Odd things about the Golf

[p3asa]

No volume mute on the steering controls or head unit. Or am I just being totally blind?

[peterdoherty]

its the voice control button on RHS

[p3asa]

its the voice control button on RHS

Obviously   

Cheers I'll give this a go. If you have voice control though won't it beep and then ask for a command?

[mcmaddy]

We don't have a volume mute button on the steering wheel. The only way to mute is to turn the volume down (nav pro)

[Aidey]

No drain off on the windscreen cill meaning water buildup on the passenger side is a very odd design flaw imo

[monkeyhanger]

Had my first taste of what VW must consider emergency braking. Came out of a side road and with nothing behind me I gunned it towards a green light that was 70:30 to change before I got there. Sure enough it changed and  I braked, not ridiculously hard. When I came to a stop I thought that I must have left an indicator on. The car had activated my hazards for me.

[corgi]

The headlight beam bend and turn assist is not active in Eco to save power and therefore fuel

And do you think you can measure the power/fuel saving of the active beam and turn assist lights? Do you notice a difference in performance between when you have the heated rear windscreen on? Or between headlights on or off?

[monkeyhanger]

The headlight beam bend and turn assist is not active in Eco to save power and therefore fuel

And do you think you can measure the power/fuel saving of the active beam and turn assist lights? Do you notice a difference in performance between when you have the heated rear windscreen on? Or between headlights on or off?

That extra 40 yards you can go on a full tank when the lights are in eco mode make all the difference. 

[firemansam347]

I'd agree ECO mode does not do anything, apart from making the car more sluggish, put your foot to the floor and the power does kick in.
I've used it on runs to work and not found it any better than I do in "Normal" mode ( fuel consumption wise anyway)
Had my Gti for 10 months now, 15000 miles , much more than I'd like it to have done but doing 25 mile runs to work and 25 miles to my sons football it all adds up.
I've found, which will come as no surprise to anyone, the fuel consumption is still very good, considering days of old. My focus ST did about 25mpg if I was lucky

[Exonian]

I've not done any proper fuel checks and cover a low mileage but generally I find the MK7 GTI gets more miles out of a tank than either of my MK6's or MK5 did despite a smaller tank.