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VW Connect and We Connect2 are your introduction to the latest generation of mobile online services in many Volkswagen models. Your vehicle is ready to go online from the outset if you want it, and there are many VW Connect or We Connect services available. After one-time activation and logging in with your Volkswagen ID, VW Connect or We Connect makes your day-to-day more pleasant and convenient. You can now also activate selected new functions for your Volkswagen after it has been purchased. Customisable to suit your needs at a later date. Simply go to your In-Car Shop in the infotainment system or to the Volkswagen Connect shopOpens an external link. 
Upgrades1 available for your vehicle are available to view here as a We Connect primary user and conveniently purchase them directly online.

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Your Volkswagen never stops learning: Upgrades for VW Connect or We Connect-ready vehicles

Whether it's a T-Roc, Tiguan, Touran or Polo, if you need a navigation system in your VW, you can simply buy and add it on.

Navigation: know where to go

Want improved navigation? Then add navigation functions for your “Ready 2 Discover” infotainment system and enhance your vehicle with intuitive navigation. Activating these functions allows you to access integrated, intuitive navigation with a 2D map display for Europe and points of interest (POIs). Once activated in the vehicle, these functions are permanently available to you and do not require an Internet connection or a VW Connect or We Connect contract. As well as these handy offline functions, you can access additional useful online services with the VW Connect Plus or We Connect Plus licence. The Online Traffic Information service keeps you, the primary user, informed of changes and hazards along your route almost in real time, while the Online Route Calculation service provides optimal and forward-looking route guidance. Online Map Update automatically updates your map material at regular intervals when your vehicle is online, when you select the ‘Share my position’ setting in your infotainment system.

Voice control can be activated as an upgrade later – allowing you control your VW with your natural speaking voice.

Voice Control3: “Hello Volkswagen”

Your Volkswagen understands you. By saying “Hello Volkswagen”, you enter into a natural dialogue – for safe and convenient control of selected telephony, media or navigation functions. Activate voice control for your infotainment system Ready 2 Discover 4 or Discover Media and control numerous vehicle functions using your voice. After all, depending on the vehicle model and equipment, many selected functions can be controlled using your voice. This allows you to focus completely on the road and enjoy driving even more.

Download App-Connect and use the smartphone connections Apple CarPlay and Android Auto wirelessly.

App Connect5: Access your apps in your car

With App-Connect, selected apps and content are transmitted directly to the display of the infotainment system in your Volkswagen and can be comfortably and clearly controlled within your line of vision. That makes it incredibly easy to access music, news, maps or audiobooks, for example. Volkswagen offers two interfaces for connecting smartphones, with numerous options: Apple CarPlay and Android Auto by Google. Wireless use of Apple CarPlay and Android Auto by Google is also available as an upgrade for the “Discover Media” navigation system and “Ready 2 Discover”. To avoid distraction, only certified apps can be started during the journey. 

More Upgrades for your Golf

ACC is a system available to add onto your VW Golf that detects vehicles in front of you and automatically keeps a set distance from them.

Adaptive Cruise Control ACC6: Keeps a distance. And to speed limits.

Adaptive Cruise Control ACC keeps to a constant pre-set speed of your choice, up to 210 km/h. When your Golf approaches another vehicle in front, ACC adapts the speed automatically and is therefore able to keep your pre-set distance from the other vehicle (within the system’s limits).

You can even add the Light Assist system onto your Golf 8 as an upgrade.

Light Assist: Dazzle-free. In virtually every situation.

With the Light Assist main beam control system, you’ll see driving at night in your Golf in a whole new light. Light Assist uses a camera installed behind the windscreen to detect oncoming traffic or vehicles driving ahead and automatically switch between dipped and main beam (within the system’s limits). The future’s bright (but not too bright).

You can also install Dynamic Road Sign Display in your Golf 8 later for a fee.

Dynamic Road Sign Display: shows you what’s important.

