Interesting features on the MKV Golf

[RetroRaz]

Just realised today on my dsg if you put your foot all the way down on your accelerator and click the button behind it, it down shifts the gear.

[Redemption]

Just realised today on my dsg if you put your foot all the way down on your accelerator and click the button behind it, it down shifts the gear.

Kickdown.  Depending on your speed and current it'll drop 1, 2  or even 3 gears.  Might even drop 4 if you happen to boot it when cruising in sixth.

[RetroRaz]

Just realised today on my dsg if you put your foot all the way down on your accelerator and click the button behind it, it down shifts the gear.

Kickdown.  Depending on your speed and current it'll drop 1, 2  or even 3 gears.  Might even drop 4 if you happen to boot it when cruising in sixth.

Mine kicked down from 4th to 6th yesterday :D

[JoeDarKa]

If you press and hold / press the mileage trip reset button when turning the ignition on, it tells you how many miles / days until your next service

[Shoduchi]

Just realised today on my dsg if you put your foot all the way down on your accelerator and click the button behind it, it down shifts the gear.

It's a feature that was introduced in automatic gear boxes a long time ago.

[Redemption]

Mine kicked down from 4th to 6th yesterday :D

6th to 4th you mean.

Mine's pretty speedy at dropping gears so I rarely have to hit the kickdown button. A quick jab of the accelerator and it'll happily drop into 3rd from 6th.

[RetroRaz]

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Mine kicked down from 4th to 6th yesterday :D

6th to 4th you mean.

Mine's pretty speedy at dropping gears so I rarely have to hit the kickdown button. A quick jab of the accelerator and it'll happily drop into 3rd from 6th.

oops my bad yes 6th to 4th lol

[PaulED30]

If you press and hold / press the mileage trip reset button when turning the ignition on, it tells you how many miles / days until your next service

Thanks for this mine now says service now even though it was done 4k ago 

[Shoduchi]

If you press and hold / press the mileage trip reset button when turning the ignition on, it tells you how many miles / days until your next service

Thanks for this mine now says service now even though it was done 4k ago 

Just reset the service warning:

1. Keys out of ignition- press and hold in trip odometer reset button "0.0" on right hand side of display

2. Still holding this button down, insert key into ignition and put to the on position without starting the car.

3. Display will read "service now"

4. let go of the "0.0" button and depress the "m" button on the left hand side of the display. this will re-set the service reminder. There is no confirmation on the display other than the words "service now" will disappear.

You can confirm that the service reminder has been reset, or check how many kms/days remain until service at any time by taking key out of the ignition and holding in the trip reset "0.0" button for between 3 and 5 seconds. The MFD will display miles and hours until next service.

Source: http://www.golfmkv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=98232

[PaulED30]

If you press and hold / press the mileage trip reset button when turning the ignition on, it tells you how many miles / days until your next service

Thanks for this mine now says service now even though it was done 4k ago 

Just reset the service warning:

1. Keys out of ignition- press and hold in trip odometer reset button "0.0" on right hand side of display

2. Still holding this button down, insert key into ignition and put to the on position without starting the car.

3. Display will read "service now"

4. let go of the "0.0" button and depress the "m" button on the left hand side of the display. this will re-set the service reminder. There is no confirmation on the display other than the words "service now" will disappear.

You can confirm that the service reminder has been reset, or check how many kms/days remain until service at any time by taking key out of the ignition and holding in the trip reset "0.0" button for between 3 and 5 seconds. The MFD will display miles and hours until next service.

Source: http://www.golfmkv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=98232

Good find thanks 

[DamoP]

If you press and hold / press the mileage trip reset button when turning the ignition on, it tells you how many miles / days until your next service

Thanks for this mine now says service now even though it was done 4k ago 

Just reset the service warning:

1. Keys out of ignition- press and hold in trip odometer reset button "0.0" on right hand side of display

2. Still holding this button down, insert key into ignition and put to the on position without starting the car.

3. Display will read "service now"

4. let go of the "0.0" button and depress the "m" button on the left hand side of the display. this will re-set the service reminder. There is no confirmation on the display other than the words "service now" will disappear.

You can confirm that the service reminder has been reset, or check how many kms/days remain until service at any time by taking key out of the ignition and holding in the trip reset "0.0" button for between 3 and 5 seconds. The MFD will display miles and hours until next service.

Source: http://www.golfmkv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=98232

Good find thanks 

very useful if you don't have a reset tool

[JoeDarKa]

If you press and hold / press the mileage trip reset button when turning the ignition on, it tells you how many miles / days until your next service

Thanks for this mine now says service now even though it was done 4k ago 

Weird. Iv done it twice without any problems. Once by accident and once to test it out