Tiguan Features - New Stuff to Discover

[marcuskmt]

I've had my new Tiguan for just over a week now and it's awesome.

I havent read the manual yet so there are new things that I'm discovering over time.

I just found out we have a 11GB HDD that we can put music on and play via the Jukebox function. Does anyone know if it is FLAC compatible?

Anyway, would it be worthwhile starting a list of cool features that we might not know about?

Here are a few I have to investigate:

1. How to turn on the cooler in the glove box?
2. What is the thing in the glove box on the top left with a lever?
3. The best and easiest way to bring up the Sat Nav (be it in-built, iMaps or Google Maps) via voice dictation and to start the navigation to the voice dictated destination. I want it to use my contacts but no luck so far (I know it is possible)...

[Ozsko]

Yes, the HDD reads FLAC files as does the USB and I have gladly ditched all my MP3's.

[theresanothersteve]

I've had my new Tiguan for just over a week now and it's awesome.

I havent read the manual yet so there are new things that I'm discovering over time.

I just found out we have a 11GB HDD that we can put music on and play via the Jukebox function. Does anyone know if it is FLAC compatible?

Anyway, would it be worthwhile starting a list of cool features that we might not know about?

Here are a few I have to investigate:

1. How to turn on the cooler in the glove box?
2. What is the thing in the glove box on the top left with a lever?
3. The best and easiest way to bring up the Sat Nav (be it in-built, iMaps or Google Maps) via voice dictation and to start the navigation to the voice dictated destination. I want it to use my contacts but no luck so far (I know it is possible)...

#2. See #1. The glovebox cooler (on the Jetta at least) is a vent connected to the aircon...

[VWVY]

Yes, the HDD reads FLAC files as does the USB and I have gladly ditched all my MP3's.

..and if you are transferring into the harddrive via SD card, make sure the media head unit is switched on first before slotting in the SD card as only then it will refresh (and make visible) any new tracks you have loaded onto the card.

I made the mistake of slotting the SD card in before turning accessories on and I was really confused why I cannot see the new loaded files on the SD card.

[Ozsko]

The way I use it is a bit different to most. I am into audio books and I load those onto the HDD, it is too small for anything else anyway so that is a good use for it. My music is on a 64 gig USB stick and when anyone else is in the car I put that on as they don't want to listen to books. By doing that I can return to the book and I haven't lost my place which is very nice. God and VW are the only ones who know why they put a stupidly small SSD in the car which they would have had to get specially made, totally dopey if you ask me. In my Skoda the 32G HDD was replaced by a 126G but I don't think I can do that this time around or at least I will wait for someone else to give it a go. In the Skoda I did it the other way round, I put the books on the SD card and the music on the HDD.

[marcuskmt]

God and VW are the only ones who know why they put a stupidly small SSD in the car which they would have had to get specially made, totally dopey if you ask me.

1. I wonder if the SSD if changeable to a larger one?
2. I didnt realise there was a USB attachment for the audio? Is this in the glove box or underneath the 8" screen?
3. Anyone have any more ideas on how to voice dictate to your Sat Nav or do most people enter it manually?

[Ozsko]

The USB is in the console under the centre screen and next to the 12 volt outlet. I have asked about installing a bigger drive and no one wants to go near that so far!

[VWVY]

The USB is in the console under the centre screen and next to the 12 volt outlet. I have asked about installing a bigger drive and no one wants to go near that so far!

how convenient do u find the USB location? .. plus the fact that usb is not reversible as well didn't help

[Ozsko]

It is a stupid location and hard to get a drive into because when inserting it you can't see anything and it must be done by feel. I despair of car designers sometimes, they just don't get it where stuff like this is concerned. What makes it less of a problem is that once the drive is in it is not removed very often.

[marcuskmt]

It is a stupid location and hard to get a drive into because when inserting it you can't see anything and it must be done by feel. I despair of car designers sometimes, they just don't get it where stuff like this is concerned. What makes it less of a problem is that once the drive is in it is not removed very often.

It is a silly location but I suspect that the designers didnt care because I suspect they intended this USB slot to be for Car Play / Android Auto.

The two SD slots in the glove box would be better for removable media since it is easier to access and is hidden. I hate seeing USB stick sticking out from random places.

Also, I suspect that removable media is old school. It's all about streaming music now. Hence the Spotify and Pandora compatibility via the USB slot at the front.

I read a recent article that suggested MP3 is dead.

MP3 is officially dead – here's why the beloved audio format has become obsolete