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    :: EuropaParts.com :: Ross-Tech's VCDS Vag-Com Starting at $199.00 SHIPPED!

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    Due to popular demand we ran out of the VCDS (VAG-COM) HEX-V2 ENTHUSIAST (USB, 3 VINS) last week...

    They are now back in stock and ready to be shipped out, we have 100 units in stock... act fast!
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    If you own an Audi, Volkswagen, Seat, Skoda, or Bentley you need a powerful tool that will help keep your vehicle on the road. Ross-Tech VCDS® (VAG-COM Diagnostic System) helps diagnose real problems instead of swapping out costly parts. With features found only on dealer level factory tools, VCDS surpasses the performance of aftermarket diagnostic tools and rivals factory tools for a fraction of the cost. Always know exactly how your vehicle is running instead of paying someone else to diagnose the problems, usually leaving you with a huge repair bill.
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    Vin Limited Interface FAQ...

    Why sell VIN-Limited interfaces?

    Because it allows us to charge for the product in a manner that's somewhat commensurate with how the product is used. A professional workshop that's in and out of several vehicles a day with their VCDS gets considerably more value from the product than a private individual who only uses it occasionally one one or two of his own cars. When the previous generation of interfaces was designed 10-12 years ago, most VW/Audi cars on the road did not yet know their own VIN, so it was not really practical to restrict usage that way. Hence the pricing on our universal interfaces (interfaces that worked with all the cars available at that point) had always something of a compromise. Plenty of workshops told us that VCDS was the best value for the money of any tool they'd ever bought and that we could/should charge more, but we were already at or close to the limit of what an enthusiast would pay, and enthusiasts were (and still are!) a very important part of our business. In fact, the reason this product exists is that I got frustrated that I couldn't trouble-shoot my own cars anymore in the late 1990s. Some pros suggested that we make a less expensive version for enthusiasts by restricting the what the enthusiast version could do, but that was not an approach that was palatable to me. So now a decade later, most of the cars people are working on do know their VINs and restricting the number of cars an enthusiast can perform certain functions on seems like a reasonable way of differentiating between a "pro" and a private individual.

    Will VCDS count a car's VIN as toward the license limit as soon as I plug into a particular car?

    No! VCDS will never count a VIN toward the license limit without the user's explicit permission. It will always ask you first, thereby giving you the opportunity to decline to "register" a VIN in the interface. Besides, there are a lot of useful things you can do on an unlimited number of cars.

    What functions are not VIN-Restricted?

    A VIN-Limited interface can do Auto-Scans, Clear DTCs, and look at Measuring Values on an unlimited number of cars. I think this is important because I wouldn't want to keep an enthusiast from doing basic diagnostics on his friends' cars, or to use his VCDS when evaluating used cars he's contemplating buying. You wouldn't buy a used car without doing an Auto-Scan on it first, right? In addition, you can make channel maps on an unlimited number of cars because sending us those maps helps us improve the product.

    What functions are VIN-Restricted?

    • In essence, it's those functions that actually change things in the car:
    • Adaptation
    • Basic Settings
    • Changing Codings
    • Changing the Gateway Installation List
    • Login or Security Access
    • Output Tests
    • Optical Bus Diagnostic
    • Readiness
    • Resetting SRI
    • Turning Transport Mode on or off



    In addition, directly accessing a control module outside of an Auto-Scan will prompt the user whether he wants to "register" that car's VIN, but declining to do so at that point will not prevent access to the module.

    What about older cars that do not know their VIN?

    Simple: They are free. You can do anything and everything on those cars without them counting toward the license limit.

    Which cars do and don't know their VIN?

    Virtually all model year 2002 and newer do know their VINs -- basically those cars with Immo-3 and up. I believe the only model year 2000 car that had Immo-3 was the Audi A8, but a few others got Immo-3 in model year 2001.

    If I sell one of my cars, can I de-register and free up that VIN slot?

    No, it doesn't work that way. VINs are stored permanently. They cannot be erased.
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    If all I need is to run a basic setting on a ABS module (2003 B6), will it "consume" one of the VIN licenses?

