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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: Buddy on 15 September 2013, 11:41
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Have been experimenting with the options on my recent arrival and think I remember reading a couple of posts about some probs people were having with keyless so have had a good play.
If i recall, one was that the radio turned off when you opened the drivers door with the engine still running. This does not happen on my car so wondering if the programming at the factory has recently been changed, in which case anyone's car set up that way should be able to have it reprogrammed easily by dealer/vcds.
The other one was about problems people were having with locking the car with keyless. I had this prob yesterday and was having to lock it with the fob - clearly not such a hardship but when you've paid the £££...! I did a search and found a thread on another forum - Jimble had contributed actually - and the solution given there works. When locking the car you cannot be gasping the handle in the way that may initially feel natural. Instead you have to touch/hold briefly the dimple only. I'm assuming that this is because any movement behind the handle knocks the unlock sensor and the two cancel each other out.
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That's not a problem regarding locking the car. Clearly if you put your hand on the handle like your going to open it then the car is going to unlock. That is how the keyless system is designed to work. To lock, you simply touch the dimple on the handle. Can't see what the issue is here :huh:
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If someone does that while you're sitting in the car, does it recognise the key is still inside and stay unlocked?
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It won't lock if the key is inside.
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Well that's good foresight lol. I'll be wanting a keyed ignition anyway. I've already had to give up my trusty handbrake, things are changing to fast for me! :grin:
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Had my car since Friday, and I have to say the keyless is awesome, as is the electronic handbrake. Unless you're wanting to do handbrake turns, the electronic does everything for you, and with hill/auto hold it really couldn't be easier to operate this car.
Went to skeg and back and also took advantage of the ACC, which was by far in my opinion the best bit of tech on the car now. Setting it to 60, and it would speed up/slow down, and all you had to do was change gear when it told you to. Didn't need the accelerator for anything. Was the most unstressed and pain free journey I've had in a long time. :whistle: :whistle:
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With DSG you don't even need to change gear :whistle: :whistle: :whistle:
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What do you do when you are washing the car and the key is in your pocket and the doors keep opening and closing when you wash over the handles :undecided:
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What do you do when you are washing the car and the key is in your pocket and the doors keep opening and closing when you wash over the handles :undecided:
Put the key inside? :grin:
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What do you do when you are washing the car and the key is in your pocket and the doors keep opening and closing when you wash over the handles :undecided:
Put the key inside? :grin:
try explaining that one to your insurance company :rolleyes: :grin:
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That's not a problem regarding locking the car. Clearly if you put your hand on the handle like your going to open it then the car is going to unlock. That is how the keyless system is designed to work. To lock, you simply touch the dimple on the handle. Can't see what the issue is here :huh:
Indeed
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Posted by: NickNotts
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Had my car since Friday, and I have to say the keyless is awesome, as is the electronic handbrake. Unless you're wanting to do handbrake turns, the electronic does everything for you, and with hill/auto hold it really couldn't be easier to operate this car.
Went to skeg and back and also took advantage of the ACC, which was by far in my opinion the best bit of tech on the car now. Setting it to 60, and it would speed up/slow down, and all you had to do was change gear when it told you to. Didn't need the accelerator for anything. Was the most unstressed and pain free journey I've had in a long time.
Nick Notts - Do you have a white GTI? Saw one on the A158 coming out of Skegness this morning as I went into Skegness - looked awesome, can't wait for my GTD to arrive!
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Bloody hell linc-dub, that was me, small world!! lol... went to Skeg for the weekend after collecting my car on Friday morning, and left this morning around 0930 to come back to Nottingham!!
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One item scratched off my options list - sorry lads but your cars are a target and invitation to this from 'Driving' in last weeks Sunday Times
http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/ingear/cars/article1312473.ece :sad:
Blimey we went from turning a key in the drivers door to remote fobs, how lazy can we get keyless ffs!
Besides I have my driver do it for me :wink:
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It's probably just as to easy to nick a car that isn't keyless but they don't mention that do they? :whistle:
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It's probably just as to easy to nick a car that isn't keyless but they don't mention that do they? :whistle:
Funnily enough in the full article thefts of vehicles have been dropping due to more sophisticated protection, until keyless that is. This is not a one off btw there have been 100s, expect insurers to be asking if you have keyless entry on your next renewal.
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It's probably just as to easy to nick a car that isn't keyless but they don't mention that do they? :whistle:
Yeah, I agree. The bottom line is that if they want to nick your car they'll nick your car. That chap had the tracker, cctv cameras etc and they still pinched it. We live in a society of (unts whereby some people would rather steal other people's stuff rather than working towards buying it themselves. There is basically nothing you can do other than not doing silly things like leaving the car unlocked.
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It's probably just as to easy to nick a car that isn't keyless but they don't mention that do they? :whistle:
Funnily enough in the full article thefts of vehicles have been dropping due to more sophisticated protection, until keyless that is. This is not a one off btw there have been 100s, expect insurers to be asking if you have keyless entry on your next renewal.
Keyless entry vehicles are currently easier to steal because you don't need to break into someones house to get the keys or be in possession of an original key.
This was occurring in BMW's and featured on Watchdog. Now VAG group will possibly be targeted.
BMW released an update whereby an original key needs to present in the slot and altered some other function to do with dropping windows down using the remote.
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My keyless X-Trail needs the key to be in the cabin near the normal key input area to start.
As for thieves, they will take the car if they want it, keyless or not. I think it's a great option and I am gutted I did not take it as an option. (Don't know why I did not take it)
NickNotts, do you ever have to press the electronic handbrake? Does it deactivate when you press the accelerator and activate when you stop? eg: at lights?
Also, the ACC sounds really great! Glad I specced it! (My wife and kids get car sick)
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I'm glad I specified keyless and it was mainly due to everyone on here and some YouTube videos talking about it that persuaded me. I had to amend my original spec, but that was only a few weeks after placing the order. :wink:
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I also regret not ordering keyless, we have it on our current car and I love it. It feels really odd to have to use a key now, especially to start the car. Think we were so mindful of keeping costs down we didn't really look at all the extras that were available. Never mind, I'll soon get used to it :smiley: