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Gotta tell you, you're my hero. I've been living without cruise control on my 16 Touareg for a year with VW continuing to say the camera is back ordered (their analysis of what was needed). I followed your procedure exactly though I used a wagner 750 heat gun and put on a focused nozzle. Did 600 degrees farenheit for exactly 3 minutes with the nozzle at about 2 inches from the chip moving back and forth (side to side). Reinstalled and now works perfectly. Thank you, simply thank you!! Not sure how you figured this out but based on the below, you have saved several people a lot of money - something to be proud of. Well done!!

Amazing. 2016 Touareg with the ACC issue and this resolved. $30 tool from amazon and 3 mins on 300c. I left things disassembled since a few have said they need to repeat the process a week to 10 days later. In addition to just working the OBD error goes away after a post fix scan. I should also note that I did the fix without completely disconnecting the camera in case you want to leave in place to eliminate chance of breaking a variety of plastic clips. 🎉

Thank you so much for this video! I have a 2016 Touareg TDI Lux and for the past 2 years my ACC and lane assist would come on and off while driving. About 3 months ago the ACC assist error code became a permanent chime every time I would crank it. I stumbled across this video, ordered a heat gun from Amazon for $16 (the Diafield 1850), set it at 600 degrees F for 3 minutes, and then reconnected camera and it works! Took it for a short test drive and everything was working great. Was nervous about removing mirror and camera but I took it slow and easy and everything came apart and went back in fine. Hopefully it will last. Thanks for saving me some big money.

Like the others, I owe you a HUGE thank you! I had the same codes that you were showing and was about to gut the interior to replace the signal cable. That's really what the data was suggesting. I happen to watch this video and ordered a resolder gun to give it a try. Sure as hell, worked the first time afterward. I did 4 minutes at 610 degrees Fahrenheit. Working for the first time in years. Thank you for this !!

I can confirm this fixed it for me, 2017 Touareg, 3 mins, 310 C, that’s it! Thank you so much!

2013 euro VW Touareg same issue, same “very long time without cruise control”, same solution, same success !! ❤🎉 Many thanks for your precious advise ! I used a standard rework station, 320°C for 3 minutes, 5cm from chip, and rest of the board protected with thermal tape. Airflow 20% NB : be VERY careful not to touch or move any parts when the set is hot : you may move unsoldered parts while it’s still hot !

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! 2.5 years of it not working. No cameras anywhere to be found. Tried replacing the wiring (had to order it from Germany!) and here is this SIMPLE fix! You sir, are a genius! 2016 Touareg TDI LUX.

Thank you. Like many others in your comment section, I was living without cruise control for a year. My car is a 2012 Audi A6 C7. I had to try this twice. Initially hitting the chip to about 225°F did not work. I performed the procedure a second time and brought the chip to about 335°F and it’s working great! Thank you.

Have a 2016 7P6 Touareg and after watching your video numerous times and gaining enough courage to attempt this, I bit the bullet and decided to have a go. What is there to lose? Purchased a hot air reflow gun and followed your instructions. After cooling down, I put the module back into the car and hit the start button. No more chimes and the systems all work again. I ran a VCDS scan and no more error codes for the first time in 2 years.

You are the man. 2016 Touareg TDI Lux. This worked perfectly. I used 500F for 30s, 550F for 2.5 min, and 626F for 3 min. I let it cool for an hour. I noticed two flat areas on the mirror. Easiest to get it off with some wide grip pliers on these spots. Both for on and off. I also found that putting the big plastic cover on first really helped. Make sure not to pinch the wires as you put the mirror back. Amazing. Saved ~$1500+.

Worked, started at 100c for 2mins, 200c for 2 mins, 265c for one minute. Thanks, I was about to bite the bullet at audi, mine has been down for a while. Car 2013 Audi S6, same codes, cleared up works flawlessly.

Just bought a used 2016 Touareg with this issue. The fixed worked like a charm! Thank you!

Worked like a charm on my 2016 V6 Touareg Exec!!! This from a girl who did the entire process, start to finish, on my own. Dash message first showed up a year ago…dealership quoted me $1,100 plus to install a new camera. I found your video after someone posted it in a Touareg Facebook forum, and figured I had nothing to lose. Worst case, it didn’t work and I could order a new camera myself and do the install. I found one new for $550 at a dealership one state over. Had the camera out, fixed and back in under 30 min. Worst part for me was getting the rear view off and back on again. Takes some force, but I knew that from reading other comments here. Used a $30 rework tool from Amazon and a cheap torque screwdriver set. All told, $40 vs $1,100 plus. 245c for 1 min. 320c for 3 min. I cannot thank you enough!

