Hello gentlemen, where do you get the software for unlocking Smart Link? Are there any websites with procedures? Thanks 🫡

Hllo,
From DOWNLOAD needed software
from first post.
Regards

Hello friend, thank you for the link. I am interested in the general software release for SmartLink. For all units (VW, Škoda, Seat, Audi, Cupra), for all cars. I am happy to pay the software provider for support and the software itself. Wishing you a wonderful day.

I have Skoda Kodiaq with version MEN2_EU_SKGPx_P9160L version 8742

Will it work for me?

Probably, it will work.

Hello,

I am trying to activate Smarlink for my Octavia 3 (code MEN2_EU_SKGPX_P9160L). I bought the kit with the clamp and also the sop8-150mil tool to have a better contact. The main problem for me is that when I push normally the sop on the cip, the red light from ch341a turns off. I managed to get some reads and even writes by pushing the sop on the cip just a little bit but it has a very tiny spot when it works.

So, did anybody encounter the problem when the red light from the programmer turns off when connecting to the cip? I also tried USB 2.0, USB 3.0, all the positions on the board.

The tools bought:https://share.temu.com/6hTNo5D4bkB (sop8-150mil)
https://a.aliexpress.com/_EHsA0iE

Thank you in advance!

Did multiple devices with this method, never get this problem. There was people which had this problem, solved with desoldering eeprom chip, or desoldering atleast vcc leg.

Before desoldering double check did you connected everything ok, try with and without 1.8v adapter, if everything fails, I would try to unsolder vcc leg.

Thank you @Zlatko580 but I will not desolder, it is too much for me.

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Edited Saturday at 11:024 days by BionicJohn

29 minutes ago, BionicJohn said:

I downloaded the necessary software (about £40) for my 2016 Octavia from here: https://www.visioncoding.co.uk/collections/skoda

You then need an OBDEleven to make Android Auto and Apple Car Play active via the USB port. (Vision coding supply the exact settings.)

I then bought a very cheap (£19.99) Android Auto only wireless adapter.

I installed it all over 2 years ago and it works really well, connecting quickly as I enter the car with my phone in my pocket.

Compatibility

Compatibility

Compatible with Skoda vehicles manufactured 2015-2020 with MIB2 headunits.

Attention

Do you have a Skoda from 2020-2025? You need our MIB3 activation service here.

Step 1

Check your headunit software version as follows:

1. Hold the MENU button for 3 seconds

2. Select Software update/versions

3. Installed SW Train Version

Step 2

Make a note of your Installed SW Train Version. Examples below, but not limited to:

• MST2_EU_SK_ZR_P0245T

• MST2_EU_SK_PQ_P0359T

Step 3

If your headunit begins with MST2 and has 2 SD card slots labelled SD1 and SD2, it's compatible!

Step 4

For software versions ending with P02xxT (where x is any digit), an extra programming step is required which needs a separate device to fully enable Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. It essentially becomes a 2-step activation process - use our software first then use an OBD2 programming tool such as OBDEleven to complete the 2nd part.

This is topic for swing, aka MEN2 units, so this is offtopic and should be removed.

Edited Saturday at 11:014 days by Zlatko580

On 22/05/2026 at 15:42, jappy said:

Hllo,
From DOWNLOAD needed software
from first post.
Regards

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