How to access Offroad menu MIB2

If you are lucky enough to have MIB2 satnav installed on your vehicle it’s possible to activate hidden Offroad menu. It presents some useful information about car position, oil temperature and steering wheel angle.

To perform this modification all you need is proper diagnostic interface.

Step 1. Run you software of choice (VCDS, ODIS, etc).
Step 2. Select 5F-information Elect
Step 3. It may be necessary to use Security Access-16 – type code 31347 (for some units it’s 20103)
Step 4. Select Adaptation-10
Step 5. Changes should be applied to several channels (for your ease you can search for “compass_“):

  •  Car_Function_Adaptations_Gen2-menu_display_compass – change to active
  •  Car_Function_Adaptations_Gen2-menu_display_compass_over_threshold_high – change to  active 
  •  Car_Function_List_BAP_Gen2-compass_0x15– change to active 

Step 6. After successful coding you can safely disconnect interface from your car and restart MIB2 unit (just hold power button for 10 to 15 seconds. Enjoy

Offroad mode will appear as one of the views under Car menu.

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