RNS850 & The Dynaudio long coding! What a difference!!!

Toreglvr · Jan 31, 2020

So I bought a 2016 LUX VR6 around two months ago, and I was in and out of the local dealership complaining about my stereo and how much it truly sucked for such a nice, expensive car...

Everytime I was told that the EXEC. package had an upgraded system, but the cost would be to great to justify the means. I really was so frustrated that I was considering getting rid of the car. That is how bad the sound in these cars actually is. One day at the dealership another Tourareg owner came up to me and told me a story about how Volkswagen yet again was cheating the system. He told me that he had simply changed a code in the cars computer to redesign the sound system enternally! He told me a friend of his actually has a Touareg with the Dynaudio system and that his sounds just as good but without some of the onscreen options.

Months went by with me not doing anything until I reached out to a local shop that only works on VW's, Audi's, and Porche...I stopped in and asked one of the technicians if he had ever heard of such a thing...well short story long...15 minutes later I was back on the road with what felt like a brand new, high powered, great sounding stereo system! Please if you have not done this yet. DO IT!!!!

On another note, why? Why would Volkswagen not give you the very best that the car can offer as far as sound?

Peace

dragline1570 · Jan 31, 2020

Code to activate this ?
regards
Drag

dragline1570 · Feb 1, 2020

Mine is a MY12 and the coding was slightly different and changing the 01 to 00 in the same byte location didn't seem to do anything as far as i could tell.
It would not accept the change to the posted coding so i just left it as the 01 to 00.
Well locking the car and then unlocking and restart has made what i believe is a profound improvement to the stereo.

Good stuff gents i was like others and was very disappointed in the stereo but this now feels great.

regards
Drag

Toreglvr · Jan 31, 2020

The Technician used the Rosstech software with a cable that connected underneath the steering wheel...

Module 56 "radio"
Long Coding "7"
He changed byte 4 "this is really byte 5...the first byte is 0"

Original Code was 02 00 07 02 01 00 00 00 01
Dynaudio code is 02 00 07 02 00 00 00 00 01

In essence change an 01 to a 00...

He then told me that it would take a while for the computer to reset, getting in and out of the car, locking and unlocking, turning the car on and off. This is real!!!!!

peace

cwrheay · Feb 8, 2020

Does anyone know if there is a shop in East Tx or North TX that can do this for my stereo.

trdltly · Jan 31, 2020

Sounds just like this: The RNS850 sound profile coding = Oh my god!

New2Tregs · Feb 1, 2020

Feels like you've gone to stereo heaven right??? lol
After doing this myself I couldn't understand why VW didn't just activate them all. Maybe a selling point for the Exec package?

machineman · Feb 2, 2020

Yes this is amazing I did this to my 2013 touareg it's like a night and day difference!!

tdimark69 · Feb 4, 2020

Did this a few years ago...100x better....why did vw do this? to up sale dynaudio simple as that....the factory stereo was the worst ive ever owned before recoding.

volkswagens-for-life · Feb 5, 2020

Volkswagen likely did this to make their top of the line Dynaudio stereo sound that much better. Quit talking about "Volkswagen cheating again" crap. LOTS of manufacturers do this exact stunt. This biggest difference is, Volkswagen allows us a direct connection to the stereo system to adjust it. Other auto makers dont. There are many, many more Easter eggs in Volkswagens than just this.

okkanui · Feb 18, 2020

Hi v-f-l .. are you able to share any of the other “easter eggs” you speak of ?

SpeedHog · Feb 5, 2020

Just picked up my touareg about a month ago, changed the coding last weekend and the difference is night and day. Thanks for the info

SCVWfan · Feb 5, 2020

Interesting, thanks!

