Scanguage NOT WORKING on VW Golf

[wdb]

Y'all are aware that this is an Irish car, yes? I don't know if that has any influence on the problem but it seems to me that it might.

EDIT: I think that is the problem. From the ScanGauge FAQ:

Will the ScanGauge II work on my vehicle that was purchased outside of the US and Canada?

The ScanGauge requires the vehicle to be either OBDII or EOBD compatible. In the US and Canada, cars and light trucks were required to be OBDII compatible starting in 1996. In Europe, EOBD was phased in between 2002 and 2004. Other parts of the world have required one of them starting in various years.

Many vehicles made and/or sold outside the US and Canada had one of the protocols before they were required in that country. This was to allow sales to other countries and because they knew they would eventually be required to meet the requirements and designed it in when they redesigned a particular model.

There is no comprehensive list of when particular vehicles began using OBDII or EOBD outside the US and Canada.

[C4Kid]

I saw that before I bought mine but I also saw this, Scanguage also have a European reseller for their product. www.scanguage.net. and this is what they say about compatibility.

Will the ScanGauge II work on my vehicle?
The Scangauge II will work on most cars and light trucks since model year 1996. There are also some 1994 and 1995 models which the ScanGauge II will work on (Ask us). There are some vehicles built after 1996 that the ScanGauge II will not work on or has some limitations in the gauges and trip information (Ask us).

My car is OBDII it would have to be with 16 pins and the connecter fits properly.

[COcyclist]

I ran my battery down last week and SCII wouldn't come on. I unplugged the cord from the back of the unit with the engine running, plugged it back in and it worked for me. Might be worth a try.

[C4Kid]

I ran my battery down last week and SCII wouldn't come on. I unplugged the cord from the back of the unit with the engine running, plugged it back in and it worked for me. Might be worth a try.

I've heard of some people disconnecting the battery to reset the ECU, maybe the same thing happened to You COcyclist when the battery died? That's definitly one thing I have not tried as of yet.

[C4Kid]

testing signature

[Weather Spotter]

looks good to me

[C4Kid]

Thanks