Best 'hidden' tricks

[chrispyvrs]

Hi All,

Quick one as I only recently found out with the help of you on here that holding down the lock button brings the mirrors in automatically. Having also found out you can play songs or YouTube via Bluetooth through the speakers.

Just wondering what little tips or hidden tricks are out there that I may have missed?

Thanks

Chris

 

[t121anf]

Holding the lock button opens and closes the windows.

Holding the boot lock button pops the boot open.

 

[kazand]

Kicking the GF out before a 'spirited' drive reduces the noise level drastically.....

 

[cChanceFR]

I want to know how the hell to make the heated mirrors work! Tried googling it and followed that and didn't really see anything happen haha

 

[Rajraj]

I want to know how the hell to make the heated mirrors work! Tried googling it and followed that and didn't really see anything happen haha

What ive foud out is that they heat up for about 10-15 min. Everytime you start. (I think it was like that).

 

[Clossie]

Don't they only come on when the rear de mister is activated?

 

[Zipcode]

On the button to control the mirrors...the middle option which is at the top is the de-mist option. Looks like the sign they use for de-misting the rear window. Thats how is it on my MK2 LCR.

If yours doesn't have that, but does have the de-mist option then it will be switched on when you use the rear window de-mist option.

 

[Zipcode]

On the button to control the mirrors...the middle option which is at the top is the de-mist option. Looks like the sign they use for de-misting the rear window. Thats how is it on my MK2 LCR.

If yours doesn't have that, but does have the de-mist option then it will be switched on when you use the rear window de-mist option.

 

[CharlySkunkweed]

Mine doesn't play music via bluetooth , how did you get that to work ?

 

[Zipcode]

you need to select bluetooth as your music source, and then if the head unit does not automatically open up the default app on your phone and start playing then you may need to open up the music player on your phone a push play. It should play through the car.

Mine opens the player on my phone automatically, displays track info and lets me skip tracks forward or back.

 

[CharlySkunkweed]

My bluetooth only works as a hands free .

 

[markmeus]

What style of radio do you have? The Ibiza style one, or the RCD310 that looks like the VW Golf radio.
The RCD310 can definitely do bluetooth audio streaming, mine did, but I'm not sure if the Ibiza style one did.

Ibiza style:


RCD310

 

[locky]

Packed correctly, you can fit 6.5 bodies in the boot.

 

[FR56]

iv tried the boot pop with key with no luck. Am i missing anything here?

 

[Crafoo]

iv tried the boot pop with key with no luck. Am i missing anything here?

Needs to be modified really to work properly, if you hold the button down you'll hear it pop but it more than likely won't open, you need stronger struts.

It's been covered before on here so do a quick search and you'll find info on how to do it if you really want to, most people said it made the boot really hard to close after they'd changed the struts.

 

[FR56]

oh right, dont think itl be something il be doing then, doesnt seem worth the effort!

 

[Crafoo]

It's really not.

 

[kazand]

Packed correctly, you can fit 6.5 bodies in the boot.

6½ ? mind you , my ex was a fat fka.....

 

[m4rtin]

If you want to activate coming home function (cars with auto lights) you have to turn the engine off and flash the lights. Then when you pull the key out of the ignition the lights come on and stay on for the allotted time set on the MFD (i.e. 30 seconds) even if you lock the car.

Can be handy if you're in somewhere which is pitch black.

No idea why you have to flash the lights, but you do.

 

[m4rtin]

If you want to activate coming home function (cars with auto lights) you have to turn the engine off and flash the lights. Then when you pull the key out of the ignition the lights come on and stay on for the allotted time set on the MFD (i.e. 30 seconds) even if you lock the car.

Can be handy if you're in somewhere which is pitch black.

No idea why you have to flash the lights, but you do.