Keyless start, new steering wheel buttons, dials photos

[Snoopy]

[VWKev]

Love the keyless start button, not fussed over the rest.

[FroGTI]

Wow, you've got keyless start How does that work, then? What does the key/card look like? Do you have keyless entry, too?

[Snoopy]

I don't have it, just found some photos of it.

It explains it all in the cars manual. under KESS or something like that. Well in my manual it does anyway 
Its not a keycard like renaults its just the fob and it works like the nissan version. Buttons on the door handles and ignition.

[david25]

Do all GTI's have that red line around the dials?

[Steve30]

That gear lever is very nice so when is the push button start coming through?

[Snoopy]

^ As its in the manual i guess it all depends when VWuk make it an option.

Do all GTI's have that red line around the dials?

Only model year 2011 ie the ones in the past couple of months.

[mike.]

The start/stop button looks like a bit of an after thought. It would look better down by the gear lever.

How do you just turn on the ignition, without starting the car, on these systems. Do you just press the button once without holding it in.

[am1w]

I like my key as I can use it as a weapon to protect myself with when the need arises.

[p3eps]

I wish that'd been available when I bought my car!
I'd quite like the keyless entry - as long as it wasn't an expensive option.
I wonder if it will actually come to the UK, or be one of these things that we don't get.

I agree though - it does look a bit like an afterthought... although technically it is!  They've just stuck a button where the lock barrel should be!