Thanks! You saved me a lot of money too, but I didn't tabulate it. I only spent about $38 on Amazon for a simple solder reflow workstation. (Basically a temperature controlled solder iron with a heat gun.) The trickiest part was with the plastic sun shield / heat shield that fits in with the camera module, at least with my 2013 A6 3.0 TSI. Mine was very brittle and was already broken by somebody, so it fell out when the module came out. It took some patience and some superglue and some tape to hold it up before reinstalling the camera. I used a different heating protocol on the Xilinx processor chip. I warmed it up at normal low end soldering temperature, about 265C, for about 30 sec, ramped it up to the high end for soldering at 285C for 150 sec and finished with 310C for 60 seconds. This worked on the 1st try; the car immediately recognized it and cleared the error. It's not surprising that a processor chip sitting under the sun all day for several years would undergo temperature cycling that could stress and crack a couple soldering joints and need resoldering. Maybe that's why the weird little trim piece (4G8907225A) is there; to block the sun hitting the camera module.

Thank you so much! The idiot dealers wanted to charge me 5000 dollars to change both sonars and insisted that was the issue. Your fix worked, although I winged it with a heat gun and guesstimated the temp. Maybe 45 seconds at 300 plus.. Bottom line it worked. Thank you!!

You Da Man! I am the sort that CANNOT abide anything not working on my vehicles. The hardest part of this was getting the mirror off. I ended up using a pliers handle for everage both off and on. the second hardest part was waiting for the housing to cool. Starting it up and seeing Systems Nominal was indeed exhilerating. I am astounded VW isn't on to this. The replacement was covered by my extended warranty and the tab would have been $1,500-1,800. They could charge $500 all day long and get it. My outside mechanic didn't want to touch it but I bet he will now! Thanks again!

It work for me.bought heat gun Amazon for 39.00, dollars dealer wanted 1300 hundred other fix.can’t believe it was so easy to fix !thanksalso a 2016

2016 Audi A6. It worked! Heat gun from Amazon, $50. Thanks so much for the tip. First I did 265 for one minute and 300 for three minutes. That didn’t work. I went back and did 300 for three minutes followed by 310 for three minutes and presto👍🏽! It worked.

I did it exactly the way you did it. Everything was ok.....for about 10 days. After these days I had the same problems as before. Now I made it the second time with a bit other temperatures and times....at the moment it is working. I hope that was it right now.

I've bought my '17 Touareg a year ago and my lane assist/ACC has never worked. Dealer wanted $2500 to install a new camera and align/recalibrate the entire system. Glad I waited because I just found this video and today I got my camera working again. Disassembly was a little challenging for my first time but not that difficult. Mirror was really tough to get off, I'd recommend a large wrench or pliers to give you some added leverage to coax it off. Turn it counterclickwise just like the video says and it will pop off, it's held on by 4 metal spring clips that snap over a mount underneath it. I took a little more time to reheat the chip on my camera. 30 secs at 265c, 150 sec at 285c, then 60 sec at 310c. I went a step further and did 4 additional mins at 330c. Also, my heat rework gun has an adjustable fan, I wasn't sure where to set the fan speed so I just put it at medium. Normally I might have hesitated before tackling this repair, but since my dealer did confirm the camera was the problem, I felt pretty good about this solution. Terrific step by step instructions on this procedure, thank you for a good video.

Worked wonderfully ! thanks again for a great vid. 2 minutes at 200 deg C then 3 minutes at 330 deg C 2016 Touareg TDI (Australia)

How the hell did you come up with this idea I was sceptical but it worked after waiting 6 months for one on back order and still no idea when it would turn up I gave it a go THANK YOU

Woo hoo worked for me and saved a lot of money(glad the camera is on backorder as it allowed me time to find this video ) -Hardest part was removing the mirror as I thought i was going to break it

I must say you save me 12500€ You are a life saver dude now the line Assistent and the acc working just fine even without Celebration Thanks a lot I have Vw touareg 7p 2011 and i use obdeleven

My mechanic just fixed my ACC using this technique. It took him 30 minutes… asked for 45.00 dollars. Thank you for sharing your fix. My mechanic was impressed that you were able to figure this out.

Thank you very much! I have a 2016 vw Tuareg with adaptive cruse control unavailability Your method to reheat the chip to 310c for three minutes, did the trick Your instructions were easy to follow! You are the best!!!!! Thanks for the help Joe B

Thank you! My 2016 Touareg's ACC stopped working last month and today I was able to fix it with the technique 👍

Thanks. Did this on my Audi A7 and it worked had the heat gun on 310 for 4 mins. Came back to life. Please be careful taking it out. I broke 3 clips doing it. Push the camera up not too hard and slide it back. 🙏🏽

I bought a battery bauer heat gun. I can't believe it work! Thank you so much.

