Lowering the Audi S8 Using VCDS ***Complete Walkthrough***

[@joes.7536]

I Just used the software to adapt my throttle body and make my windows and sunroof closed when I lock my doors. Love it going to order the software for myself

[@shkodranpuro]

can u post how u did it? thanks

[@sebastianpodgorski6085]

Hey, thanks to the video. The car has already lowered and is much lower and looks great.

[@AutoDetour]

Awesome! I'm glad it helped you! Thanks for watching!

[@cspowell3478]

What mode was the car in when you did the procedure - ? comfort ?

[@chaddavis65]

Great video.. I have a 2009 S8, and I just put on the wheel spacers, and it looks great.. I got the VCDS & Cable and plan on adding these changes as well.. Thanks for the other videos you have posted they have been very informative. After some other changes like the X-pipe & Intake Manifold spacers (Part# JHM-07L133074B-07L133073E) I'm going to use the VDCS software to advance my timing a little bit.. Thanks again for the great videos..

[@AutoDetour]

Thanks Chad! I appreciate that

[@vukovarMK3]

Great video! Can you answer to my question. Did you use lowering kit and vcds.. Or just only vcds+original suspension?

[@AutoDetour]

Thanks! I used vcds only on the stock suspension.

[@vukovarMK3]

Auto Detour One question again 😁 When you work on lift.. Does the car been in lift or dynamic mode? Thankss

[@AutoDetour]

I'm not sure I quite understand the question, but changing the ride height will affect all modes equally. If you lower 20mm, then lift mode will be 20mm lower than normal, and dynamic will be 20mm lower than normal. I hope that answers your question.

[@diaconucatalin9888]

Hello. I did pretty much the same thing to my A6 via VCDS. As you probably know this results also in a lowering of the HIGH position with the same amount of mm. Have you found any tweak , something to change in the numbers so that the HIGH position stays the same as before, or that you can actually define the height for it, independent of the LOW position?

[@VersaceVJC]

You can not do that!

[@kurtmunthe]

Hey Ryan Thanks for great information and It is a pleasure to follow your on Auto Detour

[@AutoDetour]

Thanks Kurt! That means a lot!

[@leegoldberg4988]

Love the vids, Ryan...Keep posting! I have the same car...just ordered the 12/20mm spacers and will lower it after installed. Any rubbing or change in ride quality after lowering? Lee

[@AutoDetour]

Lee Goldberg Awesome! I would love to see it! No rubbing at all. Very slightly stiffer ride, but nobody else I've given rides to have noticed a difference. Still very smooth in comfort setting. Thanks for the support, Lee!

[@devellwilson7099]

Does this same procedure work for a 2017 Audi a8L? Thanks for the knowledge.

[@stanleytt]

great. what mode should the car be in? comfort, automatic, dynamic.... thank you.

[@geraldobi1024]

Great video mate! I got an 05 audi A8 and i love the wheel and tyre fitment on your S8. What wheel and tyre size are you running ? Do you have an overall equal wheel+ spacer width since the car is all wheel drive ?

[@AutoDetour]

Thank you! These are the stock 20” wheels and the tires are 265/35/20. I have 12mm spacers in the front and 20mm in the rear. I did a video on that as well if you want to check it out. Thanks for watching!

[@geraldobi1024]

I will check it out. Thanks for the reply!

[@denigem2000]

@@geraldobi1024 Hi

[@Lonnie91a]

Vcds is awesome. I use it all the time on my s4

[@AutoDetour]

Rat Rod Studios - DRR Customs Ltd Yes! I need to find more things to do with mine.

[@deanog7736]

Great Video! I just picked up the Ross-tech equipment. I plan on lowering it this way. My question is ive seen this done with out changing the coding. What does changing the coding do?I have a 2006 A6 S-line

[@mendez77054ify]

JYS Deano I would like to know the answer to his question as well. That was the only thing that confused. The coding part.

[@tomnikolovski524]

Would the procedure be the same for audi a8 d4 2015?

[@netguru598]

Hey Ryan, do you know how to reset or retrieve the 'measure blocks' settings in Basic settings

[@seanpryce67]

Hey Ryan, did you consider purchasing the HEX-NET Enthusiast Wifi unit at all? I'm wondering if the iPad/iPhone interface is worth the extra cost.

[@paulchenpanther4291]

Hello :) nice video man I habe one question is it possible that my control unit locked is ? I cant change These settings i dint know what to do … do u have any idea whta i could do? Greetings from Austria 🇦🇹😊✌🏻✌🏻

[@IvoMinno]

Only for air suspension right?

[@herbiee22]

Did you apply changes in normal or dynamic ?

