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Offline feck_on_a_stick

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GTI Owners manual pdf?
« on: 14 November 2011, 11:10 »
Does anyone have one on pdf that they could email me?  Or forward a link to where I can download one?

I've had a search on the site but I'm not after the workshop manuals; just the regular owners manual as my car didn't have one when I got it and I fancy a look through it. 

I've found a filecrop website with lots of downloads, but none work :( 



Also, I'm a bit of a noob to VW's and wondering if there is a page on the site that mentions the standard features of the GTI and differences made through the years eg any small facelifts or changes such as movement of the aerial from the wing to the roof etc?

The reason I'm asking is that I've a good few questions on the features my car has but don't want to keep adding lots of posts.  Things like I've read a few different posts where people have talked about an mpg computer but can't figure out where it is lol

Ta  :smiley:


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Re: GTI Owners manual pdf?
« Reply #1 on: 14 November 2011, 11:25 »
Dunno where you can download a manual, but if you have a trip computer, you will have current and stored mpg. On your right stalk (wiper stalk) there should be a slide button with - 0 1 2 0. 1 is the current or trip and will reset after about an hour of being switched off, and 2 is stored, so will give you an avarage of total since last reset. the 0 each side is spring loaded and will reset whichever one its next to. The button on the end of the stalk is to switch between options on trip ie, clock, miles, oil temp, mpg, etc etc........
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Offline feck_on_a_stick

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Re: GTI Owners manual pdf?
« Reply #2 on: 14 November 2011, 11:40 »
Ta dude. 

I've had a lend of a friend's mk3 Ibiza recently and the trip computer selections for it were on the underneath of the wiper stalk, so I assumed it might have been there on mine. 

Like I said....I've lots of daft questions as I've come from owning Jap my whole life previous. I've also zero history on my Golf (it was v cheap) so I'm curious about changes it's had in the past. 

I've figured out it must have had a shunt at some point as:

- The front headlights look slighty different, particularly noticeable when side lights are on as they light differently
- It's a 95 GTI but the passenger wing doesn't have an aerial on it.  There's no aerial at all on the outside of the car, so I'm guessing it was replaced with a later wing.
« Last Edit: 15 November 2011, 09:52 by feck_on_a_stick »