Audi A3 (8V) – Vehicle Hold Assist (Coding)
Purpose: Allows you to set the Auto Hold button memory (A) – the Auto Hold function can be set to always be active when starting the car, never active or held at the last setting before switching off the ignition.
The vehicle must be equipped with the Auto Hold function.
Proceed:
1 – Engine off, ignition off, connect your official VAG-COM VCDS cable to the computer then connect the other end to the diagnostic socket of your vehicle.
2 – Switch on the ignition then launch the VCDS program.
Line 1:
3 – Click on “ Select ” then click on “ 03 – ABS brakes ”.
4 – Click on “ Adaptation – 10 ”.
5 – On this page, at the very top, there is a drop-down menu.
In this drop-down menu, choose “ AUTO HOLD functional status ”
6 – On this same page, there is a second drop-down menu but towards the bottom
of the page.
On the latter, choose the value according to your preference:
- “ Last setting ” (remembers the state before engine shutdown)
- “ Never active ” (Disabled at every startup)
- “ Always active ” (Activated at each startup)
then validate.