CAN network topology

Golf Mk5 (1K) — KQM299, KAA702 · Golf Mk6 — JCR311 · click any module

A 1K Golf is not one bus. It's three separate CAN networks joined by a single router, the Gateway (address 19, part J533) in the centre of the dash. Nothing else talks across bus boundaries — if a module needs data from another bus, the gateway carries it. That's why some data never appears in a raw log: it never crossed the wire you were sniffing.

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Message IDs

observed came from a real candump on a 1K Golf on this machine. typical is standard 1K architecture not yet seen on these cars. Select a module to highlight the IDs it carries.

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How they talk

Getting data out of it

Module addresses are the standard VCDS service addresses. The three buses and the gateway's position are confirmed 1K architecture. Airbag and immobiliser wiring work is for a qualified auto electrician — disconnect the battery before touching a steering wheel or instrument cluster.