Speedometer: Red Markers

[team_v]

I believe they are notifying speed limits for areas in the homeland (Germany)

I remember reading something about how their suburban streets are 50km/h and city streets are 30km/h.

['fatboy']

I believe they are notifying speed limits for areas in the homeland (Germany)

I remember reading something about how their suburban streets are 50km/h and city streets are 30km/h.

+1 - its a european reference rather than what is applicable to Australia. I remember seeing these similar markings on Mercedes Benz's speedos.

The 50kmh marking is useful though as most inner city streets in Melbourne are 50kmh zoned.

[Corey_R]

Merged this thread with the existing one... but kept the new thread's title cause it was better. Cheers.

[phantomcamel]

Are Germans around the world laughing at me right now?

No - they're not

[darkfriend]

Hi all,

Have recently picked up my 118TSI (manual gearbox) and I am intrigued by the red graduations on the speedo at 30 and 50km/h. Is this some European thing/ Are they there to remind me to do something... or just there to provoke a stupid post like this one in this forum?

Are Germans around the world laughing at me right now?

Ha ha.. I asked exactly the same question in here when I got my 118TSI manual about 18 months ago. Thread should still be around somewhere...