Every new car sold in the European Union must include a driver monitoring camera

Re:Every new car sold in the European Union must include a d... by psd1 on Wednesday July 08, 2026 @11:08AM (#48832972)

> You can use OBD2 dongle to change default setting of lane assist

Colour me skeptical. ODBII is just a protocol; it knows nothing of the modules on your buses. I think you will find you need the dealer software. Tools exist that implement big chunks of that functionality, but since they are built on reverse-engineering, the price approaches the dealer software anyway.

The only place i found the Mercedes software was a paid forum that obscures the links. Getting the cracks working was a magic incantation. It's similar for VAG. They won't sell you the software if you're not a dealer.

You will not get there with a £40 ebay special. If you can, please share what works, it will be of much interest to many.

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Re:Every new car sold in the European Union must include a d... by glitchcrab on Wednesday July 08, 2026 @03:05PM (#48836063)

You're correct that the dongle only facilitates the connection, but you don't need dealer software. I have an ODB dongle and a £20 (I think) app on my phone which lets me change a _ton_ of settings on my BMW which aren't available in any in-car menus.

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Re:Every new car sold in the European Union must include a d... by psd1 on Thursday July 09, 2026 @04:21AM (#48842596)

What app?

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Re:Every new car sold in the European Union must include a d... by glitchcrab on Thursday July 09, 2026 @04:46AM (#48842846)

Bimmercode lets you do coding (it's very powerful and you can easily mess up your car so you have to be very careful with it), and Bimmerlink lets you read fault codes etc.

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Re:Every new car sold in the European Union must include a d... by psd1 on Thursday July 09, 2026 @06:07AM (#48843468)

Does it label the fields, or are you following forum instructions to write 0x01 to module 76 channel 004?

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Re:Every new car sold in the European Union must include a d... by glitchcrab on Thursday July 09, 2026 @06:13AM (#48843504)

Safer settings are exposed with decent labels, but you can also use the advanced mode which is much more low-level, akin to what you described.

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Re:Every new car sold in the European Union must include a d... by psd1 on Friday July 10, 2026 @05:50AM (#48857870)

Thanks, i learned something new. I think we're both right by degree. That app is more functional than anything I've found, but there comes a point where you need someone to tell you the modules and fields or you risk bricking your car.

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Re:Every new car sold in the European Union must include a d... by glitchcrab on Friday July 10, 2026 @06:23AM (#48858049)

Oh for sure, but you can do a lot of things without ever touching the advanced coding section. It's definitely worth being cautious though - as you say you can definitely brick your car with it if you're just YOLOing your way through it. It does back up the module configuration prior to writing the update though so you do have a safety net.

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Re:Every new car sold in the European Union must include a d... by vincnetas on Thursday July 09, 2026 @01:51AM (#48841484)

not affiliated. have used ODB eleven on my vw eup (2021). They have curious payment strategy. Basically you buy tokens and then use them for each enable/disable operation.

https://obdeleven.com

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