Dynamic Road Sign Display can detect speed limits, overtaking bans and hazard signs on camera (within system limitations) and show this on the multi-function display. So it’s easier to keep track of what's going on in traffic.

Upgrades allow you to expand the selection of background lighting colours in your VW Golf 8.

Mood Lighting: For inner peace.

Give your Golf a little more personality. The expansion of the basic ambient lighting enables the interior to be lit according to mood, thanks to the individual choice of colour. Mood Lighting offers an expanded range of colours and a wider selection for creating lighting accents as an upgrade. Whether you prefer cooler or warmer lighting, you’re in the bright lights of the big city or on a dark country road: On every trip, you can create a different atmosphere to suit you and your passengers.

Picture of the inside of a VW Taigo at night. Clearly recognisable: the Dynamic Background Lighting obtained as an upgrade

Dynamic Background Lighting: illuminating information.

Dynamic Background Lighting expands basic background lighting to include intuitive display of various functions. Depending on equipment, this includes warnings and information such as the acceleration indicator or door warning.

Find out what else your Volkswagen can do

Already got a Golf and a valid VW Connect or We Connect contract? Then enjoy a month’s free trial and try out selected functions as a VW Connect or We Connect primary user now.

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Upgrade functions at a glance for your Volkswagen

Here is a first look (with no obligations) at which selected upgrades can be added in principle to the vehicle of your choice. Your vehicle usually also needs to have the necessary technical functions and hardware equipment for the relevant upgrade. To find out which of these specific functions is actually available for your Volkswagen, please visit your In-Car Shop in the infotainment system or the Volkswagen Connect shopOpens an external link. Here, the primary user can view and purchase the specific functions which are available for your vehicle.

Golf 8 and model versions

More “VW Connect / We Connect”-ready vehicles*

Navigation

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Voice Control

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App-Connect

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Light Assist

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Mood Lighting

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Dynamic Background Lighting

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Adaptive Cruise Control ACC

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Dynamic Road Sign Display

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Golf 8 and model versions

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More “VW Connect / We Connect”-ready vehicles*

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* Passat Estate, Arteon, Arteon Shooting Brake, Tiguan, Tiguan Allspace, Touran, T-Roc, T-Roc Cabriolet, T-Cross, Taigo, Polo

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Disclaimer by Continental Cars Ltd.

