Golf GTI, Golf R - Car Worklog...Golf GTI, Golf R U.S. Edition, Model Year 2016 Signs and symbols...
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GolfGTI,GolfR
U.S.Edition,ModelYear2016
Signsandsymbols
Indicatesareferencetoasectionwithimportantinformationandsafetywarnings thatshouldalwaysbeheeded.
Arrowindicatingthatthesectioncontinuesonthenextpage.
Arrowmarkingtheendofasection.
Thesymbolindicatessituationsinwhichthevehiclemustbestoppedasquicklyaspossible.
®Thesymbolindicatesregisteredtrademarks.However,theabsenceofthissymboldoesnotconstituteawaiverofanyrightsassociatedwithintellectualproperty.
→ Cross-referencetoared,orange,oryellowwarninginthesamesectionoronthestatedpage,pointingoutpossiblerisksthatcancauseseriouspersonalinjuriesandhowtohelppreventthem.
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→ CrossreferencetoaNoticeaboutpossiblepropertydamage,inthesamesectionoronthestatedpage.
UsedonvehiclelabelsandindicatestheavailabilityofadditionalimportantinformationandwarningsinthisOwner’sManual.
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Textswiththissymbolcontaininformationregardinghazardoussituationswhichwillcausedeathorsevereinjuriesifnotavoided.
DANGER
Textswiththissymbolcontaininformationregardinghazardoussituationswhichcouldcausedeathorsevereinjuriesifnotavoided.
WARNING
Textswiththissymbolcontaininformationregardinghazardoussituationswhichcouldcauseminorormoderateinjuriesifnotavoided.
CAUTION
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Textswiththissymbolcontaininformationabouttheenvironmentandhowyoucanhelptoprotectit.
Textswiththissymbolcontainsupplementaryinformation.
Textswiththissymbolcontaininformationregardingsituationswhichcouldcausevehicledamageifnotavoided.
NOTICE
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WethankyouforbuyingaVolkswagenvehicle
ThisVolkswagenvehicleprovidesadvancedtechnologyincorporatingmanyconveniencefeaturesforyoutoenjoyinyourdailydriving.
PleasecarefullyreadandfollowtheinformationinthisOwner'sManual.Itwillhelpyoubothtobecomemorefamiliarwithyourvehicleandtorecognizeandavoidsituationsthatcouldendangeryouandothers.
Ifyouhavequestionsaboutyourvehicleorifyoubelievethatthemanualisnotcomplete,pleasecontactyourauthorizedVolkswagendealeroryourauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.AuthorizedVolkswagendealersandauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilitiesalwayswelcomeyourquestions,suggestions,andconstructivecriticism.
Wehopeyouenjoyyourvehicleandwewishyoumanyyearsofsafeandenjoyabledriving.
VolkswagenAG
VolkswagendeMéxico,S.A.deC.V.
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AboutthisManual
AttheendofthisManual,youwillfindanalphabeticalindex.
ThelistofAbbreviationsattheendoftheManualexplainsthetechnicalabbreviationsanddesignations.
Directions(left,right,front,back)refertothedrivingdirectionunlessnotedotherwise.
Illustrationsareonlyfororientationandaremerelyusedtohelpexplainthetextdescriptionsandinstructions.
AnytechnicalmodificationstothevehiclethatwereintroducedaftertheeditorialdeadlinecanbefoundinasupplementtothisManual.
Alloptionsandmodelsaredescribedwithoutidentificationasoptionalequipmentormodelversions.Someofthedescribedequipmentmaynotbeinstalledonyourvehicleormaybeavailableatalatertimeoronlyincertainmarkets.Pleaseconsultthesalesdocumentsregardingyourvehicle'sequipmentandoptionsandcontactyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorized
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VolkswagenServiceFacilityformoreinformation.
AllinformationinthisManualcorrespondstoinformationavailableasoftheeditorialdeadline.Duetoongoingvehicledevelopment,theremaybedifferencesbetweenyourvehicleandtheinformationinthisManual.Nolegalobligationsorcommitmentscanbederivedfromtheinformation,illustrations,ordescriptionsinthisManual.
Ifyousellorlendyourvehicle,pleasemakesurethatthecompleteManualsetisinthevehicle.
StandardManualsetincludes:
WarrantyandMaintenancebooklet
Owner'sManual
TheManualsetmayalsoinclude:
Supplement
Radio,NavigationSystem
MobilePhonePackage
Otherinserts
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Vehicleoverview
Exteriorviews
Sideview
Fig.1Vehiclesideoverview.
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Keyto→Fig.1 :
Fuelfillerflap→Refueling
Roofantenna→Consumerinformation
Outsidedoorhandles→Doors
Outsidemirror→Mirrors -Additionalturnsignallight→Lights
Liftpointsforthejack→Changingawheel
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Frontview
Fig.2Vehiclefrontoverview.
Keyto→Fig.2 :
Insidemirrorwithsensororcameraonthemirrorbasefor:-Rainsensor(ifequipped)→Windshieldwipersandwasher
-Low-lightsensor(ifequipped)→Lights
-LaneAssist(ifequipped)→LaneAssist
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Windshieldwipers→Windshieldwipersandwasher
Enginehoodrelease→Workingintheenginecompartment
Headlights(onleftandright)→Lights
Foglights/staticcorneringlights(onleftandright,ifequipped)→Lights
Threadedholeforthefronttowingeye(behindcover)→Towing
Sidemarkerlights(onleftandright)→Lights
Sensorsfor:-ParkDistanceControl(PDC)(ifequipped)→ParkDistance
Control(PDC)
-ParkAssist(ifequipped)→ParkAssist
Sensorfor:-AdaptiveCruiseControlSystem(ifequipped)→Adaptive
CruiseControl(ACC)
-FrontAssist(ifequipped)→FrontAssist
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Rearview
Fig.3Vehiclerearoverview.
Keyto→Fig.3 :
Rearwindow:-Rearwindowdefroster→Heatingandairconditioning
High-mountedbrakelight→Brakingandparking
Taillights(onleftandright)→Lights
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Volkswagenemblemforopeningtherearhatch→Rearhatch
Licenseplatelights
Threadedholeforthereartowingeye(behindcover)→Towing
Roofantenna→Consumerinformation
Rearwindshieldwiper→Windshieldwipersandwasher
Sensorsfor:-ParkDistanceControl(PDC)(ifequipped)→ParkDistance
Control(PDC)
-ParkAssist(ifequipped)→ParkAssist
AreafortheRearViewCamerasystem(ifequipped)→RearViewCamerasystem
SensorsfortheBlindSpotMonitorwithRearTrafficAlert(onleftandright,ifequipped)→BlindSpotMonitorwithRearTrafficAlert
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Passengercompartment
Driverdooroverview
Fig.4Overviewofcontrolsinthedriverdoor.
Keyto→Fig.4 :
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Doorhandle→Doors
Powerlockingbuttonforlockingandunlockingthevehicle– →Powerlockingsystem Knobforadjustingtheoutsidemirrors→Mirrors -Adjustingoutsidemirrors – –
-Outsidemirrorheating
Switchesforoperatingthepowerwindows→Powerwindows -Powerwindows -Safetyswitchforrearpowerwindows (4-doormodels
only)
Indicatorlightforthepowerlockingsystem→Powerlockingsystem
Leverforreleasingtheenginehood→Workingintheenginecompartment
Storagecompartment→Storageareas
Bottleholder→Cupholders
Reflector
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Driversideoverview
Fig.5Driversideoverview.
Keyto→Fig.5 :
Instrumentcluster:-Instruments→Instrumentcluster
-Display→Instrumentcluster
-Warningandindicatorlights→Warningandindicatorlights
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Headlightswitch →Lights -Offposition
-Automaticheadlights (ifequipped)
-Parkinglights (ifequipped)
-Lowbeams
-Foglights (ifequipped)
Leverfor→Lights -Turninghighbeamsonoroff –
-Headlightflasher x
-Turnsignals
Windshieldwiperandwasherlever→Windshieldwipersandwasher
-Windshieldwiper –
-Intermittentoperationforthefrontwindshieldwipers
-Intervalsettingsforthewipersorsensitivityfortherainsensor
-Windshieldwiper
-One-tapwiping x
-Windshieldwiper
-Automaticwipe/washforwindshield
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-Rearwindowwiper
-Rearwindowautomaticwipe/wash
Multi-functionsteeringwheelcontrols→VolkswagenInformationSystem ,→Cruisecontrol
-Volumesettingforradio,navigationsystemnotifications(ifapplicable),ortelephonecalls –-Voicecontrolactivation -DisplayPhonemainmenuoraccepttelephonecalls -Audio,navigation –-ControlbuttonsfortheVolkswagenInformationSystem
(Premiumversion) – – , , -Cruisecontrolbuttons , , , ,–- ,
Ignitionswitch(vehicleswithoutKeylessAccess)orlocationfortheemergencystartfeaturefortheKeylessAccesssystem→Startingandstoppingtheengine
Dimmercontrolfortheinstrumentandswitchillumination→Lights
Leverfortheadjustablesteeringwheel→Adjustingtheseatingposition
Horn
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Pedals→Shifting
Driverfrontairbag→Airbagsystem
Airvents – – →Heatingandairconditioning
Storagecompartment→Storageareas
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Centerconsoleoverview
Uppercenterconsole
Fig.6Overviewoftheuppercenterconsole.
Keyto→Fig.6 :
Buttonfortheemergencyflashers →Inanemergency PASSENGERAIRBAG light(frontairbagforfrontseat
passenger)→Airbagsystem
Infotainmentsystem→Infotainmentsystem -Userinformationdisplay→Infotainmentsystem
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-Radio⇒BookletRadio,NavigationSystem,
-Navigationsystem⇒BookletRadio,NavigationSystem,
Controlsfor:-Manualairconditioning→Heatingandairconditioning
-Climatronic→Heatingandairconditioning
Airvents – – →Heatingandairconditioning
Passengerseatheatingbutton →Seatfunctions Driverseatheatingbutton →Seatfunctions
Lowercenterconsole
Fig.7Overviewofthelowercenterconsole(GolfGTImodelsonly).
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Fig.8Overviewofthelowercenterconsole(GolfRmodelsonly).
Keyto→Fig.7 (GolfGTImodelsonly):
Leverfor:-Manualtransmission→Shifting
-Automatictransmission→Shifting
Parkingbrakelever→Brakingandparking
Storagecompartmentwithcupholders→Cupholders
Storagecompartment→Storageareas -WithAUX-injack and/orUSBport ⇒BookletRadio,
NavigationSystem,
Starterbutton – – (forvehicleswith
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KeylessAccess)→Startingandstoppingtheengine
Centerarmrest→Centerarmrest(GolfGTI) -Withstoragecompartment→Storageareas
-With12Voltsocket→Poweroutlets
Buttonsfor:-DrivingModeSelection(ifequipped) →DrivingMode
Selection
-Anti-slipregulation(ASR) →Brakingandparking -ParkAssist(ifequipped) →ParkAssist -ParkDistanceControl(ifequipped) →ParkDistance
Control(PDC)
12Voltsocket→Poweroutlets
Coinholders→Coinholdersinthefrontcenterconsole(GolfGTI)
Keyto→Fig.8 (GolfRmodelsonly):
Leverfor:-Manualtransmission→Shifting
-Automatictransmission→Shifting
Electronicparkingbrake →Brakingandparking
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Storagecompartmentwithcupholders→Cupholders
Storagecompartment→Storageareas -WithAUX-injack and/orUSBport ⇒BookletRadio,
NavigationSystem,
Starterbutton – – (forvehicleswithKeylessAccess)→Startingandstoppingtheengine
Centerarmrest→Centerarmrest(GolfR)
Buttonsfor:-DrivingModeSelection(ifequipped) →DrivingMode
Selection
-Anti-slipregulation(ASR) →Brakingandparking -ParkAssist(ifequipped) →ParkAssist -ParkDistanceControl(ifequipped) →ParkDistance
Control(PDC)
12Voltsocket→Poweroutlets
AutoHoldbutton →Startingassistancesystems
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Frontpassengersideoverview
Fig.9Overviewofthefrontpassengerside.
Keyto→Fig.9 :
Passengerfrontairbaglocationintheinstrumentpanel(approximate)→Airbagsystem
Openinghandlefortheglovecompartment→Storageareas
Airvent – – →Heatingandairconditioning
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Symbolsontheroofconsole
Symbol Meaning Interiorandreadinglights→Lights .
Powersunroof→Powersunroof .
3-buttonmoduleforvehicleswithCar-NetTM→VolkswagenCar-Net .
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Instrumentclusterandinstrumentpanel
Warningandindicatorlights
Warningandindicatorlightsnotifyyouofwarnings→ ,malfunctions→ ,orcertainfunctions.Somewarningandindicatorlightscomeonwhentheignitionisswitchedonandshouldgooutwhentheengineisrunningorwhenthevehicleismoving.
Additionaltextmessagesappearintheinstrumentclusterofappropriatelyequippedvehiclestogivemoreinformationorpromptyoutotakecertainactions→Instrumentcluster .
Dependingonthevehicleoptions,asymbolmayappearintheinstrumentclusterinsteadofawarninglight.
Inaddition,awarningchimeorotheracousticwarningsoundswhencertainwarningandindicatorlightsgoon.
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Symbol Meaning→ ,→ RefertoCentralwarninglight:Readandfollowthetextmessagesintheinstrumentclusterdisplay. –
Stop!
Parkingbrakeengaged. →Brakingandparking Stop!
Brakefluidleveltooloworbrakesystemmalfunction.
Stop!
Enginecoolantleveltoolow,enginecoolanttemperaturetoohigh,orenginecoolantsystemmalfunction.a)
→Enginecoolant
Stop!
Engineoilpressuretoolow.a)→Engineoil
Stop!
Lightsup:Steeringsystemmalfunction.→Steering
Stop!
Flashes:Electronicsteeringcolumnlockmalfunction.
Driverand/orpassengersafetybeltsnotbuckled. →Safetybelts
Alternatormalfunction.a) →Vehiclebattery
Brakeortakeactiontoavoidthevehicleahead!FrontAssistForwardCollisionWarning(ifequipped).a)
→FrontAssist
Brake!Depressbrakepedal.ACCdriverinterventionwarning.
→AdaptiveCruiseControl(ACC)
Lightsup:ESCmalfunctionorESCswitchedoffbythesystem.
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OR:thevehiclebatteryhasbeenreconnected.
→Brakingandparking
Flashes:ESCorASRisworking.
ASRmanuallydeactivated.
OR:ESCSportmodemanuallyactivated.
ABSmalfunction.
Electronicparkingbrakemalfunction(ifequipped).a)
Centralcautionlight:Readandfollowthetextmessagesintheinstrumentclusterdisplay. –
Oneormoredrivinglightsburnedout.a)→Replacinglightbulbs
Lightmalfunction,excludingAFS.b) →Lights
Notenoughwindshieldwasherfluid.a)→Windshieldwipersandwasher
Lightsup:Enginecontrolmalfunction.
→Enginecontrolandemissioncontrolsystem
Flashes:Misfire.
Enginecontrolmalfunction.
Enginespeed(rpm)limited(ifequipped,tohelppreventoverheating).a)
Problemwiththesteering. →Steering
Lightsup:Tirepressuretoolow.→Tiresandwheels
Flashes:TirePressureMonitoringSystem(TPMS)malfunction.
→TirePressureMonitoringSystem(TPMS)
Fueltankalmostempty.→Refueling
Fuelfillercapnotproperlyclosed.a)
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Lightsup:Engineoilleveltoolow.a) →Engineoil
Flashes:Engineoilsystemmalfunction.a)
Airbagandsafetybeltpretensionersystemmalfunction.→Airbagsystem Passengerfrontairbagturnedoff
(PASSENGERAIRBAG light).
Transmissionmalfunction.a) →Shifting
FrontAssistswitchedoff(ifequipped).a) →FrontAssist
BlindSpotMonitormalfunction.→BlindSpotMonitorwithRearTrafficAlert
Adaptivecruisecontrol(ACC)currentlynotavailable.a)→AdaptiveCruiseControl(ACC)
LaneAssistswitchedon,notactive. →LaneAssist
DynamicChassisControl(DCC)systemmalfunction(ifequipped).a)
→DrivingModeSelection
Turnsignals,leftorright. →Lights
Emergencyflashersswitchedon.→Inanemergency
Foglightsswitchedon(ifequipped,indicatorlightontheheadlightswitch). →Lights
Lightsup:Depressbrakepedal! →Startingandstoppingtheengine
→Shifting
→Brakingandparking
Flashes:Thereleasebuttonintheselectorleverisnotengaged.
Cruisecontrolisregulatingthevehiclespeed. →Cruisecontrol
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→Cruisecontrol
→AdaptiveCruiseControl(ACC)
OR:AdaptiveCruiseControl(ACC)switchedon.
LaneAssistisswitchedonandactive. →LaneAssist
ThevehicleisbeingheldbytheAutoHoldfeature(ifequipped).
→Startingassistancesystems
Highbeamsswitchedonorheadlightflashersinuse. →Lights
Servicereminderdisplay.→Servicereminderdisplay
Chargelevelofthemobilephonebattery.Appliesonlytomodelswithafactory-installedmobilephonepackage.
⇒BookletMobilePhonePackage,
Outsidetemperaturecolderthan+39°F(+4°C). →Displays
RefertotheOwner'sManual. –
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Failuretoheedwarninglightsandinstrumentclustertextmessagescancausethevehicletobreakdownintrafficandresultinacollisionandseriouspersonalinjury.
NeverignorewarninglightsortextWARNINGS.
Alwaysstopthevehicleassoonasitissafetodoso.
Parkthevehicleatasafedistancefrommovingtrafficandwherenopartofthehotcatalyticconverterandexhaustsystemcancomeintocontactwithflammablematerialsunderthevehicle,suchasdrygrass,brush,spilledfuel,etc.
Abrokendownvehiclepresentsahighaccidentriskforitselfandothers.Switchonemergencyflashersandsetupawarningtriangletowarnoncomingtraffic.
Beforeopeningtheenginehood,alwaysswitchofftheengineandlettheenginecooldown.
Alwaysbeverycarefulwhenworkingintheenginecompartment,whichisapotentiallydangerousareainanymotorvehicleandcancauseseriouspersonalinjury→Workingintheenginecompartment .
WARNING
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a)Displayedincoloronaninstrumentclusterwithcolordisplay.
b)AseparatedisplayappearsintheinstrumentclusterifthereisanAFSmalfunction.
FailuretoheedwarninglightsortextWARNINGScanresultinvehicledamage.
NOTICE
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Instrumentcluster
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Instrumentoverview →Displays →Servicereminderdisplay
Moreinformation:
Warningandindicatorlights→Warningandindicatorlights
VolkswagenInformationSystem→VolkswagenInformationSystem
Infotainmentsystem→Infotainmentsystem
Shifting→Shifting
Servicereminderinformation⇒BookletWarrantyandMaintenance,
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Instrumentoverview
Fig.10Instrumentclusterintheinstrumentpanel.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Instrumentexplanations→Fig.10 :
Drivingontoday'sroadsdemandsthefullattentionofthedriveratalltimes.Driverdistractioncausesaccidents,collisionsandseriouspersonalinjury!
Neverusethebuttonsintheinstrumentclusterwhiledriving.
WARNING
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Speedometer.
Tachometer(showsenginerevolutionsperminuteinthousandswhentheengineisrunning).Theredzoneattheendofthescaleindicatesmaximumpermissibleenginerpm(revolutionsperminute)forallgearsafterthebreak-inperiod.Beforereachingtheredzone,selectthenexthighergearorselectorleverpositionD/S,oreaseyourfootofftheaccelerator→ .
Displays→Displays .
Reset,set,anddisplaybutton→Displays .
Fuelgauge→Refueling .
Enginecoolanttemperaturedisplay →Enginecoolant .
Upshiftingearlyintothenexthighergearsavesfuelandreducesenginenoise.
Tohelppreventenginedamage,alwaysavoidhighenginespeeds,fullthrottleacceleration,andheavyengineloadswhentheengineiscold.
Tohelppreventenginedamage,thetachometerneedleshouldonlyentertheredzone(warningzone)briefly,forexample,whenacceleratingrapidly.
NOTICE
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Displays
Fig.11Intheinstrumentclusterdisplay::Openenginehood,:Openrearhatch,:Openfrontdriversidedoor,:Openrearpassengersidedoor.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Dependingonvehicleequipment,differentinformationmaybeshownintheinstrumentclusterdisplay.
Opendoors,enginehood,orrearhatch→Fig.11
Warningandinformationtexts
Odometerdisplays
Time
Outsidetemperature
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Compassdisplay
Selectorleverposition→Shifting
Gearrecommendation→Shifting
Drivingdataandmenusfordifferentsettings→VolkswagenInformationSystem
Servicereminderdisplay→Servicereminderdisplay
Enginecode
Radioandnavigationinformation⇒BookletRadio,NavigationSystem,
Telephoneinformation⇒BookletMobilephonepackage,
Opendoors,hood,orrearhatch
Theinstrumentclusterdisplayindicatesifanydoors,theenginehood,orrearhatchareopenoncethevehiclehasbeenunlocked,andwhilethevehicleisinmotion.Theremayalsobeanaudiblewarningchime.Differentmodelsandequipmentversionsmayhavedifferentdisplays.
Keyto→Fig.11 SeeStop!
Theenginehoodisopenornotproperlyclosed.
→Workingintheenginecompartment
Stop!
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Therearhatchisopenornotproperlyclosed.→Rearhatch
,
Stop!
Oneormorevehicledoorsopenornotproperlyclosed.
→Doors
Warningandinformationtexts
Thestatusofvariousvehiclefunctionsandcomponentsismonitoredwhentheignitionisswitchedonandwhiledriving.Malfunctionsareindicatedbyredandyellowwarningsymbolswithtextmessagesintheinstrumentclusterdisplay(→Warningandindicatorlights ).Insomecases,theymayalsobesignaledacoustically.Thedisplaycanvarydependingontheinstrumentclustermodel.
Typeofnotification
Symbolcolora)
Explanation
Priority1warningmessage
Red
Symbolflashingorlit–sometimeswithacousticwarnings.
Stop!→ .
Checkmalfunctionandtakecorrectiveaction.ContactanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityforassistanceifnecessary.
Menuscannotbeaccessedwhenapriority1warningmessageisdisplayed.Thewarningmessagewillturnoffautomaticallyafterafewseconds.Youcanconfirmandturn
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offsomewarningmessagesbypressingthe buttononthemulti-functionsteeringwheel.
Priority2warningmessage
Yellow
Symbolflashingorcontinuouslylit–sometimeswithacousticwarnings.
Malfunctionsorlowoperatingfluidlevelsmaycausevehicledamageandvehiclebreakdown→ .
Checkmalfunctionassoonaspossible.ContactanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityforassistanceifnecessary.
Informationtext – Informationaboutvariousvehiclesituations.
Odometerdisplays
Theodometerindicatesthetotaldistancedrivenbythevehicle.
Thetripodometer(trip)showsthedistancedrivensincethelasttimethetripodometerwasreset.Thelastdigitindicates1/10mile(100meters).
Pressthe buttonintheinstrumentclusterbriefly→Instrumentoverview toresetthetripodometerto0.
Time
Tosetthetime,pressandholdthe buttonintheinstrumentcluster→Instrumentoverview untilthewordTimeappearsinthe
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display.Thedoorsmustbeclosed.
Releasethebutton.Thetimeisshownintheinstrumentclusterdisplayandthehoursettingishighlighted.
Pressthe buttonrepeatedlyuntilthecorrecthourisdisplayed.Pressandholdthebuttontoscrollthroughquickly.
Onceyouhavesetthehour,waitafewsecondsuntiltheminutesdisplayishighlighted.
Pressthe buttonrepeatedlyuntilthecorrectminutesaredisplayed.Pressandholdthebuttontoscrollthroughquickly.
Releasethebuttontofinishsettingtheclock.
Onappropriatelyequippedvehicles,youcanalsosetthetimeintheInfotainmentsystembypressingthe buttonfollowedbythe
and Timeanddate functionkeys→Menuandsystemsettings(SETUP) .
Outsidetemperaturedisplay
Atoutsidetemperaturesbelowabout+39°F(+4°C),asnowflakesymbol appearsinthedisplay.Thesymbolremainsonuntiltheoutsidetemperaturerisesabove+43°F(+6°C)→ .
Whenthevehicleisnotmovingorwhenyouaredrivingatverylow
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speeds,thetemperaturedisplayedmaybeslightlyhigherthantheactualoutsidetemperature.
Themeasurementrangeisfrom-49°F(-45°C)to+169°F(+76℃).
Compassdisplay
Onvehiclesequippedwithcompassdisplay,thecurrentcompassdirectionisindicatedintheinstrumentclusterdisplaywhentheignition(orthenavigationsystem,ifequipped)isswitchedon.
Selectorleverposition(automatictransmission)
Theselectorleverpositionisshownbothonthesideoftheselectorleverandintheinstrumentclusterdisplay.TherespectivegearmaybeshownintheinstrumentclusterdisplayinTiptronic®mode→Shifting .
Gearrecommendation
Whenthevehicleismoving,afueleconomygearrecommendationmayappearintheinstrumentclusterdisplay→Shifting .
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Speedwarning
Adisplayintheinstrumentclusterindicateswhenthesetmaximumspeedhasbeenexceeded→VolkswagenInformationSystem .
Onappropriatelyequippedvehicles,thespeedwarningcanalsobesetandchangedintheInfotainmentsystembypressingthe buttonfollowedbythe and Tires functionkeys→Menuandsystemsettings(SETUP) .
Engineidentificationcode
Pressandholdthe buttonintheinstrumentcluster→Instrumentoverview forabout15secondstodisplaythevehicle'sengineidentificationcode.Youmustdothiswhentheignitionison,buttheengineisnotrunning.
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Failuretoheedwarninglightsandinstrumentclustertextmessagescancausethevehicletobreakdownintrafficandresultinacollisionandseriouspersonalinjury.
NeverignorewarninglightsortextWARNINGS.
Alwaysstopthevehicleassoonasitissafetodoso.
Parkthevehicleatasafedistancefrommovingtrafficandwherenopartofthehotcatalyticconverterandexhaustsystemcancomeintocontactwithflammablematerialsunderthevehicle,suchasdrygrass,brush,spilledfuel,etc.
Abrokendownvehiclepresentsahighaccidentriskforitselfandothers.Switchonemergencyflashersandsetupawarningtriangletowarnoncomingtraffic.
WARNING
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Theinstrumentclusterdisplaysandtheirarrangementmayvarydependingonthevehiclemodelandengine.Fordisplayswithoutwarningandinformationmessages,
malfunctionsareonlysignaledwithindicatorlights.
Dependingonvehicleequipment,somesettingsanddisplaysmayalsoappearintheInfotainmentsystem.
Roadsandbridgesmaybedangerouslyicyeveniftheoutsideairtemperatureisabovefreezing.
Ifyouusetheoutsidetemperaturedisplaytotellyouaboutfrostconditions,rememberthatroadscaneveniceoverattemperaturesabove+39°F(+4°C).Alwaysremember:evenifthesnowflakesymbolisnotdisplayed,therecouldstillbeblackiceontheroad.
Neverrelyexclusivelyontheoutsidetemperaturedisplay.
WARNING
FailuretoheedwarninglightsortextWARNINGScanresultinvehicledamage.
NOTICE
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Iftherearemultiplewarningmessages,thesymbolsaredisplayedforseveralsecondsinorderofimportance.Thesymbolsaredisplayeduntilthecausehasbeen
corrected.
Ifwarningmessagesaredisplayedwhentheignitionisswitchedon,itmaynotbepossibletoadjustsomesettingsasdescribed,ortheinformationdisplaymayappear
differently.Ifthishappens,takethevehicletoanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroran
authorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityforassistance.
a)Displayedincoloronaninstrumentclusterwithcolordisplay.
Servicereminderdisplay
Fig.12Intheinstrumentclusterdisplay:Exampleoftheservicereminderwhenaserviceisdue.
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Fig.13IntheInfotainmentsystemdisplay:Exampleoftheservicereminder.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Themaintenanceservicereminderisshownintheinstrumentclusterdisplay→Fig.12 andintheInfotainmentsystem→Fig.13 .VersionsanddisplayscanvarydependingontheinstrumentclusterortheInfotainmentsystemversionequippedwiththevehicle.
Forinformationonmaintenanceserviceintervals,pleaseseethe⇒BookletWarrantyandMaintenance,.
Forvehicleswithtime-ordistancedriven-dependentservice,onlyfixedserviceintervalsaredisplayed.
Servicereminder
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Ifserviceisdueinthenearfuture,aservicereminderisdisplayedwhentheignitionisswitchedon.
Thenumberofmiles(km)oramountoftimeshowncorrespondtothemaximumnumberofmiles(km)ormaximumtimethatcanstillbedrivenbeforethenextservice.
Serviceevent
Forascheduledoilserviceorascheduledinspectionthereisanaudiblechimewhentheignitionisswitchedon.Thewrenchsymbol
alsoappearsforseveralsecondsintheinstrumentclusterdisplayalongwithoneofthefollowingmessages→Fig.12 :
Oilservicenow!
Inspectionnow!
Oilserviceandinspectionnow!
Viewingservicemessage
Thecurrentservicemessagecanbeaccessedwhentheignitionisswitchedon,theengineisswitchedoff,andthevehicleisstopped:
Pressandholdthe buttonintheinstrumentcluster→Instrumentoverview untilthewordServiceappearsinthe
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display.
Releasethebutton.Thecurrentservicemessageappearsinthedisplay.
Youcanalsoviewserviceinformation→Fig.13 intheInfotainmentsystembypressingthe buttonfollowedbythe andService functionkeys→Menuandsystemsettings(SETUP) .
Resettingtheservicereminderdisplay
IftheservicewasnotperformedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility,theserviceremindercanberesetasfollows:
Switchofftheignition.
Pressandholdthe buttonintheinstrumentcluster→Instrumentoverview .
Switchontheignition.
Releasethe button.Ifoneofthefollowingmessagesappearsinthedisplay:
Resetoilservice?
Doyoureallywanttoresetinspection?
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Confirmtherequestbypressingthe buttonintheinstrumentcluster.Aconfirmationmessageappearsinthedisplaywhentheservicereminderhasbeenreset.
Donotresettheservicereminderbetweenserviceintervals;otherwise,incorrectinformationwillbedisplayed.
Theservicereminderdisappearsafterafewsecondswhentheengineisrunningorafterthe buttononthemulti-functionsteeringwheelispressed→Volkswagen
InformationSystem .
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VolkswagenInformationSystem
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Menustructure–overview →Usingtheinstrumentclustermenus →Driverassistancesystemsbutton →Mainmenu →Drivingdata →menu →Laptimer
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,youcandisplaydifferenttypesofinformationintheinstrumentclusterandcontrolcertainvehiclefeatures.
Thenumberofmenusandinformationintheinstrumentclusterdisplaydependsontheelectronicsandequipmentonthevehicle.
AnauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilitymaybeabletoaddormodifyfunctionsdependingonyourvehicle'sequipment.
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Aslongasapriority1warningmessageisdisplayed,nomenuscanbeaccessed.Todisplaymenus,acknowledgethewarningbypressingthe buttononthemulti-functionsteeringwheel.
Moreinformation:
Infotainmentsystem→Infotainmentsystem
Driverassistancesystems→Driverassistancesystems
RadioorNavigationsystem⇒BookletRadio,NavigationSystem,
Mobilephonepackage⇒BookletMobilePhonePackage,
Emergencystartingandstartingtheenginewithaveryweakvehiclebatteryorafterthevehiclebatteryhasbeenreplacedmaychangeordeletesystemsettings(including
time,date,andprogramming).Checkthesettingsandcorrectasnecessaryoncethe
vehiclebatteryhasbuiltupasufficientcharge.
Drivingontoday'sroadsdemandsthefullattentionofthedriveratalltimes.Driverdistractioncausesaccidents,collisionsandseriouspersonalinjury!
Neveraccessmenuswhenthevehicleismoving.
WARNING
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Menustructure–overview
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
ThefollowinglistshowshowtheVolkswageninformationsystemmenusontheinstrumentclusterdisplayarestructured.ThesizeandlayoutoftheVolkswageninformationsystemmenudependsonthevehicleelectronicsandthevehicleequipment.
Drivingdata→Drivingdata
Traveltime
Conv.consumer
Range
Avg.consumption
Consumption
Oiltemperature
Speedwarning
Digitalspeeddisplay
Averagespeed
Distance
Assistsystems→Assistsystemsmenu
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LaneAssist
BlindSpot
RearTraffic
FrontAssist
Back
Navigation⇒BookletRadio,NavigationSystem,
Audio⇒BookletRadio,NavigationSystem,
Telephone⇒BookletMobilePhonePackage,
Vehiclestatus→Mainmenu
Laptimer→Laptimer
Usingtheinstrumentclustermenus
Fig.14Rightsideofthemulti-functionsteeringwheel:Controlsforthemenusandinformationintheinstrumentclusterdisplay.
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PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Theinstrumentclustermenusarecontrolledwithbuttonsontherightsideofthesteeringwheel→Fig.14 .
Accessingtheinstrumentclustermenusandinformationdisplays
Switchontheignition.
Ifamessageorthevehicleiconisdisplayed,pushthe button(→Fig.14 )ontherightsideofthemulti-functionsteeringwheeluntilamainmenuappearsintheinstrumentclusterdisplay.Foralistofmainmenus,see→Menustructure–overview .
Pushbuttons or tomovetoanothermainmenu,andpushthearrowupanddownbuttons and tonavigateinsidethecurrentmainmenu.
Toopenthemenuorinformationdisplayshownintheselectionmenu,pressthe buttononthemulti-functionsteeringwheel→Fig.14 ,orwaituntilthemenuorinformationdisplayopensautomaticallyafterafewseconds.
Selectingasetting
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Usethearrowupanddownbuttons or onthemulti-functionsteeringwheel→Fig.14 tonavigatethroughtheavailableoptions.Aframemayappeararoundtheselectedoption.Pushthe buttontoselectasetting.
Returningtothemainmenu
Pressthe or button→Fig.14 .
Ifwarningmessagesaredisplayedwhentheignitionisswitchedon,itmaynotbepossibletoadjustsomesettingsasdescribed,ortheinformationdisplaymayappear
differently.Ifthisisthecase,takethevehicletoanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroran
authorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityforassistance.
Driverassistancesystemsbutton
Fig.15Ontheturnsignalandhighbeamlever:Driverassistance
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systemsbutton.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Yourvehiclemayhaveadriverassistancesystemsbutton,whichallowsyoutoswitchthedriverassistancesystemsonoroffintheAssistsystemsmenuusingthebuttonintheturnsignallever.
Switchingindividualdriverassistancesystemsonoroff
Pressthebutton→Fig.15 (arrow)toopentheAssistsystemsmenu.
Usingthearrowupanddownbuttons or onthemulti-functionsteeringwheel,selectthedriverassistancesystem(forexample,LaneAssist,ifequipped).Acheckmarkindicatesiftheselecteddriverassistancesystemisswitchedon.
Confirmtheselectionbypressingthe buttononthemulti-functionsteeringwheel.
Onappropriatelyequippedvehicles,youcanswitchdriverassistsystemsonandoffintheinfotainmentsystembypressingthe buttonfollowedbythe and DriverAssist function
keys→Menuandsystemsettings(SETUP) .
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Mainmenu
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Mainmenu Function See
Drivingdata
MultifunctionDisplay(MFD)informationandsettings. →Drivingdata
Displayofcurrentwarningorinformationmessagesandothersystemcomponentsdependingontheequipmentlevel.
→Menuandsystemsettings
(SETUP)
Assistsystems Turndriverassistancesystemsonoroff.→Assist
systemsmenu
Compass Currentdrivingdirection(vehicleswithoutnavigationsystem). -
Navigation
Informationdisplaysforthenavigationsystem(ifequipped).
⇒BookletRadio,NavigationSystem,
Whenrouteguidanceisactive,turnarrowsandproximitybarssimilartothesymbolsshowninthenavigationsystemaredisplayed.
Ifrouteguidanceisturnedoff,thedirectionoftravel(compass)andthecurrentstreetnamearedisplayed.
AudioStationdisplayorstationlistinradiomode. ⇒BookletRadio,
NavigationSystem,Trackdisplayinmediamode.
TelephoneInformationabouttheconnectedtelephone. ⇒BookletMobile
PhonePackage,
Settingsandinformationwhenusingthetelephone.
Currentwarningandinformationmessages.→Instrument
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Vehiclestatus Thismenuitemonlyappearswhenwarningorinformationmessagesareavailable.
cluster
Laptimer Timeyourownlapsonatrack,storethedata,andcomparewithpreviousbesttimes. →Laptimer
Drivingdata
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Whentheignitionison,theDrivingdatamenuprovidesavarietyoftravelandfuelconsumptiondata.Navigatethroughthedataasdescribedon→Usingtheinstrumentclustermenus
Switchingbetweenthedisplays
Usethearrowupanddownbuttons( and )ontherightsideofthesteeringwheel→Fig.14 .
Tripmemories
Thedisplayhas3automaticmemories:
Sincestart
Extend.period
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Sincerefuel
Thecurrentlyselectedmemoryisshowninthedisplay.
Thetripmemoriesareinadditiontothetripodometer,whichisdisplayedinthebottompartoftheinstrumentclusterandcontrolledusingthe . button→Fig.10④ .
Pressthe buttononthemulti-functionsteeringwheeltotogglebetweenthe3memorieswhentheignitionison.
1 Sincestart
Thememoryaccumulatesandstoresinformationaboutdistancedrivenandfuelusedfromthetimetheignitionwasswitchedonuntilthetimeitwasswitchedoff.
Iftheignitionstaysofffor2hoursormore,storedinformationisautomaticallydeleted.Ifthetripiscontinuedwithin2hoursaftertheignitionwasswitchedoff,thenewvaluesareadded.
2 Extend.period
Dependingontheinstrumentclusterversion,thememorydisplaysandstorestheaccumulateddrivingandfuelconsumptiondataofanynumberofsingletripsuptoatotaldrivingtimeofeither19hoursand59minutes99hoursand59minutes,anduptoatotaldistanceofeither1,999kmor9,999km.Ifoneofthemaximumvaluesa)isexceeded,thenthememoryisautomaticallyclearedandstartsagainfrom0.
3 SincerefuelThememoryaccumulatesandstoresinformationaboutdistancedrivenandfuelusedfromthetimethevehicleisrefueled.Thememoryisdeletedautomaticallyduringrefueling.
Manuallyerasingatripmemory
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Selectthememorytobeerased.
Pressandholdthe buttononthemulti-functionsteeringwheelforabout2seconds.
Enablinganddisablingdisplays
Onappropriatelyequippedvehicles,youcansetwhichdisplaysshouldappearintheinstrumentclusterbypressingthe buttonfollowedbythe and Instrumentcluster functionkeysintheInfotainmentsystem→Menuandsystemsettings(SETUP) .Theunitsinwhichdataisdisplayedcanalsobechanged.
Possibledrivingdatamenudisplays
Display Function
Traveltime Drivingtimeinhours(h)andminutes(min)correspondingtotripmemories1,2,and3(toggle).
Conv.consumer Displaysanyconvenienceequipmentinthevehiclethatiscurrentlyaffectingfuelconsumption.
Range --mi Estimateddistanceinmiles(km)thatthevehiclecangowiththefuelleftinthetankthewayyouarecurrentlydriving.Takesaccountofthecurrentfuelconsumption,amongotherthings.Range --km
Avg.consumption
--.-mpg
Averagefuelconsumptioninmilespergallon(l/100km)ontripspertripmemories1,2,and3(toggle).Forthesincestarttripmemory,thevalueisdisplayedoncethevehiclehasbeendrivenabout330feet(100m).Untilthen,dashesappearinsteadofaAvg.consumption
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number.Thevaluedisplayedisupdatedeverysecond.--.-l/100km
Consumption
--.-mpg
Currentfuelconsumptioninmilespergallon(l/100km)whiledriving.
Whenunitsaresettomiles,dashesappearinsteadofanumberwhentheengineisrunningandthevehicleisstandingstill.
Whenunitsaresettokilometers,thedisplayshowslitersconsumedperhourwhentheengineisrunningandthevehicleisstandingstill.
Consumption
--.-l/100km
Oiltemperature---°FDigitaldisplayofthecurrentengineoiltemperature.
Oiltemperature---°C
Speedwarning
---mph Whenthesetspeed(from20–155mphor30–250km/h)isexceeded,anacousticwarningsoundsandavisualmessagemayalsoappearintheinstrumentclusterdisplay.Speedwarning
---km/h
Speed
---mphDigitaldisplayofthecurrentvehiclespeed.
Speed
---km/h
Averagespeed
--mphAveragespeedontripspertripmemories1,2,and3(toggle).Forthesincestarttripmemory,thevalueisdisplayedoncethevehiclehasbeendrivenabout300feet(100m).Thevaluedisplayedisupdatedevery5seconds.
Averagespeed
--km/h
Distance---mi Distancedriveninmiles(km)pertripmemories1,2,and3(toggle).Distance---km
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Storingspeedforthespeedwarning
SelecttheSpeedwarningdisplay.
Pressthe buttononthemulti-functionsteeringwheeltosavethecurrentspeedandtoactivatethewarning.
Ifnecessary,setthedesiredspeedwithinabout5secondswiththe or buttonsonthemulti-functionsteeringwheel.Thenpressthe buttononthemulti-functionsteeringwheelasecondtimeorjustwaitafewseconds.Thespeedissavedandthewarningisactivated.
Todeactivate,pressthe buttononthemulti-functionsteeringwheel.Thesetspeedisdeleted.
a)Maydifferdependingontheinstrumentclusterversion.
Assistsystemsmenu
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Assistsystemsmenu Function
LaneAssistSwitchtheLaneAssistsystemonoroff(ifequipped)→LaneAssist .
BlindSpotSwitchtheBlindSpotmonitoronoroff(ifequipped)→BlindSpotMonitorwithRearTrafficAlert .
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RearTrafficSwitchtheRearTrafficAlertonoroff(ifequipped)→BlindSpotMonitorwithRearTrafficAlert .
FrontAssistSwitchtheFrontAssistsystemonoroff(ifequipped)→FrontAssist .
Laptimer
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Yourvehiclemaybeequippedwithalaptimerthatyoucancontrolviathemainmenuintheinstrumentcluster→Usingtheinstrumentclustermenus .
Withthelaptimer,youcantimeyourownlapsmanually,storelaptimes,andcomparethetimestooneanother.
Thefollowingmenuscanbedisplayed:
Laptimer
Lap1(orcurrentlapnumber)
Statistics
Switchingbetweenthemenus
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Pressthe or buttononthemulti-functionsteeringwheel→Fig.14 .
Menu Submenu Function
Laptimer
Start
Timingstarts.
Iflapshavealreadybeencompletedandarerecordedinthestatistics,timingwillstartfromthenextlap.
AnewfirstlapcanonlybestartedifthestatisticsareresetintheStatisticsmenu.
Sincestart
Timingstartswhenthevehiclebeginsdriving.
Ifthevehicleisalreadyinmotion,timingwillbeginafterthevehiclehascometoatemporarystop.
Statistics Statisticsdisplayinthemenu.
Lap1(orcurrentlapnumber)
Stop Activetimingisinterrupted.Thiswillnotendthelap.
NewlapTimingofthecurrentlapisinterruptedandanewlapbegins.Thetimeofthecompletedlapiscarriedovertothestatistics.
Splittime Asplittimedisplaysforabout5seconds.Activetimingcontinuesinparallel.
Resume Pausedtimingresumes.
NewlapTimingofthecurrentlapisinterruptedandanewlapbegins.Thetimeofthecompletedlapiscarriedovertothestatistics.
Stoplap Timingoftheactivelapendsandthelapisdeleted.Itisnotenteredintothestatistics.
End Activetimingstops.Thelapisautomaticallyenteredintothestatistics.
Overviewoflaptimesmostrecentlyrecorded:
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Statistics
–
–Fastest
–Slowest
–Average
–Totaltime
–
Amaximumof99lapsandamaximumoveralldurationof99hours,59minutes,and59secondscanberecorded.
Ifoneofthetwolimitsisreached,timingcanonlystartagainafterthestatisticsarereset.
Back Gobacktothepreviousmenu.
Reset Allstoredstatisticsdataisreset.
Drivingontoday'sroadsdemandsthefullattentionofthedriveratalltimes.Driverdistractioncausesaccidents,collisionsandseriouspersonalinjury!
Neversetthelaptimerwhenthevehicleismoving.
WARNING
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Rapidaccelerationcancauseskiddingandlossoftraction,especiallyonslipperyroads,resultinginalossofvehiclecontrol,collisions,andseriouspersonalinjury.
Onlyusethelaptimerorfastaccelerationifvisibility,weather,road,andtrafficconditionspermitandotherdriverswillnotbeendangeredbyyourdrivingandthevehicle'sacceleration.
WARNING
Tohelppreventenginedamage,alwaysavoidhighenginespeeds,fullthrottleacceleration,andheavyengineloadswhentheengineiscold.
NOTICE
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Infotainmentsystem
Menuandsystemsettings(SETUP)
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Vehiclesettingsmenu
Additionalinformationandwarnings:
Instrumentcluster→Instrumentcluster
VolkswagenInformationSystem→VolkswagenInformationSystem
Powerlockingsystem→Powerlockingsystem
Powerwindows→Powerwindows
Lightsandvision→Lights
Windshieldwipersandwasher→Windshieldwipersandwasher
Mirrors→Mirrors
Tiresandwheels→Tiresandwheels
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TirePressureMonitoringSystem(TPMS)→TirePressureMonitoringSystem(TPMS)
Brakes→Brakingandparking
Startingassistancesystems→Startingassistancesystems
⇒BookletRadio,NavigationSystem,
Generalinformationonoperatingtheunit
ThefollowingsectioncontainsinformationonthesettingsthatcanbeadjustedintheVehiclesettingsmenu.YoucanfindinformationonoperatingtheInfotainmentsystemaswellaswarningandsafetyinstructionsinaseparatemanual.See⇒BookletRadio,NavigationSystem,.
Vehiclesettingsandinformation
Afterpressingthe Infotainmentbutton,youcantapthecorrespondingfunctionkeyontheInfotainmentscreentodisplayinformationoradjustthefollowingsettings:
Selection(Vehicleinformation)
Drivingdata
Convenienceconsumers
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Vehiclestatus
RadioorMedia(Radiostationormediaselection)
Setup(Vehiclesettings)→Vehiclesettingsmenu
Afterstartingtheenginewithadischargedvehiclebattery,orafterthebatteryhasbeenchanged,systemsettings(time,date,andprogramming)mayhavebeenchangedor
deleted.Checkandcorrectthesettingsasnecessaryoncethevehiclebatteryhasbeen
sufficientlycharged.
Vehiclesettingsmenu
Drivingontoday'sroadsdemandsthefullattentionofthedriveratalltimes.Driverdistractioncausesaccidents,collisionsandseriouspersonalinjury!
Neverletyourselfbedistractedwhensetting,adjusting,orusingtheInfotainmentsystem.
Alwaysdriveattentivelyandresponsibly.UsetheInfotainmentsystemonlyifroad,traffic,andweatherconditionspermitandyouwillnotbedistractedfromyourdriving.
WARNING
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PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
OpeningtheVehiclesettingsmenu
Switchontheignition.
Ifnecessary,switchontheInfotainmentsystem.
Pressthe Infotainmentbutton.Tapthe functionkeytoopentheVehiclesettingsmenu.TapthecorrespondingfunctionkeytoopenadditionalmenusintheVehiclesettingsmenu,ortoadjustsettingsinthemenupoints.
Iftheboxinthefunctionkeyischecked ,therespectivefunctionisswitchedon.
Changesmadeinsettingsmenusareautomaticallyappliedimmediatelyafterentry.
Tappingthe functionkeytakesyoubacktothepreviousmenu.
Menuoverview
ThefollowingmenuoverviewisanexampleoftheInfotainment
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systemmenustructure.ThesizeandlayoutoftheVolkswageninformationsystemmenudependsonthevehicleelectronicsandthelevelofvehicleequipment.
Menu Submenu Settingoptions See
ESCsystem –
Turnthefollowingsystemsonoroff:
–Anti-slipregulation(ASR)
–ESCsportmode(ESCSport)
→Brakingandparking
Tires
TirePressureMonitoringSystem
Storethetirepressures(SET).
→TirePressureMonitoringSystem(TPMS)
WintertiresTurnthespeedwarningonoroff. →Tiresand
wheels Setthespeedwarning.
Assistancesystems
ACC(adaptivecruisecontrol)
Adjustthedistanceorsavelastdistanceselected(ifequipped).
→AdaptiveCruiseControl
(ACC)
FrontAssist(forwardcollisionwarning)
Turnthefollowingfeaturesonoroff(ifequipped):
–FrontAssist
–Advancewarning
–Displaydistancewarning
→FrontAssist
LaneAssist
TurnLaneAssistonoroff(ifequipped).
–Adaptivelanetracking
→LaneAssist
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BlindSpotMonitor
TurntheBlindSpotMonitoronoroff(ifequipped).
→BlindSpotMonitorwithRearTraffic
Alert
Parkingandmaneuvering
ParkPilot
TurnautomaticParkPilot(PDC)activationonoroff(ifequipped).
→ParkDistance
Control(PDC)
Adjustthefollowing:
–Frontvolume
–Frontpitch
–Rearvolume
–Rearpitch
–Audiovolumelowering
RearTrafficAlert
TurntheRearTrafficAlertonoroff(ifequipped).
→BlindSpotMonitorwithRearTraffic
Alert
LightAssist
Turnthefollowingsystemsonoroff:
–LightAssist(ifequipped)
–Adaptivefrontlighting(AFS)(ifequipped)
–Automaticheadlightsduringrain(headlightsturnonwithrainsensor)
–Convenienceindicating(lanechangefeature)
Adjustthefollowingfeature:
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Lights–Turn-ontimeforautomaticheadlights( )
→Lights
Interiorlighting
Adjustthefollowingfeatures:
–Doorambientlighting
–Footwelllighting
Coming/Leavinghomefunction
Setthefollowing:
–DurationthattheComingHomefeatureisswitchedon
–DurationthattheLeavingHomefeatureisswitchedon
Mirrorsandwipers
Mirrors
Turnthefollowingfeaturesonoroff:
–Synchronousmirroradjustment(ifequipped)
–Passengersidemirrorloweringinreversegear(ifequipped)
→Mirrors
Windshieldwipers
Turnthefollowingfeaturesonoroff:
–Automaticwipingduringrain(rainsensor)
–Wiperearwindowinreversegear
→Windshieldwipersandwasher
Openandclose Centrallocking
Setdoorunlocking.
→Powerlockingsystem
Turnthefollowingfeaturesonoroff:
–Lockautomatically(Autolockfeature)
–Acousticconfirmation(hornbeep
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afterthevehicleislockedfromoutside)
Instrumentcluster
–
DisplayorhidethefollowingdataintheMultifunctiondisplay:
–Currentfuelconsumption
–Averagefuelconsumption
–Convenienceconsumers
–Ecotips
–Traveltime
–Distancetraveled
–Averagespeed
–Digitalspeeddisplay
–Speedwarning
–Oiltemperature
→VolkswagenInformationSystem
–
ResetthefollowingdataintheMultifunctiondisplay:
–DrivingdataforSincestarttripmemory
–DrivingdataforExtendedperiodtripmemory
Selectandsetthefollowingdata:
–Clocktimesource(manual,GPS)
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Timeanddate –
–Time
–Daylightsavingstime
–Timezone
–Timeformat(12hour,24hour)
–Date
–Dateformat
–
Units –
Settheunitsforthefollowing:
–Distance
–Speed
–Temperature
–Volume
–Consumption
–Pressure
–
Service –
Displaythefollowingdata:
–Vehicleidentificationnumber(VIN)
–Dateofnextinspectionservice
–Dateofnextoilchangeservice
→Instrumentcluster
Resetthefollowingfeatures:
–Allsettings
–Assistancesystems
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Factorysettings – –Parkingandmaneuvering
–Lights
–Mirrorsandwipers
–Openandclose
–Instrumentcluster
–
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VolkswagenCar-Net
VolkswagenCar-Net:Connectingyouandyourvehicle
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→VolkswagenCar-Netservice →Features →Applicationsoftware(“apps”) →3-buttonmodule
VolkswagenCar-NetservicesareprovidedbyVerizonTelematics,Inc.(VzT)andareavailableonlyonselectmodels.AutomaticCrashNotification(ACN)maybeengagedforupto6monthswithoutactivatingatrialorpaidsubscription;ManualEmergencyCallserviceandallotherVolkswagenCar-Netservicesrequireatrialorpaidsubscription.VolkswagenCar-Netmaycollectlocation
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information.SeeapplicableTermsofServiceandPrivacyPolicyavailableatwww.vw.com/carnetfordetails.
DataCollectionandPrivacy
VehiclelocationinformationistransmittedtoVolkswagenandourVolkswagenCar-Netserviceprovider,VerizonTelematics,Inc.(VzT),anytimeyoupressaVolkswagenCar-Netin-carbutton,whenanACNeventoccursorperiodicallyinconnectionwiththeoperationofVolkswagenCar-Net.
UnlessVolkswagenCar-Netequipmentisdisabledinthevehicle,itispossibleforVolkswagenandVzTtodeterminethecar’slocationifrequiredtodosobylaw,courtorder,subpoenaorotherlegalrequirement.Formoreinformation,pleasecontacttheVolkswagenCar-NetResponseCenterat1-877-820-2290.
Callsmaybemonitoredorrecorded.
Volkswagencollects,processes,transmits,uses,andsharesinformationaboutyouandyourvehicleinaccordancewiththeVolkswagenCar-NetTermsofServiceandPrivacyPolicy.SeetheVolkswagenCar-NetTermsofServiceandPrivacyPolicyat(http://www.vw.com/carnet)formoredetails.
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Moreinformation:
DeclarationofCompliance→DeclarationofCompliance,TelecommunicationsandElectronicSystems
ApplicationsoftwareandVolkswagenCar-Netservicesthatareunsuitableorimproperlyusedcancauseaccidents,seriouspersonalinjuryandvehicledamage.
VolkswagenCar-NetservicescanbeusedonlywhereadequatecellularandGPSsignalsareavailable.
VolkswagenrecommendsusingonlyservicesandapplicationsoftwarethatareprovidedbyVolkswagenorVerizonTelematics,Inc.(VzT)specificallyforyourvehicle.
Protectthemobiledeviceanditsapplicationsoftwarefrommisuse.
NevermodifyapplicationsoftwareandVolkswagenCar-Netservices.
Alwaysreadandheedtheoperatinginstructionsforthemobiledevice.
WARNING
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VolkswagenCar-Netservice
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
YourvehiclehasequipmenttoenableVolkswagenCar-Net,asuiteofconnectedvehicleservicesthatmakesdrivingandowningaVolkswagenvehiclemoreconvenient.VolkswagenCar-Netallowsyoutoseamlesslyconnectyourcarandyourlifebyofferingthefollowingservices:
Safe&Secure–Receivesupportandassistanceinthemomentofneed.
FamilyGuardian–Keeptrackoffamilymembersdrivingyour
Driverdistractioncausesaccidents,collisionsandseriouspersonalinjury!UsingapplicationsoftwareandVolkswagenCar-Netserviceswhiledrivingcandistractthedriverfromtraffic.
Alwaysdriveattentivelyandresponsibly.
WARNING
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vehicle.
RemoteVehicleAccess–InteractwithyourvehiclethroughyourVolkswagenCar-NetiPhone®orAndroid®app,computeroraVolkswagenCar-NetCustomerSpecialist(textanddataratesapply).
Diagnostics&Maintenance–Manageyourvehiclehealthwithdiagnosticchecksandservicescheduling.
YoucanaccessVolkswagenCar-NetservicesviayourVolkswagenCar-NetiPhone®orAndroid®app(textanddataratesapply)andtheVolkswagenCar-Netwebsite(http://www.vw.com/carnet).Ifyouhaveaquestionorwouldliketosubscribe,pleaseeitherpressthe→Fig.18① or→Fig.19① buttoninyourvehicleorcontacttheVolkswagenCar-NetResponseCenterat1-877-820-2290.FormoreinformationortologontoyourVolkswagenCar-Netaccount,visithttp://www.vw.com/carnet.
Note:PleasereviewtheVolkswagenCar-NetTermsofServiceandPrivacyPolicyathttp://www.vw.com/carnet.
Subscriptionrequired
AutomaticCrashNotification(ACN)maybeengagedforupto6months,startingfromthedateofnewvehiclesale,without
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activatingatrialorpaidsubscription.
TheManualEmergencyCallserviceandallotherVolkswagenCar-Netfeaturesrequireatrialorpaidsubscription.Tobeginyourtrialorpaidsubscription,authenticationandactivationarerequired.Formoreinformation,pleasevisitthewebsite(http://www.vw.com/carnet),pressthe→Fig.18① or→Fig.19① buttoninthe3-buttonmoduleinyourvehicleorcontacttheVolkswagenCar-NetResponseCenterat1-877-820-2290.
TheLEDlightinthe3-buttonmodulewillbegreenduringthetrialperiodandwheneveryouhaveanactivesubscription.TheLEDlightwillgooffifthetrialperiodisoverandthecustomerhasnotsubscribedtotheVolkswagenCar-Netservices.TheLEDlightwillberedonlyduringaVWCar-Nethardwaremalfunctionorfault→3-buttonmodule .
OnceatrialorpaidVolkswagenCar-Netsubscriptionhasbeenactivated,pleaseadviseallwhousethevehiclethatdifferentkindsofdatacanbesentandreceivedautomaticallybythevehicle,includingspeed,locationandmore.
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Vehiclehealthreportsdonotreplacetheinformationprovidedbythevehiclewarningandindicatorlights.Failuretoheedwarninglightsandinstrumentclustertextmessagescancausethevehicletobreakdownintrafficandresultinacollisionandseriouspersonalinjury.
NeverignorewarninglightsortextWARNINGS.
Alwaysstopthevehicleassoonasitissafetodoso.
Parkthevehicleatasafedistancefrommovingtrafficandwherenopartofthehotcatalyticconverterandexhaustsystemcancomeintocontactwithflammablematerialsunderthevehicle,suchasdrygrass,brush,spilledfuel,etc.
Abrokendownvehiclepresentsahighaccidentriskforitselfandothers.Switchonemergencyflashersandsetupawarningtriangletowarnoncomingtraffic.
Beforeopeningtheenginehood,alwaysswitchofftheengineandlettheenginecooldown.
Alwaysbeverycarefulwhenworkingintheenginecompartment,whichisapotentiallydangerousareainanymotorvehicleandcancauseseriouspersonalinjury.
WARNING
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Volkswagencollects,processes,transmits,usesandsharesinformationaboutyouandyourvehicleinaccordancewiththeVolkswagenCar-NetTermsofServiceand
PrivacyPolicy.SeetheVolkswagenCar-NetTermsofServiceandPrivacyPolicyat
http://www.vw.com/carnetformoredetails.
VolkswagenCar-Netservicesuseasystembasedonawirelesscommunicationnetwork.IfalltechnicalandotherconditionsaremetandVolkswagenCar-Netstilldoes
notworkproperly,pleasetryusingtheserviceagainlater.
Features
Fig.16Intheroofconsole:3-buttonmoduletoaccessVolkswagen
FailuretoheedwarninglightsortextWARNINGScanresultinvehicledamage.
NOTICE
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Car-Netserviceoperators(Version1).
Fig.17Intheroofconsole:3-buttonmoduletoaccessVolkswagenCar-Netserviceoperators(Version2).
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
ThefollowinglistedfeaturesareavailableafterVolkswagenCar-Netregistrationeitherthroughthe3-buttonmodule→3-buttonmodule ,amobiledevice→Applicationsoftware(“apps”) ,theVolkswagenCar-Netwebsite(http://www.vw.com/carnet)orbycontactingtheVolkswagenCar-NetResponseCenterat1-877-820-2290.Theyaredividedinto4categories:Safe&Secure,FamilyGuardian,RemoteVehicleAccessandDiagnostics&MaintenanceServices.AlwaysrefertotheVolkswagenCar-Netwebsiteforthemostup-to-dateinformationregardingVolkswagenCar-Netservices.
Safe&Secure:Feature Description
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AutomaticCrashNotification(ACN)
AutomaticCrashNotificationisinitiatedintheeventofairbagdeploymentorrollover.WhenthefeatureisactivatedtheVolkswagenCar-NetResponseCenterisnotifiedofyourlocationandcontactsyourvehicletodeterminetheriskofinjuryandtodispatchhelp.HelpisdispatchedeveniftheVolkswagenCar-NetResponseCenterdoesnotconnecttothevehicle'soccupants.AutomaticCrashNotificationmaybeengagedforupto6monthswithoutactivatingatrialorpaidsubscription.
ManualEmergencyCall
Inthecaseofanemergency,pressthebutton③inthe3-buttonmodule:TheVolkswagenCar-NetdeviceinitiatesaconnectiontotheVolkswagenCar-NetResponseCenter.Thelocationofthevehicleandcustomerdataforidentificationissentatthesametime.
RoadsideAssistance
Pressthebutton②inthe3-buttonmodule:ThevehiclewillconnectdirectlytotheVolkswagenRoadsideAssistanceCallCenter.Thevehicle’slocationisalsotransmittedinordertomorequicklyprovideassistance.
StolenVehicleLocationAssistance
Forusebylawenforcementauthoritiesonly.SeeTermsofServiceatwww.vw.com/carnetfordetails.
Afteryouhavereportedyourvehicleasstolentolawenforcement,youmayprovidethecaseinformationtotheVolkswagenCar-NetResponseCenter.Oncetheinformationhasbeenverified,theVWCar-NetCustomerSpecialistwillbeabletoprovidelawenforcementwithvehiclelocationdatasentbytheVWCar-Netmodule.
FamilyGuardian:Feature Description
BoundaryAlert
ByloggingontoyourVolkswagenCar-Netaccount,youcandesignateanareaonamapasa“virtualfence.”Thevehicleownercanthenchoosenotificationchannels(textmessageoremail)forreceivingalertswhenthevehiclecrossesthedefinedboundary(textsanddataratesapply).
VolkswagenCar-Netcanbeconfiguredtoinformthevehicleowner
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SpeedAlert wheneverthevehicleexceedsaspeedsetbytheowner.Theownercanselecttobeinformedthroughmultiplechannels,includingtextmessagesandemail(textanddataratesapply).
RemoteVehicleAccess:Feature Description
RemoteDoorUnlock
YoucansendarequesttounlockthevehicledoorsthroughyourVolkswagenCar-NetiPhone®orAndroid®app,theVolkswagenCar-NetwebsiteorbycallingtheVolkswagenCar-NetResponseCenter(textanddataratesapply).Ifnoneofthevehicledoorsareopenedwithinabout30seconds,thecarwilllockagain.
RemoteHonkandFlash
YoucansendahonkandflashsignaltothecarusingtheVolkswagenCar-NetwebsiteortheVWCar-NetiPhone®orAndroid®app(textanddataratesapply).Thecarwillhonkthehornandblinktheheadlightsandemergencyflashersforupto10seconds.
LastParkedLocation
YoucanlocateyourlastparkedlocationusingyourVolkswagenCar-NetiPhone®orAndroid®app(textanddataratesapply).
Destinations
Onlyapplicableforvehiclesequippedwithafactory-installednavigationsystem.
PointsofInterest(POIs)orotherdestinationscanbeimportedremotelyintothefactory-installednavigationsystem(ifequipped)fromacomputerortheVolkswagenCar-NetiPhone®orAndroid®app(textanddataratesapply).Thesedestinationscanbecalledupandusedbythenavigationsystem.
DestinationDownload
Onlyapplicableforvehiclesequippedwithafactory-installednavigationsystem.
Pressthebutton①inthe3-buttonmodule:ThevehiclewillconnectdirectlytotheVolkswagenCar-NetResponseCenterwhereaVolkswagenCar-NetCustomerSpecialistwillassistwithdestinations.Theaddressofadealer’slocationcanalsobesentbytheCustomerSpecialisttoyourfactory-installednavigationsystem(ifequipped).
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RemoteStatusCheck
CurrentinformationaboutthevehiclecanbeviewedthroughacomputeroryourVolkswagenCar-NetiPhone®orAndroid®app(textanddataratesapply).Youcanfindoutifthedoors,luggagecompartmentandenginehoodareopenorclosed,whetherthecarlightsareonoroff,theleveloffuelinthetank,whenthevehicleneedstobeservicednextandmore.
Diagnostics&Maintenance:Feature Description
DealerScheduling
Pressthebutton①inthe3-buttonmodule:ThevehiclewillinitiateacalltotheVolkswagenCar-NetResponseCenterwhereaVolkswagenCar-NetCustomerSpecialistwillconnectyouwithanauthorizedVolkswagendealertoscheduleyourserviceappointment.Theaddressofthedealer’slocationcanalsobesentbytheCustomerSpecialisttoyourfactory-installednavigationsystem(ifequipped).
VehicleHealthReport
Viewavehiclehealthreporttoproactivelymanagemaintenanceandotherservicesandtoreceiveup-to-datediagnosticsinamonthlyemailreportorbyimmediaterequest.
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TheVolkswagenCar-Netwebsite(http://www.vw.com/carnet)containsthemostup-to-dateinformationandinstructionsaboutVolkswagenCar-Netservices.
Pleaseregularlyvisitthewebsitetolearnaboutchangestoservicesandnewfeatures.
VolkswagenCar-Netfeaturescanbemodified,discontinued,
Refertoyourvehicle'swarningandindicatorlightsforthemostcurrentdiagnosticinformation.Alwaysconsultthismanualformaintenanceguidelines.Failuretoheedwarninglightsandinstrumentclustertextmessagescancausethevehicletobreakdownintrafficandresultinacollisionandseriouspersonalinjury.
NeverignorewarninglightsortextWARNINGS.
Alwaysstopthevehicleassoonasitissafetodoso.
Parkthevehicleatasafedistancefrommovingtrafficandwherenopartofthehotcatalyticconverterandexhaustsystemcancomeintocontactwithflammablematerialsunderthevehicle,suchasdrygrass,brush,spilledfuel,etc.
Abrokendownvehiclepresentsahighaccidentriskforitselfandothers.Switchonemergencyflashersandsetupawarningtriangletowarnoncomingtraffic.
WARNING
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deactivated,reactivatedorexpandedwithoutanyfurthernotice.
Applicationsoftware(“apps”)
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Manymobiledevicesareequippedtoloadapplicationsoftware(apps)intothedevice.Appscanmakeitpossibletodisplayadditionalinformationonthefactory-installedRadioorNavigationsystemoractivate,controlordeactivatespecificvehiclefeatures.
Applicationsoftware,itsusageandthewirelessconnectionrequiredtouseapplicationsoftwaremaybebillableservices.Appsmaybeprovidedbythirdparties.Thereforeyoushouldrefertothetermsofuseandprivacystatementsassociatedwiththeappsforinformationabouthowtheappscollect,useandshareinformationaboutyou,yourvehicleoryourmobiledevice.
Theapplicationsoftwareprovidedmaybedesignedtobeusedforavarietyofpurposesandbespecifictoyourvehicleandcountry→ .Thecontent,rangeofsoftwareprovidedandapplicationsoftwareprovidercanvary.Someapplicationsoftwareisalsosubjecttotheavailabilityofservicesprovidedbythirdparties.Inorderforsome
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applicationsoftwaretowork,wirelessservicereceptionmustbestrongenoughtohandlethedataexchangeinvolved(textanddataratesapply).
Applicationsoftwaredescriptionsmaybeprovidedbytheserviceprovider.
Duetothemultitudeofmobiledevicesandfastpaceofsoftwaredevelopment,theapplicationsoftwareprovidedmaynotrunonallmobiledevicesandtheiroperatingsystems.Thismayevenapplyforthesamemodelofamobiledevice.Forexample,applicationsoftwaremayrunonversion2ofthedevice'soperatingsystembutnotonversion3.
Applicationsoftwarecanbemodified,discontinued,deactivated,reactivatedorexpandedwithoutanyfurthernotice.
Inorderforsomeapplicationsoftwaretowork,thewirelessorcableconnectionbetweenthefactory-installedRadioorNavigationsystemandacompatible,functioningmobiledevicemustbestrongenoughanduninterrupted.
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3-buttonmodule
Fig.18Intheroofconsole:3-buttonmoduletoaccessVolkswagenCar-Netserviceoperators(Version1).
Volkswagenisnotresponsibleforvehicledamagecausedbyinferior-qualityormaliciousapplicationsoftware,poorlyprogrammedapplicationsoftware,insufficientwirelessservicereception,datalossduringtransmissionormisuseofmobiledevices.
NOTICE
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Fig.19Intheroofconsole:3-buttonmoduletoaccessVolkswagenCar-Netserviceoperators(Version2).
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Thebuttonsinthe3-buttonmoduleprovideaccesstoseveralVolkswagenCar-NetfeaturesandpressingabuttonwillinitiateaconnectiontotheVolkswagenCar-NetResponseCenter.Callsmaybemonitoredorrecorded.Ingeneral,theVolkswagenCar-NetCustomerSpecialistwillendthecall.
→Fig.18 or
→Fig.19 Function
①
Pressandholdforlongerthan2seconds:ConnectstotheVolkswagenCar-NetResponseCenterandaVolkswagenCar-NetCustomerSpecialist.
Pressagain:Endthecall.
②
Pressandholdforlongerthan2seconds:AssistanceintheeventofabreakdownbyconnectingtotheVolkswagenRoadsideProvider.
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Pressagain:Endthecall.
③Pressandholdforlongerthan2seconds:Activateemergencycall.
Pressagain:Endthecall.
LEDlightinthe3-buttonmodule
TheLEDlightinthe3-buttonmodulewillbegreenduringthetrialperiodandwheneveryouhaveanactivesubscription.TheLEDlightwillgooffifthetrialperiodisoverandthecustomerhasnotsubscribedtotheVolkswagenCar-NetServices.TheLEDlightwillberedonlyduringaVWCar-Nethardwaremalfunctionorfault.
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ApplicationsoftwareandVolkswagenCar-Netservicesthatareunsuitableorimproperlyusedcancauseaccidents,seriouspersonalinjuryandvehicledamage.
VolkswagenCar-NetservicescanbeusedonlywhereadequatecellularandGPSsignalsareavailable
VolkswagenrecommendsusingonlyservicesandapplicationsoftwarethatareprovidedbyVolkswagenorVerizonTelematics,Inc.(VzT)specificallyforyourvehicle.
Protectthemobiledeviceanditsapplicationsoftwarefrommisuse.
NevermodifyapplicationsoftwareandVolkswagenCar-Netservices.
Alwaysreadandheedtheoperatinginstructionsforthemobiledevice.
WARNING
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Driverdistractioncausesaccidents,collisionsandseriouspersonalinjury!UsingapplicationsoftwareandVolkswagenCar-Netserviceswhiledrivingcandistractthedriverfromtraffic.
Alwaysdriveattentivelyandresponsibly.
WARNING
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ThesystemdoesnotsupportsimultaneousVolkswagenCar-Netandmobilephonecallsviathemobilephonepackage.
WhenaVolkswagenCar-Netserviceisaccessedthroughthe3-buttonmodulecallbuttonsanycallsonamobiledeviceconnectedtothevehicle’smobilephonepackagewillbeautomaticallydisconnected.
Initiatingoracceptingacallonamobiledeviceconnectedtothevehicle'smobilephonepackagecouldendanyconnectiontotheVolkswagenCar-NetResponseCentermadethroughthe3-buttonmodule.
Callsonamobiledeviceconnectedtothevehicle'smobilephonepackagecannotbeacceptedorinitiatedduringanautomatedemergencyconnectiontotheVolkswagenCar-NetResponseCenter;forexample,becauseanairbaghasdeployed.
NOTICE
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Beforedriving
Somebasics
Drivingchecklistsandwarnings
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Gettingreadyanddrivingsafely →Drivinginothercountries →Drivingthroughwateronroads
Moreinformation:
Sittingproperlyandsafely→Sittingproperlyandsafely
Transporting→Transporting
Startingandstoppingtheengine→Startingandstoppingtheengine
Savingfuelandhelpingtheenvironment→Savingfueland
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Checkproperfunctionoflightsandturnsignals.
helpingtheenvironment
Consumerinformation→Consumerinformation
Gettingreadyanddrivingsafely
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Checklist
Observethefollowingpointsbeforeandduringeverydriveforyourownsafety,thesafetyofallpassengersandothers→ :
Drivingundertheinfluenceofalcohol,illegaldrugs,narcoticsandsomemedicationsmaycausecollisionsandotheraccidents,severepersonalinjuriesandevendeath.
Alcohol,illegaldrugs,narcoticsandsomemedicationsmayseverelyaffectperception,reactiontimesandsafedriving,whichmayresultinthelossofvehiclecontrol.
WARNING
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Checktirepressure(TiresandwheelsTiresandwheelsTiresSeeTiresandwheels_4)andfuellevel(RefuelingRefueling).
Makesurethatallwindowsareclean.
Makesurethattheengineisnotcoveredbyblanketsorothermaterialsandthattheengineairintakeisfreeofobstacles.
Storeitemsandallluggagesafelyinthestoragecompartments,intheluggagecompartmentand,whereapplicable,ontheroofTransportingTransporting.
Alwaysmakesurethatnothingkeepsthepedalsfrommovingfreely.
MakesurethatchildrenareproperlysecuredbyarestraintsystemappropriatefortheirsizeandweightChildsafetyandchildrestraintsChildrestraintsChildseatsSeeChildrestraintsLATCHSeeChildrestraintsUCRASeeChildrestraints.
Properlyadjustfrontseats,allheadrestraintsandmirrorstothecorrectheightAdjustingtheseatingpositionSitting.
Wearshoesthatgiveyourfeetagoodgripandthatgiveyouafeel
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forthepedals.
Makesurethatthefloormatonthedriversideisproperlyfastenedandcannotinterferewiththepedals.
Assumeaproperseatingpositionbeforethevehiclestartstomoveandkeepthispositionwhiledriving.MakesurethatallpassengersdothesameAdjustingtheseatingpositionSitting.
Properlyfastenyoursafetybeltbeforedrivingthevehicleandwearyoursafetybeltproperlyatalltimeswhiledriving.MakesurethatallpassengersdothesameSafetybeltsSafetybelts.
Onlytransportasmanypassengersasthereareseatsandsafetybeltsavailable.
Neverdriveifyourdrivingabilityhasbeenimpaired,forexample,bymedication,alcohol,orillegaldrugs.
Neverletpassengersorphonecallsdistractyouwhiledrivingandnevertakeyourattentionofftheroadwhileusingvehiclesoftwareoradjustingvehicleequipmentoraccessories.
Alwaysadaptyourspeedanddrivingstyletovisibility,weather,road,andtrafficconditions.
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Alwaysobeytrafficlawsandspeedlimits.
Onlongtripsmakefrequentreststops–atleastonceevery2hours.
Secureanimalsinthevehiclewithasystemthatcorrespondstotheirweightandsize.
Regularserviceandmaintenanceofyourvehicleisimportantbothforoperationalanddrivingsafetyandtohelpprolongyourvehicle'sservicelife.Alwaysfollowthe
scheduledmaintenanceintervalsinthe⇒BookletWarrantyandMaintenance,,especially
forchangingthebrakefluid.Harduse,frequentstop-and-godriving,drivinginverydusty
areas,trailertowing,andotherfactorsmaymakeitnecessarytohavethevehicleserviced
morefrequently.AskanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagen
ServiceFacilityformoreinformation.
Drivinginothercountries
Alwaysobservetrafficrulesandpostedspeedlimitsandusecommonsense.Yourgoodjudgmentcanmeanthedifferencebetweenarrivingsafelyatyourdestinationandbeingseriouslyinjuredinacrashorotherkindofaccident.
WARNING
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Shouldthevehiclebetechnicallypreparedforthetripabroad,suchasmaskingoradjustingheadlights?
Aremaintenance,repairfacilities,necessarytoolsandtestingequipmentaswellassparepartsreadilyavailableforyourvehicle?
ArethereauthorizedVolkswagendealersandauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilitiesinthecountrieswhereyouwillbedriving?
Forgasolineengines:Isunleadedfuelwiththerightoctaneratingreadilyavailable?
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Checklist
Somecountrieshavespecialsafetystandardsandemissionsrequirementsthatyourvehiclemaynotmeet.Beforetakingyourvehicletoanothercountry,VolkswagenthereforerecommendsthatyouaskyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityaboutthefollowingissueswithregardtothecountrytowhichyouwouldliketotravel:
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Areengineoil(EngineoilEngineoilEnginecompartmentEngineoil_3OilSeeEngineoil_3)andotheroperatingfluidsthatmeetVolkswagenqualityandperformancerequirementsavailablewhereyouwillbedriving?Formoreinformation,pleaseseeWarrantyandMaintenance.
Doesthefactory-installednavigationsystemworkinthecountrieswhereyouwillbedriving,andisnavigationdataavailable?
Arespecialorheavy-dutytiresnecessaryforthekindofdrivingexpected?
Drivingthroughwateronroads
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
VolkswagenisnotresponsibleformechanicaldamagethatmayresultfromsubstandardfuelorserviceortheunavailabilityofGenuineVolkswagenparts.
NOTICE
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Notethefollowingtohelppreventvehicledamagewhendrivingthroughwater,forexampleonfloodedroads:
Checkthedepthofthewaterbeforedrivingthroughit.Thewatermustnotbeanyhigherthanthebottomofthevehiclebody→ .
Donotdrivefasterthanwalkingspeed.
Neverstopthevehicle,anddonotdriveinreverseorswitchtheengineoffwhendrivingthroughwater.
Oncomingvehiclesmaycreatewavesthatraisethewaterlevelandmakeittoodeepforyourvehicletodrivethroughsafely.
Afterdrivingthroughwater,mud,sludge,etc.,thebrakesreactslowerandneedlongerstoppingdistances.
Alwaysdrythebrakesandcleanoffanyicecoatingswithafewcarefulapplicationsofthebrake.Makesurenottoendangerothermotoristsorcyclistsordisobeylegalrequirements.
Avoidabruptorsuddenbrakingmaneuversimmediatelyafterdrivingthroughwater.
WARNING
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Vehiclecomponentssuchastheengine,transmission,suspensionorelectricalsystemmaybeseverelydamagedbydrivingthroughwater.
Neverdrivethroughsaltwater.Saltcausesvehiclecorrosion.Thoroughlyrinsewithfreshwaterallvehiclepartsthatwereexposedtosaltwater.
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Technicaldata
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Importantvehiclelabels →Enginedata →Dimensions
Yourvehicle'senginetypeisshownonthevehicleidentificationlabel.
ThespecificationsinthisManualrefertothebasemodel.Thestatedvaluesmayvary,dependingupondifferentequipmentormodels,aswellaswithrespecttospecialvehiclesandvehiclesexportedtodifferentcountries.
Moreinformation:
Transporting→Drivingtips
Tiresandwheels→Tiresandwheels
Savingfuelandhelpingtheenvironment→Savingfuelandhelpingtheenvironment
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Fuel→Fuel
Engineoil→Engineoil
Enginecoolant→Enginecoolant
Consumerinformation→Consumerinformation
Importantvehiclelabels
Fig.20Vehicleidentificationlabel:ShownintheexamplewithengineidentificationcodeCBFA③.
Disregardingorexceedingstatedvaluesforweights,loads,dimensionsandmaximumspeedmayresultinaccidentsandseriouspersonalinjuries.
WARNING
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Fig.21Vehicleidentificationnumber(VIN).
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Factory-installedsafetycertificates,stickers,andsignscontainingimportantinformationregardingvehicleoperationcanbefoundintheenginecompartmentandoncertainvehiclecomponents,suchasinsidethefuelfillerflap,onthepassengersunvisor,inthedriverdoorjamb,orontheluggagecompartmentfloor.
Donotremove,alter,orrenderunusableorillegibleanysafetycertificates,stickers,andlabels.
Ifvehiclecomponentsbearingsafetycertificates,stickers,orlabelsarereplaced,makecertainthatthefirmdoingtheworkattachesnewconformingcertificates,stickers,orlabelstothesamepartofthenewcomponents.
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Vehicleidentificationnumber(VIN)
Thevehicleidentificationnumberisonaplateontopoftheinstrumentpanelonthedriverside,andisvisiblefromtheoutsidethroughthewindshield→Fig.21 (arrow).Theviewwindowisonthesideatthebottomofthewindshield.Thevehicleidentificationnumberisalsostampedintothetopoftherightdripchannelintheenginecompartment.Thedripchannelisbetweenthespringstruttowerandtherightfender.Opentheenginehoodtoreadthevehicleidentificationnumber →Workingintheenginecompartment .
ThevehicleidentificationnumbercanbedisplayedintheInfotainmentsystembypressingthe buttonfollowedbythe
and Service functionkeys→Menuandsystemsettings(SETUP) .
Vehicleidentificationlabel
Thevehicleidentificationlabel→Fig.20 isaffixedtotheareaofthesparewheelwellunderneaththeluggagecompartmentfloorpanelandcontainsthefollowinginformation:
Vehicleidentificationnumber(VIN)
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Vehicletype,engineoutput,andtransmission
Engineandtransmissionidentificationcodes,paintnumber,andinteriortype.Intheexample,theengineidentificationcodeisCBFA→Fig.20 .
Optionalequipmentandpartnumbers
SafetyComplianceCertificationLabel
Asafetycertificateaffixedtothedoorjambinthedriverdoorconfirmsthatattimeofproductionallnecessarysafetystandardsandrequirementsofthetrafficsafetyagencyoftherespectivecountryweremet.Themonthandyearofproductionaswellasthevehicleidentificationnumbermaybelistedaswell.
Radiatorfanandhighvoltagewarningsticker
Awarningstickerabouttheradiatorfanandthehighvoltageoftheelectricalsystemislocatedintheenginecompartmentnexttotheenginehoodrelease.ThevehicleignitionsystemcomplieswiththeCanadianstandardICES-002.
Tireinflationpressurelabel
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Atireinflationpressurelabelisonthedriverdoorjamb→Tiresandwheels .
Fuelgradesticker
Aninformationstickerlistingthecorrectfuelgradeforyourvehicle→Refueling .
Enginedata
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
GolfGTI
Maximumpoweroutputa)
Injectiontechnology
EngineIDcode
Maximumtorquea)
No.ofcylinders
Displacement210hpat4300–6200rpm
(155kWat4300–6200rpm)
TSI®
CNTA
CXCA
2.0T
258lb-ftat1600–4200rpm
(350Nmat1600–4200rpm)
4cylinder
121CID
(1984ccm)
220hpat4300–6200rpm
TSI®CXDA
258lb-ftat1600–4200rpm
4cylinder
121CID
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(162kWat4300–6200rpm)
2.0T (350Nmat1600–4200rpm) (1984ccm)
GolfR
Maximumpoweroutputa)
Injectiontechnology
EngineIDcode
Maximumtorquea)
No.ofcylinders
Displacement292hpat5400–6200rpm
(215kWat5400–6200rpm)
TSI®CYFB
2.0T
280lb-ftat1900–5300rpm
(380Nmat1900–5300rpm)
4cylinder
121CID
(1984ccm)
Fuelrecommendationsforgasolineengines
Usinggasolinethatdoesnotmeetminimumoctanerequirementscancauselossofengineperformance,whiletheuseofpoorqualitygasolineoroctanelevelsbelow87canalsocauseenginedamage.IfRegulargasolineisrecommendedforyourengine,youmaybeabletoenhanceengineperformancebyusingPremiumgasoline.
a)EngineperformancedatausingPremiumgradegasoline→Fuel
Dimensions
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PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Length 167.8–168.3inches(4264–4276mm)
Width(2-door) 70.5inches(1790mm)
Width(4-door) 70.8inches(1799mm)
Height(unloaded) about56.5–57.7inches(1436–1466mm)
Wheelbase 104.3inches(2651mm)
Minimumturningcirclediameter(walltowall)a)
about36.4feet(11.1m)
Tracka),front 60.1–70inches(1527–1549mm)
Tracka),rear 58.9–59.8inches(1498–1520mm)
Groundclearance(unloaded)a) about5.0–5.2inches(128–133mm)
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a)Slightdifferencestothesefiguresarepossible,dependingonwheelandtiresizefitted,tireinflationpressure,equipmentlevel,drivingsituation,andotherfactors.
Pleasebecarefulwhenparkingyourvehicleinareaswithparkingbarriersorcurbs.Thesevaryinheightandcoulddamageyourbumperandrelatedpartsifthefrontofyourvehiclehitsabarrierorcurbthatistoohighwhileyouaregettingintooroutofaparkingspot.
Alwaysbecarefulwhenyouenteradrivewayordriveupordownsteeprampsorovercurbsorotherobstacles.Partsofthevehicleclosetothegroundmaybedamaged(suchasbumpercovers,spoilers,andpartsoftheengine,suspension,andexhaustsystems).
NOTICE
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Openingandclosing
Vehiclekeyset
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Remotecontrolvehiclekeys →Indicatorlightintheremotecontrolvehiclekey →Replacingtheremotecontrolvehiclekeybattery →Synchronizingtheremotecontrolvehiclekey
Moreinformation:
VolkswagenInformationSystem→VolkswagenInformationSystem
Powerlockingsystem→Powerlockingsystem
Startingandstoppingtheengine→Startingandstoppingtheengine
Consumerinformation→Consumerinformation
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Emergencyclosingandopening→Emergencyclosingandopening
20mmbuttoncellsandotherlithiumbatterieswillcauseseriouspersonalinjuryandevendeathwithinashorttimeifswallowed.
Alwayskeepremotecontrolvehiclekeyfobswithbatteries,sparebatteries,aswellasdeadbuttoncellandlarger20mmbatteriesoutofthereachofchildren.
Getmedicalattentionimmediatelyifyoususpectthatabatteryhasbeenswallowed.
DANGER
Improperuseofvehiclekeyscanresultinseriouspersonalinjury.
Alwaystakethekeywithyouwhenyouleavethevehicle.Itcanbeusedtostarttheengineandoperatevehiclesystemssuchasthepowerwindows,leadingtoseriouspersonalinjury.Childrenorotherunauthorizedpersonscouldalsolockthedoorsandtheluggagecompartment.
Neverleavechildren,disabledpersons,oranyonewhocannothelpthemselvesinthevehicle.Thedoorscanbelockedwith
WARNING
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Remotecontrolvehiclekeys
helpthemselvesinthevehicle.Thedoorscanbelockedwiththeremotecontrolvehiclekey.Thiscouldleavepeopletrappedinthevehicleinanemergency.Dependingonthetimeofyear,peopletrappedinthevehiclecanbeexposedtoveryhighorverylowtemperatures.
Aclosedvehiclecanbecomeveryhotorverycold,dependingontheseason.Particularlyinthesummer,heatbuildupinthepassengerandluggagecompartmentofaparkedvehiclecanresultintemperaturesinthevehiclethataremuchhigherthantheoutsidetemperatures.Temperaturescanquicklyreachlevelsthatcancauseunconsciousnessanddeath,particularlytosmallchildren.
Neverremovethekeyfromtheignitionswitchorturnofftheignitionwiththestarterbuttonwhilethevehicleismovingorrollingtoastop.Theelectronicsteeringcolumncouldsuddenlylock,youwouldnotbeabletosteer,andyoucouldlosecontrolofthevehicle,crash,andseriouslyinjureyourselfandothers.
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Fig.22Remotecontrolvehiclekeywithpanicbutton.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Remotecontrolvehiclekey
Theremotecontrolvehiclekeycanunlockandlockthevehiclefromadistance→Powerlockingsystem .
Theremotetransmitterandbatteryareinsidetheremotecontrolvehiclekey.Thereceiverisinsidethepassengercompartment.Theoperatingrangeoftheremotecontrolvehiclekeyforafreshbatteryisseveralyards(meters)aroundthevehicle.
Iftheremotecontrolvehiclekeywillnotlockorunlockyourvehicle,youprobablyneedtoreplacethebatteryintheremotecontrolvehiclekey→Replacingtheremotecontrolvehiclekeybattery .Ifthisisnottheproblem,thekeyshouldberesynchronizedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealer,anauthorizedVolkswagenService
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Facility,oranotherqualifiedworkshop.Seealso→Synchronizingtheremotecontrolvehiclekey .
Foldingthekeybitinorout
Pressingbutton→Fig.22① releasesthekeybitandfoldsitout.
Tofoldthekeybitinpressbutton①whilepressingthekeybitbackuntilitclicks.
Panicbutton
Pressthepanicbutton→Fig.22② onlyinemergencies!Afterpushingthepanicbutton,thehornwillsoundandtheturnsignalswillflash.Pressthepanicbuttonagainorpressthe buttonontheremotecontrolvehiclekeytoswitchoffthepanicfeature.
Replacementvehiclekeys
Thevehicleidentificationnumberisrequiredtogetareplacementkeyoranadditionalremotecontrolvehiclekey.
Eachnewvehiclekeycontainsamicrochipandmustbecodedwiththedatafromthevehicle'selectronicimmobilizer.Avehiclekeywill
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notworkifitdoesnotcontainamicrochiporcontainsachipthatisnotcoded,evenifthekeybitwascutcorrectly.
YoucanobtainadditionalorduplicateremotecontrolvehiclekeysfromauthorizedVolkswagendealers,authorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilities,andfromcertainindependentrepairfacilitiesandlocksmithswhicharequalifiedtomakeremotecontrolvehiclekeys.
EachvehiclekeymustbeprogrammedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityinorderforittoworkwithyourvehicle.
Tofindthenearestqualifiedindependentrepairfacility,locksmith,orVolkswagendealerwhichcancutandcodereplacementvehiclekeys,calltheVWCustomerCareHotlineat1-800-822-8987orvisithttp://www.vw.comandsearchforreplacementkeys.
CanadiancustomerscancontactanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorVolkswagenServiceFacilityorcalltheVolkswagenCanadaCustomerCARECenterat1-800-822-8987.
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Donotpressthebuttonsontheremotecontrolvehiclekeyunlessyouactuallywanttousethefunctioninquestion.Sinceterrainandconditionsvary,pressingabuttononthe
remotecontrolvehiclekeywhenitisnotnecessarymayunlockthevehicleorsetoffthe
panicalarm,evenifyouthinkyouareoutofrange.
Remotecontrolvehiclekeyfunctionscanbetemporarilydisruptedbyinterferencefromtransmittersnearthevehiclethatusethesamefrequencyrange(suchasradio
equipmentormobilephones).
Thingsbetweentheremotecontrolvehiclekeyandvehicle,badweather,aswellasaweakbatterycanreducetheoperatingrange.
Iftheremotecontrolvehiclekeybuttons→Unlockingorlockingthevehiclefromtheoutside orthepowerlockingbuttons→Unlockingorlockingthevehiclefromtheinside
arepushedrepeatedlyinquicksuccession,thepowerlockingsystemisswitchedofffora
briefperiodtohelpkeepitfrombeingoverloaded.Thevehicleisthenunlockedforabout
30seconds.Unlessadoorortherearhatchisopenedinthisspanoftime,thevehicleis
automaticallylockedafterwards.
Theremotecontrolvehiclekeyscontainelectricalcomponents.Protectthemfromdamage,moistureandroughhandling.
NOTICE
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Indicatorlightintheremotecontrolvehiclekey
Fig.23Indicatorlightintheremotecontrolvehiclekey.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Ifabuttonontheremotecontrolvehiclekeyispressedbriefly,theindicatorlight→Fig.23 (arrow)willflashoncebriefly.Ifyoupushandholdabutton,itflashesrepeatedly.
Iftheindicatorlightintheremotecontrolvehiclekeydoesnotlightupwhenthebuttonispressed,thebatteryinsidethekeymustbereplaced→Replacingtheremotecontrolvehiclekeybattery .
ADeclarationofCompliancewithUnitedStatesFCCandIndustryCanadaregulationsisfoundintheConsumerinformationsectionofthisManual→Consumerinformation .
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Replacingtheremotecontrolvehiclekeybattery
Fig.24Remotecontrolvehiclekey:Openbatterycompartmentcover.
Fig.25Remotecontrolvehiclekey:Removeoldbattery.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
VolkswagenrecommendshavingthebatteryintheremotecontrolvehiclekeychangedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Thebatteryisonthebackoftheremotecontrolvehiclekeyundera
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cover→Fig.24 .
Whenchangingthebattery,payattentiontothecorrectpolarityandusethesametypeofbattery→ .
Replacingthebattery
Unfoldthekeybitontheremotecontrolvehiclekey→Remotecontrolvehiclekeys .
Removethecoveronthebackoftheremotecontrolvehiclekeyinthedirectionofthearrow→Fig.24 usingasuitableobjectsuchasacoin→ .
Useathinobjecttoprythebatteryoutofthebatterycompartment→Fig.25 .
Positionthenewbatteryinasshown→Fig.25 andpressitintothebatterycompartment(oppositedirectionofthearrow)→ .
Positionthecoverasshown→Fig.24 andpressitdown(oppositedirectionofthearrow)untilyouhearitclickintoplace.
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Disposeofoldbatteriesinanenvironmentallyresponsiblemannerandkeepthemoutofthereachofchildren.
BatteriesofthetypeusedinyourremotecontrolvehiclekeymaycontainPerchlorateMaterial.Specialhandlingmayapply–see
http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate.Obeyalllegalrequirementsregarding
handlinganddisposalofthesebatteries.AuthorizedVolkswagendealersandauthorized
VolkswagenServiceFacilitiesarefamiliarwiththerequirements,andwerecommendthat
youhavethemperformthisserviceforyou.
Synchronizingtheremotecontrolvehiclekey
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Changingthebatteryimproperlycandamagetheremotecontrolvehiclekey.
Usingthewrongbatterycandamagetheremotecontrolvehiclekey.Replaceadeadbatterywithanewonethathasthesamevoltage,size,andspecifications.
Makesuretheplusandminuspolesofthebatteryarecorrectlypositioned.
NOTICE
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Ifthe buttonispressedoftenwhileoutsidetheoperatingrange,itispossiblethatthevehiclecannotbelockedorunlockedanymorewiththeremotecontrolvehiclekey.Synchronizethevehiclekeyasfollows:
Unfoldthekeybitontheremotecontrolvehiclekey→Remotecontrolvehiclekeys .
Removethecapfromtheoutsidedoorhandleonthedriverdoor→Emergencyclosingandopening .
Pressthe buttonontheremotecontrolvehiclekey.Standimmediatelynexttovehiclewhiledoingso.
Manuallyunlockthevehicleusingthekeybitwithin1minute.Thesynchronizationiscomplete.
Reinstallthecaponthedriverdoorhandle.
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Powerlockingsystem
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Indicatorlightinthedriverdoor →Descriptionofthepowerlockingsystem →Unlockingorlockingthevehiclefromtheoutside →Unlockingorlockingthevehiclefromtheinside →Unlockingorlockingthevehiclewith →Anti-theftalarmsystem
Thepowerlockingsystemworksproperlyonlywhenalldoorsandtherearhatcharecompletelyclosed.Whenthedriverdoorisopen,thevehiclecannotbelockedwiththeremotecontrolvehiclekey.
ForvehiclesequippedwithKeylessAccesswithpush-buttonstart,thevehiclecanbelockedonlyiftheignitionisswitchedoffandthedriverdoorisclosed.
Leavingthevehicleunlockedforlongerperiodsofnon-use(forexample,inyourgarage)cancausethevehiclebatterytodrainsothattheenginecannolongerbestarted.
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Moreinformation:
Exteriorviews→Exteriorviews
VolkswagenInformationSystem→VolkswagenInformationSystem
Vehiclekeyset→Vehiclekeyset
Doors→Doors
Rearhatch→Rearhatch
Powerwindows→Powerwindows
Powersunroof→Powersunroof
Trailertowing→Trailertowing
Emergencyclosingandopening→Emergencyclosingandopening
Improperuseofpowerlockscanresultinseriouspersonalinjury.
Thepowerlockingbuttonlocksalldoors.Lockingthedoorsfromtheinsidecanhelppreventunintendeddooropeningduringacollisionandcanalsopreventunwantedentryfromtheoutside.Lockeddoorscan,however,delayassistancetovehicleoccupantsandrescuefromtheoutsideinanaccidentorotheremergency.
Neverleavechildrenoranyonewhocannothelpthemselves
WARNING
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Indicatorlightinthedriverdoor
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Theindicatorlightforthepowerlockingsystemisinthedriverdoor→Passengercompartment .
Neverleavechildrenoranyonewhocannothelpthemselvesbehindinthevehicle.Alldoorscanbelockedfromtheinsidewiththepowerlockbutton.Thiscouldleavepeopletrappedinthevehicleinanemergency.Dependingonthetimeofyear,peopletrappedinthevehiclecanbeexposedtoveryhighorverylowtemperatures.
Aclosedvehiclecanbecomeveryhotorverycold,dependingontheseason.Particularlyinthesummer,heatbuildupinthepassengerandluggagecompartmentofaparkedvehiclecanresultintemperaturesinthevehiclethataremuchhigherthantheoutsidetemperatures.Temperaturescanquicklyreachlevelsthatcancauseunconsciousnessanddeath,particularlytosmallchildren.
Neverallowpassengerstoremaininalockedvehicle.Inanemergencyanypersonstillinsidethevehiclemightnotbeabletogetout.
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Afterthevehicleislocked Meaning
TheredLEDlightflashesforabout2secondsinshortintervals,thenslower. Thevehicleislocked.
RedLEDlightflashesforabout2secondsinshortintervals,thenlightsupcontinuouslyforabout30seconds.
Lockingsystemmalfunction.SeeanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Descriptionofthepowerlockingsystem
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Thepowerlockingsystemletsyouunlockandlockalldoorsandtherearhatch:
Fromtheoutsidewiththevehiclekey→Unlockingorlockingthevehiclefromtheoutside .
FromtheoutsidewithKeylessAccess(ifequipped)→UnlockingorlockingthevehiclewithKeylessAccess .
FailuretoheedwarninglightsortextWARNINGScanresultinvehicledamage.
NOTICE
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Fromtheinsidewiththepowerlockingbutton→Unlockingorlockingthevehiclefromtheinside .
Whenthevehicleislockedfromtheoutside,thefuelfillerflapisalsolocked.
CertaincentrallockingfunctionscanbeturnedonandoffintheInfotainmentsystembypressingthe buttonfollowedbythe
and Openandclose functionkeys→Menuandsystemsettings(SETUP) ,orbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Thedoorsandtherearhatchcanbelockedmanuallyiftheremotecontrolvehiclekeyorthepowerlockingsystemisnotworking→Emergencyclosingandopening .
Automaticlocking(Autolock)
Thevehiclelocksautomaticallywhenitreachesaspeedofabout10mph(15km/h).Whenthevehicleislocked,theindicatorlightcomesoninthepowerlockingbutton→Fig.27 .
Automaticunlocking(Autounlock)
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Alldoorsautomaticallyunlockwhenyouswitchofftheignitionoropenadoorfrominsidethevehicle.Onvehicleswithautomatictransmission,thedoorswillalsounlockwhentheselectorleverisinPark(P).AutounlockworksonlyifthevehiclehasbeenautomaticallylockedwiththeAutolockfeature.Theindicatorlightgoesoutinthepowerlockingbuttonwhenthedoorsunlock→Fig.27 .
Lockingthevehicleafterairbaginflation
Iftheairbagsareactivatedduringacollision,theentirevehicleisunlocked.Dependingontheseverityofthedamage,thevehiclecanbelockedafteracollisionwhentheairbagshavedeployedasfollows:
Function Action
Lockingthevehiclewiththepowerlockingbutton:
–Switchtheignitionoff.
–Openandcloseadooronce.
–Pressthepowerlockingbutton .
Lockingthevehiclewiththeremotecontrolvehiclekey:
–Switchtheignitionoff.
OR:Removethevehiclekeyfromtheignition.
–Openadooronce.
–Lockthevehiclewiththeremotecontrolvehiclekey.
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Ifthevehiclekeybuttons→Unlockingorlockingthevehiclefromtheoutside orthepowerlockingbuttons→Unlockingorlockingthevehiclefromtheinside arepushed
repeatedlyinquicksuccession,thepowerlockingsystemisswitchedoffforabriefperiod
tohelpkeepitfrombeingoverloaded.Thevehicleisthenunlockedforabout30seconds.
Unlessadoorortherearhatchisopenedduringthistime,thevehicleisautomatically
lockedafterwards.
Unlockingorlockingthevehiclefromtheoutside
Fig.26Remotecontrolvehiclekeywithpanicbutton.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
FunctionUsingthebuttonsontheremotecontrolvehiclekey→Fig.26
Unlockthevehicle: Pressthe button.
Lockthevehicle: Pressthe button.
Unlocktherearhatch: Pressthe button→Rearhatch .
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Note:DependingonthesettingsforthepowerlockingsystemthathavebeensetintheInfotainmentsystem,itmaybenecessarytopressthe buttonontheremotecontrolvehiclekeytwicetounlockalldoorsandtherearhatch→VolkswagenInformationSystem .
Thevehiclekeyunlocksorlocksthevehicleonlywhenthebatteryintheremotecontrolvehiclekeyhasenoughpower,andtheremotecontrolvehiclekeyiswithinafewyards/metersofthevehicle.
