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November 25, 2009, 09:51:34 am

dieselsmoke

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Reset Digital Speedometer
« on: November 25, 2009, 09:51:34 am »
Anyone know how to reset the mileage on a 94 jetta speedometer? I put in a completely rebilt engine and tranny and want to start fresh on my mileage on the speedometer. The old ones (79-92) were easy to do but I am not sure how to do the new digital ones.



Reply #1November 25, 2009, 10:08:51 am

Vincent Waldon

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Re: Reset Digital Speedometer
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2009, 10:08:51 am »
To my knowledge A3Clusters on vwvortex is one of the few vendors left that still has the equipment required to reprogram A3 clusters.... somewhere around 100 bucks iirc.

Vince

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2001 silver TDI Jetta Malone Stage 1.5 , 2001 blue TDI Jetta SBIII 216s Malone Stage 3, 1970 Bay Window bus

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Reply #2November 25, 2009, 05:42:41 pm

dieselsmoke

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Re: Reset Digital Speedometer
« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2009, 05:42:41 pm »
Is there some thing that can be bought for the average person to use with their computer or something to do the resets yourself so that you don't have to ship out your speedometer??

Reply #3November 25, 2009, 07:29:31 pm

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« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2009, 07:29:31 pm »
you could just let it run to 300k it rests back to 0 at that point  ;D
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Reply #4November 25, 2009, 08:48:37 pm

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« Reply #4 on: November 25, 2009, 08:48:37 pm »
Is there some thing that can be bought for the average person to use with their computer or something to do the resets yourself so that you don't have to ship out your speedometer??

Nope... it's proprietary hardware... and pretty much designed *not* to let you adjust it...for obvious legal reasons.  ;)



Vince

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2001 silver TDI Jetta Malone Stage 1.5 , 2001 blue TDI Jetta SBIII 216s Malone Stage 3, 1970 Bay Window bus

Gone but not forgotten: 1969/1971 Beetles, 1969/1974 Westies, 1979 Rabbit, 1986 TD Jetta, 1992 gas Jetta, 1994 TD Jetta