Volkswagen Golf (Mk1)

1974–1983Chassis code Typ 17

Cluster: Analog dials: cars with this instrument cluster

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Volkswagen Golf (Mk1), photo 1Cockpit · “Volkswagen Golf – first Generation” (opens in a new tab) · © Volkswagen AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · Volkswagen Newsroom
Volkswagen Golf (Mk1), photo 2Cockpit · “1982 VW Mk1 Golf GTi interior” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Tony Harrison · CC BY-SA 2.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
Volkswagen Golf (Mk1), photo 3Cockpit · “VW Golf GTi MK1 interior” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Rodrigo Kurmen Figueroa · CC BY-SA 2.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
Volkswagen Golf (Mk1), photo 4Cockpit · “Volkswagen Golf Mk1 (02)” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: bkm_br on Flickr · CC BY 2.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
Volkswagen Golf (Mk1), photo 5Instrument cluster · “VW Golf I GTI Dashboard” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Tony Harrison from Farnborough, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons

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Volkswagen Golf (Mk2)
1983–1991 9 photos© Volkswagen AG

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Volkswagen Golf (Mk1)Cockpit · “Volkswagen Golf – first Generation” (opens in a new tab) · © Volkswagen AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · Volkswagen Newsroom
Volkswagen Golf (Mk2)Cockpit · “Volkswagen Golf – second Generation” (opens in a new tab) · © Volkswagen AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · Volkswagen Newsroom
Volkswagen Golf (Mk3)Cockpit · “Volkswagen Golf – third Generation” (opens in a new tab) · © Volkswagen AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · Volkswagen Newsroom
Volkswagen Golf (Mk4)Cockpit · “Volkswagen Golf - fourth Generation” (opens in a new tab) · © Volkswagen AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · Volkswagen Newsroom
Volkswagen Golf (Mk5)Cockpit · “Volkswagen Golf - fifth Generation” (opens in a new tab) · © Volkswagen AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · Volkswagen Newsroom
Volkswagen Golf (Mk6)Cockpit · “Volkswagen Golf – sixth Generation” (opens in a new tab) · © Volkswagen AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · Volkswagen Newsroom
Volkswagen Golf (Mk7)Cockpit · “Volkswagen Golf - seventh Generation” (opens in a new tab) · © Volkswagen AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · Volkswagen Newsroom
Volkswagen Golf (Mk8)Cockpit · “Volkswagen Golf” (opens in a new tab) · © Volkswagen AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · Volkswagen Newsroom

Summary

The first Golf had a plain, directly operated cockpit: round dials, a simple tuner radio and ventilation controls within easy reach of the driver.

Specifications

Years: 1974–19831970s: cars launched in the 1970s
Chassis code: Typ 17
Instrument cluster: Analog dials: cars with this instrument cluster
Infotainment: "Braunschweig" radio1974
Input: Physical buttons
Climate: Physical controls
Physical buttons and knobs: About 11, dash and consoleCounted from this photo Button Census
Successor: Volkswagen Golf (Mk2), 1983–1991

Cockpit

Instrument cluster

Round gauges with warning lamps.

Infotainment

"Braunschweig" radio

Two rotary knobs, one for power and volume and one for tuning, and three waveband buttons: one for medium wave, two for FM. FM stations were marked with sliding markers set by hand, not stored as presets.

Facts

The 1980 facelift brought a redesigned dashboard whose instrument panel used LED warning lamps.[1]
A cassette radio, the "Ingolstadt Stereo CR", joined the "Braunschweig" soon after launch.[3]
The GTI cabin was given tartan upholstery and a dimpled golf-ball gear knob, a design touch credited to Gunhild Liljequist.[1]

Sources

[1]Wikipedia. Volkswagen Golf Mk1 (opens in a new tab). en.wikipedia.org
[2]Volkswagen Newsroom (2019). Countdown to the new Golf: Golf I – the pioneer (opens in a new tab). volkswagen-newsroom.com
[3]Motorsport-Total.com / Auto-Medienportal (2017). Rückspiegel: Wie das Autoradio im VW Golf das Laufen lernte (opens in a new tab). motorsport-total.com
[4]AutoScout24 (2020). VW Golf: Auto-Cockpit im Wandel der Zeit (opens in a new tab). autoscout24.at

Record

Record: volkswagen/golf/mk1
Wikidata: Q1545536 (opens in a new tab)
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