Allturnsignalsflashonceandthehornbeepsoncetoconfirmthatthevehiclehasbeenlocked.Onappropriatelyequippedvehicles,thehornbeepcanbedisabledintheInfotainmentsystembypressingthe buttonfollowedbythe andOpenandclose functionkeys→Menuandsystemsettings(SETUP) .
Allturnsignalsflashtwicetoconfirmthatthevehiclehasbeenunlocked.
Iftheturnsignalsdonotflashtoconfirmlocking,oneormoredoorsortherearhatchisnotlocked.
Ifthedriverdoorisopen,thevehiclecannotbelockedwiththeremotecontrolvehiclekey.
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Ifthevehiclewasunlockedwiththeremotecontrolvehiclekeyandthedoorortherearhatchhasnotbeenopenedwithinseveralseconds,thevehicleisautomaticallylockedagain.Thisfeaturehelpspreventyoufromleavingthevehicleunlockedunintentionally.
Unlockingorlockingthevehiclefromtheinside
Fig.27Inthedriverandpassengerdoors:Powerlockingbutton.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Pressbutton→Fig.27 :Unlockthevehicle.
Lockthevehicle.
Thepowerlockingbuttonworkswhethertheignitionisswitchedonoroffbutonlywhenalldoorsareclosed.
Ifthevehicleislockedwiththevehiclekey,thepowerlockingbutton
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isdeactivated.
Ifthevehicleislockedwiththepowerlockingbutton:
Theyellowindicatorlight inthepowerlockingbuttoncomesontoindicatethatalldoorsarelocked→Fig.27 .
Ifthevehicleisequippedwithananti-theftalarm,thesystemisnotturnedon.
Openingdoorsortherearhatchfromtheoutsideisnotpossible,atatrafficlight,forexample.
Doorscanbeunlockedandopenedseparatelyfrominsidethevehiclebypullingthedoorhandletoopenthedoor.Theindicatorlight goesout.Theunopeneddoorsandrearhatchremainlockedandcannotbeopenedfromtheoutside.
Anopendriverdoorwillnotbelocked.Thishelpskeepthedriverfrombeinglockedoutofthevehicle.
Thevehicleisunlockedifyoupushthe buttonwhilethevehicleisstandingstill.Italsounlockswhenyouswitchofftheignitionoropenadoorfrominsidethevehicle(Autounlock).Onvehicleswithautomatictransmission,thedoorswillalsounlockwhentheselectorleverisinPark(P).AutounlockworksonlyifthevehiclehasbeenautomaticallylockedwiththeAutolockfeature.
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UnlockingorlockingthevehiclewithKeylessAccess
Fig.28RangesoftheKeylessAccesssystem.Outsidethevehicle:Unlockingrange.Insidethevehicle:Startingrange.
Fig.29KeylessAccesssystem:SensorforunlockingⒶontheinsideofthefrontdoorhandles.SensorforlockingⒷontheoutsideofthefrontdoorhandles.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
YourvehiclemaybeequippedwithKeylessAccesswithpush-
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buttonstart,akeylessstartingandlockingsystemthatunlocksandlocksthevehiclewithoutactiveuseofaremotecontrolvehiclekey.Allyouhavetodoistouchasensorsurfaceononeofthefrontoutsidedoorhandles→Fig.29 orpushtheVolkswagenemblemontherearhatch→Openingtherearhatch whenavalidremotecontrolvehiclekeyiswithinrange→ .
Generalinformation
Whenavalidvehiclekeycomeswithinrange→Fig.28 ,theKeylessAccesssystemrecognizesavalidvehicleentryrequestassoonasadoorhandlesensoristouchedonthedriverorfrontpassengerdoorortheVolkswagenemblemontherearhatchispressed.Thefollowingfunctionsarethenenabledwithoutactiveuseoftheremotecontrolvehiclekey:
KeylessEntry:Unlockingthevehiclewiththesensorsurfacesontheoutsidedoorhandlesofthedriverorfrontpassengerdoor→Fig.29Ⓐ orbyusingtheVolkswagenemblemontherearhatch.
KeylessGo:Starttheengineanddrive.Forthis,youjusthavetopressthestarterbuttonandavalidremotecontrolvehiclekeymustbeinsidethevehicle→Startingandstoppingtheengine .
KeylessExit:Lockingthevehicleviathedoorhandlesensoron
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thedriverorfrontpassengerdoor→Fig.29Ⓑ .
Thepowerlockingsystemworkslikethestandardunlockingandlockingsystem.Onlythewaythatthesystemsareoperatedisdifferent.
Allturnsignalsflashtwicetoconfirmthatthevehiclehasbeenunlockedandoncetoconfirmthatithasbeenlocked.
Ifthevehicleisunlockedandwithinthenextseveralsecondsnodoorortherearhatchhasbeenopened,thevehicleisautomaticallylockedagain.
Tohelppreventyoufromlockingyourselfout,thevehiclewillnotlockimmediatelyinthefollowingsituation:
Whenyoupressthelockbuttonontheremotecontrolvehiclekeywhenapassengerdoorortherearhatchisstillopen,and
Youleavetheremotecontrolvehiclekeyyoujustusedinsidethevehiclewhenyouclosealldoorsandtherearhatch.
Thevehicledoesnotlock.Allturnsignalsflashfourtimes.Taketheremotecontrolvehiclekeyoutofthevehicleandlockthevehicleagain.
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Thevehiclewilllockagainafterashorttimeifyoudonotopenoneofthedoorsortherearhatch.
Unlockingandopeningdoors(KeylessEntry)
Graspthedoorhandleofthedriverorfrontpassengerdoorsothatyoutouchtheunlockingsensorsurface→Fig.29Ⓐ .
Openthedoor.
Closingandlockingdoors(KeylessExit)
Switchtheignitionoff.
Closethedriverdoor.
Touchthesensorsurfaceinthedoorhandleonthedriverorfrontpassengerdoor→Fig.29Ⓑ onetime.Thevehicleislocked.Thedoorbeinglockedmustbeclosed.
Unlockingandlockingtherearhatch
Ifthevehicleislockedandavalidremotecontrolvehiclekeyiswithinrange→Fig.28 oftherearhatch,itunlocksautomaticallywhenopened.
Openandclosetherearhatchasyouwouldastandardrearhatch→Rearhatch .
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Therearhatchlocksautomaticallywhenitisclosedexceptinthefollowingsituations:
Thevehicleiscompletelyunlocked.
Themostrecentlyusedvehiclekeyisinsidethevehicle.Allturnsignalsflashfourtimes.
Lockingwithasecondvehiclekey
Ifthevehicleislockedfromtheoutsidewithasecondvalidvehiclekey,anykeylocatedinsidethevehiclecannotstarttheengine→Startingandstoppingtheengine .Akeythatwasinsidethevehiclewhenitwaslockedfromtheoutsidecanbereactivatedbypressingthe buttononthedeactivatedkey→Fig.26 .
Automaticdeactivationofsensors
Ifthevehiclehasnotbeenunlockedorlockedforalongerperiodoftime,theproximitysensorsinthedoorhandlesareautomaticallydeactivated.
Ifasensoronthedoorhandleofalockedvehicleisactivatedtoooften,forinstancebyabushorhedgethatrubsagainstthevehicle,thatsensormaybeswitchedoffforashorttime.
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Thedoorhandlesensorsbecomeactiveagainifoneofthefollowingeventsoccurs:
Ashorttimehaspassed.
OR:Thevehicleisunlockedusingthe buttonintheremotecontrolvehiclekey.
OR:Therearhatchisopened.
OR:Thevehicleismechanicallyunlockedwiththevehiclekey.
Conveniencefeatures
Yourvehiclemaybeequippedwiththeconvenienceclosingfeature.
Tousetheconvenienceclosingfeaturetocloseallpowerwindowsandthesunroof,holdyourfingeronthelocksensorsurfaceontheoutsideofthedoorhandle→Fig.29Ⓑ forafewsecondsuntilthewindowsandsunroofclose.
Removeyourfingerfromthelocksensorsurfacetostopthefunction.
Pinchprotectionisactiveduringconvenienceclosingofthewindowsandthepowersunroof.
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Thedoormaynotopeniftheoutsideandinsidedoorhandlesareusedatthesametime.
Ifthevehiclebatteryorthebatteryintheremotecontrolvehiclekeyisweakordead,itmightnotbepossibletounlockandlockthevehicleusingKeylessAccess.Thevehicle
canstillbemanuallylockedorunlockedwiththekeybit→Manuallyunlockingandlocking
thedriverdoor .
Tohelpmakesurethatthevehiclestayslockedafteryoupressthelockingsensoronthedoorhandle,theunlockingfunctiononthatdoorhandleisdeactivatedforabout
2secondsafterlockingthevehicle.
Adriverinformationmessagemayappearintheinstrumentclusterdisplayifthereis
Thedoorhandlesensorsurfacescanbeactivatedbyastrongstreamofwaterorsteamifavalidvehiclekeyiswithinrangeofthevehicle.
Allwindowsmayopenifyouturnthesprayofwaterorsteamawayfromandthenbackontothedoorhandlesensorsurfaceinquicksuccession.Ifatleastonepowerwindowisopenedandthesensoriscontinuouslyactivated,convenienceclosingisstarted.
NOTICE
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aKeylessAccesssystemmalfunction.SeeanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroran
authorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityforassistance.
Adrivermessageappearsintheinstrumentclusterdisplayifthereisnoremotecontrolvehiclekeyinsidethevehicleorifthesystemdoesnotrecognizetheremote
controlvehiclekey.Thekeymaynotberecognized,forexample,ifitiscoveredby
somethingthatinterfereswiththesignal(suchasabriefcase),oriftheremotecontrol
vehiclekeybatteryisweak.Electronicdevicessuchasmobilephonescanalsointerfere
withthesignal.
Dirtonthedoorhandlesthatcontainsalotofsalt(especiallyinwinter)canaffectthewaythedoorhandlesensorswork.Cleaningthedoorhandlescanhelpwiththisproblem
→Exteriorcareandcleaning .
IftheautomatictransmissionisnotinPark(P)position,theelectronicsteeringcolumnlockwillnotlockandthevehiclewillnotlockviasensorsinthefrontdoorhandles
ortheremotecontrolvehiclekey.
Anti-theftalarmsystem
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Yourvehiclemaybeequippedwithananti-theftalarmsystemorpre-equippedforanti-theftalarmsysteminstallation.Ifthevehicleispre-equippedforinstallationoftheanti-theftalarmsystem,the
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alarmsystemcanberetrofittedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Theanti-theftalarmsystemmakesitmoredifficultforsomeonetobreakintoorstealthevehicle.
Theanti-theftalarmsystemisautomaticallyactivatedwhenthevehicleislockedbypressingthelockbuttonontheremotecontrolvehiclekey.
Whenisthealarmtriggered?
Theanti-theftalarmsystemsoundsandtheturnsignalsflashforupto5minutesifthefollowingoccurswithrespecttothelockedvehicle:
Invehicleswithanopenlockcylinder:Adoorunlockedmechanicallywiththevehiclekeybitisopenedandtheignitionisnotswitchedonwithinabout15seconds.
Invehicleswithacoveredlockcylinder:Adoorunlockedmechanicallywiththevehiclekeybitisopened.
Forciblyopeningadoor.
Forciblyopeningtheenginehood.
Forciblyopeningtherearhatch.
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Switchingontheignitionwithaninvalidkey.
Disconnectingthevehiclebattery.
Deactivatingthealarm
Unlockthevehiclewiththeunlockbuttonontheremotecontrolvehiclekeyorswitchontheignitionwithavalidremotecontrolvehiclekey.
ForvehicleswithKeylessAccess,thealarmcanalsobedeactivatedbygraspingoneofthefrontdoorhandleswhenavalidvehiclekeyisinrangeorbyholdingtheremotecontrolvehiclekeytotherightofthesteeringcolumntrimandpressingthestarterbutton→Starterbutton .
Afterthealarmhasstoppedandthevehicleisopenedagaininthesameoradifferentareathatisprotectedbythealarm,thealarmistriggeredagain.Forexample,the
alarmwillsoundagainiftherearhatchisopenedafteroneofthedoorshasbeenopened.
Theanti-theftalarmsystemisnotactivatedwhenthevehicleislockedwiththepowerlockswitch ontheinsideofthedriverorfrontpassengerdoors.
Ifthedriverdoorismechanicallyunlockedusingthevehiclekeybit,onlythedriverdoorisunlocked,nottheentirevehicle.Switchingontheignitiondeactivatestheanti-theft
alarmsystemandactivatesthecentrallockingbutton.Tounlockthedoors,usethecentral
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lockingbuttonorremotecontrolvehiclekey.
Ifthevehiclebatteryisdeadorweak,theanti-theftalarmsystemwillnotworkproperly.
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Doors
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Display →Childsafetylock
Moreinformation:
Exteriorviews→Exteriorviews
Instrumentcluster→Instrumentcluster
Vehiclekeyset→Vehiclekeyset
Powerlockingsystem→Powerlockingsystem
Powerwindows→Powerwindows
Emergencyclosingandopening→Emergencyclosingandopening
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Display
Pleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationand
Adoorthatisnotclosedproperlymayopensuddenlywhenthevehicleismovingandcausesevereinjuries.
Stopimmediatelyandclosethedoor.
Makesurethatthedoorissafelyandcompletelylatchedwhenclosed.Thecloseddoormustbeflushwiththesurroundingautobodyparts.
Openorclosedoorsonlyifnooneisintheway.
WARNING
Adoorkeptopenwiththedoorstopmaycloseinstrongwindsoroninclinesandcauseinjuries.
Alwaysholddoorsbythedoorhandlewhileopeningandclosing.
WARNING
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heedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Lightsup Possiblecause ProperresponseIcon
appearsinthedisplay→Displays
Atleastonevehicledoorisopenorimproperlyclosed.
Stop!
Openandclosethedooragain.
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,severalwarningandindicatorlightscomeonbrieflyforafunctioncheck.Theygooutafterafewseconds.
Ifadoorisnotclosedproperly,thevehicleiconappearsintheinstrumentclusterdisplayshowinganopendoor→Fig.11 .
Dependingonyourvehicle'sequipmentandoptions,theiconmaystillbedisplayedevenaftertheignitionisswitchedoffaslongasthekeyhasnotbeentakenoutoftheignition.Theinstrumentclusterdisplaygoesoutabout15secondsafterthevehiclehasbeenlocked.
Childsafetylock
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Fig.30Intheleftreardoor:ChildsafetylockⒶdeactivated,Ⓑactivated.
Fig.31Intherightreardoor:ChildsafetylockⒶdeactivated,Ⓑactivated.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Slotposition→Fig.30 or→Fig.31 :
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Childsafetylockdisengaged.
Childsafetylockengaged.
Thechildsafetylockkeepsthereardoorsfrombeingopenedfromtheinside,sothatchildrencannotopenthemaccidentally.Whenthechildsafetylockisengaged,thereardoorscanonlybeopenedfromtheoutside.
Engagingordisengagingchildsafetylock
Unlockthevehicleandopentherespectivereardoor.
Unfoldthekeybitfromtheremotecontrolvehiclekey.
Usingthekeybit,movetheslotintothedesiredposition.
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Whenthechildsafetylockisengaged,thatreardoorcannotbeopenedfromtheinside.
Neverleavechildren,disabledpersons,oranyonewhocannothelpthemselves,inthevehiclewhenlockingthedoors.Thiscouldresultinpeoplebeinglockedinthevehicle.Thiscouldresultinpeoplebeingtrappedinthevehicleinanemergency.Dependingonthetimeofyear,peopletrappedinthevehiclecanbeexposedtoveryhighorverylowtemperatures.
Aclosedvehiclecanbecomeveryhotorverycold,dependingontheseason.Particularlyinthesummer,heatbuildupinthepassengerandluggagecompartmentofaparkedvehiclecanresultintemperaturesinthevehiclethataremuchhigherthantheoutsidetemperatures.Temperaturescanquicklyreachlevelsthatcancauseunconsciousnessanddeath,particularlytosmallchildren.
WARNING
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Rearhatch
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Display →Openingtherearhatch →Closingtherearhatch
Moreinformation:
Exteriorviews→Exteriorviews
Instrumentcluster→Instrumentcluster
Powerlockingsystem→Powerlockingsystem
Transporting→Drivingtips
Emergencyclosingandopening→Emergencyclosingandopening
Accidentsandseverepersonalinjuriescanresultifyouunlock,open,orclosetherearhatchwhensomeoneisintheway.
Onlyopenorclosetherearhatchifnooneisintheway.
WARNING
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Onlyopenorclosetherearhatchifnooneisintheway.
Neverclosetherearhatchbypushingontherearwindowwithyourhand.Therearwindowcouldbreakandcauseinjuries.
Afterclosingtherearhatch,alwaysmakesurethatitisproperlyclosedandlockedsothatitcannotopensuddenlywhenthevehicleismoving.Theclosedrearhatchmustbeflushwiththesurroundingautobodyparts.
Alwayskeeptherearhatchclosedwhiledrivingtohelpkeeppoisonousexhaustgasfrombeingdrawnintothevehicle.
Neveropentherearhatchwhenaluggagerackisinstalledandloaded.If,forexample,therearebicyclesonacarrierontherearhatch,itispossiblethattherearhatchwillbedifficulttoopen.Anopenrearhatchmayfallonitsownbecauseoftheadditionalweight.Ifnecessary,propopentherearhatch.Removetheweightfromtheluggagerackfirst.
Closeandlocktherearhatchandalldoorswhenthevehicleisnotinuse.First,makesurethatnooneisleftinsidethevehicle.
Neverleaveyourvehicleunattendedorletchildrenplayaroundyourvehicle,especiallywhentherearhatchisopen.Achildcouldcrawlintothevehicleandpulltherearhatchshut,becomingtrappedandunabletogetout.Aclosedvehiclecanbecomeveryhotorverycold,dependingontheseason.Particularlyinthesummer,heatbuildupinthepassengerandluggagecompartmentofaparkedvehiclecanresultintemperaturesinthevehiclethataremuchhigherthanthe
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Display
temperaturesinthevehiclethataremuchhigherthantheoutsidetemperatures.Temperaturescanquicklyreachlevelsthatcancauseunconsciousnessanddeath,particularlytosmallchildren.
Neverleavechildrenoranyonewhocannothelpthemselvesbehindinthevehicle.Theymaylockthevehiclewiththevehiclekeyorthepowerlockingbuttonandlockthemselvesin.
Beforeopeningorclosingtherearhatch,makesurethereisenoughroomtodoso,forexample,whenthevehiclehasatrailerorisinagarage.
NOTICE
Neverusethegasstruttoholdorclampaloadinplace.Thiscandamagetherearhatchandmakeitimpossibletoclose.
NOTICE
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PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Lightsup Possiblecause ProperresponseIcon
appearsinthedisplay→Displays
Rearhatchopenorimproperlyclosed.
Stop!
Opentherearhatchandthencloseitagain.
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,severalwarningandindicatorlightscomeonbrieflyforafunctioncheck.Theygooutafterafewseconds.
Iftherearhatchisnotclosedproperly,thevehicleiconappearsintheinstrumentclusterdisplayshowinganopenrearhatch→Fig.11 .
Dependingonyourvehicle'sequipmentandoptions,theiconmaystillbedisplayedevenaftertheignitionisswitchedoffaslongasthekeyhasnotbeentakenoutoftheignition.Theinstrumentclusterdisplaygoesoutabout15secondsafterthevehiclehasbeenlocked.
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Openingtherearhatch
Fig.32Intheremotecontrolvehiclekey:Buttontounlocktherearhatch.
Iftherearhatchisnotclosedproperly,itmayopensuddenlywhenthevehicleismovingandcausesevereinjuries.
Stopimmediatelyandclosetherearhatch.
Alwaysmakesuretherearhatchissecurelylatchedafteryoucloseit.
WARNING
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Fig.33Openingrearhatchfromtheoutside.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Alwaysremoveanyitem(s)beingtransportedontherearhatchbeforeopeningit→ .
Unlockingwiththevehiclekey
Pressandholdthe buttonontheremotecontrolvehiclekey→Fig.32 tounlocktherearhatch.ThenopentherearhatchusingtheVolkswagenemblem.
OpeningwiththeVolkswagenemblem
Unlockthevehicleortherearhatch,oropenadoor.
Usingyourthumb,pressthetopoftheVolkswagenemblem→Fig.33 andmovethetopoftheemblemdown.Graspthe
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bottompartoftheemblemandpulltolifttherearhatch.
Attemperaturesbelow+32°F(0°C),therearhatchmaybedifficulttoopenafteryouunlockit.
Closingtherearhatch
Fig.34Openedrearhatch:Recessedgripsforclosing.
Improperorunsupervisedunlockingoropeningoftherearhatchcancausesevereinjuries.Neveropentherearhatchwhensomeoneisintheway.
Ifabicycleorluggagerackisinstalledontherearhatch,itmaybehardtoseethattherearhatchisunlatched.Anunlatchedrearhatchmayopensuddenlywhenthevehicleismoving.
WARNING
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PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Closingtherearhatch
Grasponeoftherecessedgripsintherearhatchtrim→Fig.34 (arrows).
Pulltherearhatchdownandcloseitsecurelysothatthelatchengages.
Checktherearhatchtomakesureitissecurelylatched.
Lockingtherearhatch
Ifyouunlockthevehiclewiththevehiclekey,butdonotopeneitheradoorortherearhatchwithinseveralseconds,thevehicleisautomaticallylockedagain.Thisfeaturehelpspreventyoufromleavingthevehicleunlockedunintentionally.
Itisonlypossibletolocktherearhatchwhenitissecurelyclosedandlatched.
Thepowerlockingsystemalsolockstherearhatch.
Iftherearhatchofalockedvehicleisunlockedwiththe button→Fig.32 ontheremotecontrolvehiclekey,itwilllockwithinseveralsecondsafteritisclosed.Theanti-theftalarm
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system,ifequipped,isactivatedafterthevehicleislocked→Powerlockingsystem .
Aclosedbutunlockedrearhatchautomaticallylocksatspeedsaboveabout5mph(10km/h).
Makesurethattheremotecontrolvehiclekeyisnotintheluggagecompartmentbeforeclosingtherearhatch.
Improperorunsupervisedclosingoftherearhatchcancausesevereinjuries.Neverclosetherearhatchwhensomeoneisintheway.
Neverleaveyourvehicleunattendedorletchildrenplayaroundyourvehicle,especiallywiththerearhatchleftopen.Achildcouldcrawlintothevehicleandpulltherearhatchshut,becomingtrappedandunabletogetout.Aclosedvehiclecanbecomeveryhotorverycolddependingontheseason.Temperaturescanquicklyreachlevelsthatcancauseunconsciousnessordeath,particularlytosmallchildren.
WARNING
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Powerwindows
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Openingorclosingpowerwindows →Powerwindows–features →Powerwindowpinchprotection
Moreinformation:
VolkswagenInformationSystem→VolkswagenInformationSystem
Infotainmentsystem→Infotainmentsystem
Powerlockingsystem→Powerlockingsystem
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Improperuseofpowerwindowscanresultinseriouspersonalinjury.
Neverletanyonegetinthewayofapowerwindowwhenclosingit.
Whenlockingthevehiclefromtheoutside,makesurethatnoone,especiallychildren,remainsinthevehicle.Thewindowswillnotopenincaseofanemergency.
Alwaystakethekeywithyouwhenyouleavethevehicle.Youcanstillusethepowerwindowsforseveralminutesaftertheignitionisswitchedoffaslongasthedriverorfrontpassengerdoorhasnotbeenopened.
Alwaysusethesafetyswitchwhenchildrenareinthebackseattodisabletherearpowerwindowsandkeepthemfrombeingopenedandclosed.
WARNING
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Openingorclosingpowerwindows
Fig.35Inthedriverdoor:Switchesforthefrontandrearpowerwindows(4-doorversionshown).
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Switchesinthedriverdoor
Keyto→Fig.35 :
Ifyouleavethewindowsopen,rainorotherprecipitationmayenterthevehiclefromoutsideandcandamagethevehicleinterior.
NOTICE
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Forthewindowsinthefrontdoors.
Forthewindowsinthereardoors.
Safetyswitch.
Openingorclosingwindows
Function ActionOpening: Pressthe switch.
Closing: Pullthe switch.
Stoppingautomaticmovement: Press/pulltherespectiveswitchagain.
Thesafetyswitch→Fig.35③ deactivatesthepowerwindowsinthereardoors.Theyellowindicatorlightintheswitchlightsup(4-doormodelsonly).
Thepowerwindowsfunctiononlywhentheignitionisswitchedon.
Youcanstillusethepowerwindowsforseveralminutesaftertheignitionisswitchedoffaslongasthedriverorfrontpassengerdoorhasnotbeenopened.Whenthevehiclekeyhasbeenremovedfromtheignitionandthedriverdoorhasbeenopened,thepowerwindowscannotbeopenedorclosed.
Aseparateswitchforcontrollingthepassengersidewindowislocatedinthefrontpassengerdoor.
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Powerwindows–features
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
One-touchopeningandclosing
Theone-touchfeatureautomaticallyopens/closesapowerwindowalltheway.Thewindowswitchdoesnothavetobehelddown/up.
Forone-touchopening:Presstheswitchforthewindowdownbrieflyasfarasitgoes.
Forone-touchclosing:Pulltheswitchforthewindowupbrieflyasfarasitgoes.
Stoppingautomaticmovement:Pull/presstheswitchagain.
Reactivatingtheone-touchfeature
Ifthevehiclebatteryisdisconnectedordeadandthewindowsarenotcompletelyclosed,theone-touchfeaturewillnotworkandmustbereactivated:
Switchontheignition.
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Closeallwindowsanddoors.
Pulltheswitchfortherespectivewindowupandholditforatleast2secondsinthisposition.
Releasetheswitch,pullupandholdagain.Theone-touchfeatureisnowreactivated.
Theone-touchfeaturecanbereactivatedforoneormorewindowsatthesametime.
Convenienceclosing
Yourvehiclemaybeequippedwiththeconvenienceclosingfeature.
Theconvenienceclosingfeatureletsyouclosethewindowsandthepowersunroofwhentheignitionisswitchedoff:
VehicleswithKeylessAccess:Holdyourfingeronthelocksensorsurfaceontheoutsideofthedoorhandleforafewsecondsuntilthewindowsandpowersunroofclose→UnlockingorlockingthevehiclewithKeylessAccess .
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Ifthepowerwindowsmalfunction,theone-touchfeature,aswellaspinchprotectionmaynotworkproperly.SeeanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagen
ServiceFacilityrightaway.
Convenienceclosingonlyworkswhentheone-touchfeatureisactive.
Improperuseofpowerwindowscanresultinseriouspersonalinjury.
Neverletanyonegetinthewayofapowerwindowwhenclosingit.
Whenlockingthevehiclefromtheoutside,makesurethatnoone,especiallychildren,remainsinthevehicle.Thewindowswillnotopenincaseofanemergency.
Alwaystakethekeywithyouwhenyouleavethevehicle.Youcanstillusethepowerwindowsforseveralminutesaftertheignitionisswitchedoffaslongasthedriverorfrontpassengerdoorhasnotbeenopened.
Alwaysusethesafetyswitchwhenchildrenareinthebackseattodisabletherearpowerwindowsandkeepthemfrombeingopenedandclosed.
WARNING
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Powerwindowpinchprotection
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Pinchprotectioncanhelpreducetheriskofpinchinginjurieswhenclosingapowerwindow→ .Ifone-touchwindowclosingmeetsresistanceorthereissomethingintheway,thewindowwillstopandgodownagain.
Checkwhythewindowdidnotclose.
Tryone-touchwindowclosingagain.
Ifthewindowmeetsresistanceasecondtime,sothatitstopsandgoesbackdown,one-touchclosingisdeactivatedforabout10seconds.
Ifyoupullthepowerwindowbuttonupallthewayandholditduringthis10secondinterval,thewindowwillclosewithoutpinchprotection→ .
Closingthewindowwithoutpinchprotection
Trytoclosethewindowagainwithin10secondsbyholdingtheswitch.Pinchprotectionisturnedoffforashortdistanceinthewindowtrack!
Ifclosingtakeslongerthanabout10seconds,pinchprotectionis
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turnedonagain.Thewindowstopsagainifthereisresistance.
Ifthewindowstillwillnotclose,pleaseseeanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Pinchprotectionisalsoactiveduringconvenienceclosingofthewindowsandthepowersunroof→Powerwindows–features .
Withoutpinchprotection,powerwindowswillclosewithenoughforcetocauseseriouspersonalinjury.
Alwaysbecarefulwhenclosingpowerwindows.
Alwaysmakesurethatnooneisinthewaywhenoverridingpinchprotectiontoclosepowerwindows!
Pinchprotectioncannotpreventfingersorotherpartsofthebodyfrombeingpressedagainstthewindowframe;injuriesmayresult.
WARNING
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Powersunroof
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Openingorclosingthepowersunroof →Powersunroof–convenienceclosingfeature →Pinchprotectionforthepowersunroof
Dependingonequipment,yourvehiclemaybeequippedwithaPanoramicslidingandtiltingsunroof.
Moreinformation:
InfotainmentSystem→Infotainmentsystem
Powerlockingsystem→Powerlockingsystem
Emergencyclosingandopening→Emergencyclosingandopening
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Improperuseofthepowersunroofcanresultinseriouspersonalinjury.
Alwaysmakesurethatnooneisinthewayofthepowersunroofwhenitisclosing.
Alwaystakethekeywithyouwhenyouleavethevehicle.
Neverleavechildrenordisabledpersonsinthevehicle–particularlyiftheyhaveaccesstothevehiclekey.Unsuperviseduseoftheremotecontrolvehiclekeymakesitpossibletolockthevehicle,starttheengine,turnontheignitionandoperatethesunroof.
Youcanstillopenorclosethepowersunroofforseveralminutesafteryouswitchofftheignition,aslongasthedriverorfrontpassengerdoorhasnotbeenopened.
WARNING
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Removeleavesandotherobjectsfromthesunroofguiderailsregularlyeitherbyhandorusingavacuumcleaner.
Ifthepowersunroofmalfunctions,pinchprotectionmaynotfunctionproperly.SeeanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Openingorclosingthepowersunroof
Tohelppreventdamage,removeiceandsnowfromthesunroofbeforeopeningortiltingitinwinterweather.
Alwaysclosethesunroofbeforeleavingthevehicleorifitbeginsraining.Ifthesunroofisopenortilted,raincouldenterthevehicleinteriorandcauseextensivedamagetotheelectricalsystem.Thiscouldresultinfurthervehicledamage.
NOTICE
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Fig.36Intheheadliner:Powersunroofswitch.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Youmustswitchontheignitiontooperatethepowersunroof.Afterswitchingofftheignition,youcanstillopenorclosethepowersunroofforseveralminutesaslongasthedriverorfrontpassengerdoorhasnotbeenopened.
The switch→Fig.36 has2detentsforeachswitchposition(Ⓐ,Ⓑ,Ⓒ,andⒹ),whicharedescribedinthefollowingtable.
Presstheswitchtothefirstdetenttocompletelyorpartiallytilt,open,orclosethesunroof.Presstheswitchbrieflytotheseconddetenttoactivatetheone-touchfeature(automaticoperation).Presstheswitchagaintostoptheone-touchfeature.
Tilting,opening,andclosingthepowersunroof
Function Action→Fig.36
Tiltthepowersunroof
PresstherearareaoftheswitchⒷupwardtothefirstdetent.
Brieflypresstheswitchtotheseconddetenttoactivatetheone-touchfeature.
PressthefrontareaoftheswitchⒶupwardtothefirst
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Closethetiltedsunroofdetent.
Brieflypresstheswitchtotheseconddetenttoactivatetheone-touchfeature.
Stoptheone-touchfeatureduringtilting/closing PressthebuttonagainatpositionⒶorⒷ.
Openthepowersunroof
PresstheswitchrearwardⒸtothefirstdetent.
Brieflypresstheswitchtotheseconddetenttoopentherooftothecomfortpositionwiththeone-touchfeature.
Closethepowersunroof
PresstheswitchforwardⒹtothefirstdetent.
Brieflypresstheswitchtotheseconddetenttoactivatetheone-touchfeature.
Stoptheone-touchfeatureduringopening/closing PresstheswitchagainatⒸorⒹ.
Openingandclosingthesunshade
Theslidingsunshademustbeopenedandclosedmanually.Usethehandleatthefrontoftheshadetoslideittotherequiredposition.Itdoesnotopenorcloseautomaticallywiththepowersunroof.
Emergencyclosingofthepowersunroof
Ifyourpowersunroofwillnotcloseproperly,donottrytocloseityourself,doingsocancauseseriousandexpensivedamagethat
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willnotbecoveredbyanyVolkswagenLimitedWarranty.Specialknowledgeandtoolsarerequiredtoclosethepowersunroofifitwillnotcloseonitsown.Tohelppreventdamagetothesunroof,haveanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityhelpyoucloseandrepairthepowersunroof.
Thecomfortpositionprovidessufficientventilationwithoutloudwindnoise.
Powersunroof–convenienceclosingfeature
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Convenienceclosing
Yourvehiclemaybeequippedwiththeconvenienceclosingfeature.
Theconvenienceclosingfeatureletsyouclosethewindowsandthepowersunroofwhentheignitionisswitchedoff:
VehicleswithKeylessAccess:Holdyourfingeronthelocksensorsurfaceontheoutsideofthedoorhandleforafewsecondsuntilthewindowsandpowersunroofclose→UnlockingorlockingthevehiclewithKeylessAccess .
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Pinchprotectionforthepowersunroof
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Pinchprotectioncanhelpreducetheriskofpinchinginjurieswhenclosingthepowersunroof→ .Ifthepowersunroofclosingmeetsresistanceorthereissomethingintheway,thepowersunroofopensagainimmediately.
Checkwhythepowersunroofdidnotclose.
Trytoclosethepowersunroofagain.
Ifthepowersunroofstillcannotclose,thepowersunroofwillstopwheretheresistanceislocated.Thepowersunroofwillclosethenexttimewithoutpinchprotection.
Closingthepowersunroofwithoutpinchprotection
Pressthe button→Fig.36 withinabout5secondsafterthesunroofhasstoppedandholditinthedirectionofthearrowⒹattheseconddetentuntilthepowersunroofclosescompletely.
Thepowersunroofwillnowclosewithoutpinchprotection!
Ifthepowersunroofstillwillnotclose,pleaseseeanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
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Pinchprotectionisalsoactiveduringconvenienceclosingofthewindowsandthepowersunroof→Powersunroof–convenienceclosingfeature .
Ifthepowersunroofmalfunctions,pinchprotectionmaynotfunctionproperly.SeeanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityfor
assistance.
Withoutpinchprotection,thepowersunroofwillclosewithenoughforcetocauseseriouspersonalinjury.
Alwaysbecarefulwhenclosingthepowersunroof.
Alwaysmakesurethatnooneisinthewaywhenoverridingthepinchprotectiontoclosethepowersunroof!
Pinchprotectioncannotpreventfingersorotherpartsofthebodyfrombeingpressedagainsttheedgeoftheroof;injuriesmayresult.
WARNING
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Sittingproperlyandsafely
Adjustingtheseatingposition
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Examplesofimproperseatingpositions →Properseatingposition →Manualcontrolsonthedriverandfrontpassengerseats →Electricalcontrolsonthedriverandfrontpassengerseats →Adjustingthefrontandrearheadrestraints →Removingandreinstallingthefrontheadrestraints →Removingandreinstallingtherearheadrestraints →Adjustingthesteeringwheelposition →Centerarmrest(GolfGTI) →Centerarmrest(GolfR)
Numberofseats
Thevehiclehasatotalof5seatingpositions:2infrontand3inthe
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rear.Eachseatingpositionhasasafetybelt.
Moreinformation:
Infotainmentsystem→Infotainmentsystem
Seatfunctions→Seatfunctions
Safetybelts→Safetybelts
Airbagsystem→Airbagsystem
Childsafetyandchildrestraints→Childsafetyandchildrestraints
Storageareas→Storageareas
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Improperseatingpositionsincreasetheriskofsevereorfatalinjuriesinacrashorotheraccidents,especiallywhentheairbagdeploys.
Alloccupantsmustsitproperlyandbeproperlyrestrainedatalltimes.
Neverletmorepeoplerideinthevehiclethanthereareseatingpositionswithsafetybeltsavailable.
Alwayssecurechildreninthevehiclewithanapprovedandsuitablerestraintsystemappropriatefortheirage,weight,andheight→Childsafetyandchildrestraints ,→Airbagsystem .
Alwayskeepyourfeetonthefloorinfrontoftheseat.Neverrestthemontheseat,instrumentpanel,outofthewindow,etc.Theairbagsystemandsafetybeltwillnotbeabletoprotectyouproperlyandcanevenincreasetheriskofinjuryinacrash.
WARNING
Alwaysadjustseat,safetybelts,andheadrestraintsproperly
WARNING
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beforedrivingandmakesurethatallpassengersareproperlyrestrained.
Pushthepassengerseatasfarbackaspossible.Alwaysbesurethatthereareatleast10inches(25cm)betweenthefrontpassenger'sbreastboneandtheinstrumentpanel.
Alwaysadjustthedriver'sseatandthesteeringwheelsothatthereareatleast10inches(25cm)betweenyourbreastboneandthesteeringwheel.
Adjustthedriver'sseatsothatyoucaneasilypushthepedalsallthewaytothefloorwhilekeepingyourknee(s)slightlybent.
Iftheserequirementscannotbemetforphysicalreasons,contactanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilitytoseewhetheradaptiveequipmentisavailable.
Alwaysholdthesteeringwheelontheoutsideofthesteeringwheelrimwithyourhandsatthe9o'clockand3o'clockpositionstohelpreducetheriskofpersonalinjuryifthedriver'sairbaginflates.
Neverholdthesteeringwheelatthe12o'clockpositionorwithyourhandsatotherplacesinsidethesteeringwheelrimoronthesteeringwheelhub.Holdingthesteeringwheelthewrongwaycancauseseriousinjuriestothehands,arms,andheadifthedriver'sairbaginflates.
Pointingthesteeringwheeltowardyourfacedecreasesthe
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Pointingthesteeringwheeltowardyourfacedecreasestheabilityofthedriver'sairbagtohelpprotectyouinacollision.
Neverdrivewithbackrestsreclinedortiltedbackfartherthannecessarytodrivecomfortably.Thefartherbackthebackrestsaretilted,thegreatertheriskofinjurycausedbyincorrectpositioningofthesafetybeltsandimproperseatingposition.
Neverdrivewiththefrontseatpassengerbackresttiltedforward.Ifthefrontairbagdeploys,thefrontbackrestcanbeforcedbackwardandinjurepassengersontherearseat.
Sitasfarbackaspossiblefromthesteeringwheelandtheinstrumentpanel.
Alwayssituprightwithyourbackagainstthebackrestwiththefrontseatsproperlyadjusted.Neverleanagainstorplaceanypartofyourbodytooclosetotheareawheretheairbagsarelocated.
Rearseatpassengerswhoarenotproperlyseatedandrestrainedaremorelikelytobeseriouslyinjuredinacrash.
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Improperadjustmentoftheseatscancauseaccidentsandsevereinjuries.
Neveradjusttheseatswhilethevehicleismoving.Yourseatmaymoveunexpectedlyandyoucouldlosecontrolofthevehicle.Inaddition,youwillnotbeinthecorrectseatingpositionwhileadjustingtheseats.
Adjustthefrontseatheight,angleandlongitudinaldirectiononlyiftheseatadjustmentareaisclear.
Theadjustmentofthefrontseatsmustnotberestrictedbythingsinthefootwellinfrontorbehindtheseats.
WARNING
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Examplesofimproperseatingpositions
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Somekindsofcigarettelighterscanbelitunintentionally,orcrushedcausingafirethatcanresultinseriousburnsandvehicledamage.
Alwaysmakesurethattherearenolightersintheseattracksornearothermovingpartsbeforeadjustingtheseats.
Beforeclosingastoragecompartment,alwaysmakesurethatnocigarettelightercanbeactivated,crushed,orotherwisedamaged.
Neverleaveacigarettelighterinastoragecompartment,ontheinstrumentpanel,orinotherplacesinthevehicle.Heatbuildupinthepassengerandluggagecompartmentofaparkedvehiclecanresultintemperaturesinthevehiclethataremuchhigherthantheoutsidetemperatures,particularlyinsummer.Hightemperaturescouldcausethecigarettelightertocatchfire.
WARNING
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Notwearingorimproperlyfasteningsafetybeltsincreasestheriskofsevereorfatalinjuries.Safetybeltscanworkonlywhentheyareproperlypositionedonthebody.Animproperseatingpositionsignificantlyimpairstheprotectionprovidedbysafetybelts.Thiscancausesevereorevenfatalinjuries.Improperseatingpositionsalsoincreasetheriskofseriousinjuryordeathwhenanairbagdeploysandstrikesanoccupantwhoisnotintheproperseatingposition.Thedriverisresponsibleforallpassengersandespeciallychildrenridinginthevehicle.
Thefollowingareonlysomeexamplesofseatingpositionsthatwillincreasetheriskofseriousinjuryordeath.
Therefore,wheneverthevehicleismoving:
Neverstandupinthevehicle.
Neverstandontheseats.
Neverkneelontheseats.
Neverridewiththeseatbackrestreclined.
Neverleanupagainsttheinstrumentpanel.
Neverliedownontherearseat.
Neversitontheedgeoftheseat.
Neversitsideways.
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Neverleanoutthewindow.
Neverputyourfeetoutthewindow.
Neverputfeetontheinstrumentpanel.
Neverrestyourfeetontheseatcushionorbackoftheseat.
Neverrideinthefootwell.
Neversitorstandonanarmrest.
Neverridewithoutyoursafetybeltproperlyfastened.
Neverrideintheluggagecompartment.
Contactwithpartsofthevehicleinteriorcancauseseriouspersonalinjuryinacrash.
Alwaysmakesurethatallvehicleoccupantsstayinaproperseatingpositionandareproperlyrestrainedwheneverthevehicleismoving.
Improperseatingpositionsincreasetheriskofseriousandfatalinjury,especiallywhenanairbagdeploysandstrikesapassengerinanimproperseatingposition.
WARNING
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Properseatingposition
Fig.37Thedrivershouldneversitcloserthan10inches(25cm)ofthesteeringwheel.
Fig.38Propersafetybeltpositioningandheadrestraintadjustment.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
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Thefollowingdescribestheproperseatingpositionsforthedriverandpassengers.
Ifyouhaveaphysicalimpairmentorconditionthatpreventsyoufromsittingproperlyonthedriverseatwiththesafetybeltproperlyfastenedandreachingthepedals,specialmodificationstoyourvehiclemaybenecessary.Onlytheproperseatingpositionensuresoptimumprotectionbythesafetybeltandairbag.
ContactyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityorcalltheVolkswagenCustomerCARECenterat1-800-822-8987forinformationaboutpossiblemodificationstoyourvehicle.
Foryourownsafetyandtoreduceinjuriesintheeventofsuddenbrakingmaneuversoraccidents,Volkswagenrecommendsthefollowingseatingpositions:
Appliestoallvehicleoccupants:
Adjustheadrestraintssothattheupperedgeoftheheadrestraintisatleastateyelevelorhigher.Positionthebackofyourheadascloseaspossibletotheheadrestraint→Fig.37 and→Fig.38 .
Pushtheheadrestraintcompletelydownforshortpeople,evenif
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thetopoftheheadisthenbelowtheupperedgeoftheheadrestraint.
Tallpeopleshouldpulltheheadrestraintallthewayup.
Adjusttheseatbackrestangletoanuprightpositionsothatyourbackisinfullcontactwithitwhenthevehicleismoving.
Alwayskeepbothfeetonthefloorandinthefootwellwheneverthevehicleismoving.
Alwaysadjustandfastensafetybeltsproperly→Safetybelts .
Driver-seatandsteeringwheeladjustment:
Adjustthesteeringwheelsothatthereareatleast10inches(25cm)betweenthesteeringwheelandyourbreastbone→Fig.37 .Whenadjustingtheproperdistancetothesteeringwheel,graspthetopofthesteeringwheelwithyourelbowsslightlybent.
Alwaysholdthesteeringwheelontheoutsideofthesteeringwheelrimwithyourhandsatthe9o'clockand3o'clockpositionstohelpreducetheriskofpersonalinjuryifthedriver'sairbaginflates.
Neverholdthesteeringwheelatthe12o'clockpositionorwithyourhandsatotherplacesinsidethesteeringwheelrimoronthesteeringwheelhub.Holdingthesteeringwheelthewrongwaycancauseseriousinjuriestothehands,arms,andheadifthe
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driver'sairbaginflates.
Adjustthesteeringwheelsothatthesteeringwheelcoverpointsatyourchestandnotatyourface.Pointingthesteeringwheeltowardyourfacedecreasestheabilityofthedriver'sairbagtohelpprotectyouinacollision.
Adjustthedriver'sseatsothatyoucaneasilypushthepedalsallthewaytothefloorwhilekeepingyourknee(s)slightlybent.
Adjusttheseatheightsothatthetoppointofthesteeringwheelcanbereached.
Alwayskeepbothfeetinthefootwellsothatyouareincontrolofthevehicleatalltimes.
Passenger-frontseatadjustment:
Pushthepassengerseatasfarbackaspossibleinordertoensureoptimumprotectioniftheairbagisdeployed.
Manualcontrolsonthedriverandfrontpassengerseats
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Fig.39Driverseat:Manualseatadjustmentcontrols.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Themanualcontrolsonthefrontpassengerseateithermirrorthoseonthedriverseatortheremaybedifferentcombinationsofmanualandelectricalcontrols,dependingonvehicleequipment.
Theillustrationandinformationinthissectiondescribesallpossibleseatcontrols.Thenumberofcontrolsmayvarydependingontheversionoftheseat.
Theremaybemanualandelectricalcontrolsonthesameseat.
→Fig.39 Function Action
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①Foldtheseatbackrestforwardorbackintoplace(2-doorvehiclesonly)
Foldingforward:Pullleverandfoldseatbackrestforward.Pushtheseatforwardatthesametime.
Foldingbackintoplace:Slidetheseatbackasfarasitwillgountilitclicksintoplace.Thebackrestreleasesautomaticallyandcanbefoldedbackwards.Engagetheseatbackrestinanuprightposition.
② Adjustthelumbarsupport Pushtheleverforwardorpullitbackward.
③ Adjustthebackrestangle.
Leanforwardandturntheadjusterwheelforwardorbackward.
Ifthevehiclehasanelectricalcontrolforadjustingthebackrestangle,see→Fig.40② .
④ Adjusttheseatheight. Movetheleverseveraltimesupordown.
⑤ Movethefrontseatforwardorback.
Pulltheleverupandmovethefrontseat.Thefrontseatmustlockinplaceaftertheleverisreleased!
Electricalcontrolsonthedriverandfrontpassengerseats
Fig.40Driverseat:Electricalcontrolstomovetheseatbackwardorforward,andadjustseatcushionheightandbackrestangle(if
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equipped).
Fig.41Lumbarsupportcontrol(ifequipped).
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Ifyourvehicleisequippedwithelectricalcontrolsforthefrontseats,thecontrolsonthefrontpassengerseateithermirrorthoseonthedriverseatortheremaybedifferentcombinationsofelectricalandmanualcontrols.
Theremaybemanualandelectricalcontrolsonthesameseat.
Presstheswitchinthedirectionofthearrow→Fig.40 :
①
Ⓐ Slidetheseatforwardorback.
Ⓑ Adjusttheseatcushionangle.
Ⓒ Raiseorlowertheseatcushion.
② Ⓓ Adjustthebackrestangle.
Presstheswitchinthecorrespondingarea→Fig.41 :
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①or② Adjustthecurveofthelumbarsupport.
③or④ Adjusttheheightofthelumbarsupport.
Improperuseofelectricalseatcontrolscancauseseriouspersonalinjuries.
Thefrontseatsinyourvehiclecanbeelectricallyadjustedevenwhenthevehiclekeyhasbeenremovedfromtheignitionor,onavehiclewithKeylessAccess,evenifthereisnokeyinthevehicle.
Neverleavechildrenandpersonswhoneedhelpinthevehiclealonebecausetheunsuperviseduseoftheelectricseatadjustmentscanresultinseriouspersonalinjury.
Alwaysmakesurethatnooneisinthewaywhilethefrontseatsarebeingadjusted,orwhilecallingupthestoredmemorysettingsforthefrontseats.Inanemergency,stopautomaticseatadjustmentbypressingaseatadjustmentswitch.
WARNING
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Ifthevehiclebatteryistooweak,theelectricalseatadjustmentcontrolsmaynotwork.
Whenenteringandexitingthevehicle,becarefulnottocomeintocontactwithany
switchesthatcouldchangetheseatadjustment.
Adjustingthefrontandrearheadrestraints
Fig.42Adjustingthefrontheadrestraints.
Tohelppreventdamagetoelectricalpartsintheseat,donotkneelonthefrontseatsorapplyconcentratedpressuretoasmallareaoftheseatorbackrest.
NOTICE
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Fig.43Adjustingtherearheadrestraints.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Allseatsareequippedwithheadrestraints.Therearcenterheadrestraintisdesignedonlyforthecenterseatontherearbench.Therefore,onlyinstallthecenterheadrestraintinthecenterposition.
Therearenotchesintheheadrestraintguiderodssothattheheadrestraintcanlockintoplace.Onlyproperlyinstalledheadrestraintscanlockintoplaceattheadjustmentrangenotches.Inordertopreventinadvertentremovaloftheheadrestraintsafterinstallation,therearestopsatthetopandbottomoftheadjustmentrange.
Adjustingtheheight
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Pulltheheadrestraintupinthedirectionofthearrow,orpushitdownwhilepressingthebutton→Fig.42① or→Fig.43① → .
Theheadrestraintmustlocksecurelyinthepositionselected.
Properheadrestraintadjustment
Adjustheadrestraintssothattheupperedgeoftheheadrestraintisatleastateyelevelorhigher.Positionthebackoftheheadascloseaspossibletotheheadrestraint.
Adjustingtheheadrestraintforshorterpeople
Pushtheheadrestraintdownasfarasitwillgo,evenifthismeanstheperson'sheadisstillbelowthetopedgeoftheheadrestraint.Asmallgapmayremainbetweentheheadrestraintandthebackrestwhentheheadrestraintisallthewaydown.
Adjustingtheheadrestraintfortallerpeople
Pulltheheadrestraintupasfarasitwillgo.
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Removingandreinstallingthefrontheadrestraints
Drivingwithoutheadrestraintsorwithimproperlyadjustedheadrestraintsincreasestheriskofseriousinjuriesinacollision.
Alwaysdrivewiththeheadrestraintsinplaceandproperlyadjustedtohelpminimizetheriskofneckinjuryinacrash.
Everypersoninthevehiclemusthaveaproperlyadjustedheadrestrainttominimizetheriskofneckinjuryinacrash.Eachheadrestraintmustbeadjustedaccordingtotheoccupants'sizesothattheupperedgeisevenwiththetopoftheperson'shead,butnolowerthaneyelevel.Alwayssitsothatthebackofyourheadisascloseaspossibletotheheadrestraint.
Neveradjustheadrestraintwhiledriving.
WARNING
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Fig.44Removingthefrontheadrestraints.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Allseatsareequippedwithheadrestraints.Forinstructionsonremovingandreinstallingtherearheadrestraints,see→Removingandreinstallingtherearheadrestraints .
Removingthefrontheadrestraints
Sitinthebackseatbehindtheheadrestraintyouwanttoremove.Pulltheheadrestraintallthewayup→ .Reclinethebackrestwiththeheadrestraintsothatthereisenoughoverheadclearancetoremoveit.
Slideaflatobject,suchasaplasticcreditcard,underneaththerightsideofthecap(leftsideifsittingbehindtheheadrestraint)ontheright-handseatguiderod→Fig.44① tounlockthehead
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restraint.
Pushtheflatobject(plasticcard)inagainsttheguiderodtodepressareleasebuttonlocatedunderthecap(notvisible).
Useonehandtoholdthereleasebuttoninwiththeflatobject.Withyourotherhand,liftthesameguiderodslightlytoexposeanotchintherodatthebottom(canbeseenandfeltwithfingers).Theright-handguiderodisnowreleased.
Toreleasetheleft-handguiderod,presstheflatobjectin(towardsguiderod)andhold.
Pulltheheadrestraintoutcompletely.
Installingthefrontheadrestraints
Positionheadrestraintproperlyovertheheadrestraintguidesoftherespectiveseatbackrestandinserttheheadrestraintintotheguides.
Pushtheheadrestraintdown→Fig.44 .
Adjusttheheadrestraintaccordingtotheoccupant'ssize→Adjustingthefrontandrearheadrestraints .
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Removingandreinstallingtherearheadrestraints
Drivingwithoutheadrestraintsorwithimproperlyadjustedheadrestraintsincreasestheriskofseriousinjuriesinacollision.
Alwaysdrivewiththeheadrestraintsinplaceandproperlyadjustedtohelpminimizetheriskofneckinjuryinacrash.
Alwaysreinstallheadrestraintsassoonaspossiblesothatvehicleoccupantsareproperlyprotected.
WARNING
Whenremovingorreinstallingtheheadrestraint,takecarethattheheadrestraintdoesnotstriketheheadlinerorotherpartsofthevehicle.Theheadlinerorotherpartsofthevehiclecouldotherwisebedamaged.
NOTICE
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Fig.45Removingtherearheadrestraint(versionA).
Fig.46Removingtherearheadrestraint(versionB).
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Allseatsareequippedwithheadrestraints.Therearcenterheadrestraintisdesignedonlyforthecenterseatontherearbench.Therefore,onlyinstallthecenterheadrestraintinthecenterposition.Forinstructionsonremovingandreinstallingthefronthead
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restraints,see→Removingandreinstallingthefrontheadrestraints
Removingtherearheadrestraint(VersionA)
Unlockthebackrestoftherearseatbenchandfolditforward→Luggagecompartment .
Pulltheheadrestraintallthewayup→ .
Pushbutton→Fig.45① inthedirectionofthearrowandholditinthisposition.
Atthesametimepressbutton②whileasecondpersonpullsouttheheadrestraintcompletely.
Foldthebackrestoftherearseatbenchbacksothatitlockssecurely.
Removingtherearheadrestraint(VersionB)
Unlockthebackrestoftherearseatbenchandfolditforward→Luggagecompartment .
Pulltheheadrestraintallthewayup→ .
Ifnecessary,presstheflatbladeofthescrewdriverfromthevehicletoolkitintotheslitofthetrimcap→Fig.46② inthedirectionofthearrowandholditinthisposition.
Atthesametimepressbutton②whileasecondpersonpullsout
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theheadrestraintcompletely.
Foldthebackrestoftherearseatbenchbacksothatitlockssecurely.
Reinstallingtherearheadrestraint(bothversions)
Unlockthebackrestoftherearseatbenchandfolditforward→Luggagecompartment .
Positionheadrestraintproperlyovertheheadrestraintguidesoftherespectiveseatbackrestandinserttheheadrestraintintotheguides.
Pushtheheadrestraintdownwhilepressingbutton→Fig.45② or→Fig.46② .
Foldthebackrestoftherearseatbenchbacksothatitlockssecurely.
Adjusttheheadrestraintaccordingtotheoccupant'ssize→Adjustingthefrontandrearheadrestraints .
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Adjustingthesteeringwheelposition
Drivingwithoutheadrestraintsorwithimproperlyadjustedheadrestraintsincreasestheriskofseriousinjuriesinacollision.
Alwaysdrivewiththeheadrestraintsinplaceandproperlyadjustedtohelpminimizetheriskofneckinjuryinacrash.
Alwaysreinstallheadrestraintsassoonaspossiblesothatvehicleoccupantsareproperlyprotected.
WARNING
Whenremovingorreinstallingtheheadrestraint,takecarethattheheadrestraintdoesnotstriketheheadlinerorotherpartsofthevehicle.Theheadlinerorotherpartsofthevehiclecouldotherwisebedamaged.
NOTICE
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Fig.47Manualadjustmentforthesteeringwheelposition.
Fig.48Steeringwheel:9o'clockand3o'clockpositions.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Adjustthesteeringwheelonlywhenthevehicleisnotmoving.
Pushdownonthelever→Fig.47① .
Adjustthesteeringwheelsothatitcanbeheldwithhandsatthe
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9o'clockand3o'clockpositionsontheoutsideofthesteeringwheelrimandwiththearmsslightlybentattheelbow→Fig.48 .
Pulltheleverupfirmlyuntilitisflushwiththesteeringcolumn→ .
Improperuseofthesteeringcolumnadjustmentfeaturecanresultinseriouspersonalinjuryandevendeath.
Alwayspullthelever→Fig.47① firmlyupwardafteradjustingthesteeringcolumnsothatthesteeringwheeldoesnotchangepositionsuddenlywhilethevehicleismoving.
Neveradjustthesteeringcolumnwhilethevehicleismoving.Ifyoufindthatyouneedtoadjustthesteeringwheelwhiledriving,stopthevehicleinasafeplaceandmaketheproperadjustment.
Neveradjustthesteeringwheelsothatitpointstowardyourface.Alwaysmakesurethatthesteeringwheelpointstowardyourchest.Otherwise,theairbagsystemcannotprotectyouproperlyintheeventofacrash.
Alwaysholdthesteeringwheelontheoutsideofthesteeringwheelrimwithyourhandsatthe9o'clockand3o'clockpositions→Fig.48 tohelpreducetheriskofseriouspersonalinjuryifthedriver'sairbaginflates.
WARNING
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Centerarmrest(GolfGTI)
Fig.49Frontcenterarmrest.
injuryifthedriver'sairbaginflates.
Neverholdthesteeringwheelatthe12o'clockpositionorwithyourhandsanywhereinsidethesteeringwheeloronthesteeringwheelhub.Holdingthesteeringwheelthewrongwayincreasestheriskofsevereinjurytothearms,hands,andheadifthedriverairbagdeploys.
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Fig.50Foldingdowntherearcenterarmrest(arrow).
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Frontcenterarmrest
Theremaybeasmallstoragecompartmentunderthefrontcenterarmrest→Storageareas .
Toraisethecenterarmrest,pushthereleasebutton,pullthearmrestup,andlatchupwardinthedirectionofthearrow→Fig.49① .
Tolowerthecenterarmrest,firstliftitallthewayup.Thenyoucanpushthecenterarmrestdownuntilitlatchesinplace.
Tomovethecenterarmrestforwardandbackward,pullitforwardinthedirectionofthearrow②,orslideitbackwarduntilitclicksintoplace.
Rearcenterarmrest
Theremaybeafold-downarmrestinthebackrestofthecenterrearseat→Fig.50 .
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Tofolddown,pulltheloopinthedirectionofthearrow→Fig.50 .
Tofoldup,pushthecenterarmrestupasfarasitwillgo.
Centerarmrest(GolfR)
Thecenterarmrestcanrestrictthedriver'sarmmovementandcausecrashesandseriouspersonalinjury.
Alwayskeepstoragecompartmentsinthecenterarmrestclosedwhiledriving.
Neverletapassenger,especiallyachild,rideonthecenterarmrest.Improperseatingpositioncanincreasetheriskofseriouspersonalinjuryinacrash.
Neverputhotdrinksorotherliquidsinthecupholders.Hotliquidscanspillwhenthevehicleismovingaswellasduringbrakingorothersuddenmaneuvers.
WARNING
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Fig.51Frontcenterarmrest.
Fig.52Foldingdowntherearcenterarmrest(arrow).
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Frontcenterarmrest
Thereisafrontcenterarmrestbetweenthedriverandfrontpassengerseats→Fig.51 .
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Tomovethecenterarmrestforwardandbackward,pullitforwardinthedirectionofthearroworslideitbackwarduntilitclicksintoplace.
Rearcenterarmrest
Theremaybeafold-downarmrestinthebackrestofthecenterrearseat→Fig.52 .
Tofolddown,pulltheloopinthedirectionofthearrow→Fig.52 .
Tofoldup,pushthecenterarmrestupasfarasitwillgo.
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Thecenterarmrestcanrestrictthedriver'sarmmovementandcausecrashesandseriouspersonalinjury.
Alwayskeepstoragecompartmentsinthecenterarmrestclosedwhiledriving.
Neverletapassenger,especiallyachild,rideonthecenterarmrest.Improperseatingpositioncanincreasetheriskofseriouspersonalinjuryinacrash.
Neverputhotdrinksorotherliquidsinthecupholders.Hotliquidscanspillwhenthevehicleismovingaswellasduringbrakingorothersuddenmaneuvers.
WARNING
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Seatfunctions
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Seatheating
Moreinformation:
Adjustingtheseatingposition→Adjustingtheseatingposition
Safetybelts→Safetybelts
Airbagsystem→Airbagsystem
Childsafetyandchildrestraints→Childsafetyandchildrestraints
Climatecontrol→Heatingandairconditioning
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Seatheating
Fig.53Inthecenterconsole:Seatheatingbuttonsforthefrontseats.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Improperuseofseatadjustmentcontrolscancauseseverepersonalinjuries.
Alwayssitproperlyatalltimesbeforestartingtodriveandwhilethevehicleismoving.Makesureallpassengers,especiallychildren,areproperlyseatedwheneverthevehicleismoving.
Keephands,fingers,feetandotherbodypartsawayfrommovingpartsandadjustmentareasoftheseats.
WARNING
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Yourvehiclemaybeequippedwithaseatheatingfeature.
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,thefrontseatscanbeelectricallyheatedbyheatingelementsthatwarmtheseatbackrestandcushion.
Donotusetheseatheatingifanyofthefollowingconditionsapply:
Iftheseatisnotbeingused.
Ifthereisachildrestraintinstalledonthefrontpassengerseat.
Ifthereisablanketorseatcoveronthefrontpassengerseat.
Iftheseatisdamporwet.
Iftheoutsidetemperatureorthetemperatureinsidethepassengercompartmentis+77°F(+25°C)ormore.
Function Actionforseatheating→Fig.53
Switchon: Pressthe or button.Seatheatingisswitchedontomaximum.
Adjusttheheatinglevel:
Pressthe or buttonrepeatedlyuntilthedesiredheatinglevelisset.
Switchoff: Pressthe or buttonrepeatedlyuntilallindicatorlightsinthebuttonareoff.
Specialseatheatingfeatures
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Onthedriverandthepassengerside,theseatheatingwillresumeatthesettingthatwassetwhentheignitionwaslastswitchedoff.However,thisfeatureonlyworksifthekeyisnottakenoutoftheignitionswitch,or,forvehicleswithKeylessAccess,thedriverdoorisnotopenedorthevehicleisnotlocked.
Peoplesufferingfromalowlevelofperceivedpainoraloweredawarenessofpainasfrommedication,paralysis,orchronicillness(e.g.diabetes)shouldNEVERusetheseatheatingfeature→ !
Theuseofseatheatingbypersonswiththeseconditionscouldresultinburnstotheback,buttocks,andlegsthatmaytakealongtimetohealandmayneverhealcompletely.Ifyouhaveanyoftheseconditions,youshouldtakeregularbreaksandgetoutofthevehicle,particularlyonlongtrips.Consultyourdoctorforadviceregardingyourspecificcondition.
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Certainmedicalconditions,suchasparalysisanddiabetes,andcertainmedicationscanincreasetheriskofseriousburnswhentheseatheatingfeatureisswitchedon.
Vehicleoccupantswhohavealowlevelofperceivedpainoraloweredawarenessofpaincanreceiveseriousburnstotheback,buttocks,andlegsthattakealongtimetohealormayneverhealcompletely.
Neverusetheseatheatingfeatureifyouoryourpassengersareatriskofbeingburnedbecauseofamedicalcondition.Takeregularbreaksandgetoutofthevehicle,particularlyonlongtrips.Consultyourdoctorforadviceregardingyourspecificcondition.
Neverletexposedskinremainincontactwiththeseatupholsterywhentheseatheatingisbeingused.
WARNING
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Awetseatcancausetheseatheatingtomalfunctionandincreasetheriskofseriousburns.
Alwaysmakesuretheseatsaredrybeforeusingtheseatheating.
Neversitontheseatwithwetclothes.
Neverputdamporwetthingsincludingclothesontheseat.
Neverspillliquidsontheseats.
WARNING
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Switchoffseatheatingwhenitisnotneededtohelpreduceunnecessaryfuelconsumption.
Tohelppreventdamagetoelectricalandotherpartsintheseat,donotkneelonthefrontseatsorapplyconcentratedpressuretoasmallareaoftheseatorbackrest.
Liquids,sharpobjectsandthingsthatdonotlettheheatintheseatescapeintotheair,including,forexample,achildrestraint,ablanket,orseatcoversontheseatcandamageseatheating.
Ifyousmellanodor,immediatelyshutoffseatheatingandhaveitcheckedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Neverinstallleatherupholsteryonavehiclewithseatheatingthatoriginallyhadclothupholstery.Theseatheatingelementsforseatswithclothseatswilloverheatiftheclothupholsteryisreplacedwithleatherupholstery.
NOTICE
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Safetybelts
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Warninglight →Frontalcollisionsandlawsofphysics →Whathappenstopassengersnotwearingasafetybelt →Safetybeltsprotect →Usingsafetybelts →Fasteningandunfasteningsafetybelts →Safetybeltposition →Safetybeltheightadjusters →Safetybeltextender →Safetybeltretractor,pretensioner,loadlimiter →Serviceanddisposalofbeltpretensioners
Properlywornsafetybeltsarethesinglemosteffectivemeansofreducingtheriskofseriousinjuryanddeathinacollisionorotheraccident.
Damagetosafetybeltsreducestheiroveralleffectivenessandincreasestheriskofseriouspersonalinjuryanddeathwheneverthevehicleisbeingused.
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Checktheconditionofallsafetybeltsregularly.
Ifasafetybeltshowsdamagetowebbing,bindings,retractorsorbuckles,havethesafetybeltreplacedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility→ .
Moreinformation:
Adjustingtheseatingposition→Adjustingtheseatingposition
Airbagsystem→Airbagsystem
Childsafetyandchildrestraints→Childsafetyandchildrestraints
Interiorcareandcleaning→Interiorcareandcleaning
Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications→Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications
Notwearingasafetybeltorwearinganimproperlypositionedsafetybeltincreasestheriskofseverepersonalinjuryordeath.Safetybeltsofferoptimumprotectiononlywhentheyareusedproperly.
Properlywornsafetybeltsarethesinglemosteffectivemeansofreducingtheriskofseriousinjuryanddeathinacollisionor
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Properlywornsafetybeltsarethesinglemosteffectivemeansofreducingtheriskofseriousinjuryanddeathinacollisionorotheraccident.Forthisreason,alwayswearyoursafetybeltproperlyandmakesureallpassengersweartheirsafetybeltsproperlyaswellwheneverthevehicleismoving.
Thedrivermustalwaysmakesurethateverypersoninthevehicleisproperlyseatedonaseatofhisorherown,properlyfastensthesafetybeltsbelongingtothatseatbeforethevehiclestartstomove,andkeepsthebeltsproperlyfastenedwhileridinginthevehicle.Thisappliesevenwhenjustdrivingaroundtown.Therefore,alwayswearyoursafetybeltsandmakesurethateverybodyinyourvehicleisproperlyrestrained.
Alwayssecurechildreninthevehiclewitharestraintsystemappropriatefortheirage,weightandheight→Childsafetyandchildrestraints .
Alwaysfastensafetybeltscorrectlybeforedrivingoffandmakesurethatallpassengersareproperlyrestrained.
Neverattachthesafetybelttothebuckleofanotherseat.Attachingthesafetybelttothewrongbucklewillreducesafetybelteffectivenessandcancauseseriouspersonalinjury.
Neverletanyobjectsorliquidsgetintothesafetybeltlatchandpreventitfromworkingproperly.
Neverremoveasafetybeltwhilethevehicleismoving.Doingsowillincreaseyourriskofbeinginjuredorkilled.
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Neverstrapmorethanoneperson,includingsmallchildren,intoanysinglesafetybelt.
Neverletchildrenorbabiesridesittingonyourlap,andneverplaceasafetybeltoverachildsittingonyourlap.
Neverwearbeltsoverrigidorbreakableobjectsinoronyourclothing,suchaseyeglasses,pens,keys,etc.,asthesemaycauseinjury.
Severallayersofheavyclothing(suchasacoatwornovertopofasportsjacket)mayinterferewithproperpositioningofthesafetybeltandreducetheoveralleffectivenessofthesystem.
Neverusecomfortclipsordevicesthatcreateslackintheshoulderbelt.However,specialclipsmayberequiredforthecorrectuseofsomechildrestraintsystems.
Safetybeltsofferoptimumprotectiononlywhentheseatbackrestisuprightandbeltsarecorrectlypositionedonthebody.
Damagetosafetybeltsreducestheiroveralleffectivenessandincreasestheriskofseriouspersonalinjuryanddeathwheneverthevehicleisbeingused.
Neverletsafetybeltsbecomedamagedbybeingcaughtinthe
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Neverletsafetybeltsbecomedamagedbybeingcaughtinthedoororseathardware.
Tornorfrayedsafetybeltscantear,anddamagedsafetybelthardwarecanbreakinanaccident.
Inspectbeltsregularlyfordamage.Ifwebbing,bindings,buckles,orretractorsaredamaged,havethebeltsreplacedimmediatelywiththecorrectreplacementbeltsapprovedbyVolkswagenforyourvehicle,model,andmodelyear.
Safetybeltsthatweresubjecttostressinanaccidentandstretchedmustbereplacedwithacorrect,newsafetybelt,preferablybyanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Replacementafteracrashmaybenecessaryevenifasafetybeltshowsnovisibledamage.Anchoragesthathavebeenloadedmustalsobeinspected.
Damagedsafetybeltsmustbereplaced;theycannotberepaired.
Nevertrytorepairadamagedsafetybeltyourself.Neverremoveormodifythesafetybeltsinanyway.
Havesafetybelts,bindings,retractorsandbucklesreplacedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Alwayskeepthebeltsclean.Dirtybeltsmaynotworkcorrectlyandcanimpairthefunctionoftheinertiareel.
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Warninglight
Fig.54Warninglightintheinstrumentcluster.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Lightsuporflashes
Possiblecause Properresponse
Driverandfrontpassengerhavenotfastenedtheirsafetybelts,iffrontpassengerseatisoccupied.
Fastensafetybelts.
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,severalwarningandindicatorlightscomeonbrieflyforafunctioncheck.Theygooutafterafewseconds.
Awarningchimealsosounds.
andcanimpairthefunctionoftheinertiareel.
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Thesafetybeltwarninglight comesonfor6secondswhentheignitionisswitchedon.Awarningchimealsosoundsforupto6secondsifthedriver'ssafetybeltisnotbuckled.Thechimestopssoonerifthedriverbuckleshisorhersafetybelt.Thewarninglightandthechimegooutwhenbothdriverandfrontpassengerhavebuckledtheirsafetybelts.
Ifthedriverandfrontseatpassengerdonotbothfastentheirsafetybeltswithinabout24secondsafterthechimestopsandthevehicleismovingataspeedofmorethanabout15mph(25km/h),thechimewillagainsoundforabout6seconds,thengooffforabout24seconds,thensoundagainforaboutanother6seconds.Thesamethinghappensifoneofthesafetybeltsisfastenedandthenunfastenedwhilethevehicleismoving.Thesafetybeltwarninglight alsoflashes.Thewarningchimecontinuestosoundat24secondintervalsforupto2minutes.Nochimesoundsatspeedsoflessthanabout5mph(8km/h).
Iftheignitionisswitchedon,thesafetybeltwarninglight staysonuntilthedriverandfrontpassengerhavebothbuckledtheirsafetybelts.
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Frontalcollisionsandlawsofphysics
Fig.55Avehiclewithpassengersnotwearingsafetybeltsapproachesawall.
Fig.56Avehiclewithpassengersnotwearingsafetybeltshitsa
Notwearingasafetybeltorwearinganimproperlypositionedsafetybeltincreasestheriskofseverepersonalinjuryordeath.Safetybeltsofferoptimumprotectiononlywhenusedcorrectly.
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wall.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Thephysicalprinciplesofafrontalcollisionaresimple.Boththemovingvehicleandthepassengerpossessenergy→Fig.55 ,whichvarieswithvehiclespeedandbodyweight.Engineerscallthisenergykineticenergy.
Thehigherthespeedofthevehicleandthegreaterthevehicle'sweight,themoreenergyhastobeabsorbedinacrash.
Vehiclespeedisthemostsignificantfactor.Ifyourspeeddoubles(forexample,from15mphto30mph–25km/hto50km/h),theenergyincreases4times!
Becausetheoccupantsofthevehicleintheaboveexamplearenotusingsafetybelts,theyarenotattachedtothevehicle.Inafrontalcollision,theywillkeepmovingatthesamespeedthevehiclewasmovingjustbeforethecrash,untilsomethingstopsthem-here,theinsideofthepassengercompartment.Becausetheoccupantsofthevehicleintheexamplearenotwearingsafetybelts,theirentirekineticenergywillbeabsorbedbyimpactwiththewall→Fig.56 .
Thesameprinciplesapplytopeopleinavehiclethatisinafrontal
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collisiononthehighway.Evenatcityspeedsof20–30mph(30–50km/h),theforcesactingonthebodycanreachoneton(2,000lbsor1,000kg)ormore.Atgreaterspeeds,theseforcesareevenhigher.
Ofcourse,thelawsofphysicsdon'tapplyjusttofrontalcollisions;theydeterminewhathappensinallkindsofaccidentsandcollisions.
Whathappenstopassengersnotwearingasafetybelt
Fig.57Theunbelteddriveristhrownforward.
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Fig.58Unbeltedpassengersintherearseatsarethrownforwardontopofthebelteddriver.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Manypeoplebelievethatitispossibletoresisttheforcesofanimpactbyholdingtightorbracingthemselves.Thatissimplynottrue!
Evenatlowcollisionspeeds,theforcesactingonthebodyaretoomuchforthebodytobeheldintheseatwiththearmsandhands.Inafrontalcollision,unrestrainedoccupantswillslamviolentlyintothesteeringwheel,instrumentpanel,windshieldoranythingelseintheway→Fig.57 .
Neverrelyonairbagsaloneforprotection.Evenwhentheydeploy,airbagsprovideonlyadditionalprotection.Airbagsarenotsupposed
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todeployinallkindsofaccidents.Evenifyourvehicleisequippedwithairbags,allvehicleoccupants,includingthedriver,mustwearsafetybeltscorrectlyinordertominimizetheriskofsevereinjuryordeathinacrash,regardlessofwhetheraseatingpositionhasanairbagornot.
Anairbagwilldeployonlyonce.Safetybeltsarealwaystheretoofferprotectioninthoseaccidentsinwhichairbagsarenotsupposedtodeployorwhentheyhavealreadydeployed.Unbeltedoccupantscanalsobethrownoutofthevehicle,causingevenmoresevereinjuriesordeath.
Itisalsoimportantforoccupantsintherearseatstoweartheirsafetybeltsproperlysincetheycanbethrownviolentlyforwardthroughthevehicleintheeventofanaccident.Unbeltedpassengersintherearseatsendangernotonlythemselvesbutalsothedriverandotherpassengersinthevehicle→Fig.58 .
Safetybeltsprotect
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Fig.59Belteddriversecuredbythecorrectlywornsafetybeltintheeventofasuddenbrakingmaneuver.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Usedproperly,safetybeltscanmakeabigdifference.Safetybeltshelptokeeppassengersintheirseats,graduallyreduceenergylevelsappliedtothebodyinacollision,andhelppreventtheuncontrolledmovementthatcancauseseriousinjuries.Inaddition,safetybeltsreducethedangerofbeingthrownoutofthevehicle→Fig.59 .
Safetybeltsattachpassengerstothecarandgivethemthebenefitofbeingsloweddownmoregentlyorsoftlythroughthegiveinthesafetybelts,crumplezones,andothersafetyfeatures(suchasairbags)engineeredintotoday'svehicles.Thefrontcrumplezonesandotherpassivesafetyfeatures(suchastheairbagsystem)are
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alsodesignedtoabsorbkineticenergy.Byabsorbingthekineticenergyoveralongerperiodoftime,theforcesonthebodybecomemoretolerableandlesslikelytocauseinjury.
Althoughtheseexamplesarebasedonafrontalcollision,safetybeltscanalsosubstantiallyreducetheriskofinjuryinotherkindsofcrashes.So,whetheryou'reonalongtriporjustgoingtothecornerstore,alwaysbuckleupandmakesurethatothersdo,too.
Accidentstatisticsshowthatvehicleoccupantsproperlywearingsafetybeltshavealowerriskofbeinginjuredandamuchbetterchanceofsurvivingacollision.Properlyusingsafetybeltsalsogreatlyincreasestheabilityofthesupplementalairbagstodotheirjobinacollision.Forthisreason,wearingasafetybeltisrequiredbylawinmostcountriesincludingtheUnitedStatesandCanada.
AlthoughyourVolkswagenisequippedwithairbags,youstillhavetowearthesafetybeltsprovided.Frontairbags,forexample,areactivatedonlyinsomefrontalcollisions.Thefrontairbagsarenotactivatedinallfrontalcollisions,insideandrearcollisions,inrollovers,orincaseswhentheconditionsfordeploymentstoredintheelectroniccontrolunitarenotmet.ThesamegoesfortheotherairbagsystemsonyourVolkswagen.
Soalwayswearyoursafetybeltandmakesurethateverybodyin
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Damagetosafetybeltsreducestheiroveralleffectivenessandincreasestheriskofseriouspersonalinjuryanddeathwheneverthevehicleisbeingused.
Checktheconditionofallsafetybeltsregularly.
Keepsafetybeltsclean.
Keepobjectsandliquidsawayfromsafetybeltwebbing,thesafetybeltbuckletongue,andthesafetybeltbucklelatchandopening.
Donotpinchordamagethesafetybeltorbuckletongue(forinstance,whenclosingadoor).
yourvehicleisproperlyrestrained!
Usingsafetybelts
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Checklist
Usingsafetybelts→
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Nevermodify,disassembleortrytorepairsafetybeltsandsafetybeltanchorages.
Alwaysfastenyoursafetybeltproperlybeforedrivingandkeepitfastenedwheneverthevehicleismoving.Twistedsafetybelt
Ifitisdifficulttopullthesafetybeltoutofthebeltguide,thebeltmaybetwistedinsidethesidetrimbecausethebeltretractedtooquicklywhenitwastakenoff.
Holdthesafetybelttongue,slowlyandcarefullypullsafetybeltallthewayout.
Untwistthesafetybeltandslowlyreturnthebeltbyhand.
Ifyoucannotuntwistthesafetybelt,wearitanyway.Makesurethatthesafetybeltistwistedinaspotwhereitdoesnotcomeindirectcontactwithyourbody.HavethesafetybeltuntwistedimmediatelybyanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Lockablesafetybelt
Theretractorsfortherearseatsafetybeltsandthefrontpassenger
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safetybelthaveaswitchablelockingfeatureforchildrestraintsinadditiontotheemergencylockingfeature.Wheneverachildrestraintisinstalledwithasafetybelt,thesafetybeltmustbelockedsothatthesafetybeltwebbingcannotunreel.Theswitchablelockingfeatureletsyoulockthebeltsothatachildrestraintcanbeproperlyinstalledand,forexample,sothatitcan'ttiptothesidewhenthevehiclegoesaroundacorner→Childsafetyandchildrestraints .
Toseewhetherasafetybeltislockable,pullthesafetybeltallthewayoutofthesafetybeltretractor.Youshouldthenhearaclickingsoundasthebeltwindsbackintotheretractorreel.Testtheswitchablelockingfeaturebypullingonthebelt.Whentheswitchablelockingfeatureisactive,youshouldnolongerbeabletopullthebeltoutoftheretractor.
Thelockingfeaturemustbedeactivatedwhenavehicleoccupantusesthesafetybelt.
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Fasteningandunfasteningsafetybelts
Improperuseandcareofsafetybeltsincreasestheriskofseverepersonalinjuryordeath.
Regularlychecksafetybeltsandrelatedpartsfordamage.
Damagedsafetybeltsmustbereplaced;theycannotberepaired.
Alwayskeepsafetybeltsclean.
Nevercatch,damageorchafesafetybeltwebbingonsharpedges.
Alwayskeepobjectsandliquidsawayfromthebeltbuckleandbuckleopening.
WARNING
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Fig.60Insertingthebuckletongueintothebeltbuckle.
Fig.61Releasingthebuckletonguefromthebeltbuckle.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Properlywornsafetybeltshelptoholdoccupantsintheirseatsandprovideoptimumprotectionduringbrakingorinacollisionorotheraccident→ .
Theswitchablelockingfeaturemakesaclickingsoundwhenthesafetybeltiswindingbackontothesafetybeltretractorwheelafterbeingpulledallthewayout.Wheneverachildrestraintisinstalledwithasafetybelt,thesafetybeltmustbelockedsothatthesafetybeltwebbingcannotunreel→Childsafetyandchildrestraints .Ifactive,deactivatethelockingfeaturebeforeusingthesafetybelttorestrainapersonwithoutachildrestraintsystem.
Fasteningsafetybelts
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Alwaysbuckleyoursafetybeltbeforedriving.
Adjustthefrontseatandheadrestraintcorrectly→Adjustingtheseatingposition .
Makesuretheseatbackrestoftherearseatbenchisinanuprightpositionandsecurelylatchedinplacebeforeusingthesafetybelt→ .
Holdthesafetybeltbythetongueandpullitslowlyandevenlyacrossthechestandpelvis.Donottwistthesafetybeltwebbing→ .
Insertthetongueintothecorrectbuckleforyourseatuntilyouhearitlatchsecurely→Fig.60 .
Pullonthesafetybelttomakesurethatitissecurelylatchedinthebuckle.
Unfasteningsafetybelts
Unfastensafetybeltsonlywhenthevehicleisnotmoving→ .
Presstheredbuttononthebuckle→Fig.61 .Thebuckletongueisejected.
Letthebeltwindupontheretractorasyouguidethebelttonguetoitsstowedpositiontohelppreventthesafetybeltfromtwistingandtohelpavoiddamagetotheinteriortrim.
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Safetybeltposition
Improperlypositionedsafetybeltscancauseseriouspersonalinjuryordeathinanaccident.
Safetybeltsofferoptimumprotectiononlywhentheseatbackrestisuprightandbeltsarecorrectlypositionedonthebody.
Apersonwhoisnotproperlyrestrainedcanbeseriouslyinjuredbythesafetybeltitselfifitslipsfromthestrongerpartsofthebodyintosensitiveareasliketheabdomen.
Unfasteningsafetybeltswhilethevehicleisinmotioncancauseseverepersonalinjuryordeathintheeventofanaccidentorbrakingmaneuver!
WARNING
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Fig.62Propersafetybeltpositioningandheadrestraintadjustment.
Fig.63Propersafetybeltpositioningforexpectantmothers.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Wearingsafetybeltsimproperlycancauseseriousinjuryordeath.Safetybeltscanonlyworkwhentheyarecorrectlypositionedonthebody.Aproperlywornsafetybeltalsohelpstopositionthe
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occupantsothatanairbagcanprovidemaximumprotectionwhendeployed.Therefore,alwaysfastenyoursafetybeltandmakesurethatitisproperlypositionedoveryourbody.
Improperseatingpositionsreducetheeffectivenessofsafetybeltsandevenincreasetheriskofinjuryordeathbymovingthesafetybelttocriticalareasofthebody.Improperseatingpositionsalsoincreasetheriskofsevereinjuryordeathwhenanairbagdeploysandstrikesanoccupantwhoisnotseatedproperly→Adjustingtheseatingposition .
Propersafetybeltposition
Theshoulderportionofthesafetybeltmustalwaysrunoverthecenteroftheshoulderandneveroverthethroat,overthearm,underthearmorbehindtheback.
Thelapportionofthesafetybeltmustalwaysrunaslowaspossibleoverthepelvisandneverovertheabdomen.
Alwayswearthesafetybeltflatandsnugagainstthebody.Pullonthesafetybelttotightenifnecessary.
Expectantmothersmustalwayswearthelapportionofthesafetybeltaslowaspossibleacrossthepelvisandbelowtheroundingoftheabdomen–throughoutthepregnancy.Thesafetybeltmustlieflatagainstthebodytoavoidpressureagainsttheabdomen
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→Fig.63 .
Adjustingsafetybeltheight
Thesafetybeltpositioncanbeadjustedusingthefollowingfeatures:
Safetybeltheightadjustersforthefrontseats.
Frontseatswithheightadjustment.
Improperlypositionedsafetybeltscancauseseriouspersonalinjuryinanaccidentorasuddenbrakingmaneuver.
Alwaysmakesurethatallvehicleoccupantsarecorrectlyrestrainedandstayinacorrectseatingpositionwheneverthevehicleisbeingused.
Safetybeltsofferoptimumprotectiononlywhentheseatbackrestisuprightandbeltsarecorrectlypositionedonthebody.
Aloose-fittingsafetybeltcancauseseriousinjuriesbyshiftingitspositiononyourbodyfromthestrongbonestomorevulnerablesofttissueandcauseseriousinjury.
Theshoulderbeltportionofthesafetybeltmustbepositioned
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Theshoulderbeltportionofthesafetybeltmustbepositionedoverthemiddleoftheoccupant'sshoulderandneveracrosstheneckorthroat.
Thesafetybeltmustlieflatandsnugontheoccupant'supperbody.
Neverweartheshoulderpartofthesafetybeltunderyourarmorotherwiseoutofposition.
Thelapportionofthesafetybeltmustbepositionedaslowaspossibleacrossthepelvisandneverovertheabdomen.Makesurethebeltliesflatandsnugagainstthepelvis.Pullonthesafetybelttotightenifnecessary.
Expectantmothersmustalwayswearthelapportionofthesafetybeltaslowaspossibleacrossthepelvisandbelowtheroundingoftheabdomen.
Donottwistthebeltwhenattachingit.Ifyoucannotuntwistatwistedsafetybelt,wearitanyway,butmakesurethetwistedpartisnotincontactwithyourbody.HavetheproblemcorrectedrightawaybyanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Neverholdthesafetybeltawayfromyourbodywithyourhand.
Neverwearbeltsoverrigidorbreakableobjects,suchaseyeglasses,pensorkeys.
Nevermodifythepositionofthebeltusingcomfortclips,loops
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Ifyouhaveaphysicalimpairmentorconditionthatpreventsyoufromsittingproperlyontheseatwiththesafetybeltproperlyfastened,specialmodificationstoyourvehiclemay
benecessary.ContactyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagen
ServiceFacilityorcalltheVolkswagenCustomerCARECenterat1-800-822-8987for
informationaboutpossiblemodificationstoyourvehicle.
Safetybeltheightadjusters
Fig.64Nexttothefrontseats:Safetybeltheightadjuster.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Safetybeltheightadjustersforthefrontseatscanbeusedtoadjusttheheightoftheshoulderportionofthesafetybeltsothatitis
Nevermodifythepositionofthebeltusingcomfortclips,loopsorsimilardevices.
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positionedcorrectly:
Pinchthesafetybeltattachmenttogetherasindicatedbythearrowsandhold→Fig.64 .
Slidethebeltandupperattachmentupordownuntilthesafetybeltispositionedoverthecenteroftheshoulder→Safetybeltposition .
Releasethesafetybeltattachment.
Pullonthesafetybelttomakesurethattheupperattachmentissecurelylockedinplace.
Safetybeltextender
Neveradjusttheheightofthesafetybeltwhiledriving.
WARNING
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Fig.65Asafetybeltextenderproperlyattachedtothefactory-installedsafetybelt.
Fig.66Positioningofthesafetybeltextender.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Ifasafetybeltistooshorttocorrectlyfityouoroneofyourpassengers,evenwhenthesafetybeltispulledoutalltheway,youcanuseasafetybeltextender.
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Neverusethesafetybeltextenderforanyotherpurpose–includingtheattachmentofachildrestraint.
Theextenderaddsabout8inches(20cm)tothesafetybelt.Alwaysremovethesafetybeltextenderwhenitisnotneededandstowitsafely.ContactanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityifyoubelieveyoumayneedanextender.
Keyto→Fig.65 :
Vehiclesafetybeltbuckle.
Buckletongueonthesafetybeltextender.
Safetybeltbuckleonthesafetybeltextender.
Safetybeltbuckletongueonthefactory-installedsafetybelt.
Keyto→Fig.66 :
Safetybeltbuckleonthesafetybeltextender.
Distancebetweenthesafetybeltbuckleonthesafetybeltextenderandthecenterlineofthepersonusingthesafetybeltextender.Thedistancemustbemorethan6inches(15cm)!
Centerlineofthepersonusingthesafetybeltextender.
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Usingasafetybeltextender
Adjustboththeseatandtheheadrestraintproperly→Adjustingtheseatingposition .
Insertthebuckletongueonthesafetybeltextender→Fig.65② intothevehiclebeltbucklefortheseatwherethesafetybeltextenderisbeingused→Fig.65① .
Fasteningorunfasteningthevehiclesafetybelt→Fasteningandunfasteningsafetybelts .
Pullthebelttomakesurethatthetonguesaresecurelylockedinthebuckles.
Makesurethatthesafetybeltispositionedproperly→Safetybeltposition .
Properlyusingsafetybeltextenders:
Useasafetybeltextenderonlywhenthefactoryinstalledsafetybeltistooshortwhenwornproperlybyapersoninproperseatingposition.
Onlyuse1safetybeltextenderperseatandvehiclesafetybelt.
Alwaysremovethesafetybeltextenderwhenitisnotneeded.
Neverleaveasafetybeltextenderattachedtothevehiclesafetybeltbucklewhentheextenderisnotneededandbeingusedwiththesafetybelt.Otherwise,theairbagcontrolmodulewillreceive
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anincorrectsignalfromthesafetybeltbuckleandthiswillpreventtheairbagfromworkingproperlyforapersonwhoisnotusingthesafetybelt.Leavingtheextenderattachedtothesafetybeltbucklewhenthefrontseatisoccupiedandthesafetybeltisnotbeingusedwillsignaltheairbagcontrolunitduringacollisionthatthefrontpassengerseatisoccupiedandthatthesafetybeltisbeingused.Theelectroniccontrolunitfortheairbagsystemwillthenreceiveincorrectinformationthatwillcausethesafetybeltpretensionertodeployunnecessarilyandthefrontpassengerairbagtodeploylaterincollisionsthatwouldnormallytriggerthefrontairbagearlierinthecollisiontohelpprotectanunrestrainedfrontseatoccupant.Theairbagwillnotbeabletoprovideenoughprotectionforanoccupantnotwearingasafetybelt.
OnlyusethesafetybeltextenderapprovedbyVolkswagenforyourvehicle.
Improperuseorpositioningofasafetybeltextenderincreasestheriskofseriouspersonalinjuryanddeath.
Adriverorpassengerwhoisnotproperlyrestrainedcanbeseriouslyinjuredbystrikingtheinteriorofthepassengercompartmentorbythesafetybeltitself,whichcanbedisplacedfromstrongerpartsofthebodyintosensitiveareasliketheabdomen.
WARNING
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liketheabdomen.
Safetybeltextendersofferoptimumprotectiononlywhentheyareproperlyused.
Onlyusetheextenderwhenthebeltisnotlongenoughtobewornlowandsnugandthepersonisinthecorrectseatingposition.Removeandstowextendersafelywhennotneeded.
Alwaysmakesurethesafetybelttongueofthesafetybeltextenderissecurelyinsertedintothebucklefortheseatingpositionthatbelongstotheseatwherethesafetybeltextenderisbeingused.Attachingthesafetybelttothewrongbucklewillreducesafetybelteffectivenessandcancauseseriouspersonalinjury.
Neverusethesafetybeltextenderifyoucanproperlyattachthesafetybeltwithoutit.Usingasafetybeltextenderwhennotneededcanincreasetheriskofinjury,especiallyinacollision.
Neveruseasafetybeltextenderifthedistance(B)betweenthefrontedgeofthesafetybeltextenderbuckle(A)andthecenterlineofthepersonusingthesafetybeltextender→Fig.66Ⓒ islessthan6inches(15cm).
Neverleaveasafetybeltextenderattachedtothevehiclesafetybeltbucklewhentheextenderisnotneededandbeingusedwiththesafetybelt.Otherwise,theairbagcontrolmodulewillreceiveanincorrectsignalfromthesafetybeltbuckleandthiswillpreventtheairbagfromworkingproperlyforapersonwhoisnotusingthesafetybelt.
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Neverusemorethan1extenderwithasafetybelt.Usingmorethan1extendercanchangethewaythesafetybeltpassesoverthebodyandcancauseseriousinjury.
Neverusethesafetybeltextendertosecureachildrestraint.
NeveruseasafetybeltextenderonyourVolkswagenthatyougotfromanotherautomobilemanufacturerorfromanautomotivepartsstore.
Neverusethesafetybeltextenderyougotforyourvehicleforanyothervehicle,regardlessofmake,model,ormodelyear.
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Leavingtheextenderattachedtothesafetybeltbucklewhenthefrontseatisoccupiedandthesafetybeltisnotbeingusedwillsignaltotheairbagcontrolunitthatthefrontpassengerseatisoccupiedandthatthesafetybeltisbeingused.Theelectroniccontrolunitfortheairbagsystemwillthenreceiveincorrectinformationthatwill
-causethesafetybeltpretensionertodeployunnecessarilyincollisions.
-causethefrontpassengerairbagtodeploylaterincollisionsinwhichthefrontairbagwouldotherwisebetriggeredearliertohelpprotectanunrestrainedfrontseatpassenger.
Apretensionerthathasdeployedcannotberepaired.Theentiresafetybeltmustbereplaced.
NOTICE
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Safetybeltretractor,pretensioner,loadlimiter
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Thesafetybeltsinthevehiclearepartofthevehicle'ssafetyconcept→Safetyequipment andconsistofthefollowingimportantfeatures:
Automaticsafetybeltretractors
Everysafetybeltisequippedwithanautomaticsafetybeltretractorontheshoulderbelt.Aslongasthesafetybeltispulledoutslowly,theshoulderbeltwillextendtoletyoumovefreelyundernormaldrivingconditions.Theautomaticsafetybeltretractorlocksthebelt
Ifthesafetybeltextenderisleftattachedtothesafetybeltbuckle,thesafetybeltwarningsystemwillsensethatthesafetybeltforthatseatisbeingused.Thewarninglightwillnotcomeonandthewarningchimewillnotsoundeventhoughtheseatisoccupiedandthesafetybeltisnotbeingused.
NOTICE
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whenthebeltispulledoutfast,duringhardbrakingandinacollision.Thebeltmayalsolockwhenyoudriveupordownasteephillorthroughasharpcurve.
Safetybeltpretensioner
Thesafetybeltretractorsforthedriverandfrontseatpassengerhaveapretensionerthathelpstaketheslackoutofthesafetybeltandtightenitwhenthepretensionerisactivated.
Thepretensionersareactivatedbytheelectroniccontrolunitfortheairbagsysteminfront,side,andrearcollisions.Bytighteningthesafetybelt,thepretensionerhelpstoreducetheoccupant'sforwardmovement.Thebeltpretensionerworkstogetherwiththeairbagsystem;itsfunctionismonitoredbytheairbagsystemindicatorlight.Thebeltpretensionerwillnotdeployinarolloverifthesideairbagsarenotactivated.
Afinedustmaybereleaseduponactivation.Thisisnormalandisnotcausedbyafireinthevehicle.
Safetybeltloadlimiter
Thefrontandrearoutboardsafetybeltsalsohaveloadlimitersto
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helpreducetheforcesappliedtothebodyinacrash.
Heedallsafetyregulationsifthevehicleorindividualcomponentsofthesystemhavetobescrapped.YourauthorizedVolkswagendealerandauthorizedVolkswagenService
Facilityarefamiliarwiththeseregulations→Serviceanddisposalofbeltpretensioners .
Serviceanddisposalofbeltpretensioners
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Thepretensionersarepartofthesafetybeltsinstalledatthefrontseatsinyourvehicle.Installing,removing,servicing,orrepairingofsafetybeltpretensionerscandamagethesafetybeltsystemandpreventitfromworkingcorrectlyinacollision.Thepretensionersthemselvesmaythenalsonotworkintheeventofanaccident,ornotworkproperly.
Therearesomeimportantthingsyouhavetoknowtomakesurethattheeffectivenessofthesystemwillnotbeimpairedandthatdiscardedcomponentsdonotcauseinjuryorpollutetheenvironment.Undeployedsafetybeltpretensionersandairbagmodulescontainexplosivematerialsthatcancauseseriousinjuriestothegeneralpublicandtopeoplewhoworkatdealershipsandworkshops,scrapyards,andrecyclingfacilities.Forthisreason,the
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systemsmustbeproperlyhandledwhentheyorthevehiclestheyareinstalledinarescrapped.
Undeployedsafetybeltpretensionersandairbagmodulescanalsopollutetheenvironment.Neverabandonvehiclesorvehicleparts.Ifyourvehiclemustbescrapped,pleasemakesurethatitisdonesafely,responsibly,andincompliancewithallapplicableenvironmentalregulations.Takeittoalicensedfacilitythathastheknowledgeandexperiencetoproperlydisposeofthevehicleanditssafetybeltsystem.YourauthorizedVolkswagendealerandauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityarefamiliarwiththeseregulations.
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Improperhandling,care,servicing,andrepairprocedurescanincreasetheriskofpersonalinjuryanddeathbypreventingabeltpretensionerfromactivatingwhenneededorbycausingittoactivateunexpectedly.
Thepretensionercanbeactivatedonlyonce.Ifapretensionerhasbeenactivated,thesafetybeltmustbereplaced.
Safetybeltsystemsincludingthepretensionerscannotberepaired.Specialproceduresarerequiredtoremove,install,anddisposeofthissystem.
Neverrepair,adjust,orchangepretensionersoranyotherpartofthesafetybeltsystemyourself.WestronglyrecommendthatyouhaveanyworkonthesafetybeltsystemperformedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.Theyhavethenecessarytechnicalinformation,training,andspecialequipment→Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications .
WARNING
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UndeployedairbagmodulesandsafetybeltpretensionersareclassifiedasPerchlorateMaterial.Specialhandlingmayapply–see
http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate.Obeyallapplicablelegal
requirementsregardinghandlinganddisposalofthevehicleorpartsofitsrestraintsystem,
includingairbagmodulesandsafetybeltswithpretensioners.AuthorizedVolkswagen
dealersandauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilitiesarefamiliarwiththerequirements,
andwerecommendthatyouhavethemperformthisserviceforyou.
Undeployedsafetybeltpretensionersandairbagmodulescontainexplosivematerialsthatcancauseseriouspersonalinjuriesiftheyarenotproperlyhandledwhentheyorthevehiclestheyareinstalledinarescrapped.
Neverabandonvehiclesorvehicleparts.
Alwaysscrapvehiclesandvehicleparts,especiallythosecontainingundeployedairbagmodulesandundeployedsafetybeltpretensioners,atalicensedfacilitythathastheknowledgeandexperiencetoproperlydisposeofthevehicleanditssafetybeltandairbagsystems.
WARNING
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Airbagsystem
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→AdvancedAirbagSystem,infants,childrestraintsandchildrenonthefrontseat →MonitoringtheAdvancedAirbagSystem →PASSENGERAIRBAGlight →Airbagsandhowtheywork →Thedangersofusingchildrestraintsonthefrontseat →Frontairbags →AdvancedAirbagSystemcomponents →Howtotellifthefrontpassengerfrontairbagisonoroff →Sideairbags →SideCurtainProtectionairbagsfor2-doorvehicles →SideCurtainProtectionairbagsfor4-doorvehicles
Yourvehicleisequippedwithafrontairbagforthedriverandfrontseatpassenger.Thefrontairbagscanprovideadditionalprotectionforthechestandheadofthedriverandthefrontseatpassengerwhenseats,safetybelts,headrestraintsand,forthedriver,thesteeringwheel,areproperlyusedandhavebeenproperlyadjusted.Airbagsareonlysupplementalrestraints.Theyarenotasubstitute
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forsafetybeltsthatmustbeworneventhoughthefrontseatingpositionsareequippedwithfrontairbags.
Moreinformation:
Drivingchecklistsandwarnings→Drivingchecklistsandwarnings
Properseatingposition→Adjustingtheseatingposition
Safetybelts→Safetybelts
Childsafetyandchildrestraints→Childsafetyandchildrestraints
Interiorcareandcleaning→Interiorcareandcleaning
Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications→Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications
Consumerinformation→Consumerinformation
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Neverrelyonairbagsaloneforprotection.
Evenwhentheydeploy,airbagsprovideonlysupplementalprotection.
Airbagsworkmosteffectivelywhenusedwithproperlywornsafetybelts→Safetybelts .
Thedrivermustalwaysmakesurethateverypersoninthevehicleisproperlyseatedonaseatofhisorherown,properlyfastensthesafetybeltsbelongingtothatseatbeforethevehiclestartstomove,andkeepsthebeltsproperlyfastenedwhileridinginthevehicle.Thisappliesevenwhenjustdrivingaroundtown.Therefore,alwayswearyoursafetybeltsandmakesurethateverybodyinyourvehicleisproperlyrestrained.
WARNING
Sittingtooclosetothesteeringwheelorinstrumentpanelwilldecreasetheeffectivenessoftheairbagsandwillincreasetheriskofpersonalinjuryinacollision.
