I'm definitely subscribing to this thread since I'll have my own 2011 TDI in 2014...

I saw one last weekend and I fell in love right away...

But at 60G's, I'll have to wait for a nice off lease...

 

Wow Virgule! You joined in March of 2004, and this is your very first post on Clubtouareg :shock:!!

Enjoy your new ride!
Subscribed.

 

Wow! I glanced at this thread ealier but hadnt seen that, that's an incredible posts-per-day average lol

 

Subscribed! I'm excited about this thread! Who else has tricks, tips, and secrets about the new Touareg to share?!?! Let's hear em!

 

not that i own the 2011 Touareg yet but read that upon 'full braking' the hazard lights come on...

 

You can VAG this in on older Regs

 

Since I haven't had a Touareg before and don't know what's new or not, I'll post what I appreciate with my '11 model that I have not had on any other cars I've owned:

• Heater with remote start, I never scrape my windows anymore!
• Lowering the rear of the car with the air suspension when loading heavy stuff
• Sport seats that are adjustable in any direction.
• The head rests are adjustable horizontally!

 

Remote start on a touareg? Awesome! From what I understand it was next to if not completely impossible to install on previous generation tregs. Glad vw finally fixed that bug! Tell us more!

 

Hi Swedie: How about posting some photos of your 2011? I would like to see interior photos as well. Thanks. Dwain

 

Do a search for more posts by Swedie. He's posted already posted pics of his car and some acceleration videos.

 

Not sure if this is a secret or not, but if you have selected Nav there are a few things you can say to find certain things for example.

"i need diesel" and the nav will show you the closest diesel stations
"I'm Hungry" and the nav will show you the closest Restaurants
"i'm tired" and the nav will show you the closest hotels.

Very cool feature!!! I'll post more as i find them.

 

Not sure if this is a secret or not, but if you have selected Nav there are a few things you can say to find certain things for example.

"i need diesel" and the nav will show you the closest diesel stations
"I'm Hungry" and the nav will show you the closest Restaurants
"i'm tired" and the nav will show you the closest hotels.

This is awesome...Sam. There's so little documentation in the owners manual on "voice" commands for the Infotainment center.

What happens if you say "my TReg is hungary for diesel"!

I'm dying for not just a complete list of shortcuts like those but also the general voice commands and functions. I think there's a ton that I'm missing out on...and have only tried voice a few times with little success before I get frustrated and just hand-code the inputs.

Wondering should we just contact the manufacturerer (NavTeq?) vs. VW for this stuff?

Edit: I shot NavTeq a request for more Voice detail/instructions.

 

Here's a secret. The rear hatch window does not open. Just moved from a 2008 touareg to the 2011 and was looking all over for the button to open the hatch window. Well, couldn't find it because it does not exist. A bit bummed as I keep my two dogs in the back and open the rear window on a hot day (especially if they are wet from the river). Not a huge deal but suprised vw would eliminate a simple and useful feature. Otherwise the 2011 is freaking sweet.

 

Not sure how secret it is, but I only found out today that the "new" "2011" "Touareg 3" model is classified as a "7P"....which makes searching for info a bit simpler.

 

Assigning settings to vehicle key

The instructions at the bottom of page 77 of the owner's manual for Assigning driver seat, steering wheel, and outside mirror settings for forward driving to a vehicle key are not correct. Use the following instructions:

1. Unlock the driver door.
   
   
2. Press and hold a memory button until memory position is reached and until completion of the next step.
   
   
3. Press the open button on the vehicle key within about 3 seconds. A chime sounds to confirm activation.

Whenever the vehicle is locked with either key, the settings are stored to that key. So if you drive the Touareg and then lock it, the seat and mirror (and steering wheel on the Exec) positions are memorized, not to the associated button, but to the key. When a second driver unlocks the vehicle with the second key, all his/her key-stored adjustments are put into effect.

The only times you would use one of the three buttons on the door are as follows:

• You do not lock your vehicle between uses. This would be the case if you kept it in a locked garage.
  
  
• You allow a third party to drive your Touareg, he locks the door after making adjustments thereby overriding your key settings.

Lew

 

The instructions at the bottom of page 77 of the owner's manual for Assigning driver seat, steering wheel, and outside mirror settings for forward driving to a vehicle key are not correct. Use the following instructions:

1. Unlock the driver door.
2. Press and hold a memory button until memory position is reached and until completion of the next step.
3. Press the open button on the vehicle key within about 3 seconds. A chime sounds to confirm activation.

