A diesel engine is a type of internal combustion engine that uses compression ignition to burn fuel. The fuel injection system installed on every diesel engine has replaced the carburetor system of gasoline engines as the world-standard in combustion technology. A slew of automakers like the German company Volkswagen even turned into producing diesel-powered versions of their long-standing car models. In 2006 Volkswagen reported that 50 percent of the cars to roll off their assembly line were powered by a diesel engine. From passenger Volkswagen cars like the Polo and Golf, among others, to commercial vehicles that include the Volkswagen Caddy, Transporter, and LT, a Volkswagen Diesel engine has turned a performance-class car out of these models. Volkswagen cars that sport a diesel engine generally rely on a streamlined fuel injection system in optimizing the burn materials. Composed of a fuel pump, fuel injector, cold air intake system, and turbocharger, the fuel injection system sets Volkswagen diesel cars apart from other types of internal combustion engines.
To realize a maximum power yield, the fuel injector is designed with a fine nozzle end and an electronically controlled injector jet. Pumping the fuel at a speed of 1500 miles per hour, it generally takes the fuel about 1.5 milliseconds to reach the combustion chambers. Billed as the Turbo Diesel Injection technology, the fuel injection system installed on Volkswagen diesel cars boasts of an improved fuel economy and car performance. By optimizing the burn material, the diesel parts are actually making a full use of the available fuel. One of the more important characteristics of a Volkswagen diesel is the high availability of torque at low revolutions, which makes the car up to specs even at hard drive applications like uphill driving, towing, and highway-speed driving. This characteristic is ascribed to the Volkswagen diesel parts involved in combustion. Known as the greater lights of the Volkswagen diesel parts, the fuel injection and cold air intake systems are what make diesel an improvement to gasoline.
Lane Assist - an active lane-keeping system - autonomously and gently countersteers as soon as it becomes apparent that the car might leave the lane unintentionally. And it addresses a real concern: About 14 percent of all accidents with personal injury are caused by leaving the driving lane. Lane Assist can contribute toward reducing this rate. Incidentally, Lane Assist is suspended when the driver activates an indicator to change lanes intentionally. The system is activated from the multifunctional display. Afterwards, Lane Assist automatically takes effect starting at a speed of 65 km/h. Lane Assist acquires roadway markings via the camera near the rear-view mirror. It does not matter whether lane marking lines are continuous or broken. Lane Assist also works in the dark. However, if there are no detectable lane markings, the system does not take any action. When Lane Assist is switched on, this status is shown to the driver in the instruments by a yellow indicator symbol in the form of a driving lane. As soon as the camera has located the relevant lane markings, the symbol turns green.
Now the system is fully active. If there are indications that the car is leaving its lane, Lane Assist countersteers. A key aspect here is that countersteering is very continuous and gentle. Similarly, the driver can always "override" Lane Assist with minimal effort. The lane-keeping assistant does not react if the driver activates the indicator before crossing a lane marking. DCC adaptive chassis control offers three programmes: "Normal," "Sport" and "Comfort." "Sport" and "Comfort" are selected by a button to the right of the gear shift lever. Crucial here is the fact that adaptive chassis control is constantly working to improve driving properties. That is because it continually adapts damping to road conditions and the driving situation. The system also reacts to acceleration, braking and steering inputs. The system resolves the apparent conflict of goals between a tight, sporty tuning and a comfortable ride. The significantly enhanced comfort is perceptible to both driver and passengers.
In conjunction with the comfort seat pack or "Vienna" leather upholstery, the front head restraints are not only adjustable in height, but also horizontally. In this new design, the outer area of the head restraint can be pulled forward. Since it is closer to the head, the risk of whiplash trauma is reduced in case of an accident. The Tiguan's 2,500 kg towing capacity (braked at 12 percent gradient) is further evidence of its top position in the segment. The highlight here: the trailer towbar with its cable system can be manually swivelled out or swivelled out of sight in just seconds. This eliminates the otherwise complicated and usually time-consuming assembly process including latching and closing. Dirty hands are also a thing of the past, because the cable with its ergonomic hand grip is at the upper left, under a separate cover on the bumper. This means that it is protected from dirt when the tailgate is closed, and it is inaccessible to unauthorised persons. The mechanism operates so smoothly that just a small push with the foot is enough to latch the system securely. A green LED lights up in the hand grip as soon as the towbar has been securely latched in place. The panoramic sunroof (PSD) on the Volkswagen Tiguan has a roof cutout area of laminated glass that is 300 percent larger than that of a conventional Golf sunroof. The aerodynamically and acoustically optimised PSD consists of one glass segment for opening and one permanently fixed rear glass segment. The roof offers many adjustment and opening options, which are controlled by ergonomic switches in the roofliner. The panoramic sunroof system has pinch protection and an electrically operated sunshade that covers the entire glass area.