Neversitcloserthan10inches(25cm)tothesteeringwheelorinstrumentpanel.
WARNING
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Neversitcloserthan10inches(25cm)tothesteeringwheelorinstrumentpanel.
Ifyoucannotsituprightmorethan10inches(25cm)fromthesteeringwheelandwithyourbackagainstthebackrest,investigatewhetheradaptiveequipmentmaybeavailabletohelpyoureachthepedalsandincreaseyourseatingdistancefromthesteeringwheel.
Ifyouareunrestrained,leaningforward,sittingsidewaysoroutofpositioninanyway,yourriskofinjuryismuchhigher.
Youwillalsoreceiveseriousinjuriesandcouldevenbekilledifyouareupagainsttheairbagortooclosetoitwhenitinflates.
Toreducetheriskofinjurywhenanairbaginflates,alwayswearsafetybeltsproperly.See→Safetybelts .
Aninfantinarearward-facingchildrestraintinstalledonthefrontpassengerseatwillbeseriouslyinjuredandcanbekilledifthefrontairbaginflates.
Alwaysmakecertainthatchildrenage12oryoungeralwaysrideintherearseat.Ifchildrenarenotproperlyrestrained,theymaybeseverelyinjuredorkilledwhenanairbaginflates.
Neverletchildrenrideunrestrainedorimproperlyrestrainedinthevehicle.
Neverputyourfeetontheinstrumentpanelorontheseat.Alwayskeepbothfeetonthefloorinfrontoftheseattohelppreventseriousinjuriestothehead,legsandhipsiftheairbaginflates.
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inflates.
Objectsbetweenyouandtheairbagwillincreasetheriskofinjuryinacrashbyinterferingwiththewaytheairbagunfoldsorbybeingpushedintoyouastheairbaginflates.
Neverholdthingsinyourhandsoronyourlapwhenthevehicleisinuse.
Nevertransportitemsonorintheareaofthefrontpassengerseat.Objectscouldmoveintotheareaofthefrontairbagsduringbrakingorothersuddenmaneuversandflydangerouslythroughthepassengercompartmentwhenanairbaginflates.
Alwaysmakesurethattheairbagdeploymentzonesareclearatalltimes.Neverletanythingorobject,apet,oraperson,includinganinfantorsmallchild,beinthespacebetweenanyvehicleoccupantandanyairbagatanytime.
WARNING
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Anairbagworksonlyonce.Airbagsthathavedeployedinacrashmustbereplaced.
DeployedairbagsandtherelatedsystempartsmustbereplacedimmediatelywithnewpartsapprovedbyVolkswagenforthevehiclemodelandmodelyear.
HaverepairsandvehiclemodificationsperformedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.AuthorizedVolkswagendealersandauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilitieshavetherequiredtools,diagnosticequipment,repairinformation,andtrainedpersonneltoproperlyreplaceanyairbaginyourvehicleandassuresystemeffectivenessinacrash.
Neverpermitsalvagedorrecycledairbagstobeinstalledinyourvehicle.
Nevermodifyanycomponentsoftheairbagsystem.
WARNING
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Finedustreleasedwhenairbagsdeploycanirritatetheskin,eyes,andmucousmembranesaswellascausebreathingproblemsforpeoplewhosufferfromasthmaorotherrespiratoryconditions.
Thefinedustcanirritatetheskinandeyemucousmembranesandcausebreathingproblemsforpeoplewhosufferfromasthmaorotherbreathingconditions.Toreducetheriskofbreathingproblems,thosewithasthmaorotherrespiratoryconditionsshouldgetfreshairrightawaybygettingoutofthevehicleoropeningwindowsordoors.
Ifyouareinacollisioninwhichairbagsdeploy,washyourhandsandfacewithmildsoapandwaterbeforeeating.
Becarefulnottogetthedustintoyoureyesorintoanycuts,scratches,oropenwounds.
Iftheresidueshouldgetintoyoureyes,flushthemwithwater.
WARNING
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AdvancedAirbagSystem,infants,childrestraintsandchildrenonthefrontseat
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
BesuretoreadtheimportantinformationandtheWARNINGSfor
Usingsolventsorotherimpropercleaningproductsonsurfaceswhereairbagsarelocatedcanchangethewayairbagsdeployinacrash.
Productscontainingsolventswillchangethepropertiesoftheplasticsandmaycauseplasticpartstobreakandflyaroundwhentheairbagdeploysinacrash,causinginjury.
Neverusesolventsorcleanersonthesteeringwheelhornpadorontheinstrumentpanelbecausetheycandamagetheairbagcoverorchangethestiffnessorstrengthofthematerialsothattheairbagcannotdeployandprotectproperly.
Whencleaningthehornpadandinstrumentpanel,useonlyasoft,dryclothoraclothmoistenedwithplainwater.
WARNING
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importantdetailsaboutchildrenandAdvancedAirbags→Childsafetyandchildrestraints .
TheAdvancedAirbagSysteminyourvehiclehasbeencertifiedtocomplywiththerequirementsoftheUnitedStatesFederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard(FMVSS)208,aswellasCanadaMotorVehicleSafetyStandard(CMVSS)208asapplicableatthetimeyourvehiclewasmanufactured.Accordingtorequirements,thefrontAdvancedAirbagSystemonthepassengersidehasbeencertifiedforsuppressionforinfantsofabout12monthsoldandyoungerandforlowriskdeploymentforchildrenaged3to6yearsold(asdefinedinthestandard).
EventhoughyourvehicleisequippedwithanAdvancedAirbagSystem,makecertainthatallchildren,especially12yearsandyounger,alwaysrideonthebackseatproperlyrestrainedfortheirageandsize.Theairbagonthefrontpassengersidemakesthefrontseatapotentiallydangerousplaceforachildtoride.Thefrontseatisnotthesafestplaceforachildinaforward-facingchildrestraint.Itisaverydangerousplaceforaninfantorachildinarearward-facingseat.
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MonitoringtheAdvancedAirbagSystem
Pleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationand
Thefrontseatofanyvehiclecanbeadangerousplaceforachild-evenwithanAdvancedAirbagSystem.
Ifthefrontairbaginflates,achildorinfantwho-isunrestrainedonthefrontseat,
-isinanimproperlyinstalledforward-facingchildrestraintonthefrontseat,or
-isinanyrearward-facingchildrestraintonthefrontseatwillbeseriouslyinjuredandcanbekilled.
EventhoughyourvehicleisequippedwithanAdvancedAirbagSystem,makecertainthatallchildren,especially12yearsandyounger,alwaysrideonthebackseatproperlyrestrainedfortheirageandsize.
Alwaysproperlyinstallrearward-facingchildrestraintsorinfantcarriersandforward-facingchildrestraintsontherearseat-evenwithanAdvancedAirbagSystem.
DANGER
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heedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
TheAdvancedAirbagSystem(includingtheelectroniccontrolunit,sensorsandsystemwiring)ismonitoredcontinuouslytomakesurethatitisfunctioningproperlywhenevertheignitionison.Everytimeyouturnontheignition,theairbagsystemindicatorlight willlightupforafewseconds(functioncheck).
Theairbagsystemmustbeinspectediftheairbagindicatorlight
doesnotlightupwhentheignitionisswitchedon,
doesnotgooutafewsecondsafteryouhaveswitchedontheignition,
goesoutandthenlightsupagainorblinksaftertheignitionisswitchedon,
orifitlightsuporblinkswhiledriving.
Ifanairbagsystemmalfunctionisdetected,theairbagindicatorlightcomesonandstaysontoalertthedrivertotheproblem.ItalsoremindsyoutohavetheairbagsystemcheckedimmediatelybyanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.Ifamalfunctionoccursthatturnsthefrontairbagonthepassengersideoff,thePASSENGERAIRBAG light→PASSENGERAIRBAG light willcomeonandstayon
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whenevertheignitionison.
PASSENGERAIRBAG light
Anairbagsystemandsafetybeltpretensionerthatarenotworkingproperlycannotprovidesupplementalprotectioninafrontalcrash.
Iftheairbagindicatorlightcomeson,itmeansthattheremaybesomethingwrongwiththeAdvancedAirbagSystem.Itispossiblethattheairbagwillinflatewhenitisnotsupposedto,orwillnotinflatewhenitshould.
HavetheairbagsysteminspectedimmediatelybyyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
WARNING
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Fig.67Intheinstrumentpanel:PASSENGERAIRBAGlight.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
On Location Possiblecause Solution
Instrumentcluster
Airbagandsafetybeltpretensionersystemmalfunction.
SeeyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethesystemchecked.
Instrumentpanel→Fig.67 .
Airbagsystemmalfunction.
SeeyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethesystemchecked.
FrontpassengerairbagturnedoffbyAdvancedAirbagSystem.
Checkiftheairbagmuststayturnedoff.
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ThePASSENGERAIRBAG light→Fig.67 willcomeonandstayontotellyouwhenthefrontAdvancedAirbagSystemonthepassengersidehasbeenturnedoffbytheelectroniccontrolunit.
IfthebulbforthePASSENGERAIRBAG lightburnsout,theairbagindicatorlight →MonitoringtheAdvancedAirbagSystem willcomeonandsignalamalfunctionintheAdvancedAirbagSystem.Althoughtheburned-outbulbwillnotchangethewaythefrontairbagonthepassengersideworks,itwillnolongerbepossibletousethePASSENGERAIRBAG lighttomakesurethattheairbagon/offstatusiscorrectfortheoccupantonthefrontpassengerseat.HavetheairbagsysteminspectedimmediatelybyyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
ThePASSENGERAIRBAG lightwillblinkforabout5secondswhen:
theignitionisswitchedonand
thecapacitivepassengerdetectionsystem,whichswitchesthefrontseatpassenger'sfrontAdvancedAirbagonandoff,detectsachangeinthestatusofthefrontpassengerseat.
AfterthePASSENGERAIRBAG lightstopsblinking,alwaysmakesurethattheairbagstatus(onoroff)asshownbythe
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PASSENGERAIRBAG lightisproperforthesize,age,andweight(electricalcapacitance)oftheoccupantonthefrontpassengerseat.Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltforthefrontpassengerseatisproperlyfastened.
ThePASSENGERAIRBAG lightwillshowthestatusofthefrontseatpassenger'sfrontAdvancedAirbagSystemafewsecondsaftertheignitionhasbeenswitchedonandtheairbagmonitoringlightgoesoff.ThePASSENGERAIRBAG light:
willstayonifthefrontpassengerseatisnotoccupied;
willstayoniftheelectricalcapacitancemeasuredbythecapacitivepassengerdetectionsystemforthefrontpassengerseatequalsthecombinedcapacitanceofaninfantuptoabout1yearofageandoneoftherearward-facingorforward-facingchildrestraintslistedinFederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard208withwhichtheAdvancedAirbagSysteminyourvehiclewascertified.Foralistingofthechildrestraintsthatwereusedtocertifyyourvehicle'scompliancewiththeU.S.SafetyStandard→Childsafetyandchildrestraints ;
willgooutifthefrontpassengerseatisoccupiedbyanadultasregisteredbythecapacitivepassengerdetectionsystem.
ThePASSENGERAIRBAG lightmustcomeonandstayoniftheignitionisonand…
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acarbedhasbeeninstalledonthefrontpassengerseat,or
arearward-facingchildrestrainthasbeeninstalledonthefrontpassengerseat,or
aforward-facingchildrestrainthasbeeninstalledonthefrontpassengerseat,
andiftheelectricalcapacitanceregisteredonthefrontpassengerseatisequaltoorlessthanthecombinedcapacitanceofatypical1year-oldinfantandoneoftherearward-facingorforward-facingchildrestraintslistedinFederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard208withwhichtheAdvancedAirbagSysteminyourvehiclewascertified.
Ifthefrontpassengerseatisnotoccupied,thefrontpassengerairbagwillnotdeploy,andthePASSENGERAIRBAG lightwillstayon.
Neverinstallarearward-facingchildrestraintonthefrontpassengerseat.Thesafestplaceforachildinanykindofchildrestraintisontherearseat→AdvancedAirbagSystem,infants,childrestraintsandchildrenonthefrontseat ,→Childsafetyandchildrestraints .
IfthePASSENGERAIRBAG lightcomeson…
IfthePASSENGERAIRBAG lightcomesonwhenoneofthe
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conditionslistedaboveismet,besuretocheckthelightregularlytomakecertainthatthePASSENGERAIRBAG lightstaysoncontinuouslywhenevertheignitionison.IfthePASSENGERAIRBAG lightdoesnotcomeonandstayonallthetime,stopassoonasitissafetodosoAND
reactivatetheairbagsystembyturningtheignitionoffformorethan4secondsandthenturningitonagain;
removeandreinstallthechildrestraint.Makesurethatthechildrestraintisproperlyinstalledandthatthesafetybeltforthefrontpassengerseathasbeencorrectlyroutedaroundorthroughthechildrestraintasdescribedinthechildrestraintmanufacturer'sinstructions;
makesurethattheswitchablelockingfeatureonthesafetybeltforthefrontpassengerseathasbeenactivatedandthatthesafetybelthasbeenpulledtight;
makesurethatnoelectricaldevice(suchasalaptop,CDplayer,orelectronicgamesdevice)isplacedorusedonthefrontpassengerseatifthedeviceisconnectedtothe12Voltsocket→Poweroutlets ;
makesurethatnoseatheaterhasbeenretrofittedorotherwiseaddedtothefrontpassengerseat;
makesurethatnothingcaninterferewiththesafetybeltbucklesandthattheyarenotobstructed;
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makesurethattherearenowetobjects(suchasawettowel)andnowaterorotherliquidsonthefrontpassengerseatcushion.
IfthePASSENGERAIRBAG lightstilldoesnotcomeon…
IfthePASSENGERAIRBAG lightstilldoesnotcomeonanddoesnotstayoncontinuously(whentheignitionisswitchedon),takethechildrestraintoffthefrontpassengerseatandinstallitproperlyatoneoftherearseatpositions.HavetheairbagsysteminspectedimmediatelybyyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
ThePASSENGERAIRBAG lightshouldNOTcomeon…
ThePASSENGERAIRBAG lightshouldNOTcomeonwhentheignitionisonandanadultissittinginaproperseatingpositiononthefrontpassengerseat.IfthePASSENGERAIRBAG lightcomesonandstaysonunderthesecircumstances,makesurethat:
theadultonthefrontpassengerseatisproperlyseatedonthecenteroftheseatcushionwithhisorherbackupagainstthebackrestandthebackrestisnotreclined;
thesafetybeltisbeingproperlywornandthatthereisnotalotof
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slackinthesafetybeltwebbing;
therearenoaftermarketseatcoversorcushionsorotherthings(suchasblankets)onthefrontpassengerseatthatmightcausethecapacitivepassengerdetectionsystemtomiscalculateelectricalcapacitance.
theoptionalsafetybeltextenderhasnotbeenleftinthesafetybeltlatchforthefrontpassengerseat.
IfthestatusoftheAdvancedAirbagSystemhaschangedwhilethevehicleismoving,thePASSENGERAIRBAG lightblinksforabout5secondstocatchthedriver'sattention.Ifthishappens,alwaysstopassoonasitissafetodosoandcheckthestepsdescribedabove.
WARNING
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Ifthecapacitivepassengerdetectionsystemdeterminesthatthefrontpassengerseatisempty,thefrontairbagonthepassengersidewillbeturnedoff,andthe
PASSENGERAIRBAG lightwillstayon.
Iftheoptionalsafetybeltextenderisleftinthebuckleforthefrontsafetybelt,orthefrontpassengersafetybeltitselfisbuckledandthefrontpassengerseatisnotoccupied,
thePASSENGERAIRBAG lightwillcomeon.
Airbagsandhowtheywork
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
IfthePASSENGERAIRBAG lightdoesnotgooffwhenanadultwhoisnotverysmallissittingonthefrontpassengerseataftertakingthestepsdescribedabove,makesuretheadultisproperlyseatedandrestrainedatoneoftherearseatingpositions.
HavetheairbagsysteminspectedbyyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilitybeforetransportinganyoneonthefrontpassengerseat.
WARNING
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Frontairbagsandhowtheywork
Airbagsareonlysupplementalrestraints.Theyarenotasubstituteforsafetybeltsthatmustbeworneventhoughthefrontseatingpositionsareequippedwithfrontairbags.Thefrontairbagscanprovideadditionalprotectionforthechestandheadofthedriverandthefrontseatpassengerwhenseats,safetybelts,headrestraintsand,forthedriver,thesteeringwheel,areproperlyusedandhavebeenproperlyadjusted.
Whentheairbagsystemdeploysinacollision,agasgeneratorfillstheairbagsthatbreakopenthepaddedcoversonthesteeringwheelandtheinstrumentpanel.Thefrontairbagsinflatebetweenthesteeringwheelandthedriverandbetweentheinstrumentpanelandthefrontpassenger.
Frontairbagsincombinationwithproperlywornsafetybeltsslowdownandlimittheoccupant'sforwardmovement.Togethertheyhelptopreventthedriverandfrontseatpassengerfromhittingpartsofthevehicleinterior,therebyreducingtheforcesactingontheoccupantsduringacrash.Inthisway,theyhelptoreducetheriskofinjurytotheheadandupperbodyduringacrash.Airbagsdonotprovideprotectionforthearmsandlowerbodyparts.Itisimportanttorememberthatthesupplementalairbagsystemisdesignedtoreducethelikelihoodofseriousinjuries.However,itispossiblethat
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adeployedairbagmaycauseotherinjuriessuchasswelling,bruising,frictionburns,andabrasions.
Airbagsinflateintheblinkofaneye,sofastthatmanypeopledon'tevenrealizethattheairbagshavedeployed.Theairbagswilldeflateimmediatelyafterdeploymentsothatthefrontoccupantscanseethroughthewindshieldagainwithoutinterruption.
Airbagsinflatewithagreatdealofforce.Airbagscancauseseriousinjurieswhentheyinflateandhitthosewhoaresittingtooclose,areoutofposition,orarenotproperlyrestrained.Bykeepingroombetweenyourbodyandthesteeringwheelandthefrontofthepassengercompartment,theairbagcaninflatefullyandcompletelyandprovidesupplementalprotectionduringcertainfrontalcollisions→Safetybelts .
Makesurethatnothingisinthewayoftheairbagswhentheydeploy.Forexample,thingsonyourlaporontheseatcouldbepushedintoyourbodyorflydangerouslythroughthepassengercompartmentwhentheairbaginflatesandcauseseriouspersonalinjury.
Theareasoutlinedinred(dottedlines)→Fig.68 and→Fig.69 indicatetheairbagdeploymentzone.Neverplaceorattachaccessoriesorotherobjects(suchascupholders,telephone
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brackets,notepads,large,heavyorbulkyobjects)onthedoors,onthewindshield,overorneartheareamarkedinred(dottedlines).
Physicalimpairmentsandairbags
Ifyouhaveaphysicalimpairmentorconditionthatpreventsyoufromsittingproperlyonthedriverseatwiththesafetybeltproperlyfastenedandreachingthepedals,specialmodificationstoyourvehiclemaybenecessary.Thesafetybeltandairbagcanonlyprovideoptimumprotectionifyouareseatedcorrectlyandcanreachthepedals.
ContactyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityorcalltheVolkswagenCustomerCARECenterat1-800-822-8987forinformationaboutpossiblemodificationstoyourvehicle.
Whenairbagsdeploy
Deploymentofthefrontairbagsandtheactivationofthesafetybeltpretensionersdependonthedecelerationmeasuredbythecrashsensorsandregisteredbytheelectroniccontrolunit.Crashseveritydependsonspeedanddecelerationaswellasthemassandstiffnessofthevehicleorobjectinvolvedinthecrash.
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Thefrontairbagswillnotinflateinsideorrearcollisions,inrolloversoriftheignitionisswitchedoff.Thefrontairbagswillnotinflateinallfrontalcollisions.Thetriggeringoftheairbagsystemdependsonthevehicledecelerationratecausedbythecollisionandregisteredbytheelectroniccontrolunit.Ifthisrateisbelowthereferencevalueprogrammedintothecontrolunit,theairbagswillnotbetriggered,eventhoughthevehiclemaybebadlydamagedasaresultofthecollision.Vehicledamage,repaircostsoreventhelackofvehicledamageisnotnecessarilyanindicationofwhetheranairbagshouldinflateornot.Itisnotpossibletodefinearangeofvehiclespeedsthatwillcovereverypossiblekindandangleofimpactthatwillalwaystriggertheairbags,sincethecircumstanceswillvaryconsiderablybetweenonecollisionandanother.Importantfactorsinclude,forexample,thenature(hardorsoft)oftheobjectthatthevehiclehits,theangleofimpact,vehiclespeed,etc.
Whenanairbagdeploys,finedustisreleased.Thisisnormalandisnotcausedbyafireinthevehicle.Thisdustismadeupmostlyofapowderusedtolubricatetheairbagsastheydeploy.Thisdustcouldirritateskinandeyesandcausebreathingproblemsforpeoplewithasthmaorotherrespiratoryconditions.
Alwaysremember:Frontairbagsonlysupplementthe3pointsafetybeltsinsomefrontalcollisionsonlywhenthevehicledecelerationishighenoughtodeploytheairbags.Airbagsonlydeployonce,and
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onlyincertainkindsofcollisions.Thesafetybeltsarealwaystheretoofferprotectioninsituationsinwhichairbagsshouldnotdeployorwhentheyhavealreadydeployed,forexample,whenyourvehiclestrikesorisstruckbyanothervehicleafteraninitialcollision.
Thisisjustoneofthereasonswhyanairbagisasupplementaryrestraintandisnotasubstituteforasafetybelt.Theairbagsystemworksmosteffectivelywhenusedwiththesafetybelts.Therefore,alwaysbuckleupproperlyandwearyoursafetybelts.
Theairbagsarepartoftheoverallpassivevehiclesafetysystem.Theairbagsystemworksmostefficientlywhenusedwithproperlywornsafetybeltsandaproperseatingposition→ .
Safetyequipment
Yoursafetyandthesafetyofyourpassengersshouldn'tbelefttochance.Advancesintechnologyhavemadeanumberoffeaturesavailabletohelpreducetheriskofinjuryinacollision.ThefollowingarejustafewofthesafetyfeaturesforyourVolkswagen:
Sophisticatedsafetybeltsforallseatingpositions.
Safetybeltpretensionersforthedriverandfrontpassenger.
Safetybeltloadlimitersforthefrontandrearoutboardseats.
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Safetybeltheightadjustersforthefrontseats.
Safetybeltwarninglight.
Advancedfrontairbagsystemfordriverandfrontpassenger.
Sensorsforthecapacitivefrontseatpassengerdetectionsystem.
Sideairbagsforthedriverandfrontpassenger.
SideCurtainProtection®airbags.
Airbagindicatorlight .
PASSENGERAIRBAG light.
Electroniccontrolunitandassociatedsensors.
Headrestraintswithheightadjustmentoptimizedforrear-endcollisions.
Adjustablesteeringcolumn.
LATCH/UCRAloweruniversalandtoptetheranchoragesforchildsafetyseatsattherearoutboardseatingpositions.
Theseindividualsafetyfeaturescanworktogetherasasystemtohelpprotectyouandyourpassengersinawiderangeofcollisions.Thesefeaturescan'tworkasasystemiftheyarenotalwayscorrectlyadjustedandproperlyused!
HowtheAdvancedAirbagSystemcomponentsworktogether…
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Onthepassengerside,regardlessofsafetybeltuse,thefrontpassengerfrontairbagwillbeturnedoffiftheelectricalcapacitancemeasuredbythecapacitivepassengerdetectionsystemonthefrontpassengerseatislessthantheamountprogrammedintheelectroniccontrolunit.Thefrontairbagonthepassengersidewillalsobeturnedoffifthecapacitancemeasuredbythesystemforthefrontpassengerseatequalsthatofaninfantofabout1yearofageinoneofthechildrestraintsthatwasusedtocertifytheAdvancedAirbagSystemunderFederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard208.ThePASSENGERAIRBAG lightcomesonandstaysontotellyouwhenthefrontAdvancedAirbagSystemonthepassengersidehasbeenturnedoff→PASSENGERAIRBAG light .
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Neverrelyonairbagsaloneforprotection.
Evenwhentheydeploy,airbagsprovideonlysupplementalprotection.
Airbagsworkmosteffectivelywhenusedwithproperlywornsafetybelts→Safetybelts .
Thedrivermustalwaysmakesurethateverypersoninthevehicleisproperlyseatedonaseatofhisorherown,properlyfastensthesafetybeltsbelongingtothatseatbeforethevehiclestartstomove,andkeepsthebeltsproperlyfastenedwhileridinginthevehicle.Thisappliesevenwhenjustdrivingaroundtown.Therefore,alwayswearyoursafetybeltsandmakesurethateverybodyinyourvehicleisproperlyrestrained.
WARNING
Sittingtooclosetothesteeringwheelorinstrumentpanelwilldecreasetheeffectivenessoftheairbagsandwillincreasetheriskofpersonalinjuryinacollision.
Neversitlessthan10inches(25cm)fromthesteeringwheelorinstrumentpanel.
WARNING
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Neversitlessthan10inches(25cm)fromthesteeringwheelorinstrumentpanel.
Ifyoucannotsituprightmorethan10inches(25cm)fromthesteeringwheel,investigatewhetheradaptiveequipmentmaybeavailabletohelpyoureachthepedalsandincreaseyourseatingdistancefromthesteeringwheel.
Ifyouareunrestrained,leaningforward,sittingsideways,oroutofpositioninanyway,yourriskofinjuryismuchhigher.
Youcanalsobeseriouslyinjuredandevenbekilledifyouaresittingtooclosetotheairbagwhenitinflates.
Toreducetheriskofinjurywhenanairbaginflates,alwayswearsafetybeltsproperly.
Aninfantinarearward-facingchildrestraintinstalledonthefrontpassengerseatwillbeseriouslyinjuredandcanbekilledifthefrontairbaginflates–evenwithanAdvancedAirbagSystem.
Alwaysmakecertainthatchildrenage12oryoungeralwaysrideintherearseat.Ifchildrenarenotproperlyrestrained,theymaybeseverelyinjuredorkilledwhentheairbaginflates.
Neverletchildrenrideunrestrainedorimproperlyrestrainedinthevehicle.
Adjustthefrontseatsproperly.
Neverridewiththebackrestreclined.
Alwayssitasfaraspossiblefromthesteeringwheelorthe
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Alwayssitasfaraspossiblefromthesteeringwheelortheinstrumentpanel.
Alwayssituprightwithyourbackagainstthebackrestofyourseat.
Neverputyourfeetontheinstrumentpanelorontheseat.
Alwayskeepbothfeetonthefloorinfrontoftheseattohelppreventseriousinjuriestothehead,legsandhipsiftheairbaginflates.
Objectsbetweenyouandtheairbagwillincreasetheriskofinjuryinacrashbyinterferingwiththewaytheairbagunfoldsand/orbybeingpushedintoyouastheairbaginflates.
Neverholdthingsinyourhandsoronyourlapwhenthevehicleisinuse.
Neverplaceaccessoriesorotherobjects(suchacupholders,telephonebrackets,orthingsthatarelarge,heavy,orbulky)onthedoorsorattachthemtothedoors;neverplacethemoverorneartheareamarkedAIRBAGonthesteeringwheel,instrumentpanel,orseatbackrestsorbetweenthoseareasandsomeoneinthevehicle.Theseobjectscouldcauseinjuryinacrash,especiallyifanairbaginflates.
WARNING
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Neverreclinethefrontpassengerseattotransportobjects.Itemscanalsomoveintothedeploymentareaofthesideairbagsorthefrontairbagduringbrakingorinasuddenmaneuver.Objectsneartheairbagscanflydangerouslythroughthepassengercompartmentandcauseinjury,particularlywhentheseatisreclinedandtheairbagsinflate.
Neverplaceortransportobjectsonthefrontpassengerseat.Alwaysmakesurethatthereisnothingonthefrontpassengerseatthatwillcausethecapacitivesensorintheseattosignaltotheairbagsystemthattheseatisoccupiedbyapersonwhenitinfactisnot,orthatthepersonontheseatisheavierthanheorsheactuallyis.Thechangeinelectriccapacitancebecauseofsuchobjectscancausethepassengerfrontairbagtobeturnedonwhenitshouldbeoff,orcancausetheairbagtoworkinawaythatisdifferentfromthewayitwouldhaveworkedwithoutobjectsontheseat.
AlwaysmakesurethatthestatussignaledbythePASSENGERAIRBAG lightiscorrectforthewaythatthefrontpassengerseatisbeingused.
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Thefinedustcreatedwhenairbagsdeploycancausebreathingproblemsforpeoplewithasthmaorotherbreathingconditions.
Toreducetheriskofbreathingproblems,thosewithasthmaorotherrespiratoryconditionsshouldgetfreshairrightawaybygettingoutofthevehicleoropeningwindowsordoors.
Ifyouareinacollisioninwhichairbagsdeploy,washyourhandsandfacewithmildsoapandwaterbeforeeating.
Becarefulnottogetthedustintoyoureyes,orintoanycuts,scratches,oropenwounds.
Iftheresidueshouldgetintoyoureyes,flushthemwithwater.
WARNING
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Toreducetheriskofseriousinjury,makesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG lightisonandstaysonwheneverachildrestraintisinstalledonthefrontpassengerseatandtheignitionisswitchedon.
IfthePASSENGERAIRBAG lightdoesnotstayon,takethechildrestraintoffthefrontpassengerseatandinstallitproperlyatoneoftherearseatingpositions.
Alwaysmakesurethatthechildrestraintiscorrectlyregisteredbythecapacitivepassengerdetectionsystem.
HavetheairbagsysteminspectedimmediatelybyyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityifthePASSENGERAIRBAG lightdoesnotcomeonandstayonwheneverachildrestraintisinstalledonthefrontpassengerseatandtheignitionisswitchedon.
WARNING
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Thedangersofusingchildrestraintsonthefrontseat
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Theairbagonthefrontpassengersidemakesthefrontseatapotentiallydangerousplaceforachildtoride,evenifthevehicleisequippedwithanAdvancedAirbagSystem.Thefrontseatisaverydangerousplaceforaninfantorsmallchildinarearwardfacingchildrestraint.Thefrontseatisalsonotthesafestplaceforachildinaforward-facingchildrestraint.Allchildren,especially12yearsandyounger,mustalwaysrideonthebackseatandbeproperly
Airbagsthathavedeployedinacrashmustbereplaced.
UseonlyoriginalequipmentairbagsapprovedbyVolkswagenandinstalledbyatrainedtechnicianwhohasthenecessarytoolsanddiagnosticequipmenttoproperlyreplaceanyairbagonyourvehicleandassuresystemeffectivenessinacrash.
Neverpermitsalvagedorrecycledairbagstobeinstalledinyourvehicle.
WARNING
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restrainedfortheirageandsize.
Duringafrontalcollision,achildrestraintorinfantcarrieronthefrontseatcouldbehitandknockedoutofpositionbytheinflatingfrontpassengerairbag.Theairbagcouldsignificantlyreducetheeffectivenessofthechildrestraintandevenseriouslyinjureachildwhiledeploying.
Becauseofthisdanger,andbecausechildrenaregenerallybetterprotectedontherearseatwhenproperlyrestrainedfortheirageandsize,westronglyurgeyoutoalwaysmakesurethatchildrenrideontherearseat→Childsafetyandchildrestraints ,and→AdvancedAirbagSystem,infants,childrestraintsandchildrenonthefrontseat .
Afrontseatpassenger,especiallyaninfantorsmallchild,willbeseriouslyinjuredandcanevenbekillediftooclosetotheairbagwhenitdeploys–evenanAdvancedAirbag.
Allvehicleoccupantsandespeciallychildrenmustberestrainedproperlywheneverridinginavehicle.Anunrestrainedorimproperlyrestrainedchildcouldbeinjuredbystrikingtheinteriororbybeingejectedfromthevehicleduringasuddenmaneuverorimpact.Anunrestrainedorimproperly
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asuddenmaneuverorimpact.Anunrestrainedorimproperlyrestrainedchildisalsoatgreaterriskofinjuryordeaththroughcontactwithaninflatingairbag.
Accidentstatisticsshowthatchildrenaresaferontherearseatthanonthefrontseat.
Asuitablechildrestraintproperlyinstalledandusedatoneoftherearseatingpositionsprovidesthehighestdegreeofprotectionforinfantsandsmallchildreninmostaccidentsituations.
AlthoughtheAdvancedAirbagSystemhasbeendesignedtoswitchoffwhenaninfantorsmallchildisonthefrontpassengerseatinachildrestraintthatwasusedduringthecertificationprocessfortheAdvancedAirbagSystem,noonecanguaranteewithabsolutecertaintythattheairbagwillneverdeployundertheseparticularconditionsinallconceivablesituationsforthedurationofyourvehicle'suse.
TheAdvancedAirbagSystemcandeployinaccordancewiththelowriskoptionfor3to6year-oldchildrenundertheU.S.FederalStandardifachildwithelectricalcapacitancegreaterthanthecombinedcapacitanceofatypical1year-oldinfantrestrainedinoneoftheforwardfacingorrearward-facingchildrestraintswithwhichyourvehiclewascertifiedisonthefrontpassengerseatandtheotherconditionsforairbagdeploymentaremet.
Fortheirownsafety,allchildren,especially12yearsandyounger,mustalwaysrideonthebackseatproperly
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younger,mustalwaysrideonthebackseatproperlyrestrainedfortheirageandsize.
Wheninstallingachildrestraint,alwayscarefullyfollowthemanufacturer'sinstructions.
Childrenonthefrontseatofanyvehicle,evenonewithAdvancedAirbags,canbeseriouslyinjuredorevenkilledwhenanairbaginflates.
Achildinarearward-facingchildrestraintinstalledonthefrontpassengerseatwillbeseriouslyinjuredandcanbekilledifthefrontairbaginflates.
Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechildrestraintorinfantcarrierwithgreatforceandwillsmashthechildrestraintandthechildagainsttheseatbackrest,centerarmrest,door,orroof.
Alwaysinstallrearward-facingchildrestraintsontherearseat.
AlthoughtheAdvancedAirbagSysteminyourvehicleisdesignedtoturnoffthefrontairbagwhenarearward-facingchildrestrainthasbeeninstalledonthefrontpassengerseat,nobodycanabsolutelyguaranteethatdeploymentisimpossibleinallconceivablesituationsthatmayhappenduringtheusefullifeofyourvehicle.
Ifyouhave,inexceptionalcircumstances,nevertheless
DANGER
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Ifyouhave,inexceptionalcircumstances,neverthelessdecidedtoinstallarearward-facingchildrestraintonthefrontpassengerseatandthePASSENGERAIRBAG lightdoesnotcomeonandstayonwhenevertheignitionison,immediatelyinstalltherearward-facingseatinarearseatingpositionandhavetheairbagsysteminspectedimmediatelybyanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Forward-facingchildrestraintsinstalledonthefrontpassengerseatmayinterferewiththedeploymentoftheairbagandcauseseriouspersonalinjurytothechild.
Ifexceptionalcircumstancesrequiretheuseofaforward-facingchildrestraintonthefrontpassengerseat,thefollowingspecialprecautionsmustbetakenforthesafetyandwell-beingofthechild:
-Alwaysmakesurethattheforward-facingchildrestrainthasbeendesignedandcertifiedforuseonafrontpassengerseatwithafrontairbagandasideairbag.
-Alwayscarefullyfollowthemanufacturer'sinstructionsprovidedforthechildrestraintorinfantcarrier.
-Neverinstallachildsafetyseatwithoutaproperly
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-Neverinstallachildsafetyseatwithoutaproperlyattachedtoptetherstrapifthechildrestraintmanufacturer'sinstructionsrequirethetoptetherstraptobeused.
-Neverputtheforward-facingchildrestraintupagainstorveryneartheinstrumentpanel.
-Alwayssetthesafetybeltupperanchoragetotheadjustmentpositionthatpermitsproperinstallationinaccordancewiththechildrestraintmanufacturer'sinstructions.
-Alwaysmovethefrontpassengerseattothehighestpositionintheupanddownadjustmentrangeandmoveitbacktotherearmostpositionintheseat'sforeandaftadjustmentrange,asfarawayfromtheairbagaspossible,beforeinstallingtheforward-facingchildrestraint.
-Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltupperanchorageisbehindthechildrestraintandnotnexttoorinfrontofthechildrestraintsothatthesafetybeltwillbeproperlypositioned.
-Alwaysmakesurethatnothingisinthewaythatpreventsthefrontpassengerseatfrombeingmovedallthewaybacktotherearmostpositioninitsforeandaftadjustmentrange.
-Alwaysmakesurethatthebackrestisintheupright
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Frontairbags
-Alwaysmakesurethatthebackrestisintheuprightposition.
-Neverplaceadditionalitemsontheseatthatcaninfluencetheelectricalcapacitancemeasuredbythecapacitivepassengerdetectionsystem.
-AlwaysmakesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG lightcomesonandstaysonallthetimewheneverthe
ignitionisswitchedon.
-IfthePASSENGERAIRBAG lightdoesnotcomeonandstayon,immediatelyinstalltheforward-facingchildrestraintinaseatingpositionontherearseatandhavetheairbagsysteminspectedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Alwaysbucklethechildrestraintfirmlyinplaceevenwhennochildissittinginit.Aloosechildrestraintcanflyaroundthevehicleduringasuddenstoporinacollision.
AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwheneverusingachildrestraintinthevehicle:→Safetybelts ,→Airbagsystem ,and→Childsafetyandchildrestraints .
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Fig.68Locationanddeploymentzoneofthedriverfrontairbag.
Fig.69Locationanddeploymentzoneofthefrontpassengerfrontairbag.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
ThevehicleisequippedwithanAdvancedAirbagSystemincompliancewiththeUnitedStatesFederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard(FMVSS)208ortheCanadaMotorVehicleSafety
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Standard(CMVSS)208applicableatthetimeyourvehiclewasmanufactured.Theairbagforthedriverisinthesteeringwheelhub→Fig.68 andtheairbagforthefrontpassengerisintheinstrumentpanel→Fig.69 .ThegenerallocationoftheairbagsismarkedAIRBAG.
Thesafetybeltsforthefrontseatingpositionshavesafetybeltpretensionerswhichhelptakeupslackinthebelts.Theairbagcontrolunitalsoactivatesthebeltpretensioners→Airbagsandhowtheywork .
Thesafetybeltsforthefrontandrearoutboardseatingpositionsalsohavebeltloadlimiterstoreducetheforcesactingonabodyduringanaccident.
Theareasmarkedinred(dottedlines)→Fig.68 and→Fig.69 indicatetheairbagdeploymentzone.Neverplaceorattachaccessoriesorotherobjects(suchascupholders,telephonebrackets,notepads,navigationsystems,large,heavyorbulkyobjects)onthedoors,onthewindshield,overorneartheareamarkedinred(dottedlines).
Frontairbagswillnotdeploy:
iftheignitionisswitchedoffwhenacrashoccurs,
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insidecollisions,
inrear-endcollisions,
inrollovers,
whenthecrashdecelerationmeasuredbytheairbagsystemislessthantheminimumthresholdneededforairbagdeploymentasregisteredbytheelectroniccontrolunit.
Thefrontpassengerfrontairbagwillalsonotdeploy:
whenthefrontpassengerseatisnotoccupied,
whentheelectricalcapacitancemeasuredbythecapacitivepassengerdetectionsystemforthefrontpassengerseatindicatesthatthepassengersidefrontairbagmustbeswitchedoffbytheelectroniccontrolunit(thePASSENGERAIRBAG lightcomesonandstayson→Airbagsandhowtheywork ).
Childrenonthefrontseatofanyvehicle,evenonewithAdvancedAirbags,canbeseriouslyinjuredorevenkilledwhenanairbaginflates.
Achildinarearward-facingchildrestraintinstalledonthefrontpassengerseatwillbeseriouslyinjuredandcanbekilledifthefrontairbaginflates.
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Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechildrestraintorinfantcarrierwithgreatforceandwillsmashthechildrestraintandthechildagainsttheseatbackrest,centerarmrest,door,orroof.
Alwaysinstallrearward-facingchildrestraintsontherearseat.
AlthoughtheAdvancedAirbagSysteminyourvehicleisdesignedtoturnoffthefrontairbagwhenarearward-facingchildrestrainthasbeeninstalledonthefrontpassengerseat,nobodycanabsolutelyguaranteethatdeploymentisimpossibleinallconceivablesituationsthatmayhappenduringtheusefullifeofyourvehicle.
Ifyouhave,inexceptionalcircumstances,neverthelessdecidedtoinstallarearward-facingchildrestraintonthefrontpassengerseatandthePASSENGERAIRBAG lightdoesnotcomeonandstayonwhenevertheignitionison,immediatelyinstalltherearward-facingseatinarearseatingpositionandhavetheairbagsysteminspectedimmediatelybyanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Afrontseatpassenger,especiallyaninfantorsmallchild,willbeseriouslyinjuredandcanevenbekillediftooclosetotheairbagwhenitdeploys–evenanAdvancedAirbag.
DANGER
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whenitdeploys–evenanAdvancedAirbag.
Allvehicleoccupantsandespeciallychildrenmustberestrainedproperlywheneverridinginavehicle.Anunrestrainedorimproperlyrestrainedchildcouldbeinjuredbystrikingtheinteriororbybeingejectedfromthevehicleduringasuddenmaneuverorimpact.Anunrestrainedorimproperlyrestrainedchildisalsoatgreaterriskofinjuryordeaththroughcontactwithaninflatingairbag.
Accidentstatisticsshowthatchildrenaresaferontherearseatthanonthefrontseat.
Asuitablechildrestraintproperlyinstalledandusedatoneoftherearseatingpositionsprovidesthehighestdegreeofprotectionforinfantsandsmallchildreninmostaccidentsituations.
AnAdvancedAirbagSystemcandeploywiththelowriskoptionfor3to6year-oldchildrenwhenachildwhoisheavierthanthecombinedcapacitanceofatypical1year-oldchildpluschildrestraintissecuredonthepassengerseatinaforward-facingorrear-facingchildrestraintthatwasusedtocertifyyourvehicle,andwhentheotherconditionsforairbagdeploymentaremet.
Fortheirownsafety,allchildren,especiallythose12yearsandyounger,mustalwayssitonthebackseat,properlyrestrainedfortheirageandsize.
Wheninstallingachildrestraint,alwayscarefullyfollowthemanufacturer'sinstructions.
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manufacturer'sinstructions.
Iftheairbagindicatorlightgoesonwhiledriving,havethesysteminspectedimmediatelybyyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.Alitindicatorlightmeanstheairbagsmaynotworkproperlyifactivatedinacrash.
AlwaysmakesurethatthestatussignaledbythePASSENGERAIRBAG lightiscorrectforthewaythatthefrontpassengerseatisbeingused.
Objectsbetweenyouandtheairbagwillincreasetheriskofinjuryinacrashbyinterferingwiththewaytheairbagunfoldsand/orbybeingpushedintoyouastheairbaginflates.
Neverholdthingsinyourhandsoronyourlapwhenthevehicleisinuse.
Neverplaceaccessoriesorotherobjects(suchacupholders,telephonebrackets,notepads,navigationsystems,orthingsthatarelarge,heavy,orbulky)onthedoorsorattachthemtothedoors;neverplacethemoverorneartheareamarkedAIRBAGonthesteeringwheel,instrumentpanel,orseatbackrests,orbetweenthoseareasandsomeoneinthevehicle→Fig.68 and→Fig.69 .Suchobjectscouldcauseserious
WARNING
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→Fig.68 and→Fig.69 .Suchobjectscouldcauseseriousinjuryinacollision,especiallyifanairbaginflates.
Neverattachaccessoriestothewindshieldabovethepassengerfrontairbag,suchasGPSnavigationunitsormusicplayers.Suchobjectscouldcauseseriousinjuryinacollision,especiallyifanairbaginflates.
Neverreclinethefrontpassengerseattotransportobjects.Itemscanalsomoveintothedeploymentareaofthesideairbagsorthefrontairbagduringbrakingorinasuddenmaneuver.Objectsneartheairbagscanflydangerouslythroughthepassengercompartmentandcauseinjury,particularlywhentheseatisreclinedandtheairbagsinflate.
AlwaysmakesurethatthereisnothingonthefrontpassengerseatthatwillcausethecapacitivepassengerdetectionsystemintheseattosignaltotheAirbagSystemthattheseatisoccupiedbyapersonwhenitisnot,ortosignalthatitisoccupiedbysomeonewhoisheavierthanthepersonactuallysittingontheseat.Thepresenceofanobjectcouldcausethepassengerfrontairbagtobeturnedonwhenitshouldbeoff,orcouldcausetheairbagtoworkinawaythatisdifferentfromthewayitwouldhaveworkedwithouttheobjectontheseat.
Alwaysmakesurethatnothingisonthefrontpassengerseatwhenthebackrestisfoldedforward.
AlwaysmakesurethatthestatussignaledbythePASSENGERAIRBAG lightiscorrectforthewaythatthefrontpassengerseatisbeingused.
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thefrontpassengerseatisbeingused.
Holdingthesteeringwheelthewrongwaycancauseseriousinjuriestothehands,arms,andheadifthedriver'sairbaginflates.
Alwaysholdthesteeringwheelwithbothhandsontheoutsideofthesteeringwheelrimatthe9o'clockand3o'clockpositionstohelpreducetheriskofpersonalinjuryifthedriver'sairbaginflates.
Neverholdthesteeringwheelatthe12o'clockpositionorwithyourhandsanywhereinsidethesteeringwheeloronthesteeringwheelhub.Holdingthesteeringwheelthewrongwayincreasestheriskofsevereinjurytothearms,hands,andheadifthedriverairbagdeploys.
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Thefinedustcreatedwhenairbagsdeploycancausebreathingproblemsforpeoplewithasthmaorotherbreathingconditions.
Toreducetheriskofbreathingproblems,thosewithasthmaorotherrespiratoryconditionsshouldgetfreshairrightawaybygettingoutofthevehicleoropeningwindowsordoors.
Ifyouareinacollisioninwhichairbagsdeploy,washyourhandsandfacewithmildsoapandwaterbeforeeating.
Becarefulnottogetthedustintoyoureyes,orintoanycuts,scratches,oropenwounds.
Iftheresidueshouldgetintoyoureyes,flushthemwithwater.
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UndeployedairbagmodulesandsafetybeltpretensionersareclassifiedasPerchlorateMaterial.Specialhandlingmayapply–see
http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate.Obeyallapplicablelegal
requirementsregardinghandlinganddisposalofthevehicleorpartsofitsrestraintsystem,
includingairbagmodulesandsafetybeltswithpretensioners.AuthorizedVolkswagen
dealersandauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilitiesarefamiliarwiththerequirements,
andwerecommendthatyouhavethemperformthisserviceforyou.
AdvancedAirbagSystemcomponents
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Airbagsthathavedeployedinacrashmustbereplaced.
UseonlyoriginalequipmentairbagsapprovedbyVolkswagenandinstalledbyatrainedtechnicianwhohasthenecessarytoolsanddiagnosticequipmenttoproperlyreplaceanyairbagonyourvehicleandassuresystemeffectivenessinacrash.
Neverpermitsalvagedorrecycledairbagstobeinstalledinyourvehicle.
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ThefrontpassengerseatinyourvehiclehasalotofveryimportantpartsoftheAdvancedAirbagSysteminit→Airbagsandhowtheywork .Thesepartsincludethecapacitivepassengerdetectionsystem,wiring,brackets,andmore.Thecontrolunitmonitorsthesysteminthefrontpassengerseatwhentheignitionisswitchedonandturnstheairbagindicatorlightonwhenamalfunctionintheoneofthesystemcomponentsisdetected→PASSENGERAIRBAG light .BecausethefrontpassengerseatcontainsimportantpartsoftheAdvancedAirbagSystem,youmusttakecaretopreventitfrombeingdamaged.DamagetotheseatmaypreventtheAdvancedAirbagSystemforthefrontpassengerseatfromdoingitsjobinacrash.
ThefrontAdvancedAirbagSystemalsoincludes:
Crashsensorsinthefrontofthevehiclethatmeasurevehicleacceleration/decelerationtoprovideinformationtotheAdvancedAirbagSystemabouttheseverityofthecrash.
Anelectroniccontrolunit,withintegratedcrashsensorsforfrontandsideimpacts.Thecontrolunitdecideswhethertofirejustthefrontairbagsbasedontheinformationreceivedfromthecrashsensors.Thecontrolunitalsodecideswhetherthesafetybeltpretensionersshouldbeactivated.
AnAdvancedAirbagwithgasgeneratorforthedriverinsidethe
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steeringwheelhub.
AnAdvancedAirbagwithgasgeneratorinsidetheinstrumentpanelforthefrontpassenger.
Acapacitivepassengerdetectionsystemunderneaththefrontpassengerseatcover.Thissystemmeasurestheelectricalcapacitanceofthepersonintheseat.TheinformationregisteredissentcontinuouslytotheelectroniccontrolunittoregulatedeploymentofthefrontAdvancedAirbagonthepassengerside.
Anairbagsystemindicatorlightintheinstrumentcluster→MonitoringtheAdvancedAirbagSystem .
ThePASSENGERAIRBAG lightinthecenteroftheinstrumentpanelthattellsyouwhenthefrontAdvancedAirbagSystemonthepassengersidehasbeenturnedoff→PASSENGERAIRBAG light .
Aswitchinthesafetybeltbuckleforthedriverandforthefrontseatpassengerthatsenseswhetherthatsafetybeltislatchedornotandtransmitsthisinformationtotheelectroniccontrolunit.
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Anairbagsystemandsafetybeltpretensionerthatarenotworkingproperlycannotprovidesupplementalprotectioninafrontalcrash.
Iftheairbagindicatorlightcomeson,itmeansthattheremaybesomethingwrongwiththeairbagsystem.Itispossiblethattheairbagwillinflatewhenitisnotsupposedto,orwillnotinflatewhenitshould.
HavetheairbagsysteminspectedimmediatelybyyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
UseonlyoriginalequipmentairbagsapprovedbyVolkswagen.Havetheminstalledbyatrainedtechnicianwhohasthenecessarytoolsanddiagnosticequipmenttoproperlyreplaceanyairbaginyourvehicleandassuresystemeffectivenessinacrash.
Neverpermitsalvagedorrecycledairbagstobeinstalledinyourvehicle.
WARNING
WARNING
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Damagetothefrontpassengerseatcanpreventthefrontairbagfromworkingproperly.
ImproperrepairordisassemblyofthefrontpassengeranddriverseatcanpreventtheAdvancedAirbagSystemfromworkingproperly.
RepairstothefrontpassengerseatshouldbeperformedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Neverremovethefrontpassengerseatordriverseatfromthevehicle.
Neverremovetheupholsteryfromthefrontpassengerseat.
Neverdisassembleortakepartsofftheseatordisconnectwiresfromit.
Nevercarrysharpobjectsinyourpocketsorputthemontheseat.Ifthecapacitivepassengerdetectionsysteminthefrontpassengerseatispunctureditcannotworkproperly.
Nevercarrythingsonyourlaporcarryobjectsonthefrontpassengerseat.Suchobjectscaninfluencethecapacitanceregisteredbythecapacitivepassengerdetectionsystem,sothatincorrectinformationisprovidedtotheairbagcontrolunit.Thesethingscanalsocauseseriouspersonalinjuryiftheairbaginflates.
Neverstoreitemsunderthefrontseats.PartsoftheAdvancedAirbagSystemunderthefrontseatscouldbedamaged,
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AirbagSystemunderthefrontseatscouldbedamaged,preventingthemandtheairbagsystemfromworkingproperly.
NeverputseatcoversorreplacementupholsteryonthefrontseatsthathavenotbeenapprovedbyVolkswagenforyourspecificvehicle.
SeatcoverscanpreventtheAdvancedAirbagSystemfromrecognizingchildrestraintsoroccupantsonthepassengerseatandpreventthesideairbagintheseatbackrestfromdeployingproperly.
Neverusecushions,pillows,blankets,orsimilaritemsonthefrontpassengerseat.Theadditionallayerspreventthecapacitivepassengerdetectionsystemfromaccuratelymeasuringthecapacitanceofthechildsafetyseatand/orthepersonontheseatandthuskeeptheAdvancedAirbagSystemfromworkingproperly.
Neverplaceoruseanyelectricaldevice(suchasalaptop,CDplayer,orelectronicgamesdevice)onthefrontpassengerseatifthedeviceisconnectedtothe12Voltsocket.Suchdevicescaninfluencethecapacitanceregisteredbythecapacitivepassengerdetectionsystem,sothatincorrectinformationisprovidedtotheairbagcontrolunit.
Ifaseatheaterhasbeenretrofittedorotherwiseaddedtothefrontpassengerseat,neverinstallanychildrestraintsystemonthisseat.
Ifyoumustuseachildrestraintonthefrontpassengerseat
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Ifyoumustuseachildrestraintonthefrontpassengerseatandthechildrestraintmanufacturer'sinstructionsrequiretheuseofatowel,foamcushionorsomethingsimilartoproperlypositionthechildrestraint,makecertainthatthePASSENGERAIRBAG lightcomesonandstaysonwheneverthechildrestraintisinstalledonthefrontpassengerseat.
IfthePASSENGERAIRBAG lightdoesnotcomeonandstayon,immediatelyinstallthechildtherestraintataseatingpositionontherearseatandhavetheairbagsysteminspectedbyyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
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Ifthefrontpassengerseatgetswet,dryitimmediately.
Ifliquidsoaksintothefrontpassengerseat,thiscankeeptheairbagsystemfromworkingproperlyandmay,forinstance,deactivatethepassengerfrontairbag.Ifthishappens,thePASSENGERAIRBAG lightwillcomeonandstayontogetherwiththeairbagindicatorlight intheinstrumentcluster.
Ifliquidispooledontheseat,buthasnotsoakedin,thismayalsokeeptheairbagsystemfromworkingproperlyandcausethefrontpassengerfrontairbagtobeenabled(turnedon),eventhoughthereisaproperlyinstalledchildrestraintsystemontheseat.Wettowelsorotherwetthingsontheseatcushioncanhavethesameeffect.ThePASSENGERAIRBAG lightgoesoutwhenthefrontpassenger'sfrontairbagisactive.
WARNING
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Howtotellifthefrontpassengerfrontairbagisonoroff
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Passengerfrontairbag
Regardlessofsafetybeltuse,theairbaginfrontofthefrontpassengerseatwillbeswitchedoffiftheelectricalcapacitancemeasuredonthisseatislessthanthevalueprogrammedintheelectroniccontrolunit.
Tohelppreventdamagetoelectricalandotherpartsintheseat,donotkneelonthefrontseatsorapplyconcentratedpressuretoasmallareaoftheseatorbackrest.
Neverinstallleatherupholsteryonavehiclethatoriginallyhadclothupholstery.Neverinstallclothupholsteryonavehiclethatoriginallyhadleatherupholstery.ThecapacitivepassengerdetectionsystemfortheAdvancedAirbagsystemwillnotworkproperlyifdifferentupholsteryisinstalledonthepassengerseatthantheupholsteryoriginallyinstalledonthevehiclewhenitwasoriginallymanufactured.
NOTICE
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Thefrontairbagonthepassengersideofthefrontseatwillalsobeturnedoffiftheelectricalcapacitancemeasuredontheseat(bythecapacitivepassengerdetectionsystem)islessthanorequaltothecombinedcapacitanceof:
atypical1year-oldinfantand
anyofthechildrestraintslistedinFederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard208forwhichtheAdvancedAirbagSysteminyourvehicleiscertified.
Foralistingofthechildrestraintsthatwereusedtocertifyyourvehicle'scompliancewithU.S.SafetyStandard208,see→ChildrestraintsandtheAdvancedAirbagSystem .ThePASSENGERAIRBAG lightcomesonandstaysontotellyouwhenthefrontAdvancedAirbagonthepassengersidehasbeenturnedoff.
Passengerfrontairbagactive
Switchontheignition.
Thecapacitivepassengerdetectionsystemmeasurestheelectricalcapacitanceofthefrontpassengerseat.Ifthatcapacitanceisabovethereferencevalue,thepassengerfrontairbagwillbeswitchedonbytheAdvancedAirbagcontrolunit.
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Iftheignitionison,andthePASSENGERAIRBAG lightintheinstrumentpaneldoesnotcomeon,thepassengerfrontairbagisgenerallyactive.Ifthe lighthasburnedout(seebelow),youwillbeunabletotellwhetherthepassengerfrontairbagisactiveornot.
Usingchildrestraintsonthefrontpassengerseat
Theairbagonthefrontpassengersidemakesthefrontseatapotentiallydangerousplaceforachildtoride.Becauseofthisdanger,andbecausechildrenaregenerallybetterprotectedontherearseatwhenproperlyrestrainedfortheirageandsize,westronglyadvisethatyoualwaysplacechildrenontherearseat→Thedangersofusingchildrestraintsonthefrontseat .ForalistofthechildrestraintsusedtocertifycomplianceoftheAdvancedAirbagSysteminyourvehiclewiththesuppressionrequirementsofFMVSS208,see→ChildrestraintsandtheAdvancedAirbagSystem .
Formoreinformation,see→Childsafetyandchildrestraints ;note→ below!
HowdoIknowwhenthepassengerfrontairbaghasbeenturnedoffbythecontrolunit?
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ThePASSENGERAIRBAG lightintheinstrumentpanelwillcomeonandstayontotellyouwhenthefrontAdvancedAirbagonthepassengersidehasbeenturnedoffbytheelectroniccontrolunit.Unlesstheyellow lightcomesonandstayson,thepassengerfrontairbagisstillactive→PASSENGERAIRBAG light .
Forsafetyreasons,youmustneveruseachildrestraintsystemonthefrontpassengerseatunlessthePASSENGERAIRBAG lightcomesonandstayson,perhapsincombinationwiththeindicatorlightintheinstrumentcluster.Ifthepassengerfrontairbagdeployedinanaccident,itwouldseverelyinjureandpossiblykillthechildintherestraintsystem.IfthebulbforthePASSENGERAIRBAG lightburnsout,theairbagindicatorlightwillcomeonandsignalamalfunctionoftheAdvancedAirbagSystem.Althoughtheburned-outbulbwillnotchangethewaythefrontairbagonthepassengersideworks,itwillnolongerbepossibletousethePASSENGERAIRBAG lighttomakesurethattheairbagon/offstatusiscorrectfortheoccupantonthefrontpassengerseat.HavetheairbagsysteminspectedimmediatelybyyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
DANGER
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Afrontseatpassenger,especiallyaninfantorsmallchild,willbeseriouslyinjuredandcanevenbekilledifsittingtooclosetotheairbagwhenitdeploys.
Allvehicleoccupantsandespeciallychildrenmustberestrainedproperlywheneverridinginavehicle.Anunrestrainedorimproperlyrestrainedchildcouldbeinjuredbystrikingtheinteriororbybeingejectedfromthevehicleduringasuddenmaneuverorimpact.Anunrestrainedorimproperlyrestrainedchildisalsoatgreaterriskofinjuryordeaththroughcontactwithaninflatingairbag.
Achildinarearward-facingchildrestraintinstalledonthefrontpassengerseatwillbeseriouslyinjuredandcanbekilledifthefrontairbaginflates.
Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechildrestraintorinfantcarrierwithgreatforceandwillsmashthechildrestraintandthechildagainsttheseatbackrest,centerarmrest,door,orroof.
Accidentstatisticsshowthatchildrenaresaferontherearseatthanonthefrontseat.
Asuitablechildrestraintproperlyinstalledandusedatoneoftherearseatingpositionsprovidesthehighestdegreeofprotectionforinfantsandsmallchildreninmostaccidentsituations.
Fortheirownsafety,allchildren,especially12yearsandyounger,mustalwaysrideonthebackseatproperly
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younger,mustalwaysrideonthebackseatproperlyrestrainedfortheirageandsize.
Wheninstallingachildrestraint,alwayscarefullyfollowthemanufacturer'sinstructions.
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Toreducetheriskofseriousinjury,makesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG lightcomesonandstaysonwheneverachildrestraintisinstalledonthefrontpassengerseatandtheignitionisswitchedon.TakethechildrestraintoffthefrontpassengerseatandinstallitproperlyatoneoftheseatingpositionsontherearseatifthePASSENGERAIRBAG lightdoesnotstayon.HavetheairbagsysteminspectedimmediatelybyanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Ifyoumustuseachildrestraintonthefrontpassengerseatandthechildrestraintmanufacturer'sinstructionsrequiretheuseofatowel,foamcushionorsomethingsimilartoproperlypositionthechildrestraint,makecertainthatthePASSENGERAIRBAG lightcomesonandstaysonwheneverthechildrestraintisinstalledonthefrontpassengerseat.
Otherwise,installthechildrestraintsystemontherearseat!
WARNING
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Sideairbags
Changesintheelectricalcapacitanceofthepassengerseatwhiledrivingcanswitchthepassengerfrontairbagonoroffsothatitdoesnotdeploywhenitshouldordeployswhenitshouldnot,resultinginanincreasedriskofseriouspersonalinjury.
Donotcarryanythingonyourlaportransportthingsonthepassengerseat.Thingsonthepassengerseatcaninfluencethecapacitanceregisteredbythecapacitivepassengerdetectionsystem,sendingthewronginformationtotheairbagcontrolunit.Theseobjectscanalsocauseseriouspersonalinjuryiftheairbaginflates.
Alwaysmakesurethatachildrestrainthasbeencorrectlyregisteredbythecapacitivepassengerdetectionsystem.IfthestatusoftheAdvancedAirbagSystemchangeswhilethevehicleismoving,thePASSENGERAIRBAG lightblinksforabout5secondstocatchthedriver'sattention.Ifthishappens,alwaysstopassoonasitissafetodosoandchecktomakesurethattheairbagon/offstatusiscorrectforthepassengerridingonthefrontpassengerseat.
WARNING
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Fig.70Onthedriverside.:Locationanddeploymentzoneofthesideairbags.:Locationanddeploymentzoneofthesideairbagsinthepaddingontheoutboardsideofthefrontseatbackrests.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Thesideairbagsareinthebackrestpaddingofthedriverandpassengerseats→Fig.70 .ThegenerallocationisshownbythewordAIRBAG.Theareamarkedinred(dottedlines)indicatesthedeploymentzoneofthesideairbags.
Inasidecollision,thesideairbagintheseatbackrestcandeployandhelpreducetheriskofinjurytothedriverorthefrontseatpassenger.
Thesideairbagsinstalledforthefrontseatingpositionshavebeendesignedandcertifiedtohelpreducetheriskofinjurythatcanbe
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causedbyairbagswhentheyinflate,particularlywhentheoccupantsittingnexttoitisnotseatedproperly.
Thesideairbagforthefrontpassengerseatcanbeusedwithproperlyinstalledchildrestraints.AlwaysreadandheedallimportantinformationandWARNINGSwheneverusingachildrestraintinthevehicle:→Safetybelts ,→Airbagsystem ,→Childsafetyandchildrestraints ,and→ .
Thesideairbagsystemincludes:
Anelectroniccontrolmoduleandsideimpactsensors.
Sideairbagsinthefrontseatbackrests.
Anairbagsystemindicatorlightintheinstrumentcluster→MonitoringtheAdvancedAirbagSystem .
Whenasideairbagdeploysinacollision,agasgeneratorfillsthesideairbagbetweenthevehicleoccupantandthedoor.Thesideairbagsystemsupplementsthesafetybeltsandcanhelptoreducetheriskofinjurytotheoccupant'suppertorso.
Inordertohelpprovidethisadditionalprotection,thesideairbagmustinflatewithintheblinkofaneyeatveryhighspeedandwithgreatforce.Thesupplementalsideairbagcouldinjureyouifyourseatingpositionisnotproperoruprightorifitemsareinthearea
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wherethesupplementalsideairbaginflates.Thisappliesespeciallytochildren→Childsafetyandchildrestraints .
Theairbagsystemismonitoredelectronicallytomakesureitisworkingproperlyatalltimes.Everytimeyouturnontheignition,theairbagsystemindicatorlight willcomeonforafewseconds(functioncheck).
Theairbagsystemisnotasubstituteforyoursafetybelt.Rather,itispartoftheoveralloccupantrestraintsysteminyourvehicle→Adjustingtheseatingposition ,→Safetybelts .
Itisimportanttorememberthatthesideairbagsystemisdesignedtohelpreducethelikelihoodofseriousinjury.However,itisimportanttorememberthatadeployingairbagmayalsocauseotherinjuries,suchasswelling,bruising,frictionburns,andabrasions.Alsorememberthatsideairbagswilldeployonlyonceandonlyincertainkindsofaccidents.Afterthesideairbaginflates,thesystemmustbereplaced.Yoursafetybeltsarealwaystheretoofferprotectioninthoseaccidentsinwhichsideairbagsarenotsupposedtodeployorwhentheyhavealreadydeployed.
Thesideairbagsystemwillnotinflate:
iftheignitionisswitchedoffwhenacrashoccurs,
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insidecollisionswhentheaccelerationmeasuredbythesensoristoolow,
infront-endcollisions,
inrear-endcollisions,
inrollovers,unlessthedeploymentthresholdfordeploymentstoredinthecontrolunitismet.
Insometypesofaccidentsthefrontairbags,SideCurtainProtection®airbagsandsideairbagsmaybetriggeredtogether.
Aninflatingsideairbagcancauseseriousorevenfatalinjury.Improperlywearingsafetybeltsandimproperseatingpositionsincreasetheriskofseriouspersonalinjuryanddeathwheneveravehicleisbeingused.
Tohelpreducetheriskofinjurywhenthesupplementalsideairbaginflates,
-Alwayssitinanuprightpositionanddonotleanagainsttheareawherethesideairbagislocated.
-Neverletachildoranyoneelseresttheirheadagainstthesidetrimpanelintheareawherethesideairbaginflates.
WARNING
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inflates.
-Alwaysmakesurethatsafetybeltsareworncorrectly.
-Neverletanyonesittinginthefrontseatputtheirhandoutofthewindow.
Objectsbetweenyouandtheairbagcanincreasetheriskofinjuryinacollisionbyinterferingwiththewaytheairbagunfoldsorbybeingpushedintoyouastheairbaginflates.
Neverplaceorattachaccessoriesorotherobjects(suchascupholders,telephonebrackets,orevenlarge,bulkyobjects)onthedoorsoroverorneartheareamarkedAIRBAGontheseatbackrests→Fig.70 .
Accessoriesorotherobjectscanflydangerouslythroughthepassengercompartmentandcauseseriousinjuryifthesupplementalsideairbaginflates.
Neverpositionorholdanyobjectsorpetsintheareawhereanairbaginflatesorallowanychildrenorotherpassengerstorideinthatspace.
Neverusethebuilt-incoathooksforanythingbutlightweightclothing.Neverleaveanyheavyorsharp-edgedobjectsinthepockets.Suchobjectsmayinterferewithsideairbagdeploymentandcauseseriouspersonalinjuryinacollision.
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Improperuse,repair,ordisassemblyofthedriverandfrontpassengerseatscanpreventsideairbagsfromworkingproperlyandresultinsevereinjuries.
Alwaysmakesurethatthesideairbagcaninflatewithoutinterference:
-NeverinstallseatcoversorreplacementupholsteryoverthefrontseatbackreststhathavenotbeenspecificallyapprovedbyVolkswagen.Otherwise,thesideairbagmaynotbeabletodeployproperly.
-Neverputseatcushions,blankets,orothercoveringsovertheareaswherethesideairbagsinflate.
-DamagetotheoriginalseatcoversortotheseamintheareaofthesideairbagmodulemustalwaysberepairedimmediatelybyanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Alwayspreventthesideairbagsfrombeingdamagedbyheavyobjectshittingthesidesoftheseatbackrestsorforcebeingputontheseatbacks,especiallyintheareawherethesideairbagmoduleislocated.
Theairbagsystemcanonlybetriggeredonce.Iftheairbaghasbeentriggered,thesystemmustbereplaced.
Alwayshaveworkinvolvingthesideairbagsystem,including
WARNING
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SideCurtainProtection®airbagsfor2-doorvehicles
Fig.71Ontheleftvehicleside(2-doorvehiclesonly):InstallationlocationanddeploymentzoneoftheSideCurtainProtectionairbag.
Alwayshaveworkinvolvingthesideairbagsystem,includingremoval,replacement,andinstallationofairbagcomponents,orotherrepairsperformedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.Otherwise,theairbagsystemmaynotworkcorrectly.
Neverremovethefrontseatsfromthevehicleormodifypartsofthefrontseats.
Neverattempttomodifyanycomponentsoftheairbagsysteminanyway.
Iftoomuchforceisexertedontheseatbackrestbolsters,thesideairbagsmaydeployimproperly,notatall,orwhentheyshouldnot.
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PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
TheSideCurtainProtection®airbagsareintheheaderareaonbothsidesofthevehicle→Fig.71 .ThegenerallocationisidentifiedbythewordAIRBAG.TheredlinesshowthedeploymentzoneoftheSideCurtainProtection®airbags.
TheSideCurtainProtection®airbagsystemincludes:
Anelectroniccontrolmoduleandsideimpactsensors.
TheSideCurtainProtection®airbagsabovethefrontandrearsidewindows.
Anairbagsystemindicatorlightintheinstrumentcluster→MonitoringtheAdvancedAirbagSystem .
TheSideCurtainProtection®airbagsinflatedownwardsbetweentheoccupantandthesidewindowonthatsideofthevehiclethatisstruckincertainsidecollisions→Fig.71 .TheSideCurtainProtection®airbagsystemsupplementsthesafetybeltsandcanhelptoreducetheriskofinjuryforoccupants'headsanduppertorsosonthesideofthevehiclethatisstruckinasidecollision.
Inordertohelpprovidethisadditionalprotection,theSideCurtain
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Protection®airbagmustinflatewithintheblinkofaneyeatveryhighspeedandwithgreatforce.TheSideCurtainProtection®
airbagcouldinjureyouifyourseatingpositionisnotproperoruprightorifitemsarelocatedintheareawherethesupplementalSideCurtainProtection®airbaginflates.Thisappliesespeciallytochildren→Childsafetyandchildrestraints .
Theairbagsystemismonitoredelectronicallytomakesureitisworkingproperlyatalltimes.Everytimeyouturnontheignition,theairbagsystemindicatorlight willcomeonforafewseconds(functioncheck).
Theairbagsystemisnotasubstituteforyoursafetybelt.Rather,itispartoftheoveralloccupantrestraintsysteminyourvehicle→Adjustingtheseatingposition ,→Safetybelts .
ItisimportanttorememberthattheSideCurtainProtection®airbagsystemisdesignedtohelpreducethelikelihoodofseriousinjury.However,itispossiblethatadeployedSideCurtainProtection®
airbagmaycauseotherinjuriessuchasswelling,bruising,frictionburns,andabrasions.Remembertoo,SideCurtainProtection®
airbagswilldeployonlyonceandonlyincertainkindsofaccidents.SideCurtainProtection®airbagsthathavedeployedinacrashmustbereplaced.YoursafetybeltsarealwaystheretoofferprotectioninthoseaccidentsinwhichSideCurtainProtection®
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airbagsarenotsupposedtodeployorwhentheyhavealreadydeployed.
TheSideCurtainProtection®airbagwillnotinflate:
iftheignitionisswitchedoffwhenacrashoccurs,
insidecollisionswhentheaccelerationmeasuredbythesensoristoolow,
infront-endcollisions,
inrear-endcollisions,
inrollovers,unlessthedeploymentthresholdfordeploymentstoredinthecontrolunitismet.
Insometypesofaccidentsthefront,SideCurtainProtection®andsideairbagsmaybetriggeredtogether.
AninflatingSideCurtainProtection®airbagcancauseseriousorevenfatalinjury.Improperlywearingsafetybeltsandimproperseatingpositionsincreasetheriskofseriouspersonalinjuryanddeathwheneveravehicleisbeingused.
Adeployingairbaginflateswithinafractionofasecondwithalotofforceandatveryhighspeed.
WARNING
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Adeployingairbaginflateswithinafractionofasecondwithalotofforceandatveryhighspeed.
AlwaysmakesurethattheSideCurtainProtection®airbagcaninflatewithoutinterference.
AlwayssitinproperseatingpositionandwearsafetybeltswhiletravelingsothattheSideCurtainProtection®airbagscanhelpprovideprotection.
NeverletoccupantsplaceanypartsoftheirbodiesintheareawheretheSideCurtainProtection®airbaginflates.
AlwayskeeptheareawheretheSideCurtainProtection®airbaginflatesclear.Nevercarryanyobjectsorpetsintheareabetweenthemandwheretheairbagsinflateandneverletchildrenorotherpassengersrideinthisarea.
Neverusehangerstohangclothesonthehooks.
Neverusethebuilt-incoathooksforanythingbutlightweightclothing.Neverleaveanyheavyorsharp-edgedobjectsinthepocketsthatmayinterferewithairbagdeploymentandcancausepersonalinjuryinacollision.
Onlyusefactory-installedsunshadesor,ifshadesinstalledafterthevehicleleavesthefactory,useonlygenuineVolkswagensunshades.
Neverswingthesunvisorsovertothesidewindowsifthingssuchaspens,garagedooropeners,hands-freespeakers,etc.areattachedtothesunvisors.TheycouldcomelooseandcauseseriousinjuryiftheSideCurtainProtection®airbag
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causeseriousinjuryiftheSideCurtainProtection®airbaginflates.
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Theairbagsystemcanonlybetriggeredonce.
Iftheairbaghasbeentriggered,thesystemmustbereplacedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Alwayshaveworkinvolvingthecurtainairbagsystem,removalandinstallationoftheairbagcomponents,orotherrepairsperformedbyyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.Otherwisetheairbagsystemmaynotworkcorrectly.
Neverattempttomodifyanycomponentsoftheairbagsysteminanyway.
NeverattachobjectstothecoverorinthedeploymentzoneofaSideCurtainProtection®airbag.
Alwaysmakesurethattheairbagdeploymentzonesareclearatalltimes.Neverletanythingorobject,apet,oraperson,includinganinfantorsmallchild,beinthespacebetweenanyvehicleoccupantandanyairbag.
Donotattachanyaccessoriestothedoors.
WARNING
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SideCurtainProtection®airbagsfor4-doorvehicles
Fig.72Ontheleftvehicleside(4-doorvehiclesonly):InstallationlocationanddeploymentzoneoftheSideCurtainProtectionairbag.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
TheSideCurtainProtection®airbagsareintheheaderareaonbothsidesofthevehicle→Fig.72 .ThegenerallocationisidentifiedbythewordAIRBAG.TheredlinesshowthedeploymentzoneoftheSideCurtainProtection®airbags.TheSideCurtainProtectionairbagscontainfeaturesthatprovideejectionmitigationtohelppreventvehicleoccupantsorpartsoftheirbodiesfrombeingcompletelyorpartiallyejectedfromthevehicleinteriorincertainsideimpactsandvehiclerollovers.
TheSideCurtainProtection®airbagsystemincludes:
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Anelectroniccontrolmoduleandsideimpactsensors.
TheSideCurtainProtection®airbagsabovethefrontandrearsidewindows.
Anairbagsystemindicatorlightintheinstrumentcluster→MonitoringtheAdvancedAirbagSystem .
TheSideCurtainProtection®airbagsinflatedownwardsbetweentheoccupantandthesidewindowonthatsideofthevehiclethatisstruckincertainsidecollisions→Fig.72 .TheSideCurtainProtection®airbagsystemsupplementsthesafetybeltsandcanhelptoreducetheriskofinjuryforoccupants'headsanduppertorsosonthesideofthevehiclethatisstruckinasidecollision.TheSideCurtainProtectionairbagsalsocontainfeaturestohelppreventvehicleoccupantsorpartsoftheirbodiesfrombeingcompletelyorpartiallyejectedfromthevehicleinteriorincertainvehiclerollovers.
Inordertohelpprovidethisadditionalprotection,theSideCurtainProtection®airbagmustinflatewithintheblinkofaneyeatveryhighspeedandwithgreatforce.TheSideCurtainProtection®
airbagcouldinjureyouifyourseatingpositionisnotproperoruprightorifitemsarelocatedintheareawherethesupplementalSideCurtainProtection®airbaginflates.Thisappliesespeciallytochildren→Childsafetyandchildrestraints .
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Theairbagsystemismonitoredelectronicallytomakesureitisworkingproperlyatalltimes.Everytimeyouturnontheignition,theairbagsystemindicatorlight willcomeonforafewseconds(functioncheck).
Theairbagsystemisnotasubstituteforyoursafetybelt.Rather,itispartoftheoveralloccupantrestraintsysteminyourvehicle→Adjustingtheseatingposition ,→Safetybelts .
ItisimportanttorememberthattheSideCurtainProtection®airbagsystemisdesignedtohelpreducethelikelihoodofseriousinjury.However,itispossiblethatadeployedSideCurtainProtection®
airbagmaycauseotherinjuriessuchasswelling,bruising,frictionburns,andabrasions.Remembertoo,SideCurtainProtection®
airbagswilldeployonlyonceandonlyincertainkindsofaccidents.SideCurtainProtection®airbagsthathavedeployedinacrashmustbereplaced.YoursafetybeltsarealwaystheretoofferprotectioninthoseaccidentsinwhichSideCurtainProtection®
airbagsarenotsupposedtodeployorwhentheyhavealreadydeployed.
TheSideCurtainProtection®airbagwillnotinflate:
iftheignitionisswitchedoffwhenacrashoccurs,
insidecollisionswhentheaccelerationmeasuredbythesensoris
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toolow,
infront-endcollisions,
inrear-endcollisions,
inrollovers,unlessthedeploymentthresholdfordeploymentstoredinthecontrolunitismet.
Insometypesofaccidentsthefront,SideCurtainProtection®andsideairbagsmaybetriggeredtogether.
AninflatingSideCurtainProtection®airbagcancauseseriousorevenfatalinjury.Improperlywearingsafetybeltsandimproperseatingpositionsincreasetheriskofseriouspersonalinjuryanddeathwheneveravehicleisbeingused.
Adeployingairbaginflateswithinafractionofasecondwithalotofforceandatveryhighspeed.
AlwaysmakesurethattheSideCurtainProtection®airbagcaninflatewithoutinterference.
AlwayssitinproperseatingpositionandwearsafetybeltswhiletravelingsothattheSideCurtainProtection®airbagscanhelpprovideprotection.
Neverletoccupantsplaceanypartsoftheirbodiesinthearea
WARNING
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NeverletoccupantsplaceanypartsoftheirbodiesintheareawheretheSideCurtainProtection®airbaginflates.
AlwayskeeptheareawheretheSideCurtainProtection®airbaginflatesclear.Nevercarryanyobjectsorpetsintheareabetweenthemandwheretheairbagsinflateandneverletchildrenorotherpassengersrideinthisarea.
Neverusehangerstohangclothesonthehooks.
Neverusethebuilt-incoathooksforanythingbutlightweightclothing.Neverleaveanyheavyorsharp-edgedobjectsinthepocketsthatmayinterferewithairbagdeploymentandcancausepersonalinjuryinacollision.
Onlyusefactory-installedsunshadesor,ifshadesinstalledafterthevehicleleavesthefactory,useonlygenuineVolkswagensunshades.
Neverswingthesunvisorsovertothesidewindowsifthingssuchaspens,garagedooropeners,hands-freespeakers,etc.areattachedtothesunvisors.TheycouldcomelooseandcauseseriousinjuryiftheSideCurtainProtection®airbaginflates.
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Theairbagsystemcanonlybetriggeredonce.
Iftheairbaghasbeentriggered,thesystemmustbereplacedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Alwayshaveworkinvolvingthecurtainairbagsystem,removalandinstallationoftheairbagcomponents,orotherrepairsperformedbyyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.Otherwisetheairbagsystemmaynotworkcorrectly.
Neverattempttomodifyanycomponentsoftheairbagsysteminanyway.
NeverattachobjectstothecoverorinthedeploymentzoneofaSideCurtainProtection®airbag.
Alwaysmakesurethattheairbagdeploymentzonesareclearatalltimes.Neverletanythingorobject,apet,oraperson,includinganinfantorsmallchild,beinthespacebetweenanyvehicleoccupantandanyairbag.
Donotattachanyaccessoriestothedoors.
WARNING
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Childsafetyandchildrestraints
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Childrestraints–Overview →ChildrestraintsandtheAdvancedAirbagSystem →Importantsafetyinstructionsforusingchildrestraints →Usingachildrestraintontherearseat →Infantseats →Convertiblechildrestraints →Boosterseatsandsafetybelts →Installingchildrestraintswithasafetybelt →SecuringthechildrestraintwithLATCH/UCRAloweruniversalanchorages →SecuringachildrestraintwiththeTopTetherstrap →Sourcesofinformationaboutchildrestraintsandtheiruse
Thephysicalprinciplesofwhathappenswhenyourvehicleisinacollisionorotheraccidentalsoapplytochildren→Safetybelts .Butunlikeadultsandteenagers,theirmusclesandbonesarenotfullydeveloped.Inmanyrespectschildrenareatgreaterriskofseriousinjuryinaccidentsthanareadults.
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Becausechildren'sbodiesarenotfullydeveloped,theymustuserestraintsystemsespeciallydesignedfortheirsize,weight,andbodystructure.ManycountriesandallstatesoftheUnitedStatesandprovincesofCanadahavelawsrequiringtheuseofapprovedchildrestraintsystemsforinfantsandsmallchildren.
Inafrontalcrashataspeedof20–35mph(30–56km/h),theforcesactingona13pound(6kg)infantwillbemorethan20timestheweightofthechild.Thismeanstheeffectiveweightofthechildwouldsuddenlyincreasetomorethan260pounds(120kg).Undertheseconditions,onlyanappropriatechildrestraintproperlyusedcanreducetheriskofseriousinjury.Childrestraints,likeadultsafetybelts,mustbeusedproperlytobeeffective.Usedimproperly,theycanincreasetheriskofseriousinjuryinanaccident.
Allchildren,especiallythose12yearsandyounger,mustalwaysrideinthebackseatproperlyrestrainedfortheirageandsize.Ifyoumustinstallachildrestraintonthefrontpassengerseatinexceptionalcircumstances,besuretoreadandheedtheimportantinformationandwarningsinthesectionofthisManualthatbeginson→ChildrestraintsandtheAdvancedAirbagSystem .Infantsandotherchildrenwhoareproperlyrestrainedinanappropriatechildrestraintthatisfortheirsizeandagecanbenefitfromtheprotectionthatsupplementalsideairbagsprovideinsomekindsofcrashes.
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Formoreinformation,pleaseseeinformationprovidedbythe:
NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA),currentlyat:http://www.safercar.gov(fortheUSA)
TransportCanadaInformationCentre,currentlyat:http://www.tc.gc.ca(forCanada)
Consultthechildrestraintmanufacturer'sinstructionstobesuretheseatisrightforyourchild'ssize→Sourcesofinformationaboutchildrestraintsandtheiruse .PleasebesuretoreadandheedalloftheimportantinformationandWARNINGSaboutchildsafety,AdvancedAirbags,andtheinstallationofchildrestraintsinthisManual.
ThereisalotyouneedtoknowabouttheAdvancedAirbagsinyourvehicleandhowtheyworkwheninfantsandchildreninchildrestraintsareonthefrontpassengerseat.Becauseofthelargeamountofimportantinformation,wecannotrepeatitallhere.WeurgeyoutoreadthedetailedinformationinthisManualaboutairbagsandtheAdvancedAirbagSysteminyourvehicleandtheveryimportantinformationabouttransportingchildrenonthefrontpassengerseat.PleasebesuretoheedtheWARNINGS-theyareextremelyimportantforyoursafetyandthesafetyofyourpassengers,especiallyinfantsandsmallchildren.
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Moreinformation:
Safetybelts→Safetybelts
Airbagsystem→Airbagsystem
Installingchildrestraintswithasafetybelt→Installingchildrestraintswithasafetybelt
SecuringthechildrestraintwithLATCH/UCRAloweruniversalanchorages→SecuringthechildrestraintwithLATCH/UCRAloweruniversalanchorages
SecuringachildrestraintwiththeTopTetherstrap→SecuringachildrestraintwiththeTopTetherstrap
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Childrenonthefrontseatofanycar,evenwithAdvancedAirbags,canbeseriouslyinjuredorevenkilledwhenanairbaginflates.
Achildinarearward-facingchildrestraintinstalledonthefrontpassengerseatwillbeseriouslyinjuredandcanbekilledifthefrontairbaginflates.
Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechildrestraintorinfantcarrierwithgreatforceandwillsmashthechildrestraintandchildagainstthebackrest,centerarmrest,doororroof.
Alwaysinstallrearward-facingchildrestraintsontherearseat.
Ifyouhave,inexceptionalcircumstances,neverthelessdecidedtoinstallarearward-facingchildrestraintonthefrontpassengerseatandthePASSENGERAIRBAG lightdoesnotcomeonandstayonwhenevertheignitionison,immediatelyinstalltherearward-facingchildrestraintontherearseatandhavetheairbagsysteminspectedrightawaybyyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
DANGER
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Accidentstatisticshaveshownthatchildrenaregenerallysaferintherearseatareathaninthefrontseatingposition.Alwaysrestrainanychildage12andunderintherear.
Allvehicleoccupantsandespeciallychildrenmustberestrainedproperlywheneverridinginavehicle.Anunrestrainedorimproperlyrestrainedchildcouldbeinjuredbystrikingtheinteriororbybeingejectedfromthevehicleduringasuddenmaneuverorimpact.Anunrestrainedorimproperlyrestrainedchildisalsoatgreaterriskofinjuryordeaththroughcontactwithaninflatingairbag.
Asuitablechildrestraintproperlyinstalledandusedatoneoftherearseatingpositionsprovidesthehighestdegreeofprotectionforinfantsandsmallchildreninmostaccidentsituations.
WARNING
Forward-facingchildrestraintsinstalledonthefrontpassengerseatmayinterferewiththedeploymentoftheairbagandcauseseriouspersonalinjurytothechild.
Ifexceptionalcircumstancesrequiretheuseofaforward-
WARNING
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Ifexceptionalcircumstancesrequiretheuseofaforward-facingchildrestraintonthefrontpassenger'sseat,thechild'ssafetyandwell-beingrequirethefollowingspecialprecautionstobetaken:
-Alwaysmakesurethattheforward-facingseathasbeendesignedandcertifiedbyitsmanufacturerforuseonafrontpassengerseatwithafrontandsideairbag.
-Alwayscarefullyfollowthemanufacturer'sinstructionsprovidedwiththechildrestraintorinfantcarrier.
-Neverinstallachildrestraintwithoutaproperlyattachedtoptetherstrapifthechildrestraintmanufacturer'sinstructionsrequirethetoptetherstraptobeused.
-Neverputtheforward-facingchildrestraintupagainstorveryneartheinstrumentpanel.
-Alwayssetthesafetybeltupperanchoragetotheadjustmentpositionthatpermitsproperinstallationinaccordancewiththechildrestraintmanufacturer'sinstructions.
-Alwaysmovethefrontpassengerseattothehighestpositionintheupanddownadjustmentrangeandmoveitbacktotherearmostpositionintheseat'sforeandaftadjustmentrange,asfarawayfromtheairbagaspossiblebeforeinstallingtheforward-facingchildrestraint.
-Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltupperanchorage
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-Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltupperanchorageisbehindthechildrestraintandnotnexttoorinfrontofthechildrestraintsothatthesafetybeltwillbeproperlypositioned.
-Alwaysmakesurethatnothingisinthewaythatpreventsthefrontpassenger'sseatfrombeingmovedtotherearmostpositioninitsforeandaftadjustmentrange.
-Alwaysmakesurethatthebackrestisintheuprightposition.
-Neverplaceobjectsontheseat(suchasalaptop,CDplayer,orelectronicgamesdevice).Thesemayinfluencetheelectricalcapacitancemeasuredbythecapacitivepassengerdetectionsystemandcanalsoflyaroundinanaccidentandcauseseriouspersonalinjury.
-Neverplaceoruseanyelectricaldevice(suchasalaptop,CDplayer,orelectronicgamesdevice)onthefrontpassengerseatifthedeviceisconnectedtothe12Voltsocket→Poweroutlets .
-Ifaseatheaterhasbeenretrofittedorotherwiseaddedtothefrontpassengerseat,neverinstallanychildrestraintsystemonthisseat.
-Makesurethattherearenowetobjects(suchasawettowel)andnowaterorotherliquidsonthefrontpassengerseatcushion.
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Alwaysreplacechildrestraintsthatwereinstalledinavehicleduringacrash.Damagetoachildrestraintthatisnotvisiblecouldcauseittofailinanothercollision
situation.
Childrestraints–Overview
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
-AlwaysmakesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG lightcomesonandstaysonallthetimewheneverthe
ignitionisswitchedon.
-IfthePASSENGERAIRBAG lightdoesnotcomeonandstayon,immediatelyinstalltheforward-facingchildrestraintinarearseatingpositionandhavetheairbagsysteminspectedbyyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Alwaysbucklethechildrestraintfirmlyinplaceevenifachildisnotsittinginit.Aloosechildrestraintcanflyaroundduringasuddenstoporinacollision.
AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwheneverusingachildrestraintinavehicle.See→Safetybelts ,→Airbagsystem ,and→Childsafetyandchildrestraints .
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Allchildrenandespeciallyinfantsmustbeproperlyrestrainedinachildrestraintappropriatefortheirsizeandagewheneverridinginavehicle.Theirsafetyalsorequiresthatthechildrestraintbeproperlyinstalled.Therearemanycarseatchoicesonthemarket.Youcanusetheinformationbelowtohelpyouchooseacarseatthatbestmeetsyourchild’sneeds.
Typeofchildrestraint Appliesto
Rear-facingchildrestraint
Birthto12months:Yourchildunderage1shouldalwaysrideinarear-facingcarseat.Therearedifferenttypesofrear-facingcarseats:
–Infant-onlyseatscanonlybeusedrear-facing.
–Convertibleandall-in-onecarseatstypicallyhavehigherheightandweightlimitsfortherear-facingposition,allowingyoutokeepyourchildrear-facingforalongerperiodoftime.
Rear-facingchildrestraintbeforemovingtoaforward-facingchildrestraint
1–3years:Keepyourchildrear-facingaslongaspossible.It’sthebestwaytokeephimorhersafe.Yourchildshouldremaininarear-facingcarseatuntilheorshereachesthetopheightorweightlimitallowedbythecarseat’smanufacturer.Onceyourchildoutgrowstherear-facingcarseat,yourchildisreadytotravelinaforward-facingcarseatwithaharnessandtether.
Forward-facingchildrestraint
4–7years:Keepyourchildinaforward-facingcarseatwithaharnessandtetheruntilheorshereachesthetopheightorweightlimitallowedbythecarseat’smanufacturer.Onceyourchildoutgrowstheforward-facingcarseatwithaharness,it’stimetotravelinaboosterseat,butstillinthebackseat.
7–12years:Keepyourchildinaboosterseatuntilheor
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Boosterseat
sheisbigenoughtofitinaseatbeltproperly.Foraseatbelttofitproperly,thelapbeltmustliesnuglyacrosstheupperthighs,notthestomach.Theshoulderbeltshouldliesnuglyacrosstheshoulderandchestandnotcrosstheneckorface.Remember:yourchildshouldstillrideinthebackseatbecauseit’ssaferthere.
Childrestraintsaredesignedtobesecuredtothevehiclewiththelapbeltportionofthe3pointlapandshoulderbeltinstalledforthepassengerseats.TheoutboardrearseatingpositionsalsohavespecialfixturesforchildrestraintsthatcanbeusedwithLATCH/UCRAloweruniversalanchorages.Manychildrestraintsusealsorequiretheuseofatoptetherstrap.Thetoptetherstrapreducestheforwardmovementofthechildrestraintinacrash,tohelpreducetheriskofheadinjuryifthechildhitsthevehicleinterior.
TheLATCH/UCRAloweruniversalanchorageattachmentpointsareonthelowerpartoftherearseatbackrestforthe2outboardseatingpositions.Eachloweruniversalanchoragepointhasacover.Thecircularmarkingsonthecovershelpyoutolocatetheloweranchorages→SecuringthechildrestraintwithLATCH/UCRAloweruniversalanchorages →Fig.78 .
Thetoptetheranchoragesarebehindeachoftherearseatingpositions→SecuringachildrestraintwiththeTopTetherstrap →Fig.81 .
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Moreinformation:
Importantsafetyinstructionsforusingchildrestraints→Importantsafetyinstructionsforusingchildrestraints
Usingachildrestraintontherearseat→Usingachildrestraintontherearseat
Infantseats→Infantseats
Convertiblechildrestraints→Convertiblechildrestraints
Boosterseatsandsafetybelts→Boosterseatsandsafetybelts
Installingchildrestraintswithasafetybelt→Installingchildrestraintswithasafetybelt
ChildrestraintsandtheAdvancedAirbagSystem
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Advancedfrontairbagsystemandchildren
YourvehicleisequippedwithafrontAdvancedAirbagSystemthatcomplieswithUnitedStatesFederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard(FMVSS)208andwithCanadaMotorVehicleSafetyStandard(CMVSS)208asapplicableatthetimeyourvehiclewasmanufactured.
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TheAdvancedAirbagSysteminyourvehiclehasbeencertifiedtomeetthelowriskrequirementsfor3to6year-oldchildren(asdefinedinthestandard)onthepassengersideandsmalladultsonthedriverside.Lowriskdeploymentoccursinthosecrashesthattakeplaceatlowerdecelerationsasdefinedintheelectroniccontrolunit.Thelowriskdeploymentcriteriaareintendedtoreducetheriskofinjurythroughinteractionwiththeairbagthatcanoccurinthesecollisions,forexample,bybeingtooclosetothesteeringwheelorinstrumentpanelwhentheairbaginflates.
Inaddition,thesystemhasbeencertifiedtocomplywiththesuppressionrequirementsoftheSafetyStandard,toturnoffthefrontairbagautomaticallyforinfantsupto12monthswhoarerestrainedonthefrontpassengerseatinchildrestraintsthatarelistedintheStandard.
EventhoughyourvehicleisequippedwithanAdvancedAirbagSystem,allchildren,especiallythose12yearsandyounger,mustalwaysrideinthebackseatproperlyrestrainedfortheirageandsize.Theairbagonthepassengersidemakesthefrontseatapotentiallydangerousplaceforachildtoride.Thefrontseatisnotthesafestplaceforachildinaforward-facingchildrestraint.Itisaverydangerousplaceforaninfantoralargerchildinarearward-facingseat.
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Thevehicle'sAdvancedAirbagSystemhasacapacitivepassengerdetectionsysteminthefrontpassengerseatcushionthatcandetectthepresenceofababyorachildinachildrestraintsystemonthisseat.
Thecapacitivepassengerdetectionsystemmeasuresthecapacitanceofthechildandthechildrestraintandachildblanketonthefrontpassengerseat.Thecapacitanceduetothepresenceofachild,achildrestraint,andababyblanketonthefrontpassengerseatisrelatedtothechildrestraintsystemrestingontheseat.Thecapacitanceofachildrestraintsystemvariesdependingonthetypeofsystemandspecificmakeandmodel.
Theelectricalcapacitanceofthevarioustypes,makes,andmodelsofchildrestraintsspecifiedbytheU.S.NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)intherelevantsafetystandardarestoredintheAdvancedAirbagSystemcontrolunittogetherwiththecapacitancestypicalofinfantsanda1year-oldchild.Whenachildrestraintisusedonthefrontpassengerseatwithatypical1year-oldinfant,theAdvancedAirbagSystemcomparesthecapacitancemeasuredbythecapacitivepassengerdetectionsystemwiththedatastoredintheelectroniccontrolunit.
ChildrestraintsandAdvancedAirbags
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Nomatterwhatchildrestraintyouuse,makesurethatithasbeencertifiedtomeetU.S.FederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard213(FMVSS213)or,ifyouliveinCanada,CanadaMotorVehicleSafetyStandard213(CMVSS213).Alsomakesurethatthechildrestraintyouareusinghasbeencertifiedbyitsmanufacturerforusewithanairbag.Alwaysbesurethatthechildrestraintisproperlyinstalledatoneoftherearseatingpositions.Ifinexceptionalcircumstancesyoumustuseitonthefrontpassengerseat,carefullyreadalloftheinformationonchildsafetyandAdvancedAirbagsandheedalloftheapplicableWARNINGS.Makecertainthatthechildrestraintiscorrectlyrecognizedbythecapacitivepassengerdetectionsysteminsidethefrontpassengerseat,thatthepassengerfrontairbagisswitchedoff,andthattheairbagstatusisalwayscorrectlysignaledbythePASSENGERAIRBAG light.
Manytypesandmodelsofchildrestraintshavebeenavailableovertheyears,newmodelsareintroducedregularlyincorporatingnewandimproveddesignsandoldermodelsaretakenoutofproduction.Childrestraintsarenotstandardized.Childrestraintsofthesametypetypicallyhavedifferentweightsandsizesanddifferentfootprints,thesizeandshapeofthebottomofthechildrestraintthatsitsontheseat,whentheyareinstalledonavehicleseat.ThesedifferencesmakeitvirtuallyimpossibletocertifycompliancewiththerequirementsforAdvancedAirbagswitheach
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andeverychildrestraintthathaseverbeensoldinthepastorwillbesoldoverthecourseoftheusefullifeofyourvehicle.
Forthisreason,theUnitedStatesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationhaspublishedalistofspecifictypes,makesandmodelsofchildrestraintsthatmustbeusedtocertifycomplianceoftheAdvancedAirbagSysteminyourvehiclewiththesuppressionrequirementsofFederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard208.Thesechildrestraintsare:
A.Carbedchildrestraintsmanufacturedonorafterthedatelisted:
AngelGuardAngelRideXX2403XXX September25,2007
B.Rearward-facingchildrestraintsystemsmanufacturedonorafterthedatelisted:
(Whentherestraintsystemcomesequippedwitharemovablebase,compliancehastobecertifiedwithorwithoutthebase).
CenturySmartFit4543 December1,1999
CoscoArriva22-013PAWandbase22-999WHO September25,2007
EvenfloDiscoveryAdjustRight212 December1,1999
GracoInfant8457 December1,1999
GracoSnugride September25,2007
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PegPeregoPrimoViaggioSIPIMUN00US September25,2007
C.Forward-facingandconvertiblechildrestraintsystemsmanufacturedonorafterthedatelisted:
BritaxRoundaboutE9L02xx September25,2007
CoscoTouriva02519 December1,1999
CoscoSummitDeluxeHighBackBooster22-262 September25,2007
CoscoHighBackBooster22-209 September25,2007
EvenfloTributeV379xxxx
OR:EvenfloTribute381xxxxSeptember25,2007
EvenfloMedallion254 December1,1999
EvenfloGenerations352xxxx September25,2007
GracoComfortSport September25,2007
GracoToddlerSafeSeatStep2 September25,2007
GracoPlatinumCargo September25,2007
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Importantsafetyinstructionsforusingchildrestraints
Toreducetheriskofseriousinjury,alwaysmakesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG lightcomesonandstaysonwheneverachildrestraintisinstalledonthefrontpassengerseatandtheignitionisswitchedon.
TakethechildrestraintoffthefrontpassengerseatandinstallitproperlyatoneoftherearseatpositionsifthePASSENGERAIRBAG lightdoesnotcomeonandstayon.
HavetheairbagsysteminspectedimmediatelybyyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
WARNING
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Fig.73Neverletbabiesorolderchildrenrideinavehiclewhilesittingonthelapofanotherpassenger.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Properuseofchildrestraintsgreatlyreducestheriskofinjuryinacollisionorotherkindofaccident!
Allchildren,especiallythose12yearsandyounger,mustalwaysrideinthebackseatproperlyrestrainedfortheirageandsize.
Alwaysusetherightchildrestraintforeachchildandalwaysuseitproperly.
Alwayscarefullyfollowthechildrestraintmanufacturer'sinstructionsonhowtoroutethesafetybeltproperlythroughthechildrestraintandhowtorestrainthechildinthechildrestraint.
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Whenusingthevehiclesafetybelttoinstallachildrestraint,youmustactivatetheswitchablelockingfeatureonthesafetybelttohelppreventthechildrestraintfrommoving→Installingchildrestraintswithasafetybelt .
Pushthechildrestraintdownwithyourfullweighttogetthesafetybeltreallytightsothattheseatcannotmoveforwardorsidewaysmorethanabout1inch(2.5cm).
Importantadditionalinformationaboutinstallingachildrestraintsystemonthefrontpassengerseat:
Ifyoumustinstallachildrestraintonthefrontpassengerseatinexceptionalcircumstances,besuretoreadandheedtheimportantinformationandwarningsinthesectionofthisManualthatbeginson→ChildrestraintsandtheAdvancedAirbagSystem .
Therearealsoadditionaladjustmentsthatmustbemadeinordertobeabletoproperlyinstallachildrestraintonthefrontseat:
Setthesafetybeltupperanchorageforthefrontpassengerseatsothattheavailablesafetybeltislongenoughtoproperlyinstallthechildrestraint.Alwaysfollowthechildrestraintmanufacturer'sinstallationinstructions→ .
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Movethefrontpassengerseattothehighestpositionintheseat'supanddownadjustmentrangeandtotherearmostpositionintheseat'sforeandaftadjustmentrange,asfarawayfromtheairbagaspossiblebeforeinstallingtheforward-facingchildrestraintandmakesurethebackrestisintheuprightposition→ .
