There are some obvious ones like IAT, EGT temps, 02 wideband feedback, rpm, etc…but there are load value menus, engine torque, all kinds of things. There are so many choices and I can only log eight at a time, grouped together in “turbo” mode. I’d be looking for anomalies as well as areas for more potential where the ECU may be throttling things back due to running into an adaptation situation (too much torque for instance).

By renaming the file name to my ECU number, the label file loaded and the measuring blocks now have correct labels.Guys, looking for insight on what you think the most important parameters are for logging with the VCDS when making acceleration runs on a naturally aspirated car. UPDATE UPDATE: Turns out the program had a label file that was for the B6 with AMB engine but had a different file name than my ECU number. RossTech is a sponsor of the VWVortex site and there is a Vagcom forum on that site so I'm sure I'll get the correct label file after doing some more inquiry and research. Obviously my program isn't doing that so I need to find and load the correct label file for my vehicle.

The program is supposed to load the correct measuring block label file when a control module is scanned. UPDATE: After posting this and doing some more research, I learned (had forgotten, actually) that VCDS uses label files to determine what each block should be labeled. Unless it already is and I just missed it somehow. If there's one out there, it really needs to be a sticky here someplace easy to find. Obviously the Lite program is popular so if any of you know where there's a list of what the measuring blocks actually are, please share. Ross Tech says they don't provide technical support for the Lite program so I haven't tried to contact them yet. Old Guy provided a link to a VCDS legend that has full descriptions but it must be to the full version because a few of the block columns are completely different than what's in the Lite version. There are also a bunch of 'Load' labels in different blocks. For instance, measuring block 62 simply has 'Duty Cycle' in all four columns with different values in three of the columns. I've been using VCDS-Lite to do some diagnostics and discovered that most of the measuring block labels are generic with no reference to what the blocks are actually measuring.

Vcds advanced measuring blocks list