Common Procedures

This Section contains Procedures commonly used and not specific for a certain Model. Please not that there may still be specifics to each Model that need to be obeyed even though the Procedures themselves are generic.

Engine & Transmission

• Checking Cruise Control using Measuring Values
• Automatic Transmission Basic Settings

Diesel

• Diesel Particle Filter Emergency Regeneration
• Fuel Pump Basic Settings for PD, PPD, and CR TDI Engines
• TDI Timing Checker VE Engines only, Not PD, PPD, or CR.
  • General TDI VCDS Info is located here and VE timing is also covered on that page.

Gasoline

• Fuel Trim Information
• Throttle Body Alignment (TBA)
• Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) Valve Adaptation

Brakes & Chassis

• Working on the Electro-Mechanical Parking Brake (EPB)
• Suspension Level Control Calibration Ross-Tech site
• Some ABS/ESP controllers will lose their Coding after problems such as steering angle sensor issues. Perform procedures on the applicable vehicle-specific pages in the Diagnostic Procedures section.

Misc

• Coding Control Modules based on Production Codes
• Quiescent Current Analysis using the Battery Management on Audi A6 (4F), Audi A8 (4E) and Audi Q7 (4L)
• SRI Reset Procedure
• Index based Airbag Coding
• Battery Replacement
• Installing incorrect control modules, VCDS can't fix compatibility conflicts:
  • https://forums.ross-tech.com/index.php?threads/1997/