Hi,

I purchased this for my 63 plate Superb Estate 4x4 170 tdi Elegance, and I'm struggling.

 

At the moment, I've plugged the connector into the back of the Columbus and +12v to power and reversing wires and -12v to the earth - It's all sitting loose on the passenger seat.

 

I've configured the following in VCDS:

Navigation: Byte 3, Bit 6 - Back-up camera Low installed.

Park/Steer assist: Adaption: Visual Display for Park Assist: Rearview Camera

 

These are the only options I can find relating to the review camera.

The latter setting has an effect in that it stops the normal ops appearing. I get the usual reversing beep, but the display does not change.

 

I've tried resetting the columbus, but no joy. Reading other forums, it sounds like I should at least get a blank screen even if the camera isn't working.

 

I've attached the autoscan.

 

Anyone got any ideas?

Autoscan.txt

Im sure I have seen a setting in VCDS that allows the ops to function alongside a camera. Its probably another option in the parking controller.

Thanks for responding adamal

In Park.Steer Assist, the only options I get are in Adaptions (nothing to note in Coding which is 108102).

 

Under Visual Display for Park Assist, I get:

  OFF

  Ops Display (which is the default)

  Review Camera

  Automatic

  OPS_360_Degrees

Ok, one step closer...

In Park/Steer Assist, I turned off Byte 0 Bit 4(Optical Illustration Active) and turned it back on again. This also resets the Adaption to Ops Display.

It now defaults to the normal OPS, but I do get a button in the bottom right to switch to camera view...which works...kind of. The screen has a divider on the left to allow for an OPS view of the car, but there's no view.

 

I tried  changing the Adapation to Review Camera, but I'm back to nothing being displayed and I have to reset Bit 4 in the coding.

 

.....I was just about to hit 'Post' and then I noticed that the latest firmware (5269. I'm on 5238) here has a bullet stating support for Ops and RVC at the same time. I guess that's my next step!

I've not got a reversing camera myself but when I looked into fitting one I'm sure I read it would work with my Columbus (and existing ops) which is on older firmware. Will try and find the webpage but I'm pretty sure its coding related. Perhaps under module 37?

 

Edit: this was the post I read: http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/f153/guide-vcds-coding-rvc-retrofit-75230.html

Upgraded firmware to 5269, but no impact.

Interesting link Briskodian, I've got the box tiicked under 37 (Navigation), but there is no Rear View Camera option under 10 (Park/Steer Assist) to select.

I will double check the settings in the morning though.

Maybe its a slightly different controller then?? Probably worth comparing the part numbers...

depending on the Optical PDC controller a skoda module will not have the camera option.

 

You can just add the number for the camera

 

so in the first byte change 10 to 30

Thanks Eddie-NL, it worked!

 

I now have an rvc fitted and working! Perfect for reversing up to my trailer. I see the rvc with the ops overlaid on the left hand side. Even has the colour/type of car correct.

Ended up cutting a hole in the boot lid to fit the camera - I could have fabricated a fitting that attached to the number plate, but it would have looked naff.

Feeding the wiring through was fine on the whole. I only need to fully remove the boot panels. The rest could be persuaded open a bit and the wiring pushed up inside.

I initially Found an empty fuse in the fuse box that only came on with the ignition so wired the power into that.

 

Took a days' work, including faffing with horrible scotch locks - every tine I use them, I end up binning them and soldering. It just takes me 2 hours to get to the decision.

Not bad for £70!

Came upon this thread after searching for coding help with my newly installed RVC.

 

I seem to be having the same problem as the OP (Hansep) in that now I can get the OPS displaying on the left side of the screen but the area where the camera should be displaying is blank. As far as I can see I have done what Eddie-NL said in the answer above but still no joy.

 

My screenshot of VCDS after ticking the box "Rear view camera installed" is below. Its not very clear but byte 0 (I`m guessing the first byte) has changed to 30 when I tick the aforementioned box

 

 

Have I missed something?

Problem solved. Nothing to do with vcds, it was my scotchlock connection to the reverse light causing the problem. Never again.