.:VIM (Video In Motion)

***** NOTE**** Apparently this method will not work for the newest 3G units. If and when someone figures out how to generate a security code I will update the site.
Without a unit to test I can not help crack the coding on it.

This article talks about and includes the instructions to enable Video In Motion. Basically it's enabling the MMI's ability to continue playing either the TV or DVD while the car is moving. This would be very handy for passengers because we would never watch TV or a DVD while driving right!!! There are laws regulating video being available to drivers so use this at your own risk and for testing only.

I am not the originator of this but it's found in an unlikely location and thought it would be good to duplicate it in case the original site ever went down. To see the original site this came from go here.

In order to enable this feature on your system you have to acquire a special log in code for the security portion of the coding. The original site has an online version you can use but also provided a windows program to do the same thing. Since I don't have the coding for the page I have included the program on my site for you to download. Of course the advantage of having the program on your computer is you don't have to be connected to the internet during your installation.

You will require Microsoft's .NET Framework 3.5 to use this program (most will have it ). Don't worry if you don't have it you will be prompted to download it from Microsoft during the installation.
Either go to my download page or click here to download it.

*If you are using a VAS 505x use channel 001 to retrieve the serial number (first field). You must remove the leading zero from the generated login-code (4 digits instead of 5).

Manually Decoding Your Security Code:

Thanks to Rene Larsen for passing along this information.

The first step is to retrieve the serial number of the MMI.

For MMI 2G go to:
[07 - Control Head]

For MMI 3G go to:
[5F - Information Electr.]

For the purpose of this sample we will use a made up serial number of : 331CE098765432

The digit order shows what order the number of the serial number will be put in for the security code. i.e. 1 is the first digit 3 would be the 3rd digit of the security code. There are 2 possible codes which is why there are 2 separate combinations shown

Code #1 = 03625
331CE098765432
XXXXX1xxx35X24

Code #2 =06542
331CE098765432
XXXXX1xxx234X5

Simply take the security code you retrieved and substitute it for the generated code in the instructions below.

Instructions 2G:

Select control module 07 in VAG-COM/VCDS
Select "Advanced ID - 1A"
Submit the value from the "Serial number" field into the program. If there is more than one serial number field, use the first one!
"Security Access - 16"
Enter the personal login-code provided by the VIM Program.
Press "Do It!". If you receive a "code not valid" message try the alternate code. If neither code works it's likely that your control module doesn't support VIM adaptation.
Select "Adaptation - 10"
Select channel 63
Press read
Set the value to 255
Press test
Press save
Press "Done, Go Back", close the controller and quit the software
Now reset the MMI.
This is done by pushing down the Setup – Scroll Wheel and top right menu buttons at the same time. Press all three at the same time then release.
Optional Restart Method for MMI 2G:
1. Select control module 07 in VAG-COM/VCDS
2. Select "Adaptation - 10"
3. Select channel 111
4. Test & save the value 1 into this channel
5. Press "Done, Go Back"

Instructions 3G:

Select control module 5F in VAG-COM/VCDS
Select "Advanced ID - 1A"
Submit the value from the "Serial number" field into the program. If there's more than one serial number, use the first one!
Select "Security Access - 16"
Enter the personal login-code provided by the VIM Program.
Press "Do It!". If you receive a "code not valid" message try the alternate code. If neither code works it's likely that your control module doesn't support VIM adaptation.
Select "Adaptation - 10"
Select channel 48
Press read
Set the value to 255
Press test
Press save
Press "Done, Go Back", close the controller and quit the software
Now reset the MMI.
This is done by pushing down the Setup – Scroll Wheel and top right menu buttons at the same time. Press all three at the same time then release.

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