Whenever the vehicle is locked with either key, the settings are stored to that key. So if you drive the Touareg and then lock it, the seat and mirror (and steering wheel on the Exec) positions are memorized, not to the associated button, but to the key. When a second driver unlocks the vehicle with the second key, all his/her key-stored adjustments are put into effect.

The only times you would use one of the three buttons on the door are as follows:

• You do not lock your vehicle between uses. This would be the case if you kept it in a locked garage.
• You allow a third party to drive your Touareg, he locks the door after making adjustments thereby overriding your key settings.

Lew

So, I have a question about this whole process, and what it's supposed to do.

I have successfully (I think) set my keys so that they have my settings. But, nothing moves, when I put my key in the ignition. Is it supposed to do that automatically, or do I still have to hit the button I assigned to my settings in order to make it move to those settings?

CADman_ks

 

I discovered today that when a trailer is hooked up to the Touareg and trailer harness is plugged in, the power hatch feature turns off so it becomes a manual hatch. I guess they don't want the door hitting whatever is hooked up to the trailer hitch.

 

Not sure if these are secrets but things I discovered and haven’t found a mention of them in the owner’s manual.

- The Nav Companion (vwlabs.com) website doesn’t seem to place the vcf files in the right directory. It creates directories based on the car you choose in the web site. I tried the settings for the T3, Q7, and Q5. It will let you import them into the Nav if you place it in the root directory of the SD card, which is not where the web tool writes them to.

- When I approach a parking bumper, the fog lights turn on.

- When I signal for a lane change, the fog light comes on for the direction I selected. I’m assuming this is part of the adaptive lighting.

- The lens in the bumper, which look almost identical to the Q5 my T3 is parked next to in the garage, have no bulbs – the Q5 does. I’m assuming the euro T3 models get the rear fog lights.

- The headlight washer “cut outs” in the front bumper serve no purpose in the US models.

- And despite me reading the manual several times, I don’t know where the battery is J Maybe it’s a secret, or I totally missed it.

 

Battery still under the drivers seat on 2011's?

 

I recently picked up the Exec and I just figured out how to use the keyless entry system. I thought it was just cool to have the push to start, but the little censors in the handles that lock and unlock the vehicle are rad!

Oh and it took me like three days to figure out that the cd/dvd player is in the glove box and drops down only when you pull the little yellow tab

 

Oh and it took me like three days to figure out that the cd/dvd player is in the glove box and drops down only when you pull the little yellow tab

Just in case you don't come across the threads about it, the Surround adjustment on the Dynaudio system is "active" with the HDD input and Bluetooth etc. Spotty with HD radio and doesn't receive enough info to activate with Sirius.

 

You can get full lists of voice commands by saying help, and then following various commands to see full lists. The lists seem pretty comprehensive.

 

Good to know!

 

Thanks for some of these discoveries. I thought I had headlight washers on my 2011, but apparently not. Too bad. I really liked those on my allroad.

 

Don't the 2011's have automatic rain sensing wipers and auto brite/dimming headlights?

If so, how the heck do you activate them?!

 

US models don't have auto adjust headlights. Rain sensing wipers can be activated by moving the wiper control stalk up one notch to the intermittent wiper setting. Sliding the little knob back and forth on the stalk changes the sensitivity.

 

Gotcha. I thought for sure it came with the auto headlights, oh well.

Thanks for the tip!

The headlights turn on and off automatically but don't switch between hi/lo on their own

 

I have a 2011 TDI Exec. On the settings I have the checkbox checked for "Power folding mirrors when locked" yet this does not occur when I lock the vehicle...am I missing something?

 

Push the car button, then "vehicle settings" on the touch screen, then "central locking". You'll see an option for fold mirrors.

 

I did that, and checked the box for "fold mirrors." When I lock the car, nothing happens with the mirrors.

 

Try it by touching the exterior door handles to lock the car. Forgot to mention that the mirrors don't fold if you use the key fob. At least they only fold when I use the door handles.

 

Mine folds when locking with the key fob.

 

Thank you! Will try tomorrow. Loving all these "Easter Eggs" regarding this awesome truck. Just got mine this week and I'm still trying to figure everything out.

 

I haven't tried this on mine yet, but I will give it a go and see how mine works.

 

Mine folds when locking with the key fob.

Mine too. I have a 2011 Lux.