2016 model year changes

[am1w]

Reading the brochure again - its saying that Car-net will be available on GTE and e-Golf, nothing else...... no mention of Mirrorlink at all.

You are correct. No Mirror Link. But Car-Net will be I thought.
I just posted the Mirror Link Review for information purposes.

Also, from the Video (in the Link) Car-Net Services are only available with DNS Pro and Advanced Tel Prep must also be optioned.

[Mark V GTD]

Car-net is only mentioned for the GTE and e-Golf. And that makes sense with the features mentioned such as pre-setting the climate system - that would only be possible with a plugged in electric vehicle as on a standard car there is no heat/energy source prior to engine start....

[Booth11]

Does anyone definitively know what will be included from BW22 with respect to Car-net and associated items?  It would be helpful to know in advance and surely VW should be able to set it out clearly.

Otherwise it's a case of waiting to see what the first post BW22 car turns up with!

[Sootchucker]

Huh...no change there then... come on Rebecca, you serious expecting VW UK to a) know what they are actually selling and b) help out their customers 

[Booth11]

Huh...no change there then... come on Rebecca, you serious expecting VW UK to a) know what they are actually selling and b) help out their customers 

Haha Sootchucker, no I don't.  I expect them to predictably fail miserably on counts a) and b) and countless others.

Rather I hoped that as Mark V GTD is very good at fathoming the VW brochure (I lose the will to live reading it, especially on an iphone!) he might be able to enlighten us all 

[Mark V GTD]

Well the Configurator is a shambles - but reading the price list PDF it suggests to me that the full Carn-net will only be on the GTE and e-Golf - the description concerning pre-setting of the climate system is an indicator as this can only be done with a plug-in vehicle thats actually plugged in.

It seems that there is simpler version of it called 'Guide and Inform' which does not have the 'pre-climatisation' capabilities but even the description of the system differs between GTE and e-Golf.

I will be pleasantly surprised if Car-net is fitted to any other 'performance Golfs' post BW22 

[p3asa]

I've just had a looked at the links on this thread and from what I can make out the VW Car-Nets Guide & Inform is much the same as "Audi Connect" which my wife has on her car. It has some good features and will be a welcome addition to the Golf.

However it has a few drawbacks. One being it is only available with the Technology pack and with this being around £1700 makes it an expensive option. This would tie in with it only being available on the DNS Pro with Advanced telephone as it needs a SIM slot in the unit.

The way it works to connect to the internet is either put a SIM into the unit, which causes problems as this then also becomes your handsfree (are you going to take your SIM out your phone every time) or connect the car to your mobile via RSAP. This allows full access to the online services.

However if you run a standard iPhone your fecked as it doesn't allow RSAP which really makes the whole system redundant.

[Booth11]

Well the Configurator is a shambles - but reading the price list PDF it suggests to me that the full Carn-net will only be on the GTE and e-Golf - the description concerning pre-setting of the climate system is an indicator as this can only be done with a plug-in vehicle thats actually plugged in.

It seems that there is simpler version of it called 'Guide and Inform' which does not have the 'pre-climatisation' capabilities but even the description of the system differs between GTE and e-Golf.

I will be pleasantly surprised if Car-net is fitted to any other 'performance Golfs' post BW22 

Thanks. I will be pleasantly surprised too.  We can but wait and see the reality. 

It makes me laugh (or cry) how they can such have differing descriptions of the same thing, but unfortunately this is not unique to Car-net as it is repeated across their website on varying topics/options 

[am1w]

Car-Net is available for the R, but only with the DNS Pro and one has to spec the Advanced Telephone Interface.
http://volkswagen-carnet.com/int/en/start/car-models/golf_r.html#tab/open/guide-inform

[Booth11]

Car-Net is available for the R, but only with the DNS Pro and one has to spec the Advanced Telephone Interface.
http://volkswagen-carnet.com/int/en/start/car-models/golf_r.html#tab/open/guide-inform

Yeah I've seen that.

Going back to evo1986's original post it states "Golf - Any model ordered with Discover Nav will get 3 years Car-Net ‘Guide and Inform’ included".  He doesn't mention Advanced Telephone Prep as a requirement?  Is it definite that you have to spec that?