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As I wrote previously, the new RNS510 navigation system from Volkswagen has very attractive multimedia capabilities straight out of the box; AM, FM, HD and Satellite radio along with standard CD audio, DVD video, DVD/CDR/CDRW audio and the capability to store music to the hard drive or play music from an SD card are all [...]

The anouncement of the new generation of VW navigation systems last year had a lot of us very excited. Volkswagen/Audi have never been known for being particularly “techie” like the other German car makers, let alone the luxury Japanese brands which usually lead the way as far as in-car entertainment and electronics. As the market [...]

Yet another small issue that bothered me since I bought this car is the annoying “honk” sound the car made when locking it. The alternative was to disable it altogether but this is not something I wanted to do. While the visual blink of the lights and the mechanical sound of the door locks would [...]

Today’s America is like a cartoon background, constantly looping into an endless mixture of gas stations, strip malls and McDonald’s restaurants. This may sound like an excuse for me always becoming disoriented so I will admit it is very easy for me to get lost. I have little sense of direction. Eventually, the solution to [...]

Without a doubt in my mind, the most essential tool for anyone calling himself a VAG enthusiast is VAG-COM. As accurately defined by Wikipedia and the most basic way to describe it, VAG-COM will perform most of the functions of a number of expensive tools available only to official dealers like the VAS-505x series diagnostic [...]