Calling all VCDS users

[Ray Singh]

Ok, Im a bit behind the times, but I have managed to get VCDS running and have read out my Audi cars computers.

My 52 plate A4 (daily workhorse 163k miles) is showing some errors:

Address 01: Engine Labels: 038-906-019-AVF.lbl
Part No: 038 906 019 JQ
Component: 1,9l R4 EDC 0000SG 1570
Coding: 00002
Shop #: WSC 63351
VCID: 6FEA64902D0D773A47-4B1A
WAUZZZ8E43A134989 AUZ6Z0B0193990

2 Faults Found:
17994 - Engine Mount Solenoid Valves (N144/N145)
P1586 - 35-10 - Short to Plus - Intermittent
17978 - Engine Start Blocked by Immobilizer
P1570 - 35-10 - - Intermittent
Readiness: 0 0 X X X

Address 08: Auto HVAC Labels: 8E0-820-043.lbl
Part No: 8E0 820 043 H
Component: A4 Klimaautomat 1016
Coding: 00000
Shop #: WSC 63351
VCID: 264441B4C2777672F4-517C

2 Faults Found:
01809 - Actuating Motor for Temperature Flap; Left (V158)
41-10 - Blocked or No Voltage - Intermittent
01810 - Actuating Motor for Temperature Flap; Right (V159)
41-10 - Blocked or No Voltage - Intermittent

Address 46: Central Conv. Labels: 8E0-959-433-MIN.lbl
Part No: 8E0 959 433 BD
Component: Komfortgerát TBF 1110
Coding: 06859
Shop #: WSC 63351
VCID: 74E06BFC442B54E2BA-4B1A

Subsystem 1 - Part No: 8E2959802B
Component: Tõrsteuer.FS BRM 0002

Subsystem 2 - Part No: 8E2959801B
Component: Tõrsteuer.BF BRM 0002

5 Faults Found:
01134 - Alarm Horn (H12)
49-00 - No Communications
01370 - Alarm triggered by Interior Monitoring
35-00 - -
01369 - Alarm triggered by Hood Switch
35-00 - -
01371 - Alarm triggered by Door Contact Switch; Driver's Side
35-00 - -
01373 - Alarm triggered by Radio Ground Contact
35-00 - -

Any idea what these mean and more importantly how to rectify?

I feel like James Bond reading these out in my car - sad - but thats how i roll.

[DuraAce]

Clear them all, drive it for a couple of days and rescan the car and see what comes back, then go from there.

[Ray Singh]

Thanks - I cleared them all (i think) by pressing the 'clear all dtc's and then ran the auto scan function again. This is what was bought up. Is this correct?

[Belle427]

I wouldnt worry too much about it if everything appears to be functioning correctly on the car.
Ive seen it a few times but dont have an answer as to why some of them wont clear.

[IBM9000]

I have found that some codes (engine management light for example) don't clear with the 'clear dtc's' in the Autoscan option.

You have to go back into the main start menu and got to the OBDII option. Then clear.

Which version of VCDS are you using?

[Ray Singh]

I am playing with version 16.8.2 and realised that it was best to go back to the OBD menu and then reset from here.

Its a good tool, I even found a rpm and % WOT throttle percentage. Its a good peiece of kit.

[Adrian E]

Ref the HVAC faults, go in to Basic Settings for the HVAC module. Group 000 should be highlighted. Click Go and a countdown timer from 60 to 0 will show. When finished go into fault codes and it'll list all the motors that aren't working correctly. This should be run after changing any faulty motors as it teaches the HVAC controller the relative positions of all the motors.

It can rack up costs quite quickly as the motors aren't cheap new (I had to do the one controlling the main air flap under the bonnet on my S8) and used components are likely to be just as old as your failed ones. Think I paid £100-120 for one motor....

The alarm faults are probably a dead alarm siren - the batteries leak internally with age and you can get all sorts of faults. Worth noting that failing car battery can throw all sorts of spurious codes, so if there's any doubt over the age of the battery it might be the first thing to look at.

[IanH755]

If you double click on each error message it will take you to the faulty module where you can erase the error code from there which I find removes codes which don't erase following the general OBD erase.