mumof4 Posted January 20, 2006 Report Posted January 20, 2006 Can i ask a really daft question that you will all probably call me a simple female for...what is vag com?????? thanx.xx :lol: Quote
seatkid Posted January 20, 2006 Report Posted January 20, 2006 Its a piece of electronic wizardry that allows a PC to talk to the cars electronics and interrogate and generally mess about with all sorts of things like: It tells you whats gone wrong except sometimes it doesnt and sometimes tells you somethings gone wrong that hasn't.:lol: It can also be used to "enable" other "hidden" features such as the automatic electrically operated inflatable king size bed option, usually only available on export models...:D In the hands of an average Galaxy forum member it usually breaks more than it fixes.. :lol: Quote
mumof4 Posted January 20, 2006 Author Report Posted January 20, 2006 Thank you seatkid :lol: So much seems to be going wrong with our car at the moment and the quotes we were getting were over 2k to get them all fixed.i know what a tis cd is and im awaiting arival of that...its just the electrics im not sure of. :lol: ....... Quote
seatkid Posted January 20, 2006 Report Posted January 20, 2006 So much seems to be going wrong with our car at the moment and the quotes we were getting were over 2k to get them all fixed. Go on then, fire away with "the list", I promise not to laugh. :lol: Quote
mumof4 Posted January 20, 2006 Author Report Posted January 20, 2006 ok...you asked for it!! a new front bumper a bulk head left headlight left front panel head unit for radio/cd changer two window motors for passenger windows switch for passenger front window(goes uo not down) motor for front windscreen wipers airflow filter(ours has been disconnected for about 3 months!!) um.... Quote
mumof4 Posted January 20, 2006 Author Report Posted January 20, 2006 Oh.....and the left hand rear passenger door does not quite shut properly....there is about a 5 mm gap...not enough to set of the alarm!! :lol: Think that is it. Hubby knows nowt about cars and im not allowed to touch it till i pass my test on the 3rd feb. So in compiling a list as to what to do and how to fix em!! Quote
Guest vr6galaxy Posted January 20, 2006 Report Posted January 20, 2006 No no no no no :lol: Come on SK remember who you talking to? she's female :o your answer should be ..... now now sweet thing VAG COM you dont need to worry your pretty little self about such things, you run along and buy yourself something pretty and let me worry about VAG COM ;) and before you go, be a poppet and make us a cuppa, there's a good girl ;) oh and the hoovers behind the door be a love ;) Quote
Bigjeeze Posted January 20, 2006 Report Posted January 20, 2006 ok...you asked for it!! a new front bumper a bulk head left headlight left front panel head unit for radio/cd changer two window motors for passenger windows switch for passenger front window(goes uo not down) motor for front windscreen wipers airflow filter(ours has been disconnected for about 3 months!!) um.... Blimey!! it'd be easier to say what was working!!! :lol: Quote
mumof4 Posted January 20, 2006 Author Report Posted January 20, 2006 it'd be easier to say what was working!!! Well.......hubby knows nowt about cars...aslong as it goes it works!!Now you can see why i need help...hubby and posts dont mix! :lol: now now sweet thing VAG COM you dont need to worry your pretty little self about such things, you run along and buy yourself something pretty and let me worry about VAG COM and before you go, be a poppet and make us a cuppa, there's a good girl oh and the hoovers behind the door be a love :o ;) :o ;) ;) You avin a laugh!!!! :D So you offering to help me with my car then are you vr6galaxy???hmmmmmmmmm???? ;) I make a mean cuppa!! ;) Marianxx Quote
Masked Marauder Posted January 20, 2006 Report Posted January 20, 2006 lol, he won't touch your car because it's a diesel! If you want your car scanned with VAG-COM then post your county, you never know there may be someone who can help. Quote
mumof4 Posted January 20, 2006 Author Report Posted January 20, 2006 Nothing wrong with a diesel!! ;) All our cars have been diesel. :lol: I am currently resideing in wiltshire at the mo. Quote
mumof4 Posted January 21, 2006 Author Report Posted January 21, 2006 AHA!!...so..you can download VAG-COM free fron Ross-Tech. ;) .Read another thread that says you can.(many thanx..sorry but i am horrendus with names!)...now just have to figure out which interface.. :lol: .i take it it means computer wise???..or do i need to get the cable first??..if computer i know i have usb ports..and an integrated network interface on it...but i see no numbers or letters on the sticker on my tower! ;) Quote
mumof4 Posted January 21, 2006 Author Report Posted January 21, 2006 Ok, now i feel silly :lol: ..Its the label on the interface cable isnt it...just had a look at their vagcom pro kit...shows the interface cable with the big sticker on it.! ;) So i guess i need to get a cable first then.....am i right?? ;) Quote
