Purchasing R36 Wagon

[passat_r36]

MY10 – Compliance October 2009 onwards, Chassis ID WVWZZZ3CZ9E######. Not a lot of difference to the MY09 – has the same Climatronics (referred to as Mk5), which had been on the R36 since the beginning (MY08.) You were able to select a lot more options such as ACC Adaptive Cruise Control ($2,000) Lane Change Assist ($1,000) DCC Adaptive Chassis Control ($1,650) and Dark tinted rear glass ($500). RVC Rear View Camera was a separately ordable option (on wagons only) with either RCD 510 or RNS510 ($700) and RNS510 was revised down to a $2,500 option. The Glove Box mounted CD Changer was no longer an option.

MY10.5 – Compliance February 2010 onwards, Chassis WVWZZZ3CZAE######. Differences with MY10 was the new Climatronics (Mk6), MDI was standard as was the Dark tinted rear window and side windows, 65% light absorbing.

A few interesting points to make. VW started producing the MY10.5 in November 2009, but didn’t start compliance until February 2010, so technically there are no 2009 MY10.5. Conversely it stands to reason that thereare no 2010 MY10 R36s, despite the fact that Carsales allows you to register a car for sale with those details.

[Passat my07]

I wonder why your car has the old style climatronics? It obviously doesn't follow the specs you've posted above. Is it an early build and still retains some of the previous model specs? That's why I was wondering when it was built/complied?
I think it makes the car more interesting if it's a very early 10.5.

[prn31]

I’m the author of the thread which lists the differences between the MY10 and MY10.5 versions of the R36. I think if the chassis number indicates it is an MY10.5 and it is a February 2010 compliance (even if built as early as November 2009) then it is a MY10.5. If it doesn’t meet those three criteria (chassis no, compliance and build date) then I think there is something amiss.

Being an Alfa Romeo tragic, I can remember a lot of cross pollination between early and late versions of the same model. If the Italian factory still had a few of the old parts (carburettors, electrical components, trim, you name it) still on the shelf, they often ended up in the first of the updated models or conversely new parts ended up in run-out models. It was a fascinating if head scratching scenario and typically Italian…

I also owned an early Ford Fairmont AUIII that was built with AUII trim in it, which wasn’t unusual, but I digress…

I would be very surprised if the clinical Germans would do something like that. As I said in my thread, VW Australia produced a new Passat brochure in February 2010 specifically for the MY10.5 model and if you study it then it confirms the new Climatronics and the now standard MDI and 65% window tint (for the R36 only.) It is not beyond the realms of possibility that Brendan’s Climatronics have been changed and apparently it isn’t hard to do – Kamold has gone from a Mk5 through to Mk6 and now to a MK7.

[Passat R36]

Free online rego check can tell you the Compliance plate date, ie. vicroads

[Passat R36]

and the "A" in the VIN means MY10 onwards, not just MY10.5

[kamold]

For what it's worth Elsawin lists the newer climatronics panel as being 'from November 2009'.
Not sure of the production week when they switched it over but as prn31 mentioned just because a model is designated MYXX doesn't necessarily mean that EVERY single production change is implemented in one fell swoop.
They still had the older climatronic panels in stock so they continued to use up the supply.

[passat_r36]

This has definitely been a good investigation and has sparked my curiosity. VW confirmed today when i booked in for its 50,000km service that the car is in fact MY10.5 (just) with a compliance of 10/2009.
As Kamold said they did mention that although not common, this is a well known practice at VW to not have all features right off the bat.
There you go


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[Passat R36]

Various inputs just made thing confusing, simply do a rego check online and that car has compliance date 10/2009, you say that's MY10.5?

[kamold]

Install the newer climatronics panel and then people will stop hassling you

[passat_r36]

i actually like the panel that i have to be honest. the other panel with the blank buttons would eat me up inside hahaha already have problems with the blank buttons next to the dsg selector.


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