Power display replaces rev counter. On the left-hand side of the instrument cluster, the rev counter is replaced by the power display (which indicates if the motor is ready, the battery is being charged via regenerative braking or power is being consumed) and the indicator of output availability. Still on the right is the speedometer, which goes up to 160 km/h. Added at the bottom of the speedometer is an indicator showing the charge level of the high-voltage battery. The colour display, which is located between the powermeter and the speedometer (premium multifunction display), now shows: a continuous display of driving range, the regenerative braking level that is active and information on remaining charging time and the connected charging plug. In a separate LED field in the lower segment of the multifunction display, the ‘READY' message also appears after starting the motor, indicating that the car is ready to be driven.
Touchscreen. Every Golf is equipped with a touchscreen. In the e-Golf, the highest-end display of the model series comes as standard – the 8.0-inch touchscreen of the top "Discover Pro" radio-navigation system. In the e-Golf, the system now has many new functions.
Example 1 - Range monitor: this monitor graphically illustrates the vehicle's momentary driving range; it also shows the range potential of any activated auxiliary consumers. That is, the driver can gain extra driving range by deactivating any of the displayed auxiliary consumers that are active.
Example 2 - Energy flow indicator: it uses animated graphics to depicts the energy flow when accelerating (blue arrows) and when applying the brake with regenerative braking (green arrows). Meanwhile, regenerative braking statistics provide information on the amount of energy recovered since the start of the trip.
Example 3 - e-manager: this lets drivers to pre-programme up to three departure and charging times. The vehicle ensures that the preset air conditioning and battery charge levels are reached by the programmed time. Heating or cooling of the interior can also be activated via parking heater/ventilation (fitted as standard) during the charging process. This offers a way to bring the car to a desired temperature without draining the battery. And that extends the driving range.
Example 4 - 360° range: the current potential driving radius of the e-Golf is shown by the so-called 360° range on the map of the surrounding area. The inner area represents the potential zone for a return trip. The outer area, on the other hand, represents the range for a one-way trip. Charging stations can be displayed and integrated into the route as intermediary destinations.
Volkswagen Car-Net e-Remote. Using the ‘Car-Net e-Remote' app, it is also possible to make many settings and information requests from a smart phone or the Car-Net website. Specifically, the app contains these functions:
- Programming a departure time – Functions that are scheduled based on a programmed departure time include the parking heating/ventilation function; it is started at a specific time that depends on the outdoor temperature, so that the desired interior temperature is reached by the programmed departure time.
- Climate control – Starts or stops the parking heating/ventilation function and displays the outdoor temperature and setpoint temperature for the interior.
- Battery charging – Starts or stops the charging process, indicates charger connection status, charge status, charge progress, charge level, charge start time and remaining driving range;
- Accessing vehicle data – displays information relating to individual trips (individual trips or cumulative), such as kilometres driven, trip time, power consumption by the electric motor and other consumers such as the air conditioning and radio, use of regenerative braking;
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Vehicle status queries – locking status of doors and boot, lights (on/off), charging cable plugged in, position where the e-Golf was last parked (GPS position on a map).