My Tiguan has arrived and this is my experience so far

[ingy]

Can anyone advise the cosmetic differences between MY17 and MY18? Also, anyone with MY18s what was your 'build' date and are your plates listed as '2018' ones when you do a registration lookup?

Think I'm being shafted on my order...

I was told by my dealer the only difference between the 17 and 18 was the glass finish on the infotainment unit. There are other reports though that there are also now usb ports in the back seat?

[TigKar]

Well today I took delivery of my Tiguan and I’m in awe.

Took it on the freeway and straight away tested DAP - having a car correct steering for you to keep in its lane is something else. The ACC is a bit annoying, it kept slowing right down if I had someone in front or in the right lane. Will play around with that one.

Massage function on driver’s seat is adorable.

Putting it into Sport mode is full of thrills. It’s the 132TSI Adventure but it’s enough for me. Almost too much!

Panoramic sunroof in 20 degrees is delightful. Didn’t notice too much road noise even on the freeway so that’s great. I asked the dealer not to install the roof racks so now I have a rather large box of hardware that I’ll need to store. Makes a difference to the aesthetics.

Parked it with the auto park and the Tiguan squeezed into a space I would never had tried. Amazing.

360 degree cameras is a god send. I can’t ‘see’ the end of the bonnet so having that assistance is appreciated. Although on the Discover Media unit I notice the ‘car’ on the left gets in the way of full reverse camera vision. Weird.

Didn’t come with radio stations and haven’t had a test of the Maps yet. I’ve got 5 days to play before going back to work so I see a lot of driving in my future.

Lots of manual reading today so I can’t understand how to work things (couldn’t work out the electric seat settings for example).

Thank you for such a great forum - it was a large part of me choosing the Tiguan and it lives up to expectation and then some!

[TigKar]

Well today I took delivery of my Tiguan and I’m in awe.

Took it on the freeway and straight away tested DAP - having a car correct steering for you to keep in its lane is something else. The ACC is a bit annoying, it kept slowing right down if I had someone in front or in the right lane. Will play around with that one.

Massage function on driver’s seat is adorable.

Putting it into Sport mode is full of thrills. It’s the 132TSI Adventure but it’s enough for me. Almost too much!

Panoramic sunroof in 20 degrees is delightful. Didn’t notice too much road noise even on the freeway so that’s great. I asked the dealer not to install the roof racks so now I have a rather large box of hardware that I’ll need to store. Makes a difference to the aesthetics.

Parked it with the auto park and the Tiguan squeezed into a space I would never had tried. Amazing.

360 degree cameras is a god send. I can’t ‘see’ the end of the bonnet so having that assistance is appreciated. Although on the Discover Media unit I notice the ‘car’ on the left gets in the way of full reverse camera vision. Weird.

Didn’t come with radio stations and haven’t had a test of the Maps yet. I’ve got 5 days to play before going back to work so I see a lot of driving in my future.

Lots of manual reading today so I can’t understand how to work things (couldn’t work out the electric seat settings for example).

Thank you for such a great forum - it was a large part of me choosing the Tiguan and it lives up to expectation and then some!

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[Rooboy]

Looks very nice.

[TigKar]

Looks very nice.

Thank you!

Had a black hot hatch before this and can’t go past the look (I know about the dirt haha!).

It looks so much better without those roof racks. Panoramic sunroof and tint adds to it. Will change the rims one day but for now originals will do.

DAP is my fav feature. Got it at 20kms and already at 58kms. Will hit 500 before Monday I think.

Nice little touch from the dealer - when you push the start button it welcomes me by my first name. So cute.

They really are a stunning car. I’m giddy


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[Rooboy]

Thank you!

Had a black hot hatch before this and can’t go past the look (I know about the dirt haha!).

It looks so much better without those roof racks. Panoramic sunroof and tint adds to it. Will change the rims one day but for now originals will do.

DAP is my fav feature. Got it at 20kms and already at 58kms. Will hit 500 before Monday I think.

Nice little touch from the dealer - when you push the start button it welcomes me by my first name. So cute.

They really are a stunning car. I’m giddy


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Nice of your dealer - I had to do my own. Press the OK button and the dials will go smaller and maximise the nav screen. I've also updated to the R dial display and changed the colours.

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[TigKar]

Nice of your dealer - I had to do my own. Press the OK button and the dials will go smaller and maximise the nav screen. I've also updated to the R dial display and changed the colours.

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Ah will do, thanks!

To change the colors is that via VCDS or can I do myself?


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[Rooboy]

That change can be done via OBDEleven or VCDS. I have the obd

[TigKar]

That change can be done via OBDEleven or VCDS. I have the obd

Bummer. That is above my level of ability but there is a list of things I want (saved from the VCDS thread) so I might see if I can sweet talk the local VW Dealer to help!


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[Rooboy]

PM me -I should be able to help