Volkswagen has launched its We Connect Go “connected car” app to South Africans who own the company’s vehicles.

Features of the new app include:

MyVolkswagen, which displays the most important vehicle information, including fuel level, mileage and battery voltage;

Service appointments, which allows customers to send appointment requests to their preferred Volkswagen dealer;

24-hour roadside assistance;

Trip monitor – a digital logbook, which can be exported as a PDF and used for South African Revenue Service vehicle claims; and

Driving challenges — points awarded for safe and efficient driving.

Data plugs will be available as optional items for older Volkswagen models dating back as far as 2008 but excluding the previous-generation Polo Vivo,” the car maker said.

The WeConnect Go and data plug roll-out commenced with T-Cross customers and is now being extended to the entire Volkswagen range, it added.

Volkswagen customers can get the data plugs fitted to their vehicles by their dealer.