When you buy a car you may be unsure about what options it was originally fitted with. A sticker in your manual or in the car provides some clues:

The sticker in my VW Polo's manual lists the following options: (without the semicolons.)

x2b;1an;qg1;c8l;h2z;4kc;4gf;3nc;2pq;q1a;j1p;8m1;8bf;uol;8re;8td;8ac;7r3

The following website can decode 12419 different codes

VQG Documents about options or best of all

Be careful - the results may not be 100% correct. However, this is what my codes revealed:

X2B = National sales program Great Britain 1AN = Anti-lock brake system (ABS) QG1 = Service interval prolongation C8L = Alloy wheels 6J x 14 offset 43 (5-hole), 6Q0 601 025 K H2Z = Tires 185/60 R14 T 4KC = Side and rear windows in heat-insulatingglass 4GF = Windshield in heat-insulating glass 3NC = Rear seat bench/backrest, split folding 2PQ = Steering wheel for air bag system Q1A = Standard front seats J1P = Battery 220 A (44 Ah) 8M1 = Rear window wiper and washer system with intermittent control 8BF = Halogen headlight for driving on the left U0L = Instrument insert with tachometer clock and mph speedometer 8RE = 4 speakers (passive) 8TD = Rear fog light for driving on the left 8AC = Radio "beta" 7R3 = Side turn signal lights (white)