Golf R Observations and Questions

[Ryan_R]

No worries. Don't forget to read the manual while you've got it out

[Paulc1964au]

Lol thought I did but I missed that part

[Candyman]

May have already been posted but Volkswagen Driver Jan 2013 issue has a special on the Golf R

Nothing major but some good reading


https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/volk...468631656?mt=8

[Candyman]

Oh and those screenshots I posted are from the VW Golf R app (I got it a while back).

Don't bother getting it - pretty light on content.

Edit - oooops, think the screenshots were on the other forum

[parso_rex]

In the MFD I can't work out how to display the boost in PSI

[Ryan_R]

It's in the options, the one under Parameters iirc, where you can change all the units.

[parso_rex]

It's in the options, the one under Parameters iirc, where you can change all the units.

Yeah found it. This is going to cause some grief when flashing cars unless the device is disabled as it ties up the OBDII port. Lots of fun though.
I've learnt that its hard to take pictures of boost reading 28 psi especially at night

[Ryan_R]

Yes there's an option to turn it off, then to turn it back on you have to hold the OK button for 30 seconds.

[parso_rex]

Yes there's an option to turn it off, then to turn it back on you have to hold the OK button for 30 seconds.

Yeah done all that but during the flashing process which is normally about 18 mins you don't want things to be interrupted at all and I need to make sure that its not just sitting there polling things while its turned off. The fact that it can be turned back on with the 30 second depress means to me that it it monitoring things in some way.
Its a good piece of gear though

[Ryan_R]

No worries, just keep the FIS box in the little compartment under the light switch and then it's pretty easy to disconnect/bypass when needed. It's recommended to disconnect the relevant fuse (or battery) when doing it.