hello all. I have bought a Skoda Octavia 2011 1.4TSI Classic.  First thing I've done is to have the car upgraded with a good alarm fitted professionally.  However they mentioned that it would require VCDS programming to allow the fobs to unlock all the doors.  At the moment it only unlocks the drivers door and locks all doors on the lock button.

 

Is there someone in SE London area who can do this?  And what would the cost be?  I used to use Tune-ECU on my Triumph, but have not really dug into VCDS for the Skoda and am reluctant to mess about with the car programming.  Wife just says NO.  

 

Any help appreciated.

I assume if you press the remote twice in succession then all the doors unlock? 
 

if so then yes VCDS can code it to open them all with one press. 
 

Im in Folkestone so I guess a bit too far for you. 

Folkstone is not impossible to be honest.  I've not had the chance to give the car a run yet.  No, pressing twice does nothing. The alarm installer said that it could probably be set to unlock all doors on once press.  There is also a boot button, but that does not work.  They did not have the software and were not willing to mess about with it any further to avoid making errors.  Do you have a charge for the work? happy to pay what is needed.  I've looked for other places and the only one I can see is VCDS Diagnostics over in Hemel Hempstead which would take me longer to get to than Folkstone!

I don’t charge as such, all I ask for is ‘a drink’ to cover my time.

 

If you fancy the trip down then let me know.

4 minutes ago, Gizmo said:

I don’t charge as such, all I ask for is ‘a drink’ to cover my time.

 

If you fancy the trip down then let me know.

 

Cheers. That is very kind of you. What is your preferred tipple and I can supply something accordingly.  Are you available during the day or evenings only?  I have literally just moved into a new post, so have a bit of flexibility after the weekend.  I can leave London at around 8.30 as I take my wife to work or after 4.30pm as I fetch her from work.  

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4 hours ago, makman said:

hello all. I have bought a Skoda Octavia 2011 1.4TSI Classic.  First thing I've done is to have the car upgraded with a good alarm fitted professionally.  However they mentioned that it would require VCDS programming to allow the fobs to unlock all the doors.  At the moment it only unlocks the drivers door and locks all doors on the lock button.

 

Is there someone in SE London area who can do this?  And what would the cost be?  I used to use Tune-ECU on my Triumph, but have not really dug into VCDS for the Skoda and am reluctant to mess about with the car programming.  Wife just says NO.  

 

Any help appreciated.

First thing that springs to mind here is the "professional" fitting. I'd be asking why they couldn't carry out the job professionally. 😉

51 minutes ago, Rustynuts said:

First thing that springs to mind here is the "professional" fitting. I'd be asking why they couldn't carry out the job professionally. 😉

First thing they admitted was the need for VCDS tuning. They were upfront and said that was something they could not do.  Fair enough. Not all places do all things.  I guess that is just how it sometimes pans out. I tend not to stress about things like that but rather come to places like this and ask questions from people who do know the answers.  In my years of owning Fabia's Felicias I've had answers for simple stuff. First time I've got a fancy car! Loving the Octavia, it is the basic model, but it is fun to drive and does everything my family needs.

Gizmo did a fantastic job of sorting the VCDS programming and even managed to get it to do some extra tricks!  I guess that is what happens if you get someone who knows what the systems can do and is able to tweak things so they work!

 

Very pleased and I do appreaciate the effort.  Enjoy the beer and nice to chat about the cars of the future!