Awesome work! Big Thanks! This fixed it in my 2013 Touareg R-Line. 4 Minutes at 330C

Thank you very much! It worker on Audi A6 C7 4G very well. 2 Minutes with 200°C and 3 Minutes with 300°C. I used one of the cheapest stations in Amazon for 37€

2013 Audi A8 4.0 Camera ACC issue's fault Dealership has had new Camera on order for over a year!!!!! SO, what do I do I try things.... IT REALLY WORKED. uninstalled camera heated to 600 degrees for 3 mins let it sit for 10 min to cool went out and installed back in the car and to my disappointment error was still displayed on dash. But I decided to try again by taking out the camera following instructions again. So, I heated the processor back up to 600 degrees again for 3 mins and that did the trick. well worth trying instead paying a ton out the window. thank you

Thank you so much! Thats awesome. 2017 Volkswagen Touareg V6 Wolfsburg Edition Did not work front ACC I did first 245 for one minute and then 320 for 3 minutes (it did not not help). air power was medium And then I did 245 for 1 minute + 310 for 3 minutes + 330 for 2 minutes). air power was high

Thank you very much brother! You save me a lot of money! I made this and it work! Wish you all the best ❤

Hi, I did this on a Audi A7 with a hot air gun 110 C for 7 minutes (see on another KZfaq video a several of months ago). It works for a weeks each time. I have now done it 6 times. Each time it resolves the issue. However, should I try your method with the higer temps for 3 min. to see if it is more permanent fix? Thanks

Great thank you, A7 60 seconds with 245 degree and then 3 minutes with 300 solved my problem.

Ahoy, Thanks for your comms on this issue, I have a Audi S7 with this issue, hot day=it works, cold it fails

Did that problem cause it not to read road signs?

So disappointed, i got a digital heat gun, i did exactly the same, but it doesn't work, on Tiuareg 2011, any advise ?

Is this not covered under the car warranty? I have a 2020 Tiguan with 34k miles on it.

Do you have a video for ACC fault due to some issue with the radar sensor on the Touareg? Our problem seems to be radar related, not a camera issue 2016 Touareg Lux. Thanks

I have audi A6 2013, my Acc and cruse control does not work, but it is starts working when it is really very cold outside like minus 10 or 7 , what could be cause of it ?

Thank you for this video, i have a question our Man Tge 3.180 has this issue ,,by 80 km the acc stops.What can that be?

Hi, I have the same problem of ACC and Front Assist not available on a Golf TDI 2016, but mi error code is C110300-Adaptive cruise control sensor misadjusted, Do you know how can I fix it? Regards, Rickey C

I have a 2016 Touareg. I purchased a heat rework unit. But I cannot get the mirror itself to twist off after taking the first plastic piece off. It feels like it is welded on incredibly tight. I can’t find any videos on my specific model. you said turn counterclockwise. But do you have any other tips on where to grab and how much force? I don’t want to use a wrench or channel locks on it. Thanks. UPDATE. I was able to get the mirror off, remove the mirror, heat up the chip and fix the ACC video problem. Thanks for the fix. I saved a lot of money

2014 audi a7 tdi, have acc and brake gaurd not available and lane assist. I have a 161 code no camera found on start up

I have this to, but i dont know why! It just stopped when riding and before that it worked like a baby

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a4 b9 saying pre sense malfunction but the camera is fine

Oh, Forgot to confirm: 3 miuntes at 310 degrees Celcius. Took about half an hour to cool.👍

have vw touragi 2016 cruise control not avalable

Yes

Man come on! It work! 2016 audi s6

I can't find anywhere this camera, would you take a slower detailed camera repair video?

2017 VW Touraeg Wolfsburg edition with same issue

2017 Audi Quattro Q7

You are a fucking G!! worked perfectly with heat gun! Just need to be carful with heat gun or you will de solder a capacitor or something else on the board

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This is the best news I have heard after digging through a ton of threads on the topic. I have an OBDII dongle but only get some generic info about it. Does anyone know if these codes relate to this fix: 93440 [0x016D00] U111300: Function limitation due to received malfunction value FAULT_CIS_VIDEO_FAIL Status bits: 1 Priority: 6 Frequency: 43 Unlearning index: 184 Odometer: 95803 km Date, time: 2024.07.14 16:44:37 Paramteric values: 02 8D 00 1B 02 85 37 AE 10 0E 05 C1 10 0F 12 CE Status: Test failed, Confirmed

Thanks for this video! With these parts backlogged forever this is a huge help. 2015 VW Touareg I just tried resoldering with: 245 X 60 seconds 310 X 180 seconds Plugged it all back in and still getting the same warning. Any thoughts or suggestion on wast to ensure the resoder works? @cashfixescars