alltrack ex stock question

[nyc863]

I didn't look very hard, a regular passat review says there is a button to disable stop/start to the left of the gear shift it is probably right there. I was looking for one labelled "eco" or some-such

On one start (after stop) the engine took longer than normal to catch. It was still a brief interval, but I had 100% near instant starts in the ML so it made me wonder if the VW system might have a few little gremlins. No biggie, I like it, if not for the fuel, then for the peace that descends when in traffic..

there may be an alternator clutch, not sure. Regarding the coasting I always thought if you coasted and the engine was injecting no fuel, then that was pretty economical but I guess someone with a spreadsheet has proved that an idling engine (it doesn't stop when coasting) uses less fuel than one hooked to the wheels and using no fuel - but slowing the car down more..

I've not seen any on the road either however you know how it is, it isn't until you are in one that they pop up everywhere. I should check my street there might be 3 on it! won't know till I pickup my keys next week though and reprogram my brain to stop alerting to every skoda variation and start looking for alltracks.

[Hillbilly]

In a standard Passat you can turn S/S off It is the button on the front left with an A in a circle with Off underneath it. If you cruise up to a stop and just feather the brakes to hold you still it wont work either Only works if you hold the brakes on firmly.

It also doesnt work if you have the brake hold enabled You will also learn to anticipate the lights and lift your foot off the brake a bit and it will start quicker that way.

The 12V sockets only work with ign or accessory on. Havent noticed mine coasting but then there are no hills in our area.
It does however have brake regeneration for the alternator

[toto]

When it is coasting, providing it is turned on in your MFD menus, you will notice in the MFD screen (top right corner) whilst driving it will change from D5 or D6 to just a D. When ever that D alone is showing the car is coasting. You can also see it happen if your in the current fuel consumption screen, it changes from to litre per 100 to stating coasting. If you touch the brakes it re-engages the gear. It also only works in drive not in sports mode or triptronic.

[nyc863]

I was disappointed to see it changed from consumption figure realtime, to COASTING in big letters, I changed to that display on purpose to see if it was going to display 0.0/100km, or 1.0/hr or something different when you get off the gas now I'll never know.

[Marakai]

I was disappointed to see it changed from consumption figure realtime, to COASTING in big letters, I changed to that display on purpose to see if it was going to display 0.0/100km, or 1.0/hr or something different when you get off the gas now I'll never know.

Wouldn't be surprised if you could code that in VCDS if you really wanted!

[toto]

I was disappointed to see it changed from consumption figure realtime, to COASTING in big letters, I changed to that display on purpose to see if it was going to display 0.0/100km, or 1.0/hr or something different when you get off the gas now I'll never know.

Leave it in Sports mode, triptronic or brake after it coasts whilst in Drive and then it will hold its gear and you will get to see 0.0L100km if you really want to see it

[drad81]

Interested to see what fuel figures you get. I managed an average of 5.2l/100kms from the blue mts to Sydney the other week with coasting off and just under 2000kms. I must say the engine has loosened up heaps since i got the car.

[Marakai]

Interested to see what fuel figures you get. I managed an average of 5.2l/100kms from the blue mts to Sydney the other week with coasting off and just under 2000kms. I must say the engine has loosened up heaps since i got the car.

Wow! That's what I'm hoping for - and there's people on the German forum who would kill for that. There's a massive thread about Passat consumption, with special focus on the perceived noticably higher-than-advertised consumption of the Alltrack.

Figures in the >8l/100 are regularly bandied about for a new one, settling down after the first 10-15K km into the 7-8l/100 range. However a significant minority are talking about more than 9, even more than 10l/100, while swearing up and down that they are NOT flogging their beast up and down the Autobahn. Which may need to be taken with a grain of salt.

Still, the consensus was that is a economically driven Passat consumes around 5l/100km baseline, then a good rule of thumb is to add half a liter *each* for: wagon, DSG, 4Motion, greater height and weight, leading up to 7l/100km for an Alltrack. Which would mean your figures are dreamy!

Hoping that's what ours will gets (when not towing heavy stuff) over time. Would be great to get a full tank only once a month!

One word of caution: the MFD is know to lie, you prolly want to get a more precise measurement of consumption by the old fuel-put-in-tank divided by odometer rule.

[nyc863]

I will use fuelly and see how I go. One can get caught out with prevailing winds eg I drove to Canberra in poor weather and was unhappy with the average there, but very happy on the way back!

[nyc863]

BTW, anyone think I've got no chance now I've signed the contract ..

Through this forum I worked out that rattles and squeaks may be an irritant and show up early, but also found out that only gets covered under warranty for a short initial time.

Therefore in my case - buying a car whose warranty has started in December 2012 - if I find the a rattle that is driving me nuts, will I be out of luck getting a rattle fixed, assuming one shows up?
There wasn't anything on the test drive - but that isn't the same as driving outside the city.