Things you don't like about your MK7

**dubstyle** · 15-07-2013, 05:35 PM

I am a huge lover of Golfs. I've owned 3xmk1's, 3 or 4 mk3's , 2xmk4's, 1xmk5 and 1xmk 6

On the whole I love my Mk7 110Tdi Highline but there are a couple of little things I dont like and was wondering if others had pet hates.

My biggest dislike is that I can't access my phone book through the MFD. On the Mk6 it was so easy to go into phone book and dialed/recieved/missed calls but with the Mk7 I have to go through the infotainment screen on the stereo. This means I'm taking my hand off the steering wheel and my eyes away from the road more than if it was on the MFD in the dashboard straight infront of me

IMO the mk6 bluetooth was much more user friendly.

What dont you like about yours??

**diesel_DSG** · 15-07-2013, 07:53 PM

Hi Dubstyle,

your post has me thinking quite critically about my Mk7, and truthfully, theres not much I dont like about it, other than I dont get enough of a chance to drive it! hehe

OK, the smear of the drivers' side wiper not cleaning the screen properly. A known thing, and something i'll bring up with the dealer shortly.

The thing needs a wheel balance. I've got VW 'Motorsport' 18's on it, and at 110+km/h theres a slight wobble. Im hoping its just a wheel balance.

Keeping it clean. First white car, and its worse than black for showing up grime.

Im not 100% happy with the way my iPhone connects to the car, it works seamlessly with bluetooth, but i'd like to see album art on that lovely screen in the dash. Maybe thats a little unrealistic of me to expect that?

So really, not much I'm unhappy with. Maybe a 'what are we happy with' thread might be in order? hehe

Sam

**Mountainman** · 15-07-2013, 10:38 PM

Originally Posted by dubstyle

I am a huge lover of Golfs. I've owned 3xmk1's, 3 or 4 mk3's , 2xmk4's, 1xmk5 and 1xmk 6

On the whole I love my Mk7 110Tdi Highline but there are a couple of little things I dont like and was wondering if others had pet hates.

My biggest dislike is that I can't access my phone book through the MFD. On the Mk6 it was so easy to go into phone book and dialed/recieved/missed calls but with the Mk7 I have to go through the infotainment screen on the stereo. This means I'm taking my hand off the steering wheel and my eyes away from the road more than if it was on the MFD in the dashboard straight infront of me

I don't know why you can't because I certainly can on mine. Only use wheel controls and on MFD. What happens when you press that phone button on the right hand side? And then the OK? And use the up/down buttons?

**rpps** · 16-07-2013, 07:53 AM

I have the base model 90ts with manual transmission, it's my first Golf and I love everything about the car except the poor FM radio reception that keeps dropping out. It seems to be a fault in the base model radio and the dealer is waiting for a fix from VW, this has gone on for over 6 weeks now and I think it's pretty poor in this day and age not being able to get a good radio signal.

**thezoneR32** · 16-07-2013, 07:57 AM

My biggest gripe with the MK7 is that I don't own one yet.

**b c** · 16-07-2013, 09:23 AM

4 mth wait from order to delivery. The ship I think mine is on is in Baltimore today.

Oh, and VW still don't have an oem towbar available, or a date when it will be available.

**Eaglehawk** · 16-07-2013, 12:29 PM

Having the stop/start system reset after you turn off the car. It should let you keep the setting!

Oh, the the rubber mat on the driver's side doesn't cover all the carpet under the peddles, but perhaps that's a safety thing?

**diesel_DSG** · 16-07-2013, 01:27 PM

Take 2 - ok its only the first time I've experienced it thus far, but I fear a gremlin in the tailgate electrics. Today the rear wiper/squirter wasnt working, and the reverse camera didnt deploy. Turned the engine off, restarted and they both did.

The wiper didnt work twice today, both times the car was on a (VERY) minor sideways tilt, i.e. not as much tilt as when you park with one side on the nature strip and the other on the road. On a flat surface, the wiper and squirter worked fine.

The reverse camera, well it didnt come on at all. Stopped and restarted, and it came on perfectly.

Im hoping that both these systems didnt come on to a specific set of parameters not being met for the ECU, rather than it being an electric gremlin somewhere in the system. I've checked the owners manual and googled it, to no avail.

Has anyone else experienced anything similar?

Sam

**exzibit** · 16-07-2013, 01:28 PM

MK7 90 TSI Comfortline. It's quite a fun drive and I enjoy driving it but there's far too many impractical or poorly thought of designs for me to ever recommend it to anyone.

1. Wastegate rattle when accelerating around the 2500 rpm mark. Hell. Annoying. This one is a cardinal sin, the rest are quirks and are just a matter of getting used to but a brand new car should not have bloody rattles coming from it.

2. The way you have to turn and twist your wrist to get the ignition key to start. All other cars I've driven and owned the turn is a 90 degrees turn. On the VW, it's almost 180 degrees.

3. You have to be stepping on the brake to start the engine. I start and leave the engine running for a few minutes on cold mornings and it's inconvenient having to get into the car just to start it.

4. Cruise control is not intuitively designed and you really need to be looking down on it to engage it. Cruise control on the Mercedes for example, is a lever that you flick up once to engage and press brake to disengage. Flicking up in small movements increases speed and a full flick increases by 10km/h and vice versa by flicking down. On the VW, I have to be looking at the controls to locate the +/- sign and the RES to increase speed incrementally and be careful that the setting is not on speed limiter and not cruise control.

5. The lights/parker lights/daytime running lights are ALWAYS on and even turning to OFF doesn't switch it off completely.

6. If you accidentally leave the right/left indicator on when you stop the engine, the tail brake light and front light don't turn off on that one side. Lovely. Looking forward to coming back to a dead battery.

7. The speedometer awkwardly changes. e.g. From 40-60km/h there's 5 notches, then from 60-100km/h there's 5 notches. When I drove it for the first time, I was accelerating at 100km/h thinking that it was the 80km/h reading.

8. Agreed with above on the stop/start system although this is the same on all new Mercedes models as well.

9. Very tight fit to access the USB port for people with large hands.