Does Tiguan have a color MFD?

[DoggieHowser]

When I picked up my Tiguan last year, all indication seemed to show a white MFD.

So anyway, just the other day, I got a warning to check OIL Level. And there was a new icon - an engine oil icon but it is in ORANGE and it appears at the same line as where the Clock display is on the MFD. I thought that was odd cos the Clock has always been in white.

So is there a secret code to enable color in the MFD?

[team_v]

As far as I am aware all warning icons are orange.
If you have a white display you can't activate colour mfd through a VCDS change etc you have to buy one from overseas and get it installed = pricey.

[tigger73]

I thought all the warning lights came on when you switched the ignition on.

Also the colour display shows open doors in red so if your open door is white you'll most likely have a white MFD.

[DoggieHowser]

Does Tiguan have a color MFD?

The warning icon appeared in the same space as where the clock display was on the MFD. The icon is in orange which was odd for me since the clock display is in white.

[Dr freedom]

Next time you see it, snap a pic with your phone & post it.

[DoggieHowser]

Does Tiguan have a color MFD?

Next time you see it, snap a pic with your phone & post it.

I am not hoping to get another warning

I wasn't even thinking about the color MFD when it popped up. It was only later that I realized the color.

[DoggieHowser]

Here's what the MFD normally looks like. The clock is shown in a white font.



Here's the icon in orange over where the clock used to be.

[Dr freedom]

I can only think of it either being the oil or coolant levels are low?

[DoggieHowser]

I know what it means but it is in color

[Ramee]

I see your point. What I am wandering is the resolution of the screen. Probably a full colour MFD has a better resolution. Probably existing MFD in our cars has the ability to show some colour information as white consists with mix of RGB? But to be a true colour MFD it may want to have precision control of RGB values ( probably to a multi bit resolution ) That means more advance graphics controller, more memory and probably a new graphics LCD as well.

[Sanman]

My older red-MFD Tiguan flashes the low fuel in yellow (replacing the clock) in the top 1cm of the display where your warning symbol appears. It looked to me is all they do is have a second yellow backlight LED in the top 1cm, alternately lighting the display characters in that section in yellow (rather than red in mine, or white in yours). No LCD TFT colour display.

[DoggieHowser]

Is yours the Highline MFD? My old Mk V GTI had color warning logos but it was in a different area of the MFD.

[Bambazonke]

Currently in South Africa on Holiday and popped into the local vw dealer near Durban and saw a new Tiguan with a full on colour MFD so I guess it is a matter of time they appear on the Aus spec Tiguans probably the 155TSI as the one I saw here was the top of the range diesel version with every thing but the kitchen sink!