Compass in the cockpit
Shows a compass in the instrument cluster, even without an active navigation route.
The map requires factory navigation.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Hidden features and retrofits for the Volkswagen Golf 8 (CD1/CG5) 2019–
80 features for the Volkswagen Golf 8 (CD1/CG5) 2019–: what it does, duration and price from. Workshop in Waddinxveen, remote across the Netherlands.
Final compatibility is confirmed at diagnosis.
Display 13
Virtual cockpit start logo
The digital instrument cluster shows a different logo of your choice at start-up.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Cluster view-change animation
The animation when switching views in the digital cluster can be changed or switched off for quicker switching.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Digital cockpit layouts
Different looks for the Active Info Display, such as a carbon background, a sporty layout or a different speedometer scale.
Only with Active Info Display; available layouts vary by software version.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Infotainment start-up logo
Choose a different start-up screen for the infotainment system, for example the logo of a sporty version or of the sound system.
Display only; nothing changes technically.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Menus usable while driving
Settings and menus on the screen stay available while driving instead of greyed out, so the passenger can use them.
Meant for the passenger; the driver keeps attention on the road.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Off-road view in the menu
An extra screen with compass, steering angle, altitude and temperatures on the infotainment system. Also nice as an extra information screen on normal roads.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Oil temperature on display
The oil temperature appears in the instrument cluster display. Handy to see whether the engine is warm before accelerating hard.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Refuelled amount on the display
After refuelling, the instrument cluster shows how many litres were added, so you can easily check your fuel receipt.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Finer speed scale in the cockpit
The speedometer in the virtual cockpit shows intermediate marks, so you read speed more precisely.
Display only; actual speed is unchanged.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Sport displays in the digital cockpit
Adds extra gauges such as g-forces, boost pressure, power, torque and gearbox temperature.
Which views appear depends on engine and equipment.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Video in motion
Videos and images from a USB stick or SD card stay visible on the screen while the car is moving, so the passenger can watch.
For the passenger only. The driver must not watch video while driving.
Condition: MIB3 infotainment with video source; Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Wireless CarPlay / Android Auto
CarPlay and Android Auto without a cable: the phone connects automatically as soon as you get in.
Only with MIB3 infotainment.
Condition: MIB3 with App-Connect; Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Lighting 16
Ambient lighting setup
More colours and your own brightness for the mood lighting in the doors and dashboard, selectable on the infotainment screen.
Only if ambient lighting is fitted from the factory.
Condition: Ambient LED hardware present; Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Coming home follow-me-home time
After you get out, the lights stay on longer or switch on automatically so you can reach the front door safely. A wider time range becomes available in the menu.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Cornering lights via the fog lamps
When turning or steering at low speed, the fog light on that side switches on, so you see where you are going in the dark.
Only with front fog lamps.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Daytime running lights – Auto position only
The daytime running lights then only come on with the light switch in Auto. We discuss in the workshop what suits your car.
We agree the exact setting with you in the workshop; you sign for it at intake.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Daytime running lights – adjust in menu
The daytime running lights appear as a setting in the vehicle menu, so their behaviour can be chosen deliberately. The final setting is agreed in the workshop.
We agree the exact setting with you in the workshop; you sign for it at intake.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Daytime running lights – off with parking brake
The daytime running lights go out when the parking brake is applied, for example while waiting on a driveway. They come back on when you drive off.
We agree the exact setting with you in the workshop; you sign for it at intake.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Daytime running lights – with rear lights
With daytime running lights on, the rear lights also come on so the car is easier to see from behind at dusk and in rain.
We agree the exact setting with you in the workshop; you sign for it at intake.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Headlamp washers less often
The headlamp washers no longer spray every time you wash the windscreen, but only after a number of times. That saves washer fluid.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
IQ.LIGHT welcome and show mode
With IQ.LIGHT matrix headlights a light show or presentation mode can be enabled on unlocking.
Only with IQ.LIGHT matrix headlights.
Condition: IQ.LIGHT matrix fitted; Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
High-beam assistant release
High beam switches on and off automatically depending on oncoming and preceding traffic. The activation speed can also be adjusted.
Only works with the camera behind the windscreen; we check this first.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Softer or brighter interior and door lights
Adjust the brightness of door and footwell lighting and let the interior lights fade in and out softly instead of switching abruptly.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Interior light with tailgate open
Opening the tailgate also switches on the interior light, handy when loading in the dark.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Light sensor sensitivity
Sets how early the headlights switch on in Auto, for example already at dusk or in a tunnel.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Switch off the 'turn on low beam' message
The display message asking you to turn on the low beam can be switched off.
