Mk7 Golf TSI & TDI - Observations and Questions

**DV52** · 16-06-2014, 03:15 PM

Originally Posted by Dutch77

In Europe they partly pay road/rego taxes based on this measurement.. eg. UK: https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-rate-tables.

Dutch77: Thanks for the clarification. It now makes sense (for SS button in Europe).

Still believe that it's not appropriate in Australia.

Just had a thought - Perhaps VW have been given advanced notice of one of Mr Abott's enlightened new schemes for emission abatement (and additional revenue) for Australia. That is, The PM's secret scheme might be to replace the current carbon tax with another tax (let's call it a "monetry contribution") whereby rego revenue is taken away from the States and then charged on the basis of how much the car pollutes. All us Golf drivers would pay less. Brilliant - what am I compaining about?

**adhock** · 16-06-2014, 08:44 PM

All this talk of BlueMotion SS, and how it might impact on the battery and starter motor. I have noted the stonking huge battery in our TDI wagon. Massive, and attributed the size as likely maybe due to extra capacity for start/stop technology. Comment?

BTW, I agree with many who prefer it off in traffic. Pain in the nether portions in peak hour freeway use, and I do wonder about battery load, since I can see the lights dim and brighten after dark a bit.

**Dutch77** · 16-06-2014, 09:36 PM

Any wear and tear is non-existent/negligible. VW have had been using the tech in cars for 20 years and will have covered any issues many times over and engineered the components for it.

Turn it off because it's annoying though, just not because of unfounded wear claims.

Incidentally I found a blurb on the Mazda system I referenced yesterday: "Some implementations do not use a starter motor, eliminating concerns of starter motor wear. Mazda i-stop used in their Mazda3/Axela line (in Europe and JDM) uses combustion to restart their engine by sensing the position of the piston in the cylinder. They claim quieter and quicker engine restart within 0.35 seconds."

**boardie_19** · 23-06-2014, 08:59 AM

Hi,

I have the Park Assist 2 feature as per the Driver Assistance Package on my golf and want to know how to use the reverse parking feature and if anyone has used this and how accurate it is?

I haven't been game to give it a try... mainly because i have no idea how to tell the car where and how i wish to park. Have tried the parellel function... that's pretty good... although i did have a parking inspector tell me that legally i needed to leave a bigger gap between the car in front of me and behind me (i had no idea a rule like this ever existed) and you would think the vehicle would be designed to meeting ADR and road rules.

Any info would be great.

Cheers

**Eaglehawk** · 23-06-2014, 10:47 AM

Are you talking about the 90 degree parking?

Have you tried hitting the parking button to cycle through the different modes? (I'm assuming it will be the same as my Passat's Park Assist 2)

**boardie_19** · 23-06-2014, 11:13 AM

Hi,

Yeah, the reverse parking function... i had no idea you pressed the button more than once hence different modes... the user manual isn't to clear! Have just given it a go... you are right. Thanks for the help!

Cheers,

**Kharmann Ghia** · 23-06-2014, 01:37 PM

Hi all.

This has me perplexed. The sales brochure for the MkVII Golfs clearly state that the Comfortline comes with auto wipers yet when I went to use the wipers there's no auto function. There's simply Off, Inter, On & Fast (from memory) with a small mini button on top of the wiper arm to set the speed of the intermittent wipe.

Am I missing something obvious or is it that VW have skimped on the auto wipe function for Comfortlines now? If so, where's my reduced price for a car that doesn't have what was advertised seeing as it's my clear understanding that this function isn't cheap, with special windscreen glass required for the auto wipe function to work properly.

**DV52** · 23-06-2014, 01:51 PM

Originally Posted by Kharmann Ghia

Hi all.

This has me perplexed. The sales brochure for the MkVII Golfs clearly state that the Comfortline comes with auto wipers yet when I went to use the wipers there's no auto function. There's simply Off, Inter, On & Fast (from memory) with a small mini button on top of the wiper arm to set the speed of the intermittent wipe.

Am I missing something obvious or is it that VW have skimped on the auto wipe function for Comfortlines now? If so, where's my reduced price for a car that doesn't have what was advertised seeing as it's my clear understanding that this function isn't cheap, with special windscreen glass required for the auto wipe function to work properly.

Kharmann Chia: Congrats on your new car!. I have a Highline, but the auto wipe function is same on your car (according to the VW brochure). I think that you might be confusing the term "auto-wiper" on the Golf VII (no offence intended). When applied to the MkVII, VW intend it to mean "auto-wiping" when the rain sensor detects water on the windshield. I'm not aware that the mkVII has an 'intermittent" fucntion - save that the rain sensor acts kind-of in the same way.

What happens when you move the wiper stalk to the first position (upwards), is that you engage the rain sensor. This is what Auto- wipe is IMO. The "small mini button" (as you call it) onto of the wiper stalk is the sensitivity control for the rain sensor. The more the mini button is moved to the right, the less rain that is needed to engage the wiper (i.e more sensitive)

**readerr0r** · 23-06-2014, 01:54 PM

Int = Auto mode on, its in the manual

**Kharmann Ghia** · 23-06-2014, 01:58 PM

What you've stated was my impression from the car's manual as well. But my experience has been that with the wiper stalk in the first position is that they work exactly as if they're on intermittent seeing as they still come on when the windscreen is completely dry and don't seem to turn on (except for a strictly even intermittent sweep) when it can be teeming down. i.e. no faster sweep despite potentially drenching rain.