Explore the comprehensive list of OBD-II parameters supported for the Volkswagen Golf. This includes real-time data for engine performance, fuel efficiency, and diagnostic trouble codes. Sidecar provides access to these PIDs to help you monitor your vehicle's health.
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1983-2002 |
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2003-2007 |
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2008-2011 |
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2012-2025 |
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Vehicle is fully onboarded.
Feature is supported via OBD. Requires a connected OBD-II scanner.
Feature is supported via Connected Accounts (Beta).
General support
Sidecar supports the SAEJ1979 OBD-II standard for vehicles produced in the USA since 1996 and vehicles worldwide in the 2000’s. For vehicles that support OBD-II — typically combustion and hybrid vehicles — this enables out-of-the-box support for odometer, speed, fuel tank levels, and 100s of other parameters.
Which OBD scanners work with the Volkswagen?
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Parameter support by model year
Battery
| Parameter | 1988-2014 | 2015-2019 | 2020 | 2021-2022 | 2023-2024 | 2025 |
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Battery charge level (percent)
GOLF_BAT_SOC
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✓ | ✓ | ||||
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Battery current (amps)
GOLF_BAT_I
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✓ | ✓ | ||||
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Battery internal resistance (unknown)
GOLF_BAT_INT_R
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
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Battery temperature (celsius)
GOLF_BAT_T
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✓ | ✓ | ||||
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Battery voltage (volts)
GOLF_BAT_V_2A07
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✓ | ✓ | ||||
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Battery voltage at rest (volts)
GOLF_BAT_V_AT_REST
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✓ | ✓ | ||||
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Usable battery charge (ampereHours)
GOLF_USE_BAT_CHG
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✓ | ✓ | ||||
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eCall battery charge level (percent)
GOLF_ECALL_SOC
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
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eCall battery status
GOLF_ECALL_STATUS
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Climate
| Parameter | 1988-2011 | 2012 | 2013-2014 | 2015-2022 | 2023-2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Outside temperature (celsius)
GOLF_AAT
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Control
| Parameter | 1988-2014 | 2015-2020 | 2021-2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Air gab vacuum sensor (unknown)
GOLF_AIR_GAB_VACUUM_SNS
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✓ | |||
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Brake disk drying (offon)
GOLF_BDD_ACTIVE
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✓ | |||
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Brake disk drying, odometer at last activation (kilometers)
GOLF_BDD_ODO
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✓ | |||
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Brake pressure sensor (bars)
GOLF_BRAKE_P_SNS
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✓ | |||
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Electronic differential lock: active (offon)
GOLF_EDL_ACTIVE
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✓ | |||
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Electronic differential lock: front left brake temperature (celsius)
GOLF_EDL_FR_L_BRAKE_T
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✓ | |||
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Electronic differential lock: front right brake temperature (celsius)
GOLF_EDL_FR_R_BRAKE_T
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✓ | |||
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Electronic differential lock: rear left brake temperature (celsius)
GOLF_EDL_RR_L_BRAKE_T
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✓ | |||
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Electronic differential lock: rear right brake temperature (celsius)
GOLF_EDL_RR_R_BRAKE_T
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✓ | |||
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Hydraulic brake booster: active (offon)
GOLF_HYD_BRAKE_BOOST_ACTIVE
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✓ | ✓ |
Engine
| Parameter | 1988-2011 | 2012 | 2013-2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019-2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023-2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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A/C clutch (scalar)
GOLF_CLIMATE_A_C_CLCH
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
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A/C compressor load (newtonMeters)
GOLF_CLIMATE_A_C_COMP_LOAD
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
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Air pollution level (scalar)
GOLF_CLIMATE_AIR_POLUTION_LVL
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
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Ambient air temperature (celsius)
GOLF_DASH_AMBIENT_AIR_T
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
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Boost regulator feedback (percent)
GOLF_BOOST_REGULATOR_FEEDBACK
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
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Cabin temperature (celsius)
GOLF_CABIN_T
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
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Counter steer support (offon)
