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Symbols like these refer you to warnings within the same section or on a given page. They draw your attention to possible risks of accident or injury and explain how they can be avoided. |
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Texts with this symbol indicate dangerous situations which could lead to fatal or severe injuries if you do not observe the warning. |
Before using the Race-App provision for the first time, carry out the following steps. This will enable you to use the Race-App provision safely and make full use of the functions it provides:
a) Observe safety notes
b) Familiarise yourself with the controls.
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Accidents and injuries can occur if the driver is distracted. Using the Race-App provision can distract you from the road. Never let the Race-App tempt you into going to the limits of your vehicle. • Always drive carefully and responsibly. • Observe traffic signs and traffic regulations. • Adapt your speed and driving style to suit visibility, weather, road and traffic conditions. • Select volume settings that allow signals from outside the vehicle (such as emergency services sirens) to be easily heard at all times. • Setting the volume too high may damage your hearing. This is the case even if you are only exposed to high volumes for short periods. |
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Connecting or using a smartphone while the vehicle is in motion can distract you from the road and lead to accidents. |
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Connecting leads for smartphones may obstruct the driver. • Arrange the connecting leads so that they do not obstruct the driver. |
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Smartphones in the vehicle that are not properly secured can be flung though the interior and cause injuries, if there is a sudden driving or braking manoeuvre, or in the event of an accident. • You should never position or attach a smartphone on a door, on the windscreen or above or near to the areas marked "AIRBAG" on the steering wheel, the dash panel and the seat backrests, or between these areas and the vehicle occupants. Smartphones can cause serious injury in an accident, especially when the airbags deploy. |
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The armrest may obstruct the driver's arm movements, which could cause accidents and severe injuries. • Always keep the armrest down while the vehicle is in motion. |
First read and observe the safety warnings and the introductory information in chapter 1 introduction to Race-App.
Race-App home page looks as follows:
① driver applications ② measuring acceleration ③ recording courses
④ track analysis ⑤ settings ⑥ support; ⑦ R-Button
Navigation notice: By using the button at the top-left corner of each page you will get one section up. By using the "R"-button ⑦ at the top-right corner of each page you will get to the home page. If you perform a long-press touch on the "R"-button, you will be linked to the in-app support.
First read and observe the safety warnings and the introductory information in chapter 1 introduction to Race-App.
In this item the following functions are available: driver screen, map view and G-force view.
Initially in this view vehicles charge pressure ③ , enginge torque ① and power ② are illustrated. Oil temperature (not shown) will be shown as soon as charge pressure is not available.
Those scales can be adjusted manually. By touching one of the minor scales it will change with the center scale.
Units can be changed within the menu settings.
A green-coloured bar (clockwise moving) visualises the position of the throttle control on the top of the center screen ① and likewise the requested engine torque.
A red-coloured bar (counterclockwise moving) visualises the position of the brake pedal on the top of the center screen and likewise the requested brake intensity.
Furthermore the current gear is shown at the bottom of the center scale.
① peak value of brake G-force ② peak value of throttle G-force;
③ peak value of side acceleration (steering right) ④ peak value of side acceleration (steering left)
G-force view provides peak values of brake G-force, throttle G-force and both side accelerations. The corresponding positive and negative peak data are displayed as framed values.
You will reset all values to zero by touching the "refresh" button ⑤
Within map view the vehicles current position is displayed.
The scope of the map can be changed by touch.
Please note, that GPS and a data link have to be activated on your device to gain all benefits of this function.
First read and observe the safety warnings and the introductory information in chapter 1 introduction to Race-App.
This menu contains two different features:
On the one hand time can be determined, that is needed to achieve an adjustable velocity (see 4.1).
On the other hand time can be determined, that is needed to achieve an adjustable distance (see 4.2).
Touching the 'arrow' button ⑥ causes a switch between these functions.
Please set an initial velocity ① between 0 mph (0 km/h) and 140 mph (200 km/h) and a final velocity mark ② between 5 mph (10 km/h) and 150 mph (250 km/h) by moving the slide control before starting the time measurement.
Please note, that the value of final velocity must be greater than initial velocity.
Touching blue highlighted units on the screen causes changes between miles per hour and kilometers per hour.
After completing the settings named above, make sure that the vehicle remains three second at zero velocity to activate start button at the buttom left corner ④ . By touching the start button five traffic lights appear, that light up one after another. Timer starts counting after all lights went out and initial velocity was reached.
From now on the current progress is shown at the status bar, as well as current lap time.
Measurement will be stopped and lap time will be reseted to zero by using the 'reset' button ⑤ .
Please set a distance ② between 100m and 2000m, respectively 100 yards and 2000 yards by moving the slider before starting the time measurement. Among a spread of other values the well-known ¼-mile can be chosen
Touching blue highlighted units on the screen causes changes between meters and yards.
Measurement will be stopped and lap time will be reseted to zero by using the 'reset' button ⑤ .
After completing the settings named above, make sure that the vehicle remains three second at zero velocity to activate start button at the buttom right corner ④ . By touching the start button five traffic lights appear, that light up one after another. Timer starts counting after all lights went out.
