Accessed via the owners' section of the Volkswagen UK website, as well as an application for either iOS or Android, My Volkswagen acts sa a personal companion and guide that help customers get the most out of the brand whether they are looking to buy a new car, or already own one.

Customers are signing up to the forever free My Volkswagen service benefit from a number of handy features which help to make owning a car simple and easy:

• View all of their cars: have sight of their owned, ordered and configured cars in one place
• Save car configurations and personalised digital brochures: customers can save their car configurations in My Volkswagen. Retailers can also add a customer’s Personalised Digital Brochure to their My Volkswagen account via the showroom app
• Track an ordered car: track the progress of a new car order, with alerts & push notifications for status changes
• View service history: customers can view a list of all past services and MOTs carried out by Volkswagen Retailers nationwide during their ownership
• Make a service booking: get alerts of upcoming services and what needs doing from previously deferred work and predictions of service events* based not only on mileage, but on driving patterns, model-specific data and other criteria gathered from previous service visits
• Track a service: follow their car’s service through the workshop, get Express Visual Check results (including video) and approve or defer ‘red’ and ‘amber’ categorised work
• Access information and support: view their car’s owner’s manual anytime anywhere; explore accessories; view ‘how to’ guides; learn about warning lights and access FAQs all in one place

The sophisticared new app is among the most comprehensive platforms of its kind, particularly within the automotive sector. Teams from across the Volkswagen UK Sales, Marketing and Aftersale departments have been working to refine and develop the first iteration of the new app, which will be followed later this year by the arrival of new versions with even more advanced and convenient functionality.

Volkswagen UK Digital Marketing Manager, Marianne Bearton, said: "Enabling access to owners' likely interactions with the brand in one handy digital dashboard that can be viewed on the majority of smartphones, or on a computer, was an ambitious aspiration when it was first identified as a target."

"We set about making it a reality and, now, the release of this first version of My Volkswagen marks the culmination of a huge amount of hard work by colleagues from accross the entire Volkswagen UK business."

"We're keen to get customer feedback from the first users or the app, and of course will work to refine functionality and evolve the My Volkswagen offering constantly in the months and years ahead."

Volkswagen owners are being encouaraged to sign up for the app when they visit one of the brand's 190-plus Retailers nationwied, while a national marketing campaign to raise awareness of the app's availability will be launched in the coming weeks.

Article source: www.volkswagen.co.uk

The future is no longer distant - it is at your fingertips. Volkswagen now offers e-mobility and the Car-Net e-remote package of mobile online services, with a range of useful functions to make your day that much more enjoyable. Just connect your e- vehicle with your smart-phone via the Car-Net e-Remote app, or with your computer via the Car-Net portal to gain unlimited access and control for many functions. Get guidance to the last place you parked your e-vehicle, manage the charging process remotely, set your preferred driving ambient temperature even before you get in your car. Car-Net e-remote offers many more useful functions. so get on board and experience a wholly new kind or mobility.

Battery Management

The battery management function in Car-Net e-remote gives you complete control over the charging process in your e-Volkswagen. Using the Car-Net e-Remote app or your computer it's easy to set the power input supply as you require, and to quickly check the current level and remaining charging time. You can start and interrupt the battery charge any time.

Air conditioning

The Car-Net e-remote air conditioning service allows you to choose your preferred temperature before your journey begins. The temperature can be set quickly and easily on your computer or on your smart-phone using Car-Net e-Remote app. The service also features a handy external temperature display so you can better estimate the weather and the current temperature of the vehicle interior.

Vehicle status

The vehicle status service in Car-Net e-remote summarises all the relevant information about your e-Volkswagen. With your smart- phone or computer you can view important data such as the current mileage, battery charge level, and the resulting residual range for your e-vehicle.

Last parking position

The Car-Net e-remote last parking position service shows you exactly where your vehicle was last parked every time, and all you have to do is take a glance at your smartphone or computer. Car-Net e-remote can also calculate the best way for you to reach your vehicle. So you are always guided to your e-Volkswagen by the fastest route.

Doors and lights

You'll never again need to worry if you locked the doors of your e-vehicle and switched off the headlights. Now you can be sure. With the doors and lights function in Car-Net e-remote you can check the status of your e-Volkswagen's doors and lights at any time, even when you are away from your vehicle.

Vehicle data

Make more out of every journey with the Car-Net e-remote vehicle data function: a feature that precisely analyses past trips and shows you information on average consumption, the exact length of the journey, the amount of energy recovered through brake energy recuperation and more. This helps you better judge your own driving style and your next trip, so that in future you can drive even more efficiently.

Article source: www.volkswagen.co.uk

The updated Volkswagen Golf opens for order in the UK from tomorrow (2 February) with the option of all-new engines, more technology, improved connectivity and revised styling than the outgoing car.

Retaining the former starting price of just £17,625 (RRP OTR) for the entry-level updated Golf S 1.0 TSI 85 PS three-door1 the new Golf is driving even more value, style and desirability into what is aptly named by many the ‘Golf class’.