Whenusingthevehiclesafetybelttoinstallachildrestraint,youmustactivatetheswitchablelockingfeatureonthesafetybelttohelppreventthechildrestraintfrommoving→Usingachildrestraintontherearseat .Alwaysfollowthechildrestraintmanufacturer’sinstructionswheninstallingachildrestraint.
Donotusetheswitchablelockingfeaturewhenusingthevehicle'ssafetybelttorestrainachildonaboosterseat.
Alwaysremember:EventhoughyourvehicleisequippedwithanAdvancedAirbagSystem,allchildren,especiallythose12yearsandyounger,mustalwaysrideinthebackseatproperlyrestrainedfortheirageandsize.
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Neverinstallrearward-facingchildrestraintsorinfantcarriersonthefrontpassengerseat.
Achildwillbeseriouslyinjuredandcanbekilledwhenthepassengerairbaginflates–evenwithanAdvancedAirbagSystem.
Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechildrestraintorinfantcarrierwithgreatforceandwillsmashthechildrestraintandchildagainstthebackrest,centerarmrest,doororroof.
Alwaysinstallrearward-facingchildrestraintsandinfantcarriersontherearseat.
DANGER
Notusingachildrestraint,usingthewrongchildrestraint,orimproperlyinstallingachildrestraintincreasestheriskofseriouspersonalinjuryanddeathinacollisionorotheremergencysituation.
Allvehicleoccupantsandespeciallychildrenmustalwaysberestrainedproperlywheneverridinginavehicle.
-Anunrestrainedorimproperlyrestrainedchildcanbe
WARNING
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-Anunrestrainedorimproperlyrestrainedchildcanbeinjuredorkilledbybeingthrownagainsttheinsideofthevehicleorbybeingejectedfromitduringasuddenmaneuverorimpact.
-Anunrestrainedorimproperlyrestrainedchildisatmuchgreaterriskofinjuryordeathbybeingstruckbyaninflatingairbag.
CommerciallyavailablechildrestraintsarerequiredtocomplywithU.S.FederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandardFMVSS213(inCanadaCMVSS213).
-Whenbuyingachildrestraint,selectonethatfitsyourchildandthevehicle.
-Onlyusechildrestraintsystemsthatfullycontacttheflatportionoftheseatcushion.Thechildrestraintmustnottiporleantoeitherside.Volkswagendoesnotrecommendusingchildrestraintsthatrestonlegsortube-likeframes.Theydonotprovideadequatecontactwiththeseat.
-Alwaysheedalllegalrequirementspertainingtotheinstallationanduseofchildrestraintsandcarefullyfollowtheinstructionsprovidedbythemanufactureroftheseatyouareusing.
Forsafetyreasons,childrenunder4ft.9in.(57inches/1.45meters)maynotwearsafetybelts.Childrenmustalways
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1.45meters)maynotwearsafetybelts.Childrenmustalwaysberestrainedbyaproperchildrestraintsystem.Otherwise,theycouldsustaininjuriestotheabdomenandneckareasduringsuddenbrakingmaneuversoraccidents.
Neverletmorethanonechildoccupyachildrestraint.
Neverletbabiesorolderchildrenrideinavehiclewhilesittingonthelapofanotherpassenger.
-Holdingachildinyourarmsisneverasubstituteforachildrestraintsystem.
-Thestrongestpersoncouldnotholdthechildwiththeforcesthatexistinanaccident.Thechildwillstriketheinteriorofthevehicleandcanalsobestruckbyanotherpassenger.
-Thechildandthepassengercanalsoinjureeachotherinanaccident.
Forward-facingchildrestraintsinstalledonthefrontpassenger'sseatcaninterferewiththeairbagwhenitinflatesandcauseseriousinjurytothechild.
Alwaysinstallchildrestraintsontherearseat.
WARNING
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Ifexceptionalcircumstancesrequiretheuseofaforward-facingchildrestraintonthefrontpassenger'sseat,thechild'ssafetyandwell-beingrequirethefollowingspecialprecautionstobetaken:
-Alwaysmakesurethattheforward-facingseathasbeendesignedandcertifiedbyitsmanufacturerforuseonafrontpassengerseatwithafrontandsideairbag.
-Alwayscarefullyfollowthemanufacturer'sinstructionsprovidedwiththechildrestraintorcarrier.
-Neverinstallachildrestraintwithoutaproperlyattachedtoptetherstrapifthechildrestraintmanufacturer'sinstructionsrequirethetoptetherstraptobeused.
-Neverputtheforward-facingchildrestraintupagainstorveryneartheinstrumentpanel.
-Alwayssetthesafetybeltupperanchoragetotheadjustmentpositionthatpermitsproperinstallationinaccordancewiththechildrestraintmanufacturer'sinstructions.
-Alwaysmovethefrontpassengerseattothehighestpositionintheupanddownadjustmentrangeandmoveitbacktotherearmostpositionintheseat'sforeandaftadjustmentrange,asfarawayfromtheairbagaspossiblebeforeinstallingtheforward-facingchildrestraint.
-Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltupperanchorage
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-Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltupperanchorageisbehindthechildrestraintandnotnexttoorinfrontofthechildrestraintsothatthesafetybeltwillbeproperlypositioned.
-Alwaysmakesurethatnothingisinthewaythatpreventsthefrontpassenger'sseatfrombeingmovedtotherearmostpositioninitsforeandaftadjustmentrange.
-Alwaysmakesurethatthebackrestisintheuprightposition.
-Neverplaceadditionalitemsontheseatthatcaninfluencethecapacitanceregisteredbythecapacitivepassengerdetectionsystemandcancauseinjuryinacrash.
-Neverplaceoruseanyelectricaldevice(suchasalaptop,CDplayer,orelectronicgamesdevice)onthefrontpassengerseatifthedeviceisconnectedtothe12Voltsocket→Poweroutlets .
-Ifaseatheaterhasbeenretrofittedorotherwiseaddedtothefrontpassengerseat,neverinstallanychildrestraintsystemonthisseat.
-Makesurethattherearenowetobjects(suchasawettowel)andnowaterorotherliquidsonthefrontpassengerseatcushion.
Alwaysbucklethechildrestraintfirmlyinplaceevenifachild
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Alwaysbucklethechildrestraintfirmlyinplaceevenifachildisnotsittinginit.Aloosechildrestraintcanflyaroundduringasuddenstoporinacollision.
AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwheneverusingachildrestraintinavehicle.See→Safetybelts ,→Airbagsystem ,and→Childsafetyandchildrestraints .
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Usingachildrestraintontherearseat
Toreducetheriskofseriousinjury,alwaysmakesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG lightcomesonandstaysonwheneverachildrestraintisinstalledonthefrontpassengerseatandtheignitionisswitchedon.
IfthePASSENGERAIRBAG lightdoesnotstayon,performthechecksdescribed→PASSENGERAIRBAG light .
TakethechildrestraintoffthefrontpassengerseatandinstallitproperlyatoneoftherearseatpositionsifthePASSENGERAIRBAG lightdoesnotstayon.
HavetheairbagsysteminspectedimmediatelybyanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
WARNING
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Fig.74Keepunusedsafetybeltsawayfromchildreninchildrestraints.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
ImportantspecialstepswheninstallingachildrestraintwithLATCH/UCRAloweruniversalanchoragesorwiththevehiclesafetybelt.
YoumusttakespecialprecautionswheninstallingaLATCH/UCRAchildrestraintbehindthefrontpassengerordriverseats.Alwaysroutethecentersafetybeltandtheunusedsafetybeltfortheseatingpositionwherethechildrestraintisbeinginstalledsecurelyoutofthechild’sreach.Securingthesafetybeltswillhelppreventachildfromplayingwithanunusedsafetybeltandbecomingentangledwithit→Fig.74 .
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Securingasafetybeltforanoutboardseatingposition
Whenroutingasafetybeltforanoutboardseatingposition,donotactivatetheswitchablelockingfeature,otherwiseitwillbeverydifficulttowindthesafetybeltbackintoitsnormalposition.Youshouldnotheara“clicking”soundwhenthesafetybeltretracts.
Routethesafetybeltaroundtheheadrestraintforthecenterseatingposition.
Makesurethesafetybeltisoutofthechild’sreach,sothatthechildcannotgrabandplaywithit.
Securingthecenterseatsafetybelt
Whenroutingacenterseatsafetybelt,youmustactivatetheswitchablelockingfeature.Whenthesafetybeltretracts,aclickingsoundindicatesthattheswitchablelockingfeatureisactive.
Bucklethesafetybelt→Fig.74 .
Pulltheshoulderbeltportionofthesafetybeltallthewayoutoftheretractortoactivatetheswitchablelockingfeature.Youshouldhearaclickingnoiseasthebeltwindsbackintotheretractor.
Letthesafetybeltfullyretractandthenpullonittomakesuretheswitchablelockingfeatureisactiveandthesafetybeltisproperly
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fastenedandtightsothatthechildcannotgrabandplaywiththesafetybelt.
Whenachildsafetyseatissecuredontherearbench,adjustthepositionofthefrontseattoprovidethechildwithsufficientspace.Therefore,adjustthefrontseattothesizeofthechildsafetyseatandthechild.Considertheproperseatingpositionofthepassenger→ .
Whenchildrestraintsarenotneeded,besuretoremovethesafetybelt(s)fromaroundtheheadrestraint(s),unbucklethecentersafetybelt,andreturnallsafetybeltstotheirnormalstoredpositionssothattheywillbeavailableforregularuse.
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AchildinachildrestraintinstalledwiththeLATCH/UCRAloweruniversalanchoragesorwiththestandardsafetybeltontherearseatmayplaywithunusedrearseatsafetybeltsandbecomeentangled,resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryandevendeath.
Alwayssecureunusedrearseatsafetybeltsoutofthereachofchildreninchildrestraintssuchasbyproperlyroutingthemaroundtheheadrestraintadjacenttotheseatingpositionwherethechildrestraintisinstalled.
WARNING
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Infantseats
Fig.75Rearward-facinginfantseatproperlyinstalledontherearseat.
Becarefulnottoactivatetheswitchablelockingretractorwhenroutingtheunusedsafetybeltaroundtheheadrestraintadjacenttotheseatwhereachildrestrainthasbeeninstalled.
Onlypulltheunusedsafetybeltoutfarenoughtoallowyoutoroutethebeltaroundtheheadrestraint.
Wheninstallingachildrestraint,becarefulnottogetthebeltcaughtinthestructureofthechildrestraintandbecomedamaged,especiallywhentheswitchablelockingfeaturehasbeenactivated.
NOTICE
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PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
TheAmericanAcademyofPediatrics(AAP)recommendsthatallinfantsshouldrideinrear-facingcarsafetyseats(inwhichthechildfacesthebackofthevehicle)startingwiththeirfirstridehomefromthehospital.Allinfantsandtoddlers(generallyuptoage3)shouldrideinarear-facingcarsafetyseataslongaspossible–oruntiltheyreachthehighestweightorheightallowedbytheirchildrestraint’smanufacturer.Theseinfantseatssupportthebaby'sback,neckandheadinacollision.Rear-facingchildrestraintscanbeusedsafelyonlyontherearseatofthevehicle→Fig.75 .
Beforeinstallingachildrestraintonthefrontpassengerseat,besuretofollowthespecialinstructionsandheedthewarnings→ChildrestraintsandtheAdvancedAirbagSystem and→Thedangersofusingchildrestraintsonthefrontseat .
Whenusingthevehiclesafetybelttoinstallachildrestraint,youmustactivatetheswitchablelockingfeatureonthesafetybelttohelppreventthechildrestraintfrommoving→Usingachildrestraintontherearseat .Alwaysfollowthechildrestraintmanufacturer’sinstructionswheninstallingachildrestraint.
Attachthetetherstraptothetetheranchoragefortheseating
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positionwherethechildrestraintisbeinginstalled→SecuringachildrestraintwiththeTopTetherstrap .
Theairbagonthepassengersidemakesthefrontseatapotentiallydangerousplaceforachildtoride.Thefrontseatisnotthesafestplaceforachildinaforward-facingchildrestraint.Itisaverydangerousplaceforaninfantoralargerchildinarearward-facingseat.
YoumusttakespecialprecautionswheninstallingachildrestraintwiththevehiclesafetybeltorwithLATCH/UCRAloweruniversalanchoragesbehindthefrontpassengerseatorbehindthedriverseat.Alwaysroutethecentersafetybeltandtheunusedsafetybeltfortheseatingpositionwherethechildrestraintisbeinginstalledsecurelyoutofthechild’sreach.Securingthesafetybeltswillhelppreventachildfromplayingwithanunusedsafetybeltandbecomingentangledwithit→Usingachildrestraintontherearseat ,→Fig.74 .
Notusingachildrestraint,usingthewrongchildrestraintorimproperlyinstallingachildrestraintincreasestheriskofseriouspersonalinjuryanddeathinacollisionorotheremergencysituation.
DANGER
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situation.
Neverinstallrearward-facingchildrestraintsorinfantcarriersonthefrontpassengerseat,evenwithanAdvancedAirbagSystem.Achildwillbeseriouslyinjuredandcanbekilledwhentheinflatingairbaghitsthechildrestraintorinfantcarrierwithgreatforceandsmashesthechildrestraintandchildagainstthebackrest,centerarmrest,doororroof.
Alwaysinstallrearward-facingchildrestraintsandinfantcarriersontherearseat.
Neverinstallarearward-facingchildrestraintintheforward-facingdirection.Theserestraintsaredesignedforthespecialneedsofinfantsandverysmallchildrenandcannotprotectthemproperlyiftheseatisforward-facing.
Ifyoumustinstallarearwardfacingchildrestraintonthefrontpassengerseatbecauseofexceptionalcircumstances,butthePASSENGERAIRBAG lightdoesnotcomeonandstayon,immediatelyinstalltherearward-facingchildrestraintataseatingpositionontherearseatandhavetheairbagsysteminspectedrightawaybyyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwheneverusingachildrestraintinavehicle.See→Safetybelts ,→Airbagsystem ,and→Childsafetyandchildrestraints .
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AchildinachildrestraintinstalledwiththeLATCH/UCRAloweruniversalanchoragesorwiththestandardsafetybeltontherearseatmayplaywithunusedrearseatsafetybeltsandbecomeentangled,resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryandevendeath.
Alwayssecureunusedrearseatsafetybeltsoutofthereachofchildreninchildrestraintssuchasbyproperlyroutingthemaroundtheheadrestraintadjacenttotheseatingpositionwherethechildrestraintisinstalled.
WARNING
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Convertiblechildrestraints
Fig.76Somechildrestraintshaveloweranchorsandatoptether.FiguresⒶandⒷshowhowtocorrectlyinstallaLATCH/UCRA
Becarefulnottoactivatetheswitchablelockingretractorwhenroutingtheunusedsafetybeltaroundtheheadrestraintadjacenttotheseatwhereachildrestrainthasbeeninstalled.
Onlypulltheunusedsafetybeltoutfarenoughtoallowyoutoroutethebeltaroundtheheadrestraint.
Wheninstallingachildrestraintwithasafetybelt,becarefulnottogetthebeltcaughtinthestructureofthechildrestraintandbecomedamaged,especiallywhentheswitchablelockingfeaturehasbeenactivated.
NOTICE
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seat.FigureⒸshowsthesetupofaseatusingthevehicle'ssafetybeltsystem.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Childrenbetween1andabout7yearsoldmustalwaysbeproperlyrestrainedinachildrestraintcertifiedfortheirsizeandweight→Fig.76 .
Onceyourchildoutgrowstherear-facingcarseat(generallyuptoage3),yourchildisreadytotravelinaforward-facingcarseatwithaharness.Keepyourchildinaforward-facingcarseatwithaharnessuntilheorshereachesthetopheightorweightlimitallowedbyyourcarseat’smanufacturer.
Beforeinstallingachildrestraintonthefrontpassengerseat,besuretofollowthespecialinstructionsandheedthewarnings→ChildrestraintsandtheAdvancedAirbagSystem and→Thedangersofusingchildrestraintsonthefrontseat .
Whenusingthevehiclesafetybelttoinstallachildrestraint,youmustactivatetheswitchablelockingfeatureonthesafetybelttohelppreventthechildrestraintfrommoving→Usingachildrestraintontherearseat .
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Pushthechildrestraintdownwithyourfullweighttogetthesafetybeltreallytightsothattheseatcannotmoveforwardorsidewaysmorethanabout1inch(2.5cm).
Fastentheharnesswebbingthatispartofthechildrestraintsystemsecurelyandpullittightsothatyoucanonlysliponefingerunderneaththeshoulderbeltportionatthechild'schest.
Attachthetetherstraptothetetheranchoragefortheseatingpositionwherethechildrestraintisbeinginstalled→SecuringachildrestraintwiththeTopTetherstrap .
Theairbagonthepassengersidemakesthefrontseatapotentiallydangerousplaceforachildtoride.Thefrontseatisnotthesafestplaceforachildinaforward-facingchildrestraint.Itisaverydangerousplaceforaninfantoralargerchildinarearward-facingseat.
YoumusttakespecialprecautionswheninstallingachildrestraintwiththevehiclesafetybeltorwithLATCH/UCRAloweruniversalanchoragesbehindthefrontpassengerseatorbehindthedriverseat.Alwaysroutethecentersafetybeltandtheunusedsafetybeltfortheseatingpositionwherethechildrestraintisbeinginstalledsecurelyoutofthechild’sreach.Securingthesafetybeltswillhelppreventachildfromplayingwithanunusedsafetybeltandbecomingentangledwithit→Usingachildrestraintontherear
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seat ,→Fig.74 .
Notusingachildrestraint,usingthewrongchildrestraintorimproperlyinstallingachildrestraintincreasestheriskofseriouspersonalinjuryanddeathinacollisionorotheremergencysituation.
Childrenonthefrontseatofanycar,evenwithAdvancedAirbags,canbeseriouslyinjuredorevenkilledwhenanairbaginflates.
Achildinarearward-facingchildrestraintinstalledonthefrontpassengerseatwillbeseriouslyinjuredandcanbekilledifthefrontairbaginflates–evenwithanAdvancedAirbagSystem.
Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechildrestraintorinfantcarrierwithgreatforceandwillsmashthechildrestraintandchildagainstthebackrest,centerarmrest,doororroof.
Alwaysinstallrearward-facingchildrestraintsontherearseat.
Ifyoumustinstallarearwardfacingchildrestraintonthefrontpassengerseatbecauseofexceptionalcircumstances,butthePASSENGERAIRBAG lightdoesnotcomeonandstayon,immediatelyinstalltherearward-facingchildrestraintataseatingpositionontherearseatandhavetheairbagsysteminspectedrightawaybyyourauthorizedVolkswagen
DANGER
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systeminspectedrightawaybyyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwheneverusingachildrestraintinavehicle.See→Safetybelts ,→Airbagsystem ,and→Childsafetyandchildrestraints .
Animproperlyinstalledchildrestraintcaninterferewiththeairbagasitdeploysandseriouslyinjureorevenkillthechild–evenwithanAdvancedAirbagSystem.
Ifexceptionalcircumstancesrequiretheuseofaforward-facingchildrestraintonthefrontpassenger'sseat,thechild'ssafetyandwell-beingrequirethefollowingspecialprecautionstobetaken:
-Forward-facingchildrestraintsinstalledonthefrontpassengerseatmayinterferewiththedeploymentoftheairbagandcauseseriouspersonalinjurytothechild.
-Alwaysmakesurethattheforward-facingseathasbeendesignedandcertifiedbyitsmanufacturerforuseonafrontpassengerseatwithafrontandsideairbag.
-Alwayscarefullyfollowthemanufacturer'sinstructionsprovidedwiththechildrestraintorcarrier.
WARNING
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-Neverinstallachildrestraintwithoutaproperlyattachedtoptetherstrapifthechildrestraintmanufacturer'sinstructionsrequirethetoptetherstraptobeused.
-Neverputtheforward-facingchildrestraintupagainstorveryneartheinstrumentpanel.
-Alwayssetthesafetybeltupperanchoragetotheadjustmentpositionthatpermitsproperinstallationinaccordancewiththechildrestraintmanufacturer'sinstructions.
-Alwaysmovethefrontpassengerseattothehighestpositionintheupanddownadjustmentrangeandmoveitbacktotherearmostpositionintheseat'sforeandaftadjustmentrange,asfarawayfromtheairbagaspossiblebeforeinstallingtheforward-facingchildrestraint.
-Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltupperanchorageisbehindthechildrestraintandnotnexttoorinfrontofthechildrestraintsothatthesafetybeltwillbeproperlypositioned.
-Alwaysmakesurethatnothingisinthewaythatpreventsthefrontpassenger'sseatfrombeingmovedtotherearmostpositioninitsforeandaftadjustmentrange.
-Alwaysmakesurethatthebackrestisintheuprightposition.
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position.
-Neverplaceobjectsontheseat(suchasalaptop,CDplayer,orelectronicgamesdevice).Thesemayinfluencetheelectricalcapacitancemeasuredbythecapacitivepassengerdetectionsystemandcanalsoflyaroundinanaccidentandcauseseriouspersonalinjury.
-Neverplaceoruseanyelectricaldevice(suchasalaptop,CDplayer,orelectronicgamesdevice)onthefrontpassengerseatifthedeviceisconnectedtothe12Voltsocket→Poweroutlets .
-Ifaseatheaterhasbeenretrofittedorotherwiseaddedtothefrontpassengerseat,neverinstallanychildrestraintsystemonthisseat.
-Makesurethattherearenowetobjects(suchasawettowel)andnowaterorotherliquidsonthefrontpassengerseatcushion.
-MakesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG lightcomesonandstaysonallthetimewhenevertheignitionisswitchedon.
-IfthePASSENGERAIRBAG lightdoesnotcomeonandstayon,immediatelyinstalltheforward-facingchildrestraintataseatingpositionontherearseatandhavetheairbagsysteminspectedbyyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
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Alwaysbucklethechildrestraintfirmlyinplaceevenifachildisnotsittinginit.Aloosechildrestraintcanflyaroundduringasuddenstoporinacollision.
AchildinachildrestraintinstalledwiththeLATCH/UCRAloweruniversalanchoragesorwiththestandardsafetybeltontherearseatmayplaywithunusedrearseatsafetybeltsandbecomeentangled,resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryandevendeath.
Alwayssecureunusedrearseatsafetybeltsoutofthereachofchildreninchildrestraintssuchasbyproperlyroutingthemaroundtheheadrestraintadjacenttotheseatingpositionwherethechildrestraintisinstalled.
WARNING
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Boosterseatsandsafetybelts
Fig.77Childproperlyrestrainedinaboosterseatontherearseat.
Becarefulnottoactivatetheswitchablelockingretractorwhenroutingtheunusedsafetybeltaroundtheheadrestraintadjacenttotheseatwhereachildrestrainthasbeeninstalled.
Onlypulltheunusedsafetybeltoutfarenoughtoallowyoutoroutethebeltaroundtheheadrestraint.
Wheninstallingachildrestraintwithasafetybelt,becarefulnottogetthebeltcaughtinthestructureofthechildrestraintandbecomedamaged,especiallywhentheswitchablelockingfeaturehasbeenactivated.
NOTICE
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PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Childrenbetweenabout8to12yearsoldarebestprotectedinchildsafetyseatsdesignedfortheirageandweight→Fig.77 .Expertssaythattheskeletalstructure,particularlythepelvis,ofthesechildrenisnotfullydeveloped,andtheymustnotusethevehiclesafetybeltswithoutasuitablechildrestraint.
Thevehicle'ssafetybeltsalonewillnotfitmostchildrenuntiltheyareatleast4ft.9in.(57inches/1.45meters)tall.Boosterseatsraisethesechildrenupsothatthesafetybeltwillpassproperlyoverthestrongpartsoftheirbodiesandthesafetybeltcanhelpprotecttheminacollision.
Donotusetheswitchablelockingfeaturewhenusingthevehicle'ssafetybelttorestrainachildonaboosterseat.
Alwayspositiontheshoulderportionofthesafetybeltmidwayoverthechild'sshoulder.Ifyoumusttransportanolderchildinaboosterseatonthefrontpassengerseat,youcanusethesafetybeltheightadjustmenttohelpadjusttheshoulderportionproperly.
Alwaysmakesurethattheshoulderportionissnugacrosstheshoulderandchestandneverrestsagainstoracrossthechild'sneckorface.
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Alwaysmakesurethatthechildcanwearthelapbeltportionacrosstheupperthighsandneveroverthestomachorabdomen.
Childrenwhoareatleast4ft.9in.(57inches/1.45meters)tallcangenerallyusethevehicle's3pointlapandshoulderbelts.Neverusethelapbeltportionofthevehicle'ssafetybeltalonetorestrainanychild,regardlessofhowbigthechildis.Alwaysrememberthatchildrendonothavethepronouncedpelvicstructurerequiredfortheproperfunctionoflapbeltportionofthevehicle's3pointlapandshoulderbelts.Thechild'ssafetyabsolutelyrequiresthatalapbeltportionofthesafetybeltbefastenedsnuglyacrosstheupperthighs.Neverletthelapbeltportionofthesafetybeltpassoverthechild'sstomachorabdomen.
Itisusuallybesttoputthesechildreninappropriateboosterseatsandkeeptheminaboosterseatuntiltheyarebigenoughtofitinasafetybeltproperly.Besuretheboosterseatmeetsallapplicablesafetystandards.
Boosterseatsraisetheseatingpositionofthechildandrepositionboththelapandshoulderpartsofthesafetybeltsothattheypassacrossthechild'sbodyintherightplaces.Theroutingofthebeltoverthechild'sbodyisveryimportantforthechild'sprotection,whetherornotaboosterseatisused.Childrenage12andundermustalwaysrideintherearseat.
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Keepyourchildinaboosterseatuntilheorsheisatleast4ft.9in.(57inches/1.45meters)tallANDyourchildis:
tallenoughtositwithoutslouching;and
abletokeephisorherbackagainstthevehicleseat;and
abletokeephisorherkneesnaturallybentovertheedgeofthevehicleseat;and
abletokeephisorherfeetflatonthefloor;and
abletositinthatpositionduringtheentiretrip.
Thewaythesafetybeltpassesoverthechild’sbodyisimportantfortheirsafetyandprotectioninacrash.Alwaysmakesureyouchildcanwearthesafetybeltproperly:
Thelapbeltmustliesnuglyacrosstheupperthighs,notthestomach.
Theshoulderbeltmustliesnuglyacrosstheshoulderandchest,andnevercrosstheneckorface.
Neverletachildputtheshoulderbeltunderthearmorbehindtheback,becauseitcouldcausesevereinjuriesinacrash.
Alwayscheckbeltfitonthechildineveryvehicle.Aboosterseatmaybeneededinsomevehiclesandnotinothers.Iftheseatbelt
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doesnotfitproperly,thechildmustcontinuetouseaboosterseat.Regardlessofwhetherthechildisusingaboosterorisabletoproperlywearthestandardsafetybeltproperlywithoutaboosterseat,keepyourchildinthebackseat.Accidentstatisticsshowthatchildrenaresaferontherearseatthanonthefrontseat.
Inacollision,airbagsmustinflatewithinablinkofaneyeandwithconsiderableforce.Inordertodoitsjob,theairbagneedsroomtoinflatesothatitwillbetheretoprotecttheoccupantastheoccupantmovesforwardintotheairbag.
EvenAdvancedAirbagscaninjurechildrenwhentheyinflate.Avehicleoccupantwhoisoutofpositionandtooclosetotheairbaggetsinthewayofaninflatingairbag.Whenanoccupantistooclose,heorshewillbestruckviolentlyandwillreceiveseriousorpossiblyevenfatalinjuries.
Inorderfortheairbagtoofferprotection,itisimportantthatallvehicleoccupants,especiallychildren,whomustbeinthefrontseatunderexceptionalcircumstances,beproperlyrestrainedandasfarawayfromtheairbagaspossible.Bykeepingroombetweenthechild'sbodyandthefrontofthepassengercompartment,theairbagcaninflatecompletelyandprovidesupplementalprotectionincertainfrontalcollisions.
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Youmusttakespecialprecautionswheninstallingaboosterseatwiththevehiclesafetybeltbehindthefrontpassengerseatorbehindthedriverseat.Alwaysrouteandsecuretheunusedcentersafetybelttohelppreventachildfromplayingwiththeunusedsafetybeltandbecomingentangledinit→Usingachildrestraintontherearseat ,→Fig.74 .
Notusingaboosterseat,usingtheboosterseatimproperly,incorrectlyinstallingaboosterseatorusingthevehiclesafetybeltimproperlyincreasestheriskofseriouspersonalinjuryanddeathinacollisionorotheremergencysituation.Tohelpreducetheriskofseriouspersonalinjuryand/ordeath:
Alwaysmakesuretopositiontheshoulderportionofthe3pointbeltoverthemiddleofthechild'sshoulder.
Neverlettheshoulderportionofthesafetybeltrestagainstoracrosstheneck,face,chin,orthroatofthechild.
Alwaysmakesurethelapbeltportionofthe3pointbeltiswornsnuglyacrosstheupperthighs.Neverletthelapbeltportionofthesafetybeltpassoverthechild'sstomachorabdomen.
Neverletachildputtheshoulderbeltunderthearmorbehindtheback,becauseitcouldcausesevereinjuriesinacrash.
WARNING
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theback,becauseitcouldcausesevereinjuriesinacrash.
Failuretoproperlyroutesafetybeltsoverachild'sbodywillcausesevereinjuriesinacollisionorotheremergencysituation.
Childrenonthefrontseatofanycar,evenwithAdvancedAirbags,canbeseriouslyinjuredorevenkilledwhenanairbaginflates.
Neverletachildstandorkneelonanyseat,forexample,thefrontseat.
Neverletachildrideinthecargoareaofyourvehicle.
Alwaysrememberthatachildleaningforward,sittingsidewaysoroutofpositioninanywayduringacollisioncanbestruckbyadeployingairbag.Thiswillresultinseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Ifyoumustinstallaboosterseatonthefrontpassengerseatbecauseofexceptionalcircumstances,thePASSENGERAIRBAG lightmustcomeonandstayon,whenevertheignitionisswitchedon.
IfthePASSENGERAIRBAG lightdoesnotcomeonandstayon,performthechecksdescribed→PASSENGERAIRBAG light .
TakethechildrestraintoffthefrontpassengerseatandinstallitproperlyatoneoftheseatingpositionsontherearseatifthePASSENGERAIRBAG lightdoesnotstayon
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Installingchildrestraintswithasafetybelt
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Safetybeltsfortherearseatsandthefrontpassengerseatmustbe
PASSENGERAIRBAG lightdoesnotstayonwhenevertheignitionisswitchedon.
AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwheneverusingachildrestraintinavehicle.See→Safetybelts ,→Airbagsystem ,and→Childsafetyandchildrestraints .
AchildinachildrestraintinstalledwiththeLATCH/UCRAloweruniversalanchoragesorwiththestandardsafetybeltontherearseatmayplaywithunusedrearseatsafetybeltsandbecomeentangled,resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryandevendeath.
Alwayssecureunusedrearseatsafetybeltsoutofthereachofchildreninchildrestraintssuchasbyproperlyroutingthemaroundtheheadrestraintadjacenttotheseatingpositionwherethechildrestraintisinstalled.
WARNING
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lockedwiththeswitchablelockingfeaturetoproperlysecurechildrestraints.
Childrestraintsaredesignedtobesecuredtothevehiclewiththelapbeltportionofthe3pointlapandshoulderbeltinstalledforthepassengerseats.TheoutboardrearseatingpositionsalsohavespecialfixturesforchildrestraintsthatcanbeusedwithLATCH/UCRAloweruniversalanchorages.
Regardlessofthekindofchildrestraintthatyouuse,alwaysmakesurethatthechildrestraintisproperlysecuredinthevehicle;otherwisethechildcouldbeseriouslyinjuredinacrash.Alwaysfollowlegalrequirementsregardingtheinstallationofchildrestraints.
Wheneverachildrestraint(exceptaboosterseat)isinstalledwithasafetybelt,thesafetybeltmustbelockedsothatthesafetybeltwebbingcannotunreel.Theswitchablelockingfeatureletsyoulockthebeltsothatachildrestraintcanbeproperlyinstalledand,forexample,sothatitcannottiptothesidewhenthevehiclegoesaroundacorner.
Placethechildrestraintonaseat,preferablyonarearseat→ .
Installingthechildrestraintonarearseat
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Alwayscarefullyfollowthechildrestraintmanufacturer'sinstructionswheninstallingachildrestraintinyourvehicle→ .
Routethesafetybeltaroundorthroughthechildrestraintusingtheproperpathforthesafetybeltasspecifiedbythechildrestraintmanufacturer.
Insertthebelttongueintothebuckleforthatseatingposition.
Makesurethattheredreleasebuttonfacesawayfromthechildrestraintsothatitcanbeunbuckledquickly.
Removeallslackfromthelapbeltportionofthesafetybeltandholdittightlyagainstthechildrestraint.
Pushthechildrestraintdownwithyourfullweighttomakesurethatthechildrestraintwillbeproperlyinstalledwiththesafetybeltreallytight.
Activatethebelt'sswitchablelockingfeature→Activatingtheswitchablelockingfeature .
Pullonthesafetybelttomakesurethesafetybeltisproperlyfastenedandtight.
Checkthechildrestraintforproperinstallationbypullingonthechildrestraintattheplacewherethevehicle'ssafetybeltgoesintothechildrestraint.Thechildrestraintshouldnotmoveforwardorsidewaysbymorethanabout1inch(2.5cm).
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Specialinstructionsforinstallingchildrestraintsifthechildrestraintmustbeinstalledonthefrontseat
Alwayscarefullyfollowthechildrestraintmanufacturer'sinstructionswheninstallingachildrestraintinyourvehicle→ .
Placethechildrestraintonaseat,preferablyonarearseat→ .Ifinexceptionalcircumstancesyoumustinstallthechildrestraintonthefrontseat,besuretofollowthespecialinstructionsandheedtheWARNINGSbelow.
Makesurethefrontseatbackrestisintheuprightposition.
Movethefrontpassengerseattotherearmostpositionintheseat'sforeandaftadjustmentrange,asfarawayfromtheairbagaspossible.
Setthefrontpassenger'ssafetybeltheightadjustersothatavailablesafetybeltlengthissufficienttoproperlyinstallthechildrestraint.
Routethesafetybeltaroundorthroughthechildrestraintusingtheproperpathforthesafetybeltasspecifiedbythechildrestraintmanufacturer.
Insertthebelttongueintothebuckleforthatseatingposition.
Makesurethattheredreleasebuttonfacesawayfromthechild
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restraintsothatitcanbeunbuckledquickly.
Removeallslackfromthelapbeltportionofthesafetybeltandholdittightlyagainstthechildrestraint.
Pushthechildrestraintdownwithyourfullweighttomakesurethatthechildrestraintwillbeproperlyinstalledwiththesafetybeltreallytight.
Activatethebelt'sswitchablelockingfeature→Activatingtheswitchablelockingfeature .
Pullonthesafetybelttomakesurethesafetybeltisproperlyfastenedandtight.
Checkthechildrestraintforproperinstallationbypullingonthechildrestraintattheplacewherethevehicle'ssafetybeltgoesintothechildrestraint.Thechildrestraintshouldnotmoveforwardorsidewaysbymorethanabout1inch(2.5cm).
Aftercheckingtomakesurethatthechildrestraintisproperlyinstalled,makecertainthatthechildrestraintiscorrectlyrecognizedbythecapacitivepassengerdetectionsysteminthefrontpassengerseatandthatthePASSENGERAIRBAG lightsignalsthecorrectfrontpassengerfrontairbagstatus.PleasebesuretoreadtheadditionalimportantinformationandheedtheWARNINGSabouttheAdvancedAirbagSystemandthefunctionofthePASSENGERAIRBAG lightinthisManual.
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Alwaysremember:EventhoughyourvehicleisequippedwithanAdvancedAirbagSystem,allchildren,especiallythose12yearsandyounger,mustalwaysrideinthebackseatproperlyrestrainedfortheirageandsize.
Activatingtheswitchablelockingfeature
Slowlypulltheshoulderbeltportionofthesafetybeltallthewayoutoftheretractor.
Whilekeepingyourweightonthechildrestraint,guidetheshoulderbeltportionofthesafetybeltbackintotheretractoruntilthebeltliesflatandistightenedagainstthechildrestraint.
Youshouldhearaclickingnoiseasthebeltwindsbackintotheinertiareelofthesafetybeltretractor.Testtheswitchablelockingfeaturebypullingonthebelt.Youshouldnolongerbeabletopullthebeltoutoftheretractor.Theswitchablelockingfeatureisnowactive.
Pullonthesafetybelttomakesurethesafetybeltisproperlyfastenedandtight.
Checkthechildrestraintforproperinstallationbypullingonthechildrestraintattheplacewherethevehicle'ssafetybeltgoesintothechildrestraint.Thechildrestraintshouldnotmoveforwardorsidewaysbymorethanabout1inch(2.5cm).
Aftercheckingtomakesurethatthechildrestraintisproperly
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installed,makecertainthatthechildrestraintiscorrectlyrecognizedbythecapacitivepassengerdetectionsysteminthefrontpassengerseatandthatthePASSENGERAIRBAG lightsignalsthecorrectfrontpassengerfrontairbagstatus.PleasebesuretoreadtheadditionalimportantinformationandheedtheWARNINGSabouttheAdvancedAirbagSystemandthefunctionofthePASSENGERAIRBAG lightinthisManual.
Alwaysremember:EventhoughyourvehicleisequippedwithanAdvancedAirbagSystem,allchildren,especiallythose12yearsandyounger,mustalwaysrideinthebackseatproperlyrestrainedfortheirageandsize.
Deactivatingtheswitchablelockingfeature
Theswitchablelockingfeatureforchildrestraintswillbedeactivatedautomaticallywhenthebeltiswoundallthewaybackintotheretractor.
Presstheredbuttononthesafetybeltbuckle.Thebelttonguewillpopoutofthebuckle.
Guidethesafetybeltbackbyhandsothatitrollseasilyontotheretractorandthetrimaroundtheretractorwillnotbedamaged.
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Alwaysletthesafetybeltretractcompletelyintoitsstowedposition.Thesafetybeltcannowbeusedasanordinarysafetybeltwithouttheswitchablelockingfeatureforchildrestraints.
Iftheswitchablelockingfeatureshouldbeactivatedinadvertently,thesafetybeltmustbeunfastenedandguidedcompletelybackintoitsstowedpositiontodeactivatethisfeature.Iftheswitchablelockingfeatureisnotdeactivated,thesafetybeltwillgraduallybecometighteranduncomfortabletowear.
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Usingthewrongchildrestraintoranimproperlyinstalledchildrestraintcancauseseriouspersonalinjuryordeathinanaccident.
Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltretractorislockedwheninstallingachildrestraint,exceptaboosterseat.Anunlockedsafetybeltretractorcannotholdthechildrestraintinplaceduringnormaldrivingorinacrash.
Alwaysbucklethechildrestraintfirmlyinplaceevenifachildisnotsittinginit.Aloosechildrestraintcanflyaroundduringasuddenstoporinacollision.
Alwaysmakesuretheseatbackresttowhichthechildrestraintisinstalledisinanuprightpositionandsecurelylatchedintoplaceandcannotfoldforward.Otherwise,theseatbackrestwiththechildrestraintattachedtoitcouldflyforwardinacollisionorotheremergencysituation.
AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwheneverusingachildrestraintinavehicle→Childsafetyandchildrestraints .Specialprecautionsapplywheninstallingachildrestraintonthefrontpassengerseat→Thedangersofusingchildrestraintsonthefrontseat ,and→ChildrestraintsandtheAdvancedAirbagSystem ,and→Importantsafetyinstructionsforusingchildrestraints .
WARNING
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SecuringthechildrestraintwithLATCH/UCRAloweruniversalanchorages
Improperlyinstalledchildrestraintsincreasetheriskofseriouspersonalinjuryanddeathinacollision.
Neverunfastenthesafetybelttodeactivatetheswitchablelockingfeatureforchildrestraintswhilethevehicleismoving.Youwouldnotberestrainedandcouldbeseriouslyinjuredinanaccident.
WARNING
Wheninstallingachildrestraint,becarefulnottogetthebeltcaughtinthestructureofthechildrestraintandbecomedamaged,especiallywhentheswitchablelockingfeaturehasbeenactivated.
NOTICE
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Fig.78Ontherearoutboardseatbackrests:MarkingsonthecoversoftheLATCH/UCRAloweruniversalanchorages.
Fig.79Ontherearoutboardseatbackrests:LATCH/UCRAloweruniversalanchorages(coversremoved).
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
LATCHisusedintheUnitedStatesforLowerAnchorsandTethersforChildren.InCanada,UniversalChildRestraintAnchorages
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(UCRA)isusedtodescribethecombinationoftoptetherstrapsandloweranchorages.
AllchildrestraintsmanufacturedafterSeptember1,1999musthaveLATCH/UCRAloweruniversalanchorages.
TheLATCH/UCRAloweruniversalanchorageattachmentpointsareonthelowerpartoftherearseatbackrestforthe2outboardseatingpositions.Eachloweruniversalanchoragepointhasacover.Thecircularmarkingsonthecovershelpyoutolocatetheloweranchorages→Fig.78 .Removethecoverstoaccesstheloweranchoragepoints→Fig.79 (arrows).
LATCH/UCRAloweruniversalanchoragessecurethechildrestraintsystemintheseatwithoutusingthevehicle'ssafetybelts.Anchoragesprovideasecureandeasy-to-useattachmentandminimizethepossibilityofimproperchildrestraintinstallation.
RememberthattheLATCH/UCRAloweruniversalanchoragepointsareonlyintendedforinstallationandattachmentofchildrestraintsspecificallycertifiedforusewiththeseloweruniversalanchorages.ChildrestraintsthatarenotequippedwiththeLATCH/UCRAloweruniversalanchorageattachmentscanstillbeinstalledwithvehiclesafetybeltsaccordingtothechildrestraintmanufacturer'sinstructions.Youmustnevermount2childrestraintsystemstoone
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LATCH/UCRAloweruniversalanchoragepointatthesametime.Forinstance,youmustnotinstallachildrestraintwithLATCH/UCRAloweruniversalanchoragepointsononeoftheoutboardseatingpositionsandthenusetheinboardanchoragetoalsoinstallachildrestraintinthecenteroftherearseatthatitselfisnotequippedwithLATCH/UCRAloweruniversalanchoragepoints.
Thereare2waystoattachanappropriatechildrestrainttotheLATCH/UCRAloweruniversalanchorages:
Rigidconnectorsonbarsatthebackofthechildrestraint:
Dependingonyourvehicle'sseats,youmaywanttouseguidancefixtureswheninstallingachildrestraintthathasrigidmountings.Installationwithguidancefixturesiseasierandprotectstheupholstery.Guidancefixturesareincludedwiththechildrestraintinsomecases.Ifnot,theycanbepurchasedfromanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.Theguidancefixturesmustbeinstalledinaccordancewiththemanufacturer'sinstructionsattheanchoragepointsbetweentheseatcushionandtheseatbackrest.
Makesuretheseatbackrestoftherearseatbenchisintheuprightpositionandsecurelylatchedinplace.
Releaseordeploythetoptetherstrap(ifoneisrequiredbythe
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childrestraintmanufacturer)tosecuretheseat→SecuringachildrestraintwiththeTopTetherstrap .
Guidetheuppertetherstrapundertherearheadrestraint(raisetheheadrestraintifnecessary).
Attachthetetherstrapanchoragehookintotheopeningofthetetheranchorage.
AttachtheconnectorsontotheLATCH/UCRAloweruniversalanchorages.
Makesureyouhearthechildrestraintclicksecurelyintoplace.
Tightenthetoptetherstrap(ifthereisone)tosecuretheseat→SecuringachildrestraintwiththeTopTetherstrap .
Pullonbothsidesofthechildrestraintonceyou'veinstalledittomakecertainitissecureandproperlyattached.
Releasing
Releasethetoptetherstrap(ifoneisrequiredbythechildrestraintmanufacturer).
ReleasethelowerlatchfromtheLATCH/UCRAloweruniversalanchoragesfollowingthechildrestraintmanufacturer'sinstructions.
Hooksattachedtoadjustablestraps(hook-onconnectors)
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Makesuretheseatbackrestoftherearseatbenchisintheuprightpositionandsecurelylatchedinplace.
Attachthehook-onconnectorswiththespringcatchreleaseontotheLATCH/UCRAloweruniversalanchoragesothattheconnectorslockintoplace.
PullontheconnectorattachmentstomakesurethatitisproperlyattachedtotheLATCH/UCRAloweruniversalanchorage.
Pullstrapstightfollowingthechildrestraintmanufacturer'sinstructions.
Releaseordeploythetoptetherstrap(ifoneisrequiredbythechildrestraintmanufacturer)tosecuretheseat→SecuringachildrestraintwiththeTopTetherstrap .
Guidetheuppertetherstrapundertherearheadrestraint(raisetheheadrestraintifnecessary).
Guidethetetherstrapbetweentherearseatbackandtheluggagecompartmentcover.
Attachthetetherstrapanchoragehookintotheopeningofthetetheranchorageandpullthetoptetherstraptight.
Afteryouhaveinstalledthechildrestraint,pullonbothoftheadjustablestrapsonthechildrestraintandpullalsoonthetetherstraptomakecertaintheseatissecureandproperlyattached.
Releasing
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Loosenthetensiononthehook-onconnectorstrapsfollowingthechildrestraintmanufacturer'sinstructions.
Releasethetoptetherstrap(ifoneisrequiredbythechildrestraintmanufacturer).
Depressthespringcatchonthehook.
Holdthespringcatchinthedepressedposition.
Movethehookinthedirectionofthevehiclefloorsothatthereisenoughspacetoreleasetheconnectorfromtheloweranchorage.
YoumusttakespecialprecautionswheninstallingachildrestraintwiththevehiclesafetybeltorwithLATCH/UCRAloweruniversalanchoragesbehindthefrontpassengerseatorbehindthedriverseat.AlwaysroutetheunusedcenterseatsafetybeltandtheunusedsafetybeltfortheseatingpositionwheretheLATCH/UCRAchildrestraintisbeinginstalledaroundtherearheadrestraintbehindthechildrestrainttohelppreventachildfromplayingwiththeunusedbeltandbecomingentangledinit.
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ImproperuseoftheLATCH/UCRAsystemcanincreasetheriskofseriouspersonalinjuryanddeathinanaccident.
Alwayscarefullyfollowthechildrestraintmanufacturer'sinstructionsforproperinstallationofthechildrestraintsandproperuseoftetherstrapsaswellastheLATCH/UCRAloweruniversalanchoragesorsafetybeltsinyourvehicle.
Nevermount2childrestraintsystemson1LATCH/UCRAloweruniversalanchoragepoint.
TheseanchorsweredevelopedonlyforchildrestraintsusingtheLATCH/UCRAsystem.
Neverattachotherchildrestraints,belts,luggageorotherthingstotheLATCH/UCRAanchorages.
Alwaysmakesurethatyouhearaclickwhenlatchingtheseatinplace.Ifyoudonothearaclick,theseatisnotsecureandcouldflyforwardandhittheinteriorofthevehicleorbeejectedfromthevehicle.
WARNING
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Becarefulnottoactivatetheswitchablelockingretractorwhenroutingthesafetybeltsaroundtheheadrestraints.Onlypullthesafetybeltoutfarenoughtoallowyouto
routethebeltaroundtheheadrestraint.
SecuringachildrestraintwiththeTopTetherstrap
Tohelppreventpermanentindentationsfromforminginthecushion,removetheguidancefixturesfromtheanchoragepointswhenthereisnochildrestraintsecuredinthevehicleanchoragepoints.
Tohelppreventdamagetotheseatupholstery,alwaysremovetheguidancefixturesfromtheanchoragepointsbeforefoldingthebackrestontherearbenchseatforward.
NOTICE
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Fig.80Exampleofamounteduppertetherstrap.Thetoptetherstrapreducestheforwardmovementofthechildrestraintinacrash,tohelpreducetheriskofheadinjuryifthechildhitsthevehicleinterior.
Fig.81Behindtherearseatbackrests:Toptetheranchorages.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Installingthetetherstrap
Releaseordeploythetetherstraponthechildrestraintaccordingtothechildrestraintmanufacturer'sinstructions.
Removetheluggagecompartmentcover,ifnecessary.
Locatethetetheranchorbehindtherearseatbackrest→Fig.81 .
Outerseatingposition:Guidetheuppertetherstrapundertheouterrearheadrestraint(raisetheheadrestraintifnecessary).
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ForchildrestraintswithV-tetherstraps:Alwaysmakesurethattheheadrestraintguiderodsdonotinterferewithanypartofthetoptetherstrap.
Centerseatingposition:Guidetheuppertetherstrapunderthecenterrearheadrestraintonlywhenitispushedallthewayup.Ifthetetherstraphookistoobigtopassunderthecenterheadrestraint,pushtheheadrestraintallthewaydownandguidethestrapoverthecenterheadrestraint.
Guidethetetherstrapbetweentherearseatbackrestandtheluggagecompartmentcover.
Attachthetetherstrapanchoragehookintotheopeningofthetetheranchorage.
Pullonthetetherstraphooksothatthespringcatchofthehookisengaged.
Tightenthetetherstrapfirmlyfollowingthechildrestraintmanufacturer'sinstructions.
Movetheheadrestraintbackintotheoriginalposition,ifnecessary→Adjustingtheseatingposition .
Releasingthetetherstrap
Loosenthetensiononthetetherstrapfollowingthechildrestraintmanufacturer'sinstructions.
Depressthespringcatchonthehookandreleaseitfromthe
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anchorage.
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Improperinstallationofchildrestraintswillincreasetheriskofinjuryanddeathinacrash.
Alwaysfollowtheinstructionsprovidedbythemanufacturerofthechildrestraintwheninstallingitinyourvehicle.
Neverinstallachildrestraintwithoutaproperlyattachedtoptetherstrapifthechildrestraintmanufacturer'sinstructionsrequirethetoptetherstraptobeused.Theuseofatoptetherstrapforforward-facingchildrestraintsisrequiredbylawinCanada.
Improperuseoftoptetherstrapsandanchorscanleadtoinjuryinacollision.Theanchorsaredesignedtowithstandonlythoseloadsimposedbycorrectlyfittedchildrestraints.
Neverattach2childrestraintsystemsto1toptetherstraportoptetheranchorage.
Neverattachachildrestrainttetherstraptoatie-downhookintheluggagecompartment.
Neverusechildrestrainttoptetheranchoragestosecuresafetybeltsorotherkindsofoccupantrestraints.
Neversecureorattachanyluggageorotheritemstothetoptetheranchorages.
WARNING
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Sourcesofinformationaboutchildrestraintsandtheiruse
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Thefollowingaresomesourcesofadditionalinformationaboutchildrestraintselection,installationanduse:
Safetyauthoritiesadvisethatthebestchildsafetyseatistheonethatfitsyourchildandfitsinyourvehicle,andthatyouwillusecorrectlyandconsistently.
Trybeforeyoubuy!
TransportCanadaInformationCentre1-800-333-03711-613-998-
Ifyouleavethechildrestraintwiththetetherstrapfirmlyinstalledforseveraldays,thiscouldleaveamarkontheupholsteryontheseatcushionandbackrestintheareawherethetetherstrapwasinstalled.Theupholsterywouldalsobepermanentlystretchedaroundthetetherstrap.Thisappliesespeciallytoleatherseats.
NOTICE
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8616(Ottawa)http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafetyNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration1-888-327-4236(TTY:1-800-424-9153)http://www.nhtsa.govhttp://www.safercar.govNationalSAFEKIDSCampaign1-202-662-0600http://www.safekids.orgSafetyBeltSafeU.S.A.1-800-745-SAFEor1-800-745-7233(English)1-800-747-SANOor1-800-747-7266(Spanish)http://www.carseat.orgVolkswagenCustomerCARE1-800-822-8987
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Lightsandvision
Lights
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Indicatorlights →Turnsignalleverandhighbeamswitch →Switchinglightsonandoff →Lightsandvisionfeatures →ComingHome/LeavingHomefeatures(orientationlighting) →Instrumentpanellightingandheadlightrangeadjustment →Interiorandreadinglights
Alwaysobeylocalvehiclelightinglaws.
Thedriverisalwaysresponsibleforthecorrectheadlightsettings.
Moreinformation:
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Exteriorviews→Exteriorviews
VolkswagenInformationSystem→VolkswagenInformationSystem
Replacinglightbulbs→Replacinglightbulbs
Crashesandotheraccidentscanhappenwhenyoucannotseetheroadaheadandwhenyoucannotbeseenbyothermotorists.
Alwaysswitchonthelowbeamheadlightsatduskorwhenitisdarkandwhenevertheweatherisbadorvisibilityispoor.
WARNING
Headlightsthatareaimedtoohighandimproperuseoftheheadlightflasherorhighbeamscanblindanddistractotherdrivers.Thiscanleadtoacrashandseriouspersonalinjuries.
Alwaysmakesurethatheadlightsareproperlyadjusted.
Neverusetheheadlightflasherorhighbeamswhentheycanblindordistractotherdrivers.
WARNING
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Indicatorlights
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Indicatorlightsintheinstrumentcluster
Lightsup Possiblecause Properresponse
Oneormoredrivinglightsnotworkinga),excludingtheAdaptiveFrontLightingSystem(AFS).b)
Replacetheburnedoutbulb→Replacinglightbulbs .IfalllightbulbsareOK,seeanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Leftorrightturnsignal.
Theindicatorlightblinkstwiceasfastifaturnsignalisnotworkingonthevehicleorthetrailer.
Checktheturnsignalsonthevehicleandthetrailer.
Highbeamsswitchedonorheadlightflashersinuse.
→Turnsignalleverandhighbeamswitch .
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,severalwarningandindicatorlightscomeonbrieflyforafunctioncheck.Theygooutafterafewseconds.
Indicatorlightsinthelightswitch
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Lightsup Possiblecause
Thefoglightsareswitchedon→Switchinglightsonandoff
Theparkinglightsareswitchedon→Switchinglightsonandoff .
Theautomaticheadlightsand,ifapplicable,thedaytimeheadlightsordaytimerunninglightsareswitchedon→Switchinglightsonandoff .
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Failuretoheedwarninglightsandinstrumentclustertextmessagescancausethevehicletobreakdownintrafficandresultinacollisionandseriouspersonalinjury.
NeverignorewarninglightsortextWARNINGS.
Alwaysstopthevehicleassoonasitissafetodoso.
Wheneverstalledorstoppedforrepair,movethevehicleasafedistanceofftheroad,stoptheengine,turnontheemergencyflashers,anduseotherwarningdevicestowarnapproachingtraffic.
Neverparkthevehicleinareaswherethehotcatalyticconverterandexhaustsystemcancomeintocontactwithdrygrass,brush,spilledfuel,oil,orothermaterialthatcancatchfire.
Abrokendownvehiclepresentsahighaccidentriskforitselfandothers.Switchonemergencyflashersandsetupawarningtriangletowarnoncomingtraffic.
WARNING
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HighIntensityDischarge(HID)headlightsprovidebright,uniformlightingtohelpyouseeandbeseen.Thelightcomesfromanelectricarcbetweentwoelectrodesinthegas-
filledbulb.Overtime,theelectrodescanweardownandthegapbetweenthemwillget
wider.TheHIDlamp’scontrolunitthenincreasesthevoltagetokeepthearc’sbrightness
constant.However,thecommonlycalled“Xenon”bulbswillalsoultimatelyburnout.Before
theyburnout,HIDlampscanflicker.AmessagewillthenappearintheMFD.Thisisyour
remindertoseeanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenService
facilitytochecktheheadlights.
a)Displayedincoloronaninstrumentclusterwithcolordisplay.
b)AseparatedisplayappearsintheinstrumentclusterifthereisanAFSmalfunction.
Turnsignalleverandhighbeamswitch
FailuretoheedwarninglightsortextWARNINGScanresultinvehicledamage.
NOTICE
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Fig.82Ontheleftsideofthesteeringcolumn:Turnsignalleverandhighbeamswitch.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Movethelevertothedesiredposition.
Rightturnsignal.
Leftturnsignal.
Switchinghighbeamson→ .Anindicatorlight lightsupintheinstrumentclusterwhenthehighbeamsareswitchedon.
Switchingthehighbeamsoffandoperatingtheheadlightflasher.Theheadlightflasherturnsonthehighbeamsaslongastheleverispulledandmanuallyheldinthepulledposition.Theindicatorlight lightsup.Whenreleased,thelevermovesbacktothehomepositionandturnsoffthehighbeams.Theindicator
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light goesout.
Movetheleverbacktothehomepositiontoturntheselectedfeatureoff.
Convenienceturnsignal(lanechangefeature)
Tousetheconvenienceturnsignal,movetheleverupordownslightly,justtothepointofresistanceandthenreleaseit.Ifyouhavetheconvenienceturnsignalswitchedon,theturnsignalsandtheturnsignalindicatorflash3times.Ifitisswitchedoff,theyflashaslongasyouholdtheleverupordown,andgooutwhenyoureleasethelever.
TheconvenienceturnsignalcanbeswitchedonandoffintheInfotainmentsystembypressingthe buttonfollowedbythe
and Lights functionkeys→Menuandsystemsettings(SETUP) .
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Theturnsignallightworksonlywhentheignitionisswitchedon.Theemergencyflasherworksevenwhentheignitionisswitchedoff→Inanemergency .
Theindicatorlightflashestwiceasfastifaturnsignalbulbisburnedout.
Highbeamscanonlybeswitchedonwhenthelowbeamsareon.
Switchinglightsonandoff
Fig.83Headlightswitchnexttothesteeringwheel.
Improperuseofhighbeamscandistractandblindothers,causingaccidentsandseriousinjuries.
WARNING
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Fig.84Headlightswitchnexttothesteeringwheel(withfoglightsandautomaticheadlights,ifequipped).
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Adjustthelightswitchtothedesiredposition→Fig.83 or→Fig.84 :
Symbol Whentheignitionisswitchedoff
Whentheignitionisswitchedon
Foglightsandlowbeamsswitchedoff.
Headlightsoff,daytimerunninglights(DRL)on.
Orientationlightingmaybeswitchedon. Automaticheadlightsactive;DRLon.
Lowbeamsswitchedoff.TheDRLmaystayon.Thelengthoftimetheystayondependsonthevehiclebatterycharge.
Lowbeamsswitchedon.
Parkinglightsandtaillightsswitchedon.
Parkinglights,DRL,andtaillightsswitchedon.
Foglightsswitchedoff.TheDRLmaystayonforsometime. Headlightsandfoglightsswitchedon.
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Foglights(ifequipped)
Theindicatorlight intheheadlightswitchshowsthatthefoglightsareswitchedon.
Toswitchonthefoglights :firstturnthelightswitchtopositionor ,thenpullthelightswitchouttothefirstdetent.
Toswitchoffthefoglights,pushtheswitchbackinfromthefirstdetent.Tothenturnofftheheadlights,turntheswitchtoposition.
Acousticwarningwhenlightsarenotswitchedoff
Inthefollowingsituation,awarningchimewillsoundifyoutakethekeyoutoftheignitionandopenthedriverdoor.Thisistoremindyouthatlightsarestillon.
Lightswitchinposition .
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Incoolorhumidweather,theinsidesoftheheadlights,therearlights,andturnsignalscantemporarilyfogup.Thisisnormalanddoesnotaffecttheservicelifeofthe
vehicle'slightingsystem.
Daytimerunninglightsandparkinglightsarenotbrightenoughtoletyouseeaheadorbeseenbyotherswhenitisdark.
Alwaysswitchonthelow-beamheadlightsatduskorwhenitisdarkandwhenevertheweatherisbadorvisibilityispoor.
Neverusethedaytimerunninglightstoseewhereyouaregoing.Theyarenotbrightenoughandwillnotletyouseefarenoughaheadforsafety,especiallyatduskorwhenitisdark.Alwaysswitchonthelow-beamheadlightsatduskorwhenitisdark.
Thetaillightsdonotcomeonwiththedaytimerunninglights.Unlessthetaillightsareon,avehiclecannotbeseenbyothersinbadweather,atdusk,orwhenitisdark.
Evenifautomaticheadlights( )areswitchedon,thelow-beamheadlightsmaystillnotcomeonbythemselvesinfogorheavyrain.Youhavetoswitchonthelow-beamheadlightsmanually.
WARNING
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Lightsandvisionfeatures
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Parkinglights
Iftheignitionisswitchedoffandthevehicleislockedfromtheoutsidewiththeheadlightswitchinthe position,theparkinglightsinbothheadlightscomeontogetherwithbothtaillights.
Daytimerunninglights(DRL)
Separatelampsareinstalledintheheadlightsorinthefrontbumperforthedaytimerunninglights(DRL).
Thedaytimerunninglightsareswitchedonwhenevertheignitionisswitchedonandthelightswitchisinposition , ,or .
Whenthedaytimerunninglightsareswitchedon,onlytheseseparatelampscomeoniftheheadlightswitchisinposition or
→ .
Ifthelightswitchisinposition ,alow-lightsensorswitchesthe
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lowbeamsaswellastheinstrumentandswitchlightingonandoffautomatically.
Daytimerunninglights(DRL)parkingfeature
Somemodelsareequippedwithadaytimerunninglights(DRL)parkingfeaturethatswitchesthedaytimerunninglightsoffwhentheparkingbrakeisengagedandtheignitionisswitchedon.
Function Action
SwitchingtheDRLoff:
–Switchtheignitionon.
–Turnthelightswitchtothe position.
–Settheparkingbrake.
SwitchingtheDRLbackon: –Releasetheparkingbrake.
Staticcorneringlights
Yourvehiclemayhavefoglightsunderthefrontbumper,whichonsomemodelsarealsostaticcorneringlights.Onsomemodelsthestaticcorneringlightsmaybeintegratedintheheadlights.Atspeedsbelowabout25mph(40km/h),thelightononesideofthevehiclewillcomeonautomaticallywhenyouturnacorner.Ifyouturntotheright,therightfoglightcomeson;turnleftandtheleftfoglightcomeson.Thelightdimsandgoesoutwhenthesteering
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wheelisstraightenedoutagain.
WhenyoumovetheselectorlevertoReverse(R),thestaticcorneringlightsonbothsidesofthevehiclemaycomeonsothatyoucanseetheareaaroundthevehiclebetterwhenbackingup.
Thestaticcorneringlightsworkonlywhentheheadlightsareon.Ifyouareusingautomaticheadlights(headlightswitchintheposition→Fig.84 ),theyworkonlywhentheheadlightshavebeenautomaticallyswitchedon.Thestaticcorneringlightsdonotcomeonwhentheheadlightswitchisinthe positionorwhenthefoglightsthemselveshavebeenswitchedon→Switchinglightsonandoff .
Automaticheadlights( )
Yourvehiclemaybeequippedwithautomaticheadlights( ),whichareaconveniencefeatureonlyandcannotalwaysrecognizealllightinganddrivingsituations.
Ifthelightswitchisinthe position,bothvehiclelightingandinstrumentandswitchlightingareautomaticallyswitchedonandoffinthefollowingsituations→ :
Automaticactivation: Automaticdeactivation:
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Ifthelow-lightsensorregistersdarkness,forexamplewhendrivingthroughatunnel.
Ifsufficientbrightnessisregistered.
Iftherainsensorrecognizesrainandswitchesthewindshieldwiperson.
Ifthewindshieldwipershavenotmovedforseveralminutes.
YoucanadjustthelevelofdarknessthevehiclemustregisterbeforeautomaticallyswitchingontheheadlightsintheInfotainmentsystembypressingthe buttonfollowedbythefunctionkeys
and Lights →Menuandsystemsettings(SETUP) .Youcanalsoturntheautomaticactivationoftheheadlightswiththerainsensorsonandoffviathismenu.
AdaptiveFrontLightingSystem(AFS)
TheAdaptiveFrontLightingSystem(AFS)worksonlywiththelowbeamsswitchedonandonlyatspeedsaboveabout6mph(10km/h).Theswivel-mountedlampsautomaticallyimproveroadilluminationduringcornering.
InvehicleswithDrivingModeSelection,theselecteddrivingmodecanaffecttheturningofthelights→DrivingModeSelection .
Insomemodels,theheadlightswillturnindependently,evenwhendrivingstraightahead.Theycanadjustaccordingtotheweatherconditionsandthespeedofthevehicletobetterlightuptheroadahead.Thebulbsreturntotheiroriginalpositionafterashortperiod
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oftime,dependingonthevehiclespeed.
OnvehiclesequippedwithAFS,thefeaturecanbeswitchedonandoffintheInfotainmentsystembypressingthe buttonfollowedbythe and Lights functionkeys→Menuandsystemsettings(SETUP) .
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Incoolorhumidweather,theinsidesoftheheadlights,therearlights,andturnsignalscantemporarilyfogup.Thisisnormalanddoesnotaffecttheservicelifeofthe
vehicle'slightingsystem.
ComingHome/LeavingHomefeatures(orientationlighting)
Crashesandotheraccidentscanhappenwhenyoucannotseetheroadaheadandwhenyoucannotbeseenbyothermotorists.
Neverusedaytimerunninglights(DRL)toseewhereyouaregoing.DRLarenotbrightenoughtolightuptheroadwayandbeseenbyothermotorists.Youwillnotbeabletoseefarenoughaheadforsafety,especiallyatduskorwhenitisdark.Alwaysswitchonthelow-beamheadlightsatduskorwhenitisdark.
Thetaillightsdonotcomeonwhenthedaytimerunninglightsareswitchedonandtheheadlightswitchisinposition or .Avehiclewithouttaillightsoncannotbeseenbyothersinbadweather,atdusk,orwhenitisdark.
Ifautomaticheadlights( )areswitchedon,thelow-beamheadlightsstillmaynotbeswitchedoninfogorheavyrain.Youhavetoswitchonthelow-beamheadlightsyourself.
WARNING
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PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
YourvehiclemaybeequippedwithComingHome/LeavingHomefeatures,whicharecontrolledautomaticallybyalow-lightsensor.
ComingHome Action
Switchon:
–Switchofftheignition.
TheComingHomefeatureisswitchedonwhentheheadlightswitchisinthe positionandthelow-lightsensorregistersdarkness.
Thedelayperiodstartsoncethelastvehicledoorortherearhatchisclosed.
Switchoff:
–Automaticallyafterdelayperiodisover.
–Automatically,ifavehicledoorortherearhatchisstillopenabout30secondsafteractivation.
–Turnlightswitchtothe position.
–Switchtheignitionon.
LeavingHome Action
Switchon: –Unlockthevehicleifthelightswitchisinthe positionandthelow-lightsensorregistersdarkness.
Switchoff:
–Automaticallyafterpresetdelayperiodisover.
–Lockthevehicle.
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–Turnthelightswitchtothe position.
–Switchtheignitionon.
ThelengthoftimethelightsstayoncanbeadjustedorthefeaturecanbeactivatedanddeactivatedintheInfotainmentsystembypressingthe buttonfollowedbythe
and Lights functionkeys→Menuandsystemsettings(SETUP) .
IftheComingHomefeatureisswitchedonandthedriverdoorisopened,nowarningchimewillsoundtoalertyouthatthelightsarestillon.
Instrumentpanellightingandheadlightrangeadjustment
Fig.85Totheleftofthesteeringwheel:Thumbwheeltoadjustinstrumentpanellighting①.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Instrumentclusterandswitchbrightness
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Dependingonvehicleequipment,youcanadjustthebrightnessoftheinstrumentclusterandswitchlightingbyturningthethumbwheel→Fig.85① .Onappropriatelyequippedvehicles,youcanalsoadjustotherinteriorlightsbypressingthe buttonfollowedbythe and Lights functionkeysintheInfotainmentsystem→Menuandsystemsettings(SETUP) .
Insomevehicleswithdaytimerunninglights(DRL),theinstrumentclusterlightingswitchesoffautomaticallywhenitisdarkoutsideorwhendrivingthroughtunnels,forexample.Youwillneedtoswitchtheheadlightsonmanuallywhenthishappens,sothatthevehicle'staillightswillturnon→Lightsandvisionfeatures .
Headlightrangeadjustment
Forvehiclesequippedwithhalogenheadlights:Theheadlightrangecannotbemanuallyadjusted.Ifyoubelievetheheadlightsarenotproperlyadjustedorarenotsure,havethemcheckedimmediatelybyanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility→ .
ForvehiclesequippedwithHID(Xenon)headlights:Theheadlightsareequippedwithanautomaticlevelingfeaturethatautomaticallyadjuststheheadlightrangetothevehicleloadingconditiononcethelowbeamsareswitchedon→ .
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Interiorandreadinglights
Pleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationand
Headlightsthatareaimedtoohighbecauseofthewaythevehicleisloadedcanblindanddistractotherdrivers.Thiscanleadtoacrashandseriouspersonalinjuries.
Alwaysmakesuretheheadlightsareadjustedtoloadingconditionssothattheydonotblindothers.
WARNING
Iftheautomaticlevelingfeatureoftheheadlightsdoesnotworkproperlyoratall,theheadlightscouldblindanddistractotherdrivers.Thiscanleadtoacrashandseriouspersonalinjuries.
HaveheadlightrangeadjustmentcheckedimmediatelybyanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
WARNING
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heedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Button FunctionFrontinteriorlightson.
Rearinteriorlightson.
Doorcontactbutton.
Pressthebutton,andtheinteriorlightscomeonautomaticallywhenthevehicleisunlocked,adoorisopened,orthevehiclekeyisremovedfromtheignition.
Thelightsgooutabout20secondsafteryouclosethedoors.Theyalsogooutwhenyoulockthevehicleorswitchontheignition.
Pressthebuttonbackoutagaintoswitchthedoorcontactfeatureoff.
Readinglightonoroff.
Gloveandluggagecompartmentlights
Thegloveandluggagecompartmentsmayhavelightsthatcomeonautomaticallywhentheyareopenedandgooffwhentheyareclosed.
Ambient(background)lighting(ifequipped)
Whentheignitionandtheheadlightsareswitchedon,ambientlightsinthedoorsandfootwellslightup.
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Onappropriatelyequippedvehicles,youcanadjustthebrightnessoftheambientlightingintheInfotainmentsystembypressingthe buttonfollowedbythe and Lights functionkeys
→Menuandsystemsettings(SETUP) .
Theinteriorandreadinglightsgooutwhenyoulockthevehicleorafewminutesafteryouremovethevehiclekeyfromtheignition.Thishelpstopreventunnecessarydrain
onthevehiclebattery.
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Sunprotection
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Sunvisors →Windshieldmadeofheat-insulatingglass
Sunvisors
Fig.86Intheheadliner:Sunvisor.
Sunvisorscanreducevisibility.
Alwaysstowsunvisorswhennotneededtoblocksunglare.
WARNING
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PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Sunvisoradjustment
Flipthesunvisordowntowardthewindshield.
Liftitoutoftheretainingclip→Fig.86Ⓐ andswivelitovertowardthedoor.
Additionalsunvisorpositions
Onsomevehicles,youcanslidethesunvisortowardstherearofthevehicleafterswivelingitovertothedoor.
Vanitymirrorandlighting
Avanitymirrorisbehindacoverinthesunvisor.Yourvehiclemayalsobeequippedwithalight→Fig.86① thatcomesonwhenyouslidethecoverⒷopen.
Thelightgoesoutwhenyoushutthecoverorifyouflipthesunvisorupagain.
Theinteriorlightabovethesunvisorgoesoutafterseveralminutes.Thishelpstopreventunnecessarydrainonthevehiclebattery.
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Windshieldmadeofheat-insulatingglass
Fig.87Heat-reflectivewindshieldwithcommunicationswindow(blueshadedarea).
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Windshieldsmadeofinsulatingglasshaveatransparentmetallicinfrared-reflectingcoating.Thereisanuncoatedarea(communicationswindow)justabovetheinsiderearviewmirror→Fig.87 .Thisservesasacommunicationswindowfortransmittingsignalstoandfromelectroniccomponentsandaccessories.
Theuncoatedareamustnotbeblockedontheinsideoroutsideorcoveredwithstickersbecausethiscancausetheelectroniccomponentstomalfunction.
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Windshieldwipersandwasher
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Indicatorlight →Windshieldwiperlever →Windshieldwiperfunctions →Windshieldwiperserviceposition →Rainsensor →Checkingandrefillingwindshieldwasherfluid
Moreinformation:
Exteriorviews→Exteriorviews
Infotainmentsystem→Infotainmentsystem
Shifting→Shifting
Climatecontrol→Heatingandairconditioning
Workingintheenginecompartment→Workingintheenginecompartment
Exteriorcareandcleaning→Exteriorcareandcleaning
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Windshieldwasherfluidwithoutenoughfrostprotectioncanfreezeonthewindshieldandreducevisibility.
Usethewindshieldwashersystemwithenoughfrostprotectionforwintertemperatures.
Neverusethewindshieldwipers/washerswhenitisfreezingwithoutfirstdefrostingthewindshield.Thewashersolutionmayfreezeonthewindshieldandreducevisibility.
WARNING
Wornordirtywiperbladesreducevisibilityandincreasetheriskofaccidentsandsevereinjuries.
Alwaysreplacewiperbladesthatareworn,damaged,ordonotkeepthewindshieldclear.
WARNING
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Indicatorlight
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Yourvehiclemaybeequippedwithanindicatorlightthatcomesonwhenthewindshieldwasherfluidlevelislow.
Lightsup Possiblecause Properresponse
Notenoughwindshieldwasherfluidforthefrontandrearwindshieldwashers.a)
Refillwindshieldwasherreservoiratthenextopportunity→Checkingandrefillingwindshieldwasherfluid .
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,severalwarningandindicator
Tohelppreventdamagetothewiperbladesandthewipermotorwhenitiscoldoutside,alwaysmakesurethatbladesarenotfrozentothewindshieldbeforeoperatingthewipers.Usingthewindshieldwiperservicepositioncanbehelpfulincoldweathersothewipersdonotfreezetothewindshield→Windshieldwiperserviceposition .
NOTICE
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lightscomeonbrieflyforafunctioncheck.Theygooutafterafewseconds.
a)Displayedincoloronaninstrumentclusterwithcolordisplay.
Windshieldwiperlever
Fig.88Operatingthefrontwindshieldwipers.
FailuretoheedwarninglightsortextWARNINGScanresultinvehicledamage.
NOTICE
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Fig.89Operatingtherearwiper.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Movethelevertothedesiredposition→ :Ⓐ Wiperswitchedoff.
Ⓑ Intermittentwipingforthefrontwindshield.Rainsensoractive(ifequipped).
Ⓒ Slowwiperspeed.
Ⓓ Fastwiperspeed.
Ⓔ x One-tapwiping–briefwiping.Holdtheleverpresseddownlongertowipemoreoften.
Ⓕ Pullthelevertowardthesteeringwheeltoactivatethefrontwindshieldwashers,thenrelease.
Ⓖ Intermittentwipingfortherearwindow.Thewiperwipesaboutevery6seconds.
ⒽPresstheleverforwardasfarasitwillgotoactivatetherearwindowwashers,thenreleasetostayinintermittentwipingmode(positionⒼ).Pullthelevertowardthesteeringwheeltoturntherearwiperoff.
① Switchforadjustingthewindshieldwiperintervalsettings(vehicleswithoutarainsensor)orthesensitivityoftherainsensor(vehicleswitharainsensor).
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Tohelppreventdamagetothewiperbladesandthewipermotorwhenitiscoldoutside,alwaysmakesurethatbladesarenotfrozentothewindshieldbeforeoperatingthewipers.Usingtheservicepositioncanbehelpfulincoldweathersothewipersdonotfreezetothewindshield→Windshieldwiperserviceposition .
Iftheignitionisswitchedoffwhilethewipersarerunning,thewiperswillcontinueatthesamewipingspeedwhentheignitionisswitchedonagain.Frost,ice,snow,leaves,andotherobjectsonthewindshieldcandamagethewipersandthewipermotor.
Removesnowandicefromthewipersbeforeyoubegindriving.
Ifthewiperbladesfreezetothewindshield,loosenthemcarefully.Volkswagenrecommendsusingadeicingspray.
NOTICE
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Onsomevehicles,thewindshieldwipersworkonlyiftheignitionisswitchedonandtheenginehoodisclosed.Thewindshieldwipersturnoffautomaticallywhentheengine
hoodisopened.Therearwindowwiperturnsoffwhentherearhatchisopened.
Theintermittentwipingforthefrontwindshielddependsonthedrivingspeed.Thehigherthespeed,thefasterthewipersmove.
Ifthefrontwipersareon,therearwiperisswitchedonautomaticallywhenbackingup.
Onappropriatelyequippedvehicles,thisfeaturecanbeturnedonandoffintheInfotainmentsystembypressingthe buttonfollowedbythe and Mirrorandwipers functionkeys→Menuandsystemsettings(SETUP) .
Ifthewiperbladesfreezetothewindshield,loosenthemcarefully.Volkswagenrecommendsusingadeicingspray.
Windshieldwiperfunctions
Neverswitchonthewindshieldwiperswhenthewindshieldisdrybecausethewindshieldcanbescratched.
NOTICE
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PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Wiperperformanceindifferentsituations:
Whenthevehicleisnotmoving: Thewiperspeedchangestemporarilytothenextlowerspeed.
Duringautomaticwipe/wash:
Whilethewashersystemisworking,theClimatronic(ifequipped)switchestorecirculationforabout30secondstohelppreventthewasherfluidodorfromenteringthevehicleinterior.
Duringintermittentwiping: Speed-dependentintervalcontrol:Thehigherthevehiclespeed,thefasterthewipersmove.
Heatedwashernozzles
Somevehiclesareequippedwithheatedwashernozzles.Theheatingthawsfrozenwashernozzles,butnotthefluidsupplyhoses.Whentheignitionisswitchedon,theheatappliedtothewashernozzlesisautomaticallyregulateddependingontheoutsideairtemperature.
Headlightwashersystem(ifequipped)
Theheadlightwashersystemcleanstheheadlightlenses.
Iftheignitionandheadlights(highorlowbeams)areswitchedon,theheadlightsarecleanedthefirsttimeandeveryfifthtimethe
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windshieldwashersareactivated.Thishappensonlyiftheloworhighbeamsareonwhenthewindshieldwiperleverispulledtowardsthesteeringwheel.However,theheadlightsmuststillbewashedbyhandperiodically(forinstance,duringfueling)togetridofhard-to-removedirt(likeinsectsplatter).
Tohelpmakesurethattheheadlightwashersystemworksduringwinterweather,alwayskeeptheheadlightwashernozzlesfreeofsnowandremoveanyicewithadeicerspraybeforedriving.Useadeicerspraytoremoveanyice.
Ifthereissomethingonthewindshield,thewiperwilltrytowipeitaway.Ifitcontinuestoblockthewiper,thewiperwillstopmoving.Removetheobstacleandswitch
thewiperonagain.
Windshieldwiperserviceposition
Fig.90Windshieldwiperinserviceposition.
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PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Intheserviceposition,thewiperarmscanbeliftedawayfromthewindshield→Fig.90 .Thewipersaremovedtotheservicepositionasfollows:
Theenginehoodmustbeclosed→Workingintheenginecompartment .
Switchtheignitionoff,turnitonbriefly,andthenoffagain.
Pressthewindshieldwiperleverdownbriefly→Fig.88Ⓔ whentheignitionisoff.
Wipersmoveintoserviceposition.
Carefullyfoldthewiperarmsbackontothewindshieldbeforedriving!Switchtheignitiononandpressthewindshieldwiperleverdownbriefly→Fig.88Ⓔ .Thewiperarmsmovebacktotheiroriginalposition.
Liftingthewiperbladesandtiltingthemawayfromthewindshield
Putthewiperarmsinserviceposition→ .
Donothandlethewiperblades,handlethewiperarmsonlyattheattachmentabovethewiperblades.
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Thewindshieldwiperarmscanbemovedtotheservicepositiononlywhenthevehicleisnotmoving.
Rainsensor
Fig.91Windshieldwiperlever:Adjustingtherainsensor①(ifequipped).
Tohelppreventdamagetotheenginehoodandthewindshieldwiperarms,liftthewiperarmsawayfromthewindshieldonlywhentheyareintheserviceposition.
Alwayscarefullyfoldthewindshieldwiperarmsdownagainstthewindshieldbeforedrivingthevehicle.
NOTICE
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Fig.92Insidethefrontwindshieldabovetheinsidemirror:Sensitiverainsensorsurface.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Whenswitchedon,therainsensorautomaticallyshortensorlengthensthetimebetweenwipingintervalsdependingonhowharditisraining→ .Therainsensor'ssensitivitycanbeadjustedmanually→Fig.91① .Manualwiping(vehicleswithoutrainsensors),see→Windshieldwiperlever .
Onappropriatelyequippedvehicles,theautomaticwipefunctionoftherainsensorcanbeturnedonandoffintheInfotainmentsystembypressingthe buttonfollowedbythe andMirrorandwipers functionkeys→Menuandsystemsettings(SETUP) .
Pushtheleverintothedesiredposition→Fig.91 :
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Rainsensoroff(windshieldwiperleverhomeposition).
Rainsensoractive–automaticwipingasneeded.
Adjustthesensitivityoftherainsensor:-Moveswitchtotheright–highsensitivity.
-Moveswitchtotheleft–lowsensitivity.
Afterswitchingtheignitionoffandbackonagain,therainsensorstaysonandworksagainwhenthewiperleverisinpositionⒷ.
Possiblereasonsforchangesinthewaytherainsensorworks
Therainsensormaymisreadwhatishappeninginthedetectionzoneofitssensitiverain-sensorsurface→Fig.92 (arrow)andnotworkforanumberofreasons,whichmayinclude:
Wornoutwiperblades:Wornoutwiperbladesmayleaveafilmofwaterorwipingstreaks;thiscancausethewiperstorunlonger,towipemoreoften,ortowipecontinuouslyathighspeed.
Insects:Insectshittingthewindshieldmaytriggerthewipers.
Saltstreaks:Saltstreaksonthewindshieldfromwinterdrivingcancausewipingmoreoftenorcontinuouslyonglassthatisalmostdry.
Dirt:Caked-ondust,wax,anyotherbuilduponthewindshield
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(lotuseffect),orcar-washdetergentresiduecanlowertherainsensor'ssensitivityandcauseittoreacttooslowlyornotatall.
Crackorchipinthewindshield:Ifastonehitsandchipsthewindshieldwhiletherainsensorison,thiswilltriggerawipercycle.Afterthat,therainsensorwillrecognizethechangeandrecalibrateitselftorespondtothesensitivesurface'sreduceddetectionzone.Dependingonthesizeofthechip,thesensor'sreactionpatternmayormaynotchange.
Cleantherainsensor'ssensitivesurface→Fig.92 (arrows)regularlyandcheckthewiperbladesforwearordamage.
Toremovewaxandcoatsofpolishsafely,werecommendusinganalcohol-basedwindshieldcleaner.
Checkingandrefillingwindshieldwasherfluid
Therainsensorcannotalwaysrecognizerainandactivatethewipers.
Switchthewipersonmanuallywhenwateronthewindshieldreducesvisibility.
WARNING
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Fig.93Intheenginecompartment:Capofthewindshieldwasherfluidreservoir.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Checkthewindshieldwasherfluidlevelregularlyandrefillasnecessary.
Thereisafilterscreeninthefillerneckofthewindshieldwasherfluidreservoir.Thescreenhelpstokeeplargeparticlesanddebrisfromgettingintoandcloggingthewindshieldwashernozzleswhenaddingwindshieldwasherfluid.Takethescreenoutonlytocleanit.Ifthescreenisdamagedormissing,haveitreplacedimmediately,otherwisethesystemmaybecomecloggedandnotworkproperly.
Opentheenginehood →Workingintheenginecompartment .
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Thewindshieldwasherfluidreservoircanbeidentifiedbythesymbolonitscap→Fig.93 .
Checkifthereisstillenoughwindshieldwasherfluidinthereservoir.
Refillwithclearwater(notdistilledwater)andanappropriatewindshieldwasherfluidthatisrecommendedbyVolkswagen→ .Followthedirectionsonthecontainer.
Incoldweather,alwaysuseaspecialwindshieldwasherantifreezesolutionthatwillhelpkeepthewaterfromfreezing→ .
Recommendedcleaners
Forthewarmermonths,WindscreenClearSummer-G052184A1-orequivalent.Mixingratio1:100(1partconcentrateto100partswater)inthewindshieldwasherreservoir.
All-seasonWindscreenClear-G052164A2-orequivalent.Mixingratioinwinterto0°F(-18°C)about1:2(1partconcentrateto2partswater),otherwise,mixingratio1:4inthewindshieldwasherreservoir.
Fillingcapacity
Dependingonvehicleequipment,thewindshieldwasherfluidreservoirholdsbetween3.1–5.2quarts(3–5liters).
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Nevermixantifreezeorsimilaradditivesintothewindshieldwasherreservoir.Thiscouldproduceanoilyfilmonthewindshield,whichwouldconsiderablyreducevisibility.
Useclearwater(notdistilledwater)withacleaningsolutionrecommendedbyVolkswagen.
Ifnecessary,blendwithasuitablewindshieldwasherfluidantifreezeagent.
WARNING
NevermixcleaningsolutionsrecommendedbyVolkswagenwithothercleaningagents.Ifyoudo,thiscouldcausesedimentsorotherby-productsthatcanclogthewindshieldwashernozzles.
Whenrefilling,donotconfuseonetypeofoperatingliquidwithanother!Otherwiseseriousmalfunctionsandenginedamagecanoccur!
NOTICE
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Mirrors
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Insidemirror →Outsidemirrors
Foryourdrivingsafety,itisimportantthatyouproperlyadjusttheoutsidemirrorsandtheinsidemirrorbeforeyoustartdriving→ .
Theoutsidemirrorsandtheinsidemirrorhelpyouseeandadaptyourdrivingtotrafficbehindyou.Rememberthattheinsideandoutsiderearviewmirrorswillnotshoweverythingbehindyou.Therecanbeblindspots.Blindspotscanbesignificantlylargerifthemirrorsarenotproperlyadjusted.
Moreinformation:
Exteriorviews→Exteriorviews
Infotainmentsystem→Infotainmentsystem
Adjustingtheseatingposition→Adjustingtheseatingposition
Shifting→Shifting
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Brakingandparking→Brakingandparking
Adjustingmirrorswhenthevehicleismovingcancausedriverdistraction,accidents,andseriouspersonalinjury.
Alwaysadjusttherearviewmirrorswhenthevehicleisnotmoving.
Alwaysbeawareofwhatishappeningaroundthevehiclewhenchanginglanes,passing,turning,orparking.Anothervehicle,pedestrian,orobjectcouldbeinyourblindspot.
Alwaysmakesuremirrorsareproperlyadjustedandtheviewtotherearisnotreducedbymoisture,ice,snow,orotherthings.
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Self-dimmingrearviewmirrorscontainanelectrolytefluidwhichcanleakifthemirrorglassisbroken.Electrolytefluidcanirritatetheskin,eyes,andrespiratorysystem.
Repeatedorprolongedexposuretoelectrolytefluidcanirritatetherespiratorysystem,especiallyamongpeoplewithasthmaorotherrespiratoryconditions.Getfreshairimmediatelybyleavingthevehicleor,ifthatisnotpossible,openwindowsanddoorsalltheway.
Ifelectrolytefluidgetsintotheeyes,flushthemthoroughlywithlargeamountsofcleanwaterforatleast15minutes;medicalattentionisrecommended.
Ifelectrolytefluidcontactsskin,flushaffectedareawithcleanwaterforatleast15minutesandthenwashaffectedareawithsoapandwater;medicalattentionisrecommended.Thoroughlywashaffectedclothingandshoesbeforereuse.
Ifswallowed,andthepersonisconscious,rinsemouthwithwaterforatleast15minutes.Getmedicalattentionimmediately.Donotinducevomitingunlessinstructedtodosobyamedicalprofessional.
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Insidemirror
Fig.94Self-dimmingrearviewmirror(ifequipped).
Brokenglassintheself-dimmingrearviewmirrorscancauseelectrolytefluidleakage.Liquidelectrolyteleakedfromabrokenmirrorglasswilldamageanyplasticsurfacesitcomesincontactwith.Cleanupspilledelectrolytefluidimmediatelywithclearwaterandasponge.
NOTICE
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Fig.95Manuallyadjustableinsidemirror.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Adjusttheinsidemirrortomakesurethatthereisgoodvisibilitythroughtherearwindow.
Forexample,visibilitythroughtherearwindowcouldbeimpairedifthereisasunshadeontherearwindoworclothingontheluggagecompartmentcover,oriftherearwindowiscoveredwithice,snow,ordirt.
Manuallyadjustableinsidemirror
Homeposition:Leveronthebottomedgeofthemirrorpointsforward.
Toadjusttonon-glarevisibility,movetheleversothatitpointsbackward→Fig.95 .
Self-dimmingrearviewmirror(ifequipped)
Keyto→Fig.94 :
Indicatorlight
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Switch
Sensorforrecognizingtheentryoflightfromtherear
Sensorforregisteringlightfromthefront
Theself-dimmingfeaturecanbeswitchedonandoffwiththeswitchontheinsidemirror→Fig.94 ②or→Fig.94 ②.Whenself-dimmingisactivated,theindicatorlight①ison.
Therearetwosensorsintheinteriormirrorhousing:
Onesensoronthesidefacingtheinteriortomeasurelightfromtherearofthevehicle→Fig.94 ③or→Fig.94 ③.
Onesensoronthesidefacingthewindshieldtomeasurelightfromthefrontofthevehicle→Fig.94 ④.
Iftheignitionisswitchedon,themirrorautomaticallydarkensdependingontheamountoflightshiningintothevehiclefromtherear.
Theself-dimmingfeatureisdeactivatedwhenyoushiftthetransmissionintoreverseorswitchontheinteriorlightsorthereadinglight.
Donotattachexternalnavigationdevicestothewindshieldorinthe
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vicinityoftheself-dimminginsidemirror→ .
Ifthelightstrikingthesensorisfilteredorblocked(suchasbyasunshade),theself-dimminginsidemirrorwillnotworkproperlyormaynotworkatall.
Outsidemirrors
Fig.96Inthedriverdoor:Adjustingknobfortheoutsidemirrors.
Theilluminateddisplayonanexternalnavigationdevicecancausetheself-dimminginsidemirrortomalfunction,whichcanresultincrashesandseriousinjuries.
Malfunctionsintheself-dimmingfunctioncanresultintheinsidemirrorbeingunabletoevaluatetheexactdistanceofvehiclesintherearorotherobjects.
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PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,turntheknobinthedriverdoor→Fig.96 toadjusttheoutsidemirrors.
Turntheknobtothedesiredposition:Switchonoutsidemirrorheating.Heatsonlyatoutsideairtemperaturesbelow+68°F(+20°C).
Adjusttheleftoutsidemirrorbypressingtheknobtoleft/rightandup/down.
Adjusttherightoutsidemirrorbypressingtheknobtoleft/rightandup/down.
Neutralposition.Noheatingoradjustmentpossible.
Synchronousmirroradjustment(ifequipped)
ToturnonthesynchronousmirroradjustmentfeatureintheInfotainmentsystem,pressthe buttonfollowedbytheand Mirrorsandwipers functionkeys→Menuandsystemsettings(SETUP) .
TurntheoutsidemirroradjustingknobtotheLposition.
Adjusttheleftoutsidemirror.Theright(passenger)outsidemirrorwillautomaticallyadjustatthesametime.
Ifneeded,correctthepositionoftherightmirrorbyturningtheadjustingknobtotheRposition.
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Passengersidemirrorloweringinreversegear(ifequipped)
Selectavalidremotecontrolvehiclekeyonwhichthesettingsshouldbesaved.
Unlockthevehicleusingthiskey.
Settheparkingbrake.
Switchontheignition.
ToturnthepassengersidemirrorloweringfeatureonintheInfotainmentsystem,pressthe buttonfollowedbytheand Mirrorsandwipers functionkeys→Menuandsystemsettings(SETUP) .
ShiftthetransmissiontoReverse(R).
Adjustthepassengeroutsidemirrorforaclearviewofthecurb,forexample.
Theadjustedmirrorpositionisautomaticallystoredandassignedtothevehiclekeyusedtounlockthevehicle.
Recallingthepassengersidemirrorsettings
TurntheadjustingknobfortheoutsidemirrorstotheRposition.
ShiftthetransmissionintoReverse(R)withtheignitionswitchedon.
Thepassengermirrormovesbacktotheregularpositionwhen
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thevehiclemovesforwardfasterthanabout10mph(15km/h)ortheadjustingknobismovedfromRtoanotherposition.
Improperuseofthefoldingoutsidemirrorscancausepersonalinjury.
Alwaysmakesurethatnobodyisinthewaywhenfoldingthemirrorsinorout.
Makesurethatyoudonotgetyourfingercaughtbetweenthemirrorandthemirrorbasewhenmovingthemirrors.
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Incorrectlyestimatingdistanceswiththerightoutsidemirrorcancausecollisionsandseriousinjury.
Therightoutsidemirrorhasaconvex(curved)surface.Thiswidensyourfieldofvision.Butvehiclesorotherobjectsseeninaconvexmirrorwilllooksmallerandfartherawaythantheyreallyare.
Ifyouusetherightoutsidemirrortojudgedistancesfromvehiclesbehindyouwhenchanginglanes,youcouldestimateincorrectlyandcauseacrashandseriousinjuries.
Wheneverpossible,usetheinsidemirrortomoreaccuratelyjudgedistanceandsizeofvehiclesorotherobjectsseenintheconvexmirror.
Alwaysmakesureyouhaveaclearviewtotherearofthevehicle.
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Toreducefuelconsumption,useoutsidemirrorheatingonlywhenneeded.
Whenfirstswitchedon,outsidemirrorheatingworkswithmaximumheatforabout
2minutes.
Ifpowermirroradjustmentdoesnotwork,theoutsidemirrorscanbeadjustedbyhandbypressingontheedgesofthemirrorsurface.
Alwaysfoldintheoutsidemirrorswhentakingthevehiclethroughanautomaticcarwash.
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Transporting
Drivingtips
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Stowingluggage →Drivingwithanopenrearhatch →Drivingaloadedvehicle →Weightsandaxleweights
Alwaysstowheavyobjectsintheluggagecompartmentandmakesurethattherearseatbackrestsaresecurelylatched.Alwaysusethetie-downsintheluggagecompartmentandsecuretheobjectswithsuitablestraps.Neveroverloadthevehicle.Rememberthatthevehicleload,aswellashowitisdistributed,canaffectvehiclehandlingandbraking→ .
Moreinformation:
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Rearhatch→Rearhatch
Lights→Lights
Luggagecompartment→Luggagecompartment
Roofrack→Roofrack
Trailertowing→Trailertowing
Tiresandwheels→Tiresandwheels
Unsecuredorincorrectlystoweditemscanflythroughthevehicle,causingseriouspersonalinjuryduringhardbrakingorsharpsteeringorinanaccident.Looseitemscanalsobestruckandthrownthroughthepassengercompartmentbythefrontairbagsiftheyinflate.Tohelpreducetheriskofseriouspersonalinjury:
Alwaysstowallobjectssecurelyinthevehicle.
Alwayskeepstoragecompartmentsclosedwhiledriving.
Donotstowhard,heavy,orsharpobjectsinopenbinsinthevehicleorontopoftheinstrumentpanel.
Removehard,heavy,andsharpobjectsfromclothingandbagsinthevehicleinteriorandstowsecurely.Alwaysputheavyitemsintheluggagecompartment.
Alwayssecureobjectsinthepassengercompartmentproperly
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Alwayssecureobjectsinthepassengercompartmentproperlywithsuitablestrapssothattheycannotmoveintothedeploymentareaofasideorfrontairbagduringbraking,inasuddenmaneuver,orinacollision.
Alwaysmakesurethatthereisnothingonthefrontpassengerseatwhenthebackrestisfoldedforward.
Passengersmustneverrideinanincorrectseatingpositionbecauseobjectsarebeingtransportedinthevehicle.
Neverletanybodysitinaseatthatisblockedbyobjectsbeingcarriedinthevehicle.
Heavyloadswillinfluencethewayyourvehiclehandlesandincreasestoppingdistances.Heavyloadsthatarenotproperlystowedorsecuredcancauselossofcontrolandseriousinjury.
Securetheloadproperlytokeepitfromshifting.
Alwaysrememberwhentransportingheavyobjectsthatachangeinthecenterofgravityalsochangesthewayyourvehiclehandles:
-Alwaysdistributetheloadasevenlyaspossible.
-Secureheavyobjectsproperlyasfarforwardintheluggagecompartmentaspossible.
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Stowingluggage
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Alwaysstowallluggagesecurelyinthevehicle
luggagecompartmentaspossible.
-Alwaystiedownheavyitemssecurelywithsuitablestrapsusingthetie-downsintheluggagecompartment.
Securelylatchtherearseatbackrestintheuprightposition.
NeverexceedtheGrossAxleWeightRatingortheGrossVehicleWeightRatingonthesafetycompliancestickerontheleftdoorjamb.Exceedingpermissibleweightcancausethevehicletoskidandhandledifferently.
Alwaysadaptyourspeedanddrivingtotheheavierloadandtheweightdistributioninthevehicle.Takeroad,weather,traffic,andvisibilityconditionsintoaccountaswell.
Alwaysaccelerategentlyandavoidsuddenbrakinganddrivingmaneuvers.
Alwaysbrakeearlierthanyouwouldifyouwerenotdrivingaloadedvehicle.
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Distributetheloadinthevehicleand,ifapplicable,ontheroofandinthetrailerasevenlyaspossible.
Putheavyobjectsasfarforwardaspossibleintheluggagecompartmentandsecurelylatchtherearseatbackrestintheuprightposition.
Secureluggageintheluggagecompartmentusingsuitablestrapsandthetiedowns→Tie-downs .Alsosee→Luggagecompartment .
Adjusttheheadlightrange,ifnecessary→Lights .
Checkthepressureinall4tireswhenthetiresarestillcold.Neverreduceairpressureinwarmtirestomatchcoldtireinflationpressure.Heedtheinformationonthetirepressurelabel→Tiresandwheels .
Payespeciallycloseattentiontoyourvehicle'sTirePressureMonitoringSystemwhendrivingwithaheavyload→TirePressureMonitoringSystem(TPMS) .
Wiresintherearwindowssuchasforheatingorforanantennacanbedamagedbyobjectsthatrubagainstthem.
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Pleasereviewtheinformationonloadingatrailer→Trailertowing andaroofrack→Roofrack .
Drivingwithanopenrearhatch
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Drivingwithanopenrearhatchcanleadtoseriouspersonalinjury.Ifyouhavetodrivewithanopenrearhatch,makesurethatallobjectsandthehatchitselfareproperlysecuredandtakeappropriatemeasurestokeeptoxicexhaustfumesfromenteringthevehicle.
Drivingwithanunlatchedoropenrearhatchcanleadtoseriouspersonalinjury.
Nevertransportobjectslargerthanthosethatfitcompletelyintheluggagecompartment,becausetherearhatchcannotbefullyclosedproperly.
Afterclosingtherearhatch,alwayspulluponittomakesurethatitisproperlyclosedandcannotopensuddenlywhenthevehicleismoving.
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vehicleismoving.
Alwaysstowallobjectssecurelyintheluggagecompartment.Looseobjectscanfalloutoftheluggagecompartmentandinjureothersontheroadbehindyou.
Drivecarefully;anticipatewhatotherdriverswilldo.
Avoidabruptorsuddenacceleration,steering,orbraking,becausetheunlatchedrearhatchcanmovesuddenly.
Alwaysmarkobjectsstickingoutfromtheluggagecompartmentclearlyforotherstosee.Obeyallapplicablelegalrequirements.
Neverusetherearhatchtoclamporholdobjectsthatstickoutoftheluggagecompartment.
Alwaysremoveanyluggagerackorotherrackmountedontherearhatch(alongwithanyluggageontherack)beforedrivingwithanopenrearhatch.
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Drivingwithanopenrearhatchcancausepoisonouscarbonmonoxideintheengineexhausttogetintothepassengercompartment.
Carbonmonoxidecausesdrowsiness,inattentiveness,poisoning,andlossofconsciousness.Itcanleadtoaccidentsandseverepersonalinjuries.
Alwayskeeptherearhatchclosedwhiledrivingtohelpkeeppoisonousexhaustfumesfrombeingdrawnintothevehicle.
Nevertransportobjectsthataretoolargetofitcompletelyintotheluggagearea,becausethentherearhatchcannotbefullyclosed.
Ifyouabsolutelymustdrivewithanopenrearhatch,dothefollowingtoreducetheriskofcarbonmonoxidepoisoning:
-Closeallwindowsandthepowersunroof.
-Switchofftheclimatecontrolsystem'sairrecirculationfeature.
-Openallairventsintheinstrumentpanel.
-Setthefreshairfantothehighestspeed.
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Drivingaloadedvehicle
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Forgoodhandlingwhendrivingaloadedvehicle,pleaseobservethefollowing:
Securelystowallluggage→Stowingluggage .
Driveespeciallycarefullyandaccelerategently.
Avoidsuddenbrakinganddrivingmaneuvers.
Brakeearlierthanyouwouldifyouwerenotdrivingaloadedvehicle.
