slackercow

I have an M box 6-speed (2001.5) and I spoke with AMS and they said that after I get the chip back from them, I need to have someone with a VAG-tool to do something to it.....dealing with adaptation. I know with the APR chip you don't have to do this, you just leave it with the Key turned to the ignition position for 5 minutes. What will the Vag-tool actually do? An Adaptation or something else? I hear people saying things like "Throttle Body Alignment" - is that what it is? I've posted this same kind of post on the Vag Forum and that's like a dead forum; no one ever goes there, haha. So if anyone knows, can you please enlighten me! I just want to know what is actually being done and why I need to have it done.....

OH yeah! I'm in sacramento...i saw a link with VAG tool locator and that seems quite out of date; anyone in sacramento with this tool that can help????

2001.5 Silver S4
Stock as it gets.

dscottjr

Vag-tool will allow you to reset the low voltage dtc when the ECUs are swapped and perform the adaptation instantly. It shouldn't take 5 mins, BTW, but that is a safe number.

slackercow

What about Throttle body alignment?

dscottjr

occur but to clear the DTCs you need a VAG. Was my post not clear??

slackercow

It makes more sense now, thanks...how important is it to clear the DTCs???

No More B5 S4

It's important enough to do it. I would definitely clear the DTCs.

dscottjr

time you switch chips. Doesn't matter if you switch from stock to Abt or Abt to stock or apr to abt or giac to mtm, etc...any time you switch chips, you will get a low voltage dtc.

If the chip is your first mod, to good ones to follow it would be a boost gauge and a vag tool. They come in very handy

Good night and good luck.