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It’s only (1) bare wire in the (4) wire loom. Talking with a friend who installed this already, it’s a pretty easy mod to complete as long as you take your time.
— John
Looking forward to your update - I miss this feature from my VW.
To anyone who will be buying / installing this Kufatec kit, you should mark the (3) wires with ID Tags before starting — this helpful advice from the friend who has already installed his kit. As witnessed in the picture below, the cables are marked . . . but when you’re working in a cramped foot well with a flashlight for illumination, bigger cable ID tags make life easier!
I just ordered and received the same kit. I was very impressed with the service, came from Germany in less than a week with great communication. Although the instructions say to ground and tap into illumination under the dash, I’m going to do it right at the switch. Figure it will be easier than trying to solder under the dash.
I just ordered and received the same kit. I was very impressed with the service, came from Germany in less than a week with great communication. Although the instructions say to ground and tap into illumination under the dash, I’m going to do it right at the switch. Figure it will be easier than trying to solder under the dash.
I think that’s what the kit from 4Rings did if I read the post a couple of pages back correctly: they had a jumper cable that tied into the e-brake switch.
Good luck and post up your mod and how it works out for you.
I think that’s what the kit from 4Rings did if I read the post a couple of pages back correctly: they had a jumper cable that tied into the e-brake switch.
Good luck and post up your mod and how it works out for you.
— John
Will do! Unfortunately my S5 SB won’t be here until August/September. The wife thinks I’m crazy already buying parts for it.
Will do! Unfortunately my S5 SB won’t be here until August/September. The wife thinks I’m crazy already buying parts for it.
I was the same way: I ordered mine in March and started buying “small upgrades” though the car was not due in until June / July. Luckily my wife “knew” how I was before she married me.
So I got my Kufatec kit installed and it's working as expected but I have one question. Under the trim that runs along the driver's door I now have this loose white wire that looks like it may be an antenna and possibly a directional one because it has a loop at the end. As I put everything back together, I'm wondering if the loop needs to be in the vertical plane as shown in the picture or if it needs to be in the horizontal plane. For those who have done this installation, did you notice how you left this wire when you reinstalled the trim?
I just got done installing the Kufatec kit and the most difficult part, as expected, was getting that damn trim piece back on next to the door. Watching the video that people here posted for removing the center console is a must. I tested it and it works.
For the people that installed using Kufatec I have two observations if you can confirm if it's the same with your install. The first thing is that with auto hold turned on, once I go in reverse it gets turned off, meaning when I put the car back in "drive" I have to push the button to turn it on again. The other thing is that when I turn the car off and after about 5 seconds or so, I get two parking light flashes (4-ways). It never did this before the install. Does anyone else notice these two things? Both are just annoyances more than anything, but I want to see if consistent with others and if there is something I can do with OBDeleven to adjust. I will also follow-up with Kufatec.
I just got done installing the Kufatec kit and the most difficult part, as expected, was getting that damn trim piece back on next to the door. Watching the video that people here posted for removing the center console is a must. I tested it and it works.
For the people that installed using Kufatec I have two observations if you can confirm if it's the same with your install. The first thing is that with auto hold turned on, once I go in reverse it gets turned off, meaning when I put the car back in "drive" I have to push the button to turn it on again. The other thing is that when I turn the car off and after about 5 seconds or so, I get two parking light flashes (4-ways). It never did this before the install. Does anyone else notice these two things? Both are just annoyances more than anything, but I want to see if consistent with others and if there is something I can do with OBDeleven to adjust. I will also follow-up with Kufatec.
I used the kufatec dongle as well and I'm not getting the same results as yours. When reverse is engaged, auto hold turns off but only momentarily. It comes back on by itself when exiting reverse. And no double light flash either.
Although I used the kufatec dongle, I used my OBDeleven afterwards and confirmed the changes made are the same as described in post #32.
06-17-2020, 11:54 AM