Ifapplicable,observeinformationaboutdrivingwithatrailer→Trailertowing .
Ifapplicable,observeinformationaboutdrivingwitharoofrack→Roofrack .
Theopenrearhatchchangesthevehiclelengthandheight.
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Heavyloadscanchangethewayyourvehiclehandlesandincreasestoppingdistances.Heavyloadsthatarenotproperlystowedorsecuredcanshiftsuddenly,causinglossofcontrolandseriousinjury.
Securetheloadproperlytokeepitfromshifting.
Alwaysrememberwhentransportingheavyobjectsthattheychangethevehicle'scenterofgravityandalsothewayithandles.
-Alwaysdistributetheloadasevenlyaspossible.
-Secureheavyobjectsasfarforwardintheluggagecompartmentaspossible.
-Secureluggageintheluggagecompartmentusingsuitablestrapsandthetiedowns→Tie-downs .Alsosee→Luggagecompartment .
Alwaystiedownheavyitemssecurelywithsuitablestraps.
Securelylatchtherearseatbackrestintheuprightposition.
NeverexceedtheGrossAxleWeightRatingortheGrossVehicleWeightRatingonthesafetycompliancestickerontheleftdoorjamb.Exceedingpermissibleweightcancausethevehicletoskidandhandledifferently.
WARNING
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Weightsandaxleweights
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Theactualgrossweightofanyvehicledependsontheengine,basicequipment,anyfactory-installedoptionalequipmentforthegivenmodel,andanyaccessoriesthathavebeeninstalled.TheGrossVehicleWeightRating(GVWR)andtheGrossfrontandRearAxleWeightRatings(GAWR)foragivenvehicleareprintedonthevehicle'sSafetyComplianceCertificationLabelonthedriverdoorjamb→Importantvehiclelabels .
TheGrossVehicleWeightRatingincludestheweightofthevehicleitselfwithallofitsfactory-installedequipment,plusafulltankof
Alwaysadaptspeedanddrivingtotheheavierloadandtheweightdistributioninthevehicle.Takeroad,weather,traffic,andvisibilityconditionsintoaccountaswell.
Alwaysaccelerategentlyandavoidsuddenbrakinganddrivingmaneuvers.
Alwaysbrakeearlierthanyouwouldifyouwerenotdrivingaloadedvehicle.
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gasoline,theengineoilandcoolant,allvehicleoccupants(150lbs/68kgperseatingposition)andcargo.
TheGrossAxleWeightRatingsspecifythemaximumallowableloadforeachaxle.
Thecargopayloadmaynotbeincreasedbyusingaroofrackwithoutcommensuratelyreducingtheweightfromvehicleoccupants→ .DeterminingtheGrossVehicleWeightRating→Tiresandwheels .
Vehiclepayloadconsistsofthecombinedweightofthefollowing:
Passengers.
Totalluggageandothercargo.
Roofloadincludingtheroofracksystem,ifpermitted→Roofrack .
Factory-installedorretrofittedaccessories.
Hitchweightandtongueweightfortrailertowing,ifpermitted→Trailertowing .
PleaserefertotheGrossVehicleWeightRating(GVWR)andtheGrossfrontandrearAxleWeightRatings(GAWR)foryourvehicle,whichareprintedonthevehicle'sSafetyComplianceCertification
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Labelonthedriverdoorjamb→Importantvehiclelabels .
Exceedingmaximumpermissibleweightratingscanresultinvehicledamage,accidents,andseriouspersonalinjury.
NeverlettheactualweightsatthefrontandrearaxlesexceedthepermissibleGrossAxleWeightRating.Also,neverletthetotaloftheseactualweightsexceedtheGrossVehicleWeightRating.
Alwaysrememberthatthevehicle'shandlingandbrakingwillbeaffectedbyextraloadandthedistributionofthisload.Adjustyourspeedaccordingly.
WARNING
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Alwaysdistributetheloadevenlyandaslowaspossibleinthevehicle.Thevehiclecapacityweightfiguresapplywhentheloadisdistributedevenlyinthevehicle(passengersandluggage).
Whentransportingaheavyloadintheluggagecompartment,carrytheloadasclosetotherearaxle(asfarforward)aspossiblesothatthevehicle'shandlingandbrakingareaffectedaslittleaspossible.
NOTICE
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Luggagecompartment
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Foldingtherearseatbackrestforwardandbackintoplace →Luggagecompartmentcover →Luggagecompartmentpass-through →Tie-downs →Shoppingbaghooks →Variableluggagecompartmentfloor
Alwaysstowheavyobjectsintheluggagecompartmentandmakesurethattherearseatbackrestsaresecurelylatchedintheiruprightposition.Alwayssecureobjectstothetie-downswithsuitablestraps.Neveroverloadthevehicle.Rememberthatthevehicleload,aswellashowitisdistributed,canaffectvehiclehandlingandbraking→ .
Moreinformation:
Safetybelts→Safetybelts
Airbagsystem→Airbagsystem
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Lights→Lights
Transporting→Drivingtips
Trailertowing→Trailertowing
Tiresandwheels→Tiresandwheels
Anopenorunlockedluggagecompartmentposesspecialrisksforchildren.
Closeandlocktherearhatchandalldoorswhenthevehicleisnotinuse.First,makecertainthatnooneisleftinside.
Neverleaveyourvehicleunattendedorletchildrenplayaroundthevehicle,especiallywiththerearhatchleftopen.Achildcouldcrawlintothevehicleandpullthehatchshut,becomingtrappedandunabletogetout.Thiscouldcausesevereorfatalinjuries.
Aclosedvehiclecanbecomeveryhotorverycold,dependingontheseason.Temperaturescanquicklyreachlevelsthatcancauseunconsciousnessordeath,particularlytosmallchildren.
Neverletchildrenplayinoraroundthevehicle.
Neverletanyonerideintheluggagecompartment.
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Unsecuredorincorrectlystoweditemscanflythroughthevehicle,causingseriouspersonalinjuryduringhardbrakingorsharpsteeringorinanaccident.Looseitemscanalsobestruckandthrownthroughthepassengercompartmentbythefrontairbagsiftheyinflate.Tohelpreducetheriskofseriouspersonalinjury:
Alwaysstowallobjectssecurelyinthevehicle.Alwaysputluggageandheavyitemsintheluggagecompartment.
Alwayssecureobjectsinthepassengercompartmentproperlywithsuitablestrapssothattheycannotmoveintothedeploymentzoneofasideorfrontairbagduringsuddenbraking,inasuddenmaneuver,orinacollision.
Alwayskeepstoragecompartmentsclosedwhiledriving.
Neverstowhard,heavy,orsharpobjectsinthevehicle'sopenstoragecompartments,ontheluggagecompartmentcover,oronthetopoftheinstrumentpanel.
Alwaysremovehard,heavy,orsharpobjectsfromclothingandbagsinthevehicleinteriorandstowthemsecurelyintheluggagecompartment.
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Transportingheavyobjectscausesthehandlingcharacteristicsofthevehicletochangeandincreasesbrakingdistances.Heavyloadswhicharenotproperlystowedorsecuredinthevehiclecanleadtoalossofvehiclecontrolandcauseseriouspersonalinjury.
Transportingheavyitemscausesthehandlingcharacteristicsofthevehicletochangebyshiftingthevehicle'scenterofgravity.
Alwaysdistributeluggageevenlyandaslowaspossiblewithinthevehicle.Thevehiclecapacityweightfiguresapplywhentheloadisdistributedevenlyinthevehicle(passengersandluggage).
Alwaysstowluggageandheavyitemsintheluggagecompartmentasfarforwardoftherearaxleaspossibleandsecurethemwithappropriatestrapstothetie-downsprovided.
Neverexceedthevehicle'sGrossVehicleWeightRatingorGrossAxleWeightRatings,whichareprintedontheSafetyComplianceCertificationLabellocatedonthedoorjambofthedriverdoor.Exceedingthepermissibleweightcancausethevehicletoskidandbehavedifferently.
Alwaysadaptyourspeedanddrivingstyletoaccommodateyourpayloadanditsweightdistributionwithinyourvehicle.
Beespeciallycautiousandgentlewhensteppingontheacceleratorpedalandavoidsuddenbrakingandother
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Theventilationslotsintheluggagecompartmentmustnotbeblockedsothatstaleaircanescapefromthevehicle.
Foldingtherearseatbackrestforwardandbackintoplace
Fig.97:Rearseatbench:Releasebutton①andredmarkonthe
acceleratorpedalandavoidsuddenbrakingandothermaneuvers.
Brakeearlierthanyouwouldifyouwerenotdrivingaloadedvehicle.
Thedefrosterheatingwiresorantennaintherearwindowcanbedamagedbyobjectsthatrubagainstthem.
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indicator②.:Seatbackrestfoldedforward.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Therearseatbackrestisdividedinto2sections.Eachsectionoftherearseatbackrestcanbefoldeddownindividuallytoincreaseluggagespace.
Foldingtherearseatbackrestforward
Pushtheheadrestraintallthewaydown→Adjustingtheseatingposition .
Pullthereleasebutton→Fig.97① forwardwhilefoldingtherearseatbackrestforward.
Therearseatbackrestisunlockediftheredmark→Fig.97② canbeseenontheindicator.
Therearseatbackrestisreleasedandcanbefoldedforward.
Iftherearseatbackrestisfoldeddown,noone,includingchildren,mayrideontherearseat.
Foldingtherearseatbackrestbackintoplace
Foldtherearseatbackrestbackuntilitengagessecurely→ .
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Theredmarkontheindicator→Fig.97② shouldnolongerbevisible.
Therearseatbackrestmustbesecurelylatchedintoplaceforthesafetybeltsontherearseatstoprovideoptimalprotection.
Improperfoldingandimproperlatchingoftherearseatbackrestcancauseseriouspersonalinjury.
Alwaysmakesuretherearenopeopleoranimalsintheareaaroundtherearseatbackrestwhenfoldingitforward.
Neverfoldtherearseatbackrestforwardorbackwhilethevehicleismoving.
Whenfoldingtherearseatbackrestbackup,makesurethatthesafetybeltdoesnotgetcaughtordamaged.
Keephands,fingers,feetandotherbodypartsoutofthewaywhenfoldingtherearseatbackrestforwardorback.
Eachrearseatbackrestmustbesecurelylatchedintheuprightpositionsothatthesafetybeltsontherearseatscanprovideprotection.Thisisparticularlythecaseforthemiddleseatontherearseatbench.
Ifaseatisusedwithanunsecuredbackrest,thepassengerwillmoveforwardtogetherwiththerearseatbackrestduring
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Luggagecompartmentcover
willmoveforwardtogetherwiththerearseatbackrestduringsuddenbraking,drivingmaneuvers,orinacollision.
Iftheredmarkontheindicator→Fig.97② isvisible,thisindicatesthatthebackrestisnotlatchedintoplace.Alwayschecktomakesurethattheredmarkisnotvisiblewhenevertherearseatbackrestisintheuprightposition.
Noone,includingchildren,mayrideontherearseatsiftherearseatbackrestisfoldeddownornotcorrectlylatched.
Beforefoldingtherearseatbackrestforward,adjustthefrontseatssothattherearseat'sheadrestraintorbackrestcushionwillnottouchthefrontseats.
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Fig.98Intheluggagecompartment:Installingandremovingtheluggagecompartmentcover.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Whenyouopenorclosetherearhatch,thesupportingcords,whenattached,willautomaticallyraiseorlowertheluggagecompartmentcover.
Youcanputlightarticlesofclothingontheluggagecompartmentcover.Butrememberthatyourviewthroughtherearwindowmustnotbeobstructed.
Removingtheluggagecompartmentcover
Unhookthesupportingcordsfromeachsideoftherearhatch→Fig.98 (toparrows).
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Pushtheluggagecompartmentcoverupwardfrombelow→Fig.98 (bottomarrows)untilitreleasesfromthesidebrackets.
Ifnecessary,stowtheluggagecompartmentcoverunderthevariableluggagecompartmentfloor→Variableluggagecompartmentfloor .
Installingtheluggagecompartmentcover
Presstheluggagecompartmentcoverintothesidebracketsfromabove→Fig.98 (bottomarrows).
Hookthesupportingcordsontotherearhatch→Fig.98 (toparrows).
Inasuddenbrakingorothermaneuver,orinacollision,unsecuredorimproperlysecuredobjectsoranimalsontheluggagecompartmentcovercancauseseriouspersonalinjury.
Neverleavehard,heavyorsharpobjectsinbagsorlooseontheluggagecompartmentcover.
Neverletanimalsrideontheluggagecompartmentcover.
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Clothesorotheritemsontheluggagecompartmentcoverbehindtherearseatbackrestmaylimitvisibilityandcauseaccidentsandseverepersonalinjuries.
Alwayshangclothessothattheydonotlimitvisibility.
WARNING
Tohelppreventdamagetotheluggagecompartmentcover,theluggagecompartmentmayonlybeloadedtoaheightatwhichtheluggagecompartmentcoverwillnotpressonthecargowhentherearhatchisclosed.
NOTICE
Thingsontheluggagecompartmentcovercandamageit.
Thedefrosterheatingwiresorantennaintherearwindowcanbedamagedbyobjectsthatrubagainstthem.
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Theventilationslotsintheluggagecompartmentmustnotbeblockedsothatstaleaircanescapefromthevehicle.
Luggagecompartmentpass-through
Fig.99Intherearseatbackrest:Openingtheluggagecompartmentpass-through.
Fig.100Intheluggagecompartment:Openingthepass-through.
Pleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationand
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heedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Theremaybeapass-throughfortransportingthingslikeskisintherearseatbackrestbehindthecenterarmrest.
Tohelppreventsoilingthevehicleinterior,coverdirtyitemsbeforeslidingthemintothepass-through.
Ifthecenterarmrestisfoldeddown,noonecansitonthemiddleseatoftherearbench.
Openingthepass-through
Folddowntherearcenterarmrest→Adjustingtheseatingposition .
Pullthereleaseleverinthedirectionofthearrow→Fig.99① andfoldthepass-throughcoverallthewayforward.
Opentherearhatch.
Slidelongobjectsfromtheluggagecompartmentthroughthepass-through.
Secureobjectswiththesafetybelt.
Closetherearhatch.
Closingthepass-through
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Foldthepass-throughcoverbackuntilitengagessecurely.Theredmarkontheluggagecompartmentsideshouldnotbevisible.
Closetherearhatch.
Ifnecessary,foldthecenterarmrestup.
Thepass-throughcanalsobeopenedfromtheluggagecompartment.Pressthereleaselever→Fig.100 inthedirectionofthearrowandpushthecoverforward.
Tie-downs
Fig.101Intheluggagecompartment:Tie-downs.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Therearetie-downsinthefrontandrearoftheluggagecompartment,whichyoucanusetosecureluggageorotheritems→Fig.101 (arrows).
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Sometie-downsmayhavetobefoldedopenforuse.
Elasticstrapscansnapbacktowardyouiftheyarenotproperlyattached→ .
Ifyouuseelasticstrapstosecureitemsintheluggagecompartment,besuretosecurelyattachthemtothetie-downsjustbehindtherearseatbackrestfirstandthentothetie-downsattheloadingedgeoftheluggagecompartment.
Removethehooksfromthetie-downsinthereverseorderdescribedabove,firstfromthetie-downsattheloadingedgeandthenfromthetie-downsbehindtherearseatbackrestsothatifthehookscomeloosesuddenly,theywillmoveawayfromyou.
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Unsuitable,worn,ordamagedtie-downstraps(elasticornon-elastic)cansnaporcomelooseduringbrakingorothermaneuversorinacollision.Objectssecuredwiththesestrapscanthencomelooseandflythroughthepassengercompartment,causingseverepersonalinjuriesordeath.
Tohelppreventbaggageorotheritemsfromcominglooseandflyingaround,alwaysusesuitableundamagedtie-downstraps.
Securelyfastenthetie-downstrapstothetie-downs.
Looseorimproperlysecuredobjectsintheluggagecompartmentcanslideaboutsuddenlyandchangethevehicle'shandling.
Secureevensmallandlightobjects.Looseobjectsintheluggageorpassengercompartmentcanflyaboutduringsuddenbrakingmaneuversorintheeventofanaccidentandinjureoccupants.
Neverexceedthemaximumallowableloadonthetie-downswhensecuringobjects.
Neversecureachildrestrainttothetie-downs.
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Themaximumloadforthetie-downsisabout380lbs.(172kg).
Forsuitablestrapsandluggagestowagesystems,pleaseseeanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Shoppingbaghooks
Elasticstrapshavetobestretchedwhenbeingattachedtothetie-downsintheluggagecompartment.Hooksonthesestrapscancauseseriouspersonalinjuryifnothandledproperlyandattachedsecurely.
Alwaysprotecteyesandfacefrominjuryfromthehookswhenattachingthemtothetie-downsintheluggagecompartment.
Alwaysholdthehooksonelasticstrapsfirmlywhenattachingtothevehicleanddonotletthemsnapbackandhityou.
Firstattachthehooksonthestrapstothetie-downsattherearseatbackrestintheluggagecompartmentandthentothetie-downsneartheloadingedgeoftheluggagecompartment.Thisway,ifoneofthehooksontheelasticstrapssnapsback,itwillmoveawayfromyou,decreasingtheriskofpersonalinjury.
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Fig.102Intheluggagecompartment:Shoppingbaghooks.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Shoppingbaghooksmaybelocatedontheupperleftandrightoftheluggagecompartment→Fig.102 (arrows).
Neverusetheshoppingbaghooksastie-downs.Thehookscouldbreakoffduringsuddenbrakingmaneuversorinacollision.
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Variableluggagecompartmentfloor
Fig.103Intheluggagecompartment:Openingthevariableluggagecompartmentfloor.
Themaximumloadforeachshoppingbaghookis5lbs.(2.5kg).
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Fig.104Intheluggagecompartment:Variableluggagecompartmentfloorfoldedup.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Somemodelsareequippedwithavariableluggagecompartmentfloor,whichisheight-adjustable.
Openingandclosingtheluggagecompartmentfloor
Toopentheluggagecompartmentfloor,lifttherecessedhandle→Fig.103 andguidethefloorupwarduntilitisheldinpositionbythestopsoneithersideoftheluggagecompartment→Fig.104 (arrows).
Toclose,guidetheluggagecompartmentfloorpastthestopsanddownwardintoposition.Ifnecessary,gentlypressingthestopscanhelpthefloorpassthrough→ .
Adjustingtheheightoftheluggagecompartmentfloor
Grasptherecessedhandle→Fig.103 ,lifttheluggagecompartmentfloor,andpullitrearwardoutoftheguidesonthesidesoftheluggagecompartment.
Inserttheluggagecompartmentfloorintotheguidesattherequiredheightandpushitforwardasfarasitwillgo.
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Removingtheluggagecompartmentfloor
Grasptherecessedhandle→Fig.103 ,lifttheluggagecompartmentfloor,andpullitrearwardoutoftheguidesonthesidesoftheluggagecompartment.
Removetheluggagecompartmentfloorandstoreitinaclean,drylocation.
Duringhardbrakingoranaccident,looseobjectscanflythroughthepassengercompartmentandcauseseriousorevenfatalinjuries.
Eveniftheluggagecompartmentfloorpanelisproperlyraised,itisstillnecessarytosecureallobjects.
Themaximumweightratingofthevariableluggagecompartmentflooris330lbs(150kg)intheupperposition
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Ifyoustoretheluggagecompartmentcoverunderthevariableluggagecompartmentfloor,inserttheluggagecompartmentfloorintotheupperguides.
Donotlettheluggagecompartmentfloorfallfreelywhenclosingit.Alwaysguideitdownintoplace.Thetrimortheluggagecompartmentfloorcouldbedamaged.
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Roofrack
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Attachingtheroofrackbasecarrierandroofrack →Securingaloadontheroofrack
Theroofofyourvehiclehasbeendesignedtooptimizeaerodynamicsanddoesnothavetraditionalrainguttersthatareusedtoattachmanykindsofroofracks.
Sincetherainguttersaremoldedintotherooftoprovideefficientaerodynamics,onlyVolkswagen-approvedbasecarriermountsandroofrackscanbeused.
Whenshouldtheroofrackberemoved?
Whenitisnolongerneeded.
Beforedrivingthroughanautomaticcarwash.
Whenthevehiclewouldotherwisebetoohighforminimumclearancetoenter,forexample,agarage.
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Moreinformation:
Lights→Lights
Transporting→Transporting
Tiresandwheels→Tiresandwheels
Savingfuelandhelpingtheenvironment→Savingfuelandhelpingtheenvironment
Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications→Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications
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Transportingheavyorbulkyloadsontheroofrackwillchangethewaythevehiclehandlesbyshiftingthevehicle'scenterofgravityandincreasingthewinddrag.
Alwayssecuretheloadproperlywithsuitableandundamagedstrapssothattheloadwillnotshift.
Cargothatislarge,heavy,bulky,longorflatwillhaveanegativeeffectonthevehicle'saerodynamics,centerofgravityandoverallhandling.
Alwaysavoidsuddenmaneuversandhardbraking.
Alwaysadaptyourspeedanddrivingtotheheavierloadandtheweightdistributioninthevehicle.Takeroad,weather,traffic,andvisibilityconditionsintoaccountaswell.
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Ifaroofrackisinstalled,fuelconsumptionincreasesduetoincreasedairresistance.
Attachingtheroofrackbasecarrierandroofrack
Alwaysremovetheroofrackbeforedrivingthroughanautomaticcarwash.
Yourvehicleishigherwhentheroofrackisinstalled,especiallywhenitisloaded.Comparethevehicleheightwithexistingclearanceheights,suchasunderpassesandgaragedoors.
Alwaysmakesurethattheroofracksystemandanythingbeingcarriedonitdoesnotinterferewiththeroofantenna,thepowersunroof,ortherearhatch.
Makesurethattherearhatchdoesnottouchitemsontheroofrackwhenopened.
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Fig.105Mountingpointsforthebasecarrierandroofrackon2-doorvehicles.
Fig.106Mountingpointsforthebasecarrierandroofrackon4-doorvehicles.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Thebasecarrieristhebasisofacompleteroofracksystem.Forsafetyreasons,additionalattachmentsarenecessaryfor
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transportingluggage,bicycles,surfboards,skis,andsmallboats.SuitableaccessoriescanbepurchasedfromyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Mountingtheroofrackbasecarrierandroofrackon2-doorvehicles
Alwaysattachthebasecarrierandroofrackcorrectly.
Alwayscarefullyfollowtheinstallationinstructionsfromthebasecarrierorroofrackmanufacturer.
Thefrontmountingholesareontheundersideoftheroofframe.Theyaresealedwithplasticscrewsthatmustberemovedbeforeinstallation→Fig.105 (magnifiedviewonleft).Theholesareonlyvisiblewhenthedoorisopen.Therearmarkingsforthebasecarrierareabovetherearsidewindows→Fig.105 (magnifiedviewonright).
Onlymounttheroofrackbasecarrieronthemarkingsshownintheillustration.
Onceyouhaveinstalledthebasecarriercorrectly,youcansecuretheroofrackonthebasecarrieraccordingtothemanufacturer'sinstructions.
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Mountingtheroofrackbasecarrierandroofrackon4-doorvehicles
Alwaysattachthebasecarrierandroofrackcorrectly.
Alwayscarefullyfollowtheinstallationinstructionsfromthebasecarrierorroofrackmanufacturer.
Thefrontmountingholesareontheundersideoftheroofframe.Theyaresealedwithplasticscrewsthatmustberemovedbeforeinstallation→Fig.106 (magnifiedviewonleft).Therearmarkingsforthebasecarrierareontheundersideoftheroofframe→Fig.106 (magnifiedviewonright).
Theholesandmarkingsareonlyvisiblewhenthedoorisopen.
Onlymounttheroofrackbasecarrieronthemarkingsshownintheillustration.
Onceyouhaveinstalledthebasecarriercorrectly,youcansecuretheroofrackonthebasecarrieraccordingtothemanufacturer'sinstructions.
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Followtheinstallationinstructionsprovidedforinstallingtheroofracksystem.Always
Installingorusingabasecarrierorroofrackimproperlycancausetheentiresystemtoflyoffthevehicle,causingaccidentsandinjuries.
Alwaysfollowtheinstallationinstructionsprovidedbythemanufacturer.
Usethebasecarrierandroofrackonlyiftheyareundamagedandproperlyinstalled.
Securetheroofrackbasecarrieronlyattheattachmentpointsshownintheillustration→Fig.105 or→Fig.106 .
Alwaysinstallthebasecarrierandroofrackproperly.
Makesurethatallboltsandfastenersareproperlyinstalledandproperlytightenedbeforeeverytripandretightenthemasneededafterdrivingashortdistance.Duringalongtrip,checkallboltsandfastenersateachstop.
Alwaysproperlyinstallspecialfixturesforitemssuchasbicycles,skis,surfboards,etc.
Donotmodifyorrepairthebasecarrierorroofrack.
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carrytheminthevehicle.
Securingaloadontheroofrack
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Itisnotpossibletosecurealoadunlesstheroofracksystemhasbeenproperlyinstalled→ .
Maximumpermissibleroofload
Themaximumpermissibleroofloadis165lbs.(75kg).Theroofloadisthecombinedweightoftheroofrackandtheitemsbeingcarriedontheroof→ .
Besureyouknowtheweightoftheroofrackandtheitemsyouwanttotransportontheroof.Weighthemifnecessary.Nevercarryatotalofmorethanthemaximumpermissibleroofload.
Whenusingaroofrackwithalowerloadlimit,donotloadtheracktothemaximumweightmentionedabove.Inthiscase,youmayonlyloadtheroofracktotheweightlimitspecifiedinthesystem'sinstallationinstructions.
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Distributingtheload
Distributetheloadevenlyandsecureitproperly→ .
Checkingthemountings
Afterthebasecarrierandroofrackhavebeeninstalled,checkallboltsandfastenersafterdrivingashorttimeandatregularintervalsthereafter.
Ifthemaximumpermissibleroofloadisexceeded,accidentsandsubstantialvehicledamagemayoccur.
Neverexceedthespecifiedroofload,themaximumGrossAxleWeightRating,ortheGrossVehicleWeightRating.
Donotexceedtheloadingcapacityoftheroofrack,evenifthepermissibleroofloadisnotfullyutilized.
Alwaysmakesurethatloadsareevenlydistributedandthatheavieritemsare,asfaraspossible,towardthefront.
WARNING
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Looseorimproperlysecureditemscanfallofftheroofrackandcauseaccidentsandinjuries.
Alwaysusesuitable,undamagedtie-downropesandratchetstraps.
Securetheloadproperly.
WARNING
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Trailertowing
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Technicalrequirements →Hitchingupandconnectingatrailer →Loadingthetrailer →Drivingwithatrailer →Ballmount →Retrofittingatrailerhitch →Maximumpermissibletrailerweight
Obeycountry-specificrequirementsabouttrailertowingandtrailerhitches.
Volkswagendoesnotrecommendinstallingatrailerhitchonyourvehicle.YourVolkswagenwasmainlydesignedforcarryingpassengers.Ifyouplantotowatrailer,pleaserememberyourvehiclewillbeperformingajobforwhichitwasnotprimarilyintended.Theadditionalloadwillaffectdurability,handling,fueleconomy,andperformance,andmayrequirethevehicletobeservicedmoreoften.
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Trailertowingnotonlyplacesmorestressonthevehicle,itcallsformoreconcentrationfromthedriver.Alwaysfollowtheoperatinganddrivinginstructionsgiven,andusecommonsense.
Underwinterconditions,installwintertiresonthevehicleandthetrailer.
ImportantinformationforGolfRmodels
Fortechnicalreasons,thevehiclebodystructureisnotdesignedfortheinstallationofatrailerhitch.
NeverinstallatrailerhitchonGolfRmodels.Installingatrailerhitchwilldoconsiderabledamagetothevehicle→ .
Moreinformation:
Powerlockingsystem→Powerlockingsystem
Anti-theftalarmsystem→Anti-theftalarmsystem
Lightsandvision→Lights
Tiresandwheels→Tiresandwheels
Brakingandparking→Brakingandparking
Savingfuelandhelpingtheenvironment→Savingfueland
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helpingtheenvironment
Startingassistancesystems→Startingassistancesystems
Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications→Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications
Ridinginatrailerisdangerousandmaybeillegal.
WARNING
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Improperuseofthetrailerhitchcancauseaccidentsandinjuries.Animproperlyinstalled,incorrect,ordamagedtrailerhitchcancausethetrailertoseparatefromthetowingvehicleandcauseseriouspersonalinjuries.
Onlyuseanundamaged,properlymountedtrailerhitch.
Neverrepairormodifythetrailerhitch.
Toreducetheriskofinjuryinrear-endcollisions,andtherisktopedestriansandcyclistswhenthevehicleisparked,alwaysremovetheballmountwhenyouarenottowingatrailer.
Neverinstallaweightdistributingorloadequalizingtrailerhitchonyourvehicle.Thevehiclewasnotdesignedforthesekindsoftrailerhitches.Thetrailerhitchattachmentcanfail,causingthetrailertotearloosefromthevehicle.
WARNING
Impropertrailertowingcancauselossofvehiclecontrolandseriouspersonalinjury.
Drivingwithatrailerandcarryingheavyorlargethingscanchangethewaythevehiclehandles,increasethedistanceit
WARNING
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changethewaythevehiclehandles,increasethedistanceitneedstostopsafely,andcauseaccidents.
Alwayssecuretheloadproperlywithsuitableandundamagedstrapssothattheloadwillnotshift.
Alwaysadaptyourspeedanddrivingtotheheavierloadandtheweightdistributioninthevehicle.Takeroad,weather,traffic,andvisibilityconditionsintoaccountaswell.
Reduceyourspeedevenmorethanyouotherwisewouldwhengoingdownhillandunderunfavorableload,weather,orwindconditions.
Trailerswithahighcenterofgravitytipmoreeasilythantrailerswithalowcenterofgravity.
Alwaysavoidsuddenmaneuversandhardbraking.
Beespeciallycarefulwhenpassingothervehicles.
Reducespeedimmediatelyifthetrailershowstheslightestsignofswaying.
Nevertrytostoptheswayingbyaccelerating.
Alwaysobeyspeedlimits.Insomeareas,thespeedlimitsforvehiclestowingtrailersarelowerthanforvehicleswithouttrailers.Neverdrivefasterthan50mph(80km/h;underexceptionalcircumstances,60mph-100km/h)whentowingatrailer.Thisappliesevenifthelocalspeedlimitishigher.
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Ifyouaredrivinganewvehicleoravehiclewithaneworrebuiltengine,donottowatrailerduringthebreak-inperiod,about600miles(1000km)→Parts,accessories,repairs,
andmodifications .
Ifyoutowatrailer,yourvehiclemayneedmaintenancemoreoftenbecauseoftheextraloadithastomove.
Whenyouarenottowing,removethetrailerhitchball.Thishelpskeepthetrailer
InstallingatrailerhitchonGolfRmodelscancauseanaccidentandseriouspersonalinjuries.
NeverinstallatrailerhitchonaGolfRvehicle.
Atrailerhitchcanfalloffwhiledrivingorriploosewhilepullingatrailer,causingthetrailertoseparatefromthevehicle.
WARNING
InstallingatrailerhitchofanykindonGolfRmodelswillcauseexpensivedamagetoyourvehiclethatwillnotbecoveredbyanyVolkswagenLimitedWarranty.
NOTICE
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hitchfromcausingdamagetoyourvehicleandtoothersifyourvehicleishitfrombehind.
Somemodelsneedatrailerhitchtotowortow-startothervehicles.Youmaywanttoalwayscarrytheballmountinthevehicleafterithasbeenremoved.Besuretostowit
securely.
Technicalrequirements
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Useonlyaweight-carryingtrailerhitchdesignedandapprovedforthegrossweightofthetraileryouwanttotow.Thetrailerhitchmustbesuitableforyourvehicleandtrailerandmustbesecurelyboltedtotheappropriateplaceonthevehiclechassis.Useonlyatrailerhitchwitharemovableballmount.Alwayscheckwiththetrailerhitchmanufacturertomakesurethatyouareusingthecorrecttrailerhitchandcarefullyfollowthehitchmanufacturer'sinstructions.Neverinstallaweight-distributingorload-equalizingtrailerhitchonyourvehicle.Thevehicleisnotdesignedforthiskindoftrailerhitch→ .
Donotuseabumper-mountedtrailerhitch
Neverinstallatrailerhitchonthebumperoronthebumper
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attachments.Thetrailerhitchmustnotinterferewiththeimpact-absorbingbumpersystem.Donotmakeanychangestothevehicleexhaustandbrakesystems.Fromtimetotime,checkthatalltrailerhitchmountingboltsaresecurelyfastened.Whenyouarenottowing,removethetrailerhitch.Thishelpskeepthetrailerhitchfromcausingdamageifyourvehicleishitfrombehind.
Enginecoolingsystem
Towingatrailermakestheengineanditscoolingsystemworkharder.Itisimportantthattheenginecoolingsystemisuptothejob.Makesurethatthecoolingsystemhasenoughcoolant.
Trailerbrakes
Ifyourtrailerhasitsownbrakes,makesureitmeetsallregulations.Thetrailerbrakesystemmustneverbedirectlyconnectedtothevehicle'sbrakesystem.
Safetychains
Alwaysusesafetychainsbetweenyourvehicleandthetrailer→Hitchingupandconnectingatrailer .
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Trailertaillights
Trailerlightsmustmeetallregulations→Hitchingupandconnectingatrailer .
Neverconnectthetrailerlightsdirectlytotheelectricalsystemofyourvehicle.
Outsidemirrors
Ifyoucannotseethetrafficbehindyouusingtheregularoutsidemirrors,thenyoumustinstallextendedmirrors.Extendedmirrorsmayalsoberequiredbylawinsomecountries/states/provinces.Alwaysadjusttheoutsidemirrorsbeforedriving.It'svitalthatyoualwayshaveaclearviewtotherearofthevehicle.
Maximumpowerconsumptionforthetrailer
Donotexceedthepowerratingslistedinthechartbelow.
Electricalload MaximumpowerBrakelightstotal 108watts
Turnsignalsperside 54watts
Sidemarkerlightstotal 100watts
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Taillightstotal 54watts
Animproperlyinstalledorincorrecttrailerhitchcancauseatrailertoseparatefromthetowvehicleandcauseseriouspersonalinjuries.
Ifyoudon'thavetotowatraileranymore,removetheentiretrailerhitch.Alwayssealallboltholestopreventwateranddeadlyexhaustfumesfromgettingintothevehicle.
WARNING
Ifthetrailerlightsarenotconnectedproperly,thevehicle'selectronicsmaybedamaged.
Ifthetrailerusestoomuchelectricity,thevehicle'selectronicsmaybedamaged.
Neverconnecttheelectricalsystemforthetrailerdirectlytotheelectricalconnectionsfortherearlightsortoanyotherunsuitablepowersources.Useonlyasuitableconnectortoprovidepowertothetrailer.
NOTICE
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Ifyoutowatrailerfrequently,Volkswagenrecommendshavingthevehicleservicedbetweentheregularmaintenanceandinspectionintervalsbecauseoftheextraloadithas
topull.
Hitchingupandconnectingatrailer
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Safetychains
Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetychainsareproperlyattachedtothetowingvehicle.Leaveenoughslackinthechainssothatyoucangoaroundcornerswithoutstretchingthechains.Thesafetychainsmustnotdragontheground,however.
Trailertaillights
Makesurethatthetrailerlightsworkproperlyandmeetlegalrequirements.Donotexceedthemaximumpowerconsumptionforthetrailer→Maximumpowerconsumptionforthetrailer .
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Improperconnectionstothevehicleelectricalsystemcancausemalfunctionsthataffecttheentirevehicleelectricalsystem,whichcanleadtoaccidentsandseriouspersonalinjury.
HaveanyworkontheelectricalsystemdonebyanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Neverconnecttheelectricalsystemforthetrailerdirectlytotheelectricalconnectionsfortherearlightsortoanyotherunsuitablepowersources.Useonlyasuitableconnectortoprovidepowertothetrailer.
WARNING
Neverattachatrailertothevehicleorleaveitattachedtothevehiclewhenthetrailerissupportedbyatrailerjackorblocks.Variousthings(suchasachangeintrailerorvehicleloadoraflattire)canlowerorraisethevehicle.Thissubjectsthetrailerhitchandthetrailertostrongforcesthatcandamagethevehicleorthetrailer.
NOTICE
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Iftheengineisswitchedoffandaccessoriesinthetrailerareonanduseelectricityfromthevehicle,thevehiclebatterywillbedrainedaslongastheelectricalsystemsofthe
vehicleandthetrailerareconnected.
Loadingthetrailer
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Maximumpermissibletrailerweightandtongueweight
Maximumpermissibletrailerweightistheloadthatthevehiclecantow→ .Thetongueloadortongueweightistheloadpressingdownonthetrailerhitchballmount→Maximumpermissibletrailerweight .
Themaximumpermissibletrailerweightandtongueweightforyourvehiclearelistedon→Maximumpermissibletrailerweight inthisManual.
Thetrailerloadandtongueweightonthetypeidentificationplateforthetrailerhitchareonlytestvalues.Thevehicle-specificfiguresareoftenlowerthanthesevalues.Insomecountries,butgenerallynotintheUnitedStates,thevehicle-specificfiguresarelistedintheofficialvehicledocuments.Specificationsinofficialvehicle
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documentsalwaystakeprecedence.
Tohelpensureoptimumhandlinganddrivingsafety,Volkswagenrecommendsalwaysusingthemaximumpermissibletongueweight.Ifthetongueweightistoolow,thevehicleandtrailerwillnothandleaswell.
Tongueweightincreasestheloadontherearaxleand,inturn,reducestheremainingloadyourvehiclecancarry→Determiningthecorrectloadlimit .
Combinedtowingweight
Combinedtowingweightistheweightoftheloadedtowingvehicleplustheweightoftheloadedtrailer.
ThisvehiclehasnotbeendesignedtotowaClassIItrailerandmustneverberetrofittedtotowaClassIItrailer.Alwaysmakesurethatyourvehiclehasbeendesignedtotowthetraileryouwanttouseandthatitislegaltotowthetrailerwhereyouwillbedriving.
Loadingthetrailer
Theweightdistributioninthevehicleandtrailermustbebalanced.
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Usethemaximumpermissibletongueweightandmakesurethattheloadinthetrailerisevenlydistributedandthatitisnotfront-heavyortail-heavy:
Distributetheloadinthetrailersothatheavyobjectsaredirectlyabovetheaxleorascloseaspossibletotheaxle.
Secureloadsproperlyonthetrailer.
Tirepressure
Alwaysfollowthetrailermanufacturer'stirepressurerecommendationsforthetrailertires.
Whentowing,inflatethetowingvehicle'stirestothemaximumpermissiblepressurelistedonthetirepressurelabel→Tiresandwheels .
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Drivingwithatrailer
Exceedingthegrossweightratingsforaxle,tongue,vehicle,trailerorcombinedweightcancauseaccidentsandseriouspersonalinjury.
Neverexceedthespecifiedvalues.
NeverlettheactualweightsatthefrontandrearaxlesexceedtheGrossAxleWeightRating.NeverletthecombinedfrontandrearweightsexceedtheGrossVehicleWeightRating.
WARNING
Trailerloadsthatarenotproperlysecuredcanshiftwhenthevehicleismovingorbrakingandsuddenlychangethewaythevehiclehandles,causingaccidentsandsevereinjuries.
Alwaysloadthetrailerproperly.
Alwayssecuretheloadproperlywithsuitable,undamagedstrapsthatcanbetightenedsothattheloadcannotshift.
WARNING
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PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Headlightsettings
Towingatrailercanraisethefrontendofthevehicleenoughforthelowbeamstoblindotherroadusers.Ifyourvehicledoesnothaveheadlightrangeadjustment,havetheheadlightsadjustedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.VehicleswithXenonheadlightsself-adjusttovehicleloadanddonotneedmanualadjustment.
Specialtowingconsiderations
Ifthetrailerhasanoverrunbrake,applythebrakesgentlyatfirstandthenfirmly.Thishelpstopreventsuddenbrakeshockandhelpspreventtrailerwheelsfromlockingup.
Duetothecombinedtowingweightincludingthehighergrossvehicleweight,thestoppingdistanceislonger.
Beforedrivingdownhill,especiallyonhillsthatarelongorsteep,shiftintoalowergear(manualorautomatictransmission)sothattheenginehelpstobrakethevehicle.Otherwise,thebrakesystemcouldoverheatandmightfail.
Thevehicle'scenterofgravityand,inturn,thevehicle'shandling,willchangebecauseofthetrailerloadandtheincreased
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combinedtowingweightofthevehicleandtrailer.
Weightdistributionisespeciallybadifthetowingvehicleisemptyandthetrailerisloaded.Ifyouabsolutelymustdrivewiththiscombination,drivewithextracareandatareducedspeed.
Startingoffwithatraileronhills
Dependingonhowsteepthehillisandthecombinedtowingweight,aparkedvehiclewithtrailercanrollbackwardswhenyoufirststartmoving.
Whenstartingoffwithatraileronahill:
Depressandholdthebrakepedal(anddepressandholdtheclutch-manualtransmission).
ShiftintofirstgearorDrive(D/S)→Shifting .
Unlocktheparkingbrakeandgentlyreleaseitwhileholdingtheunlockbutton.Atthesametime,releasethebrakepedalandgraduallydepresstheacceleratorand,foramanualtransmission,letouttheclutchuntilyoucanfeelthecarmovingforward.Ifapplicable,followtheinstructionsfortheHillHoldfeature→Startingassistancesystems .
Donotreleasetheparkingbrakeleveruntiltheenginestartstomovethevehicleforward.Ifyourvehiclehasanautomatic
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transmission,youcanalsodepressandholdthebrakepedalforaddedbrakingandthenletuponthebrakepedalwhenyoufeelthatthevehiclewantstomoveforward.
Driveaheadslowly.
Impropertrailertowingcancauselossofvehiclecontrolandseriouspersonalinjury.
Drivingwithatrailerandcarryingheavyorbulkyitemschangesthewaythevehiclehandlesandincreasesthedistanceitneedstostopsafely.
Alwayswatchwhatishappeningupaheadandaroundyou.Brakeearlierthanyouwouldifyouwerenottowingatrailer.
Alwaysadaptyourspeedanddrivingtotheheavierloadandtheweightdistributioninthevehicle.Takeroad,weather,traffic,andvisibilityconditionsintoaccountaswell.
Reduceyourspeedevenmorethanyouotherwisewouldwhengoingdownhillandunderunfavorableload,weather,orwindconditions.
Driveespeciallycarefullyandaccelerategently.Alwaysavoidsuddenmaneuversandhardbraking.
Beespeciallycarefulwhenpassingothervehicles.
WARNING
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Ballmount
Fig.107Dimensionsoftheballmountsupport.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Yourvehicleisnotequippedwithatrailerhitchorpreparationsfortheinstallationofatrailerhitch.Ifyoumusttowatrailer,youmusthavethenecessaryelectricalwiringandsockettogetherwithasuitabletrailerhitchinstalled.Becausetowingatrailerplacesa
Beespeciallycarefulwhenpassingothervehicles.
Reducespeedimmediatelyifthetrailershowseventheslightestsignofswaying.
Nevertrytostoptheswayingbyaccelerating.
Alwaysobeyspeedlimits.Insomeareasspeedlimitsforvehiclestowingtrailersarelowerthanforvehicleswithouttrailers.
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greatdealofstressonthevehicle,theattachmentofatrailertothevehicleandthedimensionsofthereceiverandballmountareveryimportantsothattheextraforcesthevehiclehastowithstandcanbeproperlyhandled.
Thereceiverusedrequiresbothaballmountandaballthatmeetspecialrequirementsregardinggeometryandsize.Thisappliestoboththeheightoftheballabovethesurfacewhereitattaches→Fig.107Ⓐ ,andthepin-to-balldistance→Fig.107Ⓑ .
Thesedimensionsareimportantbecausetheyhelpdeterminethewaythattheforcesthatariseduringtowingareappliedtothereceiveranditsattachmentstothevehicle.Ifyoubuyaballmountandball,makesurethattheymeetthefollowingspecifications.
Ballmountdimensions
ThedropheightⒶfromthecenteroftheballtothecenteroftheholeforthesecuringpinontheballmountmustbeatleast1inch(25.4mm)andatmost27/8inches(73mm).
Thepin-to-balldistanceⒷfromthecenteroftheballtothecenteroftheholeforthesecuringpinontheballmountmustbenomorethan7inches(178mm).
Theballdiametermustbenomorethan11/4inches(32mm).
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Aballmountandballcombinationthatdoesnotmeetthesespecificationscandamageyourvehicleandmayevenfailinuse→ .
Neverinstallaweightdistributingorloadequalizingtrailerhitchonyourvehicle.Thevehicleisnotdesignedforthiskindoftrailerhitch→ .
Animproperlyinstalledorunsuitabletrailerhitchcancausethetrailertoseparatefromthetowingvehicleandresultinamajoraccidentwithseriouspersonalinjuries.
Haveanytrailerhitchretrofitorotherworkonatrailerhitchdonebyaqualifiedworkshop.
WARNING
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Theballmountsticksoutbehindtherearbumperandcancauseinjurytopedestriansandcyclists.
Toreducetheriskofinjuryinrear-endcollisions,andtherisktopedestriansandcyclistswhenthevehicleisparked,alwaysremovetheballcarrierwhenyouarenottowingatrailer.
CAUTION
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Retrofittingatrailerhitch
Neveruseaballlargerthan11/4inches(32mm)onyourvehicle.Thevehiclewasnotdesignedtotowheaviertrailerswithareceiverlargerthanthespecifiedball.Theincreasedloadscandamagetheattachmentpointsforthetrailerhitch.
Neveruseanadaptertoincreasethesizeofthetrailerhitchreceiverfrom11/4inches(32mm)to2inches(50.8mm)ormoretotowatrailerthatisheavierthanthemaximumpermissibletrailerweightthatyourvehiclecantow.
Youcanuseanadapterifrequiredfortheproperinstallationofabicyclerackorothersimilarcarrieraslongasthemaximumweightlimitsareobserved.Whenusingbicycleracksorsimilarcarriers,makesurethattherearlightsarenotblocked.
Onlyusetrailerhitchesthatareapprovedbythehitchmanufacturerforyourvehicleandmodel.
NOTICE
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Fig.108Dimensionsandattachmentpointsforretrofittingatrailerhitch.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Volkswagenrecommendshavingthetrailerhitchretrofitperformedbyaqualifiedworkshopbecausecoolingsystemmodificationsor
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theinstallationofheatshieldsmaybenecessary.VolkswagenrecommendsthatyouseeanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilitybeforehavingatrailerhitchinstalledonyourvehicle.
Whenretrofittingatrailerhitch,thespecifieddistancedimensionsmustbestrictlyadheredto.Undernocircumstancesmaythedistancefromthecenterofthehitchballtothesurfaceoftheroad→Fig.108Ⓕ belessthanthespecifiedminimum.Thisminimumheightmustbepresentevenwhenthevehicleisfullyloadedandsubjecttothemaximumtongueweight.
Distancedimensions→Fig.108 :
Attachmentpoints.
33inches(838mm)
20.2inches(513mm)
11.5inches(293mm)
atleast2.6inches(65mm)
13.8–16.5inches(350–420mm)
41.1inches(1043mm)
41.3inches(1048mm)
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Maximumpermissibletrailerweight
Pleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationand
Improperorincorrectconnectionstothevehicleelectricalsystemcancausemalfunctionsthataffecttheentirevehicleelectricalsystemandcauseaccidentsandseriouspersonalinjury.
Neverconnecttheelectricalsystemofthetrailerdirectlytotheelectricalconnectionsoftherearlightsorotherunsuitablepowersources.Useonlyasuitableconnectortoprovidepowertothetrailer.
Haveanytrailerhitchretrofitorotherworkonatrailerhitchdonebyaqualifiedworkshop.
WARNING
Animproperlyinstalledorunsuitabletrailerhitchcancausethetrailertoseparatefromthetowingvehicleandresultinamajoraccidentwithseriouspersonalinjuries.
WARNING
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heedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Model Maximumpoweroutput
Enginecode Transmission
Trailerwithbrake
Trailerwithoutbrake
Tongueweight
GolfGTI
210hp(155kW)gasolineengine
CNTA
CXCA
2.0L
6Smanual a) a) a)
DSG® a) a) a)
220hp(162kW)gasolineengine
CXDA
2.0T
6Smanual a) a) a)
DSG® a) a) a)
TheGrossVehicleWeightRatingandtheGrossAxleWeightRatingmustnotbeexceeded,evenwithatrailer.Theseratingsarelistedonthesafetycompliancelabelonthedriverfrontdoorjamb→Importantvehiclelabels .Whenatraileristowed,theweightoftheballmountandthetongueweightofthetrailerareaddedtothevehicleweight→Determiningthecorrectloadlimit .
Thetrailerweightratingsgivenabovearevalidonlyuptoaltitudesof3000ft(1000m)abovesealevel.Themaximumpermissiblecombinedtowingweightmustbereducedbyabout10%forevery3000ft(1000m),orportionthereof,ofadditionalaltitude.
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a)Informationnotavailableattimeofprinting.
Exceedingthegrosstrailerweightratingandtongueweightcancauseaccidentsandseriouspersonalinjury.
NeverlettheactualweightsatthefrontandrearaxlesexceedtheGrossAxleWeightRating(GAWR).NeverletthecombinedfrontandrearweightsexceedtheGrossVehicleWeightRating(GVWR).
WARNING
ExceedingthegrossweightratingscancauseextensivevehicledamagethatisnotcoveredbyanyVolkswagenLimitedWarranty.
NOTICE
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Tires
Tiresandwheels
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Tireandwheelhandling →Wheelrims →Newandreplacementtires →Tireinflationpressure →Tireinflationpressureincoldtires →Treaddepthandtreadwearindicators →Tirewearanddamage →Sparewheelorcompactsparewheel
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→Tirelabeling →Wintertires →Snowchains →Glossaryoftireandloadingterminology →Tiresandvehicleloadlimits →Determiningthecorrectloadlimit →UTQGclassification
VolkswagenrecommendsthatallworkontiresandwheelsbedonebyanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.Theyarefamiliarwiththetechnicalrequirementsandrecommendedprocedures,havethenecessaryspecialtoolsandspareparts,andcanproperlydisposeofoldtires.
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Moreinformation:Transporting→Drivingtips
Trailertowing→Trailertowing
TirePressureMonitoringSystem→TirePressureMonitoringSystem(TPMS)
Brakingandparking→Brakingandparking
Exteriorcareandcleaning→Exteriorcareandcleaning
Consumerinformation→Consumerinformation
Vehicletoolkit→Vehicletoolkit
Wheeltrim→Wheeltrim
Changingawheel→Changingawheel
Tiremobilityset→Tiremobilityset
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Newtiresortiresthatareold,wornordamagedcannotprovidemaximumcontrolandbrakingperformance.
Impropercareandhandlingoftiresandwheelscanreducedrivingsafetyandcauseaccidentsandsevereinjuries.
Installonlyradialtiresofthesamemake,thesamedimensions(treadcircumference),andsimilartreadprofileonall4wheels.
Newtirestendtobeslipperyandmustbebrokenin.Alwaysdrivewithspecialcareforthefirst350miles(560km)tohelpreducetheriskoflosingcontrol,acollision,andseriouspersonalinjuries.
Checktireinflationpressureregularlywhen
WARNING
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Checktireinflationpressureregularlywhenthetiresarecoldandalwaysmaintaintheprescribedtirepressure.Lowtirepressurecancausetirestogettoohot,resultingintreadseparation,suddenlossofpressure,andblowouts.Tireswithexcessivelylowpressureflex(bend)more,whichcancausethetiretooverheatandfailsuddenlywithoutwarning.
Checktiresregularlyforwearanddamage.
Neverdrivewithwornordamagedtires(forexample,tireswithpunctures,cuts,cracks,blisters,orbumps).Drivingwithwornordamagedtirescanleadtolossofvehiclecontrol,suddentirefailureincludingblowoutsandsuddendeflation,crashes,andseriouspersonalinjuries.
Havewornordamagedtiresreplacedimmediately.
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Neverexceedthemaximumspeedratingorthemaximumloadratingofthetiresonyourvehicle.
Theeffectivenessofthedriverassistancesystemsandthebrakingsupportsystemsdependsonthetiretraction.
Ifyounoticeunusualvibrationorifthevehiclepullstoonesidewhendriving,alwaysstopassoonasitissafetodosoandcheckthewheelsandtiresfordamage.
Toreducetheriskoflosingcontrol,crashes,andseriouspersonalinjuries,neverloosentheboltsonwheelswithboltedrimrings.
Nevermountusedtiresonyourvehicleifyouarenotsureoftheirpastuse.Old,usedtiresandwheelsmayhavedamage
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Fortechnicalreasonsitisusuallynotpossibletousewheelrimsfromothervehicles.Evenwheelrimsfromthesamemodel
maynotfitproperly.CheckwithanauthorizedVolkswagendealer
orauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityifnecessary.
Tireandwheelhandling
usedtiresandwheelsmayhavedamagethatcannotbeseenthatcanleadtosuddentirefailureandlossofvehiclecontrol.
Tiresageeveniftheyarenotbeingusedandcanfailsuddenly,especiallyathighspeeds,causinglossofvehiclecontrol,accidents,andseverepersonalinjuries.Tiresthataremorethan6yearsoldcanbeusedonlyinanemergencyandeventhenonlywithspecialcareandatlowspeed.
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Fig.109Tirerotationdiagram.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→Introduction
Tiresmaybetheleastappreciatedandmostabusedpartsofamotorvehicle.Tiresareveryimportant,sincetheirsmallpatchesofrubberaretheonlycontactbetweenyourvehicleandtheroad.
Maintainingcorrecttirepressure,makingsure
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thatyourvehicleanditstiresdonothavetocarrymoreweightthantheycansafelyhandle,andregularlyinspectingtiresfordamage(suchascuts,slashes,irregularwear,andoverallcondition)arethemostimportantthingsthatyoucandotohelpavoidsuddentirefailure,includingtreadseparationandblowout.
Thetiresandwheelsareessentialpartsofthevehicle'sdesign.ThetiresandwheelsapprovedbyVolkswagenarespeciallymatchedtothecharacteristicsofthevehicleforgoodroadholdingandsafehandlingwheningoodconditionandproperlyinflated.
AvoidingtiredamageIfyoumustdriveoveracurborotherobstacle,
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driveveryslowlyandasmuchaspossibleatarightangletothecurbwiththetiretreadofbothfrontwheelscontactingthecurbatthesametime.
Regularlychecktiresfordamage,suchaspunctures,cuts,tearsandblisters.
Removeembeddedmaterialinthetreadprofilethathasnotyetpenetratedtheinsideofthetire→Tirewearanddamage .
HeedallwarningmessagesfromtheTirePressureMonitoringSystem→TirePressureMonitoringSystem(TPMS) .
Replacewornordamagedtiresimmediately→Tirewearanddamage .
Damagetotiresandwheelsisoftennotreadilyvisible.Ifyounoticeunusualvibrationorthevehiclepullstooneside,thismayindicatethat
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oneofthetiresisdamaged.ThetiresmustbecheckedimmediatelyforhiddendamagebyanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.Seealso→Tirewearanddamage .
Neverexceedtheloadandpermissiblemaximumspeedratingofthetires→Tirelabeling .
Alwayskeepaggressivechemicalsincludinggrease,oil,gasolineandbrakefluidoffthetires,includingthecompactsparewheel→ .
Replacemissingvalvecapsimmediately.
Unidirectionaltires
Unidirectionaltiresaredesignedtorotateonlyinonedirection.Unidirectionaltireshavearrows
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onthesidewallsthatshowthedirectionofrotation→Tirelabeling .Unidirectionaltiresmustalwaysbemountedaccordingtothespecifieddirectionofrotationinordertodelivertheirbestgrip,brakingperformance,lowroadnoise,andgoodwearaswellasgoodhydroplaningresistance.
Ifyouhavetomountatireoppositetoitsproperdirectionofrotation,youmustdrivemorecarefully,sincethetireisnolongerbeingusedasdesigned.Thisisparticularlyimportantonwetroads.Youmustreplaceorremountthetireassoonaspossibleinordertorestorethecorrectdirectionofrotation.
Rotatingtires
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Tohelpensureevenwearonalltires,regulartirerotationaccordingtothediagram→Fig.109 isrecommended.Inthiswayalltirescanhaveaboutthesameservicelife.
VolkswagenrecommendsthatyouhaveyourtiresrotatedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Tiresmorethan6yearsold
Tiresageeveniftheyarenotbeingused.Physicalandchemicalprocessesreducetirestrengthandperformanceandcausethemtohardenandbecomebrittle.Oldtirescanfailsuddenlyandwithoutwarning.
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Volkswagenrecommendsreplacingtiresthatare6yearsandolder.Thisalsoappliestotiresthatlooknew(includingthetireonthecompactsparewheel)orthatseemtostillbeusablewithtreaddepththathasnotyetreachedthelegalminimumdepth→ .
TheageofeachtirecanbedeterminedwiththemanufacturingdatethatispartoftheU.S.DOTtireidentificationnumber(TIN)→Tirelabeling .
Tirestorage
Marktiresbeforeremovingthemtohelpmakesurethatthepreviouslocation(left,right,front,rear)androllingdirectioncanbemaintainedwhenremountingthem.Storetiresinacool,dry
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andpreferablydarkplace.Donotstoretiresmountedonwheelsstandingup.
Tiresnotmountedonwheelsshouldbecoveredtohelpprotectthemfromdirtandstoredvertically(sittingonthetread).
Lowerprofiletires(lowaspectratiotires)
Lowerprofiletireshaveawidertreadsurface,largerrimdiameter,andlowersidewallsthanconventionalwheel/tirecombinations→ .Lowerprofiletirescanimprovethevehicle’shandlingandprecision.Theymay,however,resultinalesscomfortableride,forexample,onunevenroadsurfaces.
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Aggressivefluidsandmaterialscancausevisibleandinvisibletiredamagethatcancausetireblowouts.
Alwayskeepchemicals,oils,grease,fuels,brakingfluidsandotheraggressivesubstancesawayfromtires.
WARNING
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Tiresageeveniftheyarenotbeingusedandcanfailsuddenly,especiallyathighspeeds,causinglossofvehiclecontrol,accidents,andseverepersonalinjuries.
Tiresthataremorethan6yearsoldcanbeusedonlyinanemergencyandeventhenonlywithspecialcareandatlowspeed.
WARNING
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Alwaysdisposeofoldtiresinaccordancewithlegalrequirements.
Wheelrims
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→Introduction
Thedesignofthewheelboltsismatchedtothe
Tiresandrims,especiallylowerprofiletiresandtheirrims,canbeseverelydamagedandevendestroyedbydrivingthroughpotholesorovercurbsandotherobstacles.
NOTICE
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factory-installedwheels.Ifdifferentwheelsareinstalled,wheelboltswiththerightlengthandboltheadshapemustbeused.Thishelpstoensurethatwheelscanbemountedsecurelyandthatthebrakeswillworkcorrectly→Changingawheel .
Inmostcases,youcannotusewheelboltsfromadifferentvehicle.Evenwheelrimsfromthesamemodelmaynotfitproperly.
TiresandwheelrimsapprovedbyVolkswagenhavebeenmatchedpreciselytoyourvehiclemodelandcontributeconsiderablytogoodhandlingandsafevehicleperformance.
Tighteningtorque
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Wheelboltsmustalwaysbeinstalledwiththecorrecttighteningtorque→Changingawheel .Therequiredtighteningtorqueforyourvehicle'swheelboltsis88ft-lbs(120Nm).Afterchangingawheel,thebolttorquemustbecheckedassoonaspossiblewithanaccuratetorquewrench.SeeanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Wheelrimswithboltedrimrings
Wheelrimswithboltedrimringshaveseveralparts.Thepartsareboltedtogetherwithspecialscrewsinaspecialprocess.Thishelpstoensurethattheywillworkproperly,preventleaks,runtrueandsafely.Damagedwheelrimsmustbereplaced,andyoumustnevertake
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themapartortrytorepairthemyourself.HaveanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityrepairthemforyou→ .
Wheelrimswithbolteddecorativecovers
Light-alloywheelsmayhaveinterchangeabledecorativecoversattachedtotherimwithself-lockingscrews.Ifyouwanttoreplacedamagedwheelcovers,contactyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
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Usingimproperordamagedwheelrimscanaffectdrivingsafety,causeaccidentsandseverepersonalinjury.
Useonlywheelrimsapprovedforthevehicle.
Regularlycheckwheelrimsfordamageandreplacethemifnecessary.
WARNING
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Newandreplacementtires
Pleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductory
Improperlooseningandtighteningoftheboltsonwheelrimswithboltedrimringscancauseaccidentsandseverepersonalinjury.
Neverloosenboltedconnectionsonwheelrimswithboltedrimrings.
HaveallworkonwheelrimswithboltedrimringsperformedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
WARNING
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informationandheedtheWARNINGS→Introduction
NewtiresDriveavehiclewithnewtiresespeciallycarefullyforthefirst350miles(560km)becausethetiresmustfirstbebrokenin.Tiresthatarenotbrokeninhavereducedtractionandbrakingperformance→ .
Installonlyradialtiresofthesamemake,thesamedimensions(treadcircumference),andsimilartreadprofileonall4wheels.
Thetreaddepthofnewtirescandifferbetweentiremodelsandmanufacturersbecauseofdifferentdesignfeaturesandtreaddesign.
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ReplacingtiresTiresshouldbereplacedinpairsandnotindividually(bothfronttiresorbothreartiresatthesametime)→ .
Replacetiresonlywithtiresthathavethesamespecifications,includingwidthanddiameter,loadandtopspeedratingasthetiresapprovedbyVolkswagenforyourvehicleandmodel.
NeverusetiresthatarelargerorwiderthanthedimensionsofthetiresapprovedbyVolkswagenforyourvehicleandmodel.Largertirescouldscrapeandrubonthevehiclebodyorotherpartsofthevehicle.
TirePressureMonitoringSystem(TPMS)considerations:TheTirePressureMonitoring
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System(TPMS)mustberecalibratedwheneveryouremoveandremountorchangeanywheelortireonthevehicle,evenifthereinstalledorreplacementwheelsandtiresareidenticaltothosethatwereremovedandevenifthetirepressuredoesnotchange→TirePressureMonitoringSystem(TPMS) .
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Newtirestendtobeslipperyandmustbebrokenin.
Alwaysdrivewithspecialcareforthefirst350miles(560km)tohelpreducetheriskoflosingcontrol,acollision,andseriouspersonalinjuries.
WARNING
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Tiresmusthavetherequiredclearance.Tiresthatdonothaveenoughclearancecanrubagainstpartsofthevehiclebody,suspension,andbrakesystem,causingbrakesystemfailure,treaddelamination,andsuddenblowouts.
Alwaysmakesurethatnewtiresarenotlargerthanthetiresapprovedforyourvehicleandthatthenewtiresdonotrubagainstpartsofthevehicle.
WARNING
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Alwaysdisposeofoldtiresinaccordancewithlegalrequirements.
Ifthereplacementwheelisdifferentfromthetiresthatyouhavemountedonyourvehicle—forexample,wintertires,wider,
low-profiletires,oracompactspare—onlyusethereplacement
wheelforashorttimeanddrivecautiously.
Replaceitwithatirematchingtheothersonyourvehicleassoonaspossible.
Althoughtiresizespecificationscanbethesame,theactual
Whenswitchingtodifferenttires,makecertainthevalvesarenotdamaged.
Neverdrivewithoutvalvestemcaps.Thevalvescouldbedamaged.
NOTICE
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dimensionsmaydifferfromthosenominalvaluesfordifferenttire
makes,orthetirecontoursmaybesignificantlydifferent.
Tireinflationpressure
Fig.110Onthedriverdoorjamb:Locationofthetireinflationpressurelabel.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→Introduction
Thecorrecttireinflationpressureforthefactory-installedtiresislistedonalabel.Thefactory-installedtiresmaybesummer,winter,orall-
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seasontires.Thelabel→Fig.110 isonthedriverdoorjamb.
Under-orover-inflationsignificantlyshortenstheservicelifeofyourtiresandaffectsthehandlingofthevehicle→ .Thecorrecttirepressureisveryimportant,particularlywhenthevehicleisdrivenathigherspeeds.Incorrecttirepressurecausesincreasedwearandevensuddentirefailureandblowouts.
Therefore,tirepressureshouldbecheckedatleastonceamonthandalwaysbeforelongtrips.
Thespecifiedtireinflationpressureappliestoacoldtire.Whentiresarewarm,thepressurewillbehigherthanwhenthetiresarecold.
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Donotreducethetirepressureonwarmtirestomatchtherequiredcoldtireinflationpressure.Thetireinflationpressurewouldthenbetoolowandcouldcausesuddentirefailureandblowout.
ComforttirepressureforGolfGTIvehicleswithspecial225/40R1892YXLtires
Forgreaterridecomfort,youcanadjusttirepressuresonlyforGolfGTIvehicleswithspecial225/40R1892YXLtirestothelowerComforttirepressurelistedinthetable→Tireinflationpressureincoldtires .
PleaserememberthatthelowerComforttirepressuremakesthetire‘softer’sothatthetirewillhaveahigherrollingresistance.Higherrollingresistancemeansthatthevehiclewill
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havelowerfueleconomy,increasingtheamountoffuelyouuseandreducingtherangeofthevehicle.
YoucanincreasethecoldtireinflationpressuretotheStandardtirepressuretoincreasefueleconomyandrange.BesuretorecalibratetheTirePressureMonitoringSystemwheneveryouchangeoradjustthecoldtireinflationpressures→TirePressureMonitoringSystem(TPMS) .
Checkingtireinflationpressure
Alwayscheckthetirepressureonlyoncoldtireswhenthevehiclehasnotbeendrivenmorethanacoupleofmiles(kilometers)atlowspeedwithinthelast3hours.
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Checktireinflationpressureregularlyandoncoldtires.Checkallthetires,includingthecompactspare,ifany.Incolderclimatestirepressureshouldbecheckedmoreoften,butonlywhenthetiresarecold.Alwaysuseanaccuratetirepressuregauge.
Afteradjustingthetireinflationpressures,makesuretoscrewthevalvecapsbackon;replacemissingvalvecapsimmediately.PleasereadandheedtheinformationonresettingtheTirePressureMonitoringSystem→TirePressureMonitoringSystem(TPMS) .
Rememberthatthevehiclemanufacturer,notthetiremanufacturer,determinesthecorrecttirepressureforthetiresonyourvehicle.Neverexceedthemaximuminflationpressurelistedonthetiresidewallforanyreason.
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Inflateasparewheeltothepressurespecifiedforthevehicle'sroadwheelsonthetirepressurelabel;inflateacompactsparewheeltothepressurespecifiedforthecompactspareonthetirepressurelabeloronaseparatelabelforthecompactspare,ifthereisone.
Incorrecttirepressurecancauseasuddentirefailureorblowout,lossofcontrol,collision,seriouspersonalinjury,andevendeath.
Alwaysinflatetirestotherecommendedandcorrectcoldtirepressurebeforedrivingoff.
Lowtirepressurecancausetirestogettoohot,resultingintreadseparation,sudden
WARNING
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hot,resultingintreadseparation,suddenlossofpressure,andblowouts.Tireswithexcessivelylowpressureflex(bend)more,whichcancausethetiretooverheatandfailsuddenlywithoutwarning.
Excessivespeedand/oroverloadingcancauseheatbuildup,suddentirefailureincludingablowoutandsuddendeflationandlossofcontrol.
Ifthetirepressureistoolowortoohigh,thetireswillwearprematurelyandthevehiclewillnothandlewell.
Regularlychecktireinflationpressure,atleastonceamonth,andalsoespeciallybeforealongtrip.
Checkthepressureinall4tireswhenthetiresarestillcold.Neverreduceairpressureinwarmtirestomatchcoldtireinflationpressure.
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Underinflationincreasesfuelconsumption.
inflationpressure.
Makesurenottojamthetirepressuregaugeintothevalvestem.Otherwise,youcandamagethetirevalves.
Drivingwithoutvalvecaps,withthewrongvalvecaps,orwithvalvecapsthatarenotproperlyscrewedoncandamagethetirevalves.Tohelppreventdamage,alwaysusevalvestemcapslikethoseoriginallyinstalledatthefactory.Thecapsmustbescrewedontightly.Donotusemetalvalvecapsorcomfortvalvestemcaps.
NOTICE
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WhentheTPMSwarnsthatthepressureinatleastonetireis
toolow,checkthetirepressureinall4tireswithanaccuratetire
pressuregauge.Lowtirepressureusuallycannotbespottedby
lookingatthetire.Thisisespeciallytrueforlow-profiletires.When
checkingthetirepressures,referto→TirePressureMonitoring
System(TPMS) .
Tireinflationpressureincoldtires
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→Introduction
Model Tiresize
Comforttirepressure
(fullload)
Standardtirepressure
(fullload)psi kPa bar psi kPa bar
GolfGTI(210hp/155kW)
225/45R1791H/W - - - 33 230 2.3
225/40R1892HXL - - - 37 260 2.6
225/40R1892YXL 33 230 2.3 37 270 2.7
GolfGTI 225/40R1892HXL - - - 37 250 2.5
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(220hp/162kW) 225/40R1892YXL - - - 37 250 2.5
GolfR225/40R1892YXL - - - 38 260 2.6
235/35R1991YXL - - - 39 270 2.7
TheTirePressureMonitoringSystemisconfiguredatthefactorywiththecorrecttireinflationpressureapplicableforthevehiclemodel,engineandfactory-installedtires.Thetireinflationpressureislistedonthetireinflationpressurelabelonthedriverdoorjamb→Fig.110 .Thetireinflationpressuresfortheroadtiresarelistedonthislabel.Theinflationpressureforthecompactspareisasspecifiedonthetirepressurelabeloronaseparatelabelforthecompactspare,ifthereisone.Intheeventofadiscrepancybetweentheabovefiguresandthetirepressureslistedonthetireinflationpressurelabel,thepressureslistedonthelabelaretheonesyoushoulduse.Thelistedpressureappliestoallroadtires.TheTirePressureMonitoringSystemmustberecalibratedwheneveryouchangeoradjustthecoldtireinflationpressuresorremoveandremountorchangeanywheelortireonthevehicle,evenifthereinstalledorreplacementwheelsandtiresareidenticaltothosethatwereremovedandevenifthetirepressuredoesnotchange→TirePressureMonitoringSystem(TPMS) .
Treaddepthandtreadwearindicators
Fig.111Treadpattern:Wearindicator.
Pleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductory
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informationandheedtheWARNINGS→Introduction
Treaddepth
Mostdrivingsituationsrequireasmuchtreaddepthaspossibleandsimilartreaddepthforthetiresonthefrontandrearwheels.Thisisespeciallytruewhendrivinginwinterweather,atlowtemperaturesandunderwetconditions→ .
Inmostcountriesthelegallypermissibleminimumtreaddepthis1/16in.(1.6mm),asmeasuredintreadgroovesnexttothewearindicators.Pleasebesuretoobeycountry-specificlegalrequirements.
Wintertiresarenolongersuitableforwinter
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operationoncethetreadpatternisworndowntoadepthof3/16in.(4.8mm).
Thetreaddepthofnewtirescandifferbetweentiremodelsandmanufacturersbecauseofthedifferentdesignfeaturesandtreadpatterns.
Treadwearindicator(TWI)inthetire
The1/16in.(1.6mm)highwearindicatorsaremoldedintothebottomofthetreadgroovesoftheoriginaltiresrunningacrossthetreads→Fig.111 .Severalwearindicatorsareevenlyspacedaroundthetire.Markingsonthesidesofthetires(forexampleTWIorsymbols)showthepositionofthewearindicators.
Wearindicatorsshowwhenthetiresareworn
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down.Thetiresmustbereplacednolaterthanwhenthetreadpatternisworndowntothewearindicators.
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Worntiresaredangerousandcancauselossofvehiclecontrolincludingseriouspersonalinjuries.
Neverdriveavehiclewhenthetreadonanytireisworndowntothewearindicators,replacethemsooner.
Worntiresdonotgriptheroadproperly,especiallyonwetroads,increasingyourriskofhydroplaningandlossofcontrol.
Worntiresreducetheabilityofyourvehicletohandlewellinnormalanddifficultdrivingsituationsandincreasebrakingdistancesandtheriskofskidding.
WARNING
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Tirewearanddamage
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→Introduction
Wheelrimandtiredamageisoftendifficulttosee.Unusualvibrationsorpullingtoone-sidecanbeanindicationoftiredamage→ .
Ifyoususpecttiredamage,immediatelyreducespeed!
Checktiresandwheelrimsfordamage.
Ifatireisdamaged,donotdriveanyfarther.Getexpertassistance.
Ifnoexternaldamageisvisible,slowlyandcarefullydrivetothenearestauthorizedVolkswagendealer,authorizedVolkswagen
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ServiceFacility,orotherqualifiedworkshopandhavethevehiclechecked.
ObjectsembeddedinthetireIfembeddedobjectshavepenetratedtotheinsideofthetire,donotremovethem!Ifobjectsarestuckinthetreadgroovesofthetire,theycanberemoved.
Withasparewheel:Ifnecessary,changethedamagedwheel→Changingawheel .Ifnecessary,getprofessionalassistancetochangethewheel.
Withthetiremobilityset:Ifnecessary,sealandinflatethedamagedtirewiththetiremobilityset→Tiremobilityset .GetassistancefromanauthorizedVolkswagendealer,anauthorizedVolkswagenService
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Facility,oranotherqualifiedworkshop.
Checktirepressureandadjustifnecessary.
Tirewear
Tireweardependsonseveralfactors,including:
Drivingstyle.
Unbalancedwheels.
Wheelalignment.
Drivingstyle–Fastcornering,hardaccelerationandbrakingincreasetirewear.Ifyouexperienceincreasedtirewearundernormaldrivingconditions,havethevehiclesuspensioncheckedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
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Unbalancedwheels–Thewheelsonanewvehiclearebalanced.Whendriving,however,variousconditionscancauseawheeltobecomeunbalanced.Unbalancedwheelscancauseweartothesteeringandsuspensionsystems.Haveallwheelsrebalanced.Awheelmustalwaysberebalancedifanewtirehasbeenmounted.
Wheelalignment–Incorrectwheelalignmentcausesexcessiveanduneventirewear,impairingvehiclesafety.Ifyounoticeexcessiveoruneventirewear,havethewheelalignmentcheckedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
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Unusualvibrationsorpullingtoonesidecanindicatetiredamage.
Reducespeedimmediatelyandstopwhenitissafetodoso.
Checktiresandwheelrimsfordamage.
Neverdrivewithadamagedtireorrim.Getexpertassistanceinstead.
Ifnoexternaldamageisvisible,slowlyandcarefullydrivetothenearestauthorizedVolkswagendealer,authorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility,orotherqualifiedworkshopandhavethevehiclechecked.
WARNING
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Sparewheelorcompactsparewheel
Fig.112Intheluggagecompartment:Handwheelholdingthesparewheelinplace(ifequipped).
Fig.113Intheluggagecompartment:Compact
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sparewheel(ifequipped).
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→Introduction
Yourvehiclemaybeequippedwithaspare,acompactsparewheel,oratiremobilityset.Formoreinformationonthetiremobilityset,see:→Tiremobilityset .
Removingthesparewheelorcompactsparewheel(ifapplicable)Opentherearhatchandremovethevariableluggagecompartmentfloor→Variableluggagecompartmentfloor .
Ifapplicable,removethesubwoofer→Removingthesubwoofer .
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Pullthesecuringclip→Fig.112① (ifequipped)outandup.
Completelyunscrewthehandwheelinthecenterofthesparewheel②orcompactsparewheel→Fig.113 counterclockwiseandremovethesparewheel.
StowingthereplacedwheelOpentherearhatchandremovethevariableluggagecompartmentfloor→Variableluggagecompartmentfloor .
Ifthewheelyoutookoffthevehiclefitsinthesparewheelwell,positionitsothatthecenterholeoftherimisalignedwiththethreadedpininthecenterofthewell.
Turnthehandwheel→Fig.112② clockwiseuntilthewheelissecurelyinplace.
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Insertthesecuringclip①(ifequipped)inthestudslotsothatthehandwheelcannolongerbeturned.
Ifnecessary,returnthevehicletoolkittoitslocationintheluggagecompartment.
Reinstallthevariableluggagecompartmentfloorintheluggagecompartment.
Closetherearhatch.
Ifthereplacedwheeldoesnotfitinthesparewheelwell,stowitsecurelyintheluggagecompartmentontopofthefloorcovering.
Ifthesparewheelisdifferentfromtheroadwheels
Ifthespareisdifferentfromtheroadwheels,a
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compactsparewheel,forexample,oriftheroadwheelsarewintertires,thesparewheelmustbeusedonlyintheeventofaflattire,onlyforabrieftime,andonlywhendrivingwithextracaution→ .
Replaceitwithatirematchingtheothersonyourvehicleassoonaspossible.
Pleaseheedthefollowing:
Donotdrivefasterthan50mph(80km/h)!
Avoidfull-throttleacceleration,hardbraking,andfastcornering!
Donotusesnowchainsonthecompactsparewheel→Snowchains .
Afterinstallingthesparewheelorcompactsparewheel,checkthetirepressureassoon
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aspossible→Tireinflationpressure .
Checkthetireinflationpressureofthespareorcompactsparewheneveryoucheckthetirepressureoftheroadwheels,atleastonceamonth.Inflateasparewheeltothecoldtirepressurespecifiedforthevehicle'sroadwheelsonthetirepressurelabel;inflateacompactsparewheeltothecoldtirepressurespecifiedforthecompactspareonthetirepressurelabeloronaseparatelabelforthecompactspare,ifthereisone.
Improperuseofasparewheeloracompactsparewheelcancauselossofvehiclecontrol,acrashorotheraccident,andserious
WARNING
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acrashorotheraccident,andseriouspersonalinjury.
Neveruseasparewheelorcompactsparewheelifitisdamagedorworndowntothewearindicators.
Insomevehicles,thesparewheelorcompactsparewheelissmallerthantheoriginaltire.Asmallercompactsparewheelisidentifiedwithastickerandthewords50mphor80km/h.Thisisthemaximumpermissiblespeedwhendrivingwiththistire.
Neverdrivefasterthan50mph(80km/h)withacompactsparewheel.Avoidfull-throttleacceleration,heavybraking,andfastcornering!
Neverdrivemorethan125miles(200km)ifacompactsparewheelisinstalledonthefrontaxle(driveaxle).
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frontaxle(driveaxle).
Replacethecompactsparewithanormalwheelandtireassoonaspossible.Compactsparetiresaredesignedforbriefuseonly.
RegularlychecktheU.S.DOTTireIdentificationNumber(TIN)todeterminetheageofthecompactsparewheel→Tirelabeling .Tiresageeveniftheyarenotbeingusedandcanfailsuddenly,especiallyathigherspeeds.
Tiresthataremorethan6yearsoldcanonlybeusedinanemergencyandthenwithspecialcareandatlowerspeeds.
Thecompactsparewheelmustalwaysbesecuredwiththewheelboltsprovidedbythefactory.
Neverdriveusingmorethanonecompact
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Neverdriveusingmorethanonecompactsparewheel.
Afterinstallingthecompactsparewheel,thetirepressuremustbecheckedassoonaspossible→Tireinflationpressure .
Snowchainscannotbeusedonthecompactsparewheel.Ifyoumustusesnowchainsandhaveacompactsparewheelmounted,movethecompactsparewheeltotherearaxleifafronttirehastobereplaced.Thetiretakenofftherearaxlecanthenbeusedtoreplacetheflatfronttire.Besureyoudonotchangethetire'sdirectionofrotation.Installthesnowchainsonthefull-sizedroadtire.
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Ifpossible,attachthesparewheel,compactsparewheel,orthewheelyoutookoffthevehiclesecurelyintheluggage
compartment.
Tirelabeling
Whenthesparewheelorcompactspareisbeingused,theTPMSindicatorlightcanlightupafteracoupleofminutes→TirePressureMonitoringSystem(TPMS) .
NOTICE
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Fig.114Internationaltirelabeling.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→Introduction
Knowingabouttirespecificationsmakesiteasiertochoosethecorrectreplacementtires.Radialtireshavespecificationsmarkedonthe
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sidewall.
Tirelabeling(example) MeaningBrand,Logo Manufacturer
Tirename Individualtiredesignationofthemanufacturer.
P255/55R18
Dimensions:
P Tireapplication:Passengercar
255 Nominalsidewall-to-sidewallwidthoftireinmillimeters.
55 Ratioofheighttowidth(aspectratio)
R Tirebeltdesignlettercodeforradial.
18 Rimdiameter(ininches)
109HLoadratingcode→Loadratingcode andspeedratingcode→Speedratingcodeletter .
XL Indicatesreinforcedtire(heavy-duty)
M+SorM/S IndicatesMudandSnowcapability(alsoM/S)→Wintertires .
RADIALTUBELESS Tubelessradialtire.
E4...Labelingaccordingtointernationalregulations(E)includingnumberoftheapprovingcountry.Themulti-digitapprovalnumberislistednext.
DOTBTRATY51709
Tireidentificationnumber(TIN)a)–Insomecasesthemanufacturingdateisonlyononesideofthetire:
DOTThetirecomplieswiththerequirementsoftheUnitedStatesDepartmentofTransportation,responsibleforissuingsafetystandards.
BT Identificationletterofthemanufacturingsite.
RA Manufacturerinformationregardingtiredimensions.
TY5 Tirecharacteristicsprovidedbythemanufacturer.
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1709 Manufacturingdate:17thweekin2009.
TWIMarksthepositionofthetreadwearindicator→Treaddepthandtreadwearindicators .
MadeinGermany Countryofmanufacture.
MAXLOAD615KG(1356LBS)
UnitedStatesmaximumloadratingperwheel.
MAXINFLATION350KPA(51PSI)
UnitedStatesmaximumpermissibleinflationpressure.
ROTATION Rotationdirection(unidirectionaltires)
SIDEWALL1PLYRAYONTireplycompositionandmaterialsused:
1layerofrayon.
TREAD4PLIES
1RAYON+2STEEL+1NYLON
Tiretreadcompositionandmaterialsused:
Inthisexamplethereare4layersunderthetread:1layerofrayon,2layersofsteelbeltand1layerofnylon.
Consumerinformationregardingcomparisontospecifiedbasetires(standardizedtestprocedure)→ →UTQGclassification :
TREADWEAR220 RelativeservicelifeexpectancyofthetirereferencedtoaU.S.-specificstandardtest.
TRACTIONA Tractionratingunderwetconditions(AA,A,BorC).
TEMPERATUREA Temperaturestabilityofthetireatincreasedtestbenchspeeds(A,BorC).
Additionalnumbersfoundonthetirecouldeitherbetiremanufacturerinternallabelsorcountry-specificlabels(suchasforBrazilandChina).
Unidirectionaltires
Unidirectionaltiresaredesignedtorotateonlyin
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onedirection.Unidirectionaltireshavearrowsonthesidewallsthatshowthedirectionofrotation.Makesureyoumountthetiresothatitrotatesintheproperdirection.Thetire'sperformancewithregardtohydroplaning,traction,noise,andwearisworseifitisnotmountedintheproperdirectionofrotation.
Ifyouhavetomountatireoppositetoitsproperdirectionofrotation,youmustdrivemorecarefully,sincethetireisnolongerbeingusedasdesigned.Thisisparticularlyimportantonwetroads.Youmustreplaceorremountthetireassoonaspossibleinordertorestorethecorrectdirectionofrotation.
Loadratingcode
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Theloadindexindicatesthemaximumpermissibleloadperindividualtireinpounds(kilograms).
911356lbs(615kg)921388lbs(630kg)931433lbs(650kg)951521lbs(690kg)971609lbs(730kg)981653lbs(750kg)991709lbs(775kg)1001763lbs(800kg)1011819lbs(825kg)1021874lbs(850kg)1031929lbs(875kg)1041984lbs(900kg)1102337lbs(1060kg)
Speedratingcodeletter
Thespeedratingcodeletterindicatesthemaximumpermissibleroadspeedofthetires.
Pupto93mph(150km/h)Qupto99mph(160km/h)Rupto106mph(170km/h)Sup
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to112mph(180km/h)Tupto118mph(190km/h)Uupto124mph(200km/h)Hupto130mph(210km/h)Vupto149mph(240km/h)Zover149mph(240km/h)Wupto168mph(270km/h)Yupto186mph(300km/h)
Sometiremanufacturerslabeltireswithamaximumpermissibleroadspeedabove149mph(240km/h)withthelettercombinationZR.
Usingincorrectorunmatchedtiresand/orwheelsorimpropertireandwheelcombinationscanleadtolossofcontrol,collisionandseriouspersonalinjury.
WARNING
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collisionandseriouspersonalinjury.
Alwaysusetires,wheelsandwheelboltsthatmeetthespecificationsoftheoriginalfactory-installedtiresorothercombinationsthathavebeenspecificallyapprovedbythevehiclemanufacturer.
All4wheelsmustbefittedwithradialtiresofthesametype,thesamesize(treadcircumference),andthesametreadpattern.Drivingwithdifferenttiresreducesvehiclehandlingandcanleadtoalossofcontrol.
Neverdrivefasterthanthemaximumspeedforwhichthetiresinstalledonyourvehicleareratedbecausetiresthataredrivenfasterthantheirratedspeedcanfailsuddenly.
Overloadingtirescancauseheatbuild-up,suddentirefailure,includingablowoutand
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a)TINrepresentstheserialnumberofthetire.
Wintertires
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→Introduction
Wintertiresimprovethehandlingcharacteristicsofyourvehiclesignificantlywhendrivingunderwintryroadconditions.Summertireshaveless
suddentirefailure,includingablowoutandsuddendeflationandlossofcontrol.
Temperaturegradesapplytotiresthatareproperlyinflatedandnotover-orunderinflated.
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tractiononsnowandicebecauseoftheirdesign(width,rubbercomposition,treaddesign).Volkswagenstronglyrecommendsthatyoualwayshavewintertiresorall-seasontiresinstalledonall4wheelsonyourvehicle,especiallywhenwinterroadconditionsareexpected.Wintertiresalsoimprovethevehicle'sbrakingperformanceandhelpreducestoppingdistancesduringwinterweather.Volkswagenrecommendsinstallingwintertiresoncetemperaturesarebelow+45°F(+7°C).
Wintertiresarenolongersuitableforwinterdrivingoncethetreadpatternisworndowntoadepthof3/16in(4.8mm).Inaddition,wintertireperformancedecreaseswithage–independentofthetreadprofiledepth.
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Whenusingwintertires:Obeystateandcountry-specificlegalrequirements.
Installwintertiresonall4wheels.
Usewintertiresonlyunderwintryroadconditions.
Onlyusewintertireswithdimensionsapprovedforthevehicle.
Useonlywintertiresofthesametirebeltdesign,thesamedimensions(treadcircumference),andthesametreaddesign.
Followspeedrestrictionsaccordingtothewintertire'sspeedratingcodeletter→ .
Speedrestrictions
Wintertiresarecertifieduptoatopspeed
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identifiedbyspeedratingcodelettersonthesidewall→Tirelabeling .
Inappropriatelyequippedvehicles,thespeedwarningcanbesetandchangedintheInfotainmentsystembypressingthe buttonfollowedbythe and Tires functionkeys→Menuandsystemsettings(SETUP) .
TopspeedratingandtireinflationpressureforVwintertiresdependontheengineinstalledinyourvehicle.BesuretoaskyouauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityaboutthemaximumpermissiblespeedandtherequiredtireinflationpressureforthewintertiresthatyouplantouse.
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All-wheeldrive(4MOTION)
Vehicleswithall-wheeldriveandstandardroadwheelshavegoodforwardmotionandtractionevenunderwinteryroadconditions.However,Volkswagenrecommendsinstallingwintertiresorallseasontiresonall4wheelstoimprovehandlingaswellasbrakingperformance.
Ifyouusesnowchains,pleasereadandheedinformationanddirections→Snowchains .
Drivingfasterthanthemaximumspeedforwhichthewintertiresonyourvehicleweredesignedcancausesuddentirefailure
WARNING
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Installsummertirespromptlyinthespring.Summertiresofferbetterhandlingcharacteristicsfortemperaturesabove+45°F
(+7°C).Theyarequieter,donotwearasquickly,andreducefuel
includingablowoutandsuddendeflation,lossofcontrol,crashesandseriouspersonalinjuries.
Wintertireshaveamaximumspeedratingthatmaybelowerthanyourvehicle'smaximumspeed.
Neverdrivefasterthanthemaximumspeedforwhichthewintertiresinstalledonyourvehicleareratedbecausetiresthataredrivenfasterthantheirratedspeedcanfailsuddenly.
Neverexceedthemaximumloadratingforthewintertiresinstalledonyourvehicle.
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consumption.
TheTirePressureMonitoringSystemmustberecalibratedwheneveryouremoveandremountorchangeanywheelortireon
thevehicle,evenifthereinstalledorreplacementwheelsandtires
areidenticaltothosethatwereremovedandevenifthetire
pressuredoesnotchange→TirePressureMonitoringSystem
(TPMS)andrecalibrationthroughtheInfotainmentsystem .
Ifnecessary,askyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityaboutpermissiblewintertire
dimensions.
Snowchains
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→Introduction
Obeylocalregulationsaswellastheapplicable
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speedlimitswhendrivingwithsnowchains.
Snowchainsimproveforwardmotion,tractionandbrakingcharacteristicsunderwintryconditions.
Snowchainsmaybeusedonlyonthefrontwheels.Thisappliesalsotovehicleswithall-wheeldrive(4MOTION).SnowchainsmaybeusedonlyintireandwheelcombinationsthathavebeenapprovedbyVolkswagen.
PleasecontactyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityaboutappropriatewheel,tireandsnowchaindimensions.
Ifpossible,useonlychainswithlowprofilelinks
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thatarenotthickerthan37/64in.(15mm)includingthetensioner.
Removecenterhubcapsanddecorativerimringsbeforeinstallingsnowchains→ .However,forsafetyreasons,capsmustbeinstalledonthewheelbolts.TheseareavailablefromauthorizedVolkswagendealersandauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilities.
Compactsparewheel
Fortechnicalreasons,snowchainscannotbeusedonthecompactspare→Sparewheelorcompactsparewheel .
Ifyoumustusesnowchainsandhaveacompactsparewheelmounted,movethe
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compactsparewheeltotherearaxleifafronttirehastobereplaced.Thetiretakenofftherearaxlecanthenbeusedtoreplacetheflatfronttire.Besuretoinstalltheunidirectionaltiressothattheywillrunintheproperdirection.Volkswagenrecommendsinstallingthesnowchainsbeforemountingthewheeltothevehicle.
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Usingthewrongsnowchainsorinstallingsnowchainsimproperlycancauseaccidentsandseverepersonalinjuries.
Alwaysusethepropersnowchains.
Followtheinstallationinstructionsprovidedbythesnowchainmanufacturer.
Neverexceedthepermissiblespeedlimitwhendrivingwithsnowchains.
WARNING
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Glossaryoftireandloadingterminology
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→Introduction
Removesnowchainswhenroadsarefreeofsnow.Otherwise,thechainscandamagethetires,impairvehiclehandlingandcanbequicklyworndown.
Snowchainscanscratchordamagewheelrimsiftheyhavedirectcontactwiththerims.Volkswagenrecommendsusingcoatedsnowchains.
NOTICE
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Accessoryweight
Thecombinedweight(inexcessofthosestandarditemswhichmaybereplaced)ofautomatictransmission,electro-mechanicalpowersteering,powerbrakes,powerwindows,powerseats,radio,andheater,totheextentthattheseitemsareavailableasfactory-installedequipment(whetherinstalledornot).
Aspectratio
Theratioofsidewallheighttotirewidth,expressedasapercentage.Anumberof50(0.5:1or50%)meansthatthecross-sectionalheightis50%ofthetreadwidth.Ashortersidewallcanimprovesteeringresponseand
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providebetteroverallhandling,forexample,ondrypavement.
Bead
Thepartofatiremadeofsteelwires,wrappedorreinforcedbyplycords,withtheshapeandstructuretoensureproperfittothewheelrim.
Beadseparation
Abreakdownofthebondbetweencomponentsinthebead.
Carcass
Thetirestructure,excepttreadandsidewall
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rubberwhich,wheninflated,bearstheload.
Chunking
Thebreakingawayofpiecesofthetreadorsidewall.
Cord
Thestrandsofmaterialformingthepliesinthetire.
Cordseparation
Thepartingofcordsfromadjacentrubbercompounds.
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Cracking
Anypartingwithinthetread,sidewall,orinnerlinerofthetireextendingtocordmaterial.
Coldtireinflationpressure
Thetirepressurerecommendedbythevehiclemanufacturerforatireofaspecifiedsizethathasnotbeendrivenformorethanacoupleofmiles(kilometers)atlowspeedsinthe3hourperiodbeforethetirepressureismeasuredoradjusted.
Curbweight
Theweightofamotorvehiclewithstandard
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equipmentincludingthemaximumcapacityoffuel,oil,andcoolant,airconditioner,andadditionalweightofoptionalequipment.
Extraloadtire
Atiredesignedtooperateathigherloadsandathigherinflationpressuresthanthecorrespondingstandardtire.
GrossAxleWeightRating(GAWR)
Theload-carryingcapacityofasingleaxlesystem,measuredwherethetirecontactstheground.
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GrossVehicleWeightRating(GVWR)
Themaximumloadedweightofthevehicle.
Groove
Thespacebetween2adjacenttreadribs.
Loadrating(code)
Themaximumloadthatatireisratedtocarryforagiveninflationpressure.Youmaynotfindthisinformationonalltiresbecauseitisnotrequiredbylaw.
Maximumloadrating
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Theloadratingforatireatthemaximumpermissibleinflationpressureforthattire.
Maximumloadedvehicleweight
Thetotalof:
Curbweight.
Accessoryweight.
Vehiclecapacityweight.
Productionoptionsweight.
Maximum(permissible)inflationpressure
Themaximumcoldinflationpressuretowhichatiremaybeinflated.Alsocalledmaximuminflationpressure.
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Normaloccupantweight
Means150lbs(68kilograms)timesthenumberofoccupantsseatedinthevehicleuptothetotalseatingcapacityofyourvehicle.
Occupantdistribution
Theplacementofpassengersinavehicle.
Outerdiameter
Thediameterofanew,properlyinflatedtire.
Overallwidth
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Totalwidthmeasuredattheexteriorsidewallsofaninflatedtire,includingtheadditionalwidthoflabeling,decorations,orprotectivebandsorribs.
Passengercartire
Atireintendedforuseonpassengercars,multipurposepassengervehicles,andtrucks,thathaveagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)of10,000poundsorless.
Ply
Alayerofrubber-coatedparallelcords.
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Plyseparation
Apartingofrubbercompoundbetweenadjacentplies.
Pneumatictire
Amechanicaldevicemadeofrubber,chemicals,fabric,andsteelorothermaterials,that,whenmountedonanautomotivewheel,providesthetractionandcontainsthegasorfluidthatsustainstheload.
Productionoptionsweight
Thecombinedweightofinstalledregular
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productionoptionsweighingover5lbs(2.3kg)morethanthestandarditemstheyreplace,andnotpreviouslyconsideredascurbweightoraccessoryweight.Theseinclude,forexample,heavy-dutybrakes,ridelevelers,roofrack,heavy-dutybattery,andspecialtrim.
Radialplytires
Apneumatictireinwhichtheplycordsthatextendtothebeadsarelaidatsubstantially90degreestothecenterlineofthetread.
Recommendedinflationpressure
Thetirepressurerecommendedbythevehiclemanufacturerforatireofaspecifiedsizethat
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hasnotbeendrivenformorethanacoupleofmiles(kilometers)atlowspeedsinthe3hourperiodbeforethetirepressureismeasuredoradjusted.
Reinforcedtire
Atiredesignedtooperateathigherloadsandathigherinflationpressuresthanthecorrespondingstandardtire.
Rim
Theouteredgeofawheeluponwhichthetirebeadsareseated.
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Rimdiameter
Thenominaldiameterofthewheel'stirebeadseatingsurface.Ifyouchangeyourwheelsize,towheelsofadifferentdiameter,youwillhavetopurchasenewtirestomatchthenewwheels.
Rimsize
Designationmeansrimdiameterandwidth.
Rimtypedesignation
Theindustryormanufacturer'sdesignationforarimbystyleorcode.
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Rimwidth
Thenominaldistancebetweenwheelrimflanges.
Sectionwidth
Thelineardistancebetweentheexteriorsofthesidewallsofaninflatedtire,excludingelevationsduetolabelingdecoration,orprotectivebands.
Sidewall
Theportionofatirebetweenthebeadandthetread.
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Sidewallseparation
Thepartingoftherubbercompoundfromthecordmaterialinthesidewall.
Speedrating(lettercode)
Astandardizedlettercodeindicatingthemaximumspeedatwhichatireisdesignedtobedrivenforextendedperiodsoftime.Theratingsrangefrom93mphor150km/h(P)to186mphor(300km/h)Y.
Thespeedratinglettercode,whereapplicable,ismoldedonthetiresidewall→Tirelabeling .Youmaynotfindthisinformationonalltiresbecauseitisnotrequiredbylaw.
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TirePressureMonitoringSystem
Asystemthatdetectswhenatleastoneofavehicle'stiresisunderinflatedandilluminatesalowtire-pressurewarninglight.
Tread
Theportionofatirethatnormallytouchestheroad.
Treadrib
Atreadsectionrunningcircumferentiallyaroundatire.
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Treadseparation
Tirefailurecausedbythetreadpullingawayfromthetirecarcass.
Treadwearindicators(TWI)
Raisedareaswithinthemaintreadgroovesthatshow,visually,whentiresarewornandneartheendoftheirusefullife→Treaddepthandtreadwearindicators .
UniformTireQualityGrading(UTQG)
AtireinformationsystemdevelopedbytheU.S.NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)thatisdesignedtohelpbuyers
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comparetires.UTQGisnotasafetyrating,norisitaguaranteethatatirewilllastforacertainnumberofmilesorperformacertainway.Itgivestirebuyersmoreinformationtocomparewithfactorssuchasprice,brandloyaltyanddealerrecommendations.UnderUTQG,tiresaregradedbythetiremanufacturersin3areas:treadwear,tractionandtemperatureresistance.UTQGinformationismoldedintothetiresidewalls.
U.S.DOTTireIdentificationNumber(TIN)
Atire'sserialnumber.ItbeginswiththelettersDOT(DepartmentofTransportation)andindicatesthatthetiremeetsallfederalstandards.Thenext2numbersorletters
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indicatetheplantwherethetirewasmanufactured.Thelast4numbersrepresenttheweekandyearofmanufacture.
Forexample,thenumbers1709meanthatthetirewasproducedinthe17thweekof2009.Anyothernumbersaremarketingcodesusedbythetiremanufacturer.Thisinformationisusedtohelpidentifyaffectedconsumersifatiredefectrequiresarecall.
Vehiclecapacityweight
Thetotalratedcargo,luggageandpassengerload.Passengerloadis150lbs(68kilograms)timesthevehicle'stotalseatingcapacity(aslistedonthelabelinsidethedriverdoor).
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Vehiclemaximumloadonthetire
Theloadonanindividualtirethatisdeterminedbytakingeachaxle'sshareofthemaximumloadedvehicleweight(GAWR)anddividingby2.
Vehiclenormalloadonthetire
Theloadonanindividualtirethatisdeterminedbytakingeachaxle'sshareofthecurbweight,accessoryweight,andnormaloccupantweight(distributedaccordingtothetablebelow)anddividingby2.
Wheelsizedesignation
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Wheelrimdiameterandwidth.
OccupantloadinganddistributionforvehiclenormalloadforvariousdesignatedseatingcapacitiesDesignatedseatingcapacity,numberof
occupants
Vehiclenormalload,numberofoccupants
Occupantdistributioninanormallyloaded
vehicle2,3,or4 2 2infront
5 3 2infront,1inback
Tiresandvehicleloadlimits
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→Introduction
Therearelimitstotheloadanyvehicleoranytirecancarry.Avehiclethatisoverloadedwill
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nothandlewellandismoredifficulttostop.Overloadingcandamageimportantpartsofthevehicle.Overloadingcanalsoleadtoblowout,suddenlossofpressureorothertirefailurethatcancauselossofcontrol.
Yoursafetyandthesafetyofyourpassengersdependsonmakingsurethatloadlimitsarenotexceeded.Vehicleloadincludeseverybodyandeverythinginandonthevehicle.Theseloadlimitsaretechnicallyreferredtoasthevehicle'sGrossVehicleWeightRating(GVWR).
TheGVWRincludestheweightofthebasicvehicle,allfactory-installedandotheraccessories,afulltankoffuel,oil,coolantandotherfluidsplusmaximumload.Themaximumloadincludesthenumberofpassengersthatthe
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vehicleisintendedtocarry(seatingcapacity)withanassumedweightof150lbs(68kg)foreachpassengeratadesignatedseatingpositionandthetotalweightofanyluggageinthevehicle.Ifyoutowatrailer,theweightofthetrailerhitchandthetongueweightoftheloadedtrailermustbeincludedaspartofthevehicleweight.Ataltitudesabove3000ft(1000m),combinedtowingweight(vehicleplustrailer)mustbereducedby10%forevery3000ft(1000m).
