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Offline GKR47

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Voice activation
« on: 08 May 2023, 22:32 »
The voice activation does not work on my 2014 GTI.
Can anyone please advise if it was standard or an extra?
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Offline SRGTD

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Re: Voice activation
« Reply #1 on: 08 May 2023, 23:51 »
If your car has either the Composition Media (no sat nav) or Discover Navigation infotainment units, voice control was an extra cost option even if the unit has a ‘voice’ button and / or you have a voice button on the steering wheel. If you have the Discover Nav Pro infotainment unit then voice control was standard.

Screenshot below from the December 2014 brochure below showing the different infotainment units; the main visual difference between the Nav Pro and the lower spec Composition and Discover Nav units is the Nav Pro has a larger display screen.



Link to the December 2014 brochure below;
https://www.volkswagen.co.uk/idhub/content/dam/onehub_pkw/importers/gb/downloads/brochures/used-cars/e-golf-2014-2017/vw_e_golf_2014-2017_Dec_2014.pdf
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Offline GTIreland

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Re: Voice activation
« Reply #2 on: 09 May 2023, 00:06 »
Quote from: SRGTD on 08 May 2023, 23:51
If your car has either the Composition Media (no sat nav) or Discover Navigation infotainment units, voice control was an extra cost option even if the unit has a ‘voice’ button and / or you have a voice button on the steering wheel. If you have the Discover Nav Pro infotainment unit then voice control was standard.

Screenshot below from the December 2014 brochure below showing the different infotainment units; the main visual difference between the Nav Pro and the lower spec Composition and Discover Nav units is the Nav Pro has a larger display screen.



Link to the December 2014 brochure below;
https://www.volkswagen.co.uk/idhub/content/dam/onehub_pkw/importers/gb/downloads/brochures/used-cars/e-golf-2014-2017/vw_e_golf_2014-2017_Dec_2014.pdf

As a relatively new GTI owner I enjoyed browsing through this brochure!
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Offline Ceefeesh

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Re: Voice activation
« Reply #3 on: 09 May 2023, 00:43 »
Quote from: GKR47 on 08 May 2023, 22:32
The voice activation does not work on my 2014 GTI.
Can anyone please advise if it was standard or an extra?

I had a 2013 2.0 GT TDI, one of the early Mk 7s, there were no GTDs available. I had to pay to have the voice control activated. I think it was a couple of hundred pounds. It wasn’t worth it.  :sad:
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Offline Adam T7

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Re: Voice activation
« Reply #4 on: 09 May 2023, 10:31 »
I had it in a previous car, waste of time, used to drive me nuts.
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Re: Voice activation
« Reply #5 on: 09 May 2023, 12:22 »
I had it on my Mk7 and Mk7.5.... its garbage.

Its better on the Mk8.... now only utter crap.
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Offline GKR47

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Re: Voice activation
« Reply #6 on: 09 May 2023, 17:11 »
Thanks everyone for your useful replies.
I have the basic Satnav hence no voice.
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Offline joe6

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Re: Voice activation
« Reply #7 on: 10 May 2023, 12:02 »
If you have android auto you can use voice commands through that.
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