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Ever since I was lucky enough to purchase an MY10.5 R36 I’ve been trying to work out exactly what the difference were with the MY10. A few searches through the forum didn’t help a lot – one suggestion was that the Media Device Interface (MDI) in the glovebox was now standard, which meant you couldn’t option the 6 CD changer.
The classification on Carsales didn’t help either and there is some confusion as to which cars are which.
Anyway through a bit of research I have worked it out and thought I would share it with those interested on the forum. For the sake of brevity, I won’t discuss the differences between the MY08 and MY09 as I think most people interested would know what they are.
MY10 – Compliance October 2009 onwards, Chassis ID WVWZZZ3CZ9E######. Not a lot of difference to the MY09 – has the same Climatronics (referred to as Mk5), which had been on the R36 since the beginning (MY08.) You were able to select a lot more options such as ACC Adaptive Cruise Control ($2,000) Lane Change Assist ($1,000) DCC Adaptive Chassis Control ($1,650) and Dark tinted rear glass ($500). RVC Rear View Camera was a separately ordable option (on wagons only) with either RCD 510 or RNS510 ($700) and RNS510 was revised down to a $2,500 option. The Glove Box mounted CD Changer was no longer an option.
MY10.5 – Compliance February 2010 onwards, Chassis WVWZZZ3CZAE######. Differences with MY10 was the new Climatronics (Mk6), MDI was standard as was the Dark tinted rear window and side windows, 65% light absorbing.
A few interesting points to make. VW started producing the MY10.5 in November 2009, but didn’t start compliance until February 2010, so technically there are no 2009 MY10.5. Conversely it stands to reason that thereare no 2010 MY10 R36s, despite the fact that Carsales allows you to register a car for sale with those details.
This is where it gets interesting. Only the Passats have the 10.5 designations Why? Well CCs (not really Passats) had already moved to the new Climatronics with the MY10, so no need to have a 10.5 designation. MY10 Golfs were the new Mk6 released in October 2009, so they came out with the new Climatronics anyway. (The GTI and R weren’t released until the 2010 calendar year.)
To summarise, the easiest way to check whether it is an MY10.5 is via the later Climatronics. It also needs to be February 2010 Australian Compliance and a chassis number with the letters CZAE in it (not CZ9E.)
The classification on Carsales didn’t help either and there is some confusion as to which cars are which.
Anyway through a bit of research I have worked it out and thought I would share it with those interested on the forum. For the sake of brevity, I won’t discuss the differences between the MY08 and MY09 as I think most people interested would know what they are.
MY10 – Compliance October 2009 onwards, Chassis ID WVWZZZ3CZ9E######. Not a lot of difference to the MY09 – has the same Climatronics (referred to as Mk5), which had been on the R36 since the beginning (MY08.) You were able to select a lot more options such as ACC Adaptive Cruise Control ($2,000) Lane Change Assist ($1,000) DCC Adaptive Chassis Control ($1,650) and Dark tinted rear glass ($500). RVC Rear View Camera was a separately ordable option (on wagons only) with either RCD 510 or RNS510 ($700) and RNS510 was revised down to a $2,500 option. The Glove Box mounted CD Changer was no longer an option.
MY10.5 – Compliance February 2010 onwards, Chassis WVWZZZ3CZAE######. Differences with MY10 was the new Climatronics (Mk6), MDI was standard as was the Dark tinted rear window and side windows, 65% light absorbing.
A few interesting points to make. VW started producing the MY10.5 in November 2009, but didn’t start compliance until February 2010, so technically there are no 2009 MY10.5. Conversely it stands to reason that thereare no 2010 MY10 R36s, despite the fact that Carsales allows you to register a car for sale with those details.
This is where it gets interesting. Only the Passats have the 10.5 designations Why? Well CCs (not really Passats) had already moved to the new Climatronics with the MY10, so no need to have a 10.5 designation. MY10 Golfs were the new Mk6 released in October 2009, so they came out with the new Climatronics anyway. (The GTI and R weren’t released until the 2010 calendar year.)
To summarise, the easiest way to check whether it is an MY10.5 is via the later Climatronics. It also needs to be February 2010 Australian Compliance and a chassis number with the letters CZAE in it (not CZ9E.)
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