TheGrossAxleWeightRating(GAWR)isthemaximumloadthatcanbecarriedateachofthevehicle's2axles(bythefrontorreartires).GVWRandGAWRarelistedonthesafetycompliancelabelonthedriverdoorjamb.Becausethereisanupperlimittoyourvehicle's
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totalweight(GVWR),theweightofwhateverisbeingcarried(includingtheweightofatrailerhitchandthetongueweightoftheloadedtrailer)isalsolimited.Morepassengers,orpassengerswhoareheavierthantheassumed150lbs(68kg),meanthatlessweightcanbecarriedasluggageorothercargo.ThetirepressurelabelonyourVolkswagenalsoliststhemaximumcombinedweightofalloftheoccupantsandluggageorothercargothatthevehiclecancarry.
Overloadingavehiclecancauselossofvehiclecontrol,acrashorotheraccident,seriouspersonalinjury,andevendeath.
Carryingmoreweightthanyourvehicle
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Carryingmoreweightthanyourvehiclewasdesignedtocarrywillpreventthevehiclefromhandlingproperlyandincreasetheriskofthelossofvehiclecontrol.
Thebrakesonavehiclethathasbeenoverloadedmaynotbeabletostopthevehicleinasafedistance.
Tiresonavehiclethathasbeenoverloadedcanfailsuddenly,includingablowoutandsuddendeflation,causinglossofcontrolandacrash.
Alwaysmakesurethatthetotalloadbeingtransported–includingtheweightofatrailerhitchandthetongueweightofaloadedtrailer–doesnotmakethevehicleheavierthanthevehicle'sGrossVehicleWeightRating.
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Determiningthecorrectloadlimit
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→Introduction
Neveroverloadtires.Thefollowingexampleillustrateshowtodeterminethecombinedweightofallvehicleoccupantsandluggageorothervehiclepayloads.Neveroverloadthevehicle!
StepsforDeterminingCorrectLoadLimit:
1.LocatethestatementTHECOMBINEDWEIGHTOFOCCUPANTSANDCARGOSHOULDNEVEREXCEEDXXXKGORXXXLBSonyourvehicle'splacard(tireinflationpressurelabel)→Tireinflationpressure .
2. Determinethecombinedweightofthedriverandpassengersthatwillberidinginyourvehicle.
3. SubtractthecombinedweightofthedriverandpassengersfromXXXkgorXXXlbs.
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4.
Theresultingfigureequalstheavailableamountofcargoandluggageloadcapacity.
Forexample,iftheXXXamountequals1400lbs.andtherewillbefive150lb.passengersinyourvehicle,theamountofavailablecargoandluggageloadcapacityis650lbs.(1400-750(5x150)=650lbs.)
5.Determinethecombinedweightofluggageandcargobeingloadedonthevehicle.ThatweightmaynotsafelyexceedtheavailablecargoandluggageloadcapacitycalculatedinStep4.
6.Ifyourvehiclewillbetowingatrailer,loadfromyourtrailerwillbetransferredtoyourvehicle.ConsultthisManualtodeterminehowthisreducestheavailablecargoandluggageloadcapacityofyourvehicle.
Checkthetiresidewalltodeterminetheloadindexspecifiedforthetire.
UTQGclassification
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→Introduction
UniformTireQualityGrading(UTQG):Qualitygradescanbefoundwhereapplicableonthetiresidewallbetweenthetreadshoulderandmaximumsectionwidth.Example:
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Treadwear(number)
Traction:AA,A,BorC
Temperature:A,BorC
Forexample:Treadwear200,TractionAA,TemperatureA.
AllpassengercartiresmustconformtoFederalSafetyRequirementsinadditiontothesegrades.
Treadwear
Thetreadweargradeisacomparativeratingbasedonthewearrateofthetirewhentestedundercontrolledconditionsonaspecifiedgovernmenttestcourse.
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Forexample,atiregraded150(Treadwear-value150)wouldwearone-and-one-half(11/2)timesaswellonthegovernmentcourseasatiregraded100.
Therelativeperformanceoftiresdependsupontheactualconditionsoftheiruse,however,andmaydepartsignificantlyfromthenormduetovariationsindrivinghabits,servicepracticesanddifferencesinroadcharacteristicsandclimate.
Traction
Thetractiongrades,fromhighesttolowest,areAA,A,B,andC.Thosegradesrepresentthetire'sabilitytostoponwetpavementasmeasuredundercontrolledconditionson
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specifiedgovernmenttestsurfacesofasphaltandconcrete.AtiremarkedCmayhavepoortractionperformance→ .
Temperature
ThetemperaturegradesareA(thehighest),B,andCrepresentingthetire'sresistancetothegenerationofheat,anditsabilitytodissipateheatwhentestedundercontrolledconditionsonaspecifiedindoorlaboratorytestwheel.
Sustainedhightemperaturecancausethematerialofthetiretodegenerateandreducetirelife,andexcessivetemperaturecanleadtosuddentirefailure.
ThegradeCcorrespondstoalevelof
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performancewhichallpassengercartiresmustmeetundertheFederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandardNo.109.GradesBandArepresenthigherlevelsofperformanceonthelaboratorytestwheelthantheminimumrequiredbylaw→ .
Thetractiongradeassignedtothistireisbasedonstraight-aheadbrakingtractiontests,anddoesnotincludeacceleration,cornering,hydroplaningorpeaktractioncharacteristics.
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Thetemperaturegradeforthistireisestablishedforatirethatisproperlyinflatedandnotoverloaded.Excessivespeed,underinflationorexcessiveloading,eitherseparatelyorincombination,cancauseheatbuildupandpossibletirefailure.
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TirePressureMonitoringSystem(TPMS)
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Indicatorlight(telltale) →TirePressureMonitoringSystem(TPMS)andrecalibrationthroughtheInfotainmentsystem
Yourvehicle'sTirePressureMonitoringSystem(TPMS)usestheAnti-lockBrakeSystem(ABS)sensorstoindirectlycheckthetirepressureofall4tireswhileyouaredriving.Thesensorsmonitorthetreadcircumference(rollingcircumference)andvibrationcharacteristicsoftheindividualtires.TPMSwarnsifthereisasignificantlossofpressureinoneormoretireswhilethevehicleismoving.Pressurelossissignaledbytheindicatorlight(describedbelow)aswellasbyacousticwarningsandtextwarningsintheinstrumentclusterdisplayifyourvehiclehasthisdisplayInfotainmentsystemortheMulti-FunctionDisplay(MFD).
Theoriginalbenchmarkpressureistherecommendedmaximumloadcoldtireinflationpressureforthetiresthatcomewithyourvehicle.Thispressureislistedonthetirepressurelabelonthedriverdoorjamb→Tireinflationpressure .Afteradjustingthetire
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pressuresinall4tires,youmustconfirmandstorethenewcoldinflationpressuresthroughtheInfotainmentsystem,whichchangesthebenchmarkpressuretomatchthecurrentpressureofthetiresonyourvehicle→TirePressureMonitoringSystem(TPMS)andrecalibrationthroughtheInfotainmentsystem .
RecalibratingtheTPMStoresetthebenchmarkcoldtireinflationpressureisexplainedbelow→TirePressureMonitoringSystem(TPMS)andrecalibrationthroughtheInfotainmentsystem .
Moreinformation:
VolkswagenInformationSystem→VolkswagenInformationSystem
Infotainmentsystem→Infotainmentsystem
Transporting→Drivingtips
Tiresandwheels→Tiresandwheels
Brakingandparking→Brakingandparking
Exteriorcareandcleaning→Exteriorcareandcleaning
Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications→Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications
Consumerinformation→Consumerinformation
WARNING
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Incorrecttirepressuresand/orunderinflationcancausesuddentirefailure,lossofcontrol,collision,seriouspersonalinjuryorevendeath.
Whenthewarningsymbolappearsintheinstrumentcluster,stopandinspectthetires.
Incorrecttirepressureand/orunderinflationcancauseincreasedtirewearandcanaffectthehandlingofthevehicleandstoppingability.
Incorrecttirepressuresand/orunderinflationcanalsoleadtosuddentirefailure,includingablowoutandsuddendeflation,causinglossofvehiclecontrol.
Thedriverisresponsibleforthecorrecttirepressuresforalltiresonthevehicle.Therecommendedtirepressurevaluesarelistedonastickerinsidethedriverdoor→Tireinflationpressure .
TheTPMScanonlyworkcorrectlywhenalltiresonthevehiclearefilledtothecorrectcoldtireinflationpressure.
Usingincorrecttirepressurevaluescancauseaccidentsorotherdamage.Alwaysinflatethetirestothecorrectspecifiedcoldtirepressurevaluesforthetiresinstalledonthevehicle.
AlwaysmaintaincorrectcoldtireinflationpressuresothatTPMScandoitsjob.
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TPMScandoitsjob.
Alwaysinflatetirestotherecommendedandcorrecttirepressurebeforedrivingoff.
Drivingwithunderinflatedtirescausesthemtoflex(bend)more,lettingthemgettoohot,resultingintreadseparation,suddentirefailure,andlossofcontrol.
Excessivespeedand/overloadingcancauseheatbuildup,suddentirefailureandlossofcontrol.
Ifthetirepressureistoolowortoohigh,thetireswillwearprematurelyandthevehiclewillnothandlewell.
Ifthetireisnotflatandyoudonothavetochangeawheelimmediately,drivecarefullyandatreducedspeedtothenearestservicestationtocheckthetirepressureandaddairasrequired.
WhenreplacingtiresorwheelrimsonvehiclesequippedwithTPMSalwaysreadandheedtheinformationandallWARNINGSregarding→Tiresandwheels .
TheTirePressureMonitoringSystemmustberecalibratedwheneveryouremoveandremountorchangeanywheelortireonthevehicle,evenifthereinstalledorreplacementwheelsandtiresareidenticaltothosethatwereremovedandevenifthetirepressuredoesnotchange→Tireinflationpressure .
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Underinflationincreasesfuelconsumptionandtirewear.
DonotrelysolelyontheTirePressureMonitoringSystem.Checkyourtiresregularlytomakesuretheyareproperlyinflatedandhavenosignsofdamage,suchaspunctures,
cuts,cracks,andblisters.Removeanyobjectsthatbecomeembeddedinthetiretreadbut
havenotpenetratedintothebodyoftireitself.
Whenyoutakedeliveryofthevehicle,theTirePressureMonitoringSystemis
calibratedforthefactory-recommendedcoldtireinflationpressureforthetiresonyour
vehicle,asshownonthelabelinsidethedriverdoor→Tireinflationpressure .
ThesystemmustberecalibratedthroughtheInfotainmentsystemwheneveryouremoveandremountorchangeanywheelortireonthevehicle,evenifthereinstalledorreplacementwheelsandtiresareidenticaltothosethatwereremovedandevenifthetirepressuredoesnotchange→TirePressureMonitoringSystem(TPMS)andrecalibrationthroughtheInfotainmentsystem .
Ifyouhavetoadjustthetirepressureonawarmtire,fillthetire
ImproperrecalibrationcancausetheTPMStogivefalsewarningsortogivenowarningdespitedangerouslylowtirepressure→TirePressureMonitoringSystem(TPMS)andrecalibrationthroughtheInfotainmentsystem .
WARNING
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with2.0-4.35psi(20-30kPa)morethanthepressurespecifiedonthetirepressurelabelinsidethedriverdoor→Tireinflationpressure .
IftheTPMSdeterminesthattheairpressureinatleastonetireistoolow,carefullycheckthepressureinall4tireswithanaccuratetirepressuregauge.Lowtirepressureusuallycannotbedeterminedbylookingatthetire.Thisisespeciallytrueoflow-profiletires.
Ifyouhaveworkdoneonyourwheelsortires,informtheworkshopthatthevehicleisequippedwithaTirePressureMonitoringSystem(TPMS).
Newtiresmayexpandslightlythefirsttimetheyaredrivenathighspeeds,whichcantriggeratirepressurewarning.Rememberthattirepressurecanonlybeproperly
measuredwhenthetireiscold→Tireinflationpressure .
OnlyreplaceoldtireswithtiresthathavebeenapprovedbyVolkswagenforyourvehicletype.
Indicatorlight(telltale)
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Lightsup
Possiblecauseormeaning→ Properresponse
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Lightsupandachimemayalsosound.
Theinflationpressureofoneormoretiresissignificantlylowerthanthebenchmarkpressuresetbythedriveroratirehasstructuraldamage.Dependingonvehicleequipment,amessagemayalsoappearintheinstrumentclusterdisplay.
Stopsafelyassoonaspossible!
Reducespeedimmediately!Avoidfastcorneringandhardbraking!
Checktheconditionandinflationpressureofalltires.Havedamagedtiresreplaced.
FlashesPossiblecauseormeaning
→ Properresponse
Flashesforabout70secondsandthenstayson:
Systemmalfunction.
Checkand,ifnecessary,adjustthetireinflationpressureinall4tires.Ifthetirepressureiscorrect,switchtheignitionoffandbackon.Iftheindicatorlightflashesagainandthenstaysonordoesnotgooutaftercheckingandadjustingtheairpressureinall4tiresandrecalibrating,takethevehicletoanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.Havethesystemchecked.
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,severalwarningandindicatorlightscomeonbrieflyforafunctioncheck.Theygooutafterafewseconds.
Incorrecttirepressuresand/orunderinflationcancausesudden
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Incorrecttirepressuresand/orunderinflationcancausesuddentirefailure,lossofcontrol,collision,seriouspersonalinjury,orevendeath.
Whenthewarningsymbol appearsintheinstrumentcluster,stopthevehicleassoonasitissafetodosoandinspectalltires.
Incorrecttirepressureand/orunderinflationcancauseincreasedtirewearandcanaffectthehandlingofthevehicleanditsstoppingability.
Incorrecttirepressureand/orunderinflationcanalsoleadtosuddentirefailure,includingablowoutandsuddendeflation,causinglossofvehiclecontrol.
Thedriverisresponsibleforthecorrecttirepressuresforalltiresonthevehicle.Therecommendedtirepressurevaluesarelistedonastickerinsidethedriverdoor→Tireinflationpressure .
TheTPMScanonlyworkcorrectlywhenalltiresonthevehiclearefilledtothecorrectcoldtireinflationpressure.AlwaysmaintainthecorrectcoldtireinflationpressuresothatTPMScandoitsjob.
Usingincorrecttirepressurevaluescancauseaccidentsorotherdamage.Checkthepressureinall4tireswhenthetiresarestillcold.Neverreduceairpressureinwarmtirestomatchcoldtireinflationpressure.
Alwaysinflatethetirestothecorrectspecifiedcoldtire
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Alwaysinflatethetirestothecorrectspecifiedcoldtirepressurevaluesforthetiresinstalledonthevehicle;seethetireinflationpressurelabelonthedriverdoorjamb→Tiresandwheels .
Alwaysinflatetirestotherecommendedandcorrecttirepressurebeforedrivingoff.
Drivingwithunderinflatedtirescausesthemtoflex(bend)more,lettingthemgettoohot,whichcanresultintreadseparation,suddentirefailure,andlossofcontrol.
Excessivespeedand/oroverloadingcancauseheatbuildup,suddentirefailure,andlossofcontrol.
Ifthetirepressureistoolowortoohigh,thetireswillwearprematurelyandthevehiclewillnothandlewell.
Ifthetireisnotflatandyoudonothavetochangethetireorwheelimmediately,driveatreducedspeedtothenearestservicestationtocheckthetirepressureandaddairasrequired.
WhenreplacingtiresorwheelrimsonvehiclesequippedwithTPMS,alwaysreadandheedtheinformationandallWARNINGSinthesection→Tiresandwheels .
TheTirePressureMonitoringSystemmustberecalibratedwheneveryouremoveandremountorchangeanywheelortireonthevehicle,evenifthereinstalledorreplacementwheelsandtiresareidenticaltothosethatwereremovedand
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wheelsandtiresareidenticaltothosethatwereremovedandevenifthetirepressuredoesnotchange→TirePressureMonitoringSystem(TPMS)andrecalibrationthroughtheInfotainmentsystem .
ImproperrecalibrationcancausetheTPMStogivefalsewarningsortogivenowarningdespitedangerouslylowtirepressure→TirePressureMonitoringSystem(TPMS)andrecalibrationthroughtheInfotainmentsystem .
WARNING
Failuretoheedwarninglightsandinstrumentclustertextmessagescancausethevehicletobreakdownintrafficandresultinacollisionandseriouspersonalinjury.
NeverignorewarninglightsortextWARNINGS.
Alwaysstopthevehicleassoonasitissafetodoso.
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Iftheignitionisswitchedon,anacousticwarningsoundswhenlowtirepressureisdetected.Anacousticwarningalsosoundsifasystemmalfunctionisdetected.
DrivingforalongerperiodoftimeonroughroadsorwithadynamicandsportystylecanmaketheTPMSsystemtemporarilyunavailable.Theindicatorlightwillcomeon,
signalingamalfunction,butwillgooutagainoncetheroadconditionordrivingstyle
changes.
TirePressureMonitoringSystem(TPMS)andrecalibrationthroughtheInfotainmentsystem
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Yourvehicle'sTirePressureMonitoringSystem(TPMS)indirectlychecksthetirepressureofall4tireswhileyouaredrivingbyusingtheAnti-lockBrakeSystem(ABS)sensorstomonitorthetreadcircumference(rollingcircumference)andvibrationcharacteristicsoftheindividualtires.
FailuretoheedwarninglightsortextWARNINGScanresultinvehicledamage.
NOTICE
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Thetreadcircumferenceofatirecanchange:
Ifatire'sinflationpressureistoolow.
Ifthetire'streadisdamagedorthetireisstructurallydamaged.
Ifonesideofthevehicleismoreheavilyloadedthantheother.
Ifthereismoreweightononeaxlethantheother(suchaswhentowingatrailer).
Ifacompactsparewheelhasbeenmounted.
Ifawheelwasreplacedoneachaxle.
Ifatirewaschanged.
Ifthetirepressurewaschanged,orwheelswererotatedorreplaced,buttheTPMSwasnotreset.
Iftherearesnowchainsonthetires.Usingsnowchainscancausethesystemtogivefalsewarningsbecausesnowchainsincreasetirecircumference.
TheTirePressureMonitoringSystemmaynotreactatfirstormaynotreactatallwhenyouaredrivinginasportymanner,oronsnow-coveredorunpavedroads,whenyouaredrivingwithsnowchains,orincertainothersituations.AchangeinthetreadcircumferenceofatireissignaledbytheTirePressureMonitoringSystemindicatorintheinstrumentcluster(telltale).
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Thetirepressurerecommendedforthetiresoriginallyinstalledonthevehicleisonastickeronthedriverdoorjamb→Tiresandwheels .
Eachtire,includingthespare(ifprovided),shouldbecheckedmonthlywhencoldandinflatedtotheinflationpressurerecommendedbythevehiclemanufactureronthevehicleplacardortireinflationpressurelabel.(Ifyourvehiclehastiresofadifferentsizethanthesizeindicatedonthevehicleplacardortireinflationpressurelabel,youshoulddeterminethepropertireinflationpressureforthosetires.)
Asanaddedsafetyfeature,yourvehiclehasbeenequippedwithaTirePressureMonitoringSystem(TPMS)thatilluminatesalowtirepressuretelltalewhenoneormoreofyourtiresissignificantlyunderinflated.Accordingly,whenthelowtirepressuretelltaleilluminates,youshouldstopandcheckyourtiresassoonaspossible,andinflatethemtotheproperpressure.Drivingonasignificantlyunderinflatedtirecausesthetiretooverheatandcanleadtotirefailure.Underinflationalsoreducesfuelefficiencyandtiretreadlife,andmayaffectthevehicle’shandlingandstoppingability.
PleasenotethattheTPMSisnotasubstituteforpropertiremaintenance,anditisthedriver’sresponsibilitytomaintaincorrect
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tirepressure,evenifunderinflationhasnotreachedtheleveltotriggerilluminationoftheTPMSlowtirepressuretelltale.
YourvehiclehasalsobeenequippedwithaTPMSmalfunctionindicatortoindicatewhenthesystemisnotoperatingproperly.TheTPMSmalfunctionindicatoriscombinedwiththelowtirepressuretelltale.Whenthesystemdetectsamalfunction,thetelltalewillflashforapproximatelyoneminuteandthenremaincontinuouslyilluminated.Thissequencewillcontinueuponsubsequentvehiclestart-upsaslongasthemalfunctionexists.
Whenthemalfunctionindicatorisilluminated,thesystemmaynotbeabletodetectorsignallowtirepressureasintended.TPMSmalfunctionsmayoccurforavarietyofreasons,includingtheinstallationofreplacementoralternatetiresorwheelsonthevehiclethatpreventtheTPMSfromfunctioningproperly.AlwayschecktheTPMSmalfunctiontelltaleafterreplacingoneormoretiresorwheelsonyourvehicletoensurethatthereplacementoralternatetiresandwheelsallowtheTPMStocontinuetofunctionproperly.
Resettingandrecalibratingthebenchmarktirepressure
ResettingthetirepressuresintheInfotainmentsystemresetsthebenchmarktirepressureusedbytheTPMStothecurrenttirepressureinthetiresbasedonthecircumferenceofthetires.
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Switchontheignition.
Pressthe Infotainmentbutton→Menuandsystemsettings(SETUP) .
Tapthe functionkeytoopentheVehiclesettingsmenu.Tapthe Tires functionkey.
Tapthe SET functionkeyintheTirePressureMonitoringSystemmenu.
Ifall4wheelsaresettothecorrectvalues,touchthe Confirmfunctionkeytostorethetirepressures.
Touchingthe Cancel buttonwillpreventthecurrenttirepressuresfrombeingstoredandthesystemwillnotberecalibrated.
Therecalibrationmustbeperformedeachtimethetirepressureinoneormoretireshasbeenadjustedorafteroneormoretireshasbeenchanged,exchanged,orrepaired.Thenewtirepressuresarestoredinthesystemonlyafteratleast20minutesofnormaldriving.
Ifyouhaveresetthebenchmarktirepressurewhenyourtiresdonothavethecorrecttirepressure,thiswillpreventtheTPMSfromworkingproperly.Itmaythengivefalsewarningsormaynotgiveanywarningevenifthetirepressureistoolow.
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Forthisreason,itisvitaltomakecertainthatallfourtiresareinflatedtothecorrectpressurewhentheyarecold,beforecalibratingthesystem.Coldtiretiresaretiresthathavenotbeendrivenmorethanacoupleofmiles(kilometers)atlowspeedwithinthelast3hours.
Duringnormalvehicleoperation,thesystemcalibratesitselftothetiresinstalledandthechangedtirepressures.Thecalibratedvaluesarestoredandmonitoredafteralongjourneyatvariousspeeds.
Ifthewheelsareloadedmoreheavilythannormal,forexample,ifthevehicleiscarryingheavyload,thetirepressuremustberaisedtotherecommendedfull-loadtirepressurebeforerecalibaration→Tiresandwheels .
RecalibratethesystemtoresetthebenchmarkTPMSpressureinthefollowingsituations:
Afterinstallingtiresonyourvehiclethathaverecommendedcoldtireinflationpressuresthataredifferentfromthetiresthatweretakenoff.
Afteranytireonyourvehicleisremovedandthenremounted,evenifthesametireandwheelrimthatweretakenoffarereinstalled(forinstance,afterrepair).
Afteranytireonyourvehicleischangedandreplacedbyanother
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tire,evenifthereplacementtireisthesametypeandisinflatedtothesamepressureasthetireitreplaced.
Afteradjustingthetirepressureofanytireonthevehicletoitscorrectcoldtireinflationpressure,eitherbyputtingairinoneormoretiresorbylettingairout.Dothiseventhoughairwasonlyadded(orletout)tobringthetiretotheinflationpressureitshouldhavehadallalong.
Afterrotatingthefrontandrearwheels→Tiresandwheels .
Aftermountingthecompactsparewheel.
IncorrectrecalibrationcancausetheTPMStogivefalsewarningsortogivenowarningdespitedangerouslylowtirepressure.Makecertainthetireinflationpressureofalltiresiscorrectbeforerecalibratingthesystem.
WARNING
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TheTirePressureMonitoringSystemstopsworkingifthereisanESC/ABS
Incorrecttirepressurecancausesuddentirefailure,lossofvehiclecontrolandseriouspersonalinjury.
Alwayscheckandcorrectairpressureinall4tires,particularlyafterchanging,exchanging,orrepairingtires.
Afterthat,alwaysmakesurethatall4tiresareinflatedtothecorrecttirepressureforthetiresinstalledonthevehicle.Thenrecalibratethesystemsothatitcanproperlymonitorthepressureinthetire.
Seethetirepressurelabel→Tireinflationpressure andtheOwner'sLiteratureforrecommendedcoldtireinflationpressureandotherimportantinformation.
Whenreplacingtiresorwheelrims,alwaysreadandheedalloftheinformationandWARNINGS→Tiresandwheels .
TheTirePressureMonitoringSystemmustberecalibratedwheneveryouremoveandremountorchangeanywheelortireonthevehicle,evenifthereinstalledorreplacementwheelsandtiresareidenticaltothosethatwereremovedandevenifthetirepressuredoesnotchange.
WARNING
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malfunction→Brakingandparking .
Afteralowtirepressurewarning,thevehiclemuststandandmustnotbedrivenforatleast1minutebeforethenewbenchmarktirepressurescanbestored.
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Storageandequipment
Storageareas
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Storagecompartmentsinthedoors →Storagecompartmentonthedriverside →Eyeglassstoragecompartmentintheoverheadconsole →Storagecompartmentinthefrontcenterconsole →Coinholdersinthefrontcenterconsole(GolfGTI) →Storagecompartmentinthefrontcenterarmrest(GolfGTI) →Glovecompartment →Storagecompartmentunderthefrontseat →Otherstoragecompartments
Storeonlylightweightorsmallobjectsinstoragecompartments.
Dependingonoptions,theremaybeafactory-installedAUX-injackand/oraUSBport inthefrontcenterconsolestorage
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compartment.
Moreinformation:
Passengercompartment→Passengercompartment
Powerlockingsystem→Powerlockingsystem
Driverassistancesystems→Startingassistancesystems
Interiorcareandcleaning→Interiorcareandcleaning
⇒BookletRadio,NavigationSystem,
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Looseobjectscanbethrownaroundtheinsideofthevehiclewhenthevehicleismoving,especiallyduringsuddenmaneuversandhardbraking.Thiscancauseseriouspersonalinjuriesandevenmakethedriverlosecontrolofthevehicle.
Neverletanimalsrideinthevehicle'sopenstoragecompartments,ontopoftheinstrumentpanel,orontheluggagecompartmentcoverbehindtherearseatbackrests.
Neverputhard,heavyorsharpobjectsintheseplacesorinarticlesofclothingorbagsinthepassengercompartment.
Alwayskeepstoragecompartmentsclosedwhiledriving.
WARNING
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Objectsinthedriverfootwellcanpreventthepedalsfrommovingfreely.Thiscancauselossofvehiclecontrolandincreasetheriskofseriouspersonalinjuries.
Alwaysmakesurethatnothingcaninterferewiththepedals.
Alwaysfastenfloormatssecurelytothefloor.
Neverputfloormatsorotherfloorcoveringsontopofalreadyinstalledfloormats.
Alwaysmakesurethatnothingcanfallintothedriverfootwellwhilethevehicleismoving.
WARNING
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Somekindsofcigarettelighterscanbelitunintentionally,orcrushedcausingafirethatcanresultinseriousburnsandvehicledamage.
Alwaysmakesurethattherearenolightersintheseattracksornearothermovingpartsbeforeadjustingtheseats.
Beforeclosingastoragecompartment,alwaysmakesurethatnocigarettelightercanbeactivated,crushed,orotherwisedamaged.
Neverleaveacigarettelighterinastoragecompartment,ontheinstrumentpanel,orinotherplacesinthevehicle.Heatbuildupinthepassengerandluggagecompartmentofaparkedvehiclecanresultintemperaturesinthevehiclethataremuchhigherthantheoutsidetemperatures,particularlyinsummer.Hightemperaturescouldcausethecigarettelightertocatchfire.
WARNING
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Theventilationslotsintheluggagecompartmentmustnotbeblockedsothatstaleaircanescapefromthevehicle.
Storagecompartmentsinthedoors
Thedefrosterheatingwiresorantennaintherearwindowcanbedamagedbyhardorsharpthingsontheshelfbelowtherearwindow.
Donotkeepanyfood,medicine,orotheritemssensitivetoheatorcoldinthevehicle.Theycanbedamagedormadeunusablebyheatorcold.
Thingsthataremadeoftransparentmaterials(suchaseyeglasses,magnifyingglasses,ortransparentsuctioncupsonthewindows)canmagnifysunlightanddamagethevehicle.
NOTICE
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Fig.115Inthedriverdoor:Storagecompartment.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Thereisastoragecompartmentineachvehicledoor→Fig.115① .
Storagecompartmentonthedriverside
Fig.116Onthedriverside:Storagecompartment.
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PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Toopenthecompartment,pullthehandle→Fig.116① inthedirectionofthearrow.
Toclose,pushthelidupuntilitlatches.
Onsomevehicles,thereisaholderforSDcardsontheinsideofthestoragecompartmentlid.
Eyeglassstoragecompartmentintheoverheadconsole
Fig.117Intheoverheadconsole:Storagecompartment.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
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Yourvehiclemayhaveastoragecompartmentthatcanbeusedforstoringeyeglassesorotherlightobjects.
Toopen,brieflypressandreleasethebutton→Fig.117 (arrow)onthestoragecompartmentcover.
Toclose,pushthelidupuntilitlatches.
Storagecompartmentinthefrontcenterconsole
Fig.118Inthefrontcenterconsole:Storagecompartment.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Toopen,brieflypresstheloweredgeofthecoverinthedirectionofthearrow→Fig.118 .
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Toclose,presstheliddowncompletely.
ThestoragecompartmentinthefrontcenterconsolemayhaveanAUX-injackand/oraUSBport ⇒BookletRadio,NavigationSystem,.
Coinholdersinthefrontcenterconsole(GolfGTI)
Fig.119Inthefrontcenterconsole:Coinholders.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Dependingonequipment,thelowerpartofthefrontcenterconsole→Fig.119 mayhaveslotsforstoringcoins.
Storagecompartmentinthefrontcenterarmrest(GolfGTI)
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Fig.120Inthefrontcenterarmrest:Storagecompartment.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Dependingonequipment,yourvehiclemayhaveastoragecompartmentunderthefrontcenterarmrest.
Toopen,pushthereleasebutton(smallarrow)andliftthecenterarmrestupasfarasitwillgointhedirectionofthelargearrow→Fig.120 .
Toclose,pushthecenterarmrestdown.
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Theremaybea12voltsocket→Poweroutlets oraphoneholderinthefrontcenterarmreststoragecompartment⇒BookletRadio,NavigationSystem,.
Glovecompartment
Thecenterarmrestcanrestrictthedriver'sarmmovementandcausecrashesandseriouspersonalinjury.
Alwayskeepstoragecompartmentsinthecenterarmrestclosedwhiledriving.
WARNING
Neverletapassenger,especiallyachild,rideonthecenterarmrest.
WARNING
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Fig.121Onthepassengerside:Glovecompartment.
Fig.122Insidetheglovecompartment.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Keyto→Fig.122 :
SDcardholders
Infotainmentsystemaccessories(ifequipped),ChapterRadio,
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NavigationSystem
Cardholdersandcoinholder
Owner'sManual
Additionalholdersforcoins,cards,orsunglasses
Airvent→Heatingandairconditioning
Openingandclosingtheglovecompartment
Ifnecessary,unlocktheglovecompartment.Itislockedwhenthekeyslotisvertical.
Toopen,pullthehandle→Fig.121 .
Toclose,pushthelidup.
Infotainmentsystemaccessories
VehiclesequippedwithanInfotainmentsystemmayhaveaCDplayer,SDcardreaders,orotherInfotainmentSystemaccessories→Fig.122② intheglovecompartment.See,ChapterRadio,NavigationSystemforfurtherinformation.
Owner'sManual
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IfthevehicleisnotequippedwithanInfotainmentsystem,thereisaslotfortheOwner'sManualintheupperpartoftheglovecompartment.AlwayskeeptheOwner'sManualinthisslotorintheglovecompartmentasshownin→Fig.122④ .
Holders
Dependingonvehicleequipment,theremaybeholdersforSDcards→Fig.122① ,othertypesofcards③,andacoinholderintheupperpartoftheglovecompartment.
Theremayalsobeadditionalholdersforcoins,cards,orsunglassesintheglovecompartmentcover⑤.
Coolingtheglovecompartment
Thereisanairvent→Fig.122⑥ intheglovecompartment.Coolaircanbedirectedintotheglovecompartmentiftheairconditionerison.Openorclosetheairventbyturningit.
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Storagecompartmentunderthefrontseat
Anopenglovecompartmentdoorcanincreasetheriskofseriousinjuryduringsuddenbrakingordrivingmaneuversorinacrash.
Alwayskeeptheglovecompartmentclosedwhilethevehicleismoving.
WARNING
Insomevehiclemodels,designconsiderationshavemadeitnecessarytohaveopeningsintheglovecompartmentbehindtheOwner'sManualslot,forexample.Smallitemsmayfallthroughtheseopeningsandgetbehindtheinstrumentpanel.Thiscancauseunusualnoisesanddamagethevehicle.Neverputanysmallobjectsintheglovecompartmentforthisreason.
NOTICE
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Fig.123Underthedriverseat:Storagecompartment.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Somevehiclesareequippedwithastoragecompartment→Fig.123 underthedriverorpassengerseat.Afirstaidkitcanbestoredinthisstoragecompartment.
Openingandclosingthestoragecompartment
Toopen:Grasptheopeninghandleandpullthestoragecompartmentout.
Toclose:Pushthestoragecompartmenttowardtheseatuntilitengagessecurely.
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Otherstoragecompartments
Fig.124Intheluggagecompartment:Sidestoragecompartment.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Anopenstoragecompartmentcaninterferewiththepedalsandcauseaccidentsandseverepersonalinjuries.
Alwayskeepthestoragecompartmentclosedwhenthevehicleismoving.Otherwise,thestoragecompartmentcoverandotherobjectscouldgetintothedriverfootwellandinterferewiththepedals.
WARNING
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Storagecompartmentsintheluggagecompartment
Additionalstoragecompartmentsarelocatedinthesidesoftheluggagecompartment.Thesidepanelscanberemovedbypullingupwardinthedirectionofthearrow→Fig.124 tomakeroomforlargerobjectsintheluggagecompartment.
Additionalstorage:
Inthecenterconsole.
Pocketsinthebackrestsofthefrontseats(ifequipped).
Luggagecompartmentcoverbehindtherearseatbackrest–onlyforlightclothingorsimilarobjectsthatdonotinterferewithvisibilitytotherear!
Coathooksonthecenterdoorpillars(4-doorvehiclesonly)andontheoverheadgrabhandlesintherear.
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Clothesorotheritemsontheluggagecompartmentcoverbehindtherearseatbackrestmaylimitvisibilityandcauseaccidentsandseverepersonalinjuries.
Alwayshangclothessothattheydonotlimitvisibility.
Alwaysusethebuilt-incoathooksonlyforlightweightclothing.Neverleaveanyheavyorsharp-edgeditemsinthepocketsthatmayinterferewithairbagdeploymentandcancausepersonalinjuryinacollision.
WARNING
Themaximumloadforeachcoathookis5lbs.(2.5kg).
NOTICE
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Cupholders
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Cupholdersinthefrontcenterconsole →Cupholdersintherearcenterarmrest(GolfGTI) →Cupholdersintherearcenterarmrest(GolfR) →Cupholdersinthereartrim
Bottleholders
Thereisaplaceforbottlesintheopencompartmentsinthedriverandpassengerdoors.Thebottlevolumemustnotexceed16.9oz(0.5liter)→ .
Moreinformation:
Interiorcareandcleaning→Interiorcareandcleaning
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Improperuseofbeverageholderscancauseinjuries.
Neverputhotdrinksinthecupholders.Duringnormalorsuddenmaneuvers,suddenbrakingorinacollision,hotliquidcanbespilledandcauseburns!
Makecertainthatbottlesorotheritemscannotfallintothedriver'sfootwellwhilethevehicleismovingandinterferewiththemovementofthepedals.
Neverputheavycups,foodorotherheavyitemsinthecupholders.Heavyitemscanflythroughthepassengercompartmentinacrashandcauseseriousinjury.
WARNING
Hotorfreezingtemperaturesinthepassengercompartmentcancauseclosedbottlestoexplodeorbreak.
Neverleaveclosedbottlesinaveryhotorcoldvehicle.
WARNING
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Somecupholderinsertscanberemovedforcleaning.
Cupholdersinthefrontcenterconsole
Bottlesandotherthingscanfallintothedriver'sfootwellandinterferewiththepedalswhiledriving.
Makesurethatbottlescannotfallintothedriver'sfootwellduringdrivingtoavoidobstructingthepedals.
Usethebottleholdersonlyforstandardbeveragebottlesholdingnomorethan16.9oz(0.5liter).
WARNING
Neverputopendrinksinthecupholderswhenthevehicleismoving.Thedrinkscanspillanddamagethevehicle,includingtheelectricalsystem.
NOTICE
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Fig.125Inthefrontcenterconsole:Openingthecupholdercover(ifequipped).
Fig.126Inthefrontcenterconsole:Cupholders(withoutacover).
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Somemodelsareequippedwithacoverforthecupholders.
Toopen,pullthecovertotherear→Fig.125 (arrow).
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Toclose,pushthecoverforward(oppositedirectionofthearrow).
Forvehicleswithoutacover,placethedrinkinthecupholder→Fig.126 .
Cupholdersintherearcenterarmrest(GolfGTI)
Fig.127Cupholdersintherearcenterarmrest.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Yourvehiclemaybeequippedwithcupholdersintherearcenterarmrest.
Toopen,foldthecenterarmrestdown.
Toclose,foldthecenterarmrestup.
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Cupholdersintherearcenterarmrest(GolfR)
Fig.128Cupholdersinrearcenterarmrest:Examplesofwaystoadjustthecupholdersfordifferentpurposes.
Alwayskeepthearmrestfoldedupwhenthevehicleismovingtoreducetheriskofinjury.
Neverletanybody,especiallychildren,rideontherearcenterarmrestorinthecenterpositionontherearseatwhenthearmrestisfoldeddown.Animproperseatingpositioncanincreasetheriskofseriousinjuryinacrash.
WARNING
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Fig.129Cupholdersintherearcenterarmrest.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Yourvehiclemaybeequippedwithcupholdersintherearcenterarmrest.
Toopen,foldthecenterarmrestdown.
Toadjustthecupholdertothesizeofthecup,pulltheinserts→Fig.129① or②upwardandrepositionthemtofitthesizeofthecup→Fig.128 .Theinsertscanbeplacedindifferentpositions.
Toclose,foldthecenterarmrestup.
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Somecupholderdesignsallowyoutoadjusttothesizeofthecupbyturningtheinserts180degrees.
Cupholdersinthereartrim
Fig.130Inthetrimnexttotherearseats(2-doormodelsonly):Cupholder.
Alwayskeepthearmrestfoldedupwhenthevehicleismovingtoreducetheriskofinjury.
Neverletanybody,especiallychildren,rideontherearcenterarmrestorinthecenterpositionontherearseatwhenthearmrestisfoldeddown.Animproperseatingpositioncanincreasetheriskofseriousinjuryinacrash.
WARNING
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PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Some2-doorvehiclesareequippedwithopencupholdersinthetrimnexttotherearseats→Fig.130① .
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Poweroutlets
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→12Voltsocketsinthevehicle
Electricaldevicescanbeconnectedtothevehicle12Voltsockets.
Theconnecteddevicesmustbeingoodworkingorder.
Moreinformation:
Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications→Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications
Consumerinformation→Consumerinformation
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Improperuseofelectricalsocketsandelectricaldevicesmaystartafireandcauseseverepersonalinjury.
Neverleavechildrenunattendedinthevehicle.Socketsandconnecteddevicescanbeusedwhentheignitionisswitchedon.
Iftheconnecteddevicegetswarm,immediatelyswitchitoffanddisconnectthepowersupply.
WARNING
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Pleaseturnofftheenginewhenyoustopforanylengthoftime.
Thevehiclebatterywilldrainifyouuseelectricalequipmentwhentheengineisnotrunning.
Unshieldeddevicesmayinterferewithradioreceptionorthevehicle'selectricalsystem.
Operatingelectricaldevicesnearthewindshield-integratedantennamayinterferewithAMradioreception.
Tohelppreventdamagetotheelectricalsystem,neverconnectanyaccessoriessuchasasolarpanelorvehiclebatterychargertoa12Voltsocket.
Onlyuseaccessorieswhichhavebeentestedforelectromagneticcompatibilitywithamotorvehicle.
Tohelppreventdamagefromvoltagefluctuations,switchoffallelectricalconsumersconnectedtothe12Voltsocketbeforeswitchingtheignitiononorofforstartingtheengine.
Neverconnectdevicestoa12Voltsocketthatdrawmorethanthemaximumwattagethesocketcansupply.Drawingtoomuchpowercandamagethevehicleelectricalsystem.
NOTICE
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12Voltsocketsinthevehicle
Fig.131Inthelowercenterconsole:12Voltsocket(vehicleswithparkingbrakelever).
Fig.132Inthelowercenterconsole:12Voltsocket(vehicleswithelectronicparkingbrake).
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
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Maximumpowerdraw
Socket Maximumpowerdraw12Volts 120watts
Themaximumpowerdrawatanyonesocketmustneverbeexceeded.Electricaldevicesshouldhaveinformationonthemthatsayshowmuchpowertheydraw.
If2ormoreelectricaldevicesareconnectedatthesametime,thetotalpowerdrawofallconnecteddevicesmustneverbemorethan190watts→ .
12Voltsocket
The12Voltsocketworksonlywhentheignitionisswitchedon.
Iftheignitionisonbuttheengineisnotrunning,thevehiclebatterywillbedrainedbyanydevicethatispluggedinandturnedon.Forthisreason,neverusetheelectricalsocketsunlesstheengineisrunning.
Tohelppreventdamagefromvoltagefluctuations,switchoffallelectricaldevicesconnectedtoa12Voltsocketbeforeswitchingtheignitiononorofforstartingtheengine.
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Thevehiclemayhave12Voltsocketsatthefollowingplaces:
Inthelowercenterconsole→Fig.131 or→Fig.132 ,dependingonequipment.
Intheluggagecompartment.
Inthefrontcenterarmreststoragecompartment→Storagecompartmentinthefrontcenterarmrest(GolfGTI) .
Unshieldeddevicesmayinterferewithradioreceptionorthevehicle'selectricalsystem.
Followthemanufacturer'sinstructionsforconnecteddevices!
Neverexceedthemaximumpowerconsumption,ortheentirevehicleelectricalsystemmaybedamaged.
12Voltsocket:-Onlyuseequipmentthathasbeentestedforelectromagneticcompatibilityandcomplieswithapplicableguidelines.
-Neverfeedcurrentintothesocket,withasolarpanel,forexample.
NOTICE
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Whiledriving
Vehicleoperation
Startingandstoppingtheengine
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Indicatorlights →Vehiclekeypositionsintheignitionswitch →Starterbutton →Startingtheengine →Stoppingtheengine →Electronicimmobilizer
ExplanatorynotesinthissectionregardingautomatictransmissionsalsoapplytotheDSG®automatedtransmission.
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Immobilizerdisplay
Ifanunauthorizedvehiclekeyisusedorthesystemmalfunctions,amessagemayappearontheinstrumentclusterdisplay.Theenginecannotbestarted.
Push-startingandtow-starting
Fortechnicalreasons,nevertrytopush-startortow-startthevehicle.Jump-startthevehicleinsteadwhilefollowingproperandsafeprocedures.
Moreinformation:
Vehiclekeyset→Vehiclekeyset
Shifting→Shifting
Steering→Steering
Brakingandparking→Brakingandparking
Startingassistancesystems→Startingassistancesystems
Refueling→Refueling
Fuel→Fuel
Emergencyclosingandopening→Emergencyclosingand
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opening
Jump-starting→Jump-starting
Towing→Towing
Switchingofftheenginewhilethevehicleismovingcanmakethevehiclehardertostopandresultinlossofvehiclecontrol,leadingtocollisionsandseverepersonalinjuries.
Brakeandsteeringassistancesystems,theairbagsystem,safetybeltpretensioners,andothervehiclesafetyfeaturesonlyworkwhentheengineisrunning.
Switchofftheengineonlywhenthevehicleisnotmoving.
WARNING
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Toreducetheriskofseriouspersonalinjurywhenstartingandrunningthevehicle'sengine:
Neverstarttheengineorletitruninaconfinedorenclosedarea.Engineexhaustcontainscarbonmonoxide,apoisonous,colorless,andodorlessgas.Carbonmonoxidecancauseunconsciousnessanddeath.
Neverstarttheengineorletitrunifoil,fuel,orotherflammablesubstancesareunder,around,orhaveleakedfromthevehicle,forexample,duetovehicledamage.
Neverleavethevehicleunattendedwiththeenginerunning,especiallywhenitisingear.Thevehiclecouldmovesuddenlyorsomeotherunexpectedeventcouldoccur,resultinginpropertydamage,fire,orpersonalinjury.
Neverusestartingassistfluids.Startingfluidscanexplodeandcancausearun-awayvehiclecondition.
WARNING
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Indicatorlights
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Lightsup Possiblecause Properresponse
Brakepedalnotdepressed.Applythebrakepedaltostarttheengine→Brakingandparking .
Flashes Possiblecause ProperresponseThereleasebuttonintheselectorleverdidnotengage.Vehiclemovementisprevented.
Engagetheselectorleverreleasebutton→AutomaticShiftLock(ASL) .
Thevehicleexhaustsystemandthecatalyticconvertergetveryhotandcancausefiresandseriouspersonalinjury.
Neverparkthevehiclewherethehotexhaustsystemorcatalyticconvertercouldigniteflammablematerials,suchasbrush,leaves,drygrass,spilledfuel,etc.
Neverapplyadditionalundercoatingorrustproofingonorneartheexhaustmanifold,exhaustpipes,catalyticconverter,orheatshields.
WARNING
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Whentheignitionisswitchedon,severalwarningandindicatorlightscomeonbrieflyforafunctioncheck.Theygooutafterafewseconds.
Failuretoheedwarninglightsandinstrumentclustertextmessagescancausethevehicletobreakdownintrafficandresultinacollisionandseriouspersonalinjury.
NeverignorewarninglightsortextWARNINGS.
Alwaysstopthevehicleassoonasitissafetodoso.
Wheneverstalledorstoppedforrepair,movethevehicleasafedistanceofftheroad,turnontheemergencyflashers,stoptheengine,anduseotherwarningdevicestowarnapproachingtraffic.
WARNING
FailuretoheedwarninglightsortextWARNINGScanresultinvehicledamage.
NOTICE
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Vehiclekeypositionsintheignitionswitch
Fig.133Intheignitionswitch:Vehiclekeypositions.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Ifthereisnovehiclekeyintheignition,thesteeringcolumnislocked.
Vehiclekeyposition→Fig.133
Ignitionswitchedoff.Steeringcolumnlockengaged.Thevehiclekeycanberemoved.
Ignitionisswitchedon.Steeringcolumnlockcanbereleased.
Starttheengine.Whentheenginestarts,releasethevehiclekey.Whenreleased,thevehiclekeyreturnstoposition①.
Ifyouusethewrongkey
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Ifanunauthorizedvehiclekeyhasbeeninsertedintotheignitionswitch,itcanberemovedasfollows:
Automatictransmission:Pressthereleasebuttononthetransmissionselectorleverandrelease.Thevehiclekeycannowberemoved.
Manualtransmission:Pulloutthevehiclekey.
Ifyouleavetheignitionon
Ifyouleavetheignitiononandopenthedriverdoor,awarningmessagemayappearintheinstrumentcluster.Inaddition,youmayalsohearanacousticwarning.Thiswarningremindsyoutoswitchofftheignitionbeforeleavingthevehicle→ .
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Improperuseofvehiclekeyscanresultinseriouspersonalinjury.
Alwaystakethekeywithyouwhenyouleavethevehicle.Theenginecanbestartedandvehiclesystemssuchasthepowerwindowscanbeoperated,leadingtoseriouspersonalinjury.
Neverleavechildren,disabledpersons,oranyonewhocannothelpthemselvesinthevehicle.Thedoorscanbelockedwiththeremotecontrolvehiclekey.Thiscouldresultinpeoplebeingtrappedinthevehicleinanemergency.Forexample,dependingonthetimeofyear,peopletrappedinthevehiclecanbeexposedtoveryhighorverylowtemperatures.
Heatbuildupinthepassengerandluggagecompartmentofaparkedvehiclecanresultintemperaturesinthevehiclethataremuchhigherthantheoutsidetemperatures,particularlyinsummer.Temperaturescanquicklyreachlevelsthatcancauseunconsciousnessanddeath,particularlytosmallchildren.
Neverremovethekeyfromtheignitionswitchwhilethevehicleismovingorrollingtoastop.Thesteeringwheelwilllockandyouwillnotbeabletosteerorcontrolthevehicle.
WARNING
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LeavingtheselectorleverforalongperiodoftimeinanypositionotherthanPark(P)whentheignitionisswitchedoffcandrainthevehiclebattery.
Onautomatictransmissionvehicles,thevehiclekeycanberemovedfromtheignitionswitchonlywhenthetransmissionisinPark(P).Youmayhavetopressthe
releasebuttononthetransmissionselectorlevertoputtheleverintoPark(P).
Starterbutton
Fig.134Inthelowercenterconsole:StarterbuttonfortheKeylessAccesssystem.
Leavingthekeyintheignitionforalongtimewhentheengineisnotrunningwilldrainthevehiclebattery.
Alwaysswitchofftheignitionbeforeleavingthevehicle.
NOTICE
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Fig.135Holdtheremotecontrolvehiclekeytotherightofthesteeringcolumn:EmergencystartingfeatureonvehicleswithKeylessAccess.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
ForvehicleswithKeylessAccesswithpush-buttonstart,→Powerlockingsystem ,thevehiclecanbestartedandstoppedwiththestarterbuttoninthelowercenterconsole→Fig.134 .
Thestarterbuttoncanonlybeusedwhenanauthorizedvehiclekeyisinthevehicle.
Whenleavingthevehicle,theelectronicsteeringcolumnlockisactivatedwhentheignitionisswitchedoffandthedriverdoorisopened→Steering .
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Switchingtheignitiononandoff
Brieflypressthestarterbuttononcewithoutoperatingthebrakeorclutchpedals→ .
Emergencystartfeature
IfanauthorizedremotecontrolvehiclekeyisinthepassengercompartmentbuttheinstrumentclusterdisplaysNokeyinrangewhenyoupushthestarterbutton,theremotecontrolvehiclekeybatteryisweakordead.YoucanstillstarttheengineusingtheEmergencystartfeature.
MakesuretheselectorleverisinthePark(P)position.
Holdtheremotecontrolvehiclekeytotherightofthesteeringcolumntrimimmediatelyafterpressingthestarterbutton→Fig.135 .
Theignitionautomaticallyswitchesonandtheenginestarts.
Emergencyshut-off
Iftheenginedoesnotswitchoffbybrieflypressingthestarterbutton,emergencyshut-offisnecessary:
Pressthestarterbuttontwicewithin3secondsorpressandhold
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thebuttonlongerthan1second→ .
Theengineswitchesoffautomatically.
Ifnoauthorizedremotecontrolvehiclekeyisidentifiedinthepassengercompartmentaftertheenginehasbeenswitchedoff,theenginecannotberestarted.Arelatedmessageisshownintheinstrumentclusterdisplay.
Unintendedvehiclemovementcancauseseriouspersonalinjury.
Donotdepressthebrakeorclutchpedalswhenswitchingontheignition,astheenginecouldotherwisestartimmediately.
WARNING
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Iftheignitionisswitchedonortheengineisrunningandthedriverdoorisopened,achimesounds.Thechimeisalsoaremindertoswitchofftheengineandturnoffthe
ignitionbeforeleavingandlockingthevehiclefromtheoutside.
Improperuseofvehiclekeyscanresultinseriouspersonalinjury.
Alwaystakethekeywithyouwhenyouleavethevehicle.Childrenorunauthorizedpersonsmayuseittolockthevehicle,starttheengine,andoperatevehiclesystemssuchasthepowerwindows,leadingtoseriouspersonalinjury.
Neverleavechildren,disabledpersons,oranyonewhocannothelpthemselvesinthevehicle.Thedoorscanbelockedusingtheremotecontrolvehiclekey.Thiscouldresultinpeoplebeingtrappedinthevehicleinanemergency.Forexample,dependingonthetimeofyear,peopletrappedinthevehiclecanbeexposedtoveryhighorverylowtemperatures.
Heatbuildupinthepassengerandluggagecompartmentofaparkedvehiclecanresultintemperaturesinthevehiclethataremuchhigherthantheoutsidetemperatures,particularlyinsummer.Temperaturescanquicklyreachlevelsthatcancauseunconsciousnessanddeath,particularlytosmallchildren.
WARNING
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Startingtheengine
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Pleaseperformthesestepsonlyintheorderlisted.
Step VehicleswithoutKeylessAccess VehicleswithKeylessAccess
1. Automatictransmission:Depressthebrakepedalandholditdownuntilstep5iscompleted.
1a. Manualtransmission:Depressclutchpedalfullyandholduntiltheenginehasstarted.
2. ShiftthetransmissionintoNeutral(N)orPark(P)(automatic),orintoNeutral(manualonly).
3.Turnthevehiclekeyto
position→Fig.133② –donotdepresstheacceleratorpedal.
Brieflypressthestarterbutton→Fig.134 –donotdepresstheacceleratorpedal.Anauthorized
vehiclekeymustbeinsidethevehicleinordertostarttheengine.
4. Whentheenginestarts,releasethevehiclekey.
Whentheenginestarts,releasethestarterbutton.
5.Iftheenginedoesnotstart,switchofftheignitionandstartagainafterabout
1minute.
Iftheenginedoesnotstart,switchofftheignitionandstartagainafterabout1minute.Usetheemergencystart
featureifnecessary→Emergencystartfeature .
6.Releasetheparkingbrakewhenyouarereadytostartdriving→Brakingand
parking .
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Neverleavethevehicleunattendedwiththeenginerunning,especiallywhenitisingear.Thevehiclecouldmovesuddenlyorsomeotherunexpectedeventcouldoccur,resultinginpropertydamage,fire,orpersonalinjury.
WARNING
Startingfluidscanexplodeandcancausearun-awayvehiclecondition.
Neverusestartingassistfluids.
WARNING
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Donotletyourvehiclewarmupwhilestanding;instead,startdrivingrightawayaftermakingsurethatyouhavegoodvisibilitythroughallwindows.Thiswillhelptheengine
reachoperatingtemperaturefasterandkeepdownemissions.
Majorconsumersofelectricityaretemporarilyswitchedoffwhentheengineisbeingstarted.
Afterstartingacoldengine,theremaybeincreasedoperatingnoisesforafewseconds.Thisisnormalandharmless.
Stoppingtheengine
Pleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationand
Youcandamagethestarterortheengineifyoutrytostarttheenginewhenthevehicleisstillmoving,orifyoutrytorestarttheenginerightafterswitchingitoff.
Avoidhighenginespeeds,fullthrottleacceleration,andheavyengineloadswhentheengineiscold.
Donottrytostarttheenginebypushingortowingthevehicle.Unburnedfuelcangetintothecatalyticconverteranddamageit.Thesteeringcolumnmayalsobelocked.
NOTICE
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heedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Pleaseperformthesestepsonlyintheorderlisted.
Step VehicleswithoutKeylessAccess VehicleswithKeylessAccess
1. Bringthevehicletoacompletestop→ .
2. Depressandholddownthebrakepedaluntilstep4iscompleted.
3. Automatictransmission:ShiftthetransmissionintoPark(P).
4.Applytheparkingbraketohelppreventthevehiclefrommoving→Brakingandparking .
5.Turnthevehiclekeytoposition→Fig.133⓪ intheignitionswitch.
Brieflypressthestarterbutton→Fig.134 .Iftheenginewillnotswitchoff,carryouttheemergencyshut-offprocedure→Emergencyshut-off .
6. Manualtransmission:Shiftinto1stgear(vehicleonflatsurfaceorpointinguphill)orReverse(R)(vehiclepointingdownhill).
7.
Removingthevehiclekeyfromtheignitionswitchesoffelectricalequipmentandactivatesthesteeringcolumnlock.
Openingthedoorsswitchesoffelectricalequipmentandactivatesthesteeringcolumnlock.
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Neverstoptheenginebeforethevehiclehascometoacompletestop.Youcanlosecontrolofthevehicle,crash,andbeseriouslyinjured.
Theairbagsandsafetybeltpretensionerswillnotworkwhentheignitionisswitchedoff.
Thebrakeboosterdoesnotworkwhentheengineisnotrunning.Morebrakepedalpressurewillbeneededtostopthevehicle.
Thepowersteeringsystemdoesnotworkwhentheengineisnotrunning,andyouwillneedmoreforcetosteerthevehicle.
Neverremovethekeyfromtheignitionswitchorturnofftheignitionwiththestarterbuttonwhilethevehicleismovingorrollingtoastop.Theelectronicsteeringcolumncouldsuddenlylock,youwouldnotbeabletosteer,andyoucouldlosecontrolofthevehicle,crash,andseriouslyinjureyourselfandothers.
WARNING
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Iftheignitionisswitchedonortheengineisrunningandthedriverdoorisopened,achimesounds.Thechimeisalsoaremindertoswitchofftheengineandturnoffthe
ignitionbeforeleavingandlockingthevehiclefromtheoutside.
Onvehicleswithautomatictransmissions,thevehiclekeycanonlyberemovedfromtheignitionwhenthetransmissionisinPark(P).
Aftertheenginehasbeenswitchedoff,theradiatorfanintheenginecompartmentmaykeeprunningforseveralminutes,ormaystartrunningafterthevehiclehasbeen
parkedforawhile,eveniftheignitionisswitchedoffandthevehiclekeyhasbeen
removed.Theradiatorfanshutsoffautomaticallywhentheenginehascooleddown
enough.
Electronicimmobilizer
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Ifthevehiclehasbeendrivenhardforalongtime,theenginecouldoverheatwhenitisstopped.Toreducetheriskofenginedamage,lettheengineidleinNeutralforabout2minutesbeforeyouswitchofftheignition.
NOTICE
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Theimmobilizerhelpstopreventtheenginefrombeingstartedanddrivenwithanunauthorizedvehiclekey.
Thereisamicrochipinsidethevehiclekey.Thechipdeactivatestheimmobilizerautomaticallywhenanauthorizedvehiclekeyisinsertedintotheignitionswitchorthestarterbuttonispressed.
Theelectronicimmobilizerisautomaticallyactivatedwhentheremotecontrolvehiclekeyispulledoutoftheignitionswitch.Onvehicleswithpush-buttonstart,thevehiclekeymustbeoutsidethevehicle→UnlockingorlockingthevehiclewithKeylessAccess .
TheenginecanthereforeonlybestartedwithanauthorizedandcorrectlycodedgenuineVolkswagenvehiclekey.CodedvehiclekeysareavailablefromauthorizedVolkswagendealers,authorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilities,andfromcertainindependentrepairfacilitiesandlocksmithswhoarequalifiedtomakethesevehiclekeys→Vehiclekeyset .
Ifanunauthorizedvehiclekeyisused,amessagemayappearintheinstrumentclusterdisplay.Thevehiclecannotbeoperatedwiththiskey.
ADeclarationofCompliancewiththeUnitedStatesFCCandIndustryCanadaregulationsison→DeclarationofCompliance,
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TelecommunicationsandElectronicSystems .
UsinggenuineVolkswagenkeyshelpsminimizetheriskofmalfunctions.
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Shifting
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Warningandindicatorlights →Pedals →Manualtransmission:Gearshiftlever →Automatictransmission:Selectorlever →ShiftingwithTiptronic →Drivingwithautomatictransmission →Automatictransmissionmalfunction →Gearrecommendation
ExplanatorynotesinthissectionregardingautomatictransmissionsalsoapplytotheDSG®automatedtransmission.
YourvehiclemaybeequippedwithaspecialDSG®automatedtransmissionthatcombinestheperformanceandeconomyofastandardmanualtransmissionwiththecomfortandconvenienceofaconventionalautomatictransmission.TheDSGtransmissionhousingcontainstwoclutches,onethatworkswiththeodd-numberedgears(1,3,5andR)andtheotherthatworkswiththeeven-numberedgears(2,4,6).Thedualclutchconfiguration
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enablesrapidshiftsbetweengearswithoutlossoftractionasthedualclutchseamlesslytransferstheenginepowerfromonedriveshafttotheotherduringgearshifts.Anoutputshaftforeachofthetwogearboxunitstransmitsthedrivetothedrivenwheelsviaadifferential.TheDSGelectroniccontrolunit,sensors,andhydrauliccontrolforclutchengagementandgearselectionformonecompactweight-savingunit.
Thankstothedual-clutchdesign,theDSGsystemismoreefficientthanaconventionalautomatictransmission.Forexample,whileidling,atorqueconverterinaconventionalautomatictransmissionisengagedallthetime(increasingloadandenginefuelconsumption),whiletheDSGgraduallyopenstheclutch,allowingtheenginetoidlefreely.Inmostcases,thisefficiencycombinedwithitslowweightandintelligentcontrolmeansthatDSGcanachievethesameorbetterfuelconsumptionthanamanualtransmission.Theclutches,liketheclutchinastandardmanualtransmissionaresubjecttowearovertime.TheDSGtransmissionrequiresperiodicmaintenancethatisdescribedinthe,ChapterWarrantyandMaintenance.
WhentheignitionisswitchedonandthetransmissionisinReverse(R):
Thebackuplightscomeon.
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Therearwindowwiperswitchesonwhenthewindshieldwipersareswitchedon.
TheRearViewCamerasystemswitcheson(ifequipped).
TheParkDistanceControlsystemswitcheson(ifequipped).
Moreinformation:
Lowercenterconsole→Centerconsoleoverview
Instruments→Instrumentcluster
Brakingandparking→Brakingandparking
RearViewCamerasystem→RearViewCamerasystem
ParkDistanceControl→ParkDistanceControl(PDC)
Climatecontrol→Heatingandairconditioning
Enginecontrolandemissioncontrolsystem→Enginecontrolandemissioncontrolsystem
Emergencyclosingandopening→Emergencyclosingandopening
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Rapidaccelerationcancauseskiddingandlossoftraction,especiallyonslipperyroads,resultinginalossofvehiclecontrol,collisions,andseriouspersonalinjury.
Onlyusethekick-downfeatureorfastaccelerationifvisibility,weather,road,andtrafficconditionspermitandotherdriverswillnotbeendangeredbyyourdrivingandthevehicle'sacceleration.
WARNING
Constantbrakingcausesthebrakestooverheatandeventofailleadingtocollisionsandseriouspersonalinjury.
Neverridethebrakesorapplythebrakepedaltoooftenortoolong.
Ridingthebrakeswillsubstantiallyreducebrakingperformance,increasestoppingdistance,andcancausecompletebrakesystemfailure.
WARNING
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Warningandindicatorlights
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Lightsup Possiblecause Properresponse
Transmissionmalfunction.
Donotcontinuedriving!
AllowthetransmissiontocoolwiththeselectorleverinthePposition.
Ifthewarningdoesnotturnoff,donot
Neverridethebrakesbykeepingyourfootonthebrakepedalwhenyoudonotwanttobrake.Thiswillmakethebrakeswearfaster.
Beforedrivingdownhill,especiallyonhillsthatarelongorsteep,alwaysreducespeedandshiftintolowergear(manualorautomatictransmission).Thiswillletthevehicleuseenginebrakingandreducetheloadonthebrakes.Otherwise,thebrakesystemcouldoverheatandevenfail.Onlyusethebrakeswhenyouneedthemtoslowthevehicledownmoreortostop.
NOTICE
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continuedriving.SeeyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerforassistance.Otherwise,serioustransmissiondamagecouldresult→Automatictransmissionmalfunction .
Brakepedalnotdepressed.Applythebrakepedaltoselectadrivegear→Brakingandparking .
Flashes Possiblecause Properresponse
Thereleasebuttonintheselectorleverdidnotengage.Vehiclemovementisprevented.
Engageselectorleverreleasebutton→AutomaticShiftLock(ASL) .
Ifthevehiclehasanelectronicparkingbrake,referto→Electronicparkingbrake .
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,severalwarningandindicatorlightscomeonbrieflyforafunctioncheck.Theygooutafterafewseconds.
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Pedals
Failuretoheedwarninglightsandinstrumentclustertextmessagescancausethevehicletobreakdownintrafficandresultinacollisionandseriouspersonalinjury.
NeverignorewarninglightsortextWARNINGS.
Alwaysstopthevehicleassoonasitissafetodoso.
Wheneverstalledorstoppedforrepair,movethevehicleasafedistanceofftheroad,turnontheemergencyflashers,stoptheengine,anduseotherwarningdevicestowarnapproachingtraffic.
WARNING
FailuretoheedwarninglightsortextWARNINGScanresultinvehicledamage.
NOTICE
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Fig.136Pedalsinvehicleswithmanualtransmission:①Acceleratorpedal,②Brakepedal,③Clutchpedal.
Fig.137Pedalsinvehicleswithautomatictransmission:①Acceleratorpedal,②Brakepedal.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Allpedalsmustalwaysbeabletomovefreelyinandoutwithoutinterferencefromfloormatsorotherthings.
Onlyusefloormatsthatleavethepedalareafreeandareheldsecurelyinplacewithfloormatfastenerstohelppreventsliding.
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Ifabrakecircuitmalfunctions,morebrakepedaltravelisneededtobringthevehicletoafullstop,anditisimportantthatnothingisinthewaywhenyouhavetodepressthebrakepedalharderandfartherthannormal.
Objectsinthedriverfootwellcanpreventthepedalsfrommovingfreely.Thiscancauselossofvehiclecontrolandincreasetheriskofseriouspersonalinjuries.
Alwaysmakesurethatnothingcaninterferewiththepedals.
Alwaysfastenfloormatssecurelytothefloor.
Neverputfloormatsorotherfloorcoveringsontopofalreadyinstalledfloormats.
Alwaysmakesurethatnothingcanfallintothedriverfootwellwhilethevehicleismoving.
WARNING
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Manualtransmission:Gearshiftlever
Fig.138Gearshiftpatternofa6-speedmanualtransmission.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Thepositionsoftheindividualgearsareshownonthegearshiftlever→Fig.138 .
Alwaysmakesurethatthepedalsareabletomovefreelyandthatnothingcaninterferewiththem.Ifabrakecircuitfails,morebrakepedaltravelwillbeneededtobringthevehicletoastop.Thebrakepedalmustbepressedfartherandharderthannormal.
NOTICE
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Depresstheclutchpedalallthewayandhold.
Movethegearshiftleverintothedesiredposition→ .
Releasetheclutchpedaltoengagethegear.
Theclutchpedalmustbefullydepressedtostarttheengine.
Shiftingintoreverse
Onlyshifttothereversegearwhenthevehicleisnotmoving.
Depresstheclutchpedalfullyandhold→ .
Movethegearshiftlevertoneutralandpressdown.
Movetheshiftlevertotheleftandthenpushforwardintothereversegearposition→Fig.138Ⓡ .
Releasetheclutchpedaltoengagethegear.
Downshifting
Youshouldalwaysdownshiftgearbygearwhendriving,meaningalwaysintothenextlowestgear.Donotdownshiftwhentheenginerpm(revolutionsperminute)istoohigh→ .Atfastspeedsorhighenginerpm,skippingoveroneormoregearswhendownshiftingcancausedamagetotheclutchandtransmission,evenifagearisnotengaged→ .
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Downshiftingtoalowergearincorrectlycanresultinlossofvehiclecontrolandcancauseaccidentsandseriouspersonalinjuries.
WARNING
Whentheengineisrunningandagearisengaged,thevehiclewillstarttomoveassoonastheclutchpedalisreleased.Thisalsoapplieswhentheparkingbrakeisengaged.
NevershiftintoReverse(R)whenthevehicleismoving.
WARNING
Shiftingdowntoagearthatistoolowwhendrivingatfastspeedsorhighenginerpmcancauseextensivedamagetotheclutchandtransmission.Thatistrueeveniftheclutchpedalispressedsothattheclutchisnotengaged.
NOTICE
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Automatictransmission:Selectorlever
Tohelppreventdamageandprematurewear:
Donotrestyourhandonthegearshiftleverwhiledriving.Overtime,thepressurewillcauseprematurewearinthetransmission.
MakesurethatthevehiclehascometoacompletestopbeforeshiftingintoReverse(R).
Alwaysdepresstheclutchpedalallthewaywhenchanginggears.
Donotholdthevehicleonahillusingenginepowerwiththeclutchpedalpartiallyengagedandtheenginerunning.
NOTICE
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Fig.139Automatictransmissionselectorleverwithshiftleverreleasebutton(arrow).
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
AutomatictransmissionvehicleshaveanAutomaticShiftLock(ASL).WithASL,youmustswitchontheignition,depressthebrakepedalandholditdownwhilepressingthereleasebuttonontheselectorleverhandleinthedirectionofthearrow→Fig.139 tomovetheselectorleveroutofPark(P)andintoadrivegear.WhentheselectorleverisinNeutral(N),youalsohavetodepressthebrakepedalbeforeyoucanmovetheselectorlevertoposition(D/S),orReverse(R).
Iftheignitionisswitchedon,eitherthecurrentselectorleversettingorthecurrentgearisshownintheinstrumentclusterdisplay.
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Selectorlever
position
Designation Meaning→
Park
Thedrivewheelsaremechanicallylocked.
Selectonlywhenthevehicleisnotmoving.Tochangetheselectorleverposition,switchontheignition(ifitisoff)andthenpresstheselectorleverreleasebuttonwhileholdingdownthebrakepedal.
ReverseTheReversegearisengaged.
ShiftintoReverseonlywhenthevehicleisnotmoving.
NeutralTransmissionisinNeutralposition.Nopoweristransmittedtothewheelsandnoenginebrakingisavailable.
/
Drive(standarddrivingposition)
OR
Sportdrive(sportdrivingposition)
StandarddrivingpositionD:
Allforwardgearsshiftupanddownautomatically.Thetransmissionshiftsasneededdependingonengineload,individualdrivingstyle,andvehiclespeed.
SportdrivingpositionS:
AllforwardgearsautomaticallyupshiftlateranddownshiftearlierthaninpositionDtotakefulladvantageoftheengine'spowerreserves.Thetransmissionshiftsasneededdependingonengineload,individualdrivingstyle,andvehiclespeed.Thesystemwillnot,however,switchtothehighestforwardgear.
Thetimingofthegearshiftisdeterminedbytheengineload,yourindividualdrivingstyle,andthevehiclespeed.
Changinggearselection
SwitchbetweenDrive(D)andSportdrive(S)bypullingtheselectorleveroncetotherearfromgearpositionD/S→Fig.139 .TheselectorleveralwaysreturnstogearpositionD/S.
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selection
ItispossibletoaccessTiptronicselectionfromgearpositionD/SwheneitherDrive(D)orSportdrive(S)isactive→ShiftingwithTiptronic® .
AutomaticShiftLock(ASL)
TheAutomaticShiftLock(ASL)inPark(P)andNeutral(N)preventsdrivepositionsfrombeingengagedinadvertently,whichwouldcausethevehicletomove.
ToreleasetheASL,depressandholdthebrakepedalwiththeignitionswitchedon.Pressthereleasebuttonontheselectorleveratthesametime.
TheASLisnotengagediftheselectorleverismovedquicklythroughNeutral(N)(e.g.,whenshiftingfromReverse(R)toDrive(D/S)).Thismakesitpossibletorockthevehiclebackwardsandforwardsifitisstuckinsnowormud.TheASLengagesautomaticallyifthebrakepedalisnotdepressedandtheleverisinNeutral(N)formorethanabout1secondandthevehicleistravelingnofasterthanabout3mph(5km/h).
Inrarecases,theASLmaynotengageonvehicleswithaDSG®
automatedtransmission.Ifthishappens,powertothedrivewheelswillbeinterruptedtopreventthevehiclefrommovingunexpectedly.
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Thegreenindicatorlight willblinkandatextmessagewillbedisplayed.ToengagetheAutomaticShiftLock(ASL):
Depressandthenreleasethebrakepedal.TrytoengagetheASLagain.
Movingtheselectorlevertothewrongpositioncancauselossofvehiclecontrol,acollision,andseriouspersonalinjury.
Neveracceleratewhenmovingtheselectorlever.
Whentheengineisrunningandadrivepositionisengaged,thevehiclewillstarttomoveassoonasthebrakepedalisreleased.
NevershiftintoReverse(R)orPark(P)whenthevehicleismoving.
WARNING
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Unintendedvehiclemovementcancauseseriouspersonalinjury.
Nevergetoutofthedriver'sseatwhiletheengineisrunning,especiallywhenthetransmissionisinadrivegear.Ifyoumustleaveyourvehiclewhiletheengineisrunning,alwayssettheparkingbrakeandshiftthetransmissionintoPark(P).
NeverleavethevehicleinNeutral(N).Itwillrolldownhills,whethertheengineisrunningornot.
Whentheengineisrunningandadrivegear-DriveorSportDrive(D/S)orReverse(R)-hasbeenselected,pressandholdthebrakepedaltokeepthevehiclefrommoving.Thevehiclemaycreepandmoveforwardorbackwardeveniftheengineisidlingslowly.
NevershiftintoReverse(R)orPark(P)whenthevehicleismoving.
WARNING
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IftheselectorleverismovedintoNeutral(N)bymistakewhenthevehicleismoving,takeyourfootofftheacceleratorpedal.Waituntiltheenginespeedhasdroppedtoidle
speedbeforemovingtheselectorleverintoadrivegear.
LeavingtheselectorleverforalongperiodoftimeinanypositionotherthanPark(P)whentheignitionisswitchedoffcandrainthevehiclebattery.
ShiftingwithTiptronic®
EventhoughthetransmissionisinPark(P),thevehiclemaymoveacoupleofinches(afewcentimeters)forwardsorbackwardsifyoutakeyourfootoffthebrakepedalafterstoppingthevehiclewithoutfirstsettingtheparkingbrake.
NOTICE
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Fig.140SelectorleverinTiptronicposition.
Fig.141SteeringwheelwithTiptronicshiftpaddles(ifequipped).
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Tiptronicletsyouupshiftanddownshiftmanuallywiththeautomatictransmission.WhenTiptronicmodeisused,thetransmissionstaysinthecurrentgearanddoesnotupshiftordownshiftautomaticallyunlessthetransmissionsensesasituationwhereupshiftingordownshiftingisnecessarytokeeptheenginefromover-orunder-revving.
UsingTiptronicwiththeselectorlever
PushtheselectorleversidewaystotherightfromtheD/SpositionintotheTiptronicposition→ .
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Brieflypushtheselectorleverforward⊕toupshiftintoahighergearorbackward㊀todownshiftintoalowergear→Fig.140 .
UsingTiptronicwiththeshiftpaddlesbehindthesteeringwheel(ifequipped)
Thepaddles→Fig.141 (arrows)workwhentheselectorleverisintheTiptronicpositionorwhentheselectorleverisinDriveorSportDrive(D/S).YoudonothavetomovetheselectorleverovertotherightintotheTiptronicposition.
Toupshift,pullthepaddleontheright + towardyou.
Todownshift,pullthepaddleontheleft – towardyou.
ToswitchoffTiptronicmode,pullthepaddleontheright +towardyouandholditthereforabout1second.
TiptronicwillswitchoffautomaticallyiftheshiftpaddleshavenotbeenusedforawhileandtheselectorleverisnotintheTiptronicposition.
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Drivingwithautomatictransmission
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Allforwardgearsshiftupanddownautomatically.
Drivingonhills
Thesteeperthegrade,thelowerthegearthatmustbeselected.Lowergearsincreasethebrakingeffectoftheengine.NevercoastdownhillinNeutral(N).
Reducespeed.
Duringacceleration,thetransmissionwillshiftautomaticallyintothenexthighergearbeforereachingmaximumenginespeed(rpm).
IfyouuseTiptronictoshiftintoalowergear,thetransmissionwilldownshiftonlywhendoingsowillnotover-revtheengine.
NOTICE
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SwitchtoTiptronicmodebymovingtheselectorleverfromDriveorSportDrive(D/S)totherightintotheTiptronicposition→ShiftingwithTiptronic® .
Downshiftbypullingtheselectorleverbackbriefly(-).
OR:Downshiftusingthepaddlesonthesteeringwheel→UsingTiptronicwiththeshiftpaddlesbehindthesteeringwheel(ifequipped) .
Ifyoustopandstartupagainwhengoinguphill,youshoulduseHillHold→Startingassistancesystems aslongastheengineisrunning.
VehicleswithoutHillHold:Ifyoustoponahillwiththevehicleingear,youmustdepressthebrakepedalorengagetheparkingbraketokeepthevehiclefromrolling.Donotreleasethebrakepedalortheparkingbrakeuntilthevehiclehasstartedtomoveforward→ .
Kick-downacceleration
Thekick-downfeaturepermitsmaximumaccelerationwhentheselectorleverisintheDriveorSportDrive(D/S)positionorinTiptronicmode.
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Ifyoupushtheacceleratorallthewaydown,thevehiclewillautomaticallydownshift,dependingonvehiclespeedandenginespeed(rpm).Thisfeatureletsyoutakeadvantageofthefullaccelerationcapacityofthevehicle→ .
Withkick-downactuated,thetransmissionwillstayinthecurrentgearlongerandnotupshiftuntiltheenginereachesmaximumrpm.
Launchcontrolprogram
Thelaunchcontrolprogramletsyoutakeadvantageofmaximumaccelerationfromastandstill.
SwitchoffAnti-SlipRegulation(ASR).GolfRonly:SwitchoffAnti-SlipRegulation(ASR)andElectronicStabilityControl(ESC)→Brakingandparking .
Firmlydepressandholdthebrakepedalwithyourleftfoot.
Makesureyoursteeringwheelisstraightandthefrontwheelsarepointingstraightahead.
MovetheselectorleverintoSportDrive(S)ortheTiptronicposition.ForvehicleswithDrivingModeSelection,selecttheSportorRacedrivingmode→DrivingModeSelection .
Withyourrightfoot,depresstheacceleratorpedaluntiltheengine
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reachesabout3200rpm(GolfGTI)or4000rpm(GolfR)andholditthere.
Removeyourleftfootfromthebrake→ .Thevehiclewillacceleratefromastopatthemaximumrate.
Onceyouhaveaccelerated,switchASRbackonagain!
Rapidaccelerationcancauseskiddingandlossoftraction,especiallyonslipperyroads,resultinginalossofvehiclecontrol,collisions,andseriouspersonalinjury.
Onlyusethekick-downfeature,LaunchControlProgram,orfastaccelerationifvisibility,weather,road,andtrafficconditionspermitandotherdriverswillnotbeendangeredbyyourdrivingandthevehicle'sacceleration.
Alwaysadaptyourdrivingtothetrafficflow.
NotethatthedrivewheelscanspinandthevehiclecanswervewhenASRisswitchedoff,especiallywhentheroadisslippery.
Onceyouhaveaccelerated,switchASRbackonagain.
WARNING
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Automatictransmissionmalfunction
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Emergencyshiftprogram
Ifallselectorleverpositionindicatorsintheinstrumentcluster
Whenstoppingonhillswiththetransmissioninadrivegear,donotusetheacceleratortohelppreventthevehiclefromrollingbackwards.Thiscancausetheautomatictransmissiontooverheatandbedamaged.
NeverletthevehiclecoastorrolldownahillinNeutral(N),especiallywhentheengineisnotrunning.Thetransmissionwillnotbelubricatedandwillbedamaged.
LaunchControlaccelerationusesthemaximumaccelerationcapabilityofthevehiclebutplacessignificantloadsonthedrivetrainandrelatedparts.IfyoudousetheLaunchControlfeature,donotuseitregularlyoroftentohelppreventunnecessarywearonthevehicleanditssystems.
NOTICE
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displayarehighlightedagainstabrightbackground,thereisasystemmalfunction.TheautomatictransmissionortheDSG®
automatedtransmissionwillthenoperateintheemergencyshiftprogram.Theemergencyshiftprogramletsyoudrivethevehicle,butatareducedspeedandwithoutbeingabletousealloftheforwardgears.
Insomecases,vehicleswithaDSG®automatedtransmissionmaynotbeabletoshiftintoreverse.Itisthenimpossibletodrivethevehiclebackwards.
Inanyevent,havetheautomatictransmissioncheckedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
OverheatingoftheDSG®automatedtransmission
TheDSGtransmissionmayoverheat,forexample,duetofrequentstarts,extendedcreeping,orstop-and-gotraffic.Overheatingisindicatedbythewarninglight and,ifapplicable,byatextmessageintheinstrumentcluster.Anadditionalwarningchimemaysound.Stopandletthetransmissioncooldown→ .
Thevehicledoesnotmoveforwardorinreverseeventhougha
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drivepositionisselectedwiththeselectorlever
Ifthevehicledoesnotmoveinthedesireddirection,thesystemmaynothaveengagedthedrivepositioncorrectly.Pressthebrakepedalandselectthedrivepositionagain.
Ifthevehiclestilldoesnotmoveinthedesireddirection,thereisasystemmalfunction.SeeyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityforassistancetohavethesystemchecked.
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Gearrecommendation
Fig.142Intheinstrumentclusterdisplay:Gearrecommendation.
Pleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationand
Assoonasyougetanyofthesewarningsabouttransmissionoverheating,youmusteitherparkthevehicleinasafeplaceordrivefasterthan12mph(20km/h).
Ifthetextmessageandacousticwarningrepeatthemselvesevery10secondsorso,youmustparkthevehicleinasafeplaceassoonasyoucansafelydosoandstoptheengine.Letthetransmissioncooldown.
Tohelppreventdamagetothetransmission,donotdrivethevehicleagainuntiltheacousticwarninghasstopped.Aslongastheengineisoverheated,avoidstopandstartdrivingandavoidlowspeeds(walkingpace).
NOTICE
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heedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Yourvehiclemaybeequippedwithagearrecommendationfeature.Thegearrecommendationdisplaysagearintheinstrumentclusterdisplaythatcanhelpreducefuelconsumption.
Forvehicleswithanautomatictransmission:TheselectorlevermustbeintheTiptronicposition→ShiftingwithTiptronic® .
Keyto→Fig.142 :
Currentgear.
Recommendedgear.
Iftheoptimalgearisalreadyselected,anothergearisnotrecommended.Onlythecurrentgearisdisplayed.
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Selectingtheoptimalgearhelpstoreducefuelconsumption.
Thegearrecommendationdisplayturnsoffifyoudepresstheclutchpedal(manualtransmission)ormovetheselectorleveroutoftheTiptronicposition(automatic
transmission).
Thegearrecommendationisonlyintendedtoassistthedrivertoselectagearforoptimumfueleconomy.Thegearrecommendationcannottakeroadandtrafficconditionsintoaccount.
Thedriverisresponsibleforselectingthecorrectgearforthecurrentdrivingconditions,suchaswhenpassing,whendrivingonhillsorwhentowingatrailer.
WARNING
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Steering
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Warningandindicatorlights →Steeringsysteminformation
Thepowersteeringsystemiseitherhydraulicorelectro-mechanical.Inbothcases,thepowersteeringworksonlywhentheengineisrunning.
Thehydraulicpowersteeringsystemuseshydrauliclines,hydraulicoil,apump,afilter,andotherpartstomaintainaconstantoilpressureinthehydraulicsystem.
Theelectro-mechanicalpowersteeringsystemautomaticallyadjuststodrivingspeed,steeringtorque,andthesteeringangleofthewheels.Itdeliversextrasteeringforceonlywhenyouareactuallyturningthewheels.Theelectro-mechanicalpowersteeringworksonlywhentheengineisrunning.
InvehicleswithDrivingModeSelection,theselecteddrivingmodecanaffectthesteering→DrivingModeSelection .
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Moreinformation:
Startingandstoppingtheengine→Startingandstoppingtheengine
Vehiclebattery→Vehiclebattery
Towing→Towing
Warningandindicatorlights
Turningthesteeringwheelisveryhardwhenthepowersteeringsystemisnotworking.Thismakesithardertosteerandcontrolthevehicle.
Powersteeringworksonlywhentheengineisrunning.
Neverletthevehiclecoastwiththeengineswitchedoff.
Neverremovethekeyfromtheignitionswitchorturnofftheignitionwiththestarterbuttonwhilethevehicleismovingorrollingtoastop.Theelectronicsteeringcolumncouldsuddenlylock,youwouldnotbeabletosteer,andyoucouldlosecontrolofthevehicle,crash,andseriouslyinjureyourselfandothers.
WARNING
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PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Lightsup Possiblecause Properresponse
Powersteeringmalfunction.
Stop!
HavethepowersteeringsystemcheckedimmediatelybyanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Powersteeringassistisreduced.
Stop,restarttheengine,anddriveashortdistance.Iftheyellowwarninglightdoesnotcomeonagain,youdonotneedtohavethesteeringsystemchecked.
Otherwise,havethesteeringcheckedimmediatelybyanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Vehiclebatterywasdisconnectedandhasbeenreconnected.
Driveashortdistanceatabout10–12mph(15–20km/h).
Flashes Possiblecause Properresponse
Electronicsteeringcolumnlockmalfunction.
Stop!
Theignitioncannotbeswitchedon.Thevehiclemustnotbetowed!Getprofessionalassistance.
Steeringsystemstiff. Turnthesteeringwheelbackandforth.
Switchtheignitionoffandthenswitchitonagain.Heedanymessagesshownin
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Steeringcolumnnotlocked/unlocked.
theinstrumentclusterdisplay,ifapplicable.
OnvehicleswithKeylessAccess→Startingtheengine ,pressthestarterbuttonbrieflytwiceinarowwithoutdepressingthebrakeorclutchpedal.
Donotdriveanyfartherifthesteeringcolumnremainslockedafteryouswitchontheignition.ContactyourauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityforassistance.
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,severalwarningandindicatorlightscomeonbrieflyforafunctioncheck.Theygooutafterafewseconds.
Failuretoheedwarninglightsandinstrumentclustertextmessagescancausethevehicletobreakdownintrafficandresultinacollisionandseriouspersonalinjury.
NeverignorewarninglightsortextWARNINGS.
Alwaysstopthevehicleassoonasitissafetodoso.
WARNING
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Steeringsysteminformation
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Tohelpmakeitmoredifficulttostealyourvehicle,youshouldalwaysmakesurethesteeringcolumnislockedbeforeleavingthevehicle.
Electronicsteeringcolumnlock
VehicleswithKeylessAccess:Thesteeringcolumnislockedifthedriverdoorisopenedwiththeignitionswitchedoff.ThevehiclemustbestandingstillandthetransmissionmustbeinPark(P)onanautomatictransmissionvehicle.
Ifthedriverdoorisopenedbeforetheignitionisswitchedoff,theelectronicsteeringcolumnlockisactivatedonlyafterthevehicle
FailuretoheedwarninglightsortextWARNINGScanresultinvehicledamage.
NOTICE
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hasbeenlockedwiththevehiclekeyorviathesensorinthedoorhandle.
Mechanicalsteeringcolumnlock
VehicleswithoutKeylessAccess:Thesteeringcolumnislockedifthevehicleisstationaryandthevehiclekeyisremovedfromtheignitionswitch.
Engagingthesteeringcolumnlock
Disengagingthesteeringcolumnlock
Parkthevehicle→Brakingandparking . Turnthesteeringwheelslightlytotakepressureoffthesteeringcolumnlock.
Removethevehiclekey. Insertthevehiclekeyintotheignitionswitch.
Turnthesteeringwheelslightlyuntilyouhearthesteeringcolumnlockengage.
Holdthesteeringwheelinthispositionandturntheignitionswitch.
Powersteering
Powersteeringautomaticallyadjuststodrivingspeed,steeringtorque,andthesteeringangleofthewheels.Powersteeringworksonlywhentheengineisrunning.
Ifpowersteeringisreducedorlostcompletely,itwillbemuchhardertosteerandcontrolthevehicle.
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Counter-steeringassistance
Counter-steeringassistanceispartofElectronicStabilityControl(ESC).Thisfeaturemakesiteasierforthedrivertocontrolthevehicleindifficultsituations.Forexample,ifyouhavetobrakehardonasurfacethatprovidesuneventraction,thevehiclecouldpulltotherightorleft.ESCdetectsthissituationandhelpsthedrivercounter-steerwithadditionalsteeringpower→ .
Progressivesteering
Dependingonvehicleequipment,progressivesteeringcanadjusttheforceofthesteeringmovementinadrivingsituation.Progressivesteeringonlyworkswhentheengineisrunning.
Incitytraffic,lesssteeringinputisrequiredwhenparking,maneuvering,orturningsharply.
Whendrivingoncountryroadsorhighways,theprogressivesteeringprovidesamoresporty,directsteeringresponseandamoredynamicfeel.
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Thecounter-steeringassistanceinESCcandonomorethanhelpthedriversteerindifficultsituations.Thedrivermuststillcontrolthevehicle.Thevehicledoesnotsteerbyitselfwiththisfeature!
WARNING
Iftheignitionisoff,thesteeringcolumnlockwillengageandthevehiclecannotbesteered.Forthisreason,youmustleavetheignitiononwhengoingthroughanautomaticcarwash,forexample,sothatthewheelswillstillsteer.
NOTICE
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Brakingandparking
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Warningandindicatorlights →Parkingbrake →Electronicparkingbrake →Parking →Aboutthebrakes →Brakingassistancesystems →SwitchingAnti-SlipRegulation(ASR)andESCSportmodeonandoff →Brakefluid
ThebrakingassistancesystemsaretheAnti-LockBrakeSystem(ABS),BrakeAssistSystem(BAS),ElectronicDifferentialLock(EDL),Anti-SlipRegulation(ASR),andElectronicStabilityControl(ESC).
Moreinformation:
Trailertowing→Trailertowing
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Tiresandwheels→Tiresandwheels
Startingassistancesystems→Startingassistancesystems
Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications→Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications
Drivingwithbadbrakesorwornbrakepadscancauseacollisionandseriouspersonalinjury.
Ifthebrakepadsarewornoryounoticechangesinthewaythevehiclebrakes,immediatelycontactanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilitytohavethebrakepadscheckedand,ifnecessary,replaced.
WARNING
Parkingimproperlycancauseseriouspersonalinjury.
Neverremovethekeyfromtheignitionswitchorturnofftheignitionwiththestarterbuttonwhilethevehicleismovingorrollingtoastop.Theelectronicsteeringcolumncouldsuddenlylock,youwouldnotbeabletosteer,andyoucouldlosecontrolofthevehicle,crash,andseriouslyinjureyourselfandothers.
WARNING
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andothers.
Neverparkthevehiclewherethehotexhaustsystemorcatalyticconvertercouldigniteflammablematerials,suchasbrush,leaves,drygrass,spilledfuel,etc.
Alwaysapplytheparkingbrakewhenparkingyourvehicle.
Improperuseoftheparkingbrakecanseriouslyinjureyouandyourpassengers.
Neverusetheparkingbraketoslowdownthevehiclewhenitismoving,exceptinanemergency.Thestoppingdistanceismuchlongerbecauseonlytherearwheelsarebraked.Alwaysusethefootbraketostopthevehicle.
Neveractivatethethrottlemanuallyfromtheenginecompartmentwhentheengineisrunningandtheautomatictransmissionisingear.Thevehiclewillstarttomoveassoonastheenginespeedincreaseseveniftheparkingbrakeison.
Neverleavechildrenoranyonewhocannothelpthemselvesbehindinthevehicle.Theycouldreleasetheparkingbrakeandmovethegearselectorleverorgearshift,whichcouldcausethevehicletostartmoving.Thiscanleadtoacrashandseriouspersonalinjuries.
Alwaystakethekeywithyouwhenyouleavethevehicle.Theenginecanbestartedandvehiclesystemssuchasthepowerwindowscanbeoperated,leadingtoseriouspersonalinjury.
Neverleavechildren,disabledpersons,oranyonewhocannothelpthemselvesinthevehicle.Thedoorscanbelockedwith
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helpthemselvesinthevehicle.Thedoorscanbelockedwiththeremotecontrolvehiclekey,trappingpassengersinthevehicleinanemergency.Forexample,dependingonthetimeofyear,peopletrappedinthevehiclecanbeexposedtoveryhighorverylowtemperatures.
Heatbuildupinthepassengerandluggagecompartmentofaparkedvehiclecanresultintemperaturesinthevehiclethataremuchhigherthantheoutsidetemperatures,particularlyinsummer.Temperaturescanquicklyreachlevelsthatcancauseunconsciousnessanddeath,particularlytosmallchildren.
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Warningandindicatorlights
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Lightsup
Possiblecauseormeaning→ Properresponse
Parkingbrakeengaged.
Stop!
Releasetheparkingbrake→Parkingbrake .
Alwaysbecarefulwhenyouparkinareaswithparkingbarriersorhighcurbs.Thesevaryinheightandcoulddamageyourbumperandrelatedpartsifthefrontofyourvehiclehitsabarrierorcurbthatistoohighwhileyouaregettingintooroutofaparkingspot.Tohelppreventdamage,stopbeforethetiresofyourvehicletouchaparkingbarrierorcurb.
Alwaysbecarefulwhenyouenteradrivewayordriveupordownsteeprampsorovercurbsorotherobstacles.Partsofthevehicleclosetothegroundmaybedamaged(suchasbumpercovers,spoilers,andpartsoftheengine,suspension,andexhaustsystems).
NOTICE
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Brakesystemmalfunction.
Stop!
Getprofessionalassistanceimmediately→Brakesystemmalfunction .
Brakefluidleveltoolow.
Stop!
Checkthebrakefluidlevel→Brakefluidlevel .
TogetherwiththeABSindicatorlight or :ABSfailure.
SeeanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
ThevehiclebrakeswillworkwithoutABS.
ESCswitchedoffbythesystem. Switchignitionoffandonagain.Youmayhavetodriveashortdistance.
ESCmalfunction.SeeanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
TogetherwithABSindicatorlightor :ABSmalfunction.
SeeanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
ThevehiclebrakeswillworkwithoutABS.
Vehiclebatteryhasbeenreconnected.
Driveashortdistanceataspeedof10–12mph(15–20km/h).Iftheindicatorlightstayson,seeanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility→Vehiclebattery .
ASRmanuallydeactivated. SwitchonASRorswitchoffESCSportmode→SwitchingAnti-SlipRegulation(ASR)andESCSportmodeonandoff .OR:ESCSportmodemanually
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activated. ASRautomaticallyturnsonwhenyouturntheignitionoffandbackonagain.
TogetherwithESCindicatorlight :ABSmalfunction.
SeeanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
ThevehiclebrakeswillworkwithoutABS.
Togetherwithwarninglightor :ABSfailure.
Electronicparkingbrakemalfunction(ifequipped).
SeeanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Brakepedalnotdepressed. Depressthebrakepedaltoselectagearordriveposition.
FlashesPossiblecauseormeaning
→ Properresponse
ESCorASRisoperating. Takefootoffacceleratorpedal.Adaptdrivingtoroadconditions.
Thereleasebuttonintheselectorleverisnotengaged.
EngagetheAutomaticShiftLock(ASL)→Automatictransmission:Selectorlever .
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,severalwarningandindicatorlightscomeonbrieflyforafunctioncheck.Theygooutafterafewseconds.
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Failuretoheedwarninglightsandinstrumentclustertextmessagescancausethevehicletobreakdownintrafficandresultinacollisionandseriouspersonalinjury.
NeverignorewarninglightsortextWARNINGS.
Alwaysstopthevehicleassoonasitissafetodoso.
WARNING
Drivingwithbadbrakescancauseacollisionandseriouspersonalinjury.
Ifthebrakewarninglight or doesnotgoout,orlightsupwhendriving,eitherthebrakefluidlevelinthereservoiristooloworthereisafaultinthebrakesystem.Stopthevehicleassoonasyoucandososafelyandgetexpertassistance→Brakefluid .
Ifthebrakewarninglight or lightsupatthesametimeastheABSwarninglight or ,theABSmaynotbeworkingproperly.Thiscouldcausetherearwheelstolockuprelativelyquicklyduringbraking.Rearwheelbrakelock-upcancauselossofvehiclecontrol.
WARNING
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Parkingbrake
causelossofvehiclecontrol.
Ifyoubelievethevehicleissafetodrive,driveslowlyandverycarefullytothenearestauthorizedVolkswagendealer,authorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility,orotherqualifiedworkshopandhavethebrakesysteminspected.Avoidsuddenhardbrakingandsteering.
IftheABSindicatorlight or doesnotgoout,orifitlightsupwhiledriving,theABSsystemisnotworkingproperly.Thevehiclecanthenbestoppedonlywiththestandardbrakes(withoutABS).YouwillnothavetheprotectionABSprovides.ContactyourauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityassoonaspossible.
Ifthebrakepadsarewornoryounoticechangesinthewaythevehiclebrakes,immediatelycontactanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilitytohavethebrakepadscheckedand,ifnecessary,replaced.
FailuretoheedwarninglightsortextWARNINGScanresultinvehicledamage.
NOTICE
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Fig.143Betweenthefrontseats:Parkingbrake.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Thefollowinginformationappliestomodelswithaparkingbrakelever.Ifyourvehicleisequippedwithanelectronicparkingbrake,see→Electronicparkingbrake .
Settingtheparkingbrake
Pulltheparkingbrakeleverupfirmly.
Whentheignitionison,theindicatorlight or appearsintheinstrumentclusterdisplaytoshowthattheparkingbrakeisengaged→Warningandindicatorlights .
Releasingtheparkingbrake
Pulltheleverupslightlyandpressthereleasebutton→Fig.143 (arrow).
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Whileholdingthereleasebuttondown,movetheleverallthewaydown.
Improperuseoftheparkingbrakecancauseaccidentsandsevereinjuries.
Neverusetheparkingbraketoslowdownthevehiclewhenitismoving,exceptinanemergency.Brakingdistanceismuchlonger,sinceonlytherearwheelsarebraked.Alwaysusethefootbrake.
Neverdrivewiththeparkingbrakepartiallyengaged.Thiscancausethebraketooverheatandnegativelyaffectthebrakesystem.Itwillalsocausetherearbrakepadstowearprematurely.
Neveractivatethethrottlemanuallyfromtheenginecompartmentwhentheengineisrunningandtheautomatictransmissionisingear.Thevehiclewillstarttomoveeveniftheparkingbrakeisengaged.
WARNING
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Awarningsignalsoundsifyoudrivefasterthanabout4mph(6km/h)withtheparkingbrakeengaged.
Electronicparkingbrake
Fig.144Inthelowercenterconsole:Electronicparkingbrakeswitch.
Pleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationand
EventhoughthetransmissionisinPark(P),thevehiclemaymoveacoupleofinches(afewcentimeters)forwardsorbackwardsifyoutakeyourfootoffthebrakepedalafterstoppingthevehiclewithoutfirstfirmlysettingtheparkingbrake.
NOTICE
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heedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Thefollowinginformationappliestomodelswithanelectronicparkingbrake.Ifyourvehicleisequippedwithaparkingbrakelever,see→Parkingbrake .
Settingtheelectronicparkingbrake
Youcanengagetheelectronicparkingbrakeanytimethevehicleisnotmoving-eveniftheignitionisswitchedoff.Alwaysengagetheparkingbrakewhenyouleaveorparkthevehicle.
Pullandholdthe switch→Fig.144 .Theparkingbrakeisengagedwhentheyellowindicatorlightintheswitch→Fig.144 (arrow)andtheredindicatorlightintheinstrumentcluster→Warningandindicatorlights lightup.
Releasingtheelectronicparkingbrake
Switchtheignitionon.
Pressthe switch→Fig.144 .Atthesametime,pressthebrakepedalfirmlyorpresstheacceleratorpedallightlyiftheengineisrunning.
Theparkingbrakeisreleasedwhentheyellowindicatorlightin
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theswitch→Fig.144 (arrow)andtheredindicatorlightintheinstrumentcluster→Warningandindicatorlights goout.
Automaticelectronicparkingbrakereleasewhenyoustartdriving
Theelectronicparkingbrakereleasesautomaticallywhenyoustartdrivingifthedriver'sdoorisclosed.Withamanualtransmission,youmustalsopresstheclutchpedalallthewaydownbeforeyoustartdrivingsothesystemrecognizesthattheparkingbrakeshouldbeswitchedoff.
Youcanpreventtheelectronicparkingbrakefromswitchingoffautomaticallybypullingandholdingthe switchwhilepullingaway.
Theelectronicparkingbrakeisonlyswitchedoffafteryouletgoofthe switch.Thismakesiteasiertostartoffwithaheavierload.
Automaticelectronicparkingbrakeactivationwhenthedriverleavesthevehicle
Invehicleswithanautomatictransmission,theelectronicparkingbrakeautomaticallyswitchesontopreventthevehiclefrommovingwhenallofthefollowingconditionsaremet:
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TheselectorleverisinpositionD/S,R,orTiptronicposition.
