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Golf mk8 / Re: 8.5 Coding now available in OBD11 & Carista.
« Last post by monkeyhanger on 30 June 2025, 21:25 »
On my new RS3 (same architecture I presume), my OBD11 (old style, lifetime pro license) won't connect to the car within the app to even try a scan and long coding. I thought it might need the bonnet popped to connect - nope. Thought it might be broken, but works fine on our Cupra Born.
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Golf mk8 / Re: 8.5 Coding now available in OBD11 & Carista.
« Last post by Carlosfandango on 30 June 2025, 20:59 »
Quote from: BikeSausage on 30 June 2025, 19:57
Having had my car for 3 weeks now, I looked into Carista /OBD11 as I want to turn off the Soundaktor. I’m not a fan of loud exhausts especially fake ones.

After some digging, it appears that the 8.5 has additional security - abbreviated to SFD2 (Cybersecurity regs?) which the 3rd party dongles have not yet managed to gain access to.

Some diagnostic functions are available but adaptations are mostly not. Which is a shame as I also wanted to enable rear DRLs as my wife always turns the light switch form auto to off and drives around in the darkness with front lights and no rears. 🫣

I’ve just been out in the car, so had a check for you, the Soundaktor adjustment one click app is available for ten credits in my 8.5 using OBDeleven, no rear DRLs from them yet though. Using Carista however there is the option to turn on rear ‘Scandinavian’ DRLs, so both are possible, but sadly only by using both dongles at present.😩
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Golf mk8 / Re: 8.5 vs 8, big improvement?
« Last post by BikeSausage on 30 June 2025, 20:17 »
Before 2022, when I had my mk7.5 GTD, I twice drove a Mk 8 (non-GTI) as a courtesy car.

I hated the interior. The screen was a mess, the haptic buttons on the wheel were a nightmare both of which coloured my opinion. Seriously, I was in “I’ll never have another Golf” territory.

I can honestly say that it took me 5 minutes to gel with my 8.5. That’s not dissing the Mk 8 - it’s just how it worked for me. And I’m old and retired. But am soooo happy with my GTI.
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Golf mk8 / Re: Finally got her 8.5
« Last post by BikeSausage on 30 June 2025, 20:09 »
Very nice. 👍
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Golf mk8 / Re: Auto braking when reversing
« Last post by Carlosfandango on 30 June 2025, 20:09 »
Quote from: fredgroves on 30 June 2025, 12:49
Quote from: Carlosfandango on 29 June 2025, 23:29
If you have the latest iteration of the system which includes park assist pro with the sensors on the very side of the bumpers, then it will be more sensitive than the slightly earlier models such as my 8.5 which didn’t have park assist pro as standard, on my 2020 BMW M135i it was equally as sensitive as you describe, but in that car it was possible to select to have the side sensors switched off so that it just used the four rear sensors for the auto braking, could there be a setting somewhere to do the same?? Probably not if you’ve already checked. but perhaps you could ask VW to adjust the sensitivity, adjustment of the parking sensors was certainly possible on my mk7 as I did so myself with VCDS, so wouldn’t hurt to ask them, especially as you feel they are over sensitive.

I don't have park assist pro on mine, but all Mk8.x's have rear cross traffic detection. It doesn't use ultra sonic parking sensors, it uses radar...

Yes indeed. But I don’t think cross traffic alert would react to parked cars like that, unless of course, the cars were moving and I’ve misunderstood.
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Golf mk8 / Re: Driving modes
« Last post by BikeSausage on 30 June 2025, 20:07 »
My choice thus far is Individual. DCC in comfort and everything else in Sport.
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Golf mk8 / Re: Harman Kardon vs Standard Equipment
« Last post by BikeSausage on 30 June 2025, 20:04 »
Really interesting to read the comparison of HK over standard.

My dearly departed 2022 Volvo had HK as standard and it was chuffing brilliant. But for some reason that I cannot recall, I didn’t spec on my new Golf. Maybe because I was so distracted by the driving experience vs a Volvo estate that I forgot to properly evaluate the stereo.

Before I picked the car up I was worried. But within 5 minutes of driving away, I was reassured. The standard system is “good enough”. I’m sure the HK option is noticeably better but I’m OK with what I have. Pleasantly surprised.

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Golf mk8 / Re: 8.5 Coding now available in OBD11 & Carista.
« Last post by BikeSausage on 30 June 2025, 19:57 »
Having had my car for 3 weeks now, I looked into Carista /OBD11 as I want to turn off the Soundaktor. I’m not a fan of loud exhausts especially fake ones.

After some digging, it appears that the 8.5 has additional security - abbreviated to SFD2 (Cybersecurity regs?) which the 3rd party dongles have not yet managed to gain access to.

Some diagnostic functions are available but adaptations are mostly not. Which is a shame as I also wanted to enable rear DRLs as my wife always turns the light switch form auto to off and drives around in the darkness with front lights and no rears. 🫣
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New forum members / Hello - new GTI owner here
« Last post by BikeSausage on 30 June 2025, 19:05 »
Hello,

First time a member here albeit my 6th Golf - but my first GTI.

Picked it up on 9th June and absolutely loving it.

I’m recently retired and have lately had a string of nice comfortable estate cars but they’re in short supply nowadays and I’m and absolutely not having an SUV.

So the obvious replacement for a Volvo estate is a Golf GTI in Kings red metallic, Queenstown alloys and DCC because I need a tiny bit of comfort at my age.

Looking forward to getting to know the forum and its members, starting with searching how to turn off the fakery that is the Soundaktor…..

Cheers!
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Golf mk8 / Re: Have you ordered an 8.5 ?
« Last post by sipj on 30 June 2025, 14:10 »
Quote from: JamesR27 on 27 June 2025, 22:15
Hi All,

I ordered a car end of may which has been scheduled for build 02/07. Been 7 years since I bought and just wondering there is any way to track it through the build like the old online web page?
Or is it all via email these days?

The car is pure white Clubsport with DCC and queenstown alloys.

When I ordered mine last September, all updates until I received the car were via email at the different stages of the build process, up to and including the shipping.  They also provided an online portal with an overview of the car and the options I had chosen.
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