User manual ROSS TECH VCDS 10.6 REV 7-15-2010

[. . . ] VCDS Release 10. 6 PDF Manual Printing Instructions: You should tell your PDF reader to "Fit to Printable Area" or use similar instructions when printing in order to make the images and text as legible as possible. User's Manual Diagnostic Software for VW/Audi/SEAT/Skoda Release 10. 6 Copyright (c) 2000-2010 by Ross-Tech, LLC. 881 Sumneytown Pike Lansdale, PA 19446 +1-267-638-2300 www. Ross-Tech. com Disclaimer: All rights reserved, No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Ross-Tech, LLC. The information contained herein is designed only for use with VCDS diagnostic software. is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to this or other diagnostic equipment. [. . . ] O2 Sensors shows the data associated with each O2 sensor, chosen from a dropdown menu. tests will run a pre-defined set of tests for various emissions-related components, for example O2 sensor aging tests. Pending DTCs are fault codes that have been identified by the ECU but are deemed not yet critical enough to trigger the MIL. Vehicle Info can store information including the VIN, calibration versions, and tracking information. The quantity of info varies wildly between cars. Permanent DTCs are faults so severe that they cannot be erased with a scan tool, only by the ECU itself when it has tested and confirmed that the problem has been repaired. 1 1-01 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 VC-Scope is able to graph generic OBD-2 Mode 1 data. See the VC-Scope section in Section 34 for more information. To return to the Main Screen, click [Done, Go Back] VCDS - Applications- Section 24-A The Applications screen contains many handy functions, most of which are described in individual sections on the following pages. Check for and erase faults [Gateway Installation List] Only available only on Gateways in cars using a direct CAN connection for diagnostics (like the new A8 and all Golf-5 chassis cars). This very fast function takes about 3 seconds to query the car's Gateway to find out what modules are installed in the car and what their status is. Any modules having fault codes should show a "Malfunction" and will be highlighted in RED. Double-clicking on any of the Control Module names will open that controller. This function is explained in the AutoScan portion of this manual in Section 21. [Erase All DTCs] On vehicles using CAN-Bus for diagnostics, VCDS clears all of the fault codes in all control modules in the car without accessing all the control modules individually. This function is explained in the AutoScan portion of this manual in Section 21. The [eMail today's debug/log files] button will open up your default email client, and will compose a message to support@Ross-Tech. com with all of the log files and debug files with the current date. Use [Done, Go Back] to return to the Main screen. VCDS ­ Transport Mode - Section 25-A Transport Mode On vehicles using CAN for diagnostics, there is a special Transport Mode that is used by the factory to put the cars into a "sleep" mode to conserve battery charge during long periods of inactivity. [Activate Transport Mode] Clicking this button will put applicable vehicles into Transport Mode, shutting down most systems. [De-activate Transport Mode] Clicking this button will "wake up" applicable vehicles from Transport Mode, powering up most systems. This function can normally only be used on cars that have very low odometer readings. In the B7 Audi A4, Transport Mode works a little differently. To take the car out of transport mode, go into [Select] [17 Instruments] [Adaptation - 10] Enter channel 99 Put in a new value of 0 [Test] [Save] VCDS ­ Controller Channels Map - Section 26-A [Controller Channels Map] Rapidly scans through all 255 possible Measuring Block groups or Adaptation Channels on any controller and writes a "map" file. [. . . ] The standard procedure for this is to have the engine idling at operating temperature (coolant temp >85*C), go to measuring block 000 for the engine, switch to basic settings and report fields #2 (injection timing) and #9 (fuel temperature) on a special graph. This plug-in reports the timing on the graph in real-time, so you don't need to have your manual sitting on your lap at the same time. The application also gives you a comment in the "result" field, that will tell you if all the conditions are fulfilled to check the timing (some people don't realize you need to have the engine running, for instance. . . ) and if your timing is within spec or not. The history of the last 100 samples is displayed as a "cloud" of points. [. . . ]