Theignitionisswitchedon.
Thevehicleisstationary.
Thedriverdoorisopened.
Emergencybrakingfunction
Onlyusetheemergencybrakingfunctioninanemergency,whenyoucannotstopthevehicleusingthebrakepedal→ !
Pullandholdthe switch→Fig.144 tobrakethevehiclehard.Anaudiblewarningsignalwillsoundatthesametime.
Tostopthebrakingmaneuver,releasethe switchorpresstheacceleratorpedal.
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Improperuseoftheelectronicparkingbrakecancauseaccidentsandsevereinjuries.
Neverusetheparkingbraketoslowdownthevehiclewhenitismoving,exceptinanemergency.Brakingdistanceismuchlonger,sinceonlytherearwheelsarebraked.Alwaysusethefootbrake.
Neverpresstheacceleratorpedalwhenaselectorleverpositionorgearisengagedandtheengineisrunning.Thevehiclecouldbeginmoving,eveniftheelectronicparkingbrakeisset.
Neveractivatethethrottlemanuallyfromtheenginecompartmentwhentheengineisrunningandtheautomatictransmissionisingear.Thevehiclewillstarttomoveeveniftheparkingbrakeisengaged.
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Vehicleswithmanualtransmission:theelectronicparkingbrakeswitchesoffautomaticallywhenyoureleasetheclutchpedalandpresstheacceleratorpedalatthe
sametime.
Ifthevehiclebatteryisdead,theelectronicparkingbrakecannotbereleased.Useajump-start→Jump-starting .
Youmayhearnoiseswhensettingorreleasingtheelectronicparkingbrake.
Iftheelectronicparkingbrakeisnotusedforawhile,anautomaticsystemcheckwilloccasionallyrunwhenthevehicleisparked.Thissystemcheckmakesaudiblenoises.
Parking
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Pleasenotelegalregulationswhenstoppingandparkingyour
EventhoughthetransmissionisinPark(P),thevehiclemaymoveacoupleofinches(afewcentimeters)forwardsorbackwardsifyoutakeyourfootoffthebrakepedalafterstoppingthevehiclewithoutfirstfirmlysettingtheparkingbrake.
NOTICE
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vehicle.
Parkingthevehicle
Pleaseperformthesestepsonlyintheorderlisted.
Stopthevehicleonasuitablesurface→ .
Holdthebrakepedaldownuntiltheengineisswitchedoff.
Applytheparkingbraketohelppreventthevehiclefrommoving→Parkingbrake or→Electronicparkingbrake (dependingonequipment).
Forautomatictransmissions:ShiftthetransmissionintoPark(P).
Switchofftheengineandthentakeyourfootoffthebrake.
Removethevehiclekeyfromtheignition.
Ifnecessary,turnthesteeringwheelslightlytoengagethesteeringcolumnlock.
Shiftmanualtransmissioninto1stgear(onlevelgroundorifpointeduphill)orreverse(ifpointeddownhill)andlettheclutchout.
Makesureallpassengersandespeciallychildrenleavethevehicle.
Takeallvehiclekeyswithyouwhenleavingyourvehicle.
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Lockthevehicle.
Onhills
Beforestoppingtheengine,turnthesteeringwheelsothat,ifthevehiclestartstoroll,itsfrontwheelswillrollintothecurb:
Facingdownhill,turnthefrontwheelssothattheypointtowardthecurb.
Facinguphill,turnthefrontwheelssothattheypointawayfromthecurb.
Thevehicleexhaustsystemandthecatalyticconvertergetveryhot.Theycancausefiresandseriouspersonalinjury.
Neverparkwherethehotexhaustsystemcouldigniteflammablematerials,suchasbrush,leaves,drygrass,spilledfuel,etc.
WARNING
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LeavingthevehiclewhentheselectorleverisnotinPark(P)(automatictransmissions)cancausethevehicletorollaway.Thiscancauseaccidentsandseriouspersonalinjuries.
Whenleavingthevehicle,alwaysmovetheselectorlevertoPark(P),engagetheparkingbrake,andpayattentiontothewarningmessagesontheinstrumentclusterdisplayatalltimes.
WARNING
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Aboutthebrakes
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Newbrakepadsdonotprovidefullperformanceduringthefirst100to200miles(200to300km)andmustfirstbebrokenin→ .Tosomeextent,youcanmakeupforthesomewhatreducedperformancebyapplyingmorepressuretothebrakepedal.But,duringthebreak-inperiod,thestoppingdistanceforhardbraking
Alwaysbecarefulwhenyouparkinareaswithparkingbarriersorhighcurbs.Thesevaryinheightandcoulddamageyourbumperandrelatedpartsifthefrontofyourvehiclehitsabarrierorcurbthatistoohighwhileyouaregettingintooroutofaparkingspot.Tohelppreventdamage,stopbeforethetiresofyourvehicletouchaparkingbarrierorcurb.
Alwaysbecarefulwhenyouenteradrivewayordriveupordownsteeprampsorovercurbsorotherobstacles.Partsofthevehicleclosetothegroundmaybedamaged(suchasbumpercovers,spoilers,andpartsoftheengine,suspension,andexhaustsystems).
NOTICE
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andemergencybrakingwillbelongeruntilthebrakesarefullybrokenin.Avoidhardbrakingandsituationsthatmightrequirehardbraking(suchasfollowingothervehiclestooclosely)–especiallyduringthebreak-inperiod.
Brakepadweardependsmostlyonoperatingconditionsandthewaythevehicleisdriven.Ifyoudoalotofcityandshort-distancedrivingand/orhaveasportydrivingstyle,youshouldhavethebrakepadscheckedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilitymoreoftenthantheregularserviceintervals.
Wetbrakes(forexample,afterdrivingthroughwaterorwashingthevehicleorafterheavyrainfall)willnotbrakeaswell.Stoppingdistanceswillbelongerwhenbrakediscsarewetor,inwinter,evenicy.Wetoricybrakesmustbedriedassoonaspossiblebycarefullyapplyingthebrakesacoupleoftimeswhiletravelingatarelativelyhighspeed.Makesurenobodyisbehindyouandthatyoudonotendangeryourselforothers→ .
Brakescoatedwithroadsaltalsoreactslowerandneedlongerstoppingdistances.Ifthereissaltontheroadsandyouarenotbrakingregularly,brakecarefullyandgentlyfromtimetotimetoremoveanysaltcoatingfromthebrakediscsandpads→ .
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Brakedisccorrosion(rust)anddirtbuilduponthebrakepadsaremorelikelytooccurifthevehicleisnotdrivenmuchorisdrivenonlyforshortdistanceswithlittlebraking.Ifthebrakeshavenotbeenusedandthereissomerustonthediscs,cleanthebrakediscsandpadsonceinawhilebycarefullybrakingacoupleoftimeswhiledrivingatrelativelyhighspeedtohelpcleanthebrakediscsandpads.Makesurenobodyisbehindyouandthatyoudonotendangeryourselforothers→ .
Brakesystemmalfunction
Ifyoubrakeandfindthatthevehicledoesn'tbrakenearlyaswellasitusedto(suddenincreaseinstoppingdistance),abrakecircuitmayhavefailed.Thebrakewarninglight or willlightupandamessagemayappearintheinstrumentclusterdisplay.Ifyoubelievethevehicleissafetodrive,immediatelytakeittothenearestauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityforrepair.Driveslowlyandverycarefully,allowforthelongerstoppingdistance,andbereadytopushlongerandharderonthebrakepedaltoslowthevehicledown.
Brakebooster
Thebrakeboosterworksonlywhentheengineisrunning.It
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increasestheforceonthebrakesaboveandbeyondthepressureputonthebrakepedalbythedriver.
Ifthebrakeboosterisnotworking,orifthevehiclehastobetowed,youwillhavetopushthebrakepedalhardertomakeupforthelackofboosterassistanceandtheresultinglongerstoppingdistance→ .
Newbrakepadsdonotprovidemaximumbrakingperformance.
Newbrakepadsdonothavethebeststoppingpowerforthefirst200miles(320km)andmustbebrokenin.Youcancompensatefortheslightlyreducedbrakingforcebyputtingmorepressureonthebrakepedal.
Drivewithextracarewhilethenewbrakepadsarebeingbrokenin.Thisreducestheriskofcollisionsandseriouspersonalinjuriesduetoalossofcontroloverthevehicle.
Neverfollowothervehiclestoocloselyorputyourselfintoothersituationsthatmightrequiresudden,hardbraking,especiallywhenthebrakepadshavenotbeenbrokenin.
WARNING
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Overheatedbrakeswillreducethevehicle'sstoppingpowerandincreasestoppingdistancesconsiderably.
Whendrivingdownhill,thebrakeshavetoworkespeciallyhardandheatupquickly.
Beforedrivingdownhill,especiallyonhillsthatarelongorsteep,alwaysreducespeedandshiftintolowergear(manualorautomatictransmission).Thiswillletthevehicleuseenginebrakingandreducetheloadonthebrakes.Otherwise,thebrakesystemcouldoverheatandpossiblyfail.Onlyusethebrakeswhenyouneedthemtoslowthevehicledownmoreortostop.
Adamagedfrontbumperoranon-standardspoilercanreduceairflowtothebrakesandmakethemoverheat.
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Wetbrakesorbrakescoatedwithiceorroadsaltreactslowerandneedlongerstoppingdistances.
Carefullyapplythebrakestotestthem.
Alwaysdrybrakesandcleanofficeandsaltcoatingswithafewcautiousbrakeapplicationswhenvisibility,weather,roadandtrafficconditionspermit.
WARNING
Drivingwhenthebrakeboosterisnotworkingincreasesstoppingdistancesandcancauseaccidentsandseriouspersonalinjuries.
Neverletthevehiclecoastwhentheengineisswitchedoff.
Ifthebrakeboosterisnotworking(suchaswhenthevehicleisbeingtowed),alotmorepedalforceisneededtoslowdownandstop.
WARNING
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Whenthefrontbrakesareserviced,youshouldhavetherearbrakepadsinspected
atthesametime.Thewearofallbrakepadsshouldbevisuallycheckedregularly.The
bestwaytocheckforbrakepadwearistohaveyourauthorizedVolkswagendealeror
authorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityvisuallyinspectthepadsthroughtheopeningsin
thewheelrimsorfromunderneaththevehicle.Ifnecessary,thewheelscanbetakenoff
foramorethoroughinspection.
Brakingassistancesystems
Neverridethebrakesbykeepingyourfootonthebrakepedalwhenyoudonotwanttobrake.Constantpressureonthebrakepedalcanmakethebrakesoverheat.Ridingthebrakeswillsubstantiallyreducebrakingperformance,increasestoppingdistance,andcancausecompletebrakesystemfailure.
Beforedrivingdownhill,especiallyonhillsthatarelongorsteep,alwaysreducespeedandshiftintolowergear(manualorautomatictransmission).Thiswillletthevehicleuseenginebrakingandreducetheloadonthebrakes.Otherwise,thebrakesystemcouldoverheatandpossiblyfail.Onlyusethebrakeswhenyouneedthemtoslowthevehicledownmoreortostop.
NOTICE
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PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
TheESC,ABS,BAS,ASR,andEDLbrakingassistancesystemsworkonlywhentheengineisrunning.Thesesystemscansignificantlyimproveactivedrivingsafety.
ElectronicStabilityControl(ESC)
ESChelpstoimproveroadholdingandvehicledynamicstohelpreducetheprobabilityofskiddingandlossofvehiclecontrol.Itworksonlywhentheengineisrunning.ESCdetectscertaindifficultdrivingsituations,includingwhenthevehicleisbeginningtospin(yaw)outofcontrol.ESCthenhelpsyoutogetthevehiclebackundercontrolbyselectivelybrakingthewheelsand/orreducingenginepowerandbyprovidingsteeringassistancetohelpholdthevehicleonthedriver'sintendedcourse.
ESChaslimitations.ItisimportanttorememberthatESCcannotovercomethelawsofphysics.Itwillnotalwaysbeabletohelpoutunderallconditionsyoumaycomeupagainst.Forexample,ESCmaynotalwaysbeabletohelpyoumastersituationswherethereisasuddenchangeinthecoefficientoffrictionoftheroadsurface.Whenthereisasectionofdryroadthatissuddenlycoveredwithwater,slushorsnow,ESCcannotperformthesamewayitwould
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onadrysurface.Ifthevehiclehydroplanes(ridesonacushionofwaterinsteadoftheroadsurface),ESCwillnotbeabletohelpyousteerthevehiclebecausecontactwiththepavementhasbeeninterruptedandthevehiclecannotbebrakedorsteered.Duringfastcornering,particularlyonwindingroads,ESCcannotalwaysdealaseffectivelywithdifficultdrivingsituationsasitcanatlowerspeeds.Whentowingatrailer,ESCisnotabletohelpyouregaincontrolasitwouldifyouwerenottowingatrailer.
Alwaysadjustyourspeedanddrivingstyletovisibility,road,traffic,andweatherconditions.ESCcannotoverridethevehicle'sphysicallimits,increasetheavailabletraction,orkeepavehicleontheroadifroaddepartureisaresultofdriverinattention.Instead,ESCimprovesthepossibilityofkeepingthevehicleundercontrolandontheroadduringextrememaneuversbyusingthedriver'ssteeringinputstohelpkeepthevehiclegoingintheintendeddirection.IfyouaretravelingataspeedthatcausesyoutorunofftheroadbeforeESCcanprovideanyassistance,youmaynotexperiencethebenefitsofESC.
ESCincludesand/orworkstogetherwiththeABS,BAS,ASR,EDL,andXDLsystems(seebelow).ESCisswitchedonallthetime.Incertainsituationswhenyouneedlesstractionoradditionaltractioncannotbeachieved,youcanswitchoffASRbypressingthebutton→Fig.145 .
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Onappropriatelyequippedvehicles,youcanalsoswitchoffASRintheInfotainmentsystembypressingthe buttonfollowedbythe and ESCSystem functionkeys→Menuandsystemsettings(SETUP) .
ESCSportmodecanalsobeswitchedon→SwitchingAnti-SlipRegulation(ASR)andESCSportmodeonandoff .
BesuretoswitchASRonagainwhenyounolongerneedlesstraction.
AutomaticPost-CollisionBrakingSystem
Intheeventofanaccident,theAutomaticPost-CollisionBrakingSystemcanhelpthedrivertoreducetheriskofskiddingandthedangerofsecondarycollisionsthroughautomaticbraking.
TheAutomaticPost-CollisionBrakingSystemonlyfunctionsinfrontal,side,andrearcollisionsiftheairbagcontrolunitregistersthecorrespondingtriggeringthresholdduringtheaccident,andtheaccidentoccursataspeedgreaterthan6mph(10km/h).
TheESCbrakesthevehicleautomatically,providedthatthehydraulicbrakingsystem,theESC,andtheelectricalsystemareundamagedintheaccidentandremainfunctional.
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Thefollowingactionsoverrideautomaticbrakingintheeventofanaccident:
Whenthedriverdepressestheaccelerator.Noautomaticbrakingoccurs.
Whenthebrakepressuretransmittedthroughthedepressedbrakepedalisgreaterthanthebrakepressureprovidedbythesystem.Thevehicleisbrakedmanually.
Anti-LockBrakeSystem(ABS)
ABShelpstokeepthewheelsfromlockingupandhelpstomaintainthedriver'sabilitytosteerandcontrolthevehicle.Thismeansthevehicleislesslikelytoskid,evenduringhardbraking:
Pushthebrakepedaldownhardandholditthere.Don'ttakeyourfootoffthepedalorreducetheforceonthepedal!
Donotpumpthebrakepedalorletuponit!
Steerthevehiclewhilepushingdownhardonthebrakepedal.
ABSstopsworkingifyoureleaseorletuponthebrake.
WhenABSisdoingitsjob,youwillnoticeaslightvibrationthroughthebrakepedalandhearanoise.ABScannotshortenthestoppingdistanceunderallconditions.Thestoppingdistancemayevenbe
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longer,forinstance,whendrivingongraveloronnewlyfallensnowcoveringanicyorslipperysurface.
BrakeAssist(BAS)
TheBrakeAssistSystemcanhelptoreducestoppingdistances.Ifyoupressthebrakepedalveryquickly,BASdetectsanemergencysituation.Itthenveryquicklybuildsupfullbrakesystempressure,maximizingbrakingpowerandreducingthestoppingdistance.Thisway,ABScanbeactivatedmorequicklyandefficiently.
Donotreducepressureonthebrakepedal!BASswitchesoffautomaticallyassoonasyoureleaseorletuponthebrake.
Anti-SlipRegulation(ASR)
ASRreducesenginepowerdirectedtospinningwheelsandadjustspowertotheroadconditions.Evenunderpoorroadconditions,ASRcanmakeiteasiertogetmoving,accelerate,andclimbhills.
ASRcanbeswitchedonoroffmanually→SwitchingAnti-SlipRegulation(ASR)andESCSportmodeonandoff .
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ElectronicDifferentialLock(EDLandXDL)
EDLisappliedduringregularstraight-lineacceleration.EDLgentlybrakesadrivewheelthathaslosttraction(spinning)andredirectsthedriveforcetootherdrivewheels.Inextremecases,EDLautomaticallyswitchesofftokeepthebrakefromoverheating.Assoonasthebrakehascooleddown,EDLautomaticallyswitchesonagain.
XDLisanextensionoftheElectronicDifferentialLocksystem.XDLdoesnotreacttodrivewheelslippagewhendrivingstraightahead.Instead,XDLdetectsslippageoftheinsidefrontwheelduringfastcornering.XDLappliesenoughbrakepressuretothiswheelinordertostoptheslippage.Thisimprovestraction,whichhelpsthevehiclestayontrack.
Drivingfastonicy,slippery,orwetroadscanleadtoalossofcontrolandresultinseriouspersonalinjuryforyouandyourpassengers.
Alwaysadjustyourspeedanddrivingstyletoroad,traffic,weather,andvisibilityconditions.NeverlettheadditionalsafetythatESC,ABS,BAS,ASR,andEDLcanprovidetempt
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safetythatESC,ABS,BAS,ASR,andEDLcanprovidetemptyouintotakingextrarisks.
Brakingassistancesystemscannotovercomethelawsofphysicsandalwayspreventlossofvehiclecontrol.SlipperyandwetroadsarestilldangerousevenwithESCandtheothersystems!
Drivingtoofastonwetroadscancausethewheelstolosecontactwiththeroadandhydroplane.Avehiclethathaslostroadcontactcannotbebraked,steered,orcontrolled.
Thesesystemscannotreducetheriskofaccident,forexampleifyoudrivetoofastforconditionsorifyoudonotkeepyourdistancefromthevehicleinfrontofyou.
Althoughthesesystemsareveryeffectiveandcanhelpyoucontrolthevehicleinmanydifficultsituations,alwaysrememberthatyourvehiclehandlingcontrolislimitedbytiretraction.
Whenacceleratingonaslipperysurface,forexampleoniceandsnow,depresstheacceleratorcarefully.Evenwiththesesystems,thewheelsmaystarttospin,leadingtoalossofvehiclecontrol.
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All4wheelsmustbeequippedwithidenticaltiresinorderforESCandASRtoworkproperly.Differencesinthetreadcircumferenceofthetirescancausethesystemto
reducetheenginepowerwhenitisnotexpected.
IfABSisnotworking,ESC,ASR,andEDLwillalsonotwork.
Youmayhearnoiseswhenthesesystemsareactive.
TheeffectivenessofESCcanbesignificantlyreducedifothercomponentsandsystemsthataffectvehicledynamics,includingbutnotlimitedtobrakes,tires,andothersystemsmentionedabove,arenotproperlymaintainedorfunctioning.
AlwaysrememberthatvehiclealterationsormodificationscanaffectthefunctioningoftheABS,BAS,ASR,EDL,andESCsystems.
Changingthevehiclesuspensionorusinganunapprovedtire/wheelcombinationcanchangethewaytheABS,BAS,ASR,EDL,andESCsystemsworkandreducetheireffectiveness.
TheeffectivenessofESCisalsodeterminedbythetiresfitted→Tiresandwheels .
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SwitchingAnti-SlipRegulation(ASR)andESCSportmodeonandoff
Fig.145Inthecenterconsole:ButtonforswitchingASRorESCSportmodeonandoffmanually.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
TheElectronicStabilityControl(ESC)onlyworkswhentheengineisrunning.ThissystemincludesABS,EDLandASR.
SwitchoffASRonlyinsituationswherethereisnotenoughtraction,suchasthefollowing:
Whendrivingindeepsnoworonloosesurfaces.
Whenrockingthevehiclebackandforthwhenyouarestuck.
Afterward,activateASRagain.
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SwitchingASRonandoff
ASRcanbeswitchedoffbypressing →Fig.145 whiletheengineisrunning.
Pressthe buttonagaintoswitchASRbackon.OR:onappropriatelyequippedvehicles,youcanalsoswitchASRoffandonintheInfotainmentsystembypressingthe buttonfollowedby and ESCSystem →Vehiclesettingsmenu .
SwitchingESCSportonandoff
Dependingonthevehiclemodel,whenswitchingofftheASR,theESCcanalsobeswitchedoffortheESCsportmode(ESCSport)canbeswitchedon.ESCSportcanalsobeswitchedoninadditiontoswitchingofftheASR.
ThebrakeinterventionfunctionsofESCarelimitedwhenESCSportisswitchedon.Itcanbeswitchedonandoffbypressingthe button→Fig.145 .
Button GolfGTI GolfR
Pressforabout1second ASRswitchedoff ASRswitchedoff,ESCSportswitchedon
Pressandholdlongerthan3seconds
ASRswitchedoff,ESCSportswitchedon ASRandESCswitchedoff
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Pressagain ASR(withESC)switchedon
InmodelswithoutabuttonforswitchingASRonandoffmanually,theASRcanbeactivatedordeactivatedintheInfotainmentsystem→Vehiclesettingsmenu .
Dependingonvehicleequipment,additionaltextmessagesmayappearinthedisplayontheinstrumentclustertoprovidefurtherinformationortoaskyoutoperform
certaintasks→Instrumentcluster .
Brakefluid
Fig.146Intheenginecompartment:Brakefluidreservoircap(capdesignmayvarydependingonvehicleequipment).
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Brakefluidabsorbswaterfromtheairovertime.Toomuchwaterinthebrakefluidwilldamagethebrakesystem.Wateralsolowersthe
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boilingpointofthebrakefluid.Toomuchwaterinthebrakefluidcancausevaporlockduringheavybrakeuseorhardbraking.Vaporlockreducesbrakingperformance,increasesstoppingdistancesandcanevencausetotalbrakefailure.Yoursafetyandthesafetyofothersdependsonbrakesthatareworkingproperlyatalltimes→ .
Brakefluidspecifications
VolkswagenhasdevelopedaspecialbrakefluidthatisoptimizedforthebrakesysteminyourVolkswagen.VolkswagenrecommendsthatyouusebrakefluidthatexpresslyconformstoqualitystandardVWStandard50114foroptimumperformanceofthebrakesystem.Checktheinformationonthecontainerforthebrakefluidyouwanttousetomakesureitmeetstherequirementsforyourvehicle.
BrakefluidthatcomplieswithVWStandard50114canbepurchasedfromyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Ifthisspecialbrakefluidisnotavailableyoumay–underthesecircumstances–useanotherhighqualitybrakefluidthatcomplieswithU.S.FederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard(FMVSS)116DOT4→ .
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Pleasenote,however,thatnotallbrakefluidsthatcomplywithU.S.FederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard(FMVSS)116DOT4havethesamechemicalcomposition.Someofthesebrakefluidscancontainchemicalsthatcould,overtime,degradeordamageinternalpartsofthevehicle’sbrakesystem.
VolkswagenthereforerecommendsthatyouusebrakefluidthatexpresslycomplieswithVWStandard50114foroptimumbrakesystemperformanceoverthelongterm.
Brakefluidlevel
ThefluidlevelinthetransparentbrakefluidreservoirmustalwaysbebetweentheMINandMAXmarking→ .
Onsomevehicles,enginecomponentsmaypartiallyblocktheviewofthebrakefluidreservoirandmakeitimpossibletoseethebrakefluidlevel.Ifyoucannotclearlyseethebrakefluidlevelinthebrakefluidreservoir,pleaseseeanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Thebrakefluidleveldropsslightlywhenthevehicleisbeingusedasthebrakepadswearandthebrakesareautomaticallyadjusted.
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Changingbrakefluid
Brakefluidmustbechangedaccordingtotheservicescheduleinyour⇒BookletWarrantyandMaintenance,.HavethebrakefluidcheckedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.Refillonlywithnewbrakefluidthatmeetsthestandardslistedabove.
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Brakefailureandreducedbrakeperformancecanbecausedbynothavingenoughbrakefluidinthereservoirorbyoldorincorrectbrakefluid.
Checkthebrakesystemandbrakefluidlevelregularly.
Alwayschangethebrakefluidaccordingtotheservicescheduleinyour⇒BookletWarrantyandMaintenance,.
Hardbrakingwitholdbrakefluidmaycausevaporlock.Vaporlockreducesbrakingperformance,increasesstoppingdistancesandcanevencausetotalbrakefailure.
Alwaysmakesurethatonlythecorrectbrakefluidisused.OnlyusebrakefluidthatexpresslyconformstoVWStandard50114or,ifitisnotavailable,onlyuseahigh-qualitybrakefluidthatconformstoU.S.StandardFMVSS116DOT4requirements.
Usinganotherbrakefluid,oronethatisnotofhighquality,canimpairthefunctionofthebrakesystemandreduceitseffectiveness.IfthecontainerdoesnotsaythatthebrakefluidcomplieswithVWStandard50114,orU.S.StandardFMVSS116DOT4,donotuseit.
Thebrakefluidmustbenew.
WARNING
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Brakefluidcanpollutetheenvironment.Brakefluidthathasleakedoutmustbecollectedanddisposedofproperly,followingallapplicableenvironmentalregulations.
Brakefluidispoisonous.
Toreducetheriskofpoisoning,neverusefood,beverageorothernon-originalcontainerstostorebrakefluid.Someonemightbemisledbytheoriginallabelonthecontainer,orbytheshapeofthecontainer,anddrinkthebrakefluid.Thiscouldoccurevenifyourelabelthecontainerasbrakefluid.
Onlystorebrakefluidintheclosed,originalcontainerandkeepitoutofthereachofchildren.
WARNING
Brakefluidwilldamagevehiclepaint,plasticparts,andtires.Wipeanybrakefluidoffvehiclepaintandothervehiclepartsimmediately.
NOTICE
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Savingfuelandhelpingtheenvironment
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Efficientdrivingstyle →Fuel-efficientdriving
Fuelconsumption,environmentalimpact,andwearandtearonengine,brakesandtiresdependmainlyonthefollowing3factors:
Yourpersonaldrivingstyle.
Externalconditions(weather,roadconditions).
Technicalrequirements.
Youcanreducefuelconsumptionbyupto25%byusingafewsimpletechniquesandadjustingyourdrivingstyle.
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Efficientdrivingstyle
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Shiftingfaster
Asarule,thefollowingapplies:Thehighergearisalwaysthemostefficientgear.Theruleofthumbformostvehiclesistodrivein3rdgearat20mph(30km/h),4thgearat25mph(40km/h),5thgearat30mph(50km/h),and6thgearat36mph(60km/h).
Iftrafficanddrivingconditionspermit,skippinggearswhenupshiftingalsosavesfuel.
Donotrunthegearsuptotheirlimit.Use1stgearonlytostartmovingandthensmoothlyshiftinto2ndgear.Avoidkick-downsin
Alwaysadjustyourspeedandthedistanceyoukeepbetweenyouandthevehiclesaheadofyoutotheroad,traffic,weather,andvisibilityconditions.
WARNING
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vehicleswithautomatictransmissions.
Vehiclesequippedwiththegearrecommendationfeatureaidinfuelefficientdrivingbyindicatingtheoptimumtimetoshiftgears→Gearrecommendation .
Coasting
Ifyoutakeyourfootofftheaccelerator,fueldeliverytotheengineisinterrupted,whichlowersfuelconsumption.
Therefore,whennearingaredstoplight,forinstance,allowthevehicletocoastwithoutusingtheaccelerator.Presstheclutchpedalandreleaseitonlyifthevehiclemovingtooslowlyorthecoastingdistanceistoolong.Theenginewillthencontinuetorunatidle.
Insituationswherethevehiclewillbestoppedforalongerperiodoftime,suchasatarailroadcrossing,physicallyswitchofftheengine.
Defensivedrivingandflowingwithtraffic
Frequentbrakingandaccelerationincreasefuelconsumptionsignificantly.Justbydrivingdefensivelyandkeepingasufficiently
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largedistanceawayfromthevehicleinfrontofyoucanmakeupforthespeedfluctuationscausedbytakingyourfootofftheaccelerator.Activebrakingandacceleratingisthennotnecessarilyrequired.
Calmandsmoothdriving
Consistencyismoreimportantthanspeed.Themoresmoothlyyoudrive,thelessfuelthevehicleconsumes.
Whendrivingonthehighwayorfreeway,aconstant,moderatespeedismoreefficientandeconomicalthanconstantlyacceleratingandbraking.Usuallyyoucanreachyourdestinationjustasquicklybydrivingatamoderate,butsteadyspeed.
Thecruisecontrolcanassistinmaintainingauniformdrivingstyle.
Moderateuseofextraelectricalloads
Comfortinsidethevehicleisniceandimportant,butitisimportanttousetheminanenvironmentallyconsciousmanner.
Somedevicescanincreasefuelconsumptionwhenactivated(examples):
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Climatecontrolsystem(airconditioner):Iftheairconditionerhastoproducestarklycontrastingtemperatures,itrequiresalargeamountofenergy,whichisgeneratedbytheengine.Thetemperatureinthevehicleshouldthereforenotbeextremelydifferentfromthatoftheoutsidetemperature.Itmaybehelpfultoventilatethevehiclebeforedrivingandthentodriveashortdistancewiththewindowsopen.Afterthat,switchontheairconditionerwiththewindowsclosed.Keepthewindowsclosedwhendrivingathighspeeds.Openwindowsincreasefuelconsumption.
Switchoffseatheatingonceithasserveditspurpose.
Switchofftherearwindowdefrosterassoonasthewindowsarefreeoffogandice.
Additionalfactorsthatincreasefuelconsumption(examples):
Malfunctioningenginecontrol.
Drivinginthemountains.
Towingatrailer.
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Fuel-efficientdriving
Fig.147Fuelconsumptioninmilespergallon(mpg)at2differentoutsideairtemperatures.
NeverletthevehiclecoastorrolldownahillinNeutral(N),especiallywhentheengineisnotrunning.Thetransmissionwillnotbelubricatedandwillbedamaged.
NOTICE
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Fig.148Fuelconsumptioninl/100kmat2differentoutsideairtemperatures.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Drivingdefensivelyandeconomicallycaneasilyreducefuelconsumptionby10to15%.
Thevehicleconsumesthemostfuelwhenaccelerating.Defensivedrivingrequireslessbrakingandthereforelessacceleration.Ifpossible,coastthevehicletoastop,forexample,whenyoucanseethatthenexttrafficlightisredorabouttoturnred.
Avoidtravelingshortdistances
Acoldengineconsumessignificantlymorefuelimmediatelyafterstarting.Ittakesafewmiles(km)beforetheengineiswarmedup
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andfuelconsumptionisstabilized.
Toreducefuelconsumptionandtheemissionofpollutantseffectively,theengineandcatalyticconvertermustreachtheiroptimaloperatingtemperature.Criticalinthiscontextisalsotheoutsideairtemperature.
→Fig.147 and→Fig.148 displaythevaryingfuelconsumptionratesforthesamedistancedriven,onceat+68°F(+20°C)andonceat+14°F(-10°C).
Therefore,avoiddrivingshortdistancesunnecessarilyandconsolidateroutes.
Underthesameconditions,thevehicleconsumesmorefuelinwinterthaninsummer.
Lettingtheengineruntowarmupisnotonlyillegalinsomeplaces,butalsotechnicallynotnecessaryandwastesfuel.
Adjustthetirepressure
Thepropertirepressurehelpsreducerollingresistanceaswellasfuelconsumption.
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Whenpurchasingnewtires,alwaysmakesurethatthetiresareoptimizedforlowerrollingresistance.
Uselowviscosityengineoil
Fullysynthetic,lowviscosityengineoilsthatexpresslycomplywithVolkswagenoilqualitystandardsreducefuelconsumption.Lowviscosityengineoilsreducethefrictionalresistanceontheengineandaredistributedmoreevenlyandquickly,particularlywhencold-startingtheengine.Theeffectisparticularlyapparentinvehiclesthatfrequentlytravelshortdistances.
Alwaysensuretherightengineoillevelismaintainedandkeeptothescheduledserviceintervals(engineoilchanges).
MakesuretheengineoilthatyoupurchaseexpresslycomplieswithVolkswagenoilqualitystandardsandistheoilapprovedbyVolkswagenforyourvehicle.
Avoidunnecessaryweight
Thelighterthevehicle,themoreeconomicalandeco-friendlyitwillbe.Forexample,anextra220lbs(100kg)ofweightincreasesfuelconsumptionbyupto1pintper60miles(0.3l/100km).
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Removeallunnecessaryitemsandunnecessarydeadweightfromthevehicle.
Removeunnecessaryaftermarketcomponents
Themoreaerodynamicthevehicle,thelessfuelitwillconsume.Aftermarketcomponentssuchasbicycleracksreduceitsaerodynamicperformance.
Therefore,removeunnecessarystructuresandunusedracksystems,particularlyifplanningtodriveathigherspeeds.
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Driverassistancesystems
Startingassistancesystems
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Indicatorlights →HillHold →AutoHold
Moreinformation:
VolkswagenInformationSystem→VolkswagenInformationSystem
Tiresandwheels→Tiresandwheels
Brakingandparking→Brakingandparking
Vehiclebattery→Vehiclebattery
Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications→Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications
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Jump-starting→Jump-starting
Theintelligenttechnologyofthedynamicstartingassistancefeaturescannotovercomethelawsofphysics.Neverlettheincreasedconvenienceprovidedbythedynamicstartingassistancefeaturestemptyouintotakingrisks.
Unintendedvehiclemovementcancauseseriouspersonalinjury.
Thedynamicstartingassistancefeaturesarenosubstituteforcarefulandattentivedriving.
Alwaysadaptyourspeedanddrivingstyletovisibility,weather,road,andtrafficconditions.
Thedynamicstartingassistancefeaturescannotkeepthevehiclefrommovinginallhill-startsituations(forexample,ifthegroundisslipperyoricy).
Neveractivatethethrottlemanuallyfromtheenginecompartmentwhentheengineisrunningandtheautomatictransmissionisingear.Thevehiclewillstarttomoveassoonastheenginespeedincreases,eveniftheparkingbrakeisset.
WARNING
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Indicatorlights
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Lightsup
Possiblecauseormeaning→ Properresponse
ThevehicleisbeingheldbytheAutoHoldfeature(ifequipped).
SwitchofftheAutoHoldfeature,ifnecessary→AutoHold .
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,severalwarningandindicatorlightscomeonbrieflyforafunctioncheck.Theygooutafterafew
Drivingwithtoolittlefuelinthefueltankincreasestheriskofstalling,especiallywhendrivingupanddownhills.
Ifyourvehiclestallssuddenly,thiscancauseanaccidentandseriouspersonalinjuries.
Driverassistanceandbrakingassistancesystemscanmalfunctionwhenthereistoolittlefuelinthetankandcauseyoutolosecontrolofthevehicle.
Neverdriveuntilthefueltankisalmostempty.
WARNING
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seconds.
HillHold
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
HillHoldhelpskeepthevehiclefromrollingbackwardswhen
Failuretoheedwarninglightsandinstrumentclustertextmessagescancausethevehicletobreakdownintrafficandresultinacollisionandseriouspersonalinjury.
NeverignorewarninglightsortextWARNINGS.
Alwaysstopthevehicleassoonasitissafetodoso.
WARNING
FailuretoheedwarninglightsortextWARNINGScanresultinvehicledamage.
NOTICE
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startingoutonahill,forexampleafterstoppingatatrafficlight.Youdon'thavetoapplyandreleasetheparkingbrakewhiledepressingtheaccelerator.ForHillHoldtowork,theenginemustberunningandthevehiclemustbeinFirstGearorReverse(manualtransmission)orinDriveorSportDrive(D/S)orReverse(R)(automatictransmission)andyoumustusethefootbraketoholdthevehiclebeforestartingtomove.
HillHoldkeepsthebrakeappliedforalmost2secondswiththesameforceyouusedtopreventthevehiclefrommoving.Thisgivesyoutimetotakeyourfootoffthebrake,lettheclutchoutonamanualtransmissionvehicle,andgentlydepresstheacceleratortogetthevehiclemovingagain.Ifyoudonotdepresstheacceleratorpedalandgetthevehiclemovingagainwithinthistime,thebrakeswillreleaseandthevehiclewillrolldownhill.Furthermore,ifanyrequirementforengagingHillHoldisnolongermetwhilethevehicleisstopped,HillHolddisengagesandthebrakesareautomaticallyreleasedandwillnolongerholdthevehicle.
HillHoldisactivatedautomaticallywhenpoints1to3aremetatthesametime:
Step Manualtransmission Automatictransmission1. Holdthestoppedvehicleonaninclinewiththefootorparkingbrake.
2. Theenginemustberunningsmoothly.
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3.
Amanualtransmissionvehiclemustbein1stgear(1)ifheadedupahillorinReverse(R)ifbackingupahill;youmustholdtheclutchdownandthefootbrakemustbedepressedtokeepthevehiclefrommoving.
AnautomatictransmissionvehiclemustbeinReverse(R)orDriveorSportDrive(D/S),andthefootbrakemustbedepressedtokeepthevehiclefrommoving.
4.
Todriveoff,takeyourfootoffthebrakepedalasyoulettheclutchoutandgentlydepresstheacceleratorwithin2seconds.Iftheacceleratorisnotdepressed,thebrakeswillreleaseautomatically.
Todriveoff,takeyourfootoffthebrakepedalandgentlydepresstheacceleratorwithin2seconds.
HillHoldisimmediatelydeactivated:
Ifanyrequirementlistedinthetableaboveisnolongermet.
Iftheengineisnotrunningsmoothlyortheenginemalfunctions.
Iftheenginestallsorisswitchedoff.
Automatictransmissionvehicles:IfthetransmissionisinNeutral(N).
Automatictransmissionvehicles:Ifatiredoesnothaveenoughroadcontact(suchaswhenthevehicleistippedoratanangle).
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AutoHold
Fig.149Inthelowercenterconsole:ButtonforAutoHold(ifequipped).
Pleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationand
TheintelligenttechnologyofHillHoldcannotovercomethelawsofphysics.NeverlettheincreasedconvenienceprovidedbyHillHoldtemptyouintotakingrisks.
TheHillHoldfeaturecannotholdthevehicleinallhillstartsituations(forexample,ifthesurfaceisicyorslippery).
HillHoldcanonlyhelpkeepthevehiclefrommovingforlessthan2seconds.Afterthat,thebrakeswillbereleasedandthevehiclecanrolldownthehill.
WARNING
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heedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Dependingonvehicleequipment,modelsequippedwithanelectronicparkingbrakemayalsobeequippedwiththeAutoHoldfeature.
Theindicatorlightinthe button→Fig.149 (arrow)lightsupwhenthefeatureisswitchedon.
Whenswitchedon,theAutoHoldfeatureautomaticallypreventsthevehiclefromrollingawaywithoutthedriverhavingtopressthebrakepedal.
TheAutoHoldfeatureholdsthevehicleassoonasitdetectsthatthevehicleisnotmovingandthebrakepedalisreleased.Thegreenindicatorlight intheinstrumentclusterdisplaylightsuptoshowthatthevehicleisbeingheldbytheelectronicparkingbrake.
Whenthedriveraccelerates,theAutoHoldfeaturereleasestheelectronicparkingbrakeagain.Thegreenindicatorlight intheinstrumentclusterdisplaygoesoutandthevehiclebeginstomove,dependingontheincline.
RequirementsforholdingthevehiclewithAutoHold:
Thedriverdoorisclosed.
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Thedriveriswearingasafetybelt.
Theengineisrunning.
Vehicleswithautomatictransmission:IftheselectorleverismovedtopositionN,AutoHoldwillnotswitchonandwillremaindeactivated.Thevehiclewillnotbeheldatastandstill→ .
IfanyoftheconditionsforusingAutoHoldchangewhilethevehicleisnotmoving,theAutoHoldfeatureswitchesoffautomaticallyandthegreenindicatorlight intheinstrumentclusterdisplaygoesout,alongwiththeyellowindicatorlightinthe button.
Theelectronicparkingbrakemayengageautomaticallytoholdthevehiclesecurely→ .Theredindicatorlight or comesonintheinstrumentclusterdisplay.
SwitchingAutoHoldonandoffmanually
Pressthe button→ .Theindicatorlightinthebutton→Fig.149 (arrow)goesoutwhenAutoHoldisswitchedoff.
IfAutoHoldisswitchedoffwhileitisholdingthevehicleinplace,theelectronicparkingbrakeswitchesonautomatically.The
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electronicparkingbrakewillnotswitchonifthebrakepedalisdepressedwhenAutoHoldisswitchedoff→
SwitchingAutoHoldonandoffautomatically
IfAutoHoldhasbeenswitchedonusingthe buttonbeforeswitchingtheignitionoff,theAutoHoldfeatureswitchesonautomaticallywhentheignitionisswitchedonthenexttime.ThesameappliesiftheAutoHoldfeatureisswitchedoff–itwillremainswitchedoffwhentheignitionisswitchedonagain.
SwitchingAutoHoldofftemporarilyusingtheelectronicparkingbrake
YoucanswitchtheAutoHoldfeatureofftemporarilysothatthevehiclecanrollmoreeasily,forexample,whenmaneuvering.
Withtheengineswitchedon,depressthebrakepedal.
Pressthe switch→Electronicparkingbrake .AutoHoldswitchesoff.
AutoHoldswitchesonagainassoonasthebrakepedalisdepressedandthevehiclecomestoastandstill.
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TheintelligenttechnologyoftheAutoHoldfeaturecannotovercomethelawsofphysics.NeverlettheincreasedconvenienceprovidedbytheAutoHoldfeaturetemptyouintotakingrisks.
NeverleavethevehiclewiththeenginerunningandtheAutoHoldfeatureswitchedon.
TheAutoHoldfeaturecannotkeepthevehiclefrommovinginallhill-startsituations(forexample,ifthegroundisslipperyoricy).
Unintendedvehiclemovementcancauseseriouspersonalinjury.
WARNING
Beforeenteringacarwash,alwaysdeactivateAutoHold.Otherwise,theelectronicparkingbrakecanengageautomaticallyandcausedamage.
NOTICE
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Cruisecontrol
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Indicatorlights →Cruisecontroloperation
Yourvehiclemaybeequippedwithcruisecontrol,whichhelpsmaintainanindividuallystoredconstantspeedwhendrivingaboveabout15mph(20km/h).
Cruisecontrolslowsdownthevehicleonlybyreducingtheflowoffueltotheengine,notbybraking→ .
Moreinformation:
Shifting→Shifting
Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications→Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications
Usingthecruisecontrolwhenitisnotpossibletodrivesafelyata
WARNING
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Usingthecruisecontrolwhenitisnotpossibletodrivesafelyataconstantspeedcanbedangerousandcanleadtoanaccidentandseriouspersonalinjuries.
Neverusecruisecontrolwhendrivinginheavyorvaryingtrafficorwhenyoucannotkeepasafedistancebetweenyouandthevehiclesaheadofyou.
Neverusecruisecontrolonsteep,winding,orslipperyroads(suchgravelroads,wetroads,orsnowyoricyroads)oronroadswithstandingwater.
Neverusecruisecontrolwhendrivingoff-roadoronunpavedroads.
Alwaysadjustyourspeedandthedistanceyoukeepbetweenyouandthevehiclesaheadofyoutotheroad,traffic,weather,andvisibilityconditions.
Tohelppreventunintendedoperationofcruisecontrol,switchthesystemoffwhenitisnotbeingused.
ItisdangeroustousetheResumefeaturewhenthepreviouslysetspeedistoohighfortheexistingroad,traffic,orweatherconditions.
Whengoingdownhill,thecruisecontrolmaynotbeabletomaintainaconstantspeed.Thevehiclewillspeedupbecauseofitsownweight.Downshiftand/orusethefootbraketoslowthevehicle.
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Indicatorlights
Fig.150Intheinstrumentclusterdisplay:Cruisecontrolstatusindications.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Display
Differentcruisecontrolversionsareavailable.Thestoredspeedisshownintheinstrumentclusterdisplayonsomeequipmentversions.
Status→Fig.150
Cruisecontroltemporarilydeactivated.Storedspeeddisplayedinadarkershadeorinsmallernumbers.
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Systemmalfunction.SeeanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Cruisecontrolactivated.Nospeedstoredinmemory.
Cruisecontrolisactive.Storedspeeddisplayedinwhiteorinlargernumbers.
Indicatorlights
Lightsup Possiblecause
Cruisecontrolisregulatingthevehiclespeed.
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,severalwarningandindicatorlightscomeonbrieflyforafunctioncheck.Theygooutafterafewseconds.
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Ifthecruisecontrolisswitchedonwhentheignitionisswitchedoff,itmaybeswitchedonautomaticallythenexttimetheignitionisswitchedon,dependingonvehicle
equipment.Nospeedisstoredforthecruisecontrol.
Thedisplaysmayvarydependingonvehicleequipment.
Cruisecontroloperation
Failuretoheedwarninglightsandinstrumentclustertextmessagescancausethevehicletobreakdownintrafficandresultinacollisionandseriouspersonalinjury.
NeverignorewarninglightsortextWARNINGS.
Alwaysstopthevehicleassoonasitissafetodoso.
WARNING
FailuretoheedwarninglightsortextWARNINGScanresultinvehicledamage.
NOTICE
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Fig.151Left-handsideofthemulti-functionsteeringwheel:Buttonsforoperatingthecruisecontrol.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Inorderto: Youmust:→Fig.151 Result:
Switchoncruisecontrol.
Pressthe buttononthemulti-functionsteeringwheel.
Systemisswitchedon,butdoesnotregulatevehiclespeeduntilaspeedisset.
Setcruisecontroltocurrentvehiclespeed.
Pressthe buttononthemulti-functionsteeringwheel.
Currentvehiclespeedisset;cruisecontrolhelpstomaintainthisspeed.
Temporarilydeactivatecruisecontrol.
Pressthe buttononthemulti-functionsteeringwheel.
OR:Brieflypressthe buttoninthemulti-functionsteeringwheel.
OR:Depressthebrakepedal.
Cruisecontrolistemporarilydeactivated.Thespeedisstillstoredinthememory.
Resumespeedstoredincruise Pressthe buttononthemulti-
Cruisecontrolresumesspeedpreviouslyset.
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control. speedpreviouslyset.
Increasesetspeed(whilecruisecontrolisactivelycontrollingvehiclespeed).
Brieflypressthe buttononthemulti-functionsteeringwheeltoincreasethespeedinsmallincrementsof1mph(1km/h)andtostorethespeed.
Thevehiclewillaccelerateuntilthenewhigherspeedisreachedandsavesthenewhigherspeedinthememory.
Pressthe buttononthemulti-functionsteeringwheelbrieflytoincreasethespeedinincrementsof5mph(10km/h)andtostorethespeed.
Pressandholdthe buttononthemulti-functionsteeringwheeltoincreasethespeedcontinuouslyuntilthebuttonisreleasedandtostorethespeed.
Reducesetspeed(whilecruisecontrolisactivelycontrollingvehiclespeed).
Brieflypressthe buttononthemulti-functionsteeringwheeltoreducethespeedinsmallincrementsof1mph(1km/h)andtostorethespeed. Cruisecontrolwillslowthe
vehicledownwithoutbrakingbyreducingtheflowoffueltotheengineuntilthenewlowerspeedisreachedandsavesthenewlowerspeedinthememory.
Pressthe buttononthemulti-functionsteeringwheelbrieflytoreducethestoredspeedinincrementsof5mph(10km/h)andtostorethespeed.
Pressandholdthe buttononthemulti-functionsteeringwheeltoreducethespeedcontinuouslyuntilthebuttonisreleasedandtostorethespeed.
Switchoffcruisecontrol.
Brieflypressthe buttontwiceinthemulti-functionsteeringwheelwithactiveregulation.
OR:Inanyoperatingmode,pressandholdthe buttoninthemulti-functionsteeringwheel.
Systemisswitchedoff.Thesetspeedisdeleted.
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Changinggearswhencruisecontrolisactive
Thecruisecontrolreducesaccelerationassoonastheclutchpedalispressed,andautomaticallycontinuestoregulatethespeedafteragearchange.
Drivingdownhillwithcruisecontrol
Ifcruisecontrolcannotmaintainconstantspeedwhiledrivingdownhill,slowthevehiclewiththefootbrakeanddownshiftifnecessary.
Automaticdeactivation
Cruisecontrolspeedregulationisautomaticallydeactivatedortemporarilyinterrupted:
Ifthesystemdetectsanerrorthatcouldaffectthefunctionofthecruisecontrol.
Ifthevehiclehasacceleratedandgoesfasterthanthestoredspeedforalongertime.
Ifthebrakepedalisdepressed.
Ifregulationrelatedtodrivingdynamicsistakingplace,for
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example,throughESC.
Ifanairbagdeploys.
Automatictransmission:IftheselectorleverisshiftedfromD/Stoanotherposition.ThecruisecontrolwillnotbedeactivatedwhenshiftingbetweenD/SandTiptronicmode.
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AdaptiveCruiseControl(ACC)
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Display,warningandindicatorlights →Radarsensor →OperatingAdaptiveCruiseControl(ACC) →WhentotemporarilydeactivateAdaptiveCruiseControl(ACC) →Specialdrivingsituations
YourvehiclemaybeequippedwiththeAdaptiveCruiseControlsystem(ACC),whichhelpsmaintainanindividuallystoredconstantspeedbetweenabout20mph(30km/h)and100mph(160km/h)andapreviouslysetdistanceintimeintervalsbetweenyourvehicleandthoseinfrontofyou.
Thevehiclemaybebraked,ifthesituationsorequires,toastandstillbyanactivebrakingmaneuver→ .
Driverinterventionwarning
AdaptiveCruiseControlhassystem-specifiedlimits.Asadriver,
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youmustcontrolthespeedandthedistancetoothervehiclesundersomecircumstances.Ifthatisnecessary,thesystemrequeststhedrivertotakeoverusingavisualandaudiblewarning,evenifthevehiclecanbebrakedtoastandstillbyanactivebrakingmaneuver.
Additionalinformationandwarnings:
Exteriorviews→Exteriorviews
VolkswagenInformationSystem→VolkswagenInformationSystem
Infotainmentsystem→Infotainmentsystem
Cruisecontrolsystem→Cruisecontrol
FrontAssist→FrontAssist
LaneAssist→LaneAssist
Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications→Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications
AlwaysrememberthattheAdaptiveCruiseControlhaslimits–UsingAdaptiveCruiseControlwhenitisnotpossibletodrivesafelyataconstantspeedcanbedangerousandcanleadtoanaccidentandseriouspersonalinjury.
AdaptiveCruiseControlwillnotslowthevehicledownor
WARNING
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AdaptiveCruiseControlwillnotslowthevehicledownormaintainthesetdistancewhenyoudrivetowardsanobstacleorsomethingonorneartheroadthatisnotmoving,suchasvehiclesstoppedinatrafficjam,astalledordisabledvehicle.
Alwaysadjustyourspeedandthedistanceyoukeepbetweenyouandthevehiclesaheadofyoutotheroad,traffic,weather,andvisibilityconditions.
NeveruseAdaptiveCruiseControlonsteep,winding,orslipperyroads(suchgravelroads,wetroads,orsnowyoricyroads)oronroadswithstandingwater.
NeveruseAdaptiveCruiseControlwhendrivinginheavyorvaryingstop-and-gotraffic.
NeveruseAdaptiveCruiseControlwhendrivingoff-roadoronunpavedroads.
AlwaysrememberthattheAdaptiveCruiseControlcannotdetectavehiclethatisdrivingtowardsyouinyourtrafficlaneandthatitcannotdetectnarrowvehiclessuchasmotorcyclesandbicycles.
Neverfollowavehiclesocloselythatyoucannotstopyourvehiclesafely.TheAdaptiveCruiseControlcannotsloworbrakethevehiclesafelywhenyoufollowanothervehicletooclosely.AlwaysrememberthattheAdaptiveCruiseControlhasabrakingpowerthatisonlyabout30%ofthevehicle'smaximumbrakingability,undercertaincircumstancestheautomaticbrakingfunctioncannotbringthevehicletoastopin
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automaticbrakingfunctioncannotbringthevehicletoastopintime.
AlwaysturnoffAdaptiveCruiseControlwhenenteringturnlanes,exitlanesandconstructionzonesorinsimilarsituationsbecausethevehiclewillautomaticallyacceleratetothestoredspeedwhentheroadaheadisclear.
TohelppreventunintendedoperationofAdaptiveCruiseControl,switchthesystemoffwhenitisnotbeingused.
ItisdangeroustousetheResumefeaturewhenthepreviouslysetspeedistoohighfortheexistingroad,traffic,orweatherconditions.
Whentravelingdownhill,theAdaptiveCruiseControlmaynotbeabletomaintainaconstantspeed.Thevehiclewillspeedupbecauseofitsownweight.Downshiftand/orusethefootbraketoslowthevehicle.
NeverallowtheclosingspeedbetweenyouandothervehiclestobesohighthattheAdaptiveCruiseControlmaynotbeabletoslowyourvehiclesafely.Ifclosingspeedistoohigh,youmustapplythebrakesyourselftoreducetheriskofarear-endcrash.
IfadriverinterventionwarningorFrontAssistwarningappearsintheinstrumentclusterdisplay,immediatelytakeoverthecontrolofthebrakeandgaspedalsandslowdownthevehicleorbringittostopwhennecessaryandaccordingtothetrafficsituation.
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TheACCrestrictsthevehiclespeedto100mph(160km/h).
IftheACCisactive,youmayhearnoiseduringtheautomaticbrakingprocedure.Thisisnormal;thenoisesarecausedbythebrakingsystem.
Display,warningandindicatorlights
situation.
Alwaysbepreparedtotakeoverthecontrolofthebrakeandthegaspedalineverysituation.
IfyoususpectthatACCandFrontAssistdon'tworkproperlyorthesensorsaredamaged,switchoffACCimmediately.
GoseeanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorVolkswagenServiceFacilityforassistanceandhavetheACCsystemchecked.
NOTICE
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Fig.152Intheinstrumentclusterdisplay:ACCdeactivatedtemporarily;vehicledetectedahead,timeintervalset.
Fig.153Intheinstrumentclusterdisplay:ACCactive,vehicledetectedahead,timeintervalisbeingset.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Displays
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Displayfields→Fig.152 or→Fig.153 :
Vehicledetectedahead(ACCinactive)
Selecteddistancerange(ACCinactive)
VehicledetectedaheadwhenACCisactive
Settingthetimeintervaltothevehicleaheadwhiletravelingatthestoredspeed
Timeintervaltothevehicleaheadwhiletravelingatthestoredspeedhasbeenset
Warningandindicatorlights
Lightsup Possiblecause→ ActionThedecelerationoftheACCautomaticbrakingsystemisnotsufficienttobringthevehicletoafullstopintime.
Depressthebrakepedal!Driverinterventionwarning!
ACCcurrentlynotavailable.a)
Parkyourvehicleandturntheengineoffandonagain.Checkthesensorfordamagesorsoiling.Ifthesystemisstillnotavailable,haveitcheckedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
ACCisactive.Novehiclehasbeendetectedahead.Thesetspeediskeptconstant.
–
Whendisplayedinwhite:ACCactive.Vehicledetectedahead.
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ACCregulatesthespeedandthedistancefromthevehicleahead. –Whendisplayedingrey:ACCnotactive.Systemswitchedon,doesnotregulate.
ACCisswitchedonandactive. –
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,severalwarningandindicatorlightscomeonbrieflyforafunctioncheck.Theygooutafterafewseconds.
Failuretoheedwarninglightsandinstrumentclustertextmessagescancausethevehicletobreakdownintrafficandresultinacollisionandseriouspersonalinjury.
NeverignorewarninglightsortextWARNINGS.
Alwaysstopthevehicleassoonasitissafetodoso.
WARNING
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WhentheACCisswitchedon,thedisplayintheinstrumentclustercanbe
overwrittenbyotherfunctions,forexample,incomingtelephonecalls.
a)Displayedincoloronaninstrumentclusterwithcolordisplay.
Radarsensor
Fig.154Inthefrontbumper:Radarsensor.
FailuretoheedwarninglightsortextWARNINGScanresultinvehicledamage.
NOTICE
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Fig.155Areaaroundtheradarsensortobekeptcleanandfreeofobstructions.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
VehiclesequippedwithACChavearadarsensorbelowthefrontbumpertomonitorthetrafficsituation→Fig.154① .Thesensorcandetectmovingvehiclesuptoabout390ft(120m)infrontofyourvehicle.
Theradarsensorfunctioncanbeimpairedbythingssuchasmud,slush,orsnow,orbyconditionssuchasheavyrainorspray.Incaseslikethese,theACCmaynotwork.ThedrivermessageACCnotavailableappearsintheinstrumentclusterdisplay.Cleantheradarsensorasrequired→ .
TheACCandFrontAssistsystemswillautomaticallybeavailable
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againassoonastheradarsensorisnolongerimpaired.Themessageintheinstrumentclusterdisplayturnsoff.
Theareainfrontofandaroundtheradarsensor→Fig.154① mustnotbecoveredbyobjectssuchasstickers,additionalheadlights,alicenseplatebracket,orotherthings,astheseitemscanimpairthefunctionoftheACCsystem.
Anystructuralmodificationstothevehicle,forexample,loweringthevehicleoralterationstothefrontendtrim,canimpairthefunctionoftheACC.Structuralmodificationsshouldonlybecarriedoutbyaqualifiedworkshop→Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications .ContactanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityforassistance.
IncorrectlyperformedrepairstothefrontendofthevehiclecanchangethepositionoftheradarsensorandthereforeimpairthefunctionoftheACCandFrontAssistsystem.Repairworkshouldonlybecarriedoutbyaqualifiedworkshop.ContactanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityforassistance.
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IfyounoticethattheAdaptiveCruiseControl(ACC)orFrontAssistdoesn'tworkproperly,orifyoususpectthattheradarsensorhasbeendamagedorifitspositionhasbeenchanged,switchoffACCimmediately.Thiscanhelppreventfurtherdamage.ContactanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilitytohavetheradarsensorrealigned.
Theradarsensorcanbecomemisalignedifitishit,forexample,whenparkingthevehicle.Readjustingthesensorcouldimpairtheperformanceofthesystemorcauseittoswitchoff.
Repairstotheradarsensorrequirespecialknowledgeandtools.ContactanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityforassistance.
Removesnowwithabrush,andremoveicewithasolvent-freedeicerspray.
ADeclarationofCompliancewiththeUnitedStatesFCCandIndustryCanadaregulationsisfoundon→DeclarationofCompliance,TelecommunicationsandElectronicSystems .
NOTICE
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OperatingAdaptiveCruiseControl(ACC)
Fig.156Left-handsideofthemultifunctionsteeringwheel:ButtonsforoperatingtheAdaptiveCruiseControl(ACC).
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
WhentheAdaptiveCruiseControl(ACC)isswitchedon,thegreenindicatorlight comesonintheinstrumentcluster,andtheACCspeedmemoryandstatusareshowninthedisplay→Fig.152 .
ConditionsforstartingtheAdaptiveCruiseControl
Vehicleswithautomatictransmission:TheselectorlevermustbeinD/SortheTiptronicposition.
Vehicleswithmanualtransmission:Aforwardgear,butnotfirst
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gear,mustbeselected.Theactualspeedshouldbeatleast16mph(25km/h)ifnospeedisstored.
Controllingspeed
Whenswitchedon,thespeedcanbestoredandset.Thestoredspeedcanvaryfromthespeedactuallybeingdrivenifthedistanceisbeingactivelycontrolled.
Inorderto:Youmust:→Fig.156 Result:
SwitchonACC
Pressthe buttononthemulti-functionsteeringwheel.
TheACCisswitchedon,butnotactivated.
ActivateACC
Pressthe buttononthemulti-functionsteeringwheel.
Thecurrentspeedisstoredandcontrolled.
TemporarilydeactivateACC
Brieflypressthebuttononthemulti-functionsteeringwheel.
OR:Depressthebrakepedal.
OR:Depresstheclutchforlongerthan30seconds.
Speedregulationistemporarilydeactivated.Thesetspeedisstillstored.
Thespeedregulationresumesatthe
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Resumespeedregulation(reactivateACC)
Pressthe buttononthemulti-functionsteeringwheel.
Thespeedregulationresumesatthestoredspeedvalue.
Ifnospeedhasyetbeenstored,thecurrentspeedisstoredandcontrolled.
Increasesetspeed(whileACCisactivelyregulatingvehiclespeed)
Pressthe buttononthemulti-functionsteeringwheel.
Pressbrieflytoincreasethespeedby1mph(1km/h)andstoreit.
Pressandholdtoincreasethestoredspeedinincrementsof5mph(10km/h)untilyoureleasethebutton.
Thevehicleacceleratesuntilthenewhigherspeedisreachedandsavesthenewhigherspeedinthememory.
Reducesetspeed(whileACCisactivelyregulatingvehiclespeed)
Pressthe buttononthemulti-functionsteeringwheel.
Pressbrieflytoreducethespeedby1mph(1km/h)andstoreit.
Pressandholdtoreducethestoredspeedinincrementsof5mph(10km/h)untilyoureleasethebutton.
Speedisreducedbyacceleratorreleaseorautomaticbrakinguntilthenewlowerspeedisreached.
Pressandholdthe buttononthe
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SwitchoffACC
multi-functionsteeringwheel.Brieflypressthe buttononthemulti-functionsteeringwheeliftheACCistemporarilyswitchedoff.
Thesystemisswitchedoffandthestoredspeediscanceled.
Settingthedistancelevel
Youcansetthespeed-dependentdistancefromthevehicleaheadtooneof5levels.
Inwetroadconditions,youshouldalwayssetalargerdistancethanwhendrivingindryroadconditions.
Thefollowingdistancescanbeselected:
Veryclose
Close
Medium
Far
Veryfar
Thedistanceleveltothevehicleaheadissetusingthe buttononthemulti-functionsteeringwheel→Fig.156 .TheACCdisplay
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appearswhenthebuttonispressed→Display,warningandindicatorlights .Tosetthedistancelevel,pressthe button.
Whenthehighestlevelisreached,thedistancereturnstothelowestlevelwhenthebuttonispressedagain.
Thedistancelevelcanalsobesetusingthe or buttonsonthemulti-functionsteeringwheelimmediatelyafterthe buttononthemulti-functionsteeringwheel→Fig.156 hasbeenpressed.
IntheInfotainmentsystem,youcansetthedistancelevelthatshouldbeselectedwhenACCisswitchedonbypressingthe buttonfollowedbythe and Assistancesystems functionkeys→Menuandsystemsettings(SETUP) .
Settingthedrivingmode(ifequipped)
Thefollowingmodescanbeselected:
Normal
Sport
Onappropriatelyequippedvehicles,youcanselectthedrivingmodeintheInfotainmentsystembypressingthe button
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followedbythe and Assistancesystems functionkeys→Menuandsystemsettings(SETUP) .
ThefollowingconditionscouldpreventtheACCfromreacting,ordelayitsabilitytoreact:
Whendrivingintightcurves.
Whentheacceleratorpedalisdepressed.
WhenFrontAssistisswitchedofforifthereisafault.
Whennogearisselected.
WhentheESCistakingcorrectiveaction.
Whenthedriversafetybeltisnotbuckled.
Whenseveralbrakelightsonthevehicleortrailerarefaulty.
Whentheradarsensorisdirtyorcovered.
WhenthevehicleisinReverse(R).
Whenweatherconditionsarepoor.
Whennarrowvehicles,suchasmotorcycles,aremovinginfrontofyourvehicle.
Whenvehiclesaretravelingslightlyoffsettotheleftorrightinfrontofyourvehicle.
Whenthereisstrongreflectedradiationoftheradarsignal,for
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example,inmultilevelparkingstructures.
Whenvehiclesarecrossinginfrontofyourvehicle.
Whenthereisoncomingtraffic.
Whenthesystemcannotdetectthetrafficsituationclearly.
Whenastationaryobstacle,suchasabroken-downvehicle,isinfrontofyourvehicle.
Whenloadsorattachmentpartsonothervehiclesinfrontofyourvehicleprotrudetotheside,rear,orabovethenormalvehicledimensions.
Whenthevehicleistravelingfasterthanabout100mph(160km/h).
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Followingothervehiclestoocloselyincreasestheriskofcollisionsandseriouspersonalinjuryorevendeath.
Alwaysobeyapplicabletrafficlawswhensettingthedistancetothevehiclesaheadintraffic.
Settingshortdistancestothetrafficaheadreducesthetimeanddistanceavailabletobringyourvehicletoasafestopandmakesitevenmorenecessarytopaycloseattentionortraffic.
Alwaysusegoodjudgmentandselectasafefollowingdistanceforthetraffic,roadandweatherconditions.
NeveruseAdaptiveCruiseControlonnarroworwindingroadsorunderpoorroadconditions(snow,ice,streetscoveredwithstandingwaterorgravel,forexample)orwhenvisibilityispoor,especiallywhenitisfoggy.
Alwaysselectagreaterfollowingdistancetothevehicleaheadonwetroadsthanondryroads.
DANGER
ImproperuseoftheAdaptiveCruiseControlcancausecollisions,otheraccidentsandseriouspersonalinjury.
WARNING
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otheraccidentsandseriouspersonalinjury.
AlwaysrememberthattheAdaptiveCruiseControlhaslimits–itwillnotslowthevehicledownormaintainthesetdistancewhenyoudrivetowardsanobstacleorsomethingonorneartheroadthatisnotmoving,suchasvehiclesstoppedinatrafficjam,astalledordisabledvehicle.
AlwaysrememberthattheAdaptiveCruiseControlcannotdetectavehiclethatisdrivingtowardsyouinyourtrafficlaneandthatitcannotdetectnarrowvehiclessuchasmotorcyclesandbicycles.
Neverdriveatspeedsthataretoofastfortraffic,roadandweatherconditions.
Neverfollowavehiclesocloselythatyoucannotstopyourvehiclesafely.TheAdaptiveCruiseControlcannotsloworbrakethevehiclesafelywhenyoufollowanothervehicletooclosely.AlwaysrememberthattheAdaptiveCruiseControlhasabrakingpowerthatisonlyabout30%ofthevehicle'smaximumbrakingability,andtheautomaticbrakingfunctioncannotbringthevehicletoastop.
NeveruseAdaptiveCruiseControlwhenyoucannotdrivesafelyatasteadyspeed,includingoncitystreets,onwindingroadsorwhenroadconditionsarepoor(forexample,onice,gravel,infog,heavyrainoronwetroadsthatincreasetheriskofhydroplaning).
Theradarsensor'svisioncanbereducedbyrain,snowandheavyroadspray.Theseandsimilarconditionscanprevent
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Theradarsensor'svisioncanbereducedbyrain,snowandheavyroadspray.Theseandsimilarconditionscanpreventvehiclesupaheadfrombeingaccuratelydetectedandinsomecasestheymaynotbedetectedatall.DonotuseACCwhentheradarsensorscannotaccuratelydetectvehiclesmovingaheadofyouintraffic.
AlwaysturnoffAdaptiveCruiseControlwhenenteringturnlanes,exitlanesandconstructionzonesorinsimilarsituationsbecausethevehiclewillautomaticallyacceleratetothestoredspeedwhentheroadaheadisclear.
Neverrestyourfootontheacceleratorpedal,especiallywhentheAdaptiveCruiseControlisbeingusedbecausedoingsowilloverridethebrakingfunction.
Alwayspayattentiontotraffic,especiallywhenAdaptiveCruiseControlisswitchedon.
Alwaysmaintainasafespeedanddistancebetweenyourvehicleandothervehicleswhileconsideringthetrafficsituation.Thisisthedutyofthedriver.AdaptiveCruiseControlismerelyanaidtothedriver.
Topreventunintendedoperation,alwaysswitchACCoffwhenitisnotbeingused.
ItisdangeroustousetheResumefeaturewhenthepreviouslysetspeedistoohighforexistingroad,trafficorweatherconditions.
Alwaysselectaspeedanddistancetotrafficaheadthatissafeandappropriateundertheprevailingtraffic,road,weather
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ThestoredspeediscanceledwhentheignitionortheACCisswitchedoff.
ACCisautomaticallydeactivatedwhenASRisswitchedoff.
WhentotemporarilydeactivateAdaptiveCruiseControl(ACC)
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
PleasedeactivateACCunderfollowingconditionsduetosystemlimitations→ :
Whendrivingaroundcurves,turnlanes,highwayramps,orconstructionsites;topreventunwantedaccelerationofthevehicle.
Whendrivingthroughtunnels.
Alwaysselectaspeedanddistancetotrafficaheadthatissafeandappropriateundertheprevailingtraffic,road,weatherandlightingconditions.
NeverallowtheclosingspeedbetweenyouandothervehiclestobesohighthattheAdaptiveCruiseControlmaynotbeabletoslowyourvehiclesafely.Ifclosingspeedistoohigh,youmustapplythebrakesyourselftoreducetheriskofarear-endcrash.
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Onroadswithmorethanonelane,ifothervehiclesaredrivingmoreslowlyinthefastlane.Vehiclesinotherlaneswillnormallynotbedetectedandwill,inthiscase,bepassedfromtheslowlane.
Underbadweatherconditionsorbadvisibility,forexample,inheavyrain,snowfall,orfog.
Specialdrivingsituations
Fig.157Drivinginacurve.Motorcycletravelingaheadoutsideofthesensorrange.
NotdeactivatingAdaptiveCruiseControl(ACC)inthesituationsmentionedabovecancausecollisions,otheraccidents,andseriouspersonalinjury.
WARNING
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Fig.158Vehiclechanginglanes.Aturningandastationaryvehicleahead.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
AdaptiveCruiseControlhasphysicalandsystem-relatedlimits.Thedrivermaythereforefeelthat,incertaincircumstances,someAdaptiveCruiseControlreactionsareunwantedoroccurwithadelay.Youshouldthereforealwaysbepreparedtotakefullcontrolofthevehiclewhenevernecessary.
Decelerationtostandstill(vehicleswithautomatictransmissiononly)
Ifavehicletravellingaheadbrakestoastandstill,theACCwillalsobrakeyourvehicletoastandstill.Thevehicleisthenheldstationarybythebrakesfornomorethanafewseconds.Youmustpressthebrakepedalorthevehiclewillstartmovingforwardagain!
Drivingoffafterastationaryphase(vehicleswithautomatic
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transmissiononly)
Afterastationaryphase,pressthe buttononthemulti-functionsteeringwheelandtheAdaptiveCruiseControl(ACC)willresumespeedregulationaslongasthevehicleinfrontismovingagain.
Passingothervehicles
Ifyouswitchontheturnsignalwhenstartingtopassanothervehicle,AdaptiveCruiseControlacceleratesthevehicleautomaticallyandreducesthedistancetothevehicleinfront.
Ifyoumoveyourvehicleintothepassinglaneandthereisnovehicleaheadofyou,theACCwillautomaticallyincreasethespeedtoyoursetlevelandmaintainit.
Accelerationcanbestoppedatanytimebydepressingthebrakepedalorpressingthe buttononthemulti-functionsteeringwheel→OperatingAdaptiveCruiseControl(ACC) .
Drivingaroundcurvesandroundabouts
Whendrivingintoacurveanddrivingoutofalongcurve,theradar
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sensormayreacttoavehicleinthenextlane→Fig.157 .Insuchsituations,thevehiclemightdecelerateunnecessarilyornotreacttothevehicleinfront.Inthiscase,youmusteitheroverridetheACCbydepressingtheaccelerator,interruptthebrakingprocedurebydepressingthebrakepedal,orpressthe buttononthemulti-functionsteeringwheel→OperatingAdaptiveCruiseControl(ACC) .
Drivingthroughtunnels
Thefunctionofthedistanceradarmaybelimitedwhendrivingintunnels.SwitchoffACCwhendrivingthroughtunnels.
Narrowvehiclesandvehiclesoffsettooneside
Narrowvehiclesandvehiclestravelingslightlytotheleftorrightofyourvehiclecanonlybedetectedbytheradarsensorwhentheyarewithinsensorrange→Fig.157 .Thisappliesespeciallytonarrowvehiclessuchasmotorcycles.Ifrequired,brakethevehicleyourself.
Vehicleswithoversizeloadsorspecialequipment
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Undercertaincircumstances,ACCwillnotcorrectlyrecognizevehiclescarryingoversizeloadsorloadsthatexceedthevehicledimensions,likeflat-bedtrailertrucks.
SwitchoffACCwhendrivingbehindorwhilepassingsuchvehicles.Ifrequired,brakethevehicleyourself.
Othervehicleschanginglanes
Vehiclesthatchangeintoyourlanewithinashortdistancecanonlybedetectedbytheradarsensoroncetheyarewithinsensorrange→Fig.158 .TheresultisadelayedreactionbytheAdaptiveCruiseControl.Ifrequired,brakethevehicleyourself.
Stationaryvehicles
TheACCwillnotdetectstationaryobstacles,suchastheendofatrafficjamorabrokendownvehicle,oravehicleapproachingyouinthesamelane.
IfavehicledetectedbyAdaptiveCruiseControlturnsorchangeslanesandthereisastationaryvehicleinfrontofthatvehicle,thesystemwillnotreacttothestationaryvehicle→Fig.158 .Ifrequired,brakethevehicleyourself.
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Narrowvehicles
Narrowvehicles,suchasmotorcyclestravelingahead,areoftendetectedlateornotatallundersomecircumstances.
Oncomingvehicles
ACCdoesnotdetectoncomingvehiclesinyourlane.
Metalobjectsontheroad
Metalobjectsontheroad,suchastracksormetalplates,canleadtounwantedreactionsofthesystem,suchasabruptbrakingmaneuvers.
Possibleradarsensorfunctionimpairments
Iftheradarsensorfunctionisimpairedbyheavyrain,spray,snowormud,AdaptiveCruiseControlswitchesofftemporarily.Adriverinformationmessageappearsintheinstrumentclusterdisplay.Cleantheradarsensorsasrequired.
TheAdaptiveCruiseControlwillautomaticallybeavailableagainas
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soonastheradarsensorisworkingproperly.Themessageintheinstrumentclusterdisplayswitchesoff,andtheAdaptiveCruiseControlcanbereactivated.
Strongreflectedradiationoftheradarsignal,forexample,inmultilevelparkingstructures,canimpairthefunctionoftheradarsensor.
Overheatedbrakes
AdaptiveCruiseControlmayswitchofftemporarilyifthebrakesoverheatsignificantly,forexamplefrombrakingmaneuversordrivingdownsteepslopes.Adriverinformationmessageappearsintheinstrumentclusterdisplay.AdaptiveCruiseControlcannotbeactivated.
AdaptiveCruiseControlcanbeactivatedagainoncethetemperatureofthebrakesdecreasessufficiently.Themessageontheinstrumentclusterdisplayswitchesoff.Ifthemessagedoesnotgooutforalongtime,thereisafault.
IfthemessageACCnotavailabledoesnotswitchoff,thereisamalfunction.ContactyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
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Trailertowing
Whentowingatrailer,ACCandFrontAssistmayworkonlywithlimitedfunctionality.
IfACCbringsyourvehicletoacompletestopbeforethesystempromptsyoutobrakeandthestationaryvehicleaheadstartsmoving,yourvehiclewillalsostartmovingautomatically.Insomecasestheradarsensormaybeunabletodetectobstaclesinthevehicle'spath.Thiscanresultinseriousinjuryandaccidents.
Alwayschecktheroadaheadbeforethevehiclepullsaway.Ifnecessary,cancelthepullingawayprocedurebydepressingthebrakepedal.
WARNING
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Theviewoftheradarsensorcanbeimpairedbyrain,snoworheavyspray.Undercertaincircumstances,thiscouldresultinthevehicleaheadbeingdetectedinadequatelyornotatall.Takeoveryourselfifnecessary!
SwitchAdaptiveCruiseControloffwhendrivingthroughtunnelsbecausethefunctionofthesystemcouldbeimpaired.
AdaptiveCruiseControldistanceregulationwillnotworkifthesensorsarecoveredbyheavyrain,spray,snow,etc.Adriverinformationmessageappearsintheinstrumentclusterdisplay.
AdaptiveCruiseControlswitchesofftemporarilyifthebrakesoverheattoomuch.ACCnotavailableappearsintheinstrumentclusterdisplay.
WARNING
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FrontAssist
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→DriverwarningsandAutonomousEmergencyBraking →Radarsensor →OperatingFrontAssist →TemporarilyswitchoffFrontAssistinthefollowingsituations →Systemlimits
Dependingonvehicleequipment,thevehiclemaybeequippedwithFrontAssist,whichincludesForwardCollisionWarningandAutonomousEmergencyBrakingsystems.
TheForwardCollisionWarningsystem,whenswitchedon,usesaradarsensortohelppreventrear-endcollisionsbyprovidingawarningofapossiblecollisionwithavehicleontheroadaheadwithinphysicalandtechnicallimitsofthesystem.
WhenFrontAssistisswitchedon,theAutonomousEmergencyBrakingsystemcanautomaticallyapplythebrakeswithintheFrontAssistspeedrangetohelpminimizetheeffectsofacollision.
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TheFrontAssistsystemisnotasubstituteforthedriver'sfullconcentration.
Additionalinformationandwarnings:
Exteriorviews→Exteriorviews
VolkswagenInformationSystem→VolkswagenInformationSystem
Infotainmentsystem→Infotainmentsystem
Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications→Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications
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TheFrontAssistsystemtechnologycannotovercomethelawsofphysicsandsystem-relatedlimits.Thedriverisalwaysresponsibleforbrakingintime.IftheFrontAssistsystemissuesawarning,immediatelyapplythebraketoslowthevehicledownoravoidtheobstacle,dependingonthetrafficsituation.
Alwaysadjustyourspeedanddrivingstyletoroad,traffic,weather,andvisibilityconditions.
TheFrontAssistsystemcannotpreventaccidentsandseriousinjuriesonitsown.
TheFrontAssistsystemcanissueunnecessarywarningsincertaincomplexdrivingsituations,forexample,attrafficislands.
TheFrontAssistsystemcanissueunnecessarywarningswhenitsfunctionisimpaired,forexample,iftheradarsensorisdirtyorifthepositionoftheradarsensorhasbeenchanged.
TheFrontAssistsystemdoesnotreacttopeople,animals,orvehiclescrossingorapproachinginthesamelane.
Alwaysbepreparedtotakefullcontrolofthevehicleatalltimes.
WARNING
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DeactivateFrontAssistifitdoesnotworkasdescribedinthischapter,forexample,ifmultipleunwantedwarningsoccur.Havethesystemcheckedbyanauthorized
VolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
DriverwarningsandAutonomousEmergencyBraking
Fig.159Symbolsintheinstrumentclusterdisplay.:Distancewarning.:Systemswitchedoff(symboldisplayedincoloronaninstrumentclusterwithcolordisplay).
Fig.160Intheinstrumentclusterdisplay:Advancewarning
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(symboldisplayedincoloronaninstrumentclusterwithcolordisplay).
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Distancewarning
Ifthevehicleistravelingwithinaspeedrangeofabout44–100mph(70–160km/h),thesystemwarnsthedriverwithamessageintheinstrumentclusterdisplay(→Fig.159 )ifitdetectsthatthevehicleisdrivingtooclosetothevehicleahead→ .Noacousticwarningwillsound.
Thewarningperiodvariesaccordingtothetrafficsituationandyourdrivingstyle.
Increasethedistancebetweenyourvehicleandthevehicleahead.
Advancewarning
Ifthevehicleistravelingwithinaspeedrangeofabout18–100mph(30–160km/h),thesystemwarnsthedriverwithawarningchimeandamessageintheinstrumentclusterdisplay(→Fig.160 1))ifitdetectsapossiblecollisionwithavehicleahead→ .
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Thewarningperiodvariesaccordingtothetrafficsituationandyourdrivingstyle.
Brakeortakeactiontoavoidthevehicleahead!
However,donotrelysolelyonFrontAssist.Undercertainconditions,thereactionsofFrontAssistmaybeunexpectedordelayedfromthedriver'sviewpoint.Alwayspayattentionandtakeoverifnecessary→ .
Immediatewarning
Ifyoufailtorespondtotheadvancewarning,withinaspeedrangeofabout18–100mph(30–160km/h),FrontAssistcaninitiateashortactivebrakingmaneuver,shouldyounotreactaccordinglytoanadvancealert.Inthiscaseyouwillnoticebrief,jerkybrakingofthevehicletowarnyouofanimpendingcollision.
Themomentofthisalertcanvary,dependingonthetrafficsituationandthedrivingbehavior.
AutonomousEmergencyBraking
Ifyoushouldalsofailtoreacttotheimmediatewarning,withina
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speedrangeofabout3–100mph(5–160km/h),FrontAssistcaninitiateanautomaticbrakingmaneuverthatwillabruptlydeceleratethevehiclewithelevatedbrakingforce.Theemergencybrakingmaneuveroccursshortlybeforeapotentialcollisiontoreducevehiclespeedandhelptominimizetheeffectsofacollision.
AutonomousEmergencyBrakingbelow18mph(30km/h)
Incaseofanimpendingcollision,withinaspeedrangeofabout3–18mph(5–30km/h),FrontAssistcaninitiateanautomaticbrakingmaneuverwithoutthedistance,advance,orimmediatewarningstoreducevehiclespeedandhelptominimizetheeffectsofacollision→ .
Theautomaticbrakingmaneuveroccurssimultaneouslywithawarningintheinstrumentclusterdisplay→Fig.160 1).
Brakingsupport
FrontAssistcanhelptominimizetheeffectsofacollisionbysupportingwithadditionalbrakingforceincaseofanemergencybrakingsituation,shouldthesystemdetectthattheforceappliedtothebrakepedalbythedriverisnotsufficienttoavoidacollision.InorderforFrontAssisttoapplythissupport,itmusthavedetectedan
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impendingcollisionwithanothervehicleaheadofyoursandthebrakepedalhastobehithardandsuddenly.However,thissupportonlyworksaslongasthebrakepedalisdepressed.
FrontAssistconsidersthedriver'sresponsetimetogivewarningsintime.Thisresponsetimereducesautomaticallywhenthesystem,forexample,detectsmovementoftheacceleratororsteeringwheel.Thesystemthuspreventsunnecessarybrakeinterventions,forexample,whenthedriverpassesanothervehicle.
FrontAssistcannotreactwhenapproachingstandingobjectsaheadofyou,forexample,whendrivinguptoalineofstoppedvehiclesinheavytraffic.
Systemdeactivated
Ifthesystemisswitchedoff,atextmessageandsymbolappearintheinstrumentclusterdisplay→Fig.159 (magnifiedview)1).
TheFrontAssisttechnologycannotovercomethelawsofphysicsandsystem-relatedlimits.Thedriverisalwaysresponsibleforbrakingintime.IftheFrontAssistsystemissuesawarning,immediatelyapplythebraketoslowthevehicledownoravoidthe
WARNING
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immediatelyapplythebraketoslowthevehicledownoravoidtheobstacle,dependingonthetrafficsituation.
Alwaysadjustyourspeed,drivingstyle,andthedistanceyoukeepbetweenyouandthevehiclesaheadofyoutotheroad,traffic,weather,andvisibilityconditions.
TheFrontAssistsystemcannotpreventaccidentsandseriousinjuriesonitsown.
TheFrontAssistsystemcanissueunnecessarywarningsincertaincomplexdrivingsituations,forexample,attrafficislands.
TheFrontAssistsystemcanissueunnecessarywarningsorbrakingmaneuverswhenitsfunctionisimpaired,forexample,iftheradarsensorisdirtyorifthepositionoftheradarsensorhasbeenchanged.
TheFrontAssistsystemdoesnotreacttopeople,animals,orvehiclescrossingorapproachinginthesamelane.
Neverfollowavehiclesocloselythatyoucannotstopyourvehiclesafely,undercertaincircumstancestheautomaticbrakingfunctioncannotbringthevehicletoastopintime.
NeverallowtheclosingspeedbetweenyouandothervehiclestobesohighthatFrontAssistmaynotbeabletoslowyourvehiclesafely.Ifclosingspeedistoohigh,youmustapplythebrakesyourselftoreducetheriskofarear-endcrash.
Alwaysbepreparedtotakefullcontrolofthevehicleatall
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IfFrontAssistinitiatesabrakingmaneuver,thebrakingsystemisunderpressure.Inthiscasethebrakingpedalwillfeelharderandthebrakepedaltravelwillbeshorter.
Automaticbrakingmaneuverscanbeinterruptedbydepressingtheclutchorgaspedal,orbymovingthesteeringwheel.
DeactivatetheFrontAssistsystemifitdoesnotworkasdescribedinthischapter,forexample,ifmultipleunwantedwarningsorbrakingmaneuversoccur.Havethesystem
checkedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
WhentheFrontAssistsystemisswitchedon,thedisplayintheinstrumentcluster
canbeoverwrittenbydisplaysrelatedtootherfunctions,forexample,anincoming
telephonecall.
Alwaysbepreparedtotakefullcontrolofthevehicleatalltimes.
IfyounoticethattheFrontAssistdoesn'tworkproperlyorthesensorisdamaged,switchoffFrontAssistimmediately.
SeeanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityforassistanceandhavetheFrontAssistchecked.
NOTICE
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TheAutonomousEmergencyBrakingsystemcanslowyourvehicledowntoastandstill,butnotholdyourvehiclepermanently.Whennecessary,applythevehicle
brakes!
1)Displayedincoloronaninstrumentclusterwithcolordisplay.
Radarsensor
Fig.161Inthefrontbumper:Radarsensor.
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Fig.162Areaaroundtheradarsensortobekeptcleanandfreeofobstructions.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Aradarsensormountedinthefrontbumpermonitorstraffic→Fig.161① andcandetectvehiclestravelingaheaduptoadistanceofabout130yards(120m).
Theradarsensorfunctioncanbeimpairedbythingssuchasmud,slush,orsnow,orbyconditionssuchasheavyrainorspray.Incaseslikethese,FrontAssistwillnotwork.ThedrivermessageFrontAssist:nosensorview!appearsintheinstrumentclusterdisplay.Cleantheradarsensorasrequired→ .
TheFrontAssistsystemwillautomaticallybeavailableagainassoonastheradarsensorisnolongerimpaired.Themessageintheinstrumentclusterdisplayturnsoff.
ThefunctionoftheFrontAssistsystemcanalsobeimpairedwhentheradarsignalradiationisreflected,forexample,inmultilevelparkingstructures,orbynearbymetallicobjectssuchasrailsormetalplatesintheroad.
Theareainfrontofandaroundtheradarsensor→Fig.162 must
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notbecoveredbyobjectssuchasstickers,additionalheadlights,alicenseplatebracket,orotherthings,astheseitemscanimpairthefunctionoftheFrontAssistsystem.
Anystructuralmodificationstothevehicle,forexample,loweringthevehicleoralterationstothefrontendtrim,canimpairthefunctionoftheFrontAssistsystem.Structuralmodificationsshouldonlybecarriedoutbyaqualifiedworkshop→Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications .ContactanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityforassistance.
IncorrectlyperformedrepairstothefrontendofthevehiclecanchangethepositionoftheradarsensorandthereforeimpairthefunctionoftheFrontAssistsystem.Repairworkshouldonlybecarriedoutbyaqualifiedworkshop.ContactanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityforassistance.
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OperatingFrontAssist
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
SwitchofftheFrontAssistsystemifyoususpectthattheradarsensorhasbeendamagedorifitspositionhasbeenchanged.Thiscanhelppreventfurtherdamage.ContactanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilitytohavetheradarsensorrealigned.
Theradarsensorcanbecomemisalignedifitishit,forexample,whenparkingthevehicle.Readjustingthesensorcouldimpairtheperformanceofthesystemorcauseittoswitchoff.
Repairstotheradarsensorrequirespecialknowledgeandtools.ContactanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityforassistance.
Removesnowwithabrush,andremoveicewithasolvent-freedeicerspray.
NOTICE
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TheFrontAssistsystemisautomaticallyactiveoncetheignitionisswitchedon→Startingandstoppingtheengine .
TheadvancewarninganddistancewarningareautomaticallyswitchedoffwhentheFrontAssistsystemisswitchedoff.
VolkswagenrecommendsthattheFrontAssistsystemisswitchedonatalltimes,exceptinthespecificsituationsdescribedinthisManual→TemporarilyswitchoffFrontAssistinthefollowingsituations .
TurningFrontAssistonoroff
IntheAssistsystemsmenuintheinstrumentclusterdisplay,selectFrontAssist→VolkswagenInformationSystem .
OR:Onappropriatelyequippedvehicles,youcanturnFrontAssistonoroffintheInfotainmentsystembypressingthe buttonfollowedbythe and Assistancesystems functionkeys→Menuandsystemsettings(SETUP) .
Ifthesystemisswitchedoff,atextmessageandsymbolappearintheinstrumentclusterdisplay→DriverwarningsandAutonomousEmergencyBraking .
Turningthedistancewarningandadvancewarningonoroff
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Onappropriatelyequippedvehicles,youcanturnthedistancewarningandtheadvancewarningonoroffintheInfotainmentsystembypressingthe buttonfollowedbythe andAssistancesystems functionkeys→Menuandsystemsettings(SETUP) .
Volkswagenrecommendsthatthedistanceandadvancewarningsareswitchedonatalltimes.
TemporarilyswitchoffFrontAssistinthefollowingsituations
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
FrontAssistshouldbeswitchedoffinthefollowingsituationsduetosystemlimitations→ :
Ifthevehicleisbeingtowed.
Ifthevehicleisonadynamometertestbed.
Ifthevehicleisnotbeingdrivenonpublicroads,forexample,off-roadoronatrack.
Iftheradarsensormalfunctions.
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Ifexternalforcehasaffectedtheradarsensor,forexample,afterarear-endcollision.
Iftheradarsensoriscovered(eventemporarily)byanyaccessoriesorotherequipment,forexample,auxiliaryheadlights.
Ifthevehicleisbeingloadedontoatruck,ferry,ortrain.
Systemlimits
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
FrontAssisthasphysicalandsystem-relatedlimits.Thedrivermaythereforefeelthat,incertaincircumstances,someFrontAssistreactionsareunwantedoroccurwithadelay.Youshouldthereforealwaysbepreparedtotakefullcontrolofthevehiclewhenevernecessary.
FailuretoswitchoffFrontAssistinthesituationsmentionedcancauseaccidentsandseriouspersonalinjury.
WARNING
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ThefollowingconditionscanpreventFrontAssistfromreacting,ordelayitsabilitytoreact:
Whendrivingintightcurves.
Whentheacceleratorpedalisdepressed.
WhenFrontAssistisswitchedofforifthereisafault.
WhenASRismanuallyswitchedoff.
WhentheESCistakingcorrectiveaction.
Whenseveralbrakelightsonthevehicleoronatrailerconnectedtothevehicleelectricalsystemarefaulty.
Whentheradarsensorisdirtyorcovered.
Whentherearemetalobjects,forexample,tracksormetalplatesintheroad.
WhenthevehicleisinReverse(R).
Whenweatherconditionsarepoor.
Whennarrowvehicles,suchasmotorcycles,aremovinginfrontofyourvehicle.
Whenvehiclesaretravelingslightlyoffsettotheleftorrightinfrontofyourvehicle.
Whenvehiclesarecrossinginfrontofyourvehicle.
Whenthereisoncomingtraffic.
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Whenthesystemcannotdetectthetrafficsituationclearly.
Whenloadsorattachmentpartsonothervehiclesinfrontofyourvehicleprotrudetotheside,rear,orabovethenormalvehicledimensions.
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LaneAssist
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Displayandindicatorlights →HowLaneAssistworks →WhentodeactivateLaneAssist →Driverinformation
YourvehiclemaybeequippedwithaLaneAssistsystem,whichcanwarnyouifyourvehicleunintentionallyleavesthecurrentdrivelane.
Additionalinformationandwarnings:
Exteriorviews→Exteriorviews
VolkswagenInformationSystem→VolkswagenInformationSystem
Infotainmentsystem→Infotainmentsystem
AdaptiveCruiseControl(ACC)→AdaptiveCruiseControl(ACC)
BlindSpotMonitor→BlindSpotMonitorwithRearTrafficAlert
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Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications→Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications
AlwaysrememberthatLaneAssisthaslimits–usingLaneAssistwhenitisnotpossibletodrivesafelycanbedangerousandcanleadtoanaccidentandseriouspersonalinjury.
Alwaysadjustyourspeedandthedistanceyoukeepbetweenyouandthevehiclesaheadofyoutotheroad,traffic,weather,andvisibilityconditions.
Alwayskeepyourhandsonthesteeringwheelandbereadyreact–LaneAssistwillnotreleaseyoufromtheresponsibilitytocontrolyourvehicle.
Alwayspayattentiontothemessagesintheinstrumentclusterdisplayandactaccordingly.
Alwayspaycloseattentiontowhatishappeningaroundyourvehicle.
WARNING
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Undercertaincircumstances,theLaneAssistmaynotbeabletorecognizealllanemarkings.Badorwetroads,wornoutmarkings,orobjectsontheroadcanleadtotheLaneAssistnotormistakenlyrecognizinglanemarkings.
AlwaysswitchoffLaneAssistundertheseconditions.
WARNING
Iftheviewareaofthecameraiscoveredordirty,LaneAssistmaynotworkproperly.
Alwaysmakesurethatthecameraareaisfreeofdirtorsnowandnotcovered.
WARNING
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LaneAssisthasbeendevelopedonlyforon-roaddriving.
IfLaneAssistdoesnotworkproperlyandasdescribedhereorifthereisasystemfault,havethesystemcheckedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorized
VolkswagenServiceFacility.
Displayandindicatorlights
InordertohelpmaintaintheproperfunctionofLaneAssist:
Alwayskeepthecameraareainthefrontwindshieldfreeofice,dirtandsnow.
Nevercoverthecameraarea.
Regularlycheckthewindshieldandespeciallytheareaofthecamerafordamages.
NOTICE
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Fig.163Intheinstrumentclusterdisplay:LaneAssistdisplay.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Displays
Displayfields→Fig.163 :
Lanemarkingdetected(showningrey).Noregulationisnecessary.
Lanemarkingdetected(showninwhite).Systemisactivelyregulating.
Nolanemarkingdetected.Systemisnotregulating.
Lanemarkingsdetected.Systemisregulating.Adaptivelanetrackingisactive.
Indicatorlights
Lightsup Possiblecause Action
LaneAssistisswitchedonbutnotactive.
Thesystemcannotclearlydetectthelane.Referto→Driverinformation .
LaneAssistisswitchedonandready. –
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Whentheignitionisswitchedon,severalwarningandindicatorlightscomeonbrieflyforafunctioncheck.Theygooutafterafewseconds.
HowLaneAssistworks
Failuretoheedwarninglightsandinstrumentclustertextmessagescancausethevehicletobreakdownintrafficandresultinacollisionandseriouspersonalinjury.
NeverignorewarninglightsortextWARNINGS.
Alwaysstopthevehicleassoonasitissafetodoso.
WARNING
FailuretoheedwarninglightsortextWARNINGScanresultinvehicledamage.
NOTICE
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Fig.164Inthefrontwindshield:AreaoftheLaneAssistcamera.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Withthehelpofacamera→Fig.164 ,LaneAssistcanrecognizepossiblesidemarkingsofthecurrentdrivelane.Shouldthevehicleleavethisareaunintentionally,forexample,whenleavingthecurrentdrivelanewithoutactivatingaturnsignal,thesystemwillwarnyouwithacorrectivesteeringintervention.Thedrivercanoverridethecorrectivesteeringinterventionatanytime.
Whenadaptivelanetrackingisactive→Switchingadaptivelanetrackingonandoff ,LaneAssistdoesnotjustprovideassistancewhenthevehicleisatriskofleavingthelane.Thefeatureprovidescontinuousassistancewhiledrivingif2lanemarkings(onetotheleftandonetorightofthevehicle)aredetectedbythesystem.
LaneAssistwillnotwarnyouofalanechangeifyouactivatetheturnsignal,becausethesystemwillassumethatthelanechangeishappeningintentionally.
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Steeringwheelvibration
Thefollowing(veryrare)situationswillcausethesteeringwheeltovibrateanddemandactivesteeringinterventionbythedriver:
Ifthecorrectivesteeringinterventionisnotsufficienttokeepthevehicleinitslane.
Ifthesystemnolongerdetectsalaneduringastrongcorrectivesteeringintervention.
SwitchingLaneAssistonandoff
Usingthebuttonfordriverassistsystems(ifequipped),selectthecorrespondingmenuoption→VolkswagenInformationSystem .
OR:YoucanturnLaneAssistonandoffintheInfotainmentsystembypressingthe buttonfollowedby andAssistancesystems functionkeys→Infotainmentsystem .
Theindicatorlightintheinstrumentclustershowsthestatusofthesystem.
Automaticdeactivation:TheLaneAssistsystemcanswitchoffautomaticallyifthereisasystemfault.Theindicatorlightgoesout.
Switchingadaptivelanetrackingonandoff
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YoucanswitchadaptivelanetrackingonandoffintheInfotainmentsystembypressingthe buttonfollowedbythe andAssistancesystems functionkeys→Infotainmentsystem .
Beforestartingtodrive,alwaysmakesurethattheareaofthecamera→Fig.164 isnotcovered.Keepthisareacleanatalltimes.
WhentodeactivateLaneAssist
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
PleasedeactivateLaneAssistunderfollowingconditions→ :
Incomplextrafficsituationswhenitisnecessaryforthedrivertopayspecialattention.
Onbadroadsoronroadswithnoorhardlyvisiblesidemarkings.
Underbadweatherconditionsand/orbadvisibility.
Whenthevehicleisoffroad,forexample,onconstructionsitesoronracetracks.
Ifthecameraiscoveredbydirt,ice,orsnow.Inthiscase,cleanthecameraareaassoonaspossibleordeactivatethesystem.
Whendrivingwithasportyordynamicdrivingstyle.
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Driverinformation
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
AutomaticdeactivationofLaneAssist(yellowindicatorlightcomeson)
UndercertaincircumstancesLaneAssistcanbedeactivatedautomatically:
Ifthesystemcannotrecognizesidemarkingscorrectly,forexample,inconstructionsites,onbadroads,whenvisibilityisbad,orwhenthecameraareaiscovered.
Ifmorethan2sidemarkingsareonthelane,forexample,incertainconstructionsitesorwhenmarkingshavebeenaddedtothelane.
Ifthereisnolanemarkingorifthedistancetothenearestlane
NotdeactivatingLaneAssistinthesituationsmentionedabovecancausecollisions,otheraccidentsandseriouspersonalinjury.
WARNING
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markingistoogreat.
Whenthespeedofyourvehicleislessthanabout40mph(65km/h).
Innarrowcurves.
Whenaturnsignalisswitchedon.
Ifyourdrivingstyleisverysportyordynamic(thesystemmayswitchofftemporarily).
Ifthesystemdoesnotdetectanyclearsteeringactivitybythedriveroveranextendedperiod.
IfASRisdeactivatedandthewarninglight appearsintheinstrumentclusterdisplay→Brakingandparking .
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RearViewCamerasystem
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Specialconsiderations →Camera →Operation →Parking
Dependingonequipment,thevehiclemaybeequippedwithaRearViewCamerasystem.
Acameraintherearhatchassiststhedriverwhilebackingupormaneuvering.Thecameraimageisshowntogetherwiththeorientationlinesprojectedbythesystemonthescreenofthefactory-installedInfotainmentsystem.
TheRearViewCamerasystemmaytakeafewsecondstobringupthecameraimage.
ThefunctionsanddisplaysoftheRearViewCamerasystemmayvaryonvehicleswithorwithoutParkDistanceControl(PDC)→ParkDistanceControl(PDC) .
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Moreinformation:
Exteriorviews→Exteriorviews
Infotainmentsystem→Infotainmentsystem
ParkDistanceControl→ParkDistanceControl(PDC)
Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications→Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications
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TheRearViewCamerasystemisnotabletogiveyouaclearandundistortedviewofallareasbehindthevehicle.
TheRearViewCamerasystemhasblindspotsinwhichitcannotdetectpeopleandobjects.
Alwaysbecarefulandlookaroundyouwhenparking.TheRearViewCamerasystemcannotshowpeople,animals,andobjectsincertainsituations.Watchoutforsmallchildrenandanimalsinparticular.
Duetothescreenresolutionorlow-lightconditions,thecameramaynotpickupthinposts,chain-linkfencesandsimilarfences,andotherobjects,oritmaynotshowthemclearly.
Thecameralensenlargesanddistortsthefieldofvisionandcausesobjectsonthescreentoappearalteredandimprecise.
Alwayskeepthecameralenscleanandfreeofsnowandice;donotcoverthelens.
