One screen design. The “Innovision Cockpit” celebrates its world première in the third generation Touareg. The majority of all buttons is integrated in the 15.0 inch (1,920 x 1,020 pixel) screen of the top infotainment system “Discover Premium” that is curved towards the driver. This also includes the control of the 2-zone air conditioning system (or the optional 4-zone air conditioning system) as well as the activation of seat heating, seat ventilation and seat massage. Intuitive and frequently used switches such as the volume control have a deliberate analogue design (alternatively the volume can also be changed using a touch function on the screen of the infotainment system). The glass-covered display of the “Discover Premium“ to the side of the driver is visually connected to the “Digital Cockpit” that is also covered in glass – the 12.0 inch high resolution digital instruments (1,920 x 720 pixel) of the Touareg. Both displays produce a consistent digital landscape in a so-called one screen design on one viewing and operating axis. The “Innovision Cockpit” includes the following additional features: “ “comfort telephony” function, an inductive charging function for smartphones, “App Connect” (integrated “MirrorLinkÒ”, “Apple CarPlay™”, “Android Auto™” and all common Apple and Android smartphones), “Media Control“ (integration of tablets), four USB ports (two at the front as interfaces for the infotainment system including charging function and two at the rear only with a charging function) and a WLAN hotspot for up to eight devices. The “Innovision Cockpit” can be enhanced with a “head-up display” that virtually projects important information in the space in front of the driver on the windscreen.
“Discover Premium” in detail
Infotainment system based on “MIM2+ High”. At the centre of the “Innovision Cockpit” is the top infotainment system “Discover Premium” – a radio navigation system, telephone, information centre and interface for configuring various vehicle functions at the same time. A functional and visual highlight is the display that for the first time is designed as a curved sheet of glass. This is operated with “Discover Premium” equipped with a proximity sensor via the touchscreen and by means of gesture and voice control depending on the function. The equipment includes 10 GB usable memory, two SD card slots, an AUX-IN socket, four USB ports as well as a Bluetooth mobile phone interface. “Discover Premium” is a system based on “MIM2+ High”. MIM stand for Modular Infotainment Matrix. The “Discover Premium” of the “MIM2+ High” offered in the Touareg includes the following innovations:
“Connected Navigation”: In navigation mode, extended 3D city models can be called up and displayed that greatly simplify orientation in a strange environment. Together with the 3D city models, the traditional map view as well as a satellite map are also available.
“Nav-Gen4-Routing”: Here a perfected alternative route is calculated online on a server including predictive models (while considering route profiles and topography and recurring traffic situations) that leads to a stress-free and faster trip to your destination.
Self-learning navigation: Volkswagen navigation systems have been learning frequently used routes and saving them for a long time to point out the status and alternative routes even for inactive navigation. In the Touareg, the self-learning navigation is now also used to simplify the destination entry. Using usage profiles, “Discover Premium” recognises where the driver most probably wants to drive to and suggests routes accordingly.
Hybrid radio: Terrestrial radio reception and Internet radio merge in “MIM2+ High”. As a result, reception is realised in the best possible quality regardless of the transmission route. Title information for the song currently playing can also be called up online when listening to FM stations.
Mobile online services: As the system in the Touareg has an eSIM (initially in 13 European countries), the new SUV is also always on even without a connected smartphone. This means online functions such as hybrid radio are possible, for example. At the same time the range of mobile online services is growing. This includes reading out the news and “Gracenote online“ (enhancement of song info that can be saved locally and then called up online later). Online info such as the latest weather forecast can also be displayed on the home screen.
Home screen is multi-functional and can be personalised. The digital layout of the home screen includes a status bar that can be operated and personalised (top of screen), the controllable air conditioning block (for Climatronic and seat functions), function tiles (a large central tile and two smaller freely assignable tiles), freely assignable favourite buttons (left on screen), selectable clock designs as well as a 3D model representation of the vehicle and the seats. The all-wheel and plug-in hybrid drive can also be visualised (the latter initially in China). The menu navigation has an intuitive design. For example, the home button – a virtual button at the bottom edge of the display like on a smartphone – can be activated from each menu to go back to the top level of the home screen. The “Digital Cockpit” can also be personalised via the home screen of the infotainment system“.
“Digital Cockpit” in detail
Interactive instruments. The “Digital Cockpit” is a completely digitalised alternative to the standard analogue instruments of the Touareg and a central component of the “Innovision Cockpit”. The layout of the 12.0 inch display can be personalised by the driver via the home screen or using the multi-function steering wheel. The layout as well as the type and range of displays can be varied depending on your taste. If less is preferred, it can be reduced to just the navigation or the media centre (as well as the digital speed and selector lever display), for example. The daily and total number of kilometres display is always active and remains at the same position at the bottom. Different system displays can also be integrated in the “Digital Cockpit”:
- Active Cruise Control
- Cruise control system
- Speed limiter
- “Front Assist” (front assist monitoring system)
- “Night Vision” (night vision system)
- “Driver Alert System”
- “Dynamic Road Sign Display”
- Tyre monitoring system
- Navigation function
- Offroad display (including slope angle)
- Selector lever display (always on display but at different positions depending on the layout)
- Speed (always on display but at different positions depending on the layout)
- Consumption
- Fuel range
- Distance covered
- Information for destination arrival
- Acceleration
- Altitude (topographic)
- Compass
- Audio functions
Head-up display in detail
Perfectly in the driver's field of vision. The information of the head-up display (windshield head-up display) is projected directly on the windscreen. The display is in the direct field of vision of the driver – he can therefore obtain all the main info without looking away from the road. The head-up display has a virtual screen size of 217 x 88 mm making it the largest display of this type offered by Volkswagen to date. The driver can vary the range of displays in the head-up display. The following information can be shown:
- Current speed
- Dynamic Road Sign Display
- Warning signs (e.g. exceeding the permitted speed )
- Speed limiter
- Intersection detailed map
- Navigation information
- Automatic distance control (”ACC”)
- Cruise control system
- “Lane Assist”
- “Side Assist” (lane change assistant)
Personalisation Personal settings – including those of the “Innovision Cockpit” and the "Head-up Display" – are saved in the vehicle system and automatically called up using the personal vehicle key. This is particularly practical when the Touareg has been driven with another key by colleagues or family members. Alternatively the settings can be activated when starting using a menu that opens automatically. A total of seven profiles of different drivers can be saved in the Touareg.
“Discover Pro” in detail (standard navigation system)
“Discover Pro” is used as the series system. The glass-covered TFT touchscreen of the radio navigation system is 9.2 inch in size. As for the optional “Discover Premium”, “Discover Pro” also has a proximity sensor system and the innovative gesture control, usable 10GB memory, two SD card slots as well as a Bluetooth mobile phone interface. Smartphones can also be integrated and charged via two USB ports.
Sound systems in detail
Optional Dynaudio sound system with 730 Watt. The new Touareg is fitted with an 80 Watt power amplifier that is integrated in the central computer of the infotainment system. The sound is transmitted via four treble loudspeakers (two in the A-pillars, two in the front door panel) each with a 65 mm diameter as well as four 200 mm bass loudspeakers in the front and back doors. As an option there is a high-end sound system that was specifically tailored for use in the new Touareg together with Danish audio specialists Dynaudio. The system uses a Dolby 7.1 power amplifier with a power of 730 Watt to power a total of 14 loudspeakers - four treble loudspeakers in the A-pillars and the front door panel (each with a diameter of 65 mm), two mid-range loudspeakers in the front doors (each 100 mm) and four mid-range loudspeakers in the rear doors (each 200 mm), two effect loudspeakers in the D-pillars (each 100 mm), a centre speaker in the dash panel as well as a subwoofer under the luggage compartment floor.