Hi, my new California.

kave · Feb 7, 2016

belinda said:
Hi, congrats. We have been enjoying our first VW as well. We opted for Appconnect and have had no joy connecting . Our local dealer have been helpful but seem to have no answers. Have you got Appconnect and if so have you got anywhere with it. We are planning a 2 month tour in Europe from April and had hoped to use App connect for lots of stuff.
Any help much appreciated.

Its Android Auto you should use for a samsung phone, probably only the most recent models are supported due to the lack of updates for older phones. Read more here:
https://support.google.com/androidauto/?hl=en

Spotlight Kid · Feb 8, 2016

The electric shower is the type 6 cupboard option, right?

Do you lose any storage space with the shower?

Hotel California · Feb 8, 2016

Spotlight Kid said:
The electric shower is the type 6 cupboard option, right?

Do you lose any storage space with the shower?

Don't think so , it will pass under the wardrobe by the gasbotlle i guess.
Those who have this option can confirm this , i am just guessing

CYCLOPATH · Feb 8, 2016

Spotlight Kid said:
The electric shower is the type 6 cupboard option, right?

Do you lose any storage space with the shower?

Hi spotlight
I have a shower
It comes out of the back cupboard.
The shower itself wraps up o top of the gas bottle
So you dont loose any space atall
I am not sure about what type 6 cupboard means....my van came with it

CYCLOPATH · Feb 8, 2016

I will pop out and take a pic if you want

Spotlight Kid · Feb 8, 2016

Thanks for the offer but I think you have explained it well.

I've contacted the dealership and ordered the type 6 cupboard on the proviso that this is the powered shower option ( stupidly opaque description that it is!) I'll see what they come back with.

I fancy the option to shower down a muddy dog and clean my filthy boots at least somewhat after a muddy walk before entering the van.

CYCLOPATH · Feb 8, 2016

Great, I am happy not to go out in the gales we are having down here at the moment
I was thinking in really hot summers , a cold shower at the back of the van might be nice to, though I have yet to experience it

JohnnyP · Feb 8, 2016

CYCLOPATH said:
Great, I am happy not to go out in the gales we are having down here at the moment
I was thinking in really hot summers , a cold shower at the back of the van might be nice to, though I have yet to experience it

How much power does the shower have? is it gravity only or is it powered by a pump?

CYCLOPATH · Feb 8, 2016

It uses the same pump as the tap
Plenty to wash your boots or have a shower, but not like an indoor power shower.
But then you are using your tank of water, so you don't want it to take a lot of water

JohnnyP · Feb 8, 2016

CYCLOPATH said:
It uses the same pump as the tap
Plenty to wash your boots or have a shower, but not like an indoor power shower.
But then you are using your tank of water, so you don't want it to take a lot of water

Thanks Cyclo, the shower sounds better than I had expected

CYCLOPATH · Feb 9, 2016

Yeah, it is a neat bit of kit, and relatively inexpensive. It has a good quality connection. You turn it on in the socket, that powers it up, then the lever on the head makes the water flow

Skylark2.0 · Feb 9, 2016

Exploremore1 said:
Not yet! I think I need to spend a couple of nights away with it (I nearly called it her!) before I come up with something!

Getting closer to naming "her" then?!

Hantshog · Feb 9, 2016

I cant find the chrome pack option in the price list. Is this a factory option? Is so can you let me know what option it is. Your vehicke looks great. I will definitely show my wife your pics as it looks very tasteful and classy.

hejh2o · Feb 10, 2016

belinda said:
Ah, well pleased for you. Sadly we have Samsung mobiles, need Android App and just go round in circles.It should be as simple as you say. When I connected my mobile I did mysteriously get all the sound recordings taken from videos on the phone. Took a while to work out why I was hearing my voice coaxing the dog to do a high five....

Maby you should consider to upgrade your Android soft ware on the phone - i notised that my iphone did not have the app conection until recently when i upgraded the SW. I have tryed it on a Caravelle in a dealers showroom and 'car play' worked instantly when plugged in to the usb slot - worked very well, i could even get in touch with Siri when speking to her