GOLF_CNT_STEER_SUPPORT_ACTIVE
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
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Counter steer support, steering torque (newtonMeters)
GOLF_CNT_STEER_SUPPORT_STEERING_TRQ
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
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DPF surface temperature (celsius)
GOLF_DPF_SFC_T
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
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Front left deflector temperature (celsius)
GOLF_CLIMATE_FR_L_DEFL_T
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
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Front left temperature flap actual value (percent)
GOLF_CLIMATE_FR_L_T_FLP_ACT_VALUE
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
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Front right deflector temperature (celsius)
GOLF_CLIMATE_FR_R_DEFL_T
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
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Front right temperature flap actual value (percent)
GOLF_CLIMATE_FR_R_T_FLP_ACT_VALUE
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
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Heater for nozzles active (scalar)
GOLF_HEATER_FOR_NOZZLES_ACTIVE
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
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Hill descent control (offon)
GOLF_HDC_ACTIVE
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
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Hill descent control, incline (percent)
GOLF_HDC_INCLINE
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
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Injector 2: rail pressure calibration point 1 (unknown)
GOLF_INJ_2_RAIL_P_CAL_PT_1_146E
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
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Injector 2: rail pressure calibration point 2 (unknown)
GOLF_INJ_2_RAIL_P_CAL_PT_2_1474
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
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Injector 2: rail pressure calibration point 3 (unknown)
GOLF_INJ_2_RAIL_P_CAL_PT_3_147A
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
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Injector 7: rail pressure calibration point 1 (unknown)
GOLF_INJ_7_RAIL_P_CAL_PT_1
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
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Injector 7: rail pressure calibration point 2 (unknown)
GOLF_INJ_7_RAIL_P_CAL_PT_2
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
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Injector 7: rail pressure calibration point 3 (unknown)
GOLF_INJ_7_RAIL_P_CAL_PT_3
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
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Leg deflector temperature (celsius)
GOLF_CLIMATE_LEG_DEFL_T
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
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Mean injection quantity (unknown)
GOLF_MEAN_INJ_QUANTITY
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
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Oil level (unknown)
GOLF_OIL_LVL
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
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Oil thermal wear (kilometers)
GOLF_DASH_OIL_THERMAL_WEAR
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
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Radiator fan actual duty (percent)
GOLF_CLIMATE_RAD_FAN_ACT_DUTY
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
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Radiator fan commanded duty (percent)
GOLF_CLIMATE_RAD_FAN_CMD_DUTY
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
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Rear deflector temperature (celsius)
GOLF_CLIMATE_RR_DEFL_T
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✓ | ✓ | ||||||||||
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Refrigerant pressure (bars)
GOLF_CLIMATE_REFRIG_P
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
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Temperature after evaporator (celsius)
GOLF_CLIMATE_T_AFTER_EVAP
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
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Turbine actuator 1 bank 1: activation (percent)
GOLF_ACT
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Fluids
| Parameter | 1988-2012 | 2013-2014 | 2015-2017 | 2018-2019 | 2020-2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Oil level (max) (centimeters)
GOLF_OIL_MAX
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✓ | ✓ | |||
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Oil level (min) (centimeters)
GOLF_OIL_MIN
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✓ | ✓ |
Fuel
| Parameter | 1988-2011 | 2012 | 2013-2014 | 2015-2016 | 2017 | 2018-2020 | 2021-2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Average fuel consumption (liters)
GOLF_DASH_AVG_FUEL_CONS
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✓ | ||||||
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Fuel consumption (liters)
GOLF_FUEL_CONS
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
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Fuel pressure regulator valve: specified value rail pressure (unknown)
GOLF_SPEC_VALUE_RAIL_P
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
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High fuel pressure control deviation (unknown)
GOLF_HIGH_FUEL_P_CONTROL_DEVIATION
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Movement
| Parameter | 1988-2011 | 2012 | 2013-2014 | 2015-2016 | 2017 | 2018-2020 | 2021-2022 | 2023-2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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A/C compressor speed (rpm)
GOLF_CLIMATE_A_C_COMP_SPD
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
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Acceleration (metersPerSecondSquared)
GOLF_ACCELERATION
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✓ | ✓ | |||||||
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Front left wheel speed (kilometersPerHour)
GOLF_FL_VSS_V2
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
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Front right wheel speed (kilometersPerHour)
GOLF_FR_VSS_V2
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
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Rear left wheel speed (kilometersPerHour)
GOLF_RL_VSS_V2
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
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Rear right wheel speed (kilometersPerHour)
GOLF_RR_VSS_V2
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Tires
| Parameter | 1988-2014 | 2015-2020 | 2021-2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
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Front left flat tire indicator (scalar)
GOLF_TPMS_FR_L_FLAT_TIRE_IND
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✓ | ||
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Front left tire pressure diffusion indicator (scalar)
GOLF_TPMS_FR_L_TIRE_P_DIFF_IND
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✓ | ||
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Front right flat tire indicator (scalar)
GOLF_TPMS_FR_R_FLAT_TIRE_IND
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✓ | ||
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Front right tire pressure diffusion indicator (scalar)
GOLF_TPMS_FR_R_TIRE_P_DIFF_IND
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✓ | ||
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Rear left flat tire indicator (scalar)
GOLF_TPMS_RR_L_FLAT_TIRE_IND
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✓ | ||
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Rear left tire pressure diffusion indicator (scalar)
GOLF_TPMS_RR_L_TIRE_P_DIFF_IND
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✓ | ||
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Rear right flat tire indicator (scalar)
GOLF_TPMS_RR_R_FLAT_TIRE_IND
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✓ | ||
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Rear right tire pressure diffusion indicator (scalar)
GOLF_TPMS_RR_R_TIRE_P_DIFF_IND
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✓ | ||
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TPMS available? (noyes)
GOLF_TPMS_AVAIL
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✓ |
Trips
| Parameter | 1988-2013 | 2014 | 2015-2020 | 2021-2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Counter steer support, odometer, last activated (kilometers)
GOLF_CNT_STEER_SUPPORT_ODO_RDG_OF_LAST_ACT
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✓ | |||
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Odometer (kilometers)
GOLF_ODO
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✓ | ✓ | ||
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Odometer reading at fourth-to-last warning (kilometers)
GOLF_TPMS_ODO_RDG_AT_FOURTH_TO_LAST_WARN
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✓ | |||
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Odometer reading at last adaptation (kilometers)
GOLF_TPMS_ODO_RDG_AT_LAST_ADAPT
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✓ | |||
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Odometer reading at last warning (kilometers)
GOLF_TPMS_ODO_RDG_AT_LAST_WARN
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✓ | |||
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Odometer reading at next-to-last warning (kilometers)
GOLF_TPMS_ODO_RDG_AT_NEXT_TO_LAST_WARN
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✓ | |||
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Odometer reading at third-to-last warning (kilometers)
GOLF_TPMS_ODO_RDG_AT_THIRD_TO_LAST_WARN
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✓ | |||
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Odometer reading four adaptations ago (kilometers)
GOLF_TPMS_ODO_RDG_FOUR_ADAPTATIONS_AGO
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✓ | |||
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Odometer reading three adaptations ago (kilometers)
GOLF_TPMS_ODO_RDG_THREE_ADAPTATIONS_AGO
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✓ | |||
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Odometer reading two adaptations ago (kilometers)
GOLF_TPMS_ODO_RDG_TWO_ADAPTATIONS_AGO
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✓ |
About the Volkswagen Golf
The Volkswagen Golf is an iconic compact hatchback that has been a cornerstone of the automotive world since 1974. In the United States market, the Golf is currently represented by its performance-oriented variants: the sporty Golf GTI and the high-performance Golf R.
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Frequently asked questions
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Does the Volkswagen Golf support Apple CarPlay and Android Auto?
Yes, the Volkswagen Golf supports both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, with connectivity options varying by model year:
2022-2025 Models:
Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
12.9-inch touchscreen infotainment system (MIB3) on 2025 models
8-inch or 10-inch touchscreen on earlier models depending on configuration
Bluetooth connectivity for hands-free calling and audio streaming
2018-2021 Models:
Wired Apple CarPlay and Android Auto (USB connection required)
Available through the MIB2 infotainment system
Available on most configurations as standard equipment
Pre-2018 Models:
Limited or no smartphone integration support from the factory
Aftermarket wireless adapters and retrofit modules available for MK7 Golf models (2015-2019) that plug into existing USB ports
The 2025 Golf models feature an all-new 12.9-inch touchscreen display with enhanced graphics, improved responsiveness, and integration with Volkswagen’s latest connected services.