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[nomadx38]

I know this is WAY off topic but what is the "NW" left of the time up the top? Is that the sat nav, telling you that you are heading North / West?.

I have never seen that in a MFD+ before

[Guest001]

I know this is WAY off topic but what is the "NW" left of the time up the top? Is that the sat nav, telling you that you are heading North / West?.

I have never seen that in a MFD+ before

YES and only on cars with Satnav

[Eaglehawk]

YES and only on cars with Satnav

Funny, I thought it stood for "Not Working", given the thread title

[Guest001]

Funny, I thought it stood for "Not Working", given the thread title

But if it did when you turned around it would be Still Working. or Not Even or Sometime Even LOL

[Eaglehawk]

N = Nothing (Yet)
NE = Nothing Empty
E = Enough (Oil for now)
SE = Still Empty (Oil)
S = SUCKER! (For buying me)
SW = Still Working
W = Working
NW = Not Working

[MrDeathLad]

I own a 2010 Golf R DSG which my partner will tell anyone who asks, I LOVE THAT CAR. Because of my enthusiastic passion and her being quite impressionable she has taken a liking to the VW brand. So this evening we took a 2012 MY13 Polo GTI for a test drive. This particular car has <5000km on it. All was going fine until the current owner hopped out of the drivers seat to allow my partner to have a drive herself. While out of the car, he thought he'd demonstrate the feature of the key fob that when pressed and held on lock, it closes all the windows and sunroof. That feature worked fine but when she got into the car, started it and drove down the road, the dash display came up with the message, "Safety Lock" with a little flashing spanner next to it, and the car would not change up past second gear, even when selecting manual mode and attempting to shift with the gear shift lever. I asked her to pull over and when she did the message took up the entire screen rather than just the top line and included the message, "refer to owners manual". I asked her to turn off the car then restart it. Surprise, surprise, the message went away and then it shifted gears without a problem.
Knowing how many DSG issues and engine troubles Polo's AND Golf's have had, I'm concerned that there might be a problem with the gearbox or engine. I didn't get the opportunity to check the owners manual as we were pressed for time, so I apologise if the issue lies with the fact that the owner was messing around with the key fob. He assured us that this is the first time that has ever happened but we're not yet convinced.
If anyone else has been through the same issue, please let me know what the outcome was, either serious or quick fix, or even better no real issue at all.

I definitely don't want my partner to buy a lemon.

Thanks in advance.

Could also get a 77tsi and some good bits (tune, springs, exhaust) with the money left over?

[ATYPIC]

Please explain what relevance your post has to the one you replied to? One too many sherberts tonight maybe?

[MrDeathLad]

Please explain what relevance your post has to the one you replied to? One too many sherberts tonight maybe?

dose not want "lemon" (unreliable dsg), suggested alternative.

[Antu_R]

It certainly seems like everyone is experiencing a lot of problems with these cars. Such a disappointing thing, it was lovely to drive. Yes, the little spanner did flash on and off where the "P" is displayed in your picture. Could it have something to do with the fact he was messing around with the locking/unlocking buttons on the key fob prior to starting the car again? It's still got two years under warranty, that's got to count for something, right? Many thanks to everyone who's responded by the way, much appreciated.

[prcurrie]

So just had a look through erWin as I'm currently on an oil consumption test and not happy with my replacement DSG. Here's what I've found:

1. There is a software update for the DSG (released 22 March 13) that is for people that experience the car juddering when pulling away and the gearbox getting stuck in 2nd gear and the gear display is flashing.

2. Rattling noises from the engine for 2-3 seconds after a cold start. Initially, when this was first released it was classified as 'normal operation' as I remember reading it (cause mine does it). However, this was updated on 23 March and it now says that it's a brief malfunction of the camshaft positioner from engine number CAV_213 442 and that they replace the positioner.

I've got a couple of others printed out (oil consumption and DSG) so inbox me if you want a PDF copy