Many automakers nowadays include different driving modes on their vehicle. These modes can usually be switched between by stopping, putting your vehicle in park, and then pressing a button. However, it’s not always clear what those different drive modes change.
Let us help. Here’s what the drive mode selector in your vehicle actually does, using Volkswagen vehicles as our examples.
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The back up camera is a standard feature on almost every single vehicle nowadays, Volkswagen models included. However, it’s not exactly clear how to use them. Sure, it shows you what’s behind you. But why does the distance seem skewed? Why does things get so close so quickly on the display?
A lot of these questions can be answered by knowing how far the guidelines on a backup camera are. So let’s take a look.
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You’ve got a question. We’ve got the answer.
Does the 2020 Jetta have a manual or an automatic?
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The crossover market is insanely competitive. And for good reason. Crossovers blend the handling, drivability, and efficiency of a car with the practicality and utility of an SUV. That competitiveness is a doubled-edged sword. Every auto manufacturer loads features onto each crossover in hopes of enticing more buyers. Which leaves buyers to wade through all of the options, trying to figure out which vehicle comes with which features. Let us help.
Today, we’ll answer which powertrain and safety features are standard on the 2020 VW Tiguan.
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With California being an early adopter of EV technology, it’s natural to wonder when we’ll be getting more robust line-ups to choose from. VW has pledged to make a full EV lineup, but the US hasn’t seen any VW EV models yet.
So, will the US be getting a VW electric vehicle?
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You may have heard that Volkswagen recently relaunched their Car-Net® service. For those of us in the know, that’s great to hear! Car-Net® is super convenient. But if you’re not familiar with it, you may just be left wondering “so what?”
Let us show you what Car-Net® does and why it’s a big deal.
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Warning lights are stressful, frustrating, and scary. You never know if the light means something really bad like engine failure or if it’s just something like low tire pressure. People generally want warning lights fixed ASAP.
Today, we’ll look at how to fix the EPC light on a Volkswagen. Read the rest of this entry
Like its sibling, the Volkswagen Golf GTI, the Volkswagen Jetta GLI has a mysterious name. In many inventories, the Jetta GLI is listed separately from the Jetta (including ours). But why? What makes the Jetta GLI special over other significant high-level Jetta models, like the R-Line? Well, we’re here to explain it.
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Car-Net® is one of our favorite features from recent Volkswagen models. Being able to interact meaningfully with our Volkswagen vehicles via our smartphones is something that you may not realize is desirable until you get to use it. That being said, we wished that it was available on more Volkswagen models. Well, it seems that Volkswagen thought so too…the new Car-Net® is more widely available for 2020.
But how much does Volkswagen Car-Net® cost? Read the rest of this entry
One of the strangest things about electric vehicles, at least to those of us used to combustion engines, is how quiet they are. You don’t realize how much you depend on hearing while driving until a car shows up right next to you and you didn’t know it was there because it didn’t make any noise.
Turns out this is a problem for more than just drivers. One group that is very much at risk due to the electric vehicle noise reduction is the sight-impaired. That exact concern is why, as of July 2019, electric vehicles are required to make some sort of exterior drive noise at sub-20 mph speeds.
With the new Volkswagen ID.3 currently in production, we were wondering…
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