[@huntergt7678]

When u make level control calibration which mood should be choosers automatic selection ؟؟؟؟؟

[@orestpeshkepia]

my value are 390mm and my audi a8 2013 is lifted. I want more dropped. What value should be add?

[@CraigReevesUK]

Super video bud!

[@LivingstonFishing]

Does this module work to raise and lower a 2019 A8L?

[@markstout9633]

Hi I have a 2007 A8 tt diesel d3 ,did you have to change any suspension components for lowering your A8 as I was thinking it may through out the geometry of the suspension. Your video is great and very detailed but it just crossed my mind. Have told my mechanic and he is attempting to lower it as it is at the shop as I put the car in bootloader mode and stuffed the mmi. Thanks

[@AutoDetour]

No, you don’t have to change any of the suspension components when you lower it. An alignment wouldn’t hurt, but I didn’t even do that.

[@markstout9633]

@@AutoDetour thanks mate, im picking it up tomorrow and see how it looks.

[@ronnystaberg2742]

Thanks for great information and a great channel! I am about to do very similar with my 2008 S8. Do you know if it Is possible to make individual height changes to different suspension modes with the VCDS system? What I am after is to lower the car in Dynamic and Comfort modes while still keep the original ride height at High-mode. (It is needed with the high High-mode due to a high curb to access my driveway.)

[@AutoDetour]

No, unfortunately. Lowering the car using VCDS will lower all setting the same amount. Lift will still work, but it just won't lift as high as it did stock.

[@ronnystaberg2742]

Thanks for the quick reply, even though it was not what I wanted to hear ;-) Unfortunately I am just able to clear the curb with the original "High" mode so I will then run into trouble if lowering the car. Since I will install a smaller body kit as well it will not make it easier. (On my Range Rover I can do completely individual settings of each ride height via computer and had hoped this could do the same.) Well it seems like I will have to spend some time and money to modify the curb. Again, thanks for a great channel, it certainly inspires me and others.

[@AutoDetour]

Modify the curb! I love it! LOL that's what I like to hear! Thanks for watching the vids.

[@Truth_Seeker_79]

Very Helpful video Ryan! Thanks for sharing. This should be a sticky on a video tutorial on the Audiworld forums. All your instructions is point on as to what the veterans have posted on the Audi forum. Keep up the great work and don't neglect the S8 since you got your new toy now to play with :O)

[@AutoDetour]

Thanks man! That means a lot! S8 content coming up soon! Viper is kinda stuck in the garage right now. Ice storm, and now snowing on top of that. Quattro weather!

[@lpratt3]

I have an '07 S8 so I'm glad I found you. My question pertains to the suspension setting within the MMI system. When you adjusted the ride height, did you use the comfort setting or the dynamic setting as the placeholder?

[@AutoDetour]

Hey man! Thanks for watching! There is no ride height difference between comfort and dynamic. The only difference is the stiffness of the dampers. Lift is the only setting that changes the ride height of the car. So, to answer your question, the changes made to the ride height will apply to all settings, including lift. So, even lift mode is 25/20mm lower than stock with my settings. I hope that makes sense.

[@lpratt3]

It does. Have you had any issues in lift mode not clearing inclines or drives that are steep?

[@adamharding9657]

@@AutoDetour what about the hack to turn off auto lowering @ 62MPH? I should be able to do this hack, lower it when I want to, then raise it for everyday driving and use the secondary hack to disable auto lowering so it stays higher at all times??

[@semihyilmaz4699]

Can I do calibration with my Autel MaxiSYS MS 906 scanner after I replace front air shock?

[@seaveed]

I noticed a small edit after you made the inital changes for the ride height in coding, but prior to calibrating. Do you need to calibrate if you just change the settings in the coding, or is re-calibration necessary if you change the coding?

[@Boosted_media]

Any update on this? Do i need to calibrate first?

[@garyfisk6206]

Hi, have you had any issues with the ride height sensors triggering a low beam error on the adaptive headlights? I wasn’t having issues with my lights until I lowered it using this method. Apparently you can bend the ride height sensors up as a work around? Did you have to do that? Thanks

[@AutoDetour]

No, you shouldn't have to do anything with your ride height sensors. They should be calibrated to your current ride height during the process. Bending them will mess with your ride height. The headlights should be unrelated to this process.

[@ton10bass57]

@@AutoDetour Hey, thanks for the video, I lowered my D3 using this method and have the same issue as Gary Fisk, "headlight range defective" I guess they need re calibration too?

[@wafi3187]

Where did you got the cable?? I really need that cable

[@AutoDetour]

store.ross-tech.com/shop/vchv2_ent/

[@pingpong7167]

have you managed to get the needle sweep to work, if so please do tell as I also have a 2007 S8 and really want that option

[@AutoDetour]

I haven't tried that yet. I'll have to give it a shot.