Guest vr6galaxy Posted January 21, 2006 Report Posted January 21, 2006 but i see no numbers or letters on the sticker on my tower! ;) Working on the fact that your going to be using your desk top pc! you will need a bloody long extension lead ;) depending on where you pc is set up in relation to where you park the car :lol: either that or drag the pc out side ;) Quote
mumof4 Posted January 21, 2006 Author Report Posted January 21, 2006 Hmmmmmmmmmmmm.......well..........guess i hadnt thought of that. ;) How long are the leads? ;) I could zip the car onto the front lawn..(reversing of course)...guess id better make sure the sensors are on so i dont hit the house and hubby find out ive moved the car... ;) ...then i could balance the pc on the window ledge....,no that wont work...guess ill have to set up the pc by the front door as i do have avery long extension cable and a 12foot extension cable for the phone.. :o ...Hmmmmmmmmmmm..What you think...yup..ill make it work!!!i dont give in to little challengeds like this.....but do i need to get the cable b4 i download vc? :lol: Quote
malcolm.dobell Posted January 21, 2006 Report Posted January 21, 2006 Does your computer runs Windows XP? If so use USB - it would be unusual not to have USB on a machine with XP. On any normal computer 5 years old or less running Windows 98 SE, Windows ME, Windows XP you can be confident of USB. The alternatives probably have cabel length restrictions; for USB it's 5 metres, although I have no idea how long VAG.Com cabels are! Running on a desktop with a lead to the car will be a challenge. look out for injuries for when you trip over one or other of the leads. Chasing from one t'other will keep you fit, but as my wife is also a mum of 4 she doesn't need anything else to keep her fit!!! Quote
mumof4 Posted January 21, 2006 Author Report Posted January 21, 2006 Yes i am running on windows XP...i know the feeling of running round constantly in circles with 4 kids!! :lol: Never ending. ;) .Im beginning to think that this is going to be one big challenge to overcome now! ;) .Not sure what im letting myself in for...but..someone has to look after our car...hubby just drives it.But he has promised me that when i pass my test i can do all thr driving THEN i can lift the bonnet.From what ive read i dont have to lift the bonnet to use vag com so he cant blast me for it!! ;) :o ;) Quote
mumof4 Posted January 21, 2006 Author Report Posted January 21, 2006 Mind you....i do lift the bonnet to check all the various fluid levels and to check the oil as hubby seems to be incapable of doing it!!.last time i checked the oil there was none in it!!hes a pleb sometimes. :lol: Quote
mumof4 Posted January 21, 2006 Author Report Posted January 21, 2006 Been having a looksie on e-bay for the interface cable,Costs between Quote
Guest vr6galaxy Posted January 21, 2006 Report Posted January 21, 2006 They charge by the inch :) you do know what 12 inches looks like? a! apparently not looking at the state of your rear bumper :lol: hubbies been tellin porkies again :lol: Quote
mumof4 Posted January 21, 2006 Author Report Posted January 21, 2006 Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm B) ...yes i do know what 12 inches look like thank you! :) ...its the postage that gets me!! my rear bumper looks just fine ....just the front looking a bit bedraggled!! :) :lol: :lol: Quote
MattyD Posted January 24, 2006 Report Posted January 24, 2006 I guess it's a fairly basic question, but where do I plug my soon-to-arrive vag-com cable into the veeehiccle? I know where the connector is on my VWgolf because the cover's fallen off, but my Galaxy hasn't lost enough trim for it to be visible yet! Yours, in anticipation, Matt Quote
Guest vr6galaxy Posted January 24, 2006 Report Posted January 24, 2006 On the lower dash, drivers side between the steering column and the a post :ph34r: Quote
Guest JohnP Posted February 9, 2006 Report Posted February 9, 2006 Following this thread with interest, like others, I've sent for the TIS, have order the cable and identified where the the socket is. Unlike MumOf4, I have sorted out a laptop, so at least I won't be revving the engine then running back into the house to see what happenend ! You don't need the lead to download the software but, apart from looking at it, there's nothing else you can do with it. It checks the COM / USB port to see if there's a car on there. No car, no functionality. Also, there's no serial number given for buying a licence (!) until you have successfully connected to a car. So who has gone down this route ? What chassis should I set for the Galaxy - the closest on offer is the VW Sharan and, unless I hear otherwise, that's where I'll start..... Kepp me posted on what you get up to - my project is to fix the booster heater - I am told that you have to clear the fault codes but I am not convinced.... JohnP Quote
Guest thesimplesignman Posted February 9, 2006 Report Posted February 9, 2006 Hi John P It worked for me!! changed the glow plug on my aux heater then cleared codes with vag com It works just fine now... :huh: Quote
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