Category: VW Phaeton Forum

Hello, I am thinking of getting me a Phaeton 4.2 (Ez. 2003 or 2004 with approx. 60- 90 TKM), which I would like to have converted to LPG with wheel dump tank. What is to be taken into consideration here with the above model. Is the installation with the above Km-performance problematic? Please for reports. From the previous articles it can be seen that a Prins-system is probably the best, or? Is there enough installation space available with the model. I read that models with stationary heating have space problems, among other things with the evaporator. Is this true? In addition, the wheel dump tank should be as large as possible. What size should be realized? In any case, the tank nozzle should be installed behind the flap for the petrol tank nozzle. Are these problems? The installation should be possible in the surroundings (up to 100 km radius) of Wiesbaden.

Hello together, I have a Phaeton with electric unlocking. Now the trunk is no longer open. Neither with the score lock nor the actuator gives any reactions of itself. The visit to the VW dealer revealed that I should have a cable break. This realization cost me once 200,- € without the trunk has a function. I can not imagine that the even the score lock should be related to the cable break. The display also shows me an open trunk. Can someone give me perhaps a hint how to get the trunk open or. what do I have to do with it the trunk again works. The friendly VW dealer told me that I have to reckon with 1500,- €. I think that my dealer is not very competent and I do not want to drive unprepared to another. Maybe someone can recommend me a competent contact in the area of Hanover? I would be really grateful for your tips!

Yes Servus together, you love Phaeton friends! I have found this great forum now and will be hammering something right now…: Due to the very cheap used car prices, I think about buying a VW Phaetons. Of course, nobody needs to tell me that you can’t let yourself be blinded by the cheap prices. That the maintenance costs are more expensive than other, normal vehicles is clear. Now clear text: What do you have for running fixed costs? – What do you pay for your insurance? – What do you pay for taxes? – What do you pay for annual workshop costs (inspection)? -> And here’s this: Must it be the original VW workshop with a 6 year old Phaeton, or is it not at least as good, but much cheaper, with a free workshop too? And now to the engine: I would like to buy either the V6 TDI or the V10 TDI very much more. In price terms, on the used car market, it doesn’t make any difference. Now your experiences: Which engine is to prefer and why it’s more expensive? I’d like to keep up to buy the engine again?

My Holde asks me, of course, how every year, what I want for Christmas so in small things. No problem, would have liked the switches of the seat adjustment as with the GP4, i.e. chrome rings around the keys. But is nevertheless a problem, because according to information of my friend only the entire switch unit for exchange exists. Cost per seat 195 ocken without fairytale tax. For the seat adjustment at the back, since 4-seater, I have not asked the price after all. As nice as I find the things optically also, but approx. 465 Euro no for the front seats and probably 200 for the rear seats, would be for a Christmas gift from my dear wife, nevertheless too much of the good. The one/reconstruction would be added, so already a bit more than small things… I have searched for cheaper alternatives the net up and down, there is obviously no. Would indirectly mean that a broken switch, e.g. for the height adjustment, could not be replaced individually. Can something like that really be? LG Udo Udo

Hello guys, I bought myself a 2003 Phaeton V6 petrol. Now I have the message in the zab ” Navigation not available” the reading of the error memory resulted: 0 error detected. But I found that the software versions of the Zab and the Navicomputer do not fit together. A flashing with the original Vw-Update Cd is not possible because the two devices probably because of the different software levels do not communicate with each other. i.e. the update is not started at all. Who can flash me a single device to the appropriate data level ( ZAB or navigation calculator)? I would like to see answers like “Buy a Tomtom or I had that at my passat also”! I need expert help! Greeting Rocky.

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Hello together, in another thread I had pointed out that with an OBD Bluetooth device with every Android mobile phone/tabi (with me with Samsung Galaxy 10.1 Honeycomb) you can read out its error codes yourself and also delete them. So that everyone can use one of them, I write here the important information. Before, the reader works perfectly with the Phaeti … so I have the OBD 2 ELM327 Bluetooth CAN BUS interfacehttp://www.ebay.de/itm/110784820754?… This was there within 2 days! As already written, it works with all Android operated mobile phones/tabies from 2.2 Should anyone else have an older version, just update it!!! Torque is available in the Android brand. Download the full version for 3.50 Euro, every cent is worth!!! After that the device with Bluetooth koppeln/pairs …. finished You really save yourself the annoying visits while reading out for it and above all, no one can blame you any more! If you have asked yourself about it, I don’t have the same thing for Bluetooth.

Hello dear Phaetongemeinde, in about 2 weeks I will receive my first Phaeton, which I bought from the factory pool. The “little one” (my fat one is a 2013 Touareg) comes with almost full equipment and only 3900 km. I have already searched for older posts due to left traffic but nothing satisfactory (except 2007). I drive among other things an E-Class W212. Here I can easily adjust the dipped light via the on-board computer via the menu on left traffic. I actually also possible this in the Phaeton or has to be adjusted manually? It would be very important for me to know, since I have to work more often on the big island. Thank you in advance and I hope that in future I can contribute something meaningful in this forum too.

Good evening everyone, so new here and already I need help/ advice from you experienced Phaetonists I found today, that if I step on the accelerator pedal in the stand and go down again, then at about 1000 revolutions a short “crack” can be heard from the engine room. One hears it only with open windows. It doesn’t matter whether the selector lever is on P, or N. I’m right next to a buddy, who drives an A6 3.0 TDI, Bj 08. With him that’s not so. Otherwise the running wash sounds quite normal, 100% just like with the A6. Does anyone know this phenomenon perhaps? I would be grateful for any hint. My fat guy is Bj 03.2009, has 109,000km down, 3.0 TDI, 239PS (CEXA) Already many thanks and nice greetings Matthias

Hello guys, I’m new here and I would like to get a used Phaeton V6 or V10 in a few months. Is a super car at top used car prices. Since the V6 and the V10 cost me about the same in the purchase, I wanted to hear your opinion. At the moment I drive an A6 2.0 TDI with 140 hp. It is a bit lame. I drive about 45 Tkm per year. A lot of highway, but also more often in the city. Now I have concerns with the V10 because of particle filters, consumption, vulnerability, repair costs, turbochargers, insurance costs etc… The V6 is much cheaper from the maintenance. Only the 5.0 liters with 10 cylinders appeal. In addition, the Phaeton is quite heavy, so that the V6 has about the same values as a 2.7 liter. engine in the A6. If he had the same performance data as the 3.0 lit. from the A6 or from the 530 d. I would be satisfied, but good 9 sec. on 100 km/h I really can’t help you.