New 2018 Polo GTI faults

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@1100 Km.
No problems till now except annoying things such as:
- in/out circulation needs to put in "in" mode every new starting.
- Gauge meters oil temp and water temp need some times a refreshing to see the readings.
- No automatic lock on leaving the car.( I have it on the Mazda 3 2014)
- The panoramic sun roof cover is not opaque enough in high direct sun.
- Oil stick, it is very difficult to take it out.
- Very annoying to shut down the air conditioning with the (-) button
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Re: New 2018 Polo GTI faults

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gegege wrote: Tue May 28, 2019 12:39 pm - Very annoying to shut down the air conditioning with the (-) button
Doesn't the GTI have climate control?
In which case the aircon should be left on all the time.
Some manufacturers have the default to ON now, you cannot switch the aircon off unless you ask.
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Re: New 2018 Polo GTI faults

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Andy Beats wrote: Tue May 28, 2019 1:05 pm
gegege wrote: Tue May 28, 2019 12:39 pm - Very annoying to shut down the air conditioning with the (-) button
Doesn't the GTI have climate control?
In which case the aircon should be left on all the time.
Some manufacturers have the default to ON now, you cannot switch the aircon off unless you ask.
Climate is a £400-odd option even on the heavily specced GTI+. If you turn the temp dial to minimum then aircon comes on automatically with manual set up.
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Re: New 2018 Polo GTI faults

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monkeyhanger wrote: Tue May 28, 2019 2:09 pm Climate is a £400-odd option even on the heavily specced GTI+. If you turn the temp dial to minimum then aircon comes on automatically with manual set up.
Holy moly, I just assumed climate would be standard spec in that level of car. :shock:
Surprised you've just got the same set up as mine.
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Re: New 2018 Polo GTI faults

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I have climate control in my car (standard here).
But some time the fan is too high - and I do not want to change the set temperature - to lower it automatically.
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gegege wrote: Tue May 28, 2019 2:49 pm I have climate control in my car (standard here).
But some time the fan is too high - and I do not want to change the set temperature - to lower it automatically.
High fan speed is common on climate control.
My Audis did it, my BMWs did it.
Can't you manually reduce the fan speed without changing the temperature?
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Yes I can - but I have to use the little (-) button that I was complaining at the first place.
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gegege wrote: Tue May 28, 2019 3:45 pm
Yes I can - but I have to use the little (-) button that I was complaining at the first place.
So if I am guessing correctly, using the 'auto' button makes the fan go too high?
Remember you don't have to use auto.
You can set the temp, the fan speed and the vents to be used manually and it will still work.
I think people think switching auto off means the climate control stops working.
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My observation wrt climatic control on the 2019 GTI is that on start up the air con is ON but the bars in the LCD display (for fan speed) are missing, then reappear once the car is running a few seconds later. Almost like a delayed start feature.

I also find it odd that one uses the " - " button to turn the unit off completely.

Not sure if its relevant but my 2 cents all the same :p It's a really worthwhile option imho.
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My GTI is an Ex-Demo, I picked it up in late March, 6 months old and 2k on the clock. After approx 1500 miles (so 3500 I suppose) I started to experience an intermittent issue where the car just wouldn’t reverse. Reverse selected at a complete stop, some motive force could be felt as the car tries to drive backwards, then the revs would spike and the car would put itself into Neutral, with an on-screen prompt to “depress foot brake”. I phoned the garage to get it in, and unfortunately had to wait 2 weeks before they could offer a loan car. My car’s been with them since Tuesday, and after contacting VW Technical, they’re now awaiting a response from the factory (although i’m not privy to the exact details of their request)

So I’ll wait and see what comes of it, hopefully mine’s just a one off as I haven’t found any reports of the same fault anywhere else
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Cameronjg wrote: Sat Jun 01, 2019 2:52 am My GTI is an Ex-Demo, I picked it up in late March, 6 months old and 2k on the clock. After approx 1500 miles (so 3500 I suppose) I started to experience an intermittent issue where the car just wouldn’t reverse. Reverse selected at a complete stop, some motive force could be felt as the car tries to drive backwards, then the revs would spike and the car would put itself into Neutral, with an on-screen prompt to “depress foot brake”. I phoned the garage to get it in, and unfortunately had to wait 2 weeks before they could offer a loan car. My car’s been with them since Tuesday, and after contacting VW Technical, they’re now awaiting a response from the factory (although i’m not privy to the exact details of their request)

So I’ll wait and see what comes of it, hopefully mine’s just a one off as I haven’t found any reports of the same fault anywhere else
I've seen a YouTube clip where someone had a similar problem but included the active info:
https://youtu.be/1y1eIuOOhnU
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gegege wrote: Tue May 28, 2019 12:39 pm @1100 Km.
No problems till now except annoying things such as:
- in/out circulation needs to put in "in" mode every new starting.
- Gauge meters oil temp and water temp need some times a refreshing to see the readings.
- No automatic lock on leaving the car.( I have it on the Mazda 3 2014)
- The panoramic sun roof cover is not opaque enough in high direct sun.
- Oil stick, it is very difficult to take it out.
- Very annoying to shut down the air conditioning with the (-) button
@1750M's I concur:
No problems till now except annoying things such as:
- in/out circulation needs to put in "in" mode every new starting.
Annoying yes, also did the same in my last model.
- Gauge meters oil temp and water temp need some times a refreshing to see the readings.
i know what you referring to now.
- Oil stick, it is very difficult to take it out.
Like someone jammed in well tight at factory.
- Very annoying to shut down the air conditioning with the (-) button
Agree.
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Re: New 2018 Polo GTI faults

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Hi everyone

Hope your keeping safe and well 😉

I have a problem with my Polo GTI Mk7 waited 12 months for the car to be built collected the car on 21/12/2019 and it developed a clunking/Rubbing sound so on 17/02/2020 they replaced rear brake pads thinking this was the problem which wasn’t and the sound is now ridiculously loud it’s been back in this Monday and they said VW are where there is a problem but currently there is no remedy for repair which I feel is poor anyone else with this problem ? Thanks Louie
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Re: New 2018 Polo GTI faults

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Hi everyone

Hope your keeping safe and well 😉

I have a problem with my Polo GTI Mk7 waited 12 months for the car to be built collected the car on 21/12/2019 and it definitely clunking/Robin sound so on 17/02/2020 they replaced rear brake pads thinking this was the problem which wasn’t and the sound is now ridiculously loud it’s been back in this Monday and they said VW are where there is a problem but currently there is no remedy for repair which I feel is poor anyone else with this problem ? Thanks Louie
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Re: New 2018 Polo GTI faults

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PoloGtIM7 wrote: Thu Nov 05, 2020 12:36 pm Hi everyone

Hope your keeping safe and well 😉

I have a problem with my Polo GTI Mk7 waited 12 months for the car to be built collected the car on 21/12/2019 and it definitely clunking/Robin sound so on 17/02/2020 they replaced rear brake pads thinking this was the problem which wasn’t and the sound is now ridiculously loud it’s been back in this Monday and they said VW are where there is a problem but currently there is no remedy for repair which I feel is poor anyone else with this problem ? Thanks Louie
I bet it's the tailgate.
As an experiment, put a cloth in between the car and the tailgate, close it and drive around.
If the noise stops, bob's your mother's brother.
Both my AW Polos have suffered from it.
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