ABRITES VAG Commander User Manual

“Abrites VAG Commander” is a Windows PC based diagnostic software for the vehicles from VAG. With the help of this tool you can perform operations with vehicles from the VAG group, which are in most cases unsupported from the producer diagnostic testers. The “Abrites VAG Commander” provides you also a full diagnostic capabilities for VAG-vehicles. Your set consists of one interface (USB to OBDII) and one USB dongle.
Installing USB dongle drivers
ATTENTION: Installation of the USB Dongle drivers are required only for customers which buy their interface before December, 2007. If you buy your tool after that date please skip this section
Until December 2007 all interfaces are equipped with dongles, which require drivers. Starting from December, 2007 the USB dongle is recognized automatically by Windows 2000/XP/Vista as a HID device, so installation of a driver for it is not needed. But, if the dongle doesn’t appear in the device manager, please proceed with the driver installation as described below.
Latest dongle drivers are also available on the Internet at: www.vag-commander.com/download/Dongle_Driver_USB/Dongle_Driver_USB.rar
Unpack to a preferred location and give that location when asked for a driver. Or right-click on the .INF file and press “Install”. Press “OK”.
ATTENTION: There might be a problem if the dongle is configured to request a driver (i.e. the interface is shipped before December, 2007). The manufacturer of the dongle doesn't provide device driver for Windows Vista 64 for the moment, i.e. the Windows Vista doesn't recognize the dongle. Fortunately, the dongle may run in HID mode (i.e. without a driver), but the dongle should be reconfigured. Since the Windows Vista doesn't recognize the dongle for the moment, this should be made on another computer (not running Windows Vista).

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