I'm looking to buy a GTI this weekend! Help :)

[SunnyGTI]

On the grey one you posted the drivers seat leather looks a bit worn - just check that out as maybe the leather just needs a good clean


Choose a car based on condition rather than spec. The dynaudio is very nice but lots of us don't have it and are happy with the normal speakers

Maybe try look at dealers just so you have piece of mind with the warranty

[dewey1970]

So I'm now the proud owner of a vgc Silver 2009 DSG GTI.

Drove it back from Surrey last night to the East Riding. A good 240 miles and I love it.

I was impressed with how it rides, it feels very expensively damped and planted on the road. Doesn't tramline at all. I was going at a sensible speed and it avg 37mpg - very impressed.

Having come from a Lexus RX400h, I was surprised how well screwed together the Golf feels. Much better than I had anticipated, Not one squeak. Quiet in the cabin, except for the road noise on certain sections of the motorway - but not that bad.

Steering feels nicely weighted and assured. DSG didn't miss a beat. Everything works.

I got it for a good price considering its recently been serviced and has only done 59k miles. Previous owners bought a new M135i.

Pretty bog standard, DSG, heated leather, Parott hands-free (haven't worked it out yet).

Is it possible to connect my iphone 6s to car, it has an iphone 4 charger built in.

How do I get the iphone to play through the radio? I tried plugging it into the aux socket via a lead but no sound came out.

[gaurav_aidasani]

I average around 25 in town (London) and upto 40 on motorway. Pretty decent considering the performance.

Technically your iPhone should play through the aux socket (have you pressed aux button on radio?!)

Alternatively is your car fitted with MDI module? I think it's only compatible of you have rcd 310/510 or rns 510. You can use an MDI cable

[dewey1970]

Hi my car is fitted wit the MDI module - I have x2 cables, 1 for iphone 4, another with a usb cable.

If I attached an apple lightning lead into the MDi usb cable - would the car be able to access/play my iphone 6 spotify tunes?


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I average around 25 in town (London) and upto 40 on motorway. Pretty decent considering the performance.

Technically your iPhone should play through the aux socket (have you pressed aux button on radio?!)

Alternatively is your car fitted with MDI module? I think it's only compatible of you have rcd 310/510 or rns 510. You can use an MDI cable
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[Norvwich]

Hi my car is fitted wit the MDI module - I have x2 cables, 1 for iphone 4, another with a usb cable.

If I attached an apple lightning lead into the MDi usb cable - would the car be able to access/play my iphone 6 spotify tunes?

No I dont think it works like this, I seem to remember trying it myself when I picked up my GTi. All you need though is your VW MDI iPhone 4 cable and a lightning adaptor -

http://www.apple.com/uk/shop/product/MD823ZM/A/lightning-to-30-pin-adapter

This is how I use my Iphone 6 in the car. Don't buy it from Apple though (the link is just an example), get yourself on Ebay, they are much cheaper.

[dewey1970]

Thanks Norvwich - much appreciated

Ended up ordering an apple adaptor, every cheaper amazon one seemed to have people complaining about compatibility issues. Arrives tomorrow

Will functionality will this allow? I use spotify.

Hi my car is fitted wit the MDI module - I have x2 cables, 1 for iphone 4, another with a usb cable.

If I attached an apple lightning lead into the MDi usb cable - would the car be able to access/play my iphone 6 spotify tunes?

No I dont think it works like this, I seem to remember trying it myself when I picked up my GTi. All you need though is your VW MDI iPhone 4 cable and a lightning adaptor -

http://www.apple.com/uk/shop/product/MD823ZM/A/lightning-to-30-pin-adapter

This is how I use my Iphone 6 in the car. Don't buy it from Apple though (the link is just an example), get yourself on Ebay, they are much cheaper.

[210GTi]

Hi , Regarding the MDI comparability with the newer iPhones I had the same issue on our 2010 GTi even when using a genuine VW lightning connector as the software version of the actual MDI device in the console was too old - I could charge but not play music , I managed to swap to a 2012 year one and it worked great - I think there is a way to update the MDI unit software via USB but I, m not sure how to do it , best of luck , hope this helps , cheers 😁

[dewey1970]

Can I update the MDI using these US instructions?

http://www.golfmk6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59890

[gaurav_aidasani]

That should do the trick. I never got around to do it so let us know how you get on! And also with the Amazon Lightning adapter! If it works well I might do the update too.

[dewey1970]

Will do Gaurav.

That should do the trick. I never got around to do it so let us know how you get on! And also with the Amazon Lightning adapter! If it works well I might do the update too.