cruise control
cruise control
can you get it for this car?
Yes you can sir.
You can replace the stalk on the steering column with a VW part that has the CC gubbins on it. Furthermore, you'll have to tell the car it has a new stalk, which means plugging it in to VAG COM and entering a specific code.
Some VW dealers actually do this on a regular basis, or inquire with a VW specialist. We've got independent companies doing just this, all the time - replacing stalks and fiddling with electronics to make it work. They charge about €150, or 100 UK.
You can replace the stalk on the steering column with a VW part that has the CC gubbins on it. Furthermore, you'll have to tell the car it has a new stalk, which means plugging it in to VAG COM and entering a specific code.
Some VW dealers actually do this on a regular basis, or inquire with a VW specialist. We've got independent companies doing just this, all the time - replacing stalks and fiddling with electronics to make it work. They charge about €150, or 100 UK.
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Karl_CLCoupe
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Me thinks it's a good idea
My wife's Volvo V40 (I call it her car as it's not a GTI 
) has Cruise Control.
CC is excellent on those long straight runs as you can optimise speed within the speed limits and it makes the engine run at super economy (computer driven).
Her 1.8 barge gets 39.8 to the gallon using CC on a long run.
So, in a 1.6 Polo, it must take it above 40 mpg - I get 39.7 in my Polo now!
If you find out who can make this happen, left me know too please
Cheers.
) has Cruise Control. CC is excellent on those long straight runs as you can optimise speed within the speed limits and it makes the engine run at super economy (computer driven).
Her 1.8 barge gets 39.8 to the gallon using CC on a long run.
So, in a 1.6 Polo, it must take it above 40 mpg - I get 39.7 in my Polo now!
If you find out who can make this happen, left me know too please
Cheers.-
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Re: Me thinks it's a good idea
Actually cruise control is worse on fuel than a sensative driver - it is however better than a lead footed t**t!!!!morrismen wrote:My wife's Volvo V40 (I call it her car as it's not a GTI
CC is excellent on those long straight runs as you can optimise speed within the speed limits and it makes the engine run at super economy (computer driven).
Her 1.8 barge gets 39.8 to the gallon using CC on a long run.
So, in a 1.6 Polo, it must take it above 40 mpg - I get 39.7 in my Polo now!
If you find out who can make this happen, left me know too please
It can't see whats ahead and has no anticipation of road conditions or traffic volume!!!
It also constantly throttles down to maintain speed
My senator 24v on cruise at 80mph is a good 3 mpg down on what i can achieve by driving it myself at the same speed
No offence intended - thats just how it is!!!
yeh bstardchild is right.
When driving to conserve fuel you have to really plan ahead, somtimes speeding up slightly before hitting a hill so you got momentum to carry you up etc.
With cruise its trying to keep you at a set speed all the time, so your engine will work harder when it hits a hill and increase its revs instead of sacrificing speed.
However CC is nice, especially when your on a quiet motorway with a stretch of speed cameras. I drove a bmw with one and you could increase the speed by pressing a + sign on the steering wheel which was neato.
When driving to conserve fuel you have to really plan ahead, somtimes speeding up slightly before hitting a hill so you got momentum to carry you up etc.
With cruise its trying to keep you at a set speed all the time, so your engine will work harder when it hits a hill and increase its revs instead of sacrificing speed.
However CC is nice, especially when your on a quiet motorway with a stretch of speed cameras. I drove a bmw with one and you could increase the speed by pressing a + sign on the steering wheel which was neato.
