Horn chirp when locking/unlocking
COMMUNITY-SOURCED · MK6 · LOCKS & WINDOWS
A short horn confirmation when you lock and/or unlock with the remote.
Applies to
VW Golf / GTI / Golf R Mk6 (5K), 2010 on.
Not confirmed for
Jetta sedan/GLI 2011-2018 (different body module), Jetta SportWagen, Tiguan, Eos, CC
Module
09 Central Electronics (BCM). BCM PQ35 (5K0 937 08x), label file 1K0-937-08x-09.clb.
Method
Long coding
1 · Before you start
Run a full Auto-Scan and save it. Copy the whole long coding string of 09 Central Electronics (BCM) and keep it somewhere safe.
2 · VCDS
Unlock all doors before connecting.
Select 09 Central Electronics > Coding - 07 > Long Coding Helper.
Byte 5, Bit 1: tick 'Locking Confirmation via Horn active'.
Byte 5, Bit 4: tick 'Unlocking Confirmation via Horn active'.
Optional: untick Byte 5 Bit 2 'Horn Confirmation Adaptation blocked (Adaptation Channel 010/011 && MFA+/FIS)' so the horn option can be set in the cluster menu / adaptation channels 10 and 11.
Notes
Other bits in the same byte (label file): Bit 0 'Locking/Unlocking Confirmation via Turn Signals active' and Bit 3 'Horn Confirmation shortened from 40ms to 20ms'. Don't change them unless you mean to. Source coverage: vag-coding.net (Golf 6 5K, no years); SVicksTC (Mk6 GTI); vagcode.info label decode (5K0 937 086 Q in a 2014 Golf Cabrio; a 2017 Jetta with a 5K0 937 087 AJ shows the same layout, label evidence only).
Sources: vag-coding.net · pdfcoffee.com · vagcode.info · vagcode.info · wiki.ross-tech.com · wiki.ross-tech.com · diagnostics.vis4vag.com
Reference only. No guarantee of compatibility. MK6IX doesn’t answer coding questions or troubleshoot coding. Back up your original coding before making any change. You code your car at your own risk.