WARNING
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TheRearViewCamerasystemtechnologycannotovercomethelawsofphysicsandthelimitsofthesystem.CarelessorunintentionaluseoftheRearViewCamerasystemmayresultinaccidentsandsevereinjuries.
Alwaysadjustyourspeedanddrivingstyletoroad,traffic,weather,andvisibilityconditions.
Alwayskeepaneyeontheparkingdirectionandthevehiclesurroundings.Thefrontofthevehicleswingsoutmorethantherearofthevehicle.
Neverpaysomuchattentiontothegraphicsshownonthescreenthatyoufailtonoticewhatisgoingonaroundyou.
Alwayswatchforpeople,especiallysmallchildren,animals,andobjects,becausetheRearViewCamerasystemmaynotalwaysbeabletodetectthem.
Thesystemmaynotbeabletoclearlyshoweverythingbehindthevehicle.
UsetheRearViewCamerasystemonlywhentherearhatchiscompletelyclosed.
WARNING
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Therearhatchmustbeclosed.
Areliableandclearimagemustbedisplayedandthecameralens
Specialconsiderations
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
RequirementsforparkingandmaneuveringwiththeRearViewCamerasystem
Checklist
TheRearViewCamerasystemshowsonlytwo-dimensionalimagesonthescreen.Duetothelackofdepthoffield,itmaybedifficultorimpossibletoidentifyprotrudingobjectsorrecessesintheroad,forexample.
Thingslikethinrods,fences,posts,andtreesmaynotbedetectedbytheRearViewCamerasystemandcoulddamagethevehicle.
NOTICE
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mustbeclean.
Theremustbeaclearandcompleteviewoftheareabehindthevehicle.
Therearofthevehiclemustnotbeheavilyloaded.
Thedrivermustbefamiliarwiththesystem.
Thepositionofthecamerahasnotchanged,suchasafterarear-endcollision.Ifthepositionofthecamerahaschanged,havethesystemcheckedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.VolkswagenrecommendspracticingparkingandmaneuveringwiththeRearViewCamerasysteminasafeplacewithlittleornotrafficorinaparkinglotundergoodvisibilityandweatherconditionstofamiliarizeyourselfwiththesystem,theorientationlines,andthewaytheywork.
RearViewCamerasystemsettings
Dependingonequipment,varioussettings,includingbrightness,contrast,andcolor,canbeadjustedbytappingthefunctionkeys -or + ,orbymovingthecorrespondingslider.
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Tochangethesettingsfollowtheseinstructions:
Parkthevehicleinasafeplaceonafirm,levelsurface.
Settheparkingbraketohelppreventthevehiclefrommoving→Parkingbrake or→Electronicparkingbrake (dependingonequipment).
Switchontheignition.
SwitchontheInfotainmentsystem(ifnotalreadyon)→Infotainmentsystem .
ShiftintoReverse(R).
Tapthe functionkey.Adjustthedesiredsettingsinthemenu.
ItisnotpossibletoopentherearhatchiftheVolkswagenemblemisfoldedout.
Camera
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Fig.165Intherearhatch:Locationofthecamera.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Thecamera→Fig.165 (magnifiedview)displaysonlytwo-dimensionalimages.Recessesandprotrudingobjectsonthegroundorprotrudingpartsonothervehiclesmaybedifficultorimpossibletoidentifyduetothelackofdepthoffield.
Objectsoranothervehiclemayseemcloserorfartherawayonthescreenthantheyreallyare.
Examplesofopticaldistortionbythecamera:–Whendrivingfromalevelsurfaceontoanupwardordownwardslope.
–Whendrivingupordownaslopeontoalevelsurface.
–Iftherearofthevehicleisheavilyloaded.
–Whenapproachingprotrudingobjects.Theseobjectscandisappearfromthefieldofviewwhenbackingup.
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Cleaningthecameralens
Keepthecameralenscleanandfreeofsnowandice:
Parkthevehicleinasafeplaceonafirm,levelsurface.
Switchontheignition(butdonotstarttheengine).
Applytheparkingbraketohelppreventthevehiclefrommoving→Parkingbrake or→Electronicparkingbrake (dependingonequipment).
ShiftintoReverse(R).
Wetthecameralenswithacommerciallyavailablealcohol-basedglasscleanerandcleanwithadrycloth→ .
Removesnowwithabrush.
Removeicewithdeicerspray→ .
ShiftthevehicleoutofReverse(R).
Switchofftheignition.
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Operation
Fig.166IntheInfotainmentsystem:RearViewCamerasystemdisplay(mayvarydependingonvehicleequipment).
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Screen
Functionbuttonsonthescreenmayvary,dependingonvehicleequipment.
Neveruseabrasivecleaningagentstocleanthecameralens.
Neverremovesnoworiceonthecameralenswithwarmorhotwater.Thiscandamagethecameralens.
NOTICE
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Keyfordisplays→Fig.166
Symbol MeaningDependingonvehicleequipment:SwitchthePDCdisplayon.
Dependingonvehicleequipment:SwitchthePDCdisplayoff.
Closethecurrentdisplay.
Dependingonvehicleequipment:SwitchthePDCsoundonoroff.
Settingdisplay:brightness,contrast,color.
Dependingonvehicleequipment:DisplayPDC.
SwitchingtheRearViewCamerasystemonandoff
TheRearViewCamerasystemswitchesonandoffautomatically.
FunctionActionwiththeignitionon
VehicleswithoutParkDistanceControl
VehicleswithParkDistanceControl
Switchonthedisplayautomatically: ShiftintoReverse(R).
Switchoffthedisplayautomatically:
Switchofftheignition.
OR:Driveforwardfasterthan6mph(10km/h)orforlongerthan10seconds.
OR:ShiftoutofReverse(R)andwaitabout10seconds.
OR:ShiftoutofReverse(R)(displayswitchesoffimmediately).
PressoneoftheInfotainmentsystembuttonsortapthe functionkeyonthescreen.
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manually:
.
ThePDCfullscreenmodeisdisplayed→ParkDistanceControl(PDC) .
Showthedisplayagain:ShiftoutofReverse(R),thenshiftbackintoReverse(R).
OR:Tapthefunctionkey
.
Parking
Fig.167Onthescreen:Orientationlinesfortheparkingspacebehindthevehicle.:Searchingforaparkingspace,:Backingintotheparkingspace,:Maneuvering.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Keyto→Fig.167 : Meaning
Lateralgreenlines:
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—
Projectionofthevehicle(widenedsomewhat)towardtherear.Thegreenlinesstopabout6feet(2meters)behindthevehicleontheroad.
—
Horizontalredline:Safetydistance(areauptoabout16inches(40cm)behindthevehicleontheroad).
① Road.
② Selectedparkingspace.
③Sidelinesoftheselectedparkingspace.
④Rearboundaryoftheparkingspace,suchasacurb.
Allreferencestoorientationlinelengthapplytovehiclesonahorizontalsurface.
ParkingusingtheRearViewCamerasystem
Step Action
1.TherequirementsforparkingandmaneuveringwiththeRearViewCamerasystemmustbefulfilled→Specialconsiderations .
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1. systemmustbefulfilled→Specialconsiderations .
2. Positionthevehicleinfrontoftheparkingspace②→Fig.167 .
3. ShiftintoReverse(R).
4.Reverseslowlyandsteerthevehicle sothatthelateralgreenorientationlinesleadintotheparkingspace②.
Payattentiontothemessageinthedisplay:Look!Safetomove?→
5. Alignthevehicleintheparkingspace sothatthegreenorientationlinesareparallelwiththeparkingspace③.
6. Stopthevehicle before(orattheverylatest,when)thehorizontalredlinereachestherearboundary,forexample,acurb④.
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ParkDistanceControl(PDC)
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Operation →PDCsignalchimesanddisplays →PDCmenu
Dependingonequipment,thevehiclemaybeequippedwiththeParkDistanceControlsystem(PDC).
TheParkDistanceControl(PDC)systemcanhelpthedriverwhenbackingupandparking.PDCusesultrasonicsensorsinthebumperstomeasurethedistancebetweenthevehicleandobjects.Thesystemusesthetimeittakesfortheultrasonicwavestobouncebackfromtheobjecttocalculatethedistancebetweenthevehicleandanobject.PDCworksonlyatspeedsuptoabout5–10mph(10–15km/h).
ADeclarationofCompliancewithUnitedStatesFCCandIndustryCanadaregulationsisfoundintheConsumerinformationsectionofthisManual→Consumerinformation .
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Moreinformation:
Exteriorviews→Exteriorviews
Infotainmentsystem→Infotainmentsystem
Brakingandparking→Brakingandparking
RearViewCamerasystem→RearViewCamerasystem
Exteriorcareandcleaning→Exteriorcareandcleaning
Consumerinformation→Consumerinformation
Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications→Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications
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ParkDistanceControlisnosubstituteforcarefulandattentivedriving.Neverrelycompletelyonthesesystemsforinformationaboutpeopleandobjectsthatmightbeinthewayofthevehicleandcouldbestruckresultinginseriouspersonalinjuries.
Thesensorshaveblindspotsinwhichtheycannotdetectpeople,animals,andobjects.
Alwaysbecarefulandlookaroundyouwhenparking.Thesensorscannotalwaysdetectpeople,animals,andobjects.Watchoutforsmallchildrenandanimalsinparticular.
Certaintypesofclothingandthesurfacesofcertainobjectsdonotreflecttheultrasonicwavesthatthesensorssendandreceive.SuchobjectsandpersonswearingsuchclothingwillnotbedetectedbyPDCorwillnotbedetectedaccurately.
NoiseintheareacaninterferewiththesignalsoftheParkDistanceControlsensors.Undercertaincircumstances,thesystemwillnotdetectpeopleandobjectsforthisreason.
WARNING
Thingsliketrailerdrawbars,thinrods,fences,trees,narrowpaintedverticalpoles,posts,orarearhatchthatisopening
NOTICE
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paintedverticalpoles,posts,orarearhatchthatisopeningmaynotbedetectedbytheParkDistanceControlsensorsandcoulddamagethevehicle.
IfyoucontinuedrivingclosertoanobjectthattheParkDistanceControlhasalreadydetectedandreported,theobjectmaydisappearfromthesensorrangeandmaynolongerbedetected.Thisisespeciallytrueforloworhighobjects.Thesystemwillnolongersoundwarningsabouttheseobjects.IgnoringsignalsfromtheParkDistanceControlsystemcouldresultinseriousdamagetothevehicle.
Thesensorsinthebumperscanbedamagedorbecomemisalignedinlowspeedimpactsandparkingmaneuvers.DamagedormisalignedsensorscannotaccuratelydetectorreportobjectsthatmightbewithinrangeofthePDCsystem.
Tohelpmakesurethatthesystemworksproperly,alwayskeepthesensorsinthebumperscleanandfreeofsnowandice;donotcoverthesensorswithstickersorotherobjects.
Whencleaningthesensorswithpowerwashersorsteamcleaners,onlyspraythesensorsdirectlyforaveryshorttime,andalwayskeepthewashernozzleatleast4inches(10cm)fromthesensors.
Noisefromroughroads,cobblestones,othervehiclesandthesurroundingarea,forexample,canpreventtheParkDistanceControlsystemfromaccuratelydetectingandreportingpeopleandobjectsthatmaybewithinrangeofthesensors.
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VolkswagenrecommendspracticingwiththeParkDistanceControlsysteminalocationorparkingspacewithnotrafficinordertobecomefamiliarwiththesystemand
howitworks.
Operation
Fig.168Inthefrontandrearbumpers:ParkDistanceControlsystemsensors.
Fig.169Inthelowercenterconsole:ButtontoswitchthePark
AftermarketcomponentssuchasbicyclerackscanimpairthefunctionoftheParkDistanceControlsystem.
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DistanceControlsystemonoroff.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
TheParkDistanceControl(PDC)usesultrasonicsensorstodeterminethedistancefromthefrontorrearbumperstoanobstacle.Dependingonvehicleequipment,thereareeither4or6sensorsforthePDClocatedintherearbumper( )andadditionalsensorsinthefrontbumper( )→Fig.168 (arrows).
TheintermittentandpermanentsignalchimesgivenbythefrontPDCsensorsareofahigherpitchthanthosegivenbytherearPDCsensors.Thisisastandardfeature.
ThewarningsignalscanbeadjustedintheInfotainmentsystemmenu→Infotainmentsystem .
SwitchingtheParkDistanceControl(PDC)systemonandoff
Inorderto Operation(whentheignitionisswitchedon)ManuallyactivatePDC: Pressthe buttononce.
ManuallydeactivatePDC: Pushthe buttonagain.
Manuallydeactivatethedisplay(soundstays
Pressafunctionselectionbuttononthefactory-installedInfotainmentsystem→Infotainmentsystem .
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active): OR:Tapthe functionkeyonthescreen.
AutomaticallyactivatePDC:
ShiftintoReverse(R).
OR:Dependingonvehicleequipment,whenthevehiclerollsbackwards.
OR:Dependingonvehicleequipment,whenslowlydrivingtowardanobstaclelocatedinthescannedareainfrontofthevehicleataspeedbelow6–9mph(10–15km/h)→PDCsignalchimesanddisplays whenautomaticactivationisswitchedonintheInfotainmentsystem.AminiaturePDCviewmaybedisplayed.
AutomaticallydeactivatePDC:
ShiftintoPark(P).
OR:Driveforwardfasterthanabout5–10mph(10–15km/h).
MutethePDCvolume: Tapthe functionkey.
SwitchfromminiPDCdisplaytofull-screenmode.
ShiftintoReverse(R).
OR:Dependingonvehicleequipment,whenthevehiclerollsbackwards.
OR:TaptheminiPDCfunctionkey.
SwitchtotheRearViewCamerasystemdisplay(ifequipped):
ShiftintoReverse(R).
OR:Tapthe functionkey.
Theindicatorlightinthe button→Fig.169 lightsupandstaysonaslongasthefeatureisactive.
Automaticactivation
WhenthePDCisactivatedautomatically,aminiPDCdisplay
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appearsontheleft-handsideofthescreen→Fig.171 .
AutomaticactivationofthePDCwhendrivingslowlytowardsanobstaclelocatedinfrontofthevehicleonlyworkswhenthespeedfallsbelowabout6–9mph(10–15km/h)forthefirsttime.IfthePDCwasswitchedoffusingthe button,performingoneofthefollowingactionswiththeignitionswitchedoncanautomaticallyreactivatethePDC:
Ifthevehicleacceleratestoaspeedgreaterthan6–9mph(10–15km/h)andthendropsbelowthatspeedagain.
OR:Iftheignitionisswitchedoffandthenswitchedonagain.
OR:IftheselectorleverismovedtoPark(P)andthenoutofthatpositionagain.
OR:IfautomaticactivationisturnedoffandonagainintheInfotainmentsystem.
OR:Dependingonvehicleequipment,iftheelectronicparkingbrakeisswitchedonandisswitchedoffagain.
AutomaticactivationoftheminiPDCdisplaycanbeturnedonoroffintheInfotainmentsystem→Infotainmentsystem .
Whentheboxintheautomaticactivationfunctionkeyischecked ,signalchimessoundfromadistanceofabout20inches(50cm)
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fromtheobstacle.
Ifyouhearalongbeepofabout3secondswhenyoufirstturnPDConortheindicatorlightinthebuttonstartsblinking,thismeansthereisamalfunctioninthePark
DistanceControlsystem.SwitchofftheParkDistanceControlsystemwiththebuttonand
haveitimmediatelycheckedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorized
VolkswagenServiceFacility.
PDCsignalchimesanddisplays
NeverrelycompletelyonthePDCforinformationaboutpeopleandobjectsthatmightbeinthewayofthevehicleandcouldbestruckbythevehiclecausingseriouspersonalinjury.
ThePDCsensorshaveblindspotswheretheycannotdetectpeopleorobjects.
Alwayswatchforpeople,especiallysmallchildrenandanimals,becausethesensorsmaynotalwaysbeabletodetectthem.
WARNING
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Fig.170PDCdisplayoftheareasurroundingthevehicle.
Fig.171MiniPDCdisplayoftheareasurroundingthevehicle.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Keytoelementsinthecolordisplay→Fig.170 and→Fig.171
Meaning
Ⓐ Scannedareabehindthevehicle.
Ⓑ Scannedareainfrontofthevehicle.
Systemfaultinthescannedarea.
Theyellowsegmentrepresentsanobstacleinthevehicle’spath.
Redsegmentdepictsanobstaclelocatedclosetothevehicle.
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Thegreysegmentrepresentsanobstacleoutsideofthevehicle'spath.
Whenthefactory-installedInfotainmentsystemisswitchedon,theareastothefront,rear,andsideofthevehiclethatarescannedbyultrasonicsensorsareshownonthescreen→Fig.170 .Thepositionsofpotentialobstaclesaredisplayedrelativetothevehicle→ .
Signalchimes
Whenthevehicleapproachesanobstaclelocatedintherangeoftheultrasonicsensors,thereareaudiblesignalchimes.Anintermittentsignalchimemeansthatasufficientlyshortdistancebetweenthevehicleandanobstacleisdetected.Theshorterthedistance,theshortertheintervalsbetweenthechimes.Thesignalchimewillsoundcontinuouslyiftheobstacleisveryclose.
Whenthereisanimminentriskofcollisionatthefrontareaofthevehicle,thesignalchimesbeepatthefrontofthevehicle.Whenthereisariskofimminentcollisionattherearareaofthevehicle,thesignalchimesbeepattherearofthevehicle.
Ifyoucontinuetodrivethevehicleclosertotheobstacledespiteacontinuoussignalchime,thesystemwillnolongerbeabletomeasurethedistance.
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Theintermittentsignalchimevolumedecreasesafterafewsecondsifthedistanceremainsthesame.Thevolumeremainsconstantifthesignalchimeiscontinuous.Assoonasthevehiclemovesawayfromanobstacleagain,theintermittentsignalchimeswitchesoffautomatically.Ifthevehiclemovestowardsanobstructionagain,theintermittentsignalchimesbeepautomatically.
Display
Thegraphiconthescreendisplaysthescannedareasinseveralsegments.Thecloserthevehicledrivestowardsanobstacle,thecloserthesegmentwillmovetothevehicleinthedisplay.Thecollisionareahasbeenreachedatthelatestwhenthesecondtolastsegmentisdisplayed.Donotkeepdriving!
VehicleswithPDCatthefrontandrear
AreaofthevehicleDistanceofthevehiclefroman
obstacle
Signaltone
Segmentcolorifanobstaclehasbeendetected
colordisplayonly)
Ⓐ
Rearcenterabout12–63in.
(31–160cm)
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Rearside Obstaclenotinthevehicle’spath
about12–23in.
(31–60cm) – Grey
Ⓑ
Frontcenterabout12–47in.
(31–120cm)
Frontsideabout12–23in.
(31–60cm)
Ⓐ
Rearcenter
Obstacleinthe
vehicle’spath
about12–63in.
(31–160cm)
Intermittenttone Yellow
Rearsideabout12–23in.
(31–60cm)
Ⓑ
Frontcenterabout12–47in.
(31–120cm)
Frontsideabout12–23in.
(31–60cm)
Ⓐ,Ⓑ Obstacleoutsideofthecollisionarea
about0–12in.
(0–30cm)
Intermittenttone Red
Ⓐ,Ⓑ Obstacleinthecollisionarea
about0–12in.
(0–30cm)
Constanttone Red
MutingtheParkDistanceControlvolume
YoucanmutethePDCbeepingsignalsbytappingthefunctionkeyontheInfotainmentsystemscreen(ifapplicable).Tap
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thefunctionkeyagaintoturnthebeepingsignalsbackon.
SwitchingParkDistanceControlbackonafteritwasswitchedoffreactivatesthevolume.Systemmalfunctionwarningsignalscannotbeswitchedoff.
Ifyoumanuallydeactivatethedisplay,PDCremainsonandthesoundisreactivated.
SwitchingontheelectronicparkingbrakealsomutesthePDCvolume.
ThemutesettingisactiveifthePDCwasswitchedonusingthe buttonwhentheselectorleverisinPark(P).
Donotallowtheimagesshownonthescreentodistractyoufromthetrafficaroundyou.
WARNING
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Itcantakeafewsecondsbeforetheareascannedbythesensorsisdisplayedonthescreenofthefactory-installedInfotainmentsystem.
PDCmenu
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
PDCsettingsintheInfotainmentsystemmenu
Switchontheignition.
Ifnecessary,switchontheInfotainmentsystem.
Pressthe button.
Tapthe functionkey.
Tapthe Parkingandmaneuvering functionkey.
Failuretoobservetheilluminatedtextmessagescanleadtothevehiclebeingdamaged.
NOTICE
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SelecttherequiredsettingsintheParkPilotmenu.
Functionbutton:actionAutomaticactivation :Iftheboxinthefunctionkeyischecked ,theminiPDC
switchesonautomaticallywhenthevehicleslowlyapproachesanobstacletothefront.Tap Automaticactivation againtoswitchoffthisfeature.Afterdeactivation,thePDCwillnotswitchonautomaticallywhenthevehicleapproachesanobstacletothefront.
Frontvolume :Setdifferentvolumesforthefrontsignalchimesbytappingthe -or + functionkeysorbyadjustingthecontrol.
Frontpitch :Setdifferentpitchesforthefrontsignalchimesbytappingthe - or+ functionkeysorbyadjustingthecontrol.
Rearvolume :Setdifferentvolumesfortherearsignalchimesbytappingthe - or+ functionkeysorbyadjustingthecontrol.
Rearpitch :Setdifferentpitchesfortherearsignalchimesbytappingthe - or +functionkeysorbyadjustingthecontrol.
Audiolowering :SettheleveltowhichtheInfotainmentsystemvolumeshouldbeloweredwhenthePDCisactive.
Off:TheInfotainmentsystemvolumeisnotlowered.
1-5:TheInfotainmentsystemvolumeisloweredslightlytomedium,dependingonthenumberselected.
Mute:TheInfotainmentsystemvolumeismuted.
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ParkAssist
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→DescriptionoftheParkAssistsystem →ParkingwhileusingtheParkAssistsystem →DrivingoutofaparallelparkingspaceusingParkAssist →ParkAssistautomaticbraking
TheParkAssistsystemisanextensionoftheParkDistanceControlsystem→ParkDistanceControl(PDC) andcanassistthedriverwhen:
Findingasuitableparkingspace.
Parkinginasuitableparallelparkingspace.
Parkinginasuitableperpendicularparkingspace.
Pullingoutofaparallelparkingspace.
InvehicleswithParkDistanceControl(PDC),thedisplayofthescannedareatothefront,rear,andsidesofthevehicleisshownonthescreenofthefactory-installedInfotainmentsystem.Withinthesystemlimits,thepositionofobstaclescanbeshowninrelationto
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thevehicle.
TheParkAssistsystemhascertainsystem-relatedlimitations.ThedrivershouldexercisecautionwhenusingtheParkAssistsystem→ .
Moreinformation:
Exteriorviews→Exteriorviews
Startingandstoppingtheengine→Startingandstoppingtheengine
Brakingandparking→Brakingandparking
ParkDistanceControl(PDC)→ParkDistanceControl(PDC)
Exteriorcareandcleaning→Exteriorcareandcleaning
Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications→Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications
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ParkAssisttechnologycannotovercomethelawsofphysicsandthelimitsofthesystem.DonotlettheextraconvenienceParkAssistcanprovidetemptyouintotakingextrarisks.Thesystemisnotasubstituteforthedriver'sfullconcentration.
CarelessorunintentionaluseofParkAssistmayresultinaccidentsandsevereinjuries.
Alwaysadjustyourspeedanddrivingstyletoroad,traffic,weather,andvisibilityconditions.
Certainsurfacesofobjectsandclothingcannotreflectthesignalsfromtheultrasonicsensors.Thesystemisunabletodetectobjectsorpeoplewearingtheseparticulartypesofclothing,ortheymaybedetectedincorrectly.
Externalsourcesofsoundcanaffectthesignalsoftheultrasonicsensors.Incertaincircumstances,thesystemmaynotrecognizepeopleorobjects.
Theultrasonicsensorshaveblindspotsinwhichtheycannotdetectpeopleandobjects.
Alwaysbecarefulandlookaroundyou.Thesensorscannotdetectpeople,animals,objectsincertainsituations.Watchoutforsmallchildrenandanimalsinparticular.
WARNING
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Makingquickturningmovementsofthesteeringwheelwhenparkingordrivingoutofaparkingspacecancauseseriousinjuries.
Whenparkingordrivingoutofaparkingspace,donotreachforthesteeringwheeluntilpromptedtodosobythesystem.
WARNING
ParkAssistusesparkedvehicles,thecurb,andotherobjectsasguidance.Pleaseensurethatthewheelsandtiresarenotdamagedwhenparkingthevehicle.Ifnecessary,stoptheparkingprocedureearlyenoughtopreventdamagetothevehicle.
Thingsliketrailerdrawbars,thinrods,fences,posts,trees,oranopenrearhatchmaynotbedetectedbytheParkAssistsystemandcoulddamagethevehicle.
Thesensorsinthebumperscanbedamagedorbecomemisalignedinlowspeedimpactsandparkingmaneuvers.DamagedormisalignedsensorscannotaccuratelydetectorreportobjectsthatmightbewithinrangeoftheParkAssistsystem.
NOTICE
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Alwayskeeptheultrasonicsensorsinthebumperscleanandfreeofice,dirt,andsnow.Donotcoverthesensorswithstickersorotherobjects,asthesemaypreventthe
system.
Whencleaningthesensorswithpowerwashersorsteamcleaners,onlyspraythesensorsdirectlyforaveryshorttime,andalwayskeepthewashernozzleatleast4inches(10cm)fromthesensors.
AftermarketcomponentssuchasbicyclerackscanimpairthefunctionoftheParkAssistsystemandmaycausevehicledamage.
Noisefromroughroads,cobblestones,othervehiclesandthesurroundingarea,forexample,canpreventtheParkAssistsystemfromaccuratelydetectingandreportingpeopleandobjectsthatmaybewithinrangeofthesensors.
Ifanultrasonicsensorfails,thecorrespondingareaoftheultrasonicsensorclusterisswitchedoffandcannotbereactivateduntilthefaulthasbeencorrected.HavethesystemcheckedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
NOTICE
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systemfromworkingproperly.
VolkswagenrecommendspracticingwiththeParkAssistsysteminalocationorparkingspacewithnotrafficinordertobecomefamiliarwiththesystemandhowitworks.
Whenparkingordrivingoutofaparkingspace,thesystemgivesasignaltonetotell
thedrivertoswitchbetweendrivingforwardandreversing.Thedrivershouldnotwaituntil
theParkDistanceControlsoundscontinuouslybeforechangingdirection.
IftheParkAssistsystemturnsthesteeringwheelwhenthevehicleisstationary,thesymbolappearsintheinstrumentclusterdisplayaswell.Depressthebrakepedalso
thatthesteeringmovementtakesplacewiththevehiclestationary,keepingtherequired
numberofparkingmaneuverstoaminimum.
DescriptionoftheParkAssistsystem
Fig.172Inthelowercenterconsole:ButtonforswitchingontheParkAssistsystem.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
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ParkAssistconsistsofultrasonicsensorsinthefrontandrearbumpersandthe button→Fig.172 ,whichturnstheParkAssistsystemandtheinstrumentclusterdisplayonandoff.
Interruptingorautomaticallystoppingaparkingprocedureordrivingoutofaparkingspace
TheParkAssistsystemcancelstheprocedureofparkingordrivingoutofaparkingspaceifoneofthefollowingoccurs:
The buttonispressed.Thevehiclespeedisfasterthanabout4mph(7km/h).
Thedriverintervenesusingthesteeringwheel.
Theparkingprocedurewasnotcompletedwithinabout6minutesafteractivatingtheautomaticsteeringintervention.
Thereisasystemfault(systemistemporarilyunavailable).
ASRisswitchedoff.
RegulationrelatedtodrivingdynamicstakesplacethroughASRorESC.
Thedriverdoorisopened.
Ifnoneoftheabovesituationsapply,resumeParkAssistbypressingthe buttononcemore.
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Specialconsiderations
TheParkAssistsystemhassystem-relatedlimitations.Forexample,ifthereisatightcurveintheroad,theParkAssistsystemcannothelpyouparkthevehicleordriveoutofaparkingspace.
Afterawheelhasbeenchanged
Ifafterawheelhasbeenchanged,younoticethatthesystemdoesnotparkthevehicleorleaveaparkingspaceaswellasitdidbeforethewheelwaschanged,thenewwheeldimensionsmayneedtobesynchronizedwiththesystem.Thesynchronizationprocesshappensautomaticallywhilethevehicleisinmotion.Tohelpthesystemsynchronizethenewwheel,drivearoundcurvesslowlyatspeedsoflessthanabout12mph(20km/h)→ .
ParkingwhileusingtheParkAssistsystem
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Fig.173Intheinstrumentclusterdisplay:Parallelparking.Searchingforaparkingspace,positioningthevehicleforparking,maneuvering.
Fig.174Intheinstrumentclusterdisplay:Parkingperpendiculartotheroad.Searchingforaparkingspace,positioningthevehicleforparking,maneuvering.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
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Keyto→Fig.173 and→Fig.174 :
Prompttodriveforward
Yourvehicle
Parkedvehicles
Parkingspacedetected
Arrowindicatingtheparkingsuggestion(prompttopark)
Prompttopressthebrakepedal
Progressbar
Progressbar
Theprogressbar→Fig.173⑦ or→Fig.174⑦ intheinstrumentclusterdisplayshowstherelativeremainingdistanceusingsymbols.Thehighertheprogressbar,thelongertheremainingdistance.Whendrivingforward,theprogresslevelmovesup;whendrivinginreverse,itmovesdown.
RequirementsforparkingusingParkAssist
Forparkingspacesparalleltothesideoftheroad
Forparkingspacesperpendiculartothesideoftheroad
TheASRmustbeswitchedon→Brakingandparking .
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Donotgofasterthanabout25mph(40km/h)whendrivingpasttheparkingspace.
Donotgofasterthanabout12mph(20km/h)whendrivingpasttheparkingspace.
Maintainadistanceof1.6–6.5feet(0.5–2meters)whendrivingpasttheparkingspace.
Lengthoftheparkingspace:vehiclelength+3.3feet(1.0meters).
Widthoftheparkingspace:vehiclewidth+2.6feet(0.8meters).
Donotgofasterthanabout4mph(7km/h)whenparking.
Parking
Completethefollowingsteps:
StepForparkingspacesparallelto
thesideoftheroad→Fig.173
Forparkingspacesperpendiculartothesideof
theroad→Fig.174
1.RequirementsforparkingusingParkAssistmustbefulfilled→RequirementsforparkingusingParkAssist .
2.
Pressthe →Fig.172 buttononcewhiledrivingataspeedlessthanabout25mph(40km/h).
Pressthe →Fig.172 buttontwicewhiledrivingataspeedlessthanabout12mph(20km/h).
Anindicatorlightcomesoninthe buttonwhenParkAssistisswitchedon.Theselectedparkingmodeisalsostoredanddisplayedintheinstrumentclusterdisplay.
3. Pressthe buttonagaintoswitchbetweenparallelandperpendicularparkingmodes,ifnecessary.
4. Activatetheturnsignalforthesideofthestreetonwhichyouwanttopark.Thecorrespondingsideofthestreetisshownintheinstrumentclusterdisplay.
5. Followthemessagesintheinstrumentclusterdisplaywhileobservingtraffic,anddrivethevehiclepasttheparkingspace.
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6.
Watchtheinstrumentclusterdisplaytoseeiftheparkingspacehasbeendeterminedsuitableandwhetherthevehiclehasreachedthecorrectpositionforparking .
Theparkingspaceisonlydeterminedsuitablewhentheinstrumentclusterdisplaystheprompttopark⑤.
7. Stopthevehicleandafterashortstationaryperiod,movetheselectorlevertoReverse(R).
8.
Releasethesteeringwheelwhenthefollowingmessageisshown→ Steer.interv.Checkareaaroundveh.!
Checktheareaaroundthevehicleandcarefullydepresstheacceleratorpedal.Donotexceed4mph(7km/h).
TheParkAssistsystemwillonlyoperatethesteeringwheelduringtheparkingprocedure.Thedrivercontrolstheaccelerator,thebrake,andthetransmissionselectorlever.
9.
ReversethevehicleuntilthereisacontinuoustonefromtheParkDistanceControl(PDC)system.
OR:Untiltheprompttodriveforwardappearsintheinstrumentclusterdisplay.
OR:UntilthemessageParkAssistfinished!appearsintheinstrumentclusterdisplay.
Theprogressbar⑦ displaystheremainingdistance→Progressbar .
10.PressthebrakepedaluntilParkAssisthasfinishedsteering.
OR:Untilthe symbolintheinstrumentclusterdisplaydisappears.
11.
DrivethevehicleforwarduntilthereisacontinuoustonefromtheParkDistanceControl(PDC)system.
OR:Untiltheprompttodriveinreverseappearsintheinstrumentclusterdisplay.
TheParkAssistsystemwillguidethevehiclewhendrivingforwardandreversing untilthevehicleisparkedstraightintheparkingspace.
12.
WaituntilParkAssisthascompletedturningthesteeringwheelattheendofeachparkingmaneuvertoachieveanoptimalparkingresult.
Amessageisdisplayedintheinstrumentclusteronceparkingiscompleted.A
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signaltonemayalsosound.
Stoppingthemaneuvertoosoonwhileparkingcouldleadtolessthanoptimalparkingresults.
Ifthereisnotenoughspacetomaneuverthevehicle,thesuggestedparkingspacemaystillbeindicatedontheinstrumentclusterdisplay.However,youwillnotbeprompted
topark.
TheParkAssistsystemcanalsobeactivatedafterdrivingpastaparallelparkingspaceatlessthanabout25mph(40km/h)oraperpendicularparkingspaceatlessthan
about12mph(20km/h)andthenpressingthe button.
DrivingoutofaparallelparkingspaceusingParkAssist
Fig.175Intheinstrumentclusterdisplay:Drivingoutofaparallelparkingspace.
Pleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationand
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heedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Keyto→Fig.175 :
Parkedvehicles
Yourvehiclewithreversegearengaged
Progressbar
Arrowindicatingthesuggestedprocedurefordrivingoutofaspace
RequirementsfordrivingoutofaparallelparkingspaceusingParkAssist
Youmustbeparkedinaparallelparkingspace.
ASRmustbeswitchedon→Brakingandparking .
Theparkingspacelengthmustbevehiclelength+2.6feet(0.8meters).
Youmustnotdrivefasterthanabout4mph(7km/h)whendrivingoutoftheparkingspace.
Drivingoutofaparkingspace
Completethefollowingsteps:
Step Forparallelparkingspacesonly
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1.TherequirementsfordrivingoutofaparkingspaceusingParkAssistmustbefulfilled→RequirementsfordrivingoutofaparallelparkingspaceusingParkAssist .
2. Starttheengine→Startingandstoppingtheengine .
3.Pressthe →Fig.172 button.
Anindicatorlightcomesoninthe buttonwhenthefeatureisswitchedon.
4. Usetheturnsignallevertoselectthedirection(leftorright)inwhichyouwouldliketodriveoutoftheparkingspace.
5.
MovetheselectorlevertoReverse(R).
Releasethesteeringwheelwhenthefollowingmessageisshown→ Steer.interv.Checkareaaroundveh.!
Checktheareaaroundthevehicleandcarefullydepresstheacceleratorpedal.Donotexceed4mph(7km/h).
TheParkAssistsystemwillonlyoperatethesteeringwheelwhiledrivingoutoftheparkingspace.Thedrivercontrolstheaccelerator,thebrake,andthetransmissionselectorlever.
6.
ReversethevehicleuntilthereisacontinuoustonefromtheParkDistanceControl(PDC)system.
OR:Untiltheprompttodriveforwardappearsintheinstrumentclusterdisplay.
Theprogressbar→Fig.175③ displaysthedistancelefttobetraveled→Progressbar .
7.PressthebrakepedaluntiltheParkAssistsystemhasfinishedsteering.
OR:Untilthe symbolintheinstrumentclusterdisplaydisappears.
8.
DrivethevehicleforwarduntilthereisacontinuoustonefromtheParkDistanceControl(PDC)system.
OR:Untiltheprompttodriveinreverseappearsintheinstrumentclusterdisplay.
TheParkAssistsystemsteersthevehiclewhendrivingforwardorreversinguntilthevehiclecanbedrivenoutoftheparkingspace.
Amessageisdisplayedintheinstrumentclusterwhenthevehiclecanbedriven
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9. outoftheparkingspace.Asignaltonemayalsosound.
TakeoversteeringwiththesteeringangleturnedbytheParkAssistsystem.
10. Whentrafficpermits,drivethevehicleoutoftheparkingspace.
ParkAssistautomaticbraking
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
ParkAssistcanhelpthedriverbybrakingautomaticallyincertainsituations.
Thedriverisalwaysresponsibleforbrakingintime→ .
Automaticbrakeinterventiontoavoidexcessspeed
Anautomaticbrakeinterventionmayoccurtopreventthevehiclefromexceedingaspeedofabout4mph(7km/h)whenparkingordrivingoutofaparkingspace.Youcancontinuethemaneuvertoparkordriveoutofaparkingspaceaftertheautomaticbrakeintervention.
Automaticbrakeinterventionoccursnomorethanonetimeperparkingmaneuver.Theparkingmaneuverisinterruptedifthevehiclespeedexceeds4mph(7km/h)again.
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Automaticbrakeinterventiontominimizedamage
Dependingoncertainconditionssuchasweather,vehiclecondition,vehicleload,orvehicleangle,theParkAssistsystemcanbringthevehicletoastopbeforeitreachesanobstruction.Depressthebrakepedal→ !
Anautomaticbrakeinterventiontominimizedamageendsthecurrentparkingmaneuver.
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ParkAssisttechnologycannotovercomethelawsofphysicsandthelimitsofthesystem.DonotlettheextraconvenienceParkAssistcanprovidetemptyouintotakingextrarisks.Thesystemisnotasubstituteforthedriver'sfullconcentration.
TheParkAssistsystemhassystem-relatedlimitations.Insomesituationstheautomaticbrakeinterventioncanberestrictedormaynotworkatall.
Alwaysbepreparedtobrakethevehicleyourself.
Automaticbrakingassistanceendsafterabout1.5seconds.Alwaysdepressthebrakepedalyourselfafteranautomaticbrakingintervention.
WARNING
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BlindSpotMonitorwithRearTrafficAlert
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Indicatorlights →BlindSpotMonitor →Drivingsituations →RearTrafficAlert →UsingtheBlindSpotMonitorwithRearTrafficAlert
Dependingonvehicleequipment,thevehiclemaybeequippedwiththeBlindSpotMonitorsystem.
TheBlindSpotMonitorassiststhedriverbyusingradarsensorstomonitorthetrafficintheblindspotdetectionareaaswellastrafficbehindthevehicle.
TheintegratedRearTrafficAlertsystemcanhelpthedriverwhenbackingoutofparkingspacesandwhenmaneuvering.
TheBlindSpotMonitorisonlydesignedforuseonpavedroads.
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Supplementaryinformationandwarnings:
Exteriorviews→Exteriorviews
VolkswagenInformationSystem→VolkswagenInformationSystem
Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications→Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications
Consumerinformation→Consumerinformation
TheBlindSpotMonitorwithRearTrafficAlerttechnologycannotovercomethelawsofphysicsandlimitsofthesystem.CarelessorunintentionaluseoftheBlindSpotMonitorandRearTrafficAlertmayresultinaccidentsandseriousinjuries.
TheBlindSpotMonitorwithRearTrafficAlertisnotasubstituteforcarefulandattentivedriving.
Alwaysadjustyourdrivingstyletoroad,traffic,weather,andvisibilityconditions.
Alwayskeepbothhandsonthesteeringwheelsothatyouarepreparedtosteeratanytime.
Payattentiontoandheedtheindicatorlightsintheoutsidemirrorsandintheinstrumentclusterdisplay.
WARNING
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mirrorsandintheinstrumentclusterdisplay.
TheBlindSpotMonitormayreacttocertainequipmentinstalledonthesideoftheroad,suchashighoroffsetguardrails.Falsewarningsmayresult.
NeverusetheBlindSpotMonitorwithRearTrafficAlertonunpavedroads.TheBlindSpotMonitorwithRearTrafficAlertwasdesignedonlyforpavedroads.
Alwayspayattentiontotheareasurroundingyourvehicle.
NeverusetheBlindSpotMonitorwithRearTrafficAlertiftheradarsensorsaredirty,obstructed,ordamaged;thefunctionofthesystemmaybeimpaired.
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Ifthesystemdoesnotfunctionasdescribedinthischapterorifyourvehiclewasinvolvedinacollision,donotusetheBlindSpotMonitorwithRearTrafficAlert.Seean
authorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilitytohavethe
systemchecked.
Indicatorlights
Pleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationand
Theradarsensorsintherearbumpercanbedamagedorbecomemisalignedinlow-speedimpactsandparkingmaneuvers.Thesystemcanswitchitselfofformaybeimpairedasaresult.
Alwayskeeptherearbumpercleanandfreeofsnowandicesothattheradarsensorscanfunctionproperly.Donotcovertheradarsensorarea.
TherearbumpermayonlybepaintedwithvehiclepaintthatisapprovedbyVolkswagen.OtherpaintsmayimpairthefunctionoftheBlindSpotMonitororcauseittomalfunction.
Sunlightmayreducethevisibilityoftheindicatorlightintheoutsidemirror.
NOTICE
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heedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Indicatorlightintheinstrumentclusterdisplay:
Lightsup Possiblecause Action
BlindSpotMonitormalfunction.
ContactanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityforassistance.
Indicatorlightintheoutsidemirror:
Lightsup PossiblecauseLightsupbriefly:TheBlindSpotMonitorisactiveandready.
Lightsupandstayson:TheBlindSpotMonitordetectsavehicleintheblindspot.
Flashes PossiblecauseAvehicleisdetectedintheblindspot,andtheturnsignalonthatsideofthevehicleisswitchedon→ .
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,severalwarningandindicatorlightscomeonbrieflyforafunctioncheck.Theygooutafterafewseconds.
Iftheindicatorlightintheoutsidemirrordoesnotlightup,theBlindSpotMonitordoesnotcurrentlydetectavehicleinthemonitoredareaaroundyourvehicle→ .
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Thebrightnessoftheindicatorlightsintheoutsidemirrorsaredimmedwhentheheadlightsareswitchedon(nightmode).
BlindSpotMonitor
Failuretoheedwarningandindicatorlightsandinstrumentclustertextmessagescanresultinacollisionandseriouspersonalinjury.
NeverignorewarningandindicatorlightsortextWARNINGS.
Alwaysheedwarningandindicatorlightsandtakeactionwherenecessary.
WARNING
FailuretoheedwarningandindicatorlightsortextWARNINGScanresultinvehicledamage.
NOTICE
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Fig.176Intheoutsidemirrors:IndicatorlightsfortheBlindSpotMonitor.
Fig.177Rearofthevehicle:Radarsensorareas.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
TheBlindSpotMonitorusessensorstomonitortheblindspotdetectionareaandtheareabehindyourvehicleandinformsyouviaindicatorlightsintheoutsidemirrors.Thesystemmeasuresthedistancetoothervehiclesandthedifferenceinspeedbetweenyourvehicleandothervehicles.TheBlindSpotMonitoronlyworksat
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speedsaboveabout9mph(15km/h).
TheBlindSpotMonitorautomaticallydeactivateswhendrivingthroughtightcurvesintheroad.Inthissituation,thedeactivationoccurswithoutadriverinformationmessage.Nowarningsappearinthemirrorglassorintheinstrumentclusterdisplay.Afterdrivingthroughthecurve,theBlindSpotMonitorautomaticallyreactivatesandthesystemisavailableagain.
Indicatorlightsintheoutsidemirrors
Theindicatorlight→Fig.176 intheglassfortherespectiveoutsidemirrorinformsyouabouttraffictotherear,ifthesysteminterpretsthesituationascritical.Theindicatorlightinthedriversideoutsidemirror informsyouabouttraffictotheleft,andtheindicatorlightinthepassengersideoutsidemirror informsyouabouttraffictotherightofyourvehicle.
Tintingonthesidewindowsoraftermarkettintingfilmscaninterferewiththeindicatorlightsintheoutsidemirrorsorcausefalsereadings.
Keeptheglassintheoutsidemirrorscleanandfreeofsnowandice,anddonotcoverthemirrorswithstickersorotherobjects.
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Radarsensors
Theradarsensorsarebehindtherearbumperontheleftandright→Fig.177 .Theyarenotvisiblefromoutsidethevehicle.Theymonitoranareaabout21yards(20meters)behindthevehicleaswellastheblindspotsontheleftandrightsidesofthevehicle.Themonitoredareanexttothevehicleisaboutonelanewide.
Thewidthofthelaneisnotdetectedindividuallyoneachroad,butispreprogrammedintothesystem.Becauseofthis,theindicatorsmaybeincorrectwhendrivingonnarrowroadsordrivinginthecenteroftwolanes.Likewise,vehiclesthataretwolanesawayfromyouorstationaryobjectssuchasguardrailsmayalsobedetectedandcauseafalsewarning.
Drivingsituations
Fig.178:Drivingsituationwhenpassingwithtrafficbehindyourvehicle.:BlindSpotMonitorindicatorlightinthedriversidemirror.
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Fig.179:Drivingsituationwhenpassingandmergingintothelane.:BlindSpotMonitorindicatorlightinthepassengersidemirror.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Thefollowingsituationsresultinasignalintheoutsidemirror→Fig.178 (arrow)or→Fig.179 (arrow):
Ifyourvehicleisbeingpassedbyanothervehicle→Fig.178 .
Whenpassinganothervehicle→Fig.179 ,andthedifferenceinspeedbetweenthetwovehiclesisnomorethanabout6mph(10km/h).Thereisnosignalifthepassingspeedisclearlyfaster.
Thefasteranothervehicleapproaches,theearlierthesignalintheoutsidemirrorappears,becausetheBlindSpotMonitoraccountsforthedifferenceinspeedbetweenyourvehicleandothervehicles.Therefore,thesignalsmaytriggerfordifferentvehiclesatdifferenttimes,evenwhenthedistancetothosevehiclesisthesame.
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TheBlindSpotMonitoronlyworksatspeedsaboveabout9mph(15km/h).Thesystemswitchesoffautomaticallywhenthevehiclespeeddropsbelowabout6mph(10km/h).
Physicalandsystemlimitations
Incertainsituations,theBlindSpotMonitormaynotinterpretthetrafficsituationcorrectly.Thesesituationsmayinclude:
Whendrivingintightcurves.
Whenthewidthofthelanesdiffers.
Whenthereisariseintheroadsurface.
Whentherearepoorweatherconditions.
Whencertaintypesofequipmentareonthesideoftheroad,suchashighoroffsetguardrails.
RearTrafficAlert
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Fig.180RearTrafficAlert:Monitoredareaaroundthevehiclethatisbackingoutofaparkingspace.
Fig.181RearTrafficAlertdisplay:Coloreddisplayshown(mayvarydependingonvehicleequipment).
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Keyto→Fig.181 Colororsymbol Meaning
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthescannedarea(notpictured).
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Theyellowareaindicatesthatthesystemhaspossiblydetectedtrafficbehindthevehicle.
Theredareaindicatesthatthesystemhasdetectedtrafficbehindthevehicle.
TheRearTrafficAlertsystemusestheradarsensorsintherearbumper→Fig.177 tomonitorthetrafficcrossingbehindyourvehiclewhenyouarebackingoutofaparkingspaceormaneuvering,forexample,intrafficsituationswithpoorvisibility.
Awarningsoundsifthesystemdetectsapproachingtrafficbehindyourvehiclewhenbackingup→Fig.180 (redarea).
VehicleswithoutParkDistanceControl(PDC):Thereisawarningtoneandatextmessageintheinstrumentclusterdisplay.
VehicleswithParkDistanceControl(PDC):ThereisacontinuouswarningtonefromthePDC.IfPDCisdeactivated,awarningforthedrivermaynotbepossible,andthereforetheRearTrafficAlertisalsodeactivated.
Automaticbrakingintervention
IftheRearTrafficAlertdetectsanapproachingvehicleandthedriverdoesnotpressthebrakepedal,thesystemcanintervenewithautomaticbraking.
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TheRearTrafficAlertassiststhedriverwithharshautomaticbrakingthatcouldhelppreventorreducedamagethatmayresultfromacollision.Theautomaticbrakingoccurswhilebackingupatspeedsbetween1–7mph(1–12km/h).Oncethesystemdetectsthatyourvehicleisstationary,itkeepsthevehiclefrommovingforupto2seconds.
Afteranautomaticbrakingintervention,about10secondsmustpassbeforethesystemcanbrakeautomaticallyagain.
Thedrivercaninterrupttheautomaticbrakingandtakecontrolofthevehiclebypressingfirmlyonthegasorbrakepedal.
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TheBlindSpotMonitorwithRearTrafficAlerttechnologycannotovercomethelawsofphysicsandlimitsofthesystem.CarelessorunintentionaluseoftheBlindSpotMonitorandRearTrafficAlertmayresultinaccidentsandseriousinjuries.
TheRearTrafficAlertisnotasubstituteforcarefulandattentivedriving.
Neverusethesystemwhenvisibilityislimitedorinconfusingtrafficsituations,forexample,onheavilytraveledroadsorwhentherearemultiplelanes.
Alwayswatchforpeople,especiallysmallchildren,bicycles,animals,andobjects,becausetheRearTrafficAlertmaynotalwaysbeabletodetectthem.RearTrafficAlertcannotdetectpeople,animals,andthingsthataremovingslowlyornotatall.
TheRearTrafficAlertdoesnotalwaysbrakethevehicletoacompletestop.
Theharshautomaticbrakingwillbeuncomfortableformanypeople,andifyouoryourpassengershavespecialconditionsorsensitivities,particularlyintheneck,youmaywanttoswitchoffRearTrafficAlert.
WARNING
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UsingtheBlindSpotMonitorwithRearTrafficAlert
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
SwitchingtheBlindSpotMonitorwithRearTrafficAlertonandoff
Onappropriatelyequippedvehicles,youcanturntheBlindSpotMonitorwithRearTrafficAlertonandoffintheAssistsystemsmenuintheVolkswagenInformationSystem.
OpentheAssistsystemsmenu.
RearTraffic
BlindSpot
SwitchingtheBlindSpotMonitorandRearTrafficAlertonandoffintheInfotainmentsystem
Pressthe button.Tapthe functionkey.Tapthe Assistancesystems functionkeytoswitchtheBlindSpotMonitoronoroff.
Tapthe Parkingandmaneuvering functionkeytoswitchthe
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RearTrafficAlertonoroff.
Whentheboxnexttotheoptionischecked ,thefunctionwillturnonautomaticallywhentheignitionisswitchedon.
TheindicatorlightsintheoutsidemirrorswillturnonbrieflytoconfirmthattheBlindSpotMonitorisready.
Theindicatorlightintheinstrumentclusterinformsyouaboutthestatusofthesystem.
Thelastsystemsettingthatwasstorediskeptafterswitchingtheignitionoff/on.
IftheBlindSpotMonitorwasdeactivatedautomatically,thesystemcanonlybeactivatedagainafterswitchingtheignitionoff/on.
AutomaticdeactivationoftheBlindSpotMonitor
TheradarsensorsfortheBlindSpotMonitorwithRearTrafficAlertturnoffautomaticallyifthesystemdetectsapermanentobstructionoveraradarsensor.Thiscouldoccuriftheradarsensorareaiscoveredbyiceorsnow,forexample.
Atextmessageappearsintheinstrumentclusterdisplaywhenthe
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systemturnsoffautomatically.
Trailertowing
Whentowingatrailer,theBlindSpotMonitorandRearTrafficAlertmustbemanuallyswitchedoff.
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DrivingModeSelection
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Indicatorlight →Functionandoperation →Adjustingthedrivingmode
YourvehiclemaybeequippedwiththeDrivingModeSelectionfeature.
Additionalinformationandwarnings:
Infotainmentsystem→Infotainmentsystem
Lights→Lights
Shifting→Shifting
Steering→Steering
Cruisecontrol→Cruisecontrol
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Indicatorlight
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Lightsup Possiblecause→ Action
DynamicChassisControl(DCC)systemmalfunction(ifequipped).a)
HavethesystemcheckedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,severalwarningandindicator
Drivingontoday'sroadsdemandsthefullattentionofthedriveratalltimes.Driverdistractioncausesaccidents,collisionsandseriouspersonalinjury!
NeverletyourselfbedistractedwhenselectingadrivingmodeorusingtheInfotainmentsystem.
Alwaysdriveattentivelyandresponsibly.UsetheDrivingModeSelectionfeatureandtheInfotainmentsystemonlyifroad,traffic,andweatherconditionspermitandyouwillnotbedistractedfromyourdriving.
WARNING
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lightscomeonbrieflyforafunctioncheck.Theygooutafterafewseconds.
a)Displayedincoloronaninstrumentclusterwithcolordisplay.
Functionandoperation
Failuretoheedwarningandindicatorlightsandinstrumentclustertextmessagescanresultinacollisionandseriouspersonalinjury.
NeverignorewarningandindicatorlightsortextWARNINGS.
Alwaysheedwarningandindicatorlightsandtakeactionwherenecessary.
WARNING
FailuretoheedwarningandindicatorlightsortextWARNINGScanresultinvehicledamage.
NOTICE
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Fig.182Inthelowersectionofthecenterconsole:DrivingModeSelectionbutton
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Thedrivercanchoosefromdifferentdrivingmodeswithavarietyofcharacteristics:
Drivingmode Recommendeddrivingsituations
Comforta)Givesthevehicleamorecomfortabledrivingfeel,whichmaybepreferred,forexample,onbumpyroadconditionsoronlonghighwaydrives.
Normal Balancedsettingforeverydayuse.
Sport Givesthevehicleasportydrivingfeelandissuitedforasportydrivingstyle.Raceb)
IndividualIndividualsystemscanbeadjustedtosuityourpersonalrequirements→AdjustingtheIndividualdrivingmode .
Theeffectonthevehiclesettingsintheindividualdrivingmodesdependsonvehicleequipment.
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Thedrivingmodecanbechangedwhilethevehicleisstationaryorwhenitismoving.Afterselectingadrivingmode,thevehiclesettings(excludingenginesettings)areswitchedtothenewdrivingmodeimmediately.
Whentrafficconditionsallow,brieflytakeyourfootofftheacceleratortoactivatethenewlyselecteddrivingmodefortheengine.
Steering
InSportorRacemode,powersteeringisreducedandtheeffortrequiredtosteerthevehicleincreases.Thevehicle'sdrivingresponsebecomesmoreagile.
Powertrain(engineandtransmission)
Theengineandtransmissionwillgiveeitheramoredynamicormorebalancedresponsetothemovementoftheaccelerator,dependingontheselecteddrivingmode.Invehicleswithanautomatictransmission,theshiftpointsandthecoastingmodewillalsochange.Activecruisecontrolcanaffecttheaccelerationresponse.
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AdaptiveCruiseControl(ACC)
WhentheACCisactive,vehicleaccelerationanddecelerationcanbecomemoresporty,dependingontheselecteddrivingmode.
Adaptivefrontlightingsystem(AFS)andLightAssist(ifequipped)
AFSandLightAssistgiveeitheramoredynamicormorebalancedresponsetothecurrentdrivingsituation,dependingontheselecteddrivingmode.
DynamicChassisControl(DCC)(ifequipped)
Whiledriving,DCCcontinuouslyadjuststhesuspensioncharacteristicstomatchthecurrentroadanddrivingconditionsinaccordancewiththeselecteddrivingmode.
IftheDCCsystemmalfunctions,the indicatorlightappearsintheinstrumentclusterdisplayalongwithadriverinformationmessage.
Enginesound
TheenginesoundcanbeadjustedintheIndividualdrivingmode.
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Frontdifferentiallock
IntheSportdrivingmode,thefrontdifferentiallockprovidesamoreagiledrivingresponse.
Displayingthedrivingmode
Switchontheignition.
PresstheDrivingModeSelectionbutton →Fig.182 .TheDrivingModeSelectionmenuappearsintheInfotainmentsystemdisplay.Theactivedrivingmodeishighlighted.
Tapthe Information functionkeytodisplayadditionalinformationaboutthecurrentdrivingmode.
Tapthe functionkeytoclosethemenu,ifnecessary.
Selectingthedrivingmode
Switchontheignition.
PresstheDrivingModeSelectionbutton →Fig.182 andtapthefunctionkeyfortheselecteddrivingmodeintheInfotainmentsystemdisplay.
OR:presstheDrivingModeSelectionbutton totogglethroughthedrivingmodes.
Theselecteddrivingmodewillstaysetevenaftertheignitionhas
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beenswitchedoff.
Invehicleswithanautomatictransmission,thetransmissionautomaticallyshiftstoSportdrive(S)wheneithertheSportorRacedrivingmodeisselected.Aftertheignitionisswitchedoff,thecurrentdrivingmoderemainssetbuttheautomatictransmissionmayreturntoDrive(D)whentheignitionisswitchedbackonagain.
ToshifttoSportdrive(S),brieflypulltheselectorleverback→Shifting .
Changingthedrivingmodecanalterthevehiclehandling.NeverallowDrivingModeSelectiontotemptyouintotakingextrarisks.
Alwaysadjustyourspeedanddrivingstyletoroad,traffic,weather,andvisibilityconditions.
WARNING
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Thedrivercanadjustcertainvehiclefunctions,regardlessoftheselecteddrivingmode.Forexample,thedrivercanshifttheselectorlevertoSportdrive(S),evenifthe
Normaldrivingmodeisselected.
a)AvailableonlyonmodelsequippedwithDynamicChassisControl(DCC).
b)AvailableonlyonGolfRmodels(insteadofSportmode).
Failuretoheedwarninglightsandinstrumentclustertextmessagescancausethevehicletobreakdownintrafficandresultinacollisionandseriouspersonalinjury.
NeverignorewarninglightsortextWARNINGS.
Alwaysstopthevehicleassoonasitissafetodoso.
WARNING
FailuretoheedwarninglightsortextWARNINGScanresultinvehicledamage.
NOTICE
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AdjustingtheIndividualdrivingmode
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Thesystemsthatcanbeadjustedtoyourindividualrequirementsdependonthevehicleequipment.
Switchontheignition.
Ifnecessary,switchontheInfotainmentsystem.
PresstheDrivingModeSelectionbutton andtaptheIndividual functionkeyintheInfotainmentsystemdisplay.Tapthe Adjust functionkeytoopentheIndividualmenu.
Iftheboxinthefunctionkeyischecked,thefunctionisswitchedon.
Tappingthe functionkeyalwaystakesyoubacktothepreviouslyactivemenu.
Individualmenu
Theoptionsshowninthefollowingtablemayvarydependingonvehicleequipment.
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Menu Submenu Settingsoptions
Individual
DCC:a)ComfortNormalSport
Steering:Comforta)
NormalSport
Drivetrain:NormalSport
Frontdifferentiallock:NormalSport
ACC:NormalSport
Adaptivefrontlighting:NormalSport
Interiorenginesound:NormalSport
Resetmode: SettingsareresettoNormal.
Changestothesettingsareappliedimmediately,withtheexceptionofenginesettings.
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a)OptiononlyavailableonmodelsequippedwithDynamicChassisControl(DCC).
Drivingontoday'sroadsdemandsthefullattentionofthedriveratalltimes.Driverdistractioncausesaccidents,collisionsandseriouspersonalinjury!
Neverletyourselfbedistractedwhensetting,adjusting,orusingtheInfotainmentsystem.
Alwaysdriveattentivelyandresponsibly.UsetheInfotainmentsystemonlyifroad,traffic,andweatherconditionspermitandyouwillnotbedistractedfromyourdriving.
WARNING
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Climatecontrol
Heatingandairconditioning
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Manualcontrols →Climatroniccontrols →OperationviatheInfotainmentsystem →Operation →Airvents →Airrecirculation
ManualairconditioningandClimatronic
YourvehicleisequippedwitheitheramanualairconditioningclimatecontrolsystemoraClimatronicclimatecontrolsystem.
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OnvehicleswithClimatronicclimatecontrol,ClimatronicinformationappearsintheClimatronicdisplayand/oronthescreenofthefactory-installedInfotainmentsystem.
Thedustandpollenfilter
Thedustandpollenfilterwithanactivatedcarboninsertreducestheentryofpollutantsintothepassengercompartment.
Thedustandpollenfiltermustbereplacedattheintervalsrecommendedin⇒BookletWarrantyandMaintenance,sothattheairconditionercanworkproperly.
Iftheeffectivenessofthefilterdecreasesprematurelyduetooperatingthevehiclewheretheoutsideairisheavilypolluted,thedustandpollenfiltershouldbereplacedmorefrequentlythanindicated.
Moreinformation:
Exteriorviews→Exteriorviews
Passengercompartment→Passengercompartment
VolkswagenInformationSystem→VolkswagenInformationSystem
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Infotainmentsystem→Infotainmentsystem
Seatfunctions→Seatfunctions
Windshieldwipersandwasher→Windshieldwipersandwasher
Startingandstoppingtheengine→Startingandstoppingtheengine
Exteriorcareandcleaning→Exteriorcareandcleaning
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Poorvisibilityincreasestheriskofcollisionsandotheraccidentsthatcauseseriouspersonalinjuries.
Alwaysmakesureallwindowsareclearofice,snowandcondensationforgoodvisibilitytothefront,sides,andrear.
Maximumheatingoutputanddefrostingperformancearenotpossibleuntiltheenginehasreachedoperatingtemperature.Waituntilyouhavegoodvisibilitybeforedrivingoff.
Alwaysmakesureyouknowhowtoproperlyusetheclimatecontrolsystemaswellastherearwindowdefrosterthatyouwillneedforgoodvisibility.
Neveruseairrecirculationforlongperiodsoftime.Whentheairconditionerisoffandrecirculationmodeison,condensationcanquicklyformonthewindowsandgreatlyreducevisibility.
Alwaysswitchoffrecirculationmodewhenitisnotneeded.
WARNING
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Staleaircausesdriverfatigueandreducesdriveralertness,whichcancauseaccidents,collisionsandseriouspersonalinjury.
Neverswitchoffthefanforalongperiodoftimeandneveruseairrecirculationforalongperiodoftimebecausenofreshairwillenterthepassengercompartment.
WARNING
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Iftheairconditionerisswitchedoff,thefreshoutsideairwillnotbedehumidified.Tohelpkeepthewindowsfromfoggingover,Volkswagenrecommendsleavingtheair
conditioner(compressor)switchedon.Pressthe button.Theindicatorlightinthe
buttonmustlightup.
Whenitisveryhotandhumidoutside,watercondensationcandripfromtheair
conditionerevaporatorandformapuddleunderthevehicle.Thisisnormalanddoesnot
indicatealeak.
Ifyouthinktheairconditionerisnotworkingproperlyormaybedamaged,switchitofftohelppreventmoredamage.HavetheairconditionercheckedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Airconditionerrepairrequiresspecializedknowledgeandspecialtools.VolkswagenrecommendsthatyouseeanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Donotsmokewhenairrecirculationisswitchedon.Smokedrawnintotheventilationsystemcanleaveresidueontheevaporatorandonthedustandpollenactivecarbonfilter,resultinginpermanentodorswhenevertheairconditionerisswitchedon.
NOTICE
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Keeptheairintakeslotsinfrontofthewindshieldfreeofice,snow,andleavesinordertomaintainproperfunctioningoftheheatingandventilationsystems.
Maximumheatingoutputanddefrostingperformancearenotpossibleuntiltheenginehasreachedoperatingtemperature.
Emergencystartingandstartingtheenginewithaveryweakvehiclebatteryorafterthevehiclebatteryhasbeenreplacedmaychangeordeletesystemsettings(including
time,date,personalconveniencesettings,andprogramming).Checkthesettingsand
correctasnecessaryoncethevehiclebatteryhasbuiltupasufficientcharge.
Manualcontrols
Fig.183Inthecenterconsole:Manualairconditioningcontrols.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
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Pressthecorrespondingbuttontoswitchafunctiononoroff.Ifafunctionisswitchedon,anindicatorlightunderthebuttonlightsup.Toswitchoffafunction,pressthebuttonagain.
Button/Knob Moreinformation:Manualairconditioning→Fig.183 Temperature
①
...
Turnknobtosetthedesiredtemperature.The positionprovidesmaximumcoolingoutput.Recirculationmodeandthecoolingsystemswitchonautomatically.
Fan② Setting0:thefanandmanualairconditioningareswitchedoff.
Setting6:highestfanspeed.
Airdistribution③ Directairflowbyturningknobtoanysetting(continuouslyadjustable).
Defog/defrost:Airflowisdirectedtothewindshield.Recirculationmodeswitchesoffautomaticallyinthisposition.Increasesthefanspeedtoclearthewindshieldasquicklyaspossible.Thecoolingsystemswitchesonautomaticallytodehumidifytheair.
Airdistributiontotheupperinstrumentpaneloutlets.
Airdistributiontotheupperinstrumentpaneloutletsandfootwells.
Airdistributiontothefootwells.
Airdistributiontothewindshieldandfootwells.
Rearwindowdefroster:Worksonlywhentheengineisrunningandswitchesoffautomaticallyafter10minutesorless.
Airrecirculationmode→Airrecirculation .
, Buttonsforseatheating→Seatheating .
Pressthebuttontoswitchtheairconditioneronoroff.
Pressthe button.Ifthesystemisswitchedoff,theindicatorlightunderthe buttonlightsup.
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Climatroniccontrols
Fig.184Inthecenterconsole:Climatroniccontrols.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Pressthecorrespondingbuttontoswitchafunctiononoroff.Ifafunctionisswitchedon,anindicatorlightinorunderthebutton
Staleaircausesdriverfatigueandreducesalertness,whichcancauseaccidents,collisions,andseriouspersonalinjury.
Neverswitchoffthefanforalongtimebecausenofreshairwillenterthepassengercompartment.
WARNING
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lightsup.Toswitchoffafunction,pressthebuttonagain.
Button/Knob Moreinformation:Climatronic→Fig.184 .Temperature
①
...
Leftandrightsidesofthevehiclecanbesettodifferenttemperatures.Turntheknobtosetthetemperature.
Fan②
...
Thefanspeedisautomaticallycontrolleddependingonthevehiclespeedinordertohelppreventunnecessarynoise.Thefancanalsobeadjustedmanually.
Airdistribution③
Airflowisautomaticallyadjustedtoacomfortablelevel.Itcanalsobemanuallyadjustedwithbuttons→Fig.184③ .
Displays④ Left-sideandright-sidedigitaltemperaturedisplays.
Defog/defrostbutton.Theincomingoutsideairisdirectedtothewindshield,andairrecirculationautomaticallyswitchesoff.Todefrostthewindshieldasquicklyaspossible,humidityisremovedfromtheairattemperaturesaboveabout+35°F(+1.5°C),andtheblowerissettoahighspeed.
Airdistributiontotheupperinstrumentpaneloutlets.
Airdistributiontothefootwells.
Airisdirectedupward.
Rearwindowdefroster:Worksonlywhentheengineisrunningandswitchesoffautomaticallyafter10minutesorless.
Manualandautomaticairrecirculation→Airrecirculation .
, Buttonsforseatheating→Seatfunctions .
Pressthebuttontoswitchtheairconditioneronoroff.
Pressthebuttonformaximumairconditionercooling.Theairrecirculationandcoolingsystemareswitchedonautomaticallyandtheairdistributionisautomaticallysettoposition .
Appliesthetemperaturesettingsforthedriversidetothepassenger
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side:Iftheindicatorlightinthe buttonlightsup,thetemperaturesettingsforthedriversidealsoapplytothepassengerside.
Pressthebuttonorturnthetemperatureknobforthepassengersidetosetadifferenttemperatureforthepassengerside.Theindicatorlightinthebuttongoesout.
Automatictemperaturecontrol,fanspeed,andairdistribution.
Pressthe buttontoswitchonthefeature.Theindicatorlightinthebuttonlightsup.
PressthebuttontoopentheairconditioningsettingsintheInfotainmentsystem→OperationviatheInfotainmentsystem .
Pressthe button.Ifthesystemisswitchedoff,theindicatorlightinthe buttonlightsup.
OR:Turntheblowerswitchtotheleftasfarasitwillgo.
OR:SwitchoffusingtheInfotainmentsystem→OperationviatheInfotainmentsystem .
Whenadjustingfanspeedmanually,LEDsintheknob→Fig.184② lightupto
Staleaircausesdriverfatigueandreducesalertness,whichcancauseaccidents,collisions,andseriouspersonalinjury.
Neverswitchoffthefanforalongtimebecausenofreshairwillenterthepassengercompartment.
WARNING
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indicatethecurrentfanspeed.Duringautomaticregulation,thefanspeedisnotindicated.
OperationviatheInfotainmentsystem
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
ForvehiclesequippedwiththeClimatronicclimatecontrolsystem,varioussettingscanalsobeadjustedviatheInfotainmentsystem.
OpeningtheAirconditioningmenu
Pressthe →Fig.184 button.
Thecurrentairconditioningsettingsaredisplayedintheuppersectionofthescreen,forexample,thetemperaturesthatarecurrentlysetforthedriverandpassengersides.Settemperaturesupto+72°F(+22°C)areshownwithbluearrows,whiletemperaturesabove+72°F(+22°C)areshownwithredarrows.
Tapthecorrespondingfunctionkeytoswitchafunctiononoroff,ortoselectasubmenu.
Functionkey OptionsTaptoswitchtheClimatronicon(white)oroff(yellow).
Openthesubmenuforairconditioningsettings.Thefollowing
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Setup settingscanbemade:
Tapthe Automaticairrecirculation functionkeytoswitchautomaticairrecirculationonandoff.
Tapthefunctionkey toclosethesubmenu.
Operation
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Theairconditionerworksonlywhentheignitionisswitchedon.Thecoolingsystemforthepassengercompartmentworksonlywhentheengineisrunningandthefanison.
Theairconditionerismostefficientwhenthewindowsandthepowersunroofareclosed.Ifthevehicleisstationaryandthepassengercompartmentbecomesveryhotduetosunlight,brieflyopeningthewindowsandthepowersunroofmayspeedupthecoolingprocess.
Keeptheairintakeslotsinfrontofthewindshieldfreeofice,snow,andleavessothattheheatingandventilationsystemscanworkproperly.
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Settingsforoptimumvisibility
Whenyouswitchonthecoolingsystem,boththetemperatureandhumidityinthevehiclearereduced.Thiswillhelpmakepassengersfeelmorecomfortableandhelpkeepthewindowsfromfoggingup.
Formanualairconditioning
Switchofftheairrecirculation→Airrecirculation .
Setthefantothedesiredspeed.
Turnthetemperatureknobtothecenterposition.
Openandadjustallairventsintheinstrumentpanel→Airvents .
Turntheairdistributionknobtothedesiredsetting.
Pushthe buttontoturnontheairconditioner.Theindicatorlightinthebuttonlightsup.
ForClimatronic
Pressthe button.Setthetemperatureto+72°F(+22°C).
Openandadjustallairventsintheinstrumentpanel→Airvents .
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Climatronic:Changingthetemperatureunits
TheinsideandoutsidetemperaturescanbedisplayedineitherFahrenheit(F)orCelsius(C).
Pressandholdthe and buttonstoswitchtheClimatronictemperaturedisplayfromCelsiustoFahrenheitandviceversa.
Onappropriatelyequippedvehicles,youcanalsochangetheunitsintheInfotainmentsystembypressingthe buttonfollowedbythe and Units functionkeys→Menuandsystemsettings(SETUP) .
Heating
Maximumheatingoutputanddefrostingperformancearenotpossibleuntiltheenginehasreachedoperatingtemperature.
Airconditionerdoesnotwork
Theairconditionermaynotswitchonforoneofthefollowingreasons:
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Theengineisnotrunning.
Thefanisswitchedoff.
Theairconditionerfusehasblown.
Theoutsideairtemperatureiscolderthanabout+38°F(+3°C).
Theairconditionercompressorhasbeentemporarilyswitchedoffduetoexcessiveenginecoolanttemperature.
Thereisanothermalfunctioninthevehicle.HavetheairconditionercheckedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Specialconsiderations
Whenitisveryhotandhumidoutside,watercondensationcandripfromtheairconditionerevaporatorandformapuddleunderthevehicle.Thisisnormalanddoesnotindicatealeak.
Theclimatecontrolsystemadjuststhepassengercompartmenttemperatureasfastaspossibleconsideringtheoutsidetemperature.
Duetoresidualmoistureintheairconditioner,thewindshieldmayfogupaftertheengineisstarted.Switchonthewindshielddefrostertohelpevaporatethecondensation
asquicklyaspossible.
Theaircomingoutoftheventsflowsthroughthepassengercompartmentand
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throughtheairventsintheluggagecompartment.Donotcovertheseslotswithclothingor
otherthings.
Airvents
Fig.185Intheinstrumentpanel:Airvents.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Airvents
Tohelpensuresufficientheating,cooling,andventilationinthepassengercompartment,neverclosetheairventscompletely→Fig.185① .
Toopenandclosetheairvents,turntherespectivethumbwheel(magnifiedview)inthedesireddirection.Whenthethumbwheelisturnedallthewaytowardposition ,theairventisclosed.
Usetheleverontheventgrilletoadjusttheairflowdirection.
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Additional,non-adjustableairventsarelocatedintheinstrumentpanel→Fig.185② ,inthefootwells,aswellasintherearareaofthepassengercompartment.
Somemodelsalsohaveanadjustableairventinsidetheglovecompartment→Glovecompartment .
Theaircomingoutoftheventsflowsthroughthepassengercompartmentandthroughtheairventsintheluggagecompartment.Donotcovertheseslotswithclothingor
otherthings.
Airrecirculation
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Donotplacefood,medications,orothertemperature-sensitivethingsinfrontoftheairvents.Food,medications,andotherthingsthataresensitivetoheatorcoldcanbedamagedormadeunusablebytheairflowfromthevents.
NOTICE
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Generalinformation
Therearedifferenttypesofairrecirculation:
Manualairrecirculation.
Automaticairrecirculationmode(Climatroniconly).
Theairrecirculationmodehelpspreventoutsideairfromenteringthevehicleinterior.
Inveryhotoutsidetemperatures,temporarilyswitchtomanualairrecirculationinordertocoolthevehicleinteriorfaster.
Forsafetyreasons,airrecirculationisswitchedoffinthefollowingsituations→ .
Manually:The buttonispushed(Climatronic)ortheairdistributionknobisturnedto (manualairconditioning).
Automatically:Asensordetectsconditionsthatcouldcausethewindowstofogup.
Switchingmanualairrecirculationonandoff
Switchingon:Pressthe button.Theindicatorlightunderthebuttonlightsup.
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Switchingoff:Pressthe button.Theindicatorlightunderthebuttongoesout.
Switchingtheautomaticairrecirculationmodeonandoff:Climatronic
Pressthe button.Touchthe functionkey.SwitchautomaticrecirculationmodeonoroffbytouchingtheAutomaticairrecirculation functionkey.
Iftheboxinthefunctionkeyischecked ,theautomaticrecirculationmodeisswitchedon.
Featuresofautomaticairrecirculationmode
Inautomaticairrecirculationmode,freshairentersthepassengercompartment.Ifthesystemdetectsanincreasedconcentrationofpollutantsintheoutsideair,itautomaticallyswitchestoairrecirculation.Assoonasthepollutantlevelisbackinthenormalrange,airrecirculationisswitchedoff.
Unpleasantodorscannotbedetectedbythesystem.
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Topreventcondensationfromformingonthewindows,airrecirculationdoesnotautomaticallyswitchonincertainsituations.
Staleaircausesdriverfatigueandreducesdriveralertness,whichcancauseaccidents,collisionsandseriouspersonalinjury.
Neveruseairrecirculationmodeoveranextendedperiodoftime,sincenofreshairwillenterthepassengercompartment.
Whentheairconditionerisoffandrecirculationmodeison,condensationcanquicklyformonthewindowsandgreatlyreducevisibility.
Alwaysswitchoffrecirculationmodewhenitisnotneeded.
WARNING
Donotsmokewhenairrecirculationisswitchedon.Smokedrawnintotheventilationsystemcanleaveresidueontheevaporatorandonthedustandpollenactivecarbonfilter,resultinginpermanentodorswhenevertheairconditionerisswitchedon.
NOTICE
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Climatronic:Whenbackingupandwhiletheautomaticwiper/washerisoperating,air
recirculationisbrieflyactivatedtohelpkeepexhaustfumesfromgettingintothepassenger
compartment.
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Atthegasstation
Refueling
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Indicatorlightsandfuelgauge →Refueling →Fuelcapacities →Refuelingchecklist
Thefuelfillerflapislocatedontherearrightsideofthevehicle.
Moreinformation:
Exteriorviews→Exteriorviews
Fuel→Fuel
Workingintheenginecompartment→Workingintheenginecompartment
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Improperrefuelingorhandlingoffuelisdangerousandcancausefire,explosion,andsevereburns.
Alwaysmakesurethatthefuelfillercapisscrewedonalltheway.Thishelpskeepfuelfromspillingoutorevaporating.
Fuelishighlyflammableandexplosive;itcancausesevereburnsandothersevereinjuries.
Failuretoshuttheengineoffwhilerefuelingand/ortoinsertthepumpnozzleallthewayintothefuelfillerneckcancausefueltooverflowandtosprayout.Fuelsprayandoverflowingfuelaredangerousbecausetheycancausefireandseriouspersonalinjury.
Duringrefueling,theengineandtheignitionmustbeswitchedoffforsafetyreasons.
Neveruseamobiletelephone,CBradio,orotherradioequipmentwhilerefueling.Theelectromagneticradiationcancausesparksthatcanignitefuelvaporsandcauseafire.
Nevergetbackintoyourvehiclewhilerefueling.Ifinexceptionalcircumstancesyoumustgetbackinyourvehiclewhilerefueling,makecertainthatyouclosethedoorandtouchmetaltodischargestaticelectricitybeforetouchingthefillernozzleagain.Thishelpsavoidthebuildupofstaticelectricity,whichcancausesparksthatcanignitefuelvaporsreleased
WARNING
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whichcancausesparksthatcanignitefuelvaporsreleasedduringrefueling.
Neversmokeorhaveanopenflame(orsparks,cigarettes,orothersmolderingobjects)anywhereinornearyourvehiclewhenrefuelingorfillingaportablefuelcontainer.
Followallsafetyinstructionsandproceduresthatapplyattheservicestationwhereyourefuel.
Neverspillfuelinthevehicleortheluggagecompartment.
Evenifempty,portablefuelcontainerscanleakandcauseafireandseriouspersonalinjuries,especiallyinacrash.
Foryoursafety,westronglyrecommendthatyoudonottravelwithaportablefuelcontainerinyourvehicle.
If,underexceptionalcircumstances,youmusttransportaportablefuelcontainer,pleaseobservethefollowing:
-Neverfillaportablefuelcontainerwhileitisanywhereinoronthevehicle(forexample,intheluggagecompartment).Staticelectricitycanbuildupwhilefillingandcanignitefuelvapors,causingafire.
-Alwaysplaceaportablefuelcontaineronthegroundbeforefilling.Neverspillfuelinsidethevehicleorluggage
WARNING
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beforefilling.Neverspillfuelinsidethevehicleorluggagecompartment.Fuelvaporsarehighlyflammable.
-Alwayskeepthefillernozzlecompletelyinsidetheportablecontainerbeforeandduringfilling.
-Iffillingaportablecontainermadeofmetal,thefillernozzlemustalwaysbeincontactwiththecontainer.Thiswillhelppreventstaticelectricityfromdischargingandcausingafire.
-Alwaysobservelocalandstateorprovinciallawsabouttheuse,storage,andtransportationofportablefuelcontainers.
-Makecertainthattheportablefuelcontainermeetsindustrystandards,suchasANSI/ASTMF852-86.
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Fuelscanpollutetheenvironment.Spilledfuelmustbecollectedanddisposedofproperly,followingallapplicableenvironmentalregulations.
Thereisnoemergencyreleaseforthefuelfillerflap.ContactanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityforassistance.
Indicatorlightsandfuelgauge
Removefuelspillsfromthevehicleimmediatelytohelppreventdamagetothepaint,tires,andwheelhousings.
RefuelingwithgasolinewhenyourvehiclehasadieselengineorrefuelingwithdieselfuelwhenyourvehiclehasagasolineenginecancauseveryseriousandexpensiveengineandfuelsystemdamagethatisnotcoveredbyanyVolkswagenLimitedWarranty.
Ifyouputanyamountofincorrectfuelinthefueltank,donotstarttheengineunderanycircumstances.ImmediatelycontactthenearestauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityforassistance.Thesefuelscontainsubstancesthatcanseverelydamagethefuelsystemandtheengineiftheengineisstarted.
NOTICE
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Fig.186Intheinstrumentcluster:Fuelgauge.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Lightsup
Gaugeposition
→Fig.186
Possiblecauseormeaning→ Properresponse
Redrange(arrow)
Fueltankalmostempty.
Runningonreserve→Fuelcapacities .
Timetorefuel→ .
–Fuelfillercapnotproperlyclosed.a)
Stopandclosethefuelfillercapproperly.
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,severalwarningandindicatorlightscomeonbrieflyforafunctioncheck.Theygooutafterafewseconds.
Fuelfillercapnotproperlyclosed
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Iftheindicatorlight comesonoryouseeatextmessageintheinstrumentclusterdisplayindicatingthatthefuelfillercapisnotproperlyclosed,stopthevehicleinasafeplaceandswitchofftheengineandtheignition.
Openthefuelfillerflapandtakethefuelfillercapoffthefillerneck.Thenputthefuelfillercapbackonthefillerneckandscrewitonclockwiseuntilyouclearlyhearaclickingsound.Closethefuelfillerflap.
Afterswitchingontheignition,theindicatorlight maystayonorthetextmessagemaystillappearintheinstrumentclusterdisplay,evenifthefuelfillercapisnowproperlyclosed.Thisisnormalandnoreasontotakeyourvehicleinforservice.
If,however,themalfunctionindicatorlight alsocomeson,drivetoyournearestauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityandhavethefuelsystemandtheenginechecked.
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Drivingwithafueltankthatisalmostemptycanleadtostallingintraffic,acollision,andseriouspersonalinjuries.
Whenthefueltankisalmostempty,fuelsupplytotheenginecanbeinterrupted,especiallywhendrivingoverbumps,acrossslopes,andupanddownhills.
SteeringandbrakingassistanceaswellasESCandrelatedsystemswillnotworkiftheenginesputtersorstallsduetolackoffuel.
Alwaysrefuelwhenthetankis1/4fulltoreducetheriskofrunningoutoffuelandstallingintraffic.
WARNING
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Thesmallarrownexttothegaspumpsymbolinthefuelgauge→Fig.186 showsthesideofthevehiclewiththefuelfillerflap.
a)Displayedincoloronaninstrumentclusterwithcolordisplay.
Refueling
FailuretoheedwarninglightsortextWARNINGScanresultinvehicledamage.
Neverdriveuntilthefueltankiscompletelyempty.Theirregularfuelsupplycancausetheenginetomisfire.Thisallowsunburnedfueltogetintotheexhaustsystemanddamagethecatalyticconverter.
NOTICE
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Fig.187Rightrearsideofvehicle:Fuelcapplacedontheopenfuelfillerflap.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Beforerefueling,alwaysswitchofftheengine,theignition,andallmobilephones,andleavethemswitchedoffuntilrefuelingiscomplete.
Openingthefuelfillercap
Unlockthevehiclefromtheoutsidewiththevehiclekeyorpressthecentrallockingbuttoninthedriverdoor tounlockthevehiclefromtheinside→Powerlockingsystem .
Thefuelfillerflapislocatedattherightrearofthevehicle.
Pressonthebackpartofthefuelfillerflapandfoldopen.
Unscrewthefuelcapcounterclockwiseandremove.Usetheslotonthefuelfillerflaphinge→Fig.187 toholdthecapwhilerefueling.
Refueling
Thecorrectfuelgradeforyourvehicle→Fuel islistedonastickerontheinsideofthefuelfillerflap→Fig.187 (arrow).
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Thefueltankisfullwhentheautomaticfillernozzlepumpswitchesoffthefirsttime→ .
Donottrytoaddfuelafterthepumpstops!Toppingoffthetankinthiswaymayfilltheexpansionspacethatthetankneedsandcausefueltooverflow,forexample,ifitgetswarmeroutside.
Closingthefuelfillercap
Screwthefuelcapclockwiseontothefuelfillerneckuntilyouhearitclickintoplace.
Closethefuelfillerflapuntilyouhearitlatchshut.Thefuelfillerflapmustbeflushwiththevehiclebody.
Spilledfuelcancausefires,explosions,burns,andothersevereinjuries.
Alwaysstoprefuelingoncethepumpnozzleswitchesoffsothatthetankdoesnotoverflow.
WARNING
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Fuelspillsmaypollutetheenvironment.
Fuelcapacities
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Engine Fueltankcapacity
GolfGTIAbout13.2gallons(50.0liters),
ofwhichabout1.3gallons(5.0liters)arereserve.
GolfRAbout14.5gallons(55.0liters),
ofwhichabout1.3gallons(5.0liters)arereserve.
Refuelingchecklist
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Theenginecompartmentofanymotorvehicleisahazardousarea.
Removefuelspillsfromallvehiclesurfacesimmediatelytohelppreventdamagetothepaint,tires,andwheelhousings.
NOTICE
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WindshieldwasherfluidlevelWindshieldwipersandwasherWindshieldwipersWindshieldwasher
EngineoillevelEngineoilEngineoilEnginecompartmentEngineoil_5OilSeeEngineoil_5
EnginecoolantlevelEnginecoolantEnginecoolantEngine
Neverdoanyworkontheengineorintheenginecompartmentunlessyou
knowexactlyhowtocarryoutthejob,
havethecorrecttechnicalinformationandthepropertoolsandsupplies,and
arefamiliarwiththenecessarysafetyprecautions→Workingintheenginecompartment .
Checklist
Ifyouareuncertaininanyway,havetheworkdonebyanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.Seriouspersonalinjurymayresultfromimproperlyperformedwork.Makesurethatyoucheckthefollowingitemsregularly.Thebestthingistocheckthemeverytimeyourefuel:
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compartmentEnginecoolant_4CoolantSeeEnginecoolant_4
BrakefluidlevelBrakingandparkingBrakesParking
TirepressureTiresandwheelsTiresandwheelsTiresSeeTiresandwheels_0
Vehiclelightingnecessaryfordrivingsafety:
-Turnsignals
-Lowbeamsandhighbeams
-Taillights
-Brakelights
-Licenseplatelights
Informationonreplacinglightbulbs:→Replacinglightbulbs .
Disregardingthesafety-relatedchecklistmayleadtoaccidentsandinjuries.
Pleasenoteandfollowthepointslistedinthechecklist.
WARNING
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Fuel
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Gasoline →Gasolineadditives
Thecorrectfuelgradeforyourengineisshownonastickerlocatedontheinsideofthefuelfillerflap→Fig.187 .
Badorpoorqualityfuelreducesoperatingperformance,efficiencyandservicelifeoftheengine.Ifyounoticeanysymptomslikeroughengineidleorperformanceorbucking,immediatelyreducethevehiclespeed,accelerateslowly,andkeeptheenginespeedinthemiddleoftherpmrange.Avoidhighrpmandrapidacceleration.Ifthesesymptomsshouldappearrightafterrefueling,switchofftheengine.InbothcasescontactanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilitytohavetheenginechecked.
Moreinformation:
⇒BookletWarrantyandMaintenance,
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Refueling→Refueling
Enginecontrolandexhaustsystem→Enginecontrolandemissioncontrolsystem
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Improperrefuelingorhandlingoffuelcancausefire,explosion,andsevereburns.
Fuelishighlyexplosiveandflammableandcancausesevereburnsandotherinjuries.
Heedapplicablesafetywarningsandobeylocalfuelhandlingregulations.
Alwaysmakesurethefuelcapisscrewedonalltheway.Thiskeepsfuelfromspillingoutandfromevaporating.
Failuretoshuttheengineoffwhilerefuelingand/ortoinsertthepumpnozzlefullyintothevehicle'sfillerneckcouldcausefueloverflowandfuelspray.Fuelsprayandoverflowingfuelaredangerousbecausetheycancausefireorseriousinjury.
Forsafetyreasons,theenginemustbeturnedoffwhenrefueling.
Nevergetbackintoyourvehiclewhilerefueling.Ifinexceptionalcircumstancesyoumustgetbackinyourvehiclewhilerefueling,makecertainthatyouclosethedoorandtouchmetaltodischargestaticelectricitybeforetouchingthefillernozzleagain.Staticelectricitycancausesparksthatcanignitefuelvaporsreleasedduringrefueling.
WARNING
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Gasoline
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Octanerating
Octaneratingindicatesagasoline'sabilitytoresistengine-damaging“knock”causedbypre-ignition.Usinggasolinethatdoesnotmeetminimumoctanerequirementscanaffectengineperformance,whiletheuseofpoorqualitygasolineorgasolinewithoctanelevelsbelow87canalsocauseenginedamage.IfRegulargasolineisrecommendedforyourengine,youmaybeabletoenhanceengineperformancebyusingPremiumgasoline.
Therecommendedgasolineoctaneratingforyourengineislistedonalabelinsideofthefuelfillerflap.ThisratingmaybespecifiedaccordingtoAKI(CLC)orRON(ROZ)standards.
RegardlessofwhetherunleadedRegularorPremiumgradegasolineisspecifiedforyourvehicle,VolkswagenrecommendsusingTOPTIERDetergentGasolinewithaminimumoctaneratingof87AKI(91RON)forRegulargasoline,and91AKI(95RON)forPremiumgasoline.FormoreinformationonTOPTIERDetergentGasoline,pleasegototheofficialwebsite,
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http://www.toptiergas.com.
ThegasolinegradesmostcommonlysoldintheUnitedStatesandCanadahavethefollowingoctaneratings,whichcanusuallybefoundonthefillerpump:
Regulargrade:87to90AKI
Premiumgrade:91to96AKI
Unleadedgasoline
UnleadedgasolineisavailablethroughouttheUSAandCanada.Volkswagenrecommendsthatyoudonottakeyourvehicletoplaceswhereunleadedgasolinemaynotbeavailable.
GasolinecontainingalcoholorMTBE
YoumayuseunleadedgasolineblendedwithalcoholorMTBE(methyltertiarybutylether),commonlyreferredtoasoxygenatedfuels,iftheblendedmixturemeetsthefollowingcriteria:
Blendsofgasolineandmethanol(woodalcoholormethylalcohol):
Anti-KnockIndex(AKI)mustbe87orhigher.
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Blendmustcontainnomorethan3%methanol.
Blendmustcontainmorethan2%co-solvents.
Blendsofgasolineandethanol(grainalcoholorethylalcohol):
Anti-KnockIndex(AKI)mustbe87orhigher.
Blendmustcontainnomorethan15%ethanol.
BlendsofgasolineandMTBE:
Anti-KnockIndex(AKI)mustbe87orhigher.
Blendmustcontainnomorethan15%MTBE.
Seasonallyadjustedgasoline
Manyfuelsareblendedespeciallyforwinterorsummerconditions.Whenseasonschange,Volkswagensuggeststhatyoubuyfuelatbusystationswheretheseasonaladjustmentismorelikelytobemadeearlier.
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Startingfluidscanexplodeandcausearun-awayvehiclecondition.
Neverusestartingassistfluids.
WARNING
Neverusefuelwithanoctaneratinglowerthan87AKI/91RON.Usingloweroctanefuelmaycauseexpensiveenginedamage.
Neveruseleadedgasoline!Leadedgasolinewillseverelydamageyourvehicle'scatalyticconverter.
Methanol-blendedfuelsthatdonotmeetthecriterialistedabovemaycausecorrosionandmaydamageplasticandrubberpartsinthefuelsystem.
Neverusefuelsthatcontainleadorothermetals(checklistingonthefuelpump).Evenleadreplacementgasoline(LRPfuels)containmetallicadditivesinhighconcentrations.Theycandamagetheengine.
Donotusefuelsthatfailtomeetthecriteriaabove,orwithcontentsthatcannotbeidentified.
NOTICE
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Evenasingletankfullofleadedfuelcandomajordamagetothecatalyticconverteranddegradeitseffectivenessinreducingpollutingemissions.
Ifyounoticealossoffueleconomyordrivabilityandperformanceproblemsusingoneofthesefuelblends,werecommendthatyouswitchtounblendedfuel.Neverusefuel
lineantifreezeofferedforgasolineengines.
Gasolineadditives
Pleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationand
contentsthatcannotbeidentified.
Ifyoucannottellwhetheraparticularfuelblendmeetsthecriteriaabove,askyourservicestationoritsfuelsupplier.Ifyounoticealossoffueleconomyordrivabilityandperformanceproblemsusingoneofthesefuelblends,werecommendthatyouswitchtounblendedfuel.
Usingfuelsthataredifferentfromthosespecifiedabovecandamageyourvehicle'sengineandfuelsystemandcauseperformanceproblems.
DamagetotheengineandfuelsystemandperformanceproblemscausedbyusingfuelsthataredifferentfromthosespecifiedaboveorbyusingstartingassistfluidsarenottheresponsibilityofVolkswagenandarenotcoveredundertheEmissionwarrantiesoranyotherVolkswagenLimitedWarranty.
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heedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Additivesareusedtoimprovethequalityofthegasoline.
Fuelqualityimpactstheoperatingperformance,efficiencyandservicelifeoftheengine.Therefore,usehighqualitygasolinethatisalreadyblendedbythefuelsupplierwithsuitablegasolineadditivesthatdonotcontainmetal.Theadditivesprovidecorrosionprotection,cleanthefuelsystem,andhelppreventdepositsontheengine.
VolkswagenrecommendsTOPTIERDetergentGasoline.FormoreinformationonTOPTIERDetergentGasoline,pleasegototheofficialWebsitehttp://www.toptiergas.com.
Ifqualitygasolinewithadditivesthatdonotcontainmetalisnotavailableorenginemalfunctionsoccur,youshouldaddtherequiredadditiveswhilerefueling→ .
Notallgasolineadditivesareeffective.Usingthewrongadditivescancausesignificantandexpensivedamagetotheengineandthecatalyticconverter.Neveruseadditivesthatcontainmetal.Pleasenotethatmetalcanbeincludedinsomeaftermarketgasolineadditivesthatareavailabletobeaddedtogasolineduringorafterrefuelingtohelpimproveknockresistanceorincreasetheoctane
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rating.
VolkswagenrecommendsusingonlyadditivesapprovedbyVolkswagen.AppropriateadditivesaswellasinstructionsonhowtousethemareavailablefromyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.Donotaddanyothergasolineadditives.
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Youcandamagetheenginebyusingincorrectadditives.
Usingincorrectgasolineadditivescancauseextensiveenginedamageaswellasdamagetothecatalyticconverter.
Ifyoumustfuelyourvehiclewithgasolinewhoseoctaneratingistoolow,onlydrivewiththeenginespeedinthemiddleoftherpmrangeandwithlowengineload.Avoidhighrpmandheavyengineload.Otherwise,theenginecouldbedamaged.Refuelyourvehiclewithgasolinewiththerequiredoctaneratingassoonaspossible.
Donotusefuelthatislabeledatthepumpascontainingmetal.Leadreplacementfuelcontainshighconcentrationsofmetallicadditives.Expensiveengineandcatalyticconverterdamagecouldresult.
Fuelingyourvehiclejustonetimewithleadedfuelorfuelthatcontainsothermetallicadditivescanaffecttheperformanceofthecatalyticconverterandcauseextensivedamagetoit.
NOTICE
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Care,cleaning,maintenance
Intheenginecompartment
Workingintheenginecompartment
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Display →Preparingtoworkintheenginecompartment →Openingorclosingtheenginecompartment
Alwayspositionthevehicleonafirmandlevelsurfacebeforedoinganyworkintheenginecompartment.
Theenginecompartmentofavehicleisahazardousarea.Neverdoanyworkontheengineorintheenginecompartmentunlessyou
knowexactlyhowtocarryoutthejob,
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havethecorrecttechnicalinformationandthepropertoolsandsupplies,and
arefamiliarwiththenecessarysafetyprecautions→ .
Ifyouareuncertaininanyway,havetheworkdonebyanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.Seriouspersonalinjurymayresultfromimproperlyperformedwork.
Moreinformation:
Exteriorviews→Exteriorviews
Windshieldwipersandwasher→Windshieldwipersandwasher
Startingandstoppingtheengine→Startingandstoppingtheengine
Brakefluid→Brakingandparking
Checkswhilerefueling→Refueling
Engineoil→Engineoil
Enginecoolant→Enginecoolant
Vehiclebattery→Vehiclebattery
Exteriorcareandcleaning→Exteriorcareandcleaning
Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications→Parts,
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accessories,repairs,andmodifications
Unintendedvehiclemovementduringmaintenanceworkcancauseseriouspersonalinjuries.
Neverworkunderthevehicleunlessyouhavesafelysecuredthevehiclefrommoving.Ifyoumustworkunderthevehiclewiththewheelsontheground,alwaysmakesurethatthevehicleisonlevelground,thatall4wheelsarechockedtokeepthemfrommoving,andthatthekeyisnotintheignition.
Ifyoumustworkunderavehicleraisedonafloorjack,alwaysmakesurethatthevehicleissafelysupportedonsafetystandsintendedforthatpurposethatarestrongenoughtosupporttheweightofthevehicle.Thejacksuppliedwiththevehicleisnotstrongenoughforthispurposeandcancollapsecausingseriouspersonalinjury.
WARNING
Theenginecompartmentofanymotorvehicleisapotentiallydangerousareaandcancauseseriouspersonalinjury.
Alwaysuseextremecautionwhendoinganyworkintheenginecompartment.Alwaysfollowcommonlyacceptedsafety
WARNING
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Alwaysuseextremecautionwhendoinganyworkintheenginecompartment.Alwaysfollowcommonlyacceptedsafetypracticesandusecommonsense.Neverriskpersonalinjury.
Neverperformanyworkintheenginecompartmentunlessyouknowexactlyhowtocarryoutthejobandhavethecorrecttechnicalinformationandthecorrecttools.
Ifyouareuncertainaboutwhattodo,havetheworkperformedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealer,anauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility,oranotherqualifiedworkshop.Seriouspersonalinjurymayresultfromimproperlyperformedwork.
WestronglyrecommendthatyoualwayshaveHID–HighIntensityDischarge(Xenon)headlightsandH7bulbsreplacedbyaqualifiedtechnician.Seriouspersonalinjurymayresultfromimproperlyperformedwork.
Neveropenorclosetheenginehoodifsteamorcoolantisescaping.Hotsteamorcoolantcancauseseriousburns.Alwayswaituntilyounolongerseeorhearsteamorcoolantescapingfromtheengine.
Alwayslettheenginecooldowncompletelybeforecarefullyopeningthehood.
Hotpartsoftheengineandtheexhaustsystemwillburnskinoncontact.
Whentheenginehascooleddownandyouarereadytoopenthehood:
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thehood:-FirmlyapplytheparkingbrakeandshiftthetransmissionintoPark(P)(automatic)orNeutral(manualonly).
-Takethevehiclekeyoutoftheignition.
-OnvehicleswithKeylessAccess,makesurethattheremotecontrolvehiclekeyisoutofrangeofthevehicleandthatthevehiclecannotbestartedbydepressingthestarterbutton→UnlockingorlockingthevehiclewithKeylessAccess .
-Alwayskeepchildrenandothersawayfromtheenginecompartmentandneverleavethemunsupervised.
Theenginecoolantsystemisunderpressurewhentheengineishot.Neverunscrewthecoolantexpansiontankcapwhentheengineishot.Hotcoolantcansprayoutandcausesevereburnsandotherseriousinjuries.
-Turnthecapslowlyandverycarefullyinacounterclockwisedirectionwhileapplyinglightdownwardpressureonthetopofthecap.
-Alwaysprotectyourface,hands,andarmsfromhotescapingcoolantorsteambycoveringthecapwithalarge,thickrag.
Neverspillfluidsontheengineorexhaustsystemwhenrefilling.Spillingfluidsontohotpartsoftheengineorexhaust
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refilling.Spillingfluidsontohotpartsoftheengineorexhaustsystemcancauseafire.
Highvoltagesystemsintheenginecompartmentcancauseelectricalshocksorevenelectrocution,severeburns,otherseriousinjuries,andevendeath!
Nevershort-circuittheelectricalsystem.Beespeciallycarefulwhenusingjumpercables.Thevehicle'sbatterycouldexplode!
Toreducetheriskofelectricalshockandpersonalinjurywhiletheengineisrunningorbeingstarted:
-Nevertouchignitioncables.Nevertouchothercomponentsofthehighvoltageelectronicignitionsystem.
-NevertouchthewiringoftheHID–HighIntensityDischarge(Xenon)headlights.
Readandheedtheimportantinformationandwarningsoncleaningtheenginecompartment→Cleaningtheenginecompartment .
WARNING
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Movingpartsintheenginecompartmentcancauseseriouspersonalinjuryoncontact.
Neverreachintotheareaaroundortouchtheradiatorfan.Contactwiththebladescancauseseriouspersonalinjury.Alwaysrememberthattheradiatorfanistemperature-controlledandcancomeonsuddenlyevenwhentