Sami Heikkinen

and the real VAG tool is called "VAS xxxx"m e.g. VAS 5051. Take a look:

https://erwin.volkswagen.de/workshop.../docs/h579.htm

Regards,
Sami

"daytripper" <day_trippr@REMOVEyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:02:24 -0400, "Pete" <escape2music@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> "Lez Pawl" wrote
>>> it can only be turned off with the VAG tooling if accompanied by the
>>> registered VAG-COM Ross Tech software..........not the free download.
>>
>>Not sure I understood... it requires both a VAG Tool and a VAG-COM? This
>>doesn't make sense. Usually one or the other is suffcient, either the VAG
>>Tool that is the OEM solution, or VAG-COM, which is a 3rd party solution
>>by
>>Ross-Tech. The latter is available to anyone. The former - not sure, but
>>it may be limited to business affiliated with VAG only.
>>
>>Pete
>
> Simply: you can turn off the indicator with *either* a real VAG Tool, or
> with
> a registered version of the VAG-COM software and a supported dongle.
>
> I don't know if the former can be bought by the man-on-the-street, but in
> any
> case it's likely to cost ten times what the VAG-COM package costs...
>
> /daytripper
> 00 s4 6spd

Sami Heikkinen

Nowadays these OEM equipments should be available to others than authorized
service providers. At least this is the case in Finland. Although the
importer (authorized) ties to make others life as difficult as possible. I
heard the one garage sent their VAS tool to the authorized VAG importer
company for software update they hold the equipment for almost 4 months

Regards,
Sami

"daytripper" <day_trippr@REMOVEyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:02:24 -0400, "Pete" <escape2music@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> "Lez Pawl" wrote
>>> it can only be turned off with the VAG tooling if accompanied by the
>>> registered VAG-COM Ross Tech software..........not the free download.
>>
>>Not sure I understood... it requires both a VAG Tool and a VAG-COM? This
>>doesn't make sense. Usually one or the other is suffcient, either the VAG
>>Tool that is the OEM solution, or VAG-COM, which is a 3rd party solution
>>by
>>Ross-Tech. The latter is available to anyone. The former - not sure, but
>>it may be limited to business affiliated with VAG only.
>>
>>Pete
>
> Simply: you can turn off the indicator with *either* a real VAG Tool, or
> with
> a registered version of the VAG-COM software and a supported dongle.
>
> I don't know if the former can be bought by the man-on-the-street, but in
> any
> case it's likely to cost ten times what the VAG-COM package costs...
>
> /daytripper
> 00 s4 6spd

Sami Heikkinen

Nowadays these OEM equipments should be available to others than authorized
service providers. At least this is the case in Finland. Although the
importer (authorized) ties to make others life as difficult as possible. I
heard the one garage sent their VAS tool to the authorized VAG importer
company for software update they hold the equipment for almost 4 months

Regards,
Sami

"daytripper" <day_trippr@REMOVEyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:73e6f25tudkn7cjeud2sm2c09s87uq7gp9@4ax.com...
> On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:02:24 -0400, "Pete" <escape2music@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> "Lez Pawl" wrote
>>> it can only be turned off with the VAG tooling if accompanied by the
>>> registered VAG-COM Ross Tech software..........not the free download.
>>
>>Not sure I understood... it requires both a VAG Tool and a VAG-COM? This
>>doesn't make sense. Usually one or the other is suffcient, either the VAG
>>Tool that is the OEM solution, or VAG-COM, which is a 3rd party solution
>>by
>>Ross-Tech. The latter is available to anyone. The former - not sure, but
>>it may be limited to business affiliated with VAG only.
>>
>>Pete
>
> Simply: you can turn off the indicator with *either* a real VAG Tool, or
> with
> a registered version of the VAG-COM software and a supported dongle.
>
> I don't know if the former can be bought by the man-on-the-street, but in
> any
> case it's likely to cost ten times what the VAG-COM package costs...
>
> /daytripper
> 00 s4 6spd

Sami Heikkinen

Nowadays these OEM equipments should be available to others than authorized
service providers. At least this is the case in Finland. Although the
importer (authorized) ties to make others life as difficult as possible. I
heard the one garage sent their VAS tool to the authorized VAG importer
company for software update they hold the equipment for almost 4 months

Regards,
Sami

"daytripper" <day_trippr@REMOVEyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:73e6f25tudkn7cjeud2sm2c09s87uq7gp9@4ax.com...
> On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:02:24 -0400, "Pete" <escape2music@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> "Lez Pawl" wrote
>>> it can only be turned off with the VAG tooling if accompanied by the
>>> registered VAG-COM Ross Tech software..........not the free download.
>>
>>Not sure I understood... it requires both a VAG Tool and a VAG-COM? This
>>doesn't make sense. Usually one or the other is suffcient, either the VAG
>>Tool that is the OEM solution, or VAG-COM, which is a 3rd party solution
>>by
>>Ross-Tech. The latter is available to anyone. The former - not sure, but
>>it may be limited to business affiliated with VAG only.
>>
>>Pete
>
> Simply: you can turn off the indicator with *either* a real VAG Tool, or
> with
> a registered version of the VAG-COM software and a supported dongle.
>
> I don't know if the former can be bought by the man-on-the-street, but in
> any
> case it's likely to cost ten times what the VAG-COM package costs...
>
> /daytripper
> 00 s4 6spd

Sami Heikkinen

Nowadays these OEM equipments should be available to others than authorized
service providers. At least this is the case in Finland. Although the
importer (authorized) ties to make others life as difficult as possible. I
heard the one garage sent their VAS tool to the authorized VAG importer
company for software update they hold the equipment for almost 4 months

Regards,
Sami

"daytripper" <day_trippr@REMOVEyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:73e6f25tudkn7cjeud2sm2c09s87uq7gp9@4ax.com...
> On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:02:24 -0400, "Pete" <escape2music@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> "Lez Pawl" wrote
>>> it can only be turned off with the VAG tooling if accompanied by the
>>> registered VAG-COM Ross Tech software..........not the free download.
>>
>>Not sure I understood... it requires both a VAG Tool and a VAG-COM? This
>>doesn't make sense. Usually one or the other is suffcient, either the VAG
>>Tool that is the OEM solution, or VAG-COM, which is a 3rd party solution
>>by
>>Ross-Tech. The latter is available to anyone. The former - not sure, but
>>it may be limited to business affiliated with VAG only.
>>
>>Pete
>
> Simply: you can turn off the indicator with *either* a real VAG Tool, or
> with
> a registered version of the VAG-COM software and a supported dongle.
>
> I don't know if the former can be bought by the man-on-the-street, but in
> any
> case it's likely to cost ten times what the VAG-COM package costs...
>
> /daytripper
> 00 s4 6spd