Welcome aboard VWW Brandon, lots of useful info and helpful people here.
I haven't heard it referred to as a "MFD Plus" before, but I think thay are likely talking about the full screen or "high-line" screen (the display screen in between the tacho and speedo). Just to confuse things, in the Skoda world it is called a "maxi-dot" screen.
The standard half screen display (aka "mid-line" MFD, which is only half height) can only show you basic trip computer stuff (things like instant and average fuel consumption, average speed, duration, distance to empty for trip memories 1 and 2.
As well as the trip computer stuff, the full screen MFD allows you to program a lot of different things yourself, including locking options, auto window closing, lock/unlock beep/flash confirmations, convenience lane change (3 blinks) and a whole lot more. Many of these options can also be programmed by a dealer on a car with a half-height MFD.
There is even a "low-line" version for cars without a trip computer (but I don't know whether they come to Oz).
My summary is if you like to fiddle and set things yourself (like me), pay for the full height screen, if you are more a "set-and-forget" guy then it may not be worth the extra $$$ (I don't know how much it costs as an option, but I'm sure it will cost on the cheaper Golf models).
Last edited by gregozedobe; 27-02-2009 at 08:20 PM.
2017 MY18 Golf R 7.5 Wolfsburg wagon (boring white) delivered 21 Sep 2017, 2008 Octavia vRS wagon 2.0 TFSI 6M (bright yellow), 2006 T5 Transporter van 2.5 TDI 6M (gone but not forgotten).
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