Cool features you didn't know your Passat had

jrm said:

im still upset about the lack of parking lights when parked with the key out of the ignition,

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What do you mean? Turn the headlight switch on... the headlights don't burn when the ignition is off, just the parking lights will remain on.

-J

huh, your right. wonder what I was thinking last summer
Maybe it was when I left the car running or something

Guys - this thread is about Cool Features you didn't know you had

The minor dislikes thread is over here

Just learned from this thread how to open the all windows/sunroof on a hot day when entering the car - also how to close all when exiting. Great thread - thanks!

Chance holder

There is a change holder (for a few quarters) in the lid to the little
cubby by the driver's left knee.

13 SEL, discovery re RNS 510 map screen

Okay, after 32K miles today I discovered by accident that when I swiped my finger from right to left along the bottom of the screen while I had the map pulled up, a new pop up menu appeared. On the left was the symbol of a rocket ship. When I touched the rocket ship the map gradually moved to a large view, as if being viewed from a blasting off rocket ship.
That was a surprise.

eitingon said:

There is a change holder (for a few quarters) in the lid to the little
cubby by the driver's left knee.

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Just an FYI: I had to put some padding in there so the change wouldn't make a lot of noise. (I used a wash cloth.) Every time I went around a corner, you'd hear the change sliding around.

scottysize said:

Just an FYI: I had to put some padding in there so the change wouldn't make a lot of noise. (I used a wash cloth.) Every time I went around a corner, you'd hear the change sliding around.

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Not sure we are talking about the same thing then. I am talking about 4 little slots made to hold 1 quarter each.

experience is a good teacher

unixb0y said:

If you leave the headlights on the car on and walk away the DRL's and headlights are off but the parking lights are left on.

Not sure what happens if you leave the fogs on and walk away.

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If you leave the fogs on the car WILL be dead the next morning. I found out the hard way, just too spoiled by the auto function on the lights switch.

wispassat said:

If you leave the fogs on the car WILL be dead the next morning. I found out the hard way, just too spoiled by the auto function on the lights switch.

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The fog lights won't stay on - only the parking lights. Still, the result is a dead car in the morning.

The ability to constantly irritate me by having to click settings on the RCD to change the brightness of the display from bright to dim and back depending on it it's light or dark out because the headlight switch doesn't autodim/bright sufficiently