Category: VW Phaeton Forum

Hello forum friends, on the weekend my wife drove my Phaeton for the first time. Since she is a little smaller, of course, she has adjusted the seat and mirror. And also the interior mirror… How I set everything back to my needs by memory scanner this morning I noticed that the interior mirror also moved and fit again. Now my question. Is this also electric and if so where do you put it? Or does he notice the position he gets by hand h It’s not in the operating manual, by the way, is a GP4… I’ll say thank you.

Hello Forum, Do you know a provider who offers a front spoiler for the Phaeton? It should not be a powerful huge component but something subtle? Due to the somewhat strange bumper shape that is lower on the sides than on the front, however, this is quite difficult. Maybe you have a clue. PS. Front spoiler at the Phaeton is of course a matter of taste – is it clear to me Vg Thomas

Good day and hello to everyone. I’m reading with you for a long time, but I haven’t written anything myself until today, but I’ve been able to get some useful tips. For 2 years now, I’ve been allowed to call a Phaeton GP 2 from January 2010 my own. It’s a dark blue short 4-seater, 3l Diesel 4Motion,with everything you need (no TV in the back, it doesn’t need…for a big fridge in the trunk……). A really nice car…. The good one now has 160 tkm au f the clock and runs absolutely perfect. A few little things were/are unfortunately to be done (climate condensator exchanged, xenon bulbs exchanged, a heater that simply does not want to run….). Everything still to be hurt. And exactly now that it is so beautiful outside and not wet and damp at all, just the adjustment of the middle air outlet above the ZAB says goodbye. The wood cover went half up this morning, and end. Somehow the wood cover also edged up, nothing more… Air comes out, but the thing doesn’t want to move anymore…. Now my question: How can I expand the part…?? I guess the ZAB has to go out and who knows what else…. Has a guide (I can read, pictures are still beautiful ;-)…) which he can provide me?? How the side motors and apertures are to dismantle, I found, but not the great middle part. I know the much praised and well-known workshop, but these are good ones. 300 km from me…. I’m grateful for tips. I’ll probably get on to the repair as soon as it’s a little warmer outside. Thank you in advance Dirk

Hello dear Phaeton community, does any of you have experience with windshields for the Phaeton? I have been driving for about 3 weeks with a rockfall in the field of view and have been trying to organize a new disc in vain. Both CarGlass and VW have comforted me with indefinite delivery dates. Since my P (EZ 2012) has the sign-assist, rain sensor and the light automatic, the disc seems to be quite rare. The part number is: 3D0845011BKNVB Verbund-, Have you ever had similar problems? Do you have another contact point for me? Is the insurer in the framework of the partial cascade obliged to take care of spare parts or a timely regulation? Thank you and many greetings

Hello together My problem: Since last winter my auxiliary heating spins and goes over the remote control only sporadically and also after a short time again. I searched here in the forum already and did the following: – New battery remote control – All fuses under the steering wheel and in the trunk checked. Unfortunately there is no more occupancy schedule so I have all looked through now I have read that you can burn the auxiliary heating free by VCD in maintenance mode. D he question would be whether someone in the Neckar district of the Rhine can do that? Or does anyone else have an idea before I run to the friendly one?

It’s been a few days but now I would like to report briefly about my first Phaeton (GP4). It has the V8, (if I want to refuel diesel I buy a tractor). The most important no batches and briefly it passes smoothly as a pass. Of course with original 17” rims for summer and winter tires. Otherwise ACC, telephone preparation Premium, parking aid, RNS 810 with traffic sign identification, DAB, leather Vienna Classic style, memory package, sun protection roller, steering wheel adjustment e lektr. (very cool with activated exit assistance), auxiliary heating. I use the vehicle only for long highway routes so far the consumption is according to the display 12 l/100km. The range indicator is unfortunately scrap. If I can refuel at 40km residual range I get only 70l in so have to be still about 20 liters in it. Unfortunately there is already a first problem we see how this works with the VW warranty.

Dear Phaeton driver, I’m desperate. Key error message in the display, have 2 keys and no one is recognized. Keys can only be taken out of the ignition lock with the constriction (press tip in recess). What else goes on: -Media center in console goes to -Radio -electric seat -Navi etc. everything except the climate and ventilation. Features: When I press the door opening from the inside to close the door, all electronics incl. media center goes off. f Close up the electronics again. What’s new since today: I can only open the car directly with the key at the lock because KeyleesGo does not work either, but after the open the red signal lamp still flashes at the door, as if the car was still stolen. I get the alarm on 🙁 Is to despair the whole thing. Until recently everything went still. Have about 8 months ago a new on-board battery itself out and installed, everything no problem, car drives and Everything is good. Battery had been empty recently because of a long service life and was recharged with CTEK 5.0, driving 2 days off the car and the battery was completely empty overnight. Now the battery has been charged again after 1.5 days. Batteries have been changed recently with both keys, so are functional the keys. Question: Can I assign the keys somehow? Learning? Desperate greetings Miguel PS: Have read here in the forum and no longer find it necessary to check the driver’s side under the carpet for water. How to get there?

Hello! After my dealer has been searching for my speed fluctuations for a long time now to the probable cause (allegedly the injection nozzles and too high injection times of up to 45ms), the question arises, how I should best proceed, in order as “unsuspected driver” not to pay again 2 injection nozzles are allegedly no longer in order. The workshop wants to exchange all 6 of course as already expected, the material would be at € 3.700,00 – find something For me it would be logical to fix only the 2 defective ones, or if possible to clean them, the other 4 should still be fine. Is there any experience and has someone renewed the nozzles before? I still have a guarantee with self-reservedness, but the economist in me still refuses to make everything new at once. Thank you and dear greetings, Pete

Hi people Today I’m normally driving out of the garage and maybe 3km driven. Stopped and piiiieeeep, key symbol lights up with the message “System error workshop”. Now the following no longer works : – Can’t close with remote control – Climate not available – Windows no longer open – Turn signal no longer – Steering wheel heating and steering wheel lighting no longer go – Tempomat no longer works etc. Strange : – Car can be started, alarm system goes off – Interior lighting goes – Pulling aid funzt – Radio funzt – Screen funzt Does this have to do with water in the footroom? Footroom carpet Driver and passenger is dry. Greetz

Hello together, I use today also the favor of the hour to present myself here! My name is Robin, come from Mannheim and really read here for years and participate sometimes with the one or the other contribution. 😉 Now to the actual presentation: Ride since 2011 VW PHAETON, the first, model year 2009, white, short wheelbase. The second followed in 2013, model year 2012, also white, this time long wheelbase,4 seater. The third came in the year 2 015, model year 2013, again white, also long, 4-seater but other color combi like the two before as well as other features! 🙂 I had good experiences with all three of the PHAETON ́s, had no big problems, which is sometimes also due to the excellent care and generous curance through the glass manufacture. In the appendix a few pictures of my former vehicles as well as my current PHAETON. The current one is the one with the 20 inch megara… By the way I mentioned a set of 17 inch impressions with new quality GoodYear summer tires. If you are interested also gladly per PN.Complete wheels 17 inch Impression Greetings, Robin