Another new Alltrack thread...

[kcv01]

Thanks for the tip on the whispbars...

Yeah thats the main reason I went for the Icelandic because of the contrast with the plastic... not sure on resale but maybe..

We have a white car at the moment so this is a big change for us..

We do a little county driving but only once every 3 months... so not to bad for us..

I was thinking of the paint protection mainly because of the darker color.

Have you used the MDI function at all and if so did u buy a cable from the dealer or off line ?

It was $80 at the dealer so was not to keen just for a cable..

[Wigspotter]

They say silvers, greys and blacks have better resale and of those, the Icelandic is the best fit on an alltrack.

Haven't used the mdi cable. Occasionally I'll play music through Bluetooth from my phone so haven't bothered looking any further yet!

[kcv01]

Interesting.. thanks..

Yes I bet the car is to much fun to drive... How do you find the satnav ? I'm a tomtom user and at the moment.. so keen to see how the VW satnav is..

Did you get a boot liner or anything ? We are ordering the rubber boot liner so we can put the kids things in easy... they said it comes with carpet matts as standard..


Do you use the bluemotion around town ?

[drad81]

We went with Icelandic grey for the same reason as most it seems, they don't stand out.

I've found the MDI cable a bit laggy to use but it could be because I bought the cable online rather than a dealer (might be a cheap copy) It does the job but streaming music via bluetooth is much easier and the std iphone cable plugs in to charge the phone so not sure there's that much benefit from the MDI cable.

Standard the boot floor is carpeted, no mats though. We have a 3 month old and throw his stroller + toys in the back without any boot protector because the floor looks fairly durable.

As for the bluemotion, my wife never uses it or the auto hold. It took me a few weeks to get use to it but drive with it on all the time but only with the auto hold function active. in the early days I had an experience when the car didn't start straight away an almost rolled into a T section while I was trying to accelerate.

Having owns my Alltrack since January I've noticed that occasionally the head unit can be a little slow to start off. Music starts pretty much straight away but the screen needs time to launch which can be annoying when you want to reverse and the camera doesn't display straight away. Anyone else notice this?

[Hillbilly]

Interesting.. thanks..

Yes I bet the car is to much fun to drive... How do you find the satnav ? I'm a tomtom user and at the moment.. so keen to see how the VW satnav is..

Did you get a boot liner or anything ? We are ordering the rubber boot liner so we can put the kids things in easy... they said it comes with carpet matts as standard..


Do you use the bluemotion around town ?

As a fellow Tomtom user you will be disappointed to say the least with the VW unit as far as Nav goes

The MDI cable can be bought for about $14 on Ebay but I found it a pain to have the phone in the glovebox so put the music on the HDD and an SD card and keep the phone for what it is.

Be careful as there are two boot mats. Neither are real rubber The cheap one about ($180) is foam and dents with sharp things
The better one looks like rubber but is synthetic and I was quoted $368 for one However I got it for free in the end.
The Bluemotion is on by default and has to be turned off each trip if you dont want it.
Just dont hold the bake on hard and it wont stop the engine.

[Hillbilly]

Standard the boot floor is carpeted, no mats though. We have a 3 month old and throw his stroller + toys in the back without any boot protector because the floor looks fairly durable.

As for the bluemotion, my wife never uses it or the auto hold. It took me a few weeks to get use to it but drive with it on all the time but only with the auto hold function active. in the early days I had an experience when the car didn't start straight away an almost rolled into a T section while I was trying to accelerate.

Having owns my Alltrack since January I've noticed that occasionally the head unit can be a little slow to start off. Music starts pretty much straight away but the screen needs time to launch which can be annoying when you want to reverse and the camera doesn't display straight away. Anyone else notice this?

The unit takes about 30secs to start from cold usually as it has to load stuff into it before the screen comes on.
If you use auto hold usually the engine wont stop as its done by how hard you apply the brakes
If you have auto hold on and use that and not the brake pedal the motor will keep going I never use auto hold as its slower to let go than the motor starting. Usually I lift off the brake just as I think the lights will change and so am ready to go when they do.
Also if you are to quick on the loud pedal it will hesitate as the clutches havent had time to engage and naughty things will happen.
Mine has a gold interior and so mats were essential.

There is a big thread on these from when they first came out if you want to have a look for ideas etc.

[davo]

Having owns my Alltrack since January I've noticed that occasionally the head unit can be a little slow to start off. Music starts pretty much straight away but the screen needs time to launch which can be annoying when you want to reverse and the camera doesn't display straight away. Anyone else notice this?

Yes, it's especially annoying if you want to enter a destination into the satnav before you start.

[davo]

If you use auto hold usually the engine wont stop as its done by how hard you apply the brakes
If you have auto hold on and use that and not the brake pedal the motor will keep going I never use auto hold as its slower to let go than the motor starting. Usually I lift off the brake just as I think the lights will change and so am ready to go when they do.

I find autohold essential when using stop/start so that the car doesn't roll while the engine is starting. When stopped at a red light I keep the brake pedal on, which will cause the engine to stop and stay stopped. A few seconds before the lights are about to change, I lift my foot off the brake pedal so that the engine restarts. The auto-hold prevents the car from rolling or creeping until I'm ready to move off. When ready to go, press the accelerator.

[Wigspotter]

I don't know what all the fuss is about. The auto hold works really well. I barely notice it and only turn it off when trying to roll backwards slowly (parking, etc).
The start stop doesn't like to be rushed but if you're driving normally you're only in hold for half a second at worst and you save fuel. If you know you'll be going again almost immediately then just don't completely stop the wheels.

I thought the quick on the loud pedal delay was the turbo spooling up vs gear selection. I found a quick gradual push gives a better response than just stamping on it.

The thing I had to learn was that the handbrake only turns off automatically when your seatbelt is plugged in. I thought it had a life of its own until I read the manual.

I haven't used sat nav before this so can't comment.

I have the boot liner that has a small lip around the edges. It looks a bit like the rubber floor mats but is a thin plastic.

I put the clear sill protection on too as the kids climb in and out, etc. you have ro look really closely yo see it. It's all the rage to get in through the electric boot at the moment. Doors just aren't fun enough apparently...

[Hillbilly]

. If you know you'll be going again almost immediately then just don't completely stop the wheels.
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This is partly what is causing the clutch burn outs on the 7 spd boxes When You come up behind traffic DONT CREEP Stop still until the line moves again because letting it creep is the same as slipping a clutch on a manual. Will ultimately cause clutch failure.