MkV Tips, Tricks, and Easter Eggs

[DREW88MK5]

If you pull the light switch the fogs turn on

[v408w]

Pics or STFU!!!!!

Oh you meant pics of that, ok hold on

[DREW88MK5]

thats BA

[NmyGLi_06]

I love having an 06, tons of cool little features that newer models dont have... Okay a few items lol

[Defiant001]

WHAT?!

That headlight washer is awesome, I wonder if my 06 would have this as well?

[Lawn_Mower]

WHAT?!

That headlight washer is awesome, I wonder if my 06 would have this as well?

it's very easy to tell if you do or not.

[Marek K]

I believe you have to have it activated through vag com. I had mine activated, it's called emergency assist. 2009 and newer came already enabled...

Not on either of our 2009's. Had to enable auto emergency flashers on both with VAG-COM.

I've had it actually activate once on my GLI during an emergency braking. Wish I knew what actualy causes the flashers to activate... ABS activation? Doesn't seem to be the case. A certain G-force level?

Be nice to able to adjust things so the flashers activated during real hard but non-ABS braking, like if you suddenly come over the crest of a hill and run into a traffic jam (a la Autobahn). Good to have the flashers on to warn traffic behind you, but that's not the time when you want to be fumbling with one hand for the 4-way flasher switch...

[AKdub914]

lol if your tires rub too much put tire shine on em and keep rolling

[ksowder]

I love having an 06, tons of cool little features that newer models dont have... Okay a few items lol

2005.5 is where its at jk 2006 is pretty cool too

[NmyGLi_06]

2005.5 is where its at jk 2006 is pretty cool too

True that! 2005.5 got the puddle lighted mirrors, deleted for 2006, 2006 just got the puddle lights under the doors... I agree 2005.5 is probably the best year but I had to have a GLI....

[NmyGLi_06]

WHAT?!

That headlight washer is awesome, I wonder if my 06 would have this as well?

Only the GLI and GTI had the headlight washers -- Jetta 2.5, Wolfsburg, and 2.0T (non-GLI model) were not equipped with head light washers...

[SLP 13]

Not sure if anyone has mentioned this already, but its something I have noticed. During the day the gauges are actually lit which is great for when you go through an overpass on the highway. I still can't figure out how it works. I want to say they are solar powered or have a sensor that turns them on when the sun hits it because they obviously don't turn on at night, unless you hit the city lights.

[NmyGLi_06]

Not sure if anyone has mentioned this already, but its something I have noticed. During the day the gauges are actually lit which is great for when you go through an overpass on the highway. I still can't figure out how it works. I want to say they are solar powered or have a sensor that turns them on when the sun hits it because they obviously don't turn on at night, unless you hit the city lights.

The needles are lit constantly... When you turn on the car they turn on. Nothing about being solar powered or anything....

[Lawn_Mower]

Only the GLI and GTI had the headlight washers -- Jetta 2.5, Wolfsburg, and 2.0T (non-GLI model) were not equipped with head light washers...

mostly true, 05.5 and IIRC 06 jetta's you could option HID's, if you got HID's you got headlight washers.

[SLP 13]

The needles are lit constantly... When you turn on the car they turn on. Nothing about being solar powered or anything....

Yeah I know the needles, but i'm talking about the actual dial numbers (what normally is lit up in white) that is what i mean is lit up during the day but then fades out when either the sun goes down (if your driving into the night) or if you stay under an over pass for too long.

[v408w]

mine arnt

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[Lawn_Mower]

Yeah I know the needles, but i'm talking about the actual dial numbers (what normally is lit up in white) that is what i mean is lit up during the day but then fades out when either the sun goes down (if your driving into the night) or if you stay under an over pass for too long.

you have an R32?

[SLP 13]

nope just a 2010 LE

Ill see if a can snap a pic or vid afterwork if no one has noticed this...

[Lawn_Mower]

nope just a 2010 LE

Ill see if a can snap a pic or vid afterwork if no one has noticed this...

ah 2010 jetta, i was asking due to the white lighting comment.

[MkII_Matt]

In between the 2 cup holders is a Red Bull holder.

YES! The only way my redbull sits perfect with out flopping all over the place when I get on it!

