The new Golf Estate will be offered in the Trendline, Comfortline and Highline equipment lines. All versions of the all-round car offer a Stop/Start system and a battery regeneration mode as standard. The Golf Estate is also the first estate car in its class to offer the functionality of the new Automatic Post-Collision Braking System as standard (if the vehicle is involved in a collision, it automatically brakes the car after the initial impact). Another standard feature is the latest generation of the XDS+ electronic differential lock that was initially developed for the Golf GTI. Every seventh generation Golf sold worldwide also comes with seven airbags and Electronic Stability Control (ESC).
Standard features
Golf Estate Trendline. Standard features added to the Golf Estate Trendline compared to the previous model include its touchscreen with 5-inch TFT display, filler neck with guard to prevent use of incorrect fuel (for diesel versions), ECO Tips in the multifunction display or MFA in the instrument cluster (fuel economy related displays and tips such as a tip to use the next higher gear), electronic parking brake with Auto-Hold function and the tyre pressure monitoring indicator (RKA). Features specific to the Golf Estate include a cargo space cover with convenient two-stage roller, cargo space illumination, removable cargo floor with a storage bin beneath the cargo floor and storage bins on the left and right side areas, and finally the asymmetrically split, folding rear seat backrest.
Other standard features (excerpt): daytime running lights, air conditioning, electric door mirrors, outside temperature indicator, electric windows, rear windscreen wiper with interval wiping, electromechanical steering assist, safety-optimised head restraints, locking glove box, chrome rings around interior air vents, seat covers in "Pepper" design, decorative inlays in "Dark Silver Matt Silk", centre console with storage compartment, height and length adjustable steering column, height-adjustable driver's seat, dust and pollen filter, central locking with wireless remote control, height-adjustable seatbelts with belt tensioners for front seats, disc brakes at all four wheels, size 195 tyres (15-inch), diffuser at rear and green heat-insulating window glass.
Golf Estate Comfortline. The mid-level Comfortline equipment line offers the following features compared to the previous model: ParkPilot front and rear, high-end instrument cluster of the multifunction display "plus", drawers under the front seats, the new Composition Touch radio system that includes a SD card interface and the Driver Alert System.
Also standard (excerpt, in addition to Trendline features): comfort seats with unique upholstery fabric ("Zoom" design) and lumbar supports in front, "Dark Silver brushed" accents, cargo opening through rear backrest and centre armrest in the rear seatback, rotary light switch and mirror adjustment in chrome look, drawers under the front seats, storage pockets on the backrests of the front seats, storage compartment with lid in the roofliner, auxiliary 12-V electrical outlet in storage space, illuminated make-up mirror, woven floor mats, leather-trimmed steering wheel and gear shift lever and 16-inch alloy wheels ("Dover" type).
Golf Estate Highline. The top version of the Golf VII Estate has these features in addition to those of the Highline version of the Golf VI Estate: newly designed ambience lighting and chrome surround for the VW badge in the radiator grille. Other features of the Golf Estate Comfortline include (excerpt): sport seats in front (heated; system has Alcantara centre seat panels, inner lateral support panels have fabric upholstery in "Global" design), "Piano Black Mesh" inlays, chrome accents for the electric window switches, LED reading lights front and rear, automatic climate control system, leather-trimmed multifunction steering wheel, heated windscreen washer nozzles, bi-xenon headlights plus headlight cleaning system, fog lights including cornering lights with chrome trim, dark red rear lights, anodised roof rails, chrome trim strips on the window sills and 17-inch alloy wheels ("Dijon").
Optional features
In addition, the new Golf Estate can be customised with a nearly limitless range of optional features. Here is an overview of these features in alphabetical order (excerpt):
• "Vienna" leather upholstery
• 230 V electrical outlet in the luggage compartment
• Adaptive cruise control (ACC), Front Assist and City Emergency Braking
• Anti-theft warning system plus
• Auxiliary heating
• Comfort and Premium mobile phone interfaces and Nokia Asha 300 mobile phone
• Composition Colour radio
• Composition Media radio
• Cruise control system with speed limiter
• Digital radio reception: DAB+
• Discover Media navigation function for Composition Media radio
• Discover Pro navigation system
• Dynamic chassis control (DCC) with driving profile selector
• DYNAUDIO Excite sound system
• Electrically adjustable driver's seat
• Folding door mirrors, with surroundings illumination and lowering of passenger side mirror
• Keyless Access: keyless locking and engine starting system
• Lane Assist lane-keeping assistant
• Light Assist and Dynamic Light Assist main beam control
• MEDIA-IN multimedia port with iPod/iPhone adapter cable
• Multifunction display "Plus"
• Panoramic tilt/slide sunroof with panoramic roof at rear
• ParkAssist park steering assistant with ParkPilot
• PreCrash preventive occupant protection
• Rear Assist reversing camera
• Road sign recognition
• Side airbags and belt tensioners at rear seats
• Smoked side windows and rear windscreen absorb 65 per cent of light
• Towbar unit (swivelling)
• Voice control
• Wheels/tyres in 16, 17 and 18-inch formats
• Windscreen with wireless heating and infrared reflecting
Customised equipment packages. As mentioned, important extras or extras that are frequently ordered in combination are offered in packages, sometimes with substantial price savings. An overview of the very fully equipped packages:
Business packages. The "Business Package" that is available in three levels offers such features as the Composition Media radio, cruise control system with speed limiter, centre armrest in front, driver alert system, net partition and heated front seats. Two different premium versions of the "Business" package include additional features such as the Discover Media navigation function, ergoActive driver's seat with 14-way adjustment and PreCrash occupant protection system.
Life package. Another "complete solution" is the "Life package" (includes such features as automatic climate control, multifunction steering wheel, fog lights, Park Assist including ParkPilot, Composition Colour radio and tinted rear windows).
Storage package. The storage package includes the cargo net that can also be used as a bag, reversible cargo space mat and additional storage bins in the spare wheel well.
Parking comfort package. Meanwhile, the "Parking comfort package" includes the parking assistant (Park Assist including ParkPilot), Keyless Access locking and engine starting system, electric folding door mirrors with surroundings illumination and the Front Assist surroundings monitoring system with City Emergency Braking.
Top package. The "Top package" consists of four LED reading lights, cruise control system with speed limiter, premium multifunction display, panoramic tilt sunroof and tinted rear windows that block 65 per cent of the incident light.
Driver assistance package. The "Driver assistance package" puts key convenience and safety systems on-board such as adaptive cruise control (ACC), Front Assist surroundings monitoring system with City Emergency Braking, bi-xenon headlights with LED daytime running lights and turning lights as well as dynamic cornering lights, Dynamic Light Assist main beam control, anti-theft warning system "plus", automatic activation of running lights (including leaving home and coming home functions), automatically dipping rear-view mirror, rain sensor and Lane Assist lane-keeping assistant.
Notes:
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