Check yourself that the lights are on in the dark.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Mirror lights with folded mirrors
The puddle lights in the mirrors also come on when the mirrors are folded.
Only with factory mirror lights.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Poor-weather / all-weather lights
Releasing the fog-like dip or all-weather mode on matrix or LED headlamps that already have that mode in software. Without the right lamps we will not code an extra beam.
Comfort 8
Comfort-indicator flash count
A short tap on the indicator stalk gives the number of flashes you prefer, for example five instead of three when changing lanes.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Windows and sunroof via the key
Holding the button on the key opens or closes all windows (and the sunroof) at once. Nice for airing the car on hot days.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Mirrors folding on lock
The door mirrors fold in automatically when you lock the car with the key and fold out again when you unlock. Handy in narrow streets and car parks.
Only possible if the mirrors fold electrically.
Condition: Electrically folding mirrors fitted; Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Windows via the keyless door handle
With Keyless Access you can open or close the windows by holding the sensor on the door handle.
Only with Keyless Access.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Rear wiper in reverse
Choose whether the rear wiper sweeps automatically when the front wipers are on and you select reverse, or not.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Seat heating temperature adjustment
Adjusts how warm the seat heating levels get, for example a little warmer on the highest setting.
We stay within safe factory values.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Remember seat heating
The car remembers the last seat-heating level and switches it back on after starting, within the time window the manufacturer allows.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Extra wipe after washing
A few seconds after washing, the wipers make one more sweep so no drips are left running down the windscreen.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Convenience 9
Doors locking from a set speed
The doors lock automatically once you drive off above a low speed and unlock again when you switch off the engine.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Unlock when selecting P
On a DSG automatic, the doors unlock by themselves as soon as you put the selector in P.
Works together with automatic locking.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Register a new battery
After replacing the 12 V battery we register the new battery with the correct type and capacity, so charging and start-stop work properly.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Mirror dip on reverse
When you select reverse, the passenger mirror tilts down so you can see the kerb. It returns once you drive off.
Depends on mirror and door module version.
Condition: Mirror tilt hardware present; Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Service interval setting
After servicing we reset the service reminder correctly and set the right interval (fixed or flexible).
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
SFD release for protected modules
Newer VAG models only allow coding after an online release per module. We arrange that session, for which the car must be online; if the release does not come through the function cannot be coded and we charge nothing for the attempt.
Start-stop – remember last setting
The car remembers whether you had switched the start-stop system off, so you do not need to press the button on every trip. The final setting is agreed together.
We agree the exact setting with you in the workshop; you sign for it at intake.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Sunroof fully open from the key
The sunroof slides fully open from the key instead of only tilting; the blind behaviour can also be set.
Only with an electric sunroof or panoramic roof.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Windows after ignition off
After switching off the engine you can still operate the windows for a while, as long as no door has been opened.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Access 1
Lock with the engine running
You can lock the car with the key while the ignition is on, for example to keep the cabin cool for a dog.
Always carry a second key; never leave children or animals unattended.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Audio 4
Android Auto restrictions while driving
Removes restrictions App-Connect applies while driving, such as shortened lists.
Intended for the passenger.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Improve sound quality
A different audio configuration of the standard sound system for a fuller sound.
For systems without Harman Kardon; result is subjective.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Hide the AM band
The AM band, which is hardly used in the Netherlands, disappears from the radio menu. Searching and switching is quicker.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Second phone via Bluetooth
Two phones connected at the same time, for example a private and a work phone, without switching back and forth.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Sound 4
Acoustic lock confirmation
A short tone when locking and/or unlocking confirms that the car really is locked.
Requires alarm siren or suitable horn.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Door-open chime with ignition on
No more continuous beeping when a door is open with the ignition on, for example while loading or waiting. The message on the display remains.
We agree the exact setting with you in the workshop; you sign for it at intake.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Reverse-gear beep off
Removes the short beep when you select reverse; the parking sensors keep working as normal.
Only with factory parking sensors.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Electric tailgate warning tone
Turns the electric tailgate beep off or quieter.
Only with electric tailgate.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Climate 2
See fan speed in Auto
Even in the Climatronic Auto mode you can see how hard the fan is blowing, so you always know what the system is doing.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Remember recirculation and AirCare
The recirculation or AirCare setting is kept after switching off, so you do not have to select it again on every trip.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Assistance 7
Travel Assist / adaptive lane guidance – enable
If the hardware is present, the car can keep itself centred in the lane while following at a distance. We first check that your car has all parts and agree how it is used.
