Things you don't like about your MK7

[Mountainman]

My only real dislike is the dull halogen headlights. No wonder the bi-xenons (not available on the base model and $2000+ is a ridiculous amount to add to a $21500 car) are such a popular option on more expensive models (even if they are the ugliest looking lights that really spoil the front design). When you think how VW has set such a high standard of design for the rest of the car it makes me wonder why they think the standard headlight system can be acceptable. My Forester (and Camry before that) are so much better.

[Nauend]

It may take a little longer but instead of shifting to S you could go sideways and down 2-3 times to shift down manually. Then either push up to go a gear higher manually or back into D and it'll pick a higher gear again.

good idea!

[rpps]

These are most likely just random but....

. have had one situation where the car seemed to, i dont know, take a few seconds longer to decide it needed to move forward from a stopped position when I pressed the accelerator
. the auto brake engages based on the pressure you put on the foot brake, so if you press lightly it won't engage - all good, but there have been a couple of times when I'd expected it to have engaged and it didn't as the car started rolling backwards - might be a fine line between engaging or not, but am monitoring now to see if it's me or the car. I have to read up about auto hold too I think
. switching from D to S occasionally confuses the DSG and it seems to drop into a gear that is too low - the engine roar is a bit harsh (I need to limit use of S anyway as not eco enough, and also practice timing of changing into S perhaps)
. car forgot/reset the long term fuel usage info

I had the same problem with the Auto Brake and HSA function with my Golf, I applied the brakes on a hill then took my foot off the brake pedal and the car started rolling back. A orange warning light came on the dash plus a warning message saying "Park Brake Malfunction". I could only get the HSA function to work again by stopping the car and turning the engine off and then on. Hopefully there's a code been generated and when I take it into the dealer they can find out what's wrong. Makes you wonder how problematic this feature will be as the car gets older.

[Nauend]

I had the same problem with the Auto Brake and HSA function with my Golf, I applied the brakes on a hill then took my foot off the brake pedal and the car started rolling back. A orange warning light came on the dash plus a warning message saying "Park Brake Malfunction". I could only get the HSA function to work again by stopping the car and turning the engine off and then on. Hopefully there's a code been generated and when I take it into the dealer they can find out what's wrong. Makes you wonder how problematic this feature will be as the car gets older.

let us know how you go. I didn't see any warning messages when it happened in my car.

[LMF]

Wassereinbruch in VW Golf VII, Audi A3 und Seat Leon - autobild.de

Worth keeping an eye out for all current Golf 7 owners. Basically water may build up in the front passenger footwell (or, depending on how the RHD conversion was done for us, the driver footwell).

This is a German report so not idea if RHD cars have the problem at all.

I haven't had a chance to turn on the air con more then 10mins while driving (it is still cool here in Canberra) and I would like to know if the RHD version having this potential problem or not. Is anyone here experienced this?

[jarryd]

I hate that in an empty carpark some wanker wants to park right next to your shiny new car , this happened twice yesterday and I just wanted to go off at them.

[applegen]

Things I don't like:

1. the long wait since start of June and still has no track record despite having VIN number.

2. the dealer that always takes 2 emails from me to reply. slack.

[DP Vic]

Things I don't like:

1. the long wait since start of June and still has no track record despite having VIN number.

2. the dealer that always takes 2 emails from me to reply. slack.

+1

[Sootchucker]

After 2 weeks ownership, there are only 3 things I don't like and 2 are related to the bluetooth (and possibly just down to an iPhone).

1. No contact photos are shown when spee dials are programmed in (seems to only work with some Android / windows based phones).

2. Biggest one is that the contacts on the phone are not availabe through the DIS in the instruments, requiring you to reach over to the head unit to find a contact, taking your hand off the steering wheel in the process - again, this might be iPhone specific ? Doesn't strike me as the safest way to make a call ! I tried using the Discover Nav Pro's voice commands, but just can't seem to get on with it.

3. In the UK the full colour DIS screen is standard on the GTI / GTD, but it's very poorly implemented. Other than a colour image of the car when the doors are open, and a slight hint of colour for line seperators etc., it's pretty much a monchrome screen. Even on the nav screen, the nav directions are not like Audi's i.e. with the direction arrows in a nice deep blue, but on the Golf they are standard white !

Other things are more slight dissapointments rather than don't likes...

1. I miss the red submarine lights coming down from the overhead panel (looked well cool at night), but I guess they wouldn't go with the MK7's new all white lighting set up ?

2. Would be nice if we could program the coming home lights to come on automatically rather than having to flash the mainbeam first.

3. Would have liked a setting to unfold the door mirrors on unlocking the car so that the puddles lights in the mirrors actually switch on and illuminate the ground as you approach. With the mirrors folded, the puddles lights don't work.

4. A 12V socket in the back (below the air vents would have been nice), for the kids to plug their electronic devices in.

5. Really can't see the point of the small A-Pillar windows ?

[jarryd]

I'm pretty sure you can get the contact list displayed , I remember seeing it when the dealer was setting up our car , I haven't tried it yet but my wife is pretty sure it displays them

[Ryan_R]

The Mk6 does this - have never checked in the Mk7

Auto coming home lights can be enabled in the Mk6 with VCDS too, someone will probably work out how to do it in the Mk7 eventually

[NCGR1]

....6. If you accidentally leave the right/left indicator on when you stop the engine, the tail brake light and front light don't turn off on that one side. Lovely. Looking forward to coming back to a dead battery.....

European designed vehicles have had that as a feature for decades. For parking the vehicle on a narrow street. Can't see it as a problem-who would leave the turn signals on if they didn't want them on?

[Kesh]

I did the mistake of leaving the indicator stalk on the left position over night, came back and the charge was at 90% so I'm not too worried. But this is more the owners problem than the car's fault.

[flight]

I hate that in an empty carpark some wanker wants to park right next to your shiny new car , this happened twice yesterday and I just wanted to go off at them.

You are so right with that one. They usually leave only a small gap between vehicles to make things as bad as possible. The mentality of these people makes me think if they had a brain cell it would be lonely.

I had a similar situation the other week when I went into a completely empty cinema. The next person arrived and sat immediately in front of me. Grrrr!

[Idle]

I came back to my car in the local shopping centre t'other day and had to enter from the left and climb over the console.

At 90 that ain't easy.