red i

[allen]

hi can any body tell me wot the red i means on my gti ? also i have a small alarm button on the bottom side by drivers seat no one seems to know wot it is   can any body help ?

         thanks ian

[Neaty]

check out this thread:

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=13265.msg108200;topicseen#msg108200

the search function, mate. Does come in handy

[Conker]

Welcome to the forum.

I think the button disarms the alarm system so you can work on the car.

[richw911]

Welcome to the forum.

I think the button disarms the alarm system so you can work on the car.

Yep it disarms the ultrasonics inside so you can leave a dog in the car.

As you prob now know RED I means nothing as vw put on whatever badge came to hand 

[Jimp]

Red i means the difference between a 90 and 110bhp TDI deisel, right? Though that mightn't be right. On a petrol GTI I don't think it really means anything.

[Martz]

The blue i is the bigger output I think.

[Conker]

The red i means nothing, end of story.

It TENDS to be on the fruitier models e.g. the turbo, but as dealers could do what they liked, and as people have since replaced them etc, its now irrelevant.

[MrBounce]

I always understood the red "i" to mean it had a turbo, but as everyone else has said, it's likely that

a) badges have been replaced

b) stealers didn't give a stuff and just put on whatever badge they wanted. 

[Martz]

The red i means nothing, end of story.

It TENDS to be on the fruitier models e.g. the turbo, but as dealers could do what they liked, and as people have since replaced them etc, its now irrelevant.

My V5 has a Red 5 and it is the 170 version. The normal one is silver.

[LazyLunatic]

i thought RED meant it was a faster model,

but i guess it doesnt

LL