Emerging from Volkswagen factories around the globe at an average pace of one every 40 seconds for the last 43 years, the brand’s family favourite arrives in UK showrooms towards the end of March but order books are already opening for the eagerly awaited updated version of the most popular European car to date.

With global sales now well in excess of 33 million since its launch more than four decades ago (1974), more than two million of which are to UK buyers, the updated version of the seventh generation Golf is once again redefining its market segment by bringing ‘big car’ technology to the compact family car class.

Democratising quality and value is a longstanding Volkswagen tenet and it is enthusiastically employed in the updated Golf. Now standard across the range are LED rear lights, for instance, while the majority of models across the Golf hatchback and Estate line-up are also now offered with a new generation of larger and more sophisticated touchscreen infotainment systems.   

Indeed, the new Golf sparkles with technical innovations. So, for the first time in the compact class and depending on model, the new Discover Navigation Pro radio-navigation and online system can be operated via gesture control. Sporting a 9.2-inch screen, the system complements the Active Info Display that is also new in the Golf and appears as standard on all Performance Golfs. Meanwhile, the range of online services and apps has also been enlarged.

The UK line-up retains a familiar feel, beginning in the hatchback range with S and rising through SE, SE Nav, GT, R-Line, GTE, GTE Advance, e-Golf, GTD and GTD BlueLine to GTI, GTI Performance and, ultimately, R.

The estate family offers generous choice, too, with S, SE, SE Nav, GT and GTD and GTD BlueLine models being joined by Alltrack and R.

The forthcoming car also creates a new benchmark for assistance systems in the compact class, employing technologies that will significantly improve safety. Depending on model, these include: City Emergency Braking with new pedestrian monitoring (Front Assist); a new Traffic Jam Assist that offers semi-automated driving at speeds of up to 37 mph (60 km/h); and Emergency Assist which is also new to this segment.  Emergency Assist notices if the driver is incapacitated and initiates various measures to rouse them in escalating stages culminating, if the driver remains inactive, in carrying out an emergency stop.

Debut for 1.5 TSI Evo engine

The progressive digitisation of Golf is supported by the debut of highly efficient engines. Even the new base petrol engine – the turbocharged direct-injection 1.0 TSI with 85 PS – impresses with fuel consumption of 58.9 mpg* (combined).

The new Golf sees the debut of the turbocharged petrol 1.5 TSI Evo powerplant – a new four-cylinder engine that generates 150 PS and features Active Cylinder Management (ACT). This is accompanied by a BlueMotion version producing 130 PS and featuring a complete engine shut-down function (as in the hybrid Golf GTE). Meanwhile, Volkswagen has strengthened the appeal of the iconic Golf GTI; it now develops 230 PS, or 245 PS in GTI Performance guise. The range-topping Golf R gets more power than ever before, too, now boasting a peak output of 310 PS: enough to carry it from rest to 62 mph in as little as 4.6 seconds.

A new 7-speed DSG (dual-clutch gearbox) also helps to deliver CO2figures that have in some cases been improved by up to 10 g/km. All Golfs also feature BlueMotion Technologies such as a stop-start system and a mode for storing braking energy (regenerative braking).   

Design modifications include new bumpers front and rear, new halogen headlights with LED daytime running lights or full LED headlights – standard in higher specification cars and optional in other models – instead of xenon headlights; new front wings; and, as mentioned, new full LED rear lights as standard for all Golf versions.

New wheel designs and body colours round out the exterior update, while new trim panels and materials also upgrade the interior of the Golf.

Welcoming the imminent showroom arrival of the brand’s best-seller in the UK – last year the Golf accounted for one in three new Volkswagens sold here with almost 73,000 registered – the Director of Volkswagen in the UK, Alison Jones, said: “The arrival of a new or updated Golf is always a special occasion but, in 2017, the debut of this car with its semi-autonomous operation; revised styling; new engines; and exceptional new infotainment systems really does feel extra-special.

“The updated Golf will, I’m sure, retain its place at the head of the compact car class but, just as importantly, will strengthen its place in the hearts of countless UK owners thanks to its exceptional quality, classless appeal and, now more than ever, its hugely competitive pricing and whole-life value.”

Article source: www.volkswagen.co.uk

A catalytic converter turns the harmful emissions from your car's exhaust into less harmful gases before they are pumped out into the atmosphere. It contains a chemical catalyst (usually precious metals, such as platinum and rhodium), ceramic or metallic carrying materials, casing and various regulatory devices for controlling the process. Depending on the design, the catalytic converter oxidises carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide and water and/or reduces nitrogen oxides to nitrogen and oxygen gas. Efficient catalytic converters reduce the levels of pollutants in exhaust gas by up to 90 per cent. Cars use three-way catalytic converters (for petrol engines) and oxidising catalytic converters (for diesel engines)  featuring up to two main and four primary converters, depending on the engine.

Article source: www.volkswagen.co.uk