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Old 05-16-2020, 06:02 PM
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So I finally decided to recalibrate the car as it was always about 10mm low on the right side. Just enough to be annoying but it holds air for weeks. It is a 2nd car so it gets driven sparingly.
Well, it won't recalibrate per the procedure. It always defaults to the standard 416 front 398 rear (non-Sport) calibration.
I get a code for control module not coded.
Where do I go from here?

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Old 05-17-2020, 12:35 AM
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try it again its a bit tricky.
Watch the utube video ?
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You have to follow the procedure to the letter, and make sure you don’t sit in the car at all whilst you’re doing it. Your weight in the car will throw it off and prevent the process from working properly.
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Figured out my problem. You have to drive the car! do the calibration then take it for a drive to settle out the suspension, then check it again and make another adjustment. I only needed to do it twice to get it to work.
It is now within 3 mm of target settings. That's good enough for me. Also on my car (08 A8L) the 403 mod did not work. It messed up the calibration. Ill use lowering links instead....

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