic, OPS so I can take the logs... when I have the CAN transceiver. For MFD , as long as it works with the blinker command, and I can read the codes from the MFSW, the conversion would be easy. I'll come back when I'm ready to do it , when I have the CAN transceiver. Hope to tell you as soons as possible if I've achieve to do it.

I have an octavia vRS 2008 (preFL) and already done a columbus and bluetooth retrofit, and also a MFSW (the FL one, with three spoke and left buttons for radio with a roll for volume and right buttons for MFD with roll and on button for telephone). Everything work fine except : -right buttons on MFSW for controlling MFD -PDC and climatronic view on columbus I can handle the PDC/climatronic problem using a polar FIS but it is nearly 250euros , which is very expansive for the job that would be done. And for the MFD , the only solution is to change the instrument. I already have a highline (white maxidot) one and i wont pay 100-200 euros only for controlling MFD with my MFSW... When i saw this thread , i was pleased to see that some persons are interested in doing some DIY adapters for the CAN. And for my problem i think CAN/protocol adapter (using MICROCHIP, ATMEL or whatever) is the solution. hell666 and majonez, can you tell me what is the state of your researchs on doing that kind of adapter/protocol converter? My goal is to do such adapter for my own octavia. So if you can give me informations that you have already collected it would be great (in this thread or in PM if it's too long)! I'm electronic engeneer so i can understand all the technical informations relative to HW or SW and perhaps i can help you. Hope that your project is still alive

I confirm. I've put a FL MFSW with paddles in preFL o2 vRS, and also a bluetooth retrofit. Steering wheel controller changed for a xxxxCH. Result is that columbus control (volume and radio) and telephone button are ok. But for the MFD control, only the push of the right roll work (passing from "1" to "2" menu in the consumption/km menu) Up/down and return are not working (so, I use the right stalk for up/down). Coding in vcds is ok, dont think it comes from that. In vcds, "measure" menu in the steering wheel controller returns values when i roll up/down and when i press return control. Perhaps the instrument cluster cannot understand the codes sent by sterring wheel controller? Is version of the steering controller correct, I think yes but ... ? If anyone has an idea :think: ?

Hi, I am from france and skoda fan since 2009. I began with a Fabia Estate and I now have an octavia RS TDI (2008 model).