
The German carmaker has limited access to its service programs to official dealers and service stations. There is only a greatly reduced functionality left, which does not allow all the necessary work to be performed in full. Moreover, the concern did not even warn partners and customers about this step.
It seems that Volkswagen is following the path of Mercedes-Benz. Recall that Merc has also disabled access to the “software” service. However, he warned dealers about this. Such a step will make it difficult to maintain expensive cars, requiring, for example, to prescribe the replacement of brake pads in electronic “brains”.
The military is now working on a plan of action so that their customers are not left without support. This was reported to Gazeta.ru by Sergey Parshikov, Deputy General Director for Service of Avilon AG. Apparently we are talking about exchanging the necessary files.
It is also known that Volkswagen has only allowed access to the bases of diagnostic equipment, but they can be blocked. Most likely, repairmen will actively use the programs they receive from the Internet. After all, it is quite possible to download “software” from other countries, “break” it and transfer it to Russia. But for the average car owner, this means another price increase. And the winners are car manufacturers from China.
It seems that Volkswagen is following the path of Mercedes-Benz. Recall that Merc has also disabled access to the “software” service. However, he warned dealers about this. Such a step will make it difficult to maintain expensive cars, requiring, for example, to prescribe the replacement of brake pads in electronic “brains”.
The military is now working on a plan of action so that their customers are not left without support. This was reported to Gazeta.ru by Sergey Parshikov, Deputy General Director for Service of Avilon AG. Apparently we are talking about exchanging the necessary files.
It is also known that Volkswagen has only allowed access to the bases of diagnostic equipment, but they can be blocked. Most likely, repairmen will actively use the programs they receive from the Internet. After all, it is quite possible to download “software” from other countries, “break” it and transfer it to Russia. But for the average car owner, this means another price increase. And the winners are car manufacturers from China.
Source: Avto Vzglyad
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