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This Sharan customer is from Malaysia and have an
issue with the very bad road conditions there in his
home town. Tried fitting balloon tires on his Sharan
using 16" wheels. The ride slightly improved but the
handling was absolutely terrible !
Volkswagen have a solution..... Dynamic Chassis
Control or in Sharan language...Comfort Select !
DDC Explained by VW
An incredible and details write up could be found here
at MyGTI
[Link]
chassis-control-design-and-function
We retrofitted his vehicle with this kit compromising of
control switch, acceleration senders, level sensors, 4
sets of electronic controlled shock absorbers from
Monroe, control module and an octopus wiring harness
!
The mechanical portion of fitting the sensors and
absorbers were done by Godspeed Auto under the
expert hands of technicians Robin and Stanley !
Guidance was provided by chief tech Kang !
Determining the position of the senders and sensors is
important as it is regimental to the proper function of
the DCC !
Rear Acceleration Sender
Left and Right Level Sensors
Rear Level Sensor
Left and Right Acceleration Senders
The DCC shocks have a control valve which controls
the dampening action of the shock absorbers
Rear DCC Absorber
Front DCC Absorber
DCC front absorber (top) vs standard absorber (bottom)
Fitting the kit on the Sharan took the experts about 3
hours to complete. Naturally, the alignment would be
affected after this retrofit which should be readjusted
after all the work is done.
The Front Left Acceleration Sender installed together with the shock absorber
Front Absorber installed ! ( the plug is sealed temporarily with tape )
Next, the vehicle visited my favorite radio shop at Toh
Guan Road East.... another set of experts work on the
car...Alex, Ah Poah,
Striping out the interior for sound proofing job( another story )
The striped interior helps in running the DCC harness ! Life is sweet !
Striped out all the way to the rear !
We fitted the DCC control module under the 2nd row
seat with the octopus harness ! Why
Octopus ? ...........well.....it has 15 individual separate
wiring harness going to different direction in the car !
Cannot and must not mess up ! No joke harness !
Harness connector under 2nd roll seats
The Octopus harness I was referring to.......No Joke harness !
Connectors, pins, housing and boots ! All needed !
The individual and specific harness to the various sensors/senders
Both Level Sensors and DCC Shock Absorber connected to the DCC Controller
Connecting the level sensor !
Install the DCC control module and connect the harness
The original carpet cover does not fit
When we tried fitting back the original carpet, we
realised that it would not fit. What used to be an empty
tray now a control module is there. As shown in the
picture above, the carpet cover do not have the
embossed surface needed to cover the module but a
depression for the original empty tray.
Need to replace a new carpet cover which comes with
"DRIVE SELECT" option or what we are doing here,
DCC ! More $$$ to spend again but the customer insist
on original position and fittings !
Lastly, we needed to program the vehicle and do the
basic setting on this vehicle......using the ODIS
programming system. All done within 3 hours of cold
sweating. It is not an easy process....vehicle on
ground, off ground, driving....etc.
Only one way to set the DCC to work....using the ODIS by VW !
After the successful programming....the system works
okay. The control switch is located at the central
console area. When it keeps flashing, it would mean
the system is faulty. After programming, the flashing
would stop and every works like clock works !
Both the C & S indicator is flashing continuously before programming.
After programming, the flashing stops. Press it once to select the C or the COMFORT
mode
The COMFORT mode would be displayed on the MFD on a few seconds.
Press it again to activate NORMAL mode
NORMAL mode displayed for a few seconds on the MFD
Lastly but not least, the SPORTS mode.
SPORT mode displayed.....hard ride ahead !
This SPORT mode is for hard driving and cornering,
not everybody like this setting ! Even GTI owners
prefers to switch to NORMAL or COMFORT as they
find the SPORT mode too harsh for their liking......but
not all GTI owners though. Some swear by it !
The Customer's Comment :
"ssh_sharan has left a new comment on your
post "Accessories List":
Having driven a standard-spec sharan for 2
years, I am generally satisfied with the car
except for the ride quality. It’s not I would call
magic-carpet smooth especially when the roads
get really rough and uneven. Another thing that
nags me is that there is no 6 seater available
even as an option.
I searched the internet and found jimmy’s blog.
Impressed by what I saw on his blog, I decided
to get DCC and the 7-seater to 6-seater
conversion through Jimmy. Both of these
upgrades involve a lot of parts, but luckily
Jimmy sorted out everything for me and even
managed to get some parts at a cost that is well
below the retail prices.
Installation took place in Singapore and the
progress went smooth as silk. Jimmy’s expertise
and in depth knowledge made things look easy.
But in reality, the DCC has so many wirings and
connection that one false move would end in big
trouble.
The DCC and seat conversion turned out
perfectly. Everything works exactly like it
should. What is really amazing about the DCC is
that it can make the car more comfortable yet
at the same time more controlled. I know it
seems contradictory, but it really is.
I am one happy customer! "