    See this thread for reference, if needed...
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    Quote Originally Posted by DPDISXR4Ti View Post
    If all I need is to run a basic setting on a ABS module (2003 B6), will it "consume" one of the VIN licenses?

    See this thread for reference, if needed...
    http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...lights-(No-CC)
    Basic settings will require the use of a vin.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hugh@EuropaParts View Post
    Basic settings will require the use of a vin.
    I thought so, but wanted to confirm. Thanks!
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    Quote Originally Posted by DPDISXR4Ti View Post
    I thought so, but wanted to confirm. Thanks!
    Anytime!
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    Although I hear about VCDS throughout the entire Audi Forum, I am not familiar with VAGCOM. Does this come with basic instructions on how to use the device?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ak0913 View Post
    Although I hear about VCDS throughout the entire Audi Forum, I am not familiar with VAGCOM. Does this come with basic instructions on how to use the device?
    Everything can be found online, it took me about 5 minutes to figure out how to use it and there are a ton of DIY's with step by step instructions. Basic scanning of the car can be found on the startup screen of the software.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ak0913 View Post
    Although I hear about VCDS throughout the entire Audi Forum, I am not familiar with VAGCOM. Does this come with basic instructions on how to use the device?
    VAGCOM = VCDS

    There was a description of why the name was changed a while ago, but I believe it was due to a complaint from VW corporate.

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    All Ross Tech VCDS systems are back in stock and ready to ship!
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    Great deal.

    I encourage everybody to buy this legally. It is sooo helpful. You certainly won’t regret it.


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    Quote Originally Posted by mauromj View Post
    Great deal.

    I encourage everybody to buy this legally. It is sooo helpful. You certainly won’t regret it.


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    We couldn't agree more!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hugh@EuropaParts View Post
    How are vins assigned to the cable? Is it the ECU? I have 2 ECU's and sometimes swap in the one. Will that count as 2 vins?
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    Quote Originally Posted by SJorge3442 View Post
    How are vins assigned to the cable? Is it the ECU? I have 2 ECU's and sometimes swap in the one. Will that count as 2 vins?
    Will VCDS count a car's VIN as toward the license limit as soon as I plug into a particular car?

    No! VCDS will never count a VIN toward the license limit without the user's explicit permission. It will always ask you first, thereby giving you the opportunity to decline to "register" a VIN in the interface. Besides, there are a lot of useful things you can do on an unlimited number of cars.

    What functions are not VIN-Restricted?

    A VIN-Limited interface can do Auto-Scans, Clear DTCs, and look at Measuring Values on an unlimited number of cars. I think this is important because I wouldn't want to keep an enthusiast from doing basic diagnostics on his friends' cars, or to use his VCDS when evaluating used cars he's contemplating buying. You wouldn't buy a used car without doing an Auto-Scan on it first, right? In addition, you can make channel maps on an unlimited number of cars because sending us those maps helps us improve the product.

    What functions are VIN-Restricted?

    In essence, it's those functions that actually change things in the car:
    Adaptation
    Basic Settings
    Changing Codings
    Changing the Gateway Installation List
    Login or Security Access
    Output Tests
    Optical Bus Diagnostic
    Readiness
    Resetting SRI
    Turning Transport Mode on or off
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    3 vins are back in stock!
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    So a 3 VIN HEX adapter can be used on 3 “registered “ vins and that’s that? For example, I have an A3 and register its vin, then sell the car to buy an S4 and register its vin. Sell the S4 to buy a rs4 and register its vin. Once I sell the rs4, I can not ever register another vin with that hex adapter again? Or is there a way to purchase additional vin registration ‘slots’ in the future for the 3 VIN adapter?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sactocivic View Post
    So a 3 VIN HEX adapter can be used on 3 “registered “ vins and that’s that? For example, I have an A3 and register its vin, then sell the car to buy an S4 and register its vin. Sell the S4 to buy a rs4 and register its vin. Once I sell the rs4, I can not ever register another vin with that hex adapter again? Or is there a way to purchase additional vin registration ‘slots’ in the future for the 3 VIN adapter?
    Good morning, you can upgrade from 3 vin to 10 vin through Ross Tech directly with your serial number.
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