I’m ready to be shot down in flames, but here goes..........
I’ve often wondered why it’s necessary to have the sat nav display on the instrument panel as well as the central infotainment screen. I accept that if VW have built and designed a car to have dual sat nav displays then it should be delivered to the customer with that functionality, but as a general principle, is it such a big issue to have the maps only displayed on one screen?
On the mk8 Golf, the infotainment screen is positioned high up in the car, so the nav maps should be easy to see on that central screen, and combined with the spoken directions, shouldn’t that be sufficient, or am I missing something?
I think it's fair enough that the Mk8 can't do maps on both screens at the same time. The Mk7.5 couldn't do it unless you paid extra for Nav Pro.
However people are being told various things by VW, such as maps on the dash "aren't a feature of the Mk8", which we know isn't true. Their own adverts and numerous YouTube reviews showed it. The brochure/price lists are as vague and misleading as ever.
I use the maps in dash feature in my Mk7.5 regularly. So if I ordered a Mk8 and it arrived without it, it'd be parked in my dealers sales managers parking spot until they got it working.
There is an argument that you don't need maps in the dash to use nav. But if the Mk7.5 could do it, why can't the Mk8? Also, if the main screen is being used to show nav, it then can't be used to display much else without exiting the nav. Don't forget the Mk8 doesn't have the physical buttons the Mk7.5 has, it's touchscreen or steering wheel for everything.
It's a farcical situation, caused by VW bringing a car to market before it was finished.