[Hanuman]

(I hope CA will remain alive long enough to get some guidance)

I live part time in South East Asia, now. Hopefully, permanently, soon. In Phnom Penh, I have access to a 2002 (D3?) model A8 4.2quattro, among a few other cars.

This A8 has some serious electronics damage- the entire instrument cluster is FUBAR, but the car is still drivable. I’m going to look at sourcing a used cluster, and will then need to set it up so that keys/immobiliser don’t render the car a big brick.

So, regarding VCDS, itself; I’ve never used it. I’ve only built test equipment for the V8s until now.

Firstly, I only use Mac and IOS kit. I don’t have a windows machine. The less equipment that I purchase, the better. But I might be persuaded to purchasing a toughbok or similar.

So, recommendations on what to buy, what to run it on, and compatibility with earlier/later models would be appreciated.