Discover Pro Sat Nav - ?

[Sootchucker]

There are options there in the adaptation fields for WLAN, and I did switch them on but nothing. I still feel that to get WLAN and ultimately CARNET is a hardware change of the infotainment controller in the glovebox. The one's with CARNET have the 3rd slot for a sim card so must have additional hardware internally (a WLAN card for one) which the "standard" cars just don/t have.

[CraigW]

I thought it was made clear from the outset that the UK models couldn't receive CARNET so I don't know what all the fuss is about. Yes it would be great if that option existed but I in no way feel as though I've been mis-sold a piece of equipment as others seem to suggest they have been.

[mcmaddy]

The fuss is about vw saying you can use your existing mobile phone connection when in reality you can't. It was one of the things over and above the bog standard nav which made it more appealing (apart from the big screen obviously). The manual states you don't need advanced phone prep and mentions options we don't even have on the nav pro. I've been into the dealer to pick up a touch up pen this morning and mentioned this to the master tech who is gong to find out for me. He knows what I'm asking and what I'm talking about so hopefully should get something resolved even if it's a definite no.

[Brenbo]

Thanks guys for helping to clear the confusion.  I don't feel as if I have been mis-sold a piece of equipment in the sense of I would not have purchased it other wise, as the Nav Pro is still a great bit of kit I would not be without.  However I feel that things could have been clearer when i first signed the dotted line for the car and configured my car.  I was lead to believe the Nav Pro could do all the extra Google Map, and WLAN stuff.  However later on this was not the case.  But back then I did not have a smart phone and so these options would not have made much difference to me on the configuration. 

However since then I have purchased a Smart Phone and looked in to the possibilities a little deeper and it was not completely crystal clear that Car-Net was not available in the UK for the GTI without a lot of digging around on google.  However the lack of a Sim Card slot on the Nav Pro unit in the glove box does dictate this to be the case.

Overall I am more than pleased with my Nav Pro, and whether it was clear or not about the Car-Net, rsap, and WLAN options I am still more than happy with my purchase.  It just would have been nice to have the extra functions other countries have access to

[mcmaddy]

This months VW driver magazine has a feature on the e up, golf e and golf gte and it mentions car net. Car net for those models is talking about a smartphone app for charging, heating and cooling so slightly different to what we are talking about here.

[Brenbo]

I noticed the app as well when I found the Car-Net website.  It shows a pic of the e-Up and iPhone with app showing the charge status of the car.  Maybe Car-Net is being directed and pushed more for electric/hybrid cars in the UK, where as elsewhere in Europe it is for a wider market? 

[p3asa]

Audi have similar to car net called Audi connect.
It has a SIM slot like you say, however you don't need a SIM in the slot to access the online service as this can all be done via the mobile and rSap. This includes WLAN

[mcmaddy]

That's exactly how the vw is supposed to work.