5 hours ago, Cairus said:

AirCare is purely a software solution. I've already retrofitted it in other vehicles simply by updating the control unit 08. I even did it myself in my 2017 Seat Leon MQB Classic.

Which gateway you have?

that's not what i've read in various Golf and Superb forums.

i'm pretty sure those that have AirCare working on their mk3 Superb, NOT Seat Leon, will be MY18 or later.

i checked Byte 15 Bit 5 on my 08 Air Conditioning module - it was already enabled.

This is my gateway....

19 Gateway

System description: GW MQB High

Software number: 3Q0907530AA

Software version: 5366

Hardware number: 3Q0907530C

Hardware version: 515

Serial number: 20031710802543

ODX name: EV_GatewNF

ODX version: 013025

7 hours ago, JR RS said:

I believe I have, based on my replies above, 3 yrs ago.

Is that the clicked on installed bit? What about the Clean air Gen 3 - was that tickable? Give that a try?

Update Unit 08 To SW 4402

6 hours ago, travs said:

Is that the clicked on installed bit? What about the Clean air Gen 3 - was that tickable? Give that a try?

In my opinion, the setting of which filter is installed is completely irrelevant; I have never changed this coding.

I just checked which Controller 8 control units I have at home. Unfortunately, I don't have any from the Superb. I tried flashing various VW, Seat, and Skoda units to the Superb, but it didn't work.

Maybe I can find a cheap one with the specified hardware and software version from @JR RS

I unplugged the other two connectors from Unit 08 as a test; they must have been connectors B and C. It was only accessible via diagnostics, but I could still activate and deactivate Air Care.

No thanks.

I'm not going to bother with firmware updates or swapping modules out.

I gave it a go via coding/adaptations alone - it didn't work, as I suspected it wouldn't.

Firmware upgrades via VCP/ODIS or hardware (module) changes were not part of the deal.

I've lived without AirCare for the past 8+ yrs.

The current tri-zone Climate Control system in AUTO does a great job.

I'm good the way things r now 👍

Everything's fine, nobody needs to justify themselves here... for me, this is nothing out of the ordinary.