The Official "I have ordered/received my new MK7 Golf" Thread

[anduril]

Here are some quick snaps. I'm heading out again!!

[Dutch77]

Looking good. I'm getting comfortable with white now.

Just remember not to hurt your jaw from too much smiling..

[anduril]

Guys, I was told that Traffic wasn't 'enabled' or 'ready for Australian market' yet. Is this true? When I was at the dealership going through the car the Traffic wasn't working and that's what they told me. They said that it's something that was switched on for some cars when they were testing it and it was meant to be switched off - any ideas?

[ZMan]

So it's been a week since I picked up my MK7 GTI. Here are some pics of it during the day not looking like it's hot pink.


It's our first VW and here are some quick thoughts.
Likes:
- great build quality. It's a lovely interior. People complain about it being a bit boring but I'm not into loud flashy interiors.
- the torque. So much and on tap from low revs. Pulls you out of corners with pace before the turbo kicks you in the back.
- that DSG exhaust pop on up shifts.
- the handling is great at normal settings. No need for bone crunching stiffness.
- my wife loves it and it's a piece of cake for her to drive.
- Mr 4 loves the "go fast" mode.
- the boot is bigger than expected. It takes my golf gear without too many issues.

Dislikes:
- the standard halogen lights
- I only drive it on weekends

[ZMan]

Guys, I was told that Traffic wasn't 'enabled' or 'ready for Australian market' yet. Is this true? When I was at the dealership going through the car the Traffic wasn't working and that's what they told me. They said that it's something that was switched on for some cars when they were testing it and it was meant to be switched off - any ideas?

That's what I was told too. He did say that it might be available in the future. I'm also in Perth and he said that it might take a bit longer to implement it here compared to the eastern states.

[Dutch77]

So it's been a week since I picked up my MK7 GTI. Here are some pics of it during the day not looking like it's hot pink.

Much better.

Agree with your sentiments - it might be conservative but it's classy and will date well, the same way most VWs do. I doubt you'll be able to say that about the Merc A Class in 5-10 years time.

That's what I was told too. He did say that it might be available in the future. I'm also in Perth and he said that it might take a bit longer to implement it here compared to the eastern states.

If you can access VCDS then you may be able to get it working contrary to what the dealers are saying:

http://www.vwwatercooled.com/forums/f197/vagcom-codes-golf-mk7-84619-5.html

I can see it being of some use in certain places, not sure how useful it would be here in Adelaide - if it's peak hour then basically any main road in and out of the city is chockas. There really aren't alternative routes for a lot of trips here.

[veew]

Customer Care finally replied to me today stating "please be advised that at this stage we do not offer TMC (live traffic) within our Volkswagen model range."

I've replied that some MY14 Golfs have had the function active from delivery, awaiting a reply.

[Jimi]

ZMan if your car is only a week old like mine you should be able to enable traffic without VCDS. There is a video in the SD card thread - it's two settings in the radio menu which you change and voila!

[Static]

Was this price for a TDI? Cheers

No 103TSI ...

[Static]

Dealer called today ... apparently I'll have the car by the end of the month!!

Happy Boy !!

[Static]

I appreciate this is a Newbie question ... but how do you access Vagcom codes ... do you special equipment? If so who does it in Brisbane?

[anduril]

ZMan if your car is only a week old like mine you should be able to enable traffic without VCDS. There is a video in the SD card thread - it's two settings in the radio menu which you change and voila!

This is absolutely right! I just went to the car and check again, and what you need to do is go to Radio > Setup > Advanced Setup and turn on RDS, which will then allow you the check the Traffic Data box. Once that's done, press the Traffic button and voila! You now have traffic information.

Interweb = 1
VWA Dealers = 0

[ZMan]

This is absolutely right! I just went to the car and check again, and what you need to do is go to Radio > Setup > Advanced Setup and turn on RDS, which will then allow you the check the Traffic Data box. Once that's done, press the Traffic button and voila! You now have traffic information.

Interweb = 1
VWA Dealers = 0

Wow thanks anduril. That worked a treat and I got traffic info working.
Go interwebs!

[AdamD]

I appreciate this is a Newbie question ... but how do you access Vagcom codes ... do you special equipment? If so who does it in Brisbane?

Ross-Tech provides a hardware+software interface for VW cars, that allows you to interface with the car's systems and apply changes to some settings - as a dealer would.

See this thread for a list of people with the interface who can help you.

[Static]

Ross-Tech provides a hardware+software interface for VW cars, that allows you to interface with the car's systems and apply changes to some settings - as a dealer would.

See this thread for a list of people with the interface who can help you.

Ta ... thanks for that.