Has Anyone Changed Their Haldex Settings?

[LambethBoy]

Not Used Carista for awhile and saw these new settings. See pic.
Not sure if I Should be messing around with it?

 

[chriscroft]

mmmm, balls of steel needed to mess with that

 

[RedUn]

Quite common for people with haldex in fast audis and VWs to mess with the settings to remove understeer etc I'd assume sending more to the back will hinder the mpg on the van though!

 

[Jean-Louis Bourdon]

that would be nice if it was a rotary switch on the dash. probably better not to mess with that still

 

[ei-aprilia]

I'd do that only got vcds though not carista, I wonder if it can be changed with that. What harm could it do? I only get 24mpg increase in fuel consumption my only concern, I couldn't stomach sub 20's.

 

[chriscroft]

Look forward to reading about it;
If it's in the Carista menu, does that mean that it's a bonafide VW varaible setting that it's OK to change?,
I've got a Carista, just never used it yet.

 

[Leehoops]

What is this carista and vcds I keep hearing about but know nothing about chaps

 

[Jean-Louis Bourdon]

What harm could it do?

premature ageing/failure of the Haldex transmission. people have ruined them just by having tyres slightly mismatched.

 

[LambethBoy]

Look forward to reading about it;
If it's in the Carista menu, does that mean that it's a bonafide VW varaible setting that it's OK to change?,
I've got a Carista, just never used it yet.

This is what I have been wondering, hence the post

 

[Salty Spuds]

What is this carista and vcds I keep hearing about but know nothing about chaps

Software that allows you to tinker with the vehicle settings via the OBD port. That's the diagnostic port under the dash by your right knee.

 

[Repete]

What is this carista and vcds I keep hearing about but know nothing about chaps

Excellent post by @Dellmassive about Carista:
Carista - How I Done It -

 

[Leehoops]

Excellent post by @Dellmassive about Carista:
Carista - How I Done It -

Thanks @Repete il take a look

 

[BIgben]

Still no one dared?
Was thinking of giving the quiet setting a go.

 

[FerrisBFW]

It would be nice to know what exactly its doing?

 

[n10n]

I drove through one winter with increased traction mode on. It felt like the drive would have been slightly more rear-driven. Admittedly could be just placebo.

@mmi has done some nice more formal investigation into the modes:

[T6_measured] A Comparison of 4Motion traction modes

4Motion Adaptation channel - MAS06098-Acoustic measure wiring logic STANDARD / INCREASED TRACTION / REDUCED NOISES T6/T6.1 Haldex clutch has an adaptation channel which presumably changes clutch clamping behaviour. The channel can be tweaked with various tools. Conditions for the measurements...

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