Remote coding service recommendations

[Legacy]

Hi,

 

After an unfortunate experience with the one touch apps (and no backup) on OBD Eleven, I'm looking for someone to restore the control modules on my 2021 Superb back to factory.  Has anyone used remote programming services like VCS Ltd (vagcoding specialist.co.uk) ?  Any recommendations?

Edited 6 October, 2023 by Legacy

[ApertureS]

If you are doing a full vehicle reset using ODIS you do not want to be doing this over remote connection.

 

This is a long process and your car needs to be put on a voltage maintainer for the full period and the diagnostic tool should be wired to the vehicle.

 

These obd11 one touch functions are awful in my opinion as they do all sorts, what are your actual problems?

[Legacy]

3 hours ago, ApertureS said:

If you are doing a full vehicle reset using ODIS you do not want to be doing this over remote connection.

 

This is a long process and your car needs to be put on a voltage maintainer for the full period and the diagnostic tool should be wired to the vehicle.

 

These obd11 one touch functions are awful in my opinion as they do all sorts, what are your actual problems?

 

Thanks - that's good to know (and sobering)

 

I've lost traffic sign recognition and my reversing camera.  The TSR error shows on startup.  The reversing camera doesn't come on at all.  I have a Skoda towbar fitted and Trainer Assist shows in the Driver Assist menu but then says Function Unavailable.  I'm not sure if that was there before the OBD Eleven mod or if it's broken too.  There are no errors showing in the Trailer Control unit.

 

Scanning with OBD Eleven shows a fault (Function restriction due to communication interruption) in control units 17 (Dashboard) and 5F (Multimedia).  Everything else is normal.

 

I thought that maybe I had two options - either to go to a Skoda workshop and have them do a full reset or go to an indy and have them reset specific modules (17, 5F and maybe 19 (Gateway) and A5 (Driver Assistant).  The indy would hopefully be a little cheaper than a main dealer and it might make any subsequent warranty claim less complicated. 

 

I haven't had much luck finding an indy within reasonable driving distance of me who is willing to do the work but I can cast my net a bit wider and should be able to find one.

 

Would you recommend a full reset of all modules, given the unknown extent of the OBD Eleven mods?  For a job like this, is a Skoda workshop a safer bet? 

[ApertureS]

If these are the faults you have, as in:

no reverse camera

tsr fault

trailer assist inop

 

And you have access to either vcds or obd11 I could give you a hand manually reenabling them - it may be long and drawn out but if you drop me a message on the link in my signature I could run you through what needs doing.

 

 

(for anyone asking why I’m offering outside the forum, it’s so things can be done in real-time rather than between forum posts - the final outcome will I’m sure be posted here)

Edited 7 October, 2023 by ApertureS

[MarkyG82]

22 minutes ago, ApertureS said:

 if you drop me a message on the link in my signature I could run you through what needs doing.

 

This is why I stick around this forum despite not having owned a Skoda for nearly 3 years!