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Offline n17chm

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MFSW installation
« on: June 12, 2013, 10:42:38 pm »
Is there any coding required to fit MFSW buttons to a stardard cd player?

No sat nav or media (iPod in centre consol)
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Re: MFSW installation
« Reply #1 on: June 12, 2013, 10:51:43 pm »
Yes, you'll need to tell your SWCM (steering wheel control module) that buttons are there via coding. You may or may not already have a high end module, you'd have to check the part number.
Used to have Edition 30 - number 009 and a GT TDI 140.
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Re: MFSW installation
« Reply #2 on: June 12, 2013, 11:17:30 pm »
if you have dsg with paddles it will be a straight swop without coding
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Re: MFSW installation
« Reply #3 on: June 13, 2013, 07:50:05 am »
Yes I have DSG with paddles, so I can just fit them and it requires no coding?

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Re: MFSW installation
« Reply #4 on: June 13, 2013, 07:58:16 am »
In that case I stand corrected!
Used to have Edition 30 - number 009 and a GT TDI 140.
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Re: MFSW installation
« Reply #5 on: June 13, 2013, 10:36:23 pm »
Can vouch for this - Kalu fitted MFSW buttons to my '08 ED30 with DSG - no coding was required, but he did scan for faults after  :happy2:.

As my car only has the midline display, the VCDS shows an error as I still have the original wiper stalk, which has the MFD menu rocker switch on the end of it. The car sort of gets confused (I think) as it has a feed for scrolling the MFD display also via the MFSW controls.

If I ever find a set of highline 974A GTI dials, then I hope to have the stalk changed at the same time to eliminate the error.

Still, love the MFSW buttons - always found the reach to the volume knob on the mkv a bit further than it was in my mkiv, so a very worthwhile 'mod'!


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