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Had a flick through, is very in depth! Silly me also forgets that I know some volkswagen techs who'd probably be able to do the coding for me anyway so that should hopefully not be an issue. Thanks.

Installing the actual hitch is something that me and dad would probably do ourselves to save a little bit of cost as he's pretty competent mechanically. Was wanting to make sure what he buys has the factory trailer prep as I'm under the assumption if that is in place its plug and play then the coding part as mentioned. Defo not gonna go splicing into the wires read all the horror stories of what happens on CANbus cars. May just have to call around the dealer and other places to see who could code it in when / if we get to that point. Thanks.

Gotcha, is this something easy to do if I were to get an obd2 dongle to plug into my laptop and get my hands on the VCDS software or is it worth taking it to the dealer for them to do? Thanks!

Thanks for that, will make it very easy to identify unless some muppet has gone and torn the sticker out lol. As for the vcds, is the coding something that comes from the factory regardless of whether the car actually came with a hitch or just the trailer prep or is it something I'd have to do or go to the dealer for them to code it in? Many thanks!

Hi all, believe this may have been discussed some time ago but wanted to see if there's any more help on the topic. Currently shopping about for a mk3 VRS estate (petrol) for my dad as he's thinking about replacing his mk1 Octavia L&K. He'll be using the car for towing on a semi-regular basis and from what I've concluded from previous research the trailer prep is relatively necessary because of the adjustments needed to the ESC when towing as well as something to do with the cooling system etc as well as it being much less of a pain in the arse to install the trailer light wiring. Is there any easy way to confirm whether the car has this fitted or not, as you can appreciate I can't go to dealers pulling the glovebox out so I can get a look at the fusebox to check if the necessary fuses for the TP are there or not. Also if anyone can give me some guidance on what coding may be needed and where to get this done as I have seen it mentioned a lot regarding installation of the tow hitch. Many thanks in advance!