Purpl3fla5h · Feb 5, 2020

Thanks so much for the information!! I just bought a 2010 v6 tdi. I drive a lot 3hrs one way to work once a week. The radio quality sucks when I’m not listening to an audio book. I’ve seen a thread somewhere else about recoding the radio but didn’t know the sequence till now. I really appreciate all your posts!! Thanks so much!!

only thread I’m waiting for now is a better way to carry a full size spare similar to how Jeep does theirs. So far haven’t found what I’m looking for.

volkswagens-for-life · Feb 5, 2020

Purpl3fla5h said:
Thanks so much for the information!! I just bought a 2010 v6 tdi. I drive a lot 3hrs one way to work once a week. The radio quality sucks when I’m not listening to an audio book. I’ve seen a thread somewhere else about recoding the radio but didn’t know the sequence till now. I really appreciate all your posts!! Thanks so much!!

only thread I’m waiting for now is a better way to carry a full size spare similar to how Jeep does theirs. So far haven’t found what I’m looking for.

Whats wrong w/ the factory inflatable fullsize spare??

Purpl3fla5h · Feb 6, 2020

I need a replacement spare as the one I have the tire is ruined. Would like a a different setup.
in the meantime where do you buy the replacement tire?

trdltly · Feb 6, 2020

Purpl... this is not how forums work. You research your issue. If you do not find an answer after "trying" to find something, then you open a new thread. You DO NOT talk about an issue in someone else's thread. That is called Hijacking and is frowned upon. This thread is about "RNS850 & The Dynaudio long coding". Discussing other things besides that takes away from the conversation and annoys those looking for information specific to the original post.

DDanker · Feb 6, 2020

Hi guys, do you need the rns850 to do this coding? Or can you still do it with the standard radio (rcd550)
Thanks!

volkswagens-for-life · Feb 8, 2020

Look up VW Vortex or tdiclub Who has vagcom in your area. No dealership will have access to it or have one handy.

Also, This exact programming mod is only for the RNs. 850

cwrheay · Feb 8, 2020

I’ll take look and see what I can find. Thank you.

volkswagens-for-life · Feb 9, 2020

Tdiclub and VW Vortex both have lists that show locals with vagcom

Brobb · Feb 9, 2020

I am curious as to how this coding will effect my Treg that already has Dynaudio. One guy told me he did it and it helped. The Dynaudio system is good but really lacks bass. Wonder if this would help. I may try it soon and will report back.

trdltly · Feb 13, 2020

If yours is the same as mine with the RNS850, you already have the change. I verified mine.

Brobb · Feb 13, 2020

Oh ok.. well dang.. I was kindof hoping this would be an easy opportunity to get some more bass out of the system. Subwoofers might be the only way.. but not sure I want to go that route.

volkswagens-for-life · Feb 18, 2020

Honestly there are a million, you'll have to dig around. Check this thread out for a starter:

Summary of VAG-COM tweaks for the Touareg (T3)(7P)

I know this has been a thought by many, but nothing was created. Now we can start a repository for all things VAG-COM for the 7P Touareg. Searching is always an option, but having a central location to find the most pertinent information would be helpful to everyone. Going off of Noobytoogy’s...

www.clubtouareg.com

The ones I personally use (that I can remember..) are
-porsche cayenne transmission mapping
-long-hold reverse camera operation: useful when backing my boat up it keeps the camera on while in forward gear
-enabled enhanced sound profile for stereo (1,000,000x better than stock)
-enabled gear-display on the MFD
-enabled windows up/windows down using remote
-enabled sunroof open/close w/ remote
-enabled windows + sunroof auto-close when rain is detected
I feel like there are a few more that I can't remember too

okkanui · Feb 19, 2020

ok .. many thanks

volkswagens-for-life · Jan 24, 2025

marmaduke1224 said:
Awesome! Did you follow the same coding that was shared in the original post? How was the sound improvement?

Why don't you take the 5 minutes to try it and answer those questions yourself? There are hundreds of posts on this forum of people happy with the VCDS change

mmmike said:
I did, my understanding is that it basically sends the raw signal. It was definitely much better but still no eq for finer adjustments. I ended up with a Match DSP that, with the VCDS coding, worked for me.

Match DSP is definitely the way to go on these. There was a guy on here, I think his name is Troy, that did the match DSP a couple years ago and came up with a custom program and he said the Touareg sounds absolutely stunning as a result. His name was Troy's Tig or something like that, he's also on the Tex

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