VAS Diagnostic Tools

  What is ODIS component protection: Component protection is a VW Audi Group database. It tracks each individual electronic component, and which vehicle it is allocated to. Essentially, component protection acts like an electronic padlock, tethering components to your vehicle. If we need to undertake any coding, adaptions, or basic settings of a component we need to release its padlock. That’s where ODIS comes in. Component protection can be removed by any number of entities – both legitimate, and otherwise. Why the component protection is necessary: Cars are usually stolen for those parts with the highest value – engines, gearboxes, interiors, wheels. Assuming you have the various ECUs to go with the major mechanical components you can swap them into a car with a major mechanical fault and it will run because it ‘sees’ the associated boxes it expects to see. Any independent garage regularly working on VAG cars will be needing to acquire the software licence for ODIS t