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To obtain upgrades, you need a Volkswagen ID user account, a valid VW Connect / We Connect contract and your primary user verification, i.e. the link between your user account and the specific vehicle. Your vehicle also needs to have the technical function, hardware and software required for the relevant upgrade. The availability of upgrades may also depend on the model year and production date. The upgrades available for the specific vehicle can be viewed by the primary user in the infotainment system In-Car Shop or the Volkswagen Connect web shop at connect-shop.volkswagen.com. Paid-for products can be purchased in the In-Car Shop and/or the Volkswagen Connect shop with the payment methods that are currently available and can be viewed there. The availability of upgrades functions may vary between the web shop and In-Car Shop. Your Volkswagen dealership is also happy to advise on questions regarding upgrades and their availability. Purchased and activated upgrades remain with the vehicle for the duration of the activation period, can be used by all drivers and cannot be transferred to other vehicles.
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To use the VW Connect / We Connect services, you need a Volkswagen ID user account and to log in to VW Connect / We Connect with your username and password. In addition, a separate VW Connect / VW Connect Plus or We Connect / We Connect Plus contract must be concluded with Volkswagen AG online at www.myvolkswagen.net or via the app “Volkswagen” (available in the App Store and Google Play Store). For VW Connect Plus / We Connect Plus, following vehicle handover, you have 90 days in which to register the vehicle at www.myvolkswagen.net or via the “Volkswagen” app and use the services for the full duration of the agreed free period.  For customers with VW Connect and VW Connect Plus: The use of mobile online services is enabled by means of an integrated Internet connection. For the use of Internet Radio, Wi-Fi hotspot and Alexa, where available, data packages can be purchased from Cubic Telecom, our mobile communications partner, and used in the network coverage area within many European countries. The data in these packages can be used by all users and vehicle occupants. You can find information on conditions, prices and supported countries at vw.cubictelecom.com. Alternatively, you can use the Internet Radio, Wi-Fi hotspot and Alexa, where available, with a mobile device (e.g. smartphone), provided it has the ability to function as a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot. In this case, the corresponding function is only available subject to an existing or separate mobile phone contract between you and your mobile network operator and only within the coverage area of the respective mobile network. Additional fees (for example, roaming charges) may arise when exchanging data on the Internet, depending on your particular mobile phone rate and especially when using the service abroad. For customers with We Connect and We Connect Plus: The use of mobile online services is enabled by means of an integrated Internet connection. For the use of the streaming services, individual in-car apps and the Wi-Fi hotspot, data packages can be purchased from Cubic Telecom, our mobile communications partner, and used in the network coverage area within many European countries. The data in these packages can be used by all users and vehicle occupants. You can find information on conditions, prices and supported countries at vw.cubictelecom.com. Alternatively, you can use these services with a mobile device (e.g. smartphone) with the ability to function as a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot. In this case, the corresponding services are only available subject to an existing or separate mobile phone contract between you and your mobile network operator and only within the coverage area of the respective mobile network. Additional fees (for example, roaming charges) may arise when exchanging data on the Internet, depending on your particular mobile phone rate and especially when using the service abroad. A smartphone with a suitable iOS or Android operating system and SIM card with data option with an existing mobile data contract or one to be agreed separately between you and your mobile data provider is required to use the free app “Volkswagen”.    The services included in the VW Connect and VW Connect Plus or We Connect and We Connect Plus packages may vary by country. Availability also depends on vehicle model, equipment and software version installed. This also applies to third-party services. The services are available for the agreed contract period and may be subject to substantive changes or ceased during the contract period. More information is available at connect.volkswagen.com and your Volkswagen dealership. For information on mobile data charges, please consult your mobile phone provider. 
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Online Voice Control is currently available for the following languages: German, English (GB and US), French, Spanish, Czech and Italian. The language you can use to interact with Voice Control depends on the language selected in your infotainment system.
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Voice control of navigation functions with “Ready 2 Discover” is only possible following activation of the upgrade: “Navigation”.
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In principle, App-Connect enables the use of Apple CarPlay and Android Auto technologies. Both technologies are the responsibility of Apple and Google, whereby Volkswagen AG has no influence on country-specific availability of Apple CarPlay and Android Auto and therefore the availability of the relevant technology may vary according to country. The availability of Apple CarPlay can be found at https://www.apple.com/ios/feature-availability/#apple-carplay and the availability of Android Auto can be found at https://www.android.com/auto/. The functions may be subject to changes to content or may be ceased during the contract period. To avoid distraction, only certified apps can be started during the journey. In this context, please also be aware that some apps are not offered for each of the two technologies. Information on the compatibility of smartphones can be found for Apple CarPlay at https://www.apple.com/ios/carplay/ and for Android Auto at https://www.android.com/auto/. Apple CarPlay is a trademark of Apple Inc. Android Auto is a trademark of Google LLC. 
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ACC operates in a speed range between 30 km/h (20 mph) and 210 km/h (130 mph). This speed range may vary depending on the market. You can override ACC control at any time. When you brake, the control system is stopped. When you accelerate, it is interrupted for the duration of acceleration and then continues. If a trailer is attached to your vehicle, ACC offers less dynamic control. If the automatic deceleration triggered by ACC is not sufficient, the ACC will display a message in the instrument cluster prompting you to brake. The red warning lamp will light up and an audible warning will sound. ACC’s smart technology cannot override the laws of physics and operates exclusively within the system’s limitations. Drivers must never be led by the additional convenience into taking safety risks.
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