Control module coding
Category: Mechanical repair & servicing
Also known as: ECU coding, module coding, control unit coding, retrofit coding, codificación de centralitas, codificaciones, programación de centralitas, adaptación de módulos, codificar módulo
Teaching the car to accept a new or replacement control unit — engine ECU, gearbox unit, ABS/ESP module, airbag unit, comfort module or instrument cluster — so the car recognises it and everything works, and switching software-controlled features on or off (retrofitted parking sensors, lighting behaviour, a different key). Modern cars tie every module to the specific vehicle, so a swapped part does nothing until it is coded. This is not a performance remap: nothing about how the engine runs changes.