Awaiting delivery of a Polo GTI - Few Questions

**wai** · 04-05-2013, 09:04 PM

Originally Posted by Poochy

Just remembered another question, lol. When do you need to press in the button on the gear stick? - when moving in and out of reverse, park? So moving into neutral, d, s, manual, there is no requirement to press the button in?

You will need to press the button to come out of Park, and to go from Neutral to Reverse, and from Drive to Sport. You do not need to press the button to go into and out of manual mode. Basically, if the shifter does not want to move, first press the button and see if that helps. If not then there could be other things like what follows. Above all, don't force anything. If it does not want to move there is a reason.

Also, in keeping with electronic control, the transmission has to be in Park before you turn the ignition key right off to remove it. If you did not have the transmission in Park when you tried to move the key right off to remove it, you will have to turn it back to the On position, put the transmission in Park and then turn the ignition right off to remove the key.

If the key has been removed and you bump the steering wheel so as to activate the steering lock, you will not be able to turn the ignition key. Don't force it otherwise you can break the key. Try and turn the steering wheel either way and you will then be able to turn the ignition key.

**Poochy** · 04-05-2013, 10:41 PM

Originally Posted by wai

You will need to press the button to come out of Park, and to go from Neutral to Reverse, and from Drive to Sport. You do not need to press the button to go into and out of manual mode. Basically, if the shifter does not want to move, first press the button and see if that helps. If not then there could be other things like what follows. Above all, don't force anything. If it does not want to move there is a reason.

Also, in keeping with electronic control, the transmission has to be in Park before you turn the ignition key right off to remove it. If you did not have the transmission in Park when you tried to move the key right off to remove it, you will have to turn it back to the On position, put the transmission in Park and then turn the ignition right off to remove the key.

If the key has been removed and you bump the steering wheel so as to activate the steering lock, you will not be able to turn the ignition key. Don't force it otherwise you can break the key. Try and turn the steering wheel either way and you will then be able to turn the ignition key.

Thank you wai, very helpful

. Can't wait to pick it up, I've got a nice 25mile journey from garage to home, mainly dual carriageways and motors, but still nice little run in

**gavs** · 05-05-2013, 10:53 AM

Originally Posted by Poochy

Just remembered another question, lol. When do you need to press in the button on the gear stick?

When you can't move the stick with your foot on the brake

Which as wai said all non-forward motion gears

**Poochy** · 05-05-2013, 10:29 PM

Originally Posted by gavs

When you can't move the stick with your foot on the brake

Which as wai said all non-forward motion gears

I think excitement got the best of me, I could of worked that question on the day but hey ho lol. Going down to take a sneaky look now and choose number plate

**Poochy** · 06-05-2013, 01:39 AM

Well went to see the car and it turns out, they've re-added cruise control and parking sensors as standard. So I'm glad I didn't choose them as extras.

**scobb** · 06-05-2013, 07:46 AM

Originally Posted by Poochy

Well went to see the car and it turns out, they've re-added cruise control and parking sensors as standard. So I'm glad I didn't choose them as extras.

Parking sensors as standard? Really? I thought they were an optional extra in all markets.

**Poochy** · 06-05-2013, 07:32 PM

Originally Posted by scobb

Parking sensors as standard? Really? I thought they were an optional extra in all markets.

Definitely didn't order them. I was told by vw they are now standard (like they were in 2011 I think), also I rechecked the vw configuration app on my iPad and that said it was standard feature also

. Kinda wish I had the rc510 now lol

**nomadx38** · 06-05-2013, 08:26 PM

Wasn't standard when I got my polo in 2011 that's for sure. Cruise control on the other hand is and has always been standard on all makes and models of polos 2009 onwards

**Poochy** · 09-05-2013, 03:50 PM

Originally Posted by gavs

When you can't move the stick with your foot on the brake

Which as wai said all non-forward motion gears

So if I'm reading that right, because you need your foot on the brake does that mean I can only move from D to S when I'm stopped? - I cant just flick into sport while driving?. If so, kinda sucks lol

**alexaescht** · 09-05-2013, 04:04 PM

Originally Posted by Poochy

So if I'm reading that right, because you need your foot on the brake does that mean I can only move from D to S when I'm stopped? - I can just flick into sport while driving. If so, kinda sucks lol

Haha no, you can move it into S while driving but you have to press the button on the gear lever I think.