Coding of operating and display unit with one display — AUDI
Coding of operating and display unit with one display on Audi: factory workshop procedure. Full factory text, tools and checks.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the factory write-up, straight from real workshop data.
📋 Procedure
Notes:
The operating and display units with the part number 9L0 820 043 and the indices "H", "J", "K" and "L" and as of "O" are equipped with one display.
In vehicles with map-controlled cooling the coding of the operating and display unit -E87 is different than vehicles without map-controlled cooling.
The main differences between the codes for "Rest of world" and "USA" or "Japan" are as follows:
USA = Temperature display in °F has priority over °C.
Japan = The function "Manually actuated
air circulation" is not erased
when ignition is switched off.
Connect fault reader V.A.G 1551,
Enter address word 08 "Electronic climate/heating control" and advance the program until "Select function XX" appears on display => Page
01-11
onwards.
Switch on printer by pressing PRINT key (lamp in key lights up).
Rapid data transfer
HELP
Select function XX
Indicated on display (function selection):
Press keys -0- and -7- (07 selects the "Encoding control unit" function.)
Rapid data transfer
Q
07 - Encoding control unit
Indicated on display:
Press Q to confirm entry.
Encoding control unit
Enter code number XXXXX
The following appears on the display:
Note:
Next position can be selected by pressing the ⇒ key.
Different codes:
Codes for operating and display unit -E87 with the following indices:
- Indices "H", "J, "K" or "L"
- and from index "O" onwards
Code · Meaning
0 · No assignment
Type of engine cooling
0 · Vehicle without map-controlled cooling
1 · Vehicle with map-controlled cooling
Country (export version)
0 · Rest of the world (ROW) except for USA and Japan
1 · USA
2 · Japan
Engine version
4 · 4-cylinder
Vehicle/engine type
0 · LHD/petrol engine
1 · RHD/petrol engine
3 · LHD/diesel engine
4 · RHD/diesel engine
Examples of code
00040 · 4-cylinder Left-hand drive petrol engine without map-controlled cooling for rest of the world
01040 · 4-cylinder Left-hand drive petrol engine with map-controlled cooling for rest of the world
Encode operating and display unit -E87 according to the vehicle type, engine and country.
Press Q to confirm entry.
Perform basic setting =>Page
01-69
.
Notes:
If a wrong coding was entered into the operating and display unit -E87 it will be suppressed. The fault "coding XXXXX not accepted" is displayed and the old coding remains intact.
If an operating and display unit -E87 is newly installed (out of spare part programme) it is coded with "00001".
Assignment of operating and display unit
-E87.
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