We agree the exact setting with you in the workshop; you sign for it at intake.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Standard cruise control alongside ACC
Besides adaptive cruise control you can also choose standard cruise control, which does not brake for vehicles ahead.
You keep your own distance to the car ahead.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Cruise control in 1 km/h steps
The adaptive cruise set speed changes in 1 km/h steps instead of 5 or 10 km/h.
Adaptive cruise control only.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Lane assist – remember last setting
Preferably the car remembers whether lane assist was on or off when you switched off. Other variants are discussed in the workshop.
We agree the exact setting with you in the workshop; you sign for it at intake.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Lane assist – adjust and remember
When Lane Assist intervenes, the steering vibration and whether it remembers its last on/off state are tuned to your driving style. The final setting is chosen together.
We agree the exact setting with you in the workshop; you sign for it at intake.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
ACC right-side overtaking limit – adjust
Adaptive cruise brakes to avoid overtaking on the right, as is usual in Germany. This does not always suit Dutch traffic; together we choose the right setting.
We agree the exact setting with you in the workshop; you sign for it at intake.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Traffic-sign recognition coding
The camera behind the windscreen reads speed signs and shows the current limit in the instrument cluster and on the screen.
We agree the exact setting with you in the workshop; you sign for it at intake.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Safety 5
Brake disc drying in rain
In rain, the car occasionally applies the brake pads very lightly to the discs so the brakes respond well straight away.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Brake lights flash in an emergency stop
In an emergency stop the brake lights flash rapidly so traffic behind you is warned earlier.
We agree the exact setting with you in the workshop; you sign for it at intake.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Exit warning
Warns when you open a door if a cyclist or car approaches from behind.
Only with factory blind-spot assistant.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Seatbelt reminder – adjust
The seatbelt reminder can be set differently, for example for work where you often get in and out briefly. We discuss which setting suits you in the workshop.
We agree the exact setting with you in the workshop; you sign for it at intake.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Tyre pressure monitoring reset
After inflating or changing tyres we reset the tyre pressure monitoring properly so there are no false warnings.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Performance 9
DCC damping in Individual
Giving the adaptive dampers their own setting in Individual instead of tying them to Comfort or Sport. Only works with factory DCC; you cannot code this onto passive dampers.
Remember driving profile
The car starts in the last chosen driving profile instead of always in Comfort or Eco.
According to sources, Go-Kart mode cannot be chosen as the default.
Condition: GTI / R 2022-2024; Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Driving profile selection on the screen
Driving profiles such as Eco, Normal, Sport and Individual become visible and adjustable via the infotainment screen.
Availability depends on engine, gearbox and equipment.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
ESC Sport in the vehicle menu
Select ESC Sport via the menu for a more lenient intervention of stability control, for example on a track or on snow.
ESC always stays active; it returns to normal at every start.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
4MOTION traction adjustment
Drive distribution to the rear axle responds faster, for more grip when pulling away and in corners.
Only within the factory settings.
Condition: 4MOTION (e.g. Golf R, Alltrack); Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Laptimer and performance measurement
A stopwatch for lap times in the instrument cluster, operated with the steering-wheel buttons. Fun for track days.
Intended for track use.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Lighter or heavier steering
Power steering is set to another characteristic: lighter for town or heavier for a more direct feel.
Only within the factory preset options.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Throttle response in Individual
The accelerator responds more directly in the chosen driving profile, without changing engine power.
Pedal feel only; no power change.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
XDS differential lock adjustment
The electronic differential lock (XDS) intervenes more strongly or more gently when accelerating out of a bend, for more grip or a calmer feel.
Depends on ESP software version.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Retrofit 2
Rear-view camera retrofit
A genuine rear-view camera with guidelines on the infotainment screen, coded as if fitted at the factory.
Price and feasibility after checking your equipment.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
Trailer module teach-in VAG
After a towbar is fitted we register the module so lighting, parking sensors and stability control take the trailer into account.
For a retrofit towbar it depends on the wiring kit.
Condition: Pre-SFD2 production (up to approx. 04/2024); Golf 8.5 with SFD2: check on diagnosis
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We back up the original settings first. Everything can be restored.
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Every feature carries a label. We confirm final compatibility at the diagnosis, before we change anything.
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