Mk7 Golf TSI & TDI - Observations and Questions

[DV52]

June 2013 Highline owner here with just over 8000 k's on the clock and Ive got the message as well. First service back in early December, just chatting with the wife and we think the message first appeared end of Jan-early February. I rang the service centre and they said to bring it in and get it reset but if I can avoid that using your trick then that will suit me fine. DV52 when was your first service? I like your theory, you might be onto something there.

Gustogroove: Hope the reset tweak works (incidentally, it's not "my trick" - the process is described in the manual somewhere but I can't remember the page number). My car is due for a service (12 months after purchase) on 23 June 2014.


As for my hypothesis as to why the early service reminder has come-up so soon, can anyone comment on the fact that the biuld date for my vehicle is Jan 2013. Is it reasonable for VW cars to have their first oil fill three months after the build date (seems like to long a time period to me)?

[soogs]

The only problem with resetting the reminder msg early, is that the same reminder may appear early in a years time, unless it is reset again at the proper service time. I am only postulating.

[DV52]

The only problem with resetting the reminder msg early, is that the same reminder may appear early in a years time, unless it is reset again at the proper service time. I am only postulating.

soogs: Yes, that's very true. My assumption is that in both Wezza's case and in mine, the service reminder message will be reset again by our respective dealers when we get the first service undertaken. Once that is done, any subsequent service messages should be syncronised to the correct time.

[zardoz]

Can anyone comment on the Highline leather seats in the Golf 7 vs. the leather seats on the mark 6 comfortline?

[Wezza]

soogs: Yes, that's very true. My assumption is that in both Wezza's case and in mine, the service reminder message will be reset again by our respective dealers when we get the first service undertaken. Once that is done, any subsequent service messages should be syncronised to the correct time.

I had my service reminder reset last weekend at the dealers. (10 min job) I asked the dealer if i'd still get a reminder when the service is due and have been told the reset does actually re-synchronise the reminder function so yes i'll still get a message at 15k and everyone after that.

[AdamD]

Can anyone comment on the Highline leather seats in the Golf 7 vs. the leather seats on the mark 6 comfortline?

I believe it's all the same Vienna leather trim. The seats themselves have changed a little, but I don't think the ratio of leather to synthetic has changed much, or the overall grade of the leather.

[veew]

I've been in contact , via numerous emails, with Customer Care regarding Traffic Programming/TMC. The official statement is this is not a feature available for the Australian market. I mentioned there have been a number of MY14 Golfs delivered with the feature functioning. This was their response:

".. Further to this the product team have advised that a number of Golf and Golf Wagon models equipped with the Discover Media satellite navigation system have been receiving TMC (Traffic Message Channel).
We are not intended to receive this information as we do not offer this service as part of our product offering to date. Therefore TMC is not an advertised featured and will not be permanent. This service will be deactivated at a moment’s notice."

I hope they don't mean they're going to have the feature shut down (with the touch of a button?) for those who have it functioning already. It is reassuring to know that it can be activated by VCDS so I hope ppl still update how theirs is going over the next few weeks!

[kennyc]

I hope they don't mean they're going to have the feature shut down (with the touch of a button?) for those who have it functioning already. It is reassuring to know that it can be activated by VCDS so I hope ppl still update how theirs is going over the next few weeks!

I hope your emails don't cause mine to stop working!

[veew]

Yeah I know, I'm hoping it doesn't! If it does, it goes to show VWA just don't give a f*ck about their customers and don't care about improving their ownership experiences further than they "need" to.

[Jimi]

If it stops working for me at the next service it will demonstrate that VW are willfully removing functionality that clearly does not cost them anything at the margin (in fact they are spending money by employing someone to remove it).

The fact that these media units have these buttons (I'm referring to the Voice one too) is a clear enough representation under consumer law in my mind that the units have this functionality. I don't think VWA is really protected if they simply say 'it's not available in this market' (in the case of Voice) however this would not apply anyway if they remove previously-working functionality like Traffic.

I honestly believe that if you instruct them not to change functionality at service time and only perform essential updates, they have no basis to tweak anything else (i.e. remove Traffic).