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Volkswagen Group has previously introduced an alphanumeric nomenclature for car platforms. The platform code is composed as follows: A letter, P, indicating a passenger car platform; A letter indicating the configuration of the engine: Q indicates a transverse engine (Quer in German) L indicates a longitudinal engine (Längs in German)
OBD-II PIDs. OBD-II PIDs ( On-board diagnostics Parameter IDs) are codes used to request data from a vehicle, used as a diagnostic tool. SAE standard J1979 defines many OBD-II PIDs. All on-road vehicles and trucks sold in North America are required to support a subset of these codes, primarily for state mandated emissions inspections.
VCDS (an abbreviation for "VAG-COM Diagnostic System" and formerly known as VAG-COM[ 2][ 3]) is a Microsoft Windows-based software package, [ 3] developed and produced by Ross-Tech, LLC since May 2000. [ 1] It is primarily used for diagnostics and adjustments of Volkswagen Group motor vehicles, including Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Audi, Bentley ...
The International Material Data System ( IMDS) is a global data repository that contains information on materials used by the automotive industry. Several leading auto manufacturers use the IMDS to maintain data for various reporting requirements. In the IMDS, all materials present in finished automobile manufacturing are collected, maintained ...
ETKA. ETKA is the official electronic parts catalogue for Volkswagen Group [1] motor vehicles. [2] Launched in 1989, ETKA superseded the older parts books and microfilm -based catalogues. [1] ETKA is an abbreviation from the German: Elektronischer Teilekatalog. It is produced for Volkswagen AG by the Munich -based specialist automotive industry ...
Exclusively manufactured by SAIC-Volkswagen. First crossover SUV ever built by Volkswagen. A flagship luxury SUV model built above the MLB Evo platform . Passenger version of the Caddy. ID. Buzz. Battery electric minivan built above the MEB platform . Passenger version of the Transporter. Three-row compact MPV.
[citation needed] VW Group does have names of engine series, and individual engines are identified by an "ID code" (early codes were one or two letters/numbers, later IDs were generally three letters, and their very latest engines now use four letters) - but they have been known to apply many different ID codes to seemingly identical engines.
A vehicle identification number ( VIN; also called a chassis number or frame number) is a unique code, including a serial number, used by the automotive industry to identify individual motor vehicles, towed vehicles, motorcycles, scooters and mopeds, as defined by the International Organization for Standardization in ISO 3779 (content and ...