Build Date Confirmed!!

[Forza300]

Well it's taken 14 weeks but i've now got a build date! 

Late August build for delivery late September.

Dealership phoned to tell me but i already knew.  It's not like i've been checking the tracker twice a day for three months!

[NeilH]

So, just before I head off to the land of snooze combined with a few glasses of champagne (let's celebrate the new arrival said my Wife...)  I nipped out to try the stereo - brill, sounds great and I didn't realise it had the option to scroll by album cover just like cover flow on my iPad. All embedded album art was there without any adjustment.

There are a few options I reckon I should see dynamic traffic sign display on the MFD but it just isn't there - it shows speed limits on the nav screen so maybe just needs a vcds tweak. I can't see an option to reduce the soundaktor volume either (some guys on the vroc site said it had been exposed on the menu) so that's another one for vcds. Maybe I will  need a vcds cable after all.

Finally it does look the dogs at night, inside and out.

Anyway, time for bed, or maybe a quick review of the handbook then bed.

I'm going to do an mp3 versus flac test in the coming days. I'll let you know if I think it's worth it.

After all that I'm going to drive it, maybe a nice lunch in the lake district over the weekend.

Cheers, Neil.

[p3asa]

I can't see what the spec of your car is but I'm sure you need lane assist and Nav pro for it to display the traffic signs as it uses a camera in the rear view mirror to recognise them.

[battleshipgray]

Stage 6 received this morning.

Bring it on!

[NeilH]

I can't see what the spec of your car is but I'm sure you need lane assist and Nav pro for it to display the traffic signs as it uses a camera in the rear view mirror to recognise them.

I've got the lane guidance and what have you and the speed limits show (when they can) on the nav screen just not in the MFD. It's a minor thing, the cars fab, 7 years since I last had a VW (a MK5 GTI) and things have taken a serious leap forwards in that time.

 

Neil.

[p3asa]

I can't see what the spec of your car is but I'm sure you need lane assist and Nav pro for it to display the traffic signs as it uses a camera in the rear view mirror to recognise them.

I've got the lane guidance and what have you and the speed limits show (when they can) on the nav screen just not in the MFD. It's a minor thing, the cars fab, 7 years since I last had a VW (a MK5 GTI) and things have taken a serious leap forwards in that time.

The speed you are seeing being displayed on the Nav is from the Navs database not from a camera picking up a sign. I get this also and I don't have lane assist.  Is there not an option for it to display in the options list on the head unit?

[NeilH]

Nope, there should be according to the manual but there's nothing there in the menu.

[Websta24]

Picked mine up yesterday and i echo all the things Neil has said. Loving the car!

I had a 150mile drive home and got 49mpg which is pretty darn good considering the car is brand new, and the engine not run in. Was cruising at 70 the whole way home.

Love the ACC, however the car did brake suddenly when i car in-front moved into a box junction to turn right. Other than that its been faultless. I wish it accelerated a little quicker after the car in front moves though. However a simple dab of the go faster pedal sorts this out.

Ive not really delved into the menu's or settings yet. I tried to set up the car net last night but i need the code so will do that today.

Really looking forward to letting it loose once ive done a few more miles, i had a couple of short accelerations yesterday and its got a real nice pull to it

[Websta24]

Another thing, does anyone have any feedback on the datat car-net uses? Does it eat it up?? Or does it just use data when youre searching for stuff on the NAV?

[dave_young123]

Mr Websta (and Neil) - Can we see some pictures please?