Hello everybody, my name is ILIAS and i come from Lefkada Greece.

I'm waiting for my new Superb Style 2.0 TDI in less than a month.

 

I would like to ask you if the VCDS use affects or cancels the car warranty.

 

Thank you very much.

Nobody knows in such a big forum?

Hundreds of us have made changes to the setup of our cars using VCDS et al, I've been making changes to my VAG vehicles since 2003 and never had any comment or problem from dealers regarding affecting the warranty - I believe that others have the same experience.

 

What's the legal position? Who knows as AFAIK there has not been a test case.

@Lakisof

Welcome to the forum.

 

Best read the Manufacturers warranty, T&C's and exclusions.

The ones on Non Factory approved hardware or software / engine management.

 

You are not doing that, just changing settings / codes.

 

I can not see anything about activating or making changes to features you have provided on a vehicle you bought and paid for by enabling them.

If the features are detrimental to the efficient running of the vehicle and might cause failures of parts that are being claimed for under warranty that might be an issue.

Changing the function of  the dash, lights, wipers, door / hatch openings etc and maybe even accelerator / brakes / steering for choices available already built into the car 

will be something that would have to be shown to have caused the failures i would hope.

Edited 8 November, 20205 yr by e-Roottoot

7 hours ago, Lakisof said:

Nobody knows in such a big forum?

You're asking us from Greece, and the majority of us on the forum live in the UK so are not familiar with Greek law. If you read the small print in your warranty, you'll probably find that you're only allowed to have your car serviced in an approved Skoda dealers, and unauthorised modifications of any kind are forbidden. In practice, IN THE UK, modifications that could not have affected the fault that you wish to be covered by the warranty will be overlooked. For instance, fitting different wheels will not disqualify a claim for defective paint. But you will be relying on Greek case law, and the Greek Skoda importer,

I doubt that Greek Law lets VW group have restrictive practices like you 'must have your car serviced in an approved Skoda Dealers.' any more than the EU does not allow that as there is a Free Market.

@PetrolDave

@e-Roottoot

@CJJE

Thank you all very much for your answers. I appreciate it a lot.

 

@e-Roottoot

Thank you very much for the welcome. The truth is that I have been a member of the forum since April 2016. Before i get my first Superb III 1.6  MY17. I got it on December 2017 and sold it last February. So I've been reading you ever since. But I had never added content until now. This is my first time writing. Now i'm waiting my new Superb III FL  2.0 tdi DSG MY21. It had a construction week 40. I will have it in late November or early December.

 

And yet what CJJE writes is true. In order for the factory warranty to remain valid, we are obliged to visit only the official Skoda garages, for service or for any repair. If we go to another workshop outside the official network, the warranty expires.