[@pingpong7167]

hi mate, did manage to give it a try ??

[@AB-yd5gl]

I'm planning on lowering to European height (down 10mm or so from U.S. requirements). I'm also about to have an alignment done. Does lowering change alignment specifications? Should I lower and then align or align then lower? I lowered my VW Phaeton with no problems throughout 150k miles, but that is a D3 platform, my A8 is D4. Thanks for any input you can provide.

[@AutoDetour]

If you are only going to go down 10mm, it shouldn't change the alignment specs, but since you are having it aligned anyway, wait until after you lower it. It is best to have a car aligned when it is at the final height that you want it. Hope that helps! Thanks for watching my video!

[@maxboya]

Hey Ryan, Max here again lol. Quick question....How did you learn how to use VCDS? I am planning on purchasing the cable and their software as well. Although I need to get a windows computer because I only have a Macbook Pro and a Mac. I believe either Ross-Tech has free study guides or youtube ? LOL! Thanks in advance! ( My apologies for blowing you up with the comments brother ! )

[@AutoDetour]

MaxxRussia Hey Max! It's all good bud! I believe you're right, Ross-tech does have tutorials and a forum you can browse. However, I learned everything for this mod from the AudiWorld forum. They have a lot of good info there. Hope that helps!

[@nenadstojkovic8514]

My dream car

[@marioacevedojr397]

I’m trying to do this on my 05 Audi A8. My channel one never says value and stays on wait. So why is that?

[@markkearns4652]

How do i check air suspension on a6.2016

[@namsos7800]

Check the tail lamps when you got the warranty so there is no fog or water inside them. It is the biggest bug on those cars.

[@AutoDetour]

Thanks for the tip!

[@Nordic_Mechanic]

yeah, mine look like crap with the reverse window all yellowed out :(

[@herbiee22]

Good to see Americans talking in MMs....

[@AutoDetour]

Haha! I kinda wish we’d adopt metric. So much easier to convert and calculate.

[@MrUltraL]

Hello there is a risk of damage to the pillows or the compressor

[@AutoDetour]

The ride height is still within factory tolerance and the compressor doesn't have to work any harder, so there's no additional stress on that either

[@MrUltraL]

In the shown video, what size is the decrease? Thanks for the reply.

[@MrUltraL]

I guess is -20 mm

[@BGGarage]

Are you using a gopro?

[@AutoDetour]

Yep! GoPro Hero 5

[@BGGarage]

Thanks, fitment is on point!

[@tahamohamad9359]

Thank you for that. Will I able to do that to me 2006 A6 4.2L V8 Quattro S-LINE?

[@N54-]

I saw a youtuber named “Memphis” do it on a A6 AllRoad idk if it’ll work for yours

[@logansempsrott5691]

Did you ever figure out if it works?

[@michaelthemsen916]

what does the suspension need to be on before the calibration? Lift, Comfort, Automatic or Dynamic?

[@AutoDetour]

Michael Themsen On the S8 or an A8 with sport suspension, comfort, Automatic & Dynamic are all the same height, so choose any one of those. I left mine in comfort when I did it. Thanks for watching!

[@alwheeler4065]

@@AutoDetour, hi if the settings are the same on a8 sport does the shock harden on dynamic and softer on comfort? Thank you

[@KarlOlaMRisan]

Hey, can you do this on a audi a8 2006?

[@morresaqrawi6198]

Dose this works on audi a8l 2012

[@dariuszmomot8516]

?

[@Jonho_ninja]

does a 2008 audi s6 have the same setup? to adjust ride height.

[@netguru598]

Yes it does, I've done it myself

[@NorbertDavid89]

I have an error When i Want to put those | Error31 Request out of range

[@zk997]

nice one

[@pascals.1648]

Channel 5 doesn't Work for me where I can confirm the changes Anyone can help?

[@johnnugent7112]

Does VCDS work for Lexus 460? Thanks for the comments in advance.

[@RICHIE_RICH89]

My s6 is slammed low like yours

[@Lonnie91a]

If you had measured straight up and down then it would have been a lower number 🙂

[@AutoDetour]

Rat Rod Studios - DRR Customs Ltd I wondered if anyone would notice that. It seemed straight up and down when I was leaning over trying to stay out of the shot. 😂

[@Safsbmwlife]

My channel 5 doesnt work

[@Hollywood178]

Wouldn't it be easier using lowering links

[@AutoDetour]

I considered lowering links, but the Ross-Tech cable was only slightly more expensive and it gave me the ability to lower the car and perform other mods and diagnostics, so it seemed like a better option for me.