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1.1  Will VAG-COM work with my car?
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'''1.1  Will VAG-COM work with my car?'''
  
[http://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/ VAG-COM] will work with most Volkswagen and Audi models sold World-Wide 1994 through 2006. It will work with some cars all the way back to model year 1990. It will also work with most late-model SEAT, and Skoda models sold in markets other than North America. If your VW or Audi has a 16-pin "OBD-II style" Data Link Connector,  VAG-COM will definitely work.  If your car has the old "2x2" Data Link Connection, check if there is a wire going to each pin, as shown in the picture. If there are four wires, VAG-COM should work.  If there are only three, it won't.  Please see these Application Charts where you can select your model and see which modules can communicate with VAG-COM.  Also see the Issues page for a few things that may not work as expected.  If in doubt, [mailto:support@ross-tech.com?subject=Will_VAG-COM_work_with_my_car? e-mail us].
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[http://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/ VAG-COM] will work with most [http://www.volkswagen.de/ Volkswagen] and [http://www.volkswagen.de/ Audi] models sold World-Wide 1994 through 2006. It will work with some cars all the way back to model year 1990. It will also work with most late-model [http://www.seat.com/ SEAT], and [http://www.skoda-auto.com/ Skoda] models sold in markets other than North America. If your VW or Audi has a [http://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/images/DLC_Pinout.gif 16-pin "OBD-II style" Data Link Connector],  VAG-COM will definitely work.  If your car has the old [http://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/2x2.html "2x2" Data Link Connection], check if there is a wire going to each pin, as shown in the picture. If there are four wires, VAG-COM should work.  If there are only three, it won't.  Please see these [http://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/cars/applications/index.html Application Charts] where you can select your model and see which modules can communicate with VAG-COM.  Also see the [http://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/issues.html Issues page] for a few things that may not work as expected.  If in doubt, [mailto:support@ross-tech.com?subject=Will_VAG-COM_work_with_my_car? e-mail us].

Latest revision as of 15:56, 26 January 2006

1.1 Will VAG-COM work with my car?

VAG-COM will work with most Volkswagen and Audi models sold World-Wide 1994 through 2006. It will work with some cars all the way back to model year 1990. It will also work with most late-model SEAT, and Skoda models sold in markets other than North America. If your VW or Audi has a 16-pin "OBD-II style" Data Link Connector, VAG-COM will definitely work. If your car has the old "2x2" Data Link Connection, check if there is a wire going to each pin, as shown in the picture. If there are four wires, VAG-COM should work. If there are only three, it won't. Please see these Application Charts where you can select your model and see which modules can communicate with VAG-COM. Also see the Issues page for a few things that may not work as expected. If in doubt, e-mail us.