After removing the Snow Grate on a lazy Sunday and finding out that it didn't give the enough BOOST that others raved about (
![LOL](https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/images/smilies/LOL.png)
) the next Sunday was a bit more productive. My friend
Vishnu Shaji gave a call saying he got an OBDeleven Pro tool. For people who don't know about the OBDeleven tool, it is a small adapter type tool that plugs into the OBD port in VAG cars. It pairs with your phone and with the OBDeleven app you can scan for errors and clear them, also do codings and it has preinstalled apps where you can add some new features. The below video will give a better idea.
And with the OBDeleven long coding I added the following features. Tried it first on my vRS and then did on the Karoq. The Karoq has more features that can be unlocked compared to the vRS.
1.
Added Off road view in the MID. This gives steering angle, compass and an altimeter in the display.
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(this image was taken from the internet, since I was so lazy to go take a photo of it in my car)
2.
Enabled Skoda Surround and Virtual Subwoofer in the Sound Settings. This gives a bit more surround sound & subwoofer like effect while playing music.
3. Added information like
Fuel Refuel Quantity and Lap timer in the Virtual Cockpit Driving data menu. Former isn't that accurate and latter is useful for clocking time taken to reach office from home daily !
4. And my favourite , enabled
Scandinavian DRL mode and the
'Headlight Eyelashes' to always ON. The Scandinavian DRL is a feature where the tail lights are also always ON with the DRL. The reason why I did that is because I love the LED tail lights in the Karoq and this feature makes it ON all the time and shows off that beautiful red LED lights. While coding you can even set values like the Brightness level of the tail lights which from 0-120.
Also one thing I like in the headlight are those vertical slashes which Skoda calls Eyelashes. But sadly they don't light up when the DRL is ON. They only light up when the headlights are ON and the lights are set to Park mode. Enabling the Eyelashes ON made sure that they are ON all the time.
You can see in the second pic that the headlights have been fogging up inside. Even after a slight rain drive the headlight fogs up. Will be taking the car to Skoda Service for an oil change next week, will check with them regarding this.
There are so many things that can be done with the OBDeleven tool if you have some knowledge about the codings. Things like throttle sensitivity, blinking intervals of indicators, traction control settings etc can be adjusted with this tool. BUT ! Always make sure to take a backup of the previous settings before you make any new changes. If anything goes Kaput, you will have a very difficult time. Hence I did not play around with any of the major electronics or engine settings. Also if you want to understand more on how these coding were done or have an OBD tool and wish to do these, please DM me. I will share you the codes.
Also another update. Got my first puncture in the Karoq ! A small screw was the culprit. Got it plugged myself. And while removing the wheel, I found out the stock alloys are made by Borbet and are made in Germany.
Did some minor off roading on the way to our farm in the Karoq and the car held up pretty well. My Ecosport normally scrapes the plastic flap under the front bumper at some points on this route but the Karoq didn't have any issue and climbed comfortably.
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