Another new Alltrack thread...

[Hillbilly]

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

I usually do mine the night before if I know I need it or go out and put it in while waiting for wife to put her face on LOL

[Wigspotter]

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.

Thanks for the tip. Is this true even under braking? When does the coasting function kick in?

[Hillbilly]

Thanks for the tip. Is this true even under braking? When does the coasting function kick in?

Dont know mine is a 2011 and doesnt have coasting or as we say "Maori overdrive"

As far as I understand it from posts on here if you let the brake off lightly and hold it with the car just moving the mechatronics holds the plates just touching and as in a manual slips them and thereby causing heat and burning as with your old Falcodore.


Also both the boot mats have a raised edge the foam one feels very light and bends easily

The synthetic one is heavier and stiffer but is no where near as heavy as the rubber one I bought from Supercrap for $38 and cut to fit I now have it on top of the good one.

[drad81]

The B7 Passat has a coasting function (I know that the Alltrack definitely does) It's turned on and off via the steering wheel controls.
I have mine always disabled as I like to use engine braking.
When active, it should disengage the clutch when the car is rolling (I think at any speed) and engages when you touch the brake or accelerator.

[Hillbilly]

The B7 Passat has a coasting function (I know that the Alltrack definitely does) It's turned on and off via the steering wheel controls.
I have mine always disabled as I like to use engine braking.
When active, it should disengage the clutch when the car is rolling (I think at any speed) and engages when you touch the brake or accelerator.

Havent found it on mine and as far as I was aware it was introduced on the 11.5 which is the model after mine. It certainly isnt mentioned in the brochure I have since before I bought it.

[drad81]

Ahh that could be it.

I have a MY13

[kcv01]

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

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.

Thanks for the tips... Shame on the SatNav, as this is something I wanted to have on my dashboard... Do you get the traffic update for free on WV or you have to buy it like tomtom ?

I'm not keen to waste $180... the synthetic one sounds ok.. we have a little one as well and always throwing things in and out of the boot.. so this would be great..

[kcv01]

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.

This is really good info to know, i will have to train the wife... Is this still a major problem in the 13.5 Passats ?

[kcv01]

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

Is your car in the garage ? How are you finding it with scratches , or around the door handles ? Do you have any paint protection ?

Thanks

[Hillbilly]

This is really good info to know, i will have to train the wife... Is this still a major problem in the 13.5 Passats ?

Can be a problem with ANY DSG box, lesser so with the 6 spd wet clutch box Not so good on a 7spd

No traffic with VW at all as far as I have found.

A $38 boot mat from Supercrap cut to fit worked for me until my proper one arrived and I then put it on top of the expensive one.

Have seen them on Ebay at times and from a place in USA but postage would be horrendous. It cost me about $24 to post the foam one to Vic

I have 3M film on the rear bumper and door sills to stop scratches.

You can buy cut shapes for the door handle recesses fairly cheap from a guy in Canada that would stop fingernail marks under the handles. I have a couple of metres of it ATM that I might cut some out of Its $30 a metre for 300mm wide