This is a list of minor coding and adaption changes I applied since I own the car. I used VCDS to make these changes.

Disable day-time running lights

When performing codings and adaptions, I prefer to disable lights and HVAC to reduce power consumption. The day-time running lights cannot be disabled by default, but the option below will add an option in the lights configuration menu to disable them.

  1. Go to module 09-Central Electronics.
  2. Use the security access login code 31347.
  3. Go to adaptions.
  4. Change the value of ENG141647-ENG116594-Außenlicht_Front-Tagfahrlicht Aktivierung durch BAP oder Bedienfolge moeglich to active.

Enable needle sweep and lap timer in instrument cluster

This makes the instrument cluster more fun. The analog instrument cluster of the e-Golf is boring, in my honest opinion.

  1. Go to module 17-Instruments.
  2. Go to coding.
  3. Change byte 1, bit 0 to Gauge Test/Needle Sweep active.
  4. Change byte 1, bit 3 to Lap Timer active.

The final long coding is 07AD28186F8C00080188690B5601082080000000.

Acoustic locking confirmation

I do not use this feature a lot, but I can easily toggle it from the locks and windows configuration menu.

  1. Go to module 09-Central Electronics.
  2. Use the security access login code 31347.
  3. Go to adaptions.
  4. Change the value of IDE02269-ENG116666-Acknowledgement signals-Akustische Rueckmeldung entriegeln to active.
  5. Change the value of IDE02269-ENG116667-Acknowledgement signals-Akustische Rueckmeldung verriegeln to active.
  6. Change the value of IDE02269-ENG116669-Acknowledgement signals-Akustische Rueckmeldung global to active.
  7. Change the value of IDE02269-ENG122188-Acknowledgement signals-Menuesteuerung akustische Rueckmeldung to active.

Enable off-road menu in infotainment display

This will add an off-road menu to the infotainment display, where you can see show meters with the current altitude, steering angle and so forth.

  1. Go to module 5F-Information Electronics.
  2. Go to adaptions
  3. Change the value of ENG122227-ENG117566-Car_Function_Adaptations_Gen2-menu_display_compass to activated.
  4. Change the value of ENG122227-ENG117568-Car_Function_Adaptations_Gen2-menu_display_compass_over_threshold_high to activated.
  5. Change the value of ENG122229-ENG117732-Car_Function_List_BAP_Gen2-compass_0x15 to activated.

Colors in infotainment display and instrument cluster

With this change, you can change the border and background colors in your instrument cluster and navigation display.

  1. Go to module 09-Central Electronics.
  2. Use the security access login code 31347.
  3. Go to adaptions.
  4. Change the value of IDE09731-ENG125015-Int. light: 2nd generation-weicher Farbwechsel to active.
  5. Change the value of IDE09731-ENG125017-Int. light: 2nd generation-Instrumententafelbeleuchtung mehrfarbig to active.
  6. Change the value of IDE09731-ENG154513-Int. light: 2nd generation-Ambiente_Farbwahl_FPA_waehlbare_Kopplung to active.
  7. Change the value of IDE09731-ENG154514-Int. light: 2nd generation-Ambiente_Farbwahl_FPA_waehlbare_Kopplung_Status_hmi_default to coupled.
  8. Change the value of IDE09732-ENG115870-Interior light: light configuration-Ambiente_Applikationsleisten_in_Instrumententafel to installed.
  9. Change the value of IDE09732-ENG126835-Interior light: light configuration-Ambientemenue mit globalem aus to active.
  10. Change the value of IDE09732-ENG126836-Interior light: light configuration-Ambientemenue mit alle Zonen to active.
  11. Change the value of IDE09732-ENG133384-Interior light: light configuration-Ambient_Farbliste_HMI to active.

I decided to use OBDEleven and spend some credits to code all 30 colors for me, otherwise I had to adapt 30 colors times three channels. If you feel like it, you would need to adapt the channels such as the ones below.

  • IDE11714-ENG126825-Ambient light color list-Rotwert Farbe 1
  • IDE11714-ENG126826-Ambient light color list-Gruenwert Farbe 1
  • IDE11714-ENG126827-Ambient light color list-Blauwert Farbe 1
  • …

Because I have the personalization feature, I also adapted the gateway to remember the chosen color per driver profile.

  1. Go to module 19-Gateway.
  2. Go to coding.
  3. Change byte 11, bit 7 and enable FPA_Funktion_AMB.

The final long coding for the gateway is 0201001704F81000FB001290081D00000001070100070000000300000000.

After all the changes, I can now change the colors. This will become even more prominent when the active info display is retrofitted.

The list of 30 colors to choose from.
The list of 30 colors to choose from.
The chosen color becomes visible in the instrument cluster.
The chosen color becomes visible in the instrument cluster.