Originally Posted by RickObe

I think I've found a way to effectively disable auto start/stop:

In OBDeleven, Module 08/Air Conditioning > Adaptation > A/C_comfort_paramter_for_start/stop_function: change default value of 5 to 0 (zero).

After making this change and driving for a day, it seems as though start/stop would not engage under circumstances when it normally would. It would always display the white A in a circle with a slash icon.

If I turned the HVAC all the way off, and also turned off seat heat and ventilation, then the start/stop would engage for a split second and then immediately re-start the engine. As long as the HVAC was on, it would not engage at all.

I have to play with it some more. I want to try a value like 2 or 3, and maybe 10 to see what the effect is.

Anybody else confirm this can work for them?

Originally Posted by mcdream

I don't think VCDS can access / modify the needed section yet. So doing the VIM with OBD11 and looking for changes with VCDS wouldn't probably show anything. Not an expert on this but this is from what I've found on the internet. I do have both of the adapters.
OBD11 costs 39.99€ + shipping. For VIM you need 100 credits (you get 11 credits for signing up and you can watch 7 adverstisements daily for 1 credit each). You can also purchase 100 credits for something like 12€ ?? No need to get the "PRO" version if you don't plan on doing any diagnostics with this dongle.
Isn't that much of a cost really (comparing to the car).

Originally Posted by DirkM

Only OBD11 and VCP can enable VIM at this time, VCDS with any cable cannot do this (or has not publicly confirm being able to do that).