OBDEleven vs new VAG-COM cable
05-23-2024, 10:46 AM
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OBDEleven vs new VAG-COM cable
Went to change rear brakes today ('22 SQ7) and planned to use my VCDS HEX+CAN cable to put the parking brake into service mode, only to find an error that the vehicle is not supported. Great, another thing to buy.
Sounds like my options are 1. drop $200 on a new VCDS cable (limited to 3 VINS) or pick up an OBDeleven which is currently having a 20% off sale for father's day.
Any recommendations? I hardly ever use the VCDS cable. I have a basic code reader for other stuff. Just want to be able to release the parking brake. Oh, and the guys at VCDS told me on the phone that even if Buy their $200 cable, it "might" not work because VAG encrypts certain functions, and they don't have a system yet to overcome that. So I could buy their $200 cable and have it not work.
The OBDeleven website is super confusing... unclear to me what I would need to buy for this purpose.
Appreciate any suggestions.
Sounds like my options are 1. drop $200 on a new VCDS cable (limited to 3 VINS) or pick up an OBDeleven which is currently having a 20% off sale for father's day.
Any recommendations? I hardly ever use the VCDS cable. I have a basic code reader for other stuff. Just want to be able to release the parking brake. Oh, and the guys at VCDS told me on the phone that even if Buy their $200 cable, it "might" not work because VAG encrypts certain functions, and they don't have a system yet to overcome that. So I could buy their $200 cable and have it not work.
The OBDeleven website is super confusing... unclear to me what I would need to buy for this purpose.
Appreciate any suggestions.
05-24-2024, 03:43 AM
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I just replaced my rear brake pads the other week for the first time. Took me 4 hours total (including tire rotation and a quick plug for a screw I picked up in the front tire).
I have both OBDEleven and a cheap OBD dongle I once bought on eBay. I was actually able two unwind the EPB using a cheap dongle with "Car Scanner" app I purchased on Google Play. I was also able to end the liner replacement mode and whine it back in, too, but it couldn't automatically clear the code.
I believe the OBDEleven has a 10-credit-automation for it and I think you can also do it by digging deeper into the menus there.
If you have lits of time, you can forgo this altogether and disassemble the EPB and unwind it manually like in video below:
I have both OBDEleven and a cheap OBD dongle I once bought on eBay. I was actually able two unwind the EPB using a cheap dongle with "Car Scanner" app I purchased on Google Play. I was also able to end the liner replacement mode and whine it back in, too, but it couldn't automatically clear the code.
I believe the OBDEleven has a 10-credit-automation for it and I think you can also do it by digging deeper into the menus there.
If you have lits of time, you can forgo this altogether and disassemble the EPB and unwind it manually like in video below:
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05-24-2024, 03:53 AM
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I just replaced my rear brake pads the other week for the first time. Took me 4 hours total (including tire rotation and a quick plug for a screw I picked up in the front tire).
I have both OBDEleven and a cheap OBD dongle I once bought on eBay. I was actually able two unwind the EPB using a cheap dongle with "Car Scanner" app I purchased on Google Play. I was also able to end the liner replacement mode and whine it back in, too, but it couldn't automatically clear the code.
I believe the OBDEleven has a 10-credit-automation for it and I think you can also do it by digging deeper into the menus there.
If you have lits of time, you can forgo this altogether and disassemble the EPB and unwind it manually like in video below:
I have both OBDEleven and a cheap OBD dongle I once bought on eBay. I was actually able two unwind the EPB using a cheap dongle with "Car Scanner" app I purchased on Google Play. I was also able to end the liner replacement mode and whine it back in, too, but it couldn't automatically clear the code.
I believe the OBDEleven has a 10-credit-automation for it and I think you can also do it by digging deeper into the menus there.
If you have lits of time, you can forgo this altogether and disassemble the EPB and unwind it manually like in video below:
05-24-2024, 04:50 AM
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06-10-2024, 10:34 AM
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Went to change rear brakes today ('22 SQ7) and planned to use my VCDS HEX+CAN cable to put the parking brake into service mode, only to find an error that the vehicle is not supported. Great, another thing to buy.
Sounds like my options are 1. drop $200 on a new VCDS cable (limited to 3 VINS) or pick up an OBDeleven which is currently having a 20% off sale for father's day.
Any recommendations? I hardly ever use the VCDS cable. I have a basic code reader for other stuff. Just want to be able to release the parking brake. Oh, and the guys at VCDS told me on the phone that even if Buy their $200 cable, it "might" not work because VAG encrypts certain functions, and they don't have a system yet to overcome that Check it out. So I could buy their $200 cable and have it not work.
The OBDeleven website is super confusing... unclear to me what I would need to buy for this purpose.
Appreciate any suggestions.
Sounds like my options are 1. drop $200 on a new VCDS cable (limited to 3 VINS) or pick up an OBDeleven which is currently having a 20% off sale for father's day.
Any recommendations? I hardly ever use the VCDS cable. I have a basic code reader for other stuff. Just want to be able to release the parking brake. Oh, and the guys at VCDS told me on the phone that even if Buy their $200 cable, it "might" not work because VAG encrypts certain functions, and they don't have a system yet to overcome that Check it out. So I could buy their $200 cable and have it not work.
The OBDeleven website is super confusing... unclear to me what I would need to buy for this purpose.
Appreciate any suggestions.
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