Golf R Observations and Questions

[team_v]

My only gripe with Mix/Shuffle mode is that when you turn the car off and then back on (after some time passes), it forgets what songs you've already heard.

My main grip with the Mix mode is that when you decide you want to select a song to play, that isn't random, you have to reactivate the mix setting again.
Wish there was a way to have it on mix all the time.

[Corey_R]

That's why Ryan_R has the "blank" MP3 that he mentioned.
It's a common gripe with "Mix/Shuffle" functions - not only on car stereos, but computer software and home stereos too.

[Fab_R]

Can you watch video's from the ipod/iphone on the VW set up?

Tried the video on my iPod from my MDI last night, she no work!
Only music.

[Fab_R]

Hey Fab, I forgot to ask what class/transfer speed is your SDHC? I'm just wondering if it's worth it to pay through my nose for the Sandisk ULTRA Class 10 30mb/s one?

The SDHC works well DDTW and is pretty quick, no lag.

[G-rig]

Tried the video on my iPod from my MDI last night, she no work!
Only music.

You need an additional interface to play videos, kufatec make one.

[Fab_R]

Wouldnt you love this as a track day toy.

Hope your German is good?!

YouTube - VW Golf R20 von Rothe Motorsport

[Jasonpb]

Ok the rear view camera is it supposed to make one god aweful noise when extending out? this sounds like it's about to break eacht ime I go into reverse, still works though

I also got sat nav maps v3 with my car, I believe this is the latest version but the date on it is 2009, do they only get updated every few years with the VWs?

[NiNo_LoCo]

Wouldnt you love this as a track day toy.

Hope your German is good?!

YouTube - VW Golf R20 von Rothe Motorsport

what a monster!

[REXman]

Tried the video on my iPod from my MDI last night, she no work!
Only music.

Thanks for trying Fab. Not long till I get mine now.. Hopefully 2 weeks-ish.

I might look into getting the TV tuner, and the motion thing..

[HPSOV]

Question about Xenon headlights.

My drive to work involves tunnels and underground carparks. In each direction the auto headlights turn on and off 7 times. That's 70 times a week plus any weekend driving. Will this reduce the life of the globes? Should I just turn auto off? Are the globes expensive to replace if they do blow?

[Corey_R]

I don't believe that Xenon's are any more susceptible to shortened life spans from being turned on or off than traditional headlights (and certainly the wiki doesn't mention this either). Xenon's are backed up by halogens for "flashing" not because of reduced life, but because Xenon's take too long to "warm up" and therefore cannot be used for "flashing".

Xenon's last much longer than Halogens, between 2 and 4 times longer, depending on the types of globes being compared. But yes, Xenon's are significantly more expensive to buy - especially in Australia where supply is not that great. You're best to purchase ahead of time and import from Europe or the USA (Europe is probably better, since the USA is not a huge user of Xenons either). But with 2000 hour average service life, you probably wouldn't need to do that for quite some time yet....

[Icarus]

Xenon's are backed up by halogens for "flashing"

Are you certain that this is correct?

[Corey_R]

May not be the case with the MK6. I don't have mine yet!

[Icarus]

The flash to pass halogens have been removed from the bi xenon's in the Mk6 which is one option I miss from the Mk5. One option I like is the ability to play audio from your iPhone through the stereo via bluetooth as it makes selecting songs faster. I'm lucky to use 7% of the phones battery when playing music via bluetooth for an hour.

Has anyone else found that the Dynaudio can be buggy as my unit has rebooted itself and also has became unresponsive on a few occasions?

[hooba]

Question about Xenon headlights.

My drive to work involves tunnels and underground carparks. In each direction the auto headlights turn on and off 7 times. That's 70 times a week plus any weekend driving. Will this reduce the life of the globes? Should I just turn auto off? Are the globes expensive to replace if they do blow?

Xenons "are estimated to last more than one thousand ignitions." - read into that what you want.

Source Xenon Bulbs