The Official "I have ordered/received my new MK7 Golf" Thread

[Damienp]

Aren't the windows tinted from factory? Mine certainly seem to be. Have been loving mine. Glad there are a few more getting around.

[irossiter]

The rears are tinted glass from the factory but do not have any UV protection built in.


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[Mikey1]

The rears are tinted glass from the factory but do not have any UV protection built in.


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This is a controversial subject, with a huge amount of discussion and information available on the internet. However, the upshot from this is that all unlaminated automotive glass has some level of UVA and UVB absorption, perhaps as much as 97% of UVB radiation and 37% of UVA radiation. Applying a film of polyester tint, clear or tinted, is done to bring this level of absorption up to a minimum of 99%.

[turtle]

Picked up my night Blue GTI PP yesterday. This is my first ever VW purchase, and so far I'm stoked with it! Great car to drive, and as mentioned previously it rides really nice on 19" wheels which is something that I was a bit worried about.
The DSG is something I need to get used to. Sports mode really lets the engine run, particularly in 3rd.
Can anyone tell me why it keeps telling me about 'SAFELOCK' everytime I turn the car off? And is activating the Traffic Alert system just a matter of ticking the box in the Advanced menu of the Radio?

[ACID]

Congratulations on the new purchase. They're a fun little car to drive. I think the Safelock is referring too that once locked, the car can't be opened from the inside, could be wrong though. With the Trafic Alert again, I think it needs to be activated via VCDS. Ticking those boxes on the screen won't help. I would like to get that activated too.

[ZMan]

Can anyone tell me why it keeps telling me about 'SAFELOCK' everytime I turn the car off? And is activating the Traffic Alert system just a matter of ticking the box in the Advanced menu of the Radio?

Pretty sure I read somewhere (maybe the manual) that safelock also monitors the movement inside your car. So if you leave your phone inside and it vibrates with a call, then your alarm will sound.

[tonymy01]

So if you leave your phone inside and it vibrates with a call, then your alarm will sound.

No way, unless the phone jumps all over the dash when it rings. It senses much coarser movements, like your hand going in through an open window (once the car alarm arms and ultrasonic sensors calibrate the car internals).

[irossiter]

Hopefully picking up the PP GTI tomorrow!


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[ncahyadi]

Just picked up my new comfortline! 2 months of waiting!

[SonicAaron]

My "GT" (ie UK Highline) is 'in the UK and en route to dealership"! Unfortunately it's a bank holiday weekend here in NI so I won't have it until late next week (if at all next week).


I've never been more excited by anything in my life! I know it says "sports suspension' but it's only 1cm - and I see Golf GT's all the time that have the stereotypical VW 10inch arch gap Im scared incase I get one of those ones