From now on the current progress is shown at the status bar, as well as current lap time.
Race-App also watches out for false start! If false start is detected, then measurement is not valid.
Measurement will be stopped and lap time will be reseted to zero by using the 'reset' button ⑤ .
Competition can be repeated at any time. Best lap and last laps time are permanently display for comparision.
First read and observe the safety warnings and the introductory information in chapter 1 introduction to Race-App.
This menu enables to create new courses.
Starting Record
Calling this page for the first time will effect an empty page, therefore a new course has to be created. To create a new course the 'record' button ③ has to be touched. Your new course will be saved automatically in the corresponding folder.
Your track will be saved as a circuit track ② , if you have crossed the scratch line again.
Your track will be saved as a distance track ① , if you have not crossed the scratch line again.
Getting started
Button ① starts measurement. In case of an activated camera, its video stream will be recorded, too. A red spot in the upper right corner indicates that camera stream is recorded (see picture below). Race-App saves and remembers your scratch line, when record is started.
Finishing
Finish your track by touching on button ① .
Using camera
You can toggle between map view and camera view by touching button ② . View can be switched back at any time.
Every recorded track can be driven again at pleasure. Therefore a track has to be selected from the route list. Now proceed to the scratch line. Measurement starts after crossing the scratch line.
Inside map view difference between current lap and best lap is shown. Vehicles current position and best laps position
are displayed simultaneously.
By touching the box ① best time and best lap or a distance-illustrating bar can be displayed alternatively.
First read and observe the safety warnings and the introductory information in chapter 1 introduction to Race-App.
This menu contains manifold possibilities of analysing recorded tracks.
Already created tracks can be edited like follows: press ca. two seconds onto the particular track and two new symbols will appear behind the tracks name, a 'pen' button and a 'x' button. Use the 'pen' button and touch the the tracks name for editing it. Besides the track type can be edited. You can choose between distance track und circuit track
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Use the 'x' button for deleting the recorded track.
Touching the button effects, that best-time lap and highest-speed lap are listed (see picture above). All laps are listed by touching the tracks name (see picture below).
There are several possibilities of analysing, after a specific tracks lap has been selected.
Map view
Map view is going to be activated by using the 'map' button ④ .
Map view displays the laps velocity development in a colour-coded way. A scale ② at the right screen border assigns used colour value to particular velocity values.
By touching the 'play' button ③ the lap history will be replayed. With the aid of the slide control every prefered position of the lap can be choosen.
Camera View
In case of activated camera while recording a lap, this video can be played by using the camera button ④ . Start playing the video by touching 'play' button.
In case of not activated camera, camera button ④ is disabled.
Export via Email
Recorded data of the selected round can be sent to an arbitrary email account. Using button ⑧ will open your standard email service.
The following file formats are available:
a) KML: contains geodata for client services of Google Earth and Google Maps
b) GPS: contains GPS data of all rounds
c) CSV: contains GPS and vehicle data
d) VWLAP: contains GPS-Data for importing into Race-App, also on other devices
Chart view
By using the chart button ⑥ , chart view will open (see picture below). All recorded values are available for each every point in time and displayed in the chart. From left to right ① : velocity, side acceleration, longitudinal acceleration, engine torque, brake pressure und chraging pressure. To add a value to the chart just click the particular button, click twice to remove the value. All value are visualised in a colour-coded way. Chart is able to display four values at most.
A time bar indicates the current laps time value. With the aid of the scroll bar every arbitrary time value can be chosen.
First read and observe the safety warnings and the introductory information in chapter 1 introduction to Race-App.
Race-App has to be linked to the car via Bluetooth, therefore activate the 'car' button . Please make sure, that Bluetooth is visible. Via touching the GPS symbol Race-App establishes GPS connection to your smartphone. Symbols are blue highlighted
in case of successful connection, otherwise they are crossed.
If GPS connection to your smartphone failed, Race-App will use vehicles GPS data, providing that a navigation system is available (Discover Pro or Discover Media).
It is highly recommended to activate all location sensing functions provided by your smartphone (e.g. "use wireless networks") to achieve best possible accuracy of route mapping. You will find those function in your smatphones settings menu. If necessary look them up in your smartphones manual.
The functions driver applications, measuring acceleration and recording courses require a connection to the car. As long as this connection has not been established, Race-App will inform you in those function by showing the following dialog:
This item provides different units.
This item enables/disables camera (video on/off) and microphone of your mobile device (sound on/off). The storage location (internal/SD card) can be set. Additionally the storage path is listed. Furthermore video recording resolution can be set and reserved memory is displayed.
By touching the embedded video screen will change to fullscreen mode. Touching again will restore the original screen.
This item enables/disables sounds.
Set your prefered language.
Here you can select in which design you want to see the app: the R design, the GTI design or the VW design.
This item provides the export function, that will save all recorded circuit and round tracks on your local drive.
This item executes the import. This function will only work, if a corresponding file is existing on your local drive, otherwise this item is not available. The import will overwrite all existing tracks.
This item contains terms of use.
This item contains imprint.