VW Touran SE Family

Not sure if there was any feature added which replaced the cd player.

There is an app connect feature which allows me to connect and use apps from my phone in the sound system but that was an optional extra that I paid for.

The USB ports have been "upgraded" to type C connectors instead of type A but tbh that's more of a pain as can't use any of my standard charging cables, (just like the collection of CDs I had for the car).

Trip computer/cruise control are present which is nice as my previous (rather old car didn;t have those)

Edited by DJohn on 23/12/2020 at 00:21

The USB ports have been "upgraded" to type C connectors instead of type A but tbh that's more of a pain as can't use any of my standard charging cables, (just like the collection of CDs I had for the car).

You can get convertor dongles for those

Much better to buygood quality new cables, and in my case, short ones, as the phone stays in the cubby in the centre console, where the usb port lives.

When SWMBO had a Touran the CD changer was in a box within the centre console under the armrest.

The brochures show and mention the media box as shown in your picture in the passenger side dashboard. Mine doesn't have that button and the dashboard doesn't open.

Not in glovebox either.

I'm afraid the dealer might be right but seems unfair that the manufacturer can just choose to remove features.

The humble CD is being phased out of most cars these days. it's a big issue for Mrs BJ re our future new car. The other looming problem is the increasing use of touch screens for primary controls such as climate control. She's a fully paid up member of the Luddite society.

You now need to load your music collection onto a phone and stream it by Bluetooth to your car audio system. Seems to me like a complicated way of doing things. Another alternative is a portable CD player with bluetooth or an old fashioned 3.5mm audio jack to connect into the car sound system if it has a headphone socket. Sockets will no doubt be missing in these modern times.

I'm led to believe that there is an issue affecting some of the new Ford builds where by because of the worldwide pandemic they have not been able to get some parts that you would normally expect to be on the car. I'm talking about minor things like sill protectors and trim pieces that they have had to do without due to supply issues.