hello

Does anyone know log in codes for the Canbus Gateway of a 2006 Roomster, its a 1.9 TDI Manual?

Heres the problem, on starting up it beeps for a defect/warning on the dash, and the rotating headlamp symbol is flashing yellow for a timed period.

Multifunction memories hold the fault code 'headlight range control malfunction-permanent'. The car hasnt got rotating headlights or range control ive had this verified by the main agent from the sticker in the boot. It has never had front foglights and the model is too early. After trawling the net ive found other owners on forums with the same problem, they said it started doing it after giving or recieving a jump start. It happens because the Canbus Gateway thinks this equipment is fitted when it isnt.

I need to use a full version of VCDS to re configure the Gateway.

Im a full time vehicle electrician with 30 years experience, i dont own VCDS but 3 different garages i do work for have the kit and im alowed to use it.

These are the latest version 16.8.3 with hex-can usb leads and i can do just about everything and everything i want EXCEPT reconfigure the Gateway.

It wont show me the list of installed components in the Gateway, if i click on the button on the left hand side in the 'auto scan' menu it says 'not supported by vehicle' and in the selected menu for the gateway in 'select control module' it requires a log in number, pop up windows for login codes pop up everywhere except in this menu, no pop ups.

So I wondered if anyone on this site knows any gateway log in codes or if this means the gateway is knackered?

If i could access the menus I could also tell it that it has a parking aid system because it doesnt think it has and ive tested the system and theres nothing wrong with it

anyway thanks in advance if anyone can help

cheers

dave

Gateway reference number 6N0909901 

On the Ross-Tech Forum there are several reports of problems accessing the CAN Gateway with 16.8.3, all giving the same error message as you - so it looks like this is a bug in VCDS and not a CAN Gateway problem.

Edited 6 November, 20169 yr by PetrolDave

Your car (like mine) has canbus 1.6 which is very different to canbus 2.0 which is on Golf 5 platform cars of the same era and later Roomsters - the gateway does not work in the same way. 

 

There are many systems you can't access automatically but you can access a limited scan by selecting your vehicle from the drop down menu. 

 

I have accessed some modules, but when returning to them a week later get communication errors, or too many faults to continue type messages. 

 

I have retrofitted cruise, MFSW, navigation, fogs, rear cameras etc on my Touran and Golf Plus in the past - so for me it's really annoying, and if I had known about this it would have caused me to buy a FL model with the later canbus system.