User manual

Options Screen cont. – Section 30-D
[Restore Defaults] will reset all Protocol Options (except WorkShop Code and VZ/Importer
number) to their "as-delivered" settings.
If you right-click on the VCDS icon on the top left of the VCDS Main Screen, you can select
“Delete config file and close”. This can be very handy, especially if you have made the
window size too large.
User Interface and Identification tab:
Workshop Identification
Some control modules do not allow themselves to be Coded with the zero values for
WSC, Shop, and Importer. VCDS should prompt you with a message to input non-
zero values in such cases. You should NOT make such changes in the Options
screen itself.
 Shop Name is displayed on reports, such as the Fault Code Report.
 The WorkShop Code (known as the WSC) is found on the
Admin screen of a dealer's VAS-5051, as well as on the
dealer's stamp. For example, using the stamp shown at the
right, the dealer's number is 401/742. To derive the
WorkShop Code, drop the first digit and use the remaining
digits in order. In this example, Evergreen Terrace
Volkswagen has a WSC of 01742. This only applies to US
VW dealers. Canadian dealerships use a 4-digit number on
their stamp. To find the WSC, place a 9 before their
number. The default value is 00000. ►
Note: If you are an individual user or independent mechanic, just leave the WorkShop Code
and VZ/Importer number set to "00000" and “000” respectively. This allows VCDS to
operate in “stealth” mode, keeping whatever WSC and VZ that was already in the
controller. If you are using VCDS at a Dealership, enter your Dealer's Workshop Code and
VZ. The Work Shop Code and VZ are not easily changed once set on this screen. Contact
us for advice if you need to do so.
 The VZ/Importer number is essentially a "region code" extension to the Work
Shop Code (should be 444 for US, 999 for Canada). The default value is 000.
 The Equipment Number field is used most often when coding new control
modules. The default value is 00000.
User Interface
 Left Margin Printing This is the number of spaces that printed pages are shifted
to the right.
 Window Size This function allows you to change the apparent size of the VCDS
window on your screen. Adjust this in small increments since it is possible to
make VCDS so large that it is much bigger than your screen! To see the resizing
take effect, click [Save], then [Exit] to close VCDS. When you restart VCDS, the
new window size should be shown.