Adapting to the replacement of the handbrake.

[Mk7-GTD]

I always kept foot on brake when I was last stationary in a queue. In particular on a German motorway with no speed limit!
When someone is behind me and not gonna set off after a second I pull the EPB and lights go off.

Yes I get that but with our(in the UK) day to day driving most of the time we always have someone close behind us. If I'm on a motorway and the traffic ahead is coming to a stop and I need to brake hard I always put my hazard lights on.

Is there really a need to have the brake lights on in stopped traffic? After all the car isn't moving so surely that is a good enough clue to the car being stopped. Fast moving traffic behind yes but normal traffic would it not be better to put in place a system of testing drivers that doesn't allow drivers on the road that need a cars brake lights to be on to tell them that the car is stopped?

[Pixwix]

I love it....my favourite  unexpected feature ...but then I also love the ambient lighting (damn these lighter nights on my drive home from work) and the little drawer under the seats. Of course the handling and performance are up there too.. but they were a given.

What do you manage to fit in the drawers under the seats? I haven't found anything that fits yet!

Just all the shstuff that was in my glovebox...tissues, pens, notebook, bird dropping wipes...

[itavaltalainen]

Is there really a need to have the brake lights on in stopped traffic? After all the car isn't moving so surely that is a good enough clue to the car being stopped.

I agree with you. Sadly doing the mileage I do I have seen quite a few accidents that make me think they need to be on on some occasions (not always as I said before, no reason to make the stationary driver behind feel like he in on the Reeperbahn). VW are probably just playing it safe in their volume models or could also be legal requirement in some markets.

[dubber36]

I find the brake lights staying on frustrating, especially at night. My Golf and Passat both have pedal switched brake lights. When I'm at the back of a queue, I'll keep my foot on the pedal. As soon as another vehicle comes up behind me, I'll take my foot off. They don't want to be dazzled by my brake lights whilst sitting in a queue.

It's also good practice to leave enough room in front of you when at the back of a queue to move forward into in case a car approaching from behind leaves his braking a bit late. When doing this, you are paying attention to everything that is going on around you, therefore will know whether your brake lights need to be on or not.

[fredgroves]

What do you manage to fit in the drawers under the seats? I haven't found anything that fits yet!

One of those Jamaican ginger cakes fits or a packet of baby wipes - probably need both really.

[2014GTi]

For me the e-handbrake is a must on a new car, hate the manual types

[Watts]

I love it....my favourite  unexpected feature ...but then I also love the ambient lighting (damn these lighter nights on my drive home from work) and the little drawer under the seats. Of course the handling and performance are up there too.. but they were a given.

What do you manage to fit in the drawers under the seats? I haven't found anything that fits yet!

Just all the shstuff that was in my glovebox...tissues, pens, notebook, bird dropping wipes...

Hopefully the wipes are there to clean the bird poo rather than as storage after....

What do you manage to fit in the drawers under the seats? I haven't found anything that fits yet!

One of those Jamaican ginger cakes fits or a packet of baby wipes - probably need both really.

That's the second time on here that cake has been suggested as something to store in those drawers! I'm not a fan of Battenberg so Jamaican Ginger cake it is!

[Exonian]

What do you manage to fit in the drawers under the seats? I haven't found anything that fits yet!

One of those Jamaican ginger cakes fits or a packet of baby wipes - probably need both really.

Jamaican ginger cake is a good idea, slightly less crumbly than GF brownies which are a nightmare to get the crumbs out of the drawer.
I just picked up a rhubarb and custard cake (yes, seriously) which was too big for the drawer but fitted nicely between the spare wheel and the back panel so no room to roll around shedding crumbs and icing.

[Booth11]

That's the second time on here that cake has been suggested as something to store in those drawers! I'm not a fan of Battenberg so Jamaican Ginger cake it is!

That may be because someone on here has form with cake in the under seat storage drawer.  Mentioning no names.

[fredgroves]

I think this thread has contributed greatly to the cake industry and VW partnership.

We should have a FAC (frequently asked cake) listing which types of cake will fit into which cubbyholes on a Mk7.

Eckles cakes do fit in the front cupholders btw