Audi A3 (8V) – Rear window defrosting duration adjustment (Coding)

Audi A3 (8V) – Rear window defrosting duration adjustment (Coding)

Purpose: Allows you to set the operating time of the rear window defrost.

Proceed as follows:
1 – With the engine off and the ignition off, connect your official VAG-COM VCDS cable to the computer and then connect the other end to the diagnostic socket of your vehicle.

2 – Switch on the ignition and then launch the VCDS program.

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3 – Click on “  Select  ” then click on “  09 – Central Electrics ”.

4 – Click on “  Security Access – 16  ” then enter the code “  31347 ”  .

5 – Click on “  Adaptation – 10 ”  .

6 – On this page, at the very top, there is a drop-down menu.
In this drop-down menu, choose “  (3)-Window heater-Heckscheibenheizung zeitwert ”. 

7 – On this same page, there is a second drop-down menu but towards the bottom of the page.
On the latter, choose a value expressed in “  s  ” (in seconds) (Default value: “  600 s/10 min ”) then validate.