[Defiant001]

Only the GLI and GTI had the headlight washers -- Jetta 2.5, Wolfsburg, and 2.0T (non-GLI model) were not equipped with head light washers...

Regular Jetta with regular bulbs here, no washers for me then

Very cool feature though, never knew they were even equipped on some of the mkvs

[LXA1488]

My gli does not have headlight washers and its an 08. FML.

[SLP 13]

ok so just got out of work and recorded these two so you guys can see what I an referring to. The reason I say there must be some sensor or solar powered like a calculator is as you can see in the second video, they fade out our turn off when I an I've bridge for longer period of time also at night they don't light up only the needless...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3rZ...e_gdata_player
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VqX...e_gdata_player
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[NmyGLi_06]

My gli does not have headlight washers and its an 08. FML.

06 and some 07 have them... I believe the late 07 did not get them

[NmyGLi_06]

mostly true, 05.5 and IIRC 06 jetta's you could option HID's, if you got HID's you got headlight washers.

I have never seen a 05.5 with them yet, I could be proven differently but the only 05.5s that I have ever seen are the 2.5 with standard headlights... Like you said, you could probably option them but only the GLI and GTI models came with them standard fr 06-07 (late 07 I don't think got them)

Edit:: all 2008 R32 models got head light washers too

[Lawn_Mower]

I have never seen a 05.5 with them yet, I could be proven differently but the only 05.5s that I have ever seen are the 2.5 with standard headlights... Like you said, you could probably option them but only the GLI and GTI models came with them standard fr 06-07 (late 07 I don't think got them)

Edit:: all 2008 R32 models got head light washers too

correct, cars pre-07 equipped with HID's got headlight washers.

[NmyGLi_06]

correct, cars pre-07 equipped with HID's got headlight washers.

I definitely think its a very cool and useful feature but I currently have my deactivated because I'm going to be installing a front end bra for the road trip to north Carolina. The bra doesn't have the cut outs for the washers so just in case I don't want to damage them if I end up having to spray the windshield. So until I get NC they will remain off lol....

The washer spot will look like this for those that wonder if you have them... It's the bumper trim that has a separate part of the trim cut out



Not a very good picture but you can see how the bra covers the bumper trim where the squirters are

[JGervs1102]

Just learned this today. When driving with wipers on LOW, when you stop, it will go to intermittent, then resume on LOW when you start driving.

[SLP 13]

If you hold down the scan button on the radio, you can access a few radio settings like the volume when you turn radio on, volume for when you slow down (very subtle change) and how the radio shuffles the mp3 CD if it had folders...
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[Lawn_Mower]

I definitely think its a very cool and useful feature but I currently have my deactivated because I'm going to be installing a front end bra for the road trip to north Carolina. The bra doesn't have the cut outs for the washers so just in case I don't want to damage them if I end up having to spray the windshield. So until I get NC they will remain off lol....

The washer spot will look like this for those that wonder if you have them... It's the bumper trim that has a separate part of the trim cut out

I turned mine off, hated how it got the whole front end wet.

[BobRenob]

Your wipers will never stick in the halfway up position that I HATE SO MUCH! Even if it's in mid wipe and you remove the key, they will still go down.

didn't see anyone else respond to this so hopefully i didn't just miss it. ALAS, there is a way! it's called putting your car in "service mode" for the wipers. put the key in, turn til electronics turn on, then turn back to starting position without removing. flick the wiper arm down. TADA! they stay stuck up

[SLP 13]

I turned mine off, hated how it got the whole front end wet.

Lol after the wow effect set in, this is the first thing I thought of after seeing the video.

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[NmyGLi_06]

didn't see anyone else respond to this so hopefully i didn't just miss it. ALAS, there is a way! it's called putting your car in "service mode" for the wipers. put the key in, turn til electronics turn on, then turn back to starting position without removing. flick the wiper arm down. TADA! they stay stuck up

Yeah someone already beat you to the punch but yeah that's a niffty feature... I didn't find out about that until about 5 months ago and I have had the car for 4 years lol...

[NmyGLi_06]

Also, if you pop the hood, your wipers will not work. Whether it is just popped and still closed or wide open, they will not wipe at all

[arismkv]

If you get in the car after it rains with water on the roof and roll down your windows you get a nice OEM water fall.

ROFL.. this has happened to me atleast 5 times... I never seem to learn