PetrolDave

A 2013 Mk1 will have a MIB1 Bolero, no MIB1 unit can have CarPlay enabled. If you want an OEM solution then you need to replace your MIB1 Bolero with a MIB2 unit from a 2015 on Mk3. Best person to ask is @pab567 so I've tagged him.

It will be WiFi, BT is only used to establish the initial connection to WiFi.

Interesting - so she always needs glasses as one eye will always be out-of-focus?

Brighter bulbs won't have changed the headlight beam pattern so the Picanto still having better spread is to be expected. The best headlights I've had was the Xenon ones on a 2003 B6 Audi S4 Avant, they had better illumination both spread and distance than any headlights since on Audis or Skodas (even those with Bi-Xenon). Your experience with the need for specs following cataract ops is exactly the same as both my fiancee and brother; no specs needed for distance but needed for reading etc. Apparently they are supposed to ask if you want to have corrected close vision or distance vision - but I've not met anyone who was asked this question and they just assumed that corrected distance vision was wanted.

Interference from a strong outside radio signal, especially in the 2.4GHz band, is the most likely cause.

Sounds like the wiring to the drivers seat or the heating element(s) are too high resistance or open circuit. You need to physically and electrically check the wiring and the resistance of the heating element(s).

Cylinder On Demand - when the ACT kicks in/out and switches the engine between a 2 cylinder one and a 4 cylinder one.

Theft alarm feature for the towbar?

I've had VCDS for well over 10 years and it's paid for itself many tmes over with £100 in garage fees saved everytime I (or friends) have needed a fault diagnosis.

I'm also a hobbyist, and I don't know where you get 800 Euros from, the real price for a 3 VIN licensed cable suitable for a hobbyist is GBP222 which is €255.

Don't expect any help from Ross-Tech or on here when using your illegal rip-off clone of VCDS.

Normal after reconnecting the battery, just go for a short drive and they should all clear.

And if it's anything later than 25.3 (or beta 25.7), as of today 17 Sep 2025, ask them why they haven't updated it? f it's not kept updated then this often means it's a pirate clone.

There is not "one file", updates are version dependent, best plan is to ask @pab567 so I've tagged him for you.

It's normal policy on Briskoda not to encourage support for illegal clones of any product, including VCDS. Buying "VCDS" on aliexpress is 100% going to be a pirate/clone copy.

That's great for non-EPB systems, but an EPB system will lose track of where the caliper is and in many (most) cases will error.

No, the EPB gets very upset if you wind them back by any method other than using the module to command the motor to wind the pads back.

Swap the 1.4TSI manual to a 2.0TSI DSG vRS! Everything else was just cosmetics - tweaking the lighting Leuchte channels, adding better door lights, etc.

Ignore the ringtone and wait for it to go the voicemail?

Did you do a scan before you started making changes? without that it's going to be trial and error.

What headlight settings have you changed?

Please post only in English.

It also works in generic OBD mode so can be used on other makes too - I've used it on a colleagues Lexus to clear a DPF fault so he could drive home 50 miles at more than 30mph!

Is this on a facelift (Mk4.5)?

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