Can you find out car spec & options from VIN or Reg?

[-=Rob=-]

Hi all,

My Leon FR turned up today and I am over the moon with it, one oddity I have noticed is that it has the adaptive cruise control sensor on the front even though I didn't order this as an option. Is this now standard, or have I been given an incorrectly built car? This is by no means a bad thing, but also curious if it's possible to find out the options spec'd on the car from the VIN? Can you tell the engine it has from this too?

Cheers....

 

[russbellrfs]

Hi all,

My Leon FR turned up today and I am over the moon with it, one oddity I have noticed is that it has the adaptive cruise control sensor on the front even though I didn't order this as an option. Is this now standard, or have I been given an incorrectly built car? This is by no means a bad thing, but also curious if it's possible to find out the options spec'd on the car from the VIN? Can you tell the engine it has from this too?

Cheers....

VIN i think only tells u make, model, colour, engine size and month built.

If it has then well played £150 option!

Sent from my SM-A520F using Tapatalk

 

[Rob66]

Hi all,

My Leon FR turned up today and I am over the moon with it, one oddity I have noticed is that it has the adaptive cruise control sensor on the front even though I didn't order this as an option. Is this now standard, or have I been given an incorrectly built car? This is by no means a bad thing, but also curious if it's possible to find out the options spec'd on the car from the VIN? Can you tell the engine it has from this too?

Cheers....

I could be wrong but doesn't that sensor (the black square plastic one) double as the Autonomous braking sensor - which i believe is standard?

EDIT - Just checked the SEAT Site and they now call it 'Pedestrian Protection'.

 

[olie93]

There should be a sticker under the boot floor with loads of codes on it. You can input the codes into this website and it will show you what options were included on the car

http://prsearch.planetvag.com/

 

[motty225]

Yes it is now standard, part of the safety system

 

[weasley]

As above, it is for the collision alert system. I have had this a couple of times when driving towards a stationary car (which I was going to pass but the car panicked and gave the quite abrubt warning).

 

[heliophile]

Yes it is now standard, part of the safety system

Sensor is standard, ACC still an option. Third stalk on the steering column indicates ACC fitted.

 

[motty225]

Sensor is standard, ACC still an option. Third stalk on the steering column indicates ACC fitted.

Which is what he was asking, he wanted to know if the sensor was standard, which it is

 

[Owen83]

and bloody ugly too. why can't VAG hid the damn thing?

 

[russbellrfs]

and bloody ugly too. why can't VAG hid the damn thing?

Erm cuz it needs to see things....and its in best place to judge distances i guess

Sent from my SM-A520F using Tapatalk

 

[JimH]

Found out on my new 300 today that it also restarts an auto-stopped engine (in traffic) when the vehicle in front moves off - my 280 didn't do this

 

[russbellrfs]

Found out on my new 300 today that it also restarts an auto-stopped engine (in traffic) when the vehicle in front moves off - my 280 didn't do this

Did u option the advanced driving pack as it has traffic jam assist and stop and go included?

Sent from my SM-A520F using Tapatalk

 

[-=Rob=-]

Thanks everyone for the replies and the useful option checker link! Appears I have that auto stop radar and not acc

 

[kazand]

Erm cuz it needs to see things....and its in best place to judge distances i guess

Sent from my SM-A520F using Tapatalk

It's hidden on the Passat

 

[Scrogg]

It's hidden on the Passat

And on the Ateca - it's the SEAT logo on the front.

When it was added to the Leon in 2017 we assumed SEAT had gone for the quickest and easiest option because it was only a mid-lfe facelift, but then the all-new Ibiza and Arona were released with the same set-up so we knew it is just SEAT using the cheapest solution as always

 

[JimH]

Did u option the advanced driving pack as it has traffic jam assist and stop and go included?

Sent from my SM-A520F using Tapatalk

Ahh - yes - that would probably be it then..... works independently of ACC and traffic jam assist though (i.e. with both of those switched off).... As usual, manual is a bit sketchy on this....

 

[kazand]

And on the Ateca - it's the SEAT logo on the front.

When it was added to the Leon in 2017 we assumed SEAT had gone for the quickest and easiest option because it was only a mid-lfe facelift, but then the all-new Ibiza and Arona were released with the same set-up so we knew it is just SEAT using the cheapest solution as always

I think mine is behind the VW logo, I know it didn't like the snow last week...

 

[Owen83]

Erm cuz it needs to see things....and its in best place to judge distances i guess

Sent from my SM-A520F using Tapatalk

Erm.. its a radar so can see through things... Its hidden behind the badge on my Mercedes.... It looks crap and cheap on the Leon

 

[milnei]

Erm.. its a radar so can see through things... Its hidden behind the badge on my Mercedes.... It looks crap and cheap on the Leon

Does make it easier to spot on Autotrader adverts though.

For me ACC is a must, and 9 times out of 10 Autortrader adverts just say Cruise Control. So on cars where it's well hidden (like BMWs, Mercedes, Jaguars and Range Rovers) it can be difficult to see, whereas with VAG group it's usually obvious, either a box in the lower grill or something that looks like black fog lamps.

 

[Owen83]

Does make it easier to spot on Autotrader adverts though.

For me ACC is a must, and 9 times out of 10 Autortrader adverts just say Cruise Control. So on cars where it's well hidden (like BMWs, Mercedes, Jaguars and Range Rovers) it can be difficult to see, whereas with VAG group it's usually obvious, either a box in the lower grill or something that looks like black fog lamps.

Having the ugly black box in the grill doesn't mean ACC....... its the radar used to define distance etc within ACC, but also for front assist & Multi collision assist