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Your VW’s brakes are designed to wear. Every time you slow down, the brake pads and discs do the job they were built to do. You can avoid some unnecessary wear with a few good driving habits. However, you don’t need to spend every journey worrying about your brakes or trying not to use them. […]

Your VW’s diesel particulate filter, or DPF, traps soot before it leaves the exhaust. This reduces particulate emissions from your diesel engine, which is good news for everyone else in Derby, especially anyone driving behind you. The filter periodically cleans itself through a process called regeneration. Basically, the engine management system raises the exhaust temperature

Most VW owners want a simple answer to this question. And, in many cases, the simple answer is once a year or when your car reaches its mileage limit, whichever comes first. But your VW may be a little more specific than that. Some Volkswagens follow a fixed service schedule, while others use a flexible

Your VW’s fuel efficiency is one of those things you might notice only when something changes. Maybe your VW used to get you through the week on one tank, but now you seem to be stopping for fuel more often? Or perhaps recent fuel prices have made you wonder whether small changes to your driving

It sounds odd to say, but your VW’s wheels need to point in the right direction. If they don’t, even by a small amount, such as a tenth of a degree, it can immediately lead to steering and driving problems. Technically speaking, this is known as wheel misalignment. You might also hear people refer to

If you’re anything like us, the recent heatwave made one component in our VWs feel more important than almost anything else. Yes, it’s the air conditioning. Just imagine sitting in that stuffy, sweaty, overbearing heat without air con. You’ll likely have encountered VW air con re-gassing before. In a nutshell, this means recovering the old

Should you book your VW’s service and MOT together? That’s a question we get a lot here at Sunset VW in Derby. And the answer is, it depends. If your VW service is due at around the same time as your MOT, it makes a lot of sense to book both appointments together. Technicians will

Life gets busy. Money gets tight. Your car seems fine. We get it. It can be tempting to delay your VW service and think, ‘I’ll sort it later. There’s no rush.’ At Sunset VW, we’ll always be honest with you. Skipping one service doesn’t automatically mean your car will suddenly refuse to start the next

If you have a warning light on your dashboard, or your Volkswagen isn’t driving quite as it should, a diagnostic scan may be the most efficient way of uncovering the problem. Modern Volkswagen vehicles are far more advanced than those from eras gone by. Behind the scenes, dozens of electronic control units (little computers) and

If your Volkswagen is revving higher than usual, struggling to go into gear, or not pulling as it should, the clutch is one of the first things to check out. Clutch wear is a normal part of driving a manual VW, just like tyres or brakes. The important consideration is whether it’s normal or premature.