Is it possible to stiffen the steering for better feel?

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Harrihealey02
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Is it possible to stiffen the steering for better feel?

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I heard that VCDS has options in the steering settings for city car, small car, medium etc. Has anyone used the different settings before and will selecting a city car I.e. less steering assistance than small car should make the steering heavier. I recently drove a Ford Fiesta and it has a stiff steering feel which makes the car feel more involved. Is there a software program that can get me the desired heavy steering feel?
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Re: Is it possible to stiffen the steering for better feel?

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I'm not very familiar with the AW but on the 6C rack it's possible to set assistance intervals in percentages.
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Re: Is it possible to stiffen the steering for better feel?

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It is possible to make the steering heavier permanently on a 2Q2 steering rack.

Use VCDS, go to "44 - Steering Assist" control module, then go into "Adaptation".

Look for this channel:
"IDE04130-Characteristic curve of steering assistance"

And change this channel's setting to "Dynamic".
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