VCDS lite - help me please

Hi,

Right I'm having trouble with vcds lite.

I downloaded it last night and my new cable arrived today (it is only an eBay one but I only wanted to quickly check engine fault codes)

I got it running, it found my interface in com3 everything was looking good. But I cant connect to a contoller for the engine section!

It keeps coming up with 'NO RESPONE FROM CONTROLLER' the only ones I can do are my steering wheel, abs and instruments.

Why is this happening? Its driving me crazy!!!!

Anyone?

Cheers

 

So it can access abs controller etc but not engine controller?

 

Yh it's USB. And it came with software mate. I got it reading some stuff just not engine.

 

That's exactly it. I got access to a few things as said above but it doesn't find a controller for the engine.
Really confused

 

I can't remember your previous thread but does the car run?

 

Yh it runs fine

 

have you changed the baud rate in the settings as i had a mk4 golf with a similar problem?
then when i checked on the ross tech site it suggested that.

hope that helps.

 

It's a mk4 golf

 

The only thing that's happend is the abs light has flashed. But I thought the indicators were ment to flash when it was properly connected?

Is there not something I can change in the settings of vcds to make it find the engine contoller?

And shouting doesn't work. Called it every name under the sun last night lol

 

Is it true that an after market head unit can mess with vcds?
I've read on other forums and searches that if you unplug the head unit it shoul allow vcds to work properly?

 

yes unplug an aftermarket unit. i have had issues with my lead and headunits

 

try disconnecting the car battery for a few min then reconnect and then connect vagcom and check again, the controllers sometimes need rebooting on the 98-99 golf.

 

Ive tried that mate, left it unplug for an hour but it didn't make a difference. I'll unplug the head unit when I finish work.

Cheers guys

 

Unplug the head unit, still say no response from controller.

Tried it in my mums golf mk4 and it worked straight away!!!

What is wrong with my car??

 

does the led in the lead light up when plugged in. is there definatley power at you obd port?

 

Yh it lights up. Every thing worked fine in my mums golf.

I even plugged the standard head unit and cd player to try it still nothing

Really doing my head in now!