VW Id.3 with OBD Eleven - Change hidden settings

[@mikeallan1559]

Great comment about lane assist it is absolutely more hazardous than a help, the ability to turn it off permanently until the driver chooses to turn it on again should be the default, and not need a 3rd party app to do this. My id3 is great, love it but there are many other issues with the id3 where VW have got the human factors of the design wrong which make the controlling the car more distracting for the driver

[@76629online]

I agree 100%. I recently bought a 22 Jetta GLi and the adaptive cruise control is activated by default. You have to manually disable it every ignition cycle. It makes me fighting mad!

[@saladien9987]

@@76629onlinedon’t buy bad cars then you don’t have to complain ;). Legacy manufacturers are 10 years behind

[@martinglenkenny]

Hi, I’ve been using OBD11 for a while now and my ID.4 just hit the 70k mileage mark so I decided to bring it to a VW dealer for a health check. Just before I did I ran an obd11 scan and it revealed 25 fault codes mostly intermittent ranging from priority 1-6 Dealer completed the health check (car is still under warranty) and said zero fault codes were revealed! Do you know why the dealer would say there are no faults when the obd11 is reading lots of faults? Any advice on the matter would be greatly apppreciated.

[@jamesguy7396]

My Seat Mii came with 3 annoying things: lane assist you covered, climate preset to 22 (again can be changed to remember last setting) finally preset was16A ac charging. I needed the OBD 11 to alter to 32A charging. Very useful device.

[@OnlyOneTeo]

Be careful with 32A setting! For example, ID3 has the 16A limitation for AC 3phase current mainly due to electromagnetic compatibility. If you change setting to 32A, measure carefully the battery temperature and any hazard on vehicle.

[@justinholding02]

@@OnlyOneTeo there was an official modification from Seat, so no problem here.

[@benoitmurray85]

I've seen that there is a way on the id4 to pair up key fob with seats memory, is that right?

[@Arne0dj]

Looks nice. I’m interested in what all these “apps” do for ID.3.

[@TheDiesssel]

you can see them all in their site

[@brutjbro]

Any coding to disable user prompt coming up on every start on SW 3.0 and later?

[@BatteryLife]

I haven't found anything yet

[@rafmooky9599]

Hello, thank you for the video. to do the change for the lane assist option, can you explain me if I just need ODB eleven dongle , alone . Or with the pro pack ?

[@BatteryLife]

Pro membership is needed to write changes to the car

[@rafmooky9599]

@@BatteryLife thank you ! it works, but I had to open the hood, to unlock ODB eleven options . strange but that works finaly

[@giollaliddy5817]

Can the default driver profile be changed in obd11? Or any other way?

[@BatteryLife]

No

[@giollaliddy5817]

Thanks for reply. Just realised I worded it wrong. It's the drive mode I meant. . Eco mode etc. it's actually the cupra born I have but it's the same I presume. I would like it to default to individual when I get in the car. Baffling why this can't be an options.Don't suppose that's possible to change?

[@TheMackan255]

Hmm is there anyway to change the indicator volume with OBDeleven?

[@BatteryLife]

No

[@dankannn]

Hi I have obdeleven with pro account. I tried the lane assist memory option and it works but the privacy mode one it doesn't work for me,do you have tips?

[@BatteryLife]

It should work. I saw it with someone else as well. The car has to go to sleep before the settings take affect.

[@dankannn]

@@BatteryLife true,now it works after the car went to sleep . Thank you!

[@jkforde72]

trying to set the privacy option so I just wanted to ask what you mean by 'sleep', do you mean locking the car and leaving for XXhrs? thanks for the tips, you actually convinced me to get an ID.3!

[@justinholding02]

I told you the lane assist was a pain..it was the first thing I modified on my E-Up 🤣

[@testi2025]

Can you confirm if you can turn off the “touch steering wheel” warning? I like to rest my hand over my leg and hold the wheel from 6 a clock. Especially in stop and go traffic, but then the ACC will not start moving forward if the car has stopped and my touch is too light.

[@BatteryLife]

I have not seen that. My car does not have travel assist.

[@dheerajsiddha]

Is it possible to activate dual zone climate control (all the hardwares are present in the id3) and travel assist (same all the hardwares are present in the id3)?

[@Stuntlight97]

Travel assist requires a capacitive steering wheel to know when you're gripping it

[@GHOOGLEMALE]

Great piece of kit - Thank you for the demo

[@nathalielavoie1]

Would it work with ID4 RWD here in Canada? thanks

[@BatteryLife]

Yes.

[@nathalielavoie1]

@@BatteryLife Just ordered one ☝️ can’t wait to try this out . Here in Canada it’s very cold 🥶 and every time I start my car it’s pre heat the battery 🔋 this is killing my range

[@silviue924]

I tried to use it with an App on my ID.3 and it is saying that SFD unlock needs to be done. Have you unlocked it prior to the changes done? If I understood correctly it transmits the data to VW.

[@BatteryLife]

Yes, you have to deavtivate that. It takes some steps. I have not seen that it transmits something to VW.

[@derfuslepti]

Great video Chris! Thanks very much. I have been wondering about which ODBDongle/App to use for simple battery monitoring. This looks like a nice user friendly product.

[@MirandaDelena]

Hi, do you have any info on how to change esim on different network?

[@BatteryLife]

No

[@Bolerophon]

Does one of the presets also disables unfolding of the mirrors when you unlock the doors? I hate it when that happens every time I turn on the car, sometimes I just need to grab something and with a kid that happens a lot. So unfold only when you start the car - option? Also, DLR lights to turn on when unlocking the car instead of the main lights.. it brightens the whole neighbourhood every time I unlock the car :(

[@BatteryLife]

You can turn that off in the car. Vehicle, mirrors, fold mirrors with locking

[@typxxilps]

1,5 years ago you had told me that you do not wanna use obd eleven cause you did not wanna change and loose warranty. Back then it was about the cars charging and preheating data during winter. Now what has made you changed your mind ? pretty strange turnaround considering that it is now even an affiliate link Now you change exactly the settings we had talked about back then when we had already worked a lot with the e-Up and e-Golf settings to avoid the default settings we did not like . We prefered the car to remember the last ac state and temps, also the lane assist. pretty long and winding road but now obd eleven is the king it had been before. There are tons of more features which btw each dealer can change too - but you have to pay them for each command. These are pretty well documented and you need those even to change the 12V battery cause exchanging or recharging alone do not help cause the energymeter has to be reset by a new serial number as in all other Volkswagen since start stop automatic had been integrated that way a decade ago.

[@BatteryLife]

1,5 Jahre her. Dinge ändern sich ;)

[@dot7107]

u cannot change those all even with ODIS. Once vcds was the best aftermarket coder, but nowdays u cannot even communicate with new mqb or meb based cars with that

[@justinholding02]

@@dot7107 the can do anything with Odis as long as you know what you are doing

[@APW027]

Can the app change the battery preheating?

[@BatteryLife]

No

[@sinisahorvatic]

Maybe I missed this part but it would be great if you can answer me... 1. Do I loose waranty from VW if I change something with obd11 (even simple change like Lane assist) 2. Can I safely remove all errors that my first scan detected? 3. Can I somehow see my total capacity of battery or degradation or something that is showing my battery healt after 1 year? Thanks allot

[@BatteryLife]

1. I don't know. But VW is not happy. I would not change important things. But lane assist is fine. 2. Do NOT do that! 3. It does show you a number. But this is just data from the battery. It is not very accurate.

[@samlalal9606]

is it working for china mainland ID3. I am really afraid my id3 dead lmao. gonna try it out

[@emil.jafarov]

Hi can this app reset 10000km service message on id6?

[@simongalver]

Do changes with OBD Eleven effect my warranty?

[@BatteryLife]

VW has not come back to be about that. But they allowed me to post the video on the official VW Id Drivers Club Facebook group.

[@tosho_ait]

I have an id4 with 3.1 software. And the memory function can't be enabled on it with OBD11 :-(

[@BatteryLife]

Oh No!

[@tosho_ait]

@@BatteryLife After playing for a day with my ID4 (manufactured 09.22; software 3.1), it seems that ODB Eleven does not support it properly yet. The "long coding" and "adaptation" functions do not work at all for me. :-( I hope that this will be fixed in a future version of ODB Eleven...

[@tosho_ait]

@@BatteryLife Ah, I just found out how to get the "long coding" and "adaptation" functions working on software 3.0/3.1. They seem to work well, just you have to put the car in "service mode" to use them. To do that you need to open the front hood of the car. (I'll leave my original comment here if someone come across the same issue...)

[@sekopiski]

Is there an option to turn the ESP off? I wanna drift!

[@BatteryLife]

No idea. You can pull a certain fuse for esp to be off.

[@macloboflex]

Can you make video on best apps?

[@PaulGuiry]

I was hoping you would have got us a discount!

[@BatteryLife]

I was hoping for that too.

[@Souljacph]

Can you activate "Driving school mode" on VW id4?

[@SOPM2007]

Is it known that it can disable the top speed limiter?

[@BatteryLife]

No

[@SOPM2007]

@@BatteryLife They fool us all with their electric mobility ideology!

[@zminski]

Can the PTC batter heater be turned ON? I don't want to turn it off even it it is inefficient, rather to force activate it manually, on demand for a certain period of time or until the battery reaches a certain temperature. Say for 20 minutes before going to a charger or until the batter reaches X degrees (25?). Sound familiar? :)

[@BatteryLife]

No idea

[@MG_Steve]

Hmm, €60 for the device, €25 a year for the app and then they want to charge you more for a pro account and more for 'apps'. Jesus. I hate it when app developers get greedy like this. As a rule, if you pay for a "pro version" you shouldn't still get charged for micro-transactions. Anyway, can't you get a lot of this info via a normal OBD-II (2) reader? Anyone one tried to hook one up to an ID3? (I appreciate you may not be able to change stuff via normal OBD-II reader)

[@Psi-Storm]

Cheap obd2 plugs can only read data. The apps are also not accessing all the control units obd11 has access too.

[@HeyLroy]

After seeing the video and researching a bit more, I've read that, by changing a few bytes of code, you can enable Travel Assist... So yeah, might get that.

[@BatteryLife]

If you have the right steering wheel that recognizes your touch, then you can. You see that if you have rhe travel assist button on the steering wheel but it is never illuminated. I don't have it.

[@HeyLroy]

@@BatteryLife I do! Went out with a torch last night to see if had it.

[@matthewbyrne8196]

That seems like something VW would want to lock down. Though it plays into their "subscription model" where you can purchase X hours/days of travel assist etc

[@Kopchronicles]

Thank you Chris very interesting Video

[@gerardmassana2445]

If we change some settings as you did, will we lose the warranty?

[@BatteryLife]

I was allowed to post the video on the official VW Id.3 facebook group. So, I guess not.

[@nicholasholt90]

@@BatteryLife But is that facebook group operated by Volkswagen?

[@JorgeniLund]

Very smart, indeed. I guess it will be a best seller.

[@Poolshockguy]

Can I turn off speaker on id4

[@BatteryLife]

You can put the focus in sound to front or rear or to the side

[@AdrianBlaga]

Found it!

[@dot7107]

Software update, OTA or carage, will overwrite all those mods. Otherwise great tool since vcds doesn't work anymore with these cars

[@BatteryLife]

Is mentioned in the video.

[@scepticalcarols]

Wow, great stuff, excellent help.

[@minsevon6151]

You said there is no Audi Q4. Actually there is, both versions. Around 12:03 mark if you play back slow mo. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmPNg5SNe9mesJI

[@BatteryLife]

Thanks. Did not see it.

[@IrenESorius]

👍‍‍👍‍‍

[@nakfan]

Maybe this video should have a permanent banner at the top saying something like: "Don't change the settings of the car" Actually I do not understand why a manufacturer would not protect the most vital settings by a password at least...

[@TassieEV]

That could get interesting particularly with ability to adjust safety settings beyond Lane Keep assist, the developer could end up in big trouble should there be an accident and there is fatal injuries to passengers or external parties. I could see someone turn everything off that they hate then they lose control and kill a pedestrian for example or their DRL's are off when they should be on or the VESS is off when it's legally supposed to be on. I wonder if VW legal team will be having a little chat or sending a letter once they learn about this.

[@BatteryLife]

You cannot turn off too many things.

[@Cyclobobgmail]

VW have licensed OBDeleven to use SFD to unlock VW servers on some of the modules so I guess VW are saying it is OK and as batteryLife suggests, you cannot turn off things like the DRL's. If you switch off Lane assist, it is no different to doing it every time you get in the car.

[@Cyclobobgmail]

Vehicle Diagnostic Protection (also known as SFD - Schutz Fahrzeug Diagnose) is an additional security layer that requires authorization between the vehicle and manufacturer. It may help to protect people from any fraud, by providing the information on who and when has connected to the control unit. This protection applies to the models manufactured from 2020 with the MQB Evo (VW Golf 8, Škoda Octavia IV, Seat Leon IV, Audi A3 8Y, Q4, etc.) and the MEB (VW ID.3, ID.4, Škoda Enyaq, etc.) platforms, restricting such features as adaptations, coding, parametrizations. Control units protected by SFD: Engine Electronics, Central Electrics, Instrument Cluster, Gateway Electrics, Multimedia Unit, etc. To access SFD functionality for the first time you will be asked to update your personal data*. This data is mandatory by our agreement with Volkswagen AG. *The data you will need to provide: verified email, basic personal info (Name, Surname, Phone number, Country), enabled Two-Factor Authentication.

[@SirHackaL0t.]

I’m pretty sure that it’s OBDII, OBD 2 - not 11.

[@BatteryLife]

It is the name of the brand: Obd eleven

[@josefv-y8m]

People which switch of lane assiste are usually thinking that the indicator is an optional feature, too. 🙂 Lane Assist only bothers during a lane change, if you do not set the indicator. Switching of a security feature, which keeps you in the lane in emergency situation is just a mad a idea for me. Especially the lane assist of VW has no issue and does not bother too much. I drove the Ioniq5 and Polestar 2...and I must admit I would switch this off in those two cars, too. You bounce from left to the right and it does not keep you in the middle of the lane like the VW System (in my case a Passat GTE 2020) And in the Polestar you get the feeling it knocks the steering wheel out of your hands...the worst car I have driven in my live...noisy suspension, wind noise at A and B Pillar...just an awful car.

[@BatteryLife]

Drive on a tiny curvy country road with 70 km/h and if you don't get scared when the car is steering you to the side because you are close to the middle, then you are a badass ;)

[@justinholding02]

@@BatteryLife exactly...on small country roads it sucks!

[@saladien9987]

Very interesting view on the polestar 2. I drove one for 120k km and I’m still shocked how good the assistant systems and the driving feeling in general is. Drove other brands (newer models for testing) and all of them performed worse :/. Quite something how experiences can differ.

[@_kj2]

€60 for the dongle?! Pure rip-off! xD

[@BatteryLife]

It is special. Not cheap. My normal ones cost 40€.

[@justinholding02]

If you have an android phone you can buy version 1 for 39€.

[@emperorSbraz]

lane assist is not awesome. it *takes aim at pedestrians and cyclists* while leaving the most space possible for passing them safely - making it unsafe. i'd accept it being mandatory if vw takes legal blame for any accidents this awfully coded and abysmally tested feature, that's not going to happen so yeah: OFF WITH ITS HEAD.

[@brushlessdrive9250]

Worst car ever!

[@rj7855]

I've had plenty of cars that were far worse than my ID.3, in fact now I think about it, it's the best car I owned in the last 35 years.

[@brushlessdrive9250]

@@rj7855 bad hardware, bad software, typical VW crap. Open your eyes ;)

[@rj7855]

@@brushlessdrive9250 pretty sure didn't try one and are just an 8 y/o trol who bashes everything that's not his favorite brand (let me guess Tesla)