Golf MKVI Air Conditioning

[Corey_R]

It's not supposed to be giving you a blast, it's supposed to be maintaining a constant tempurature environment...

[Frankenstrat]

I can confirm that the A/C copes very well with the heat in the Perth metro area. This past Summer I had mine set to 24, which I found comfortable on all but the hottest of days. When it was stiflingly hot, I lowered the temperature to 23. Any less than that I find too cold in the cabin. On starting the car in the afternoon, the A/C always blasted out as it tried to cool the cabin, then the fan would gradually reduce in level to around two of the fan-speed indicator bars. In the car park at work I always keep the windows lowered a small amount to prevent the cabin from getting too hot, and I have one of those reflective sunblinds that sits inside the windscreen.

Incidentally, external sunblinds are a better option as they prevent the sun from getting onto the glass in the first place.

[HereGoes]

Seeing as plenty of Volkswagen owners will whine about the smallest most insignificant things don't you think the forums would be littered with complaints if the airconditioner was substandard? And it's the same system used in the Mark V sold here since 2005.

haha so very true, it is one of our favourite pass times! We just need something to complain about to keep up with the guys that don't drive VW so we make mole hills into mountains. =)

I will agree, had the car since November and i was cool and comfy the whole time!

[phantomcamel]

Hi All,

I have a 118TSI on order. While test-driving a Subaru impreza at the dealership next door to VV, the salesman stated that the aircon on the golf was very poor. Is this true? Summers in WA can get rather hot. It would be nice not to cook inside my new toy.

Anyone out there able to reassure me? Was the Subaru guy just talking-down his competition?

This is a ploy & totally untrue. You tell the guys at Subaru Osborne Park to stop telling fibs or I have a chat to their manager who is my buddy

[JPwest]

a - Was that the best reason he could come up with to not to buy VW - the a/c is poor?
b - Be wary of any salesman whose repertoire includes outright bagging the competition.
c - My GTI keeps the temp at a comfortable level no matter what is happening outside.

Like everything else on my car, it works exactly as it is supposed to.
And as the name suggests - it's climate control not just a/c.

[elephino]

a - Was that the best reason he could come up with to not to buy VW - the a/c is poor?
b - Be wary of any salesman whose repertoire includes outright bagging the competition.
c - My GTI keeps the temp at a comfortable level no matter what is happening outside.

Like everything else on my car, it works exactly as it is supposed to.
And as the name suggests - it's climate control not just a/c.

Had a salesman once, bag the car I was then driving in an attempt to talk up the car I was looking at. Funnily enough, I didn't buy anything from that salesman (didn't end up buying the car either).

[Greg Roles]

Car salesmen hop into boiling hot cars on the lot to drive them short distances at best, so a more subtle AC like the Golf won't give the immediate blast in the face they probaby hope for. I wear business clothes all day and walk around in summer here in Qld, and the AC in the TDI is every bit as good as any other company car I've had, and as previously stated, a lot more intelligent actually.

[mfl]

The air-conditioning, died 2 days after I got the car, when the compressor stopped working, in the middle of summer. After the compressor was replaced it has worked very effectively since, no problem dealing with the Sydney summer temperatures (windows are tinted).

As mentioned by others the ac system does seem to work more subtlety than other previous cars I have owned with climate control.

[Corey_R]

This is a good thing that it works more subtly than others though.

Just like the "Adaptive Volume Control" on the stereos, the AC system is aware of the noise and vehicle speed, and therefore adjusts the fan speed to create a more pleasant environment free from excessive noise when you're sitting at a stand-still. It also uses multiple temp sensors (up to to determine the temp at various places in the cabin, and outside the car, so it knows whether the sun is out, or whether it's overcast, or night etc. It also has the pollution sensor and so automatically changes to recirculation if it detects pollution coming in the vents. It also automatically puts it on recirculation when you use the windscreen washers or put he car into reverse, so you don't get any fumes or smells from either of those operations.... It's a very clever little system.

[flappa]

Well, I for one wasn't that impressed. Maybe it was more subtle then I expected and of course, in a test drive, probably not set as I would normally like, but it did feel a little lacking. Especially coming from 2 Nissans with first class air con.

I'm hoping , and others seem to confirm, when set correctly its really good.