Hidden tricks that are funner to discover by accident. And we did!

[bazzle]

Yep, lots of info you can get - the RNS510 has GPS data, gyro data and CANBUS data from the rest of the car so quite a few different 'diagnostic' readouts you can see - let alone all the other stuff (radio reception etc etc). Handy to determine the 'accuracy' of your speedo - set cruise control and flip menu's to see the difference between GPS and reported speed.

What I really need to find out is if the Aus maps have 'voice' information in them.. voice activation may just be a microphone install away (on the new firmware...).

Just be aware its canbus speed and not road speed.
GPS is the only "more" accurate way to check speedo.

Bazzle

[bazzle]

When i first got my mk4 i thought that the mirrors were broken in some way because of this feature haha...turns out u just have to adjust the passenger side last!

Feature can be changed/enabled thru the MFD .

A lot of this stuff is in the GBM

Bazzle

[mrcurlywhirly]

A neat little trick, though not quite a completely hidden feature, is the way the passenger side mirror on the R32 angles downward when you are reversing into a parking spot. Possibly a desperate attempt by the factory to save you from redesigning your enormous wheels.

First time it happened i thought it was my imagination - until i RTFM.

I have heard that flooring the throttle a couple of times with the ignition turned on - motor not running (obviously..), will reset the DSG to factory specs, dropping all the learned information. Haven't tested that one yet though.

oh yeh - the parking light caught me out too, had the left indicator on when the ignition was turned off.. thats a nifty safety feature.

[scotty1991]

Here is another one I just found out, and I am not too sure why all car makers (at least in the cars I have driven don't have this).

I found this one out at the car wash, decided to try out the touch free automatic car wash system in Balwyn (because I felt lazy).

Idling, it's difficult to hear my Golf running and thinking it was off I turned the ignition key, when I realised it was still idling and I only could turn the key a little (one click) I realised oh sh*t and was expecting the loud CRUNCH of the starter motor kicking in on an engine that was still running, instead, I heard nothing! The starter was disabled when the engine was on.

Thank the lord for German engineering and design! what else did they think of??

One thing it doesnt do though is start the car from just one turn.. you still have to hold it until it starts

[gregozedobe]

And if you stall it you will have to switch it right off and then back on again before the starter motor will operate - a design consequence of the system saving people from the loud crunch methylnick was concerned about.

Of course if the designers were REALLY smart they would have only disabled the starter when the engine was running, rather than preventing you from restarting when the engine wasn't running

[kryten2001]

And if you stall it you will have to switch it right off and then back on again before the starter motor will operate - a design consequence of the system saving people from the loud crunch methylnick was concerned about.

Of course if the designers were REALLY smart they would have only disabled the starter when the engine was running, rather than preventing you from restarting when the engine wasn't running

I think the very very first Mk5s had a 'bug' in this regard..

My old Mk5 (one of the first) used to turn over - but never fire. The only way to start it up again was to remove the key completely...

I thought it was stuffed the first few times...

[maca]

I think the very very first Mk5s had a 'bug' in this regard..

My old Mk5 (one of the first) used to turn over - but never fire. The only way to start it up again was to remove the key completely...

I thought it was stuffed the first few times...

Hmm my Mk4 had this as well. If you turned the key and it wouldn't start, you'd have to remove the key completely to have another go.

[methylnick]

And if you stall it you will have to switch it right off and then back on again before the starter motor will operate - a design consequence of the system saving people from the loud crunch methylnick was concerned about.

Please excuse me for being a little off topic but can you stall a DSG?

[gregozedobe]

Please excuse me for being a little off topic but can you stall a DSG?

Not if it has been designed properly and working correctly.

[gmk2]

Just be aware its canbus speed and not road speed.
GPS is the only "more" accurate way to check speedo.

Bazzle

From the RNS diagnostic menu it appears you can see more than just CANBUS speed - you can also see GPS speed, lat / long, accelerometer readings etc.

[blutopless2]

to change from degrees C to degrees F on the climate control hold the AC and AUTO buttons down together for a few seconds.

[maca]

to change from degrees C to degrees F on the climate control hold the AC and AUTO buttons down together for a few seconds.

You can also change it from the full height MFD menu

[demonjay]

A neat little trick, though not quite a completely hidden feature, is the way the passenger side mirror on the R32 angles downward when you are reversing into a parking spot. Possibly a desperate attempt by the factory to save you from redesigning your enormous wheels.

First time it happened i thought it was my imagination - until i RTFM.

I have heard that flooring the throttle a couple of times with the ignition turned on - motor not running (obviously..), will reset the DSG to factory specs, dropping all the learned information. Haven't tested that one yet though.

oh yeh - the parking light caught me out too, had the left indicator on when the ignition was turned off.. thats a nifty safety feature.

Was this an option? because mine doesn't do it.

[maca]

Was this an option? because mine doesn't do it.

The mirror will automatically dip if you have factory parking sensors and you have the mirror knob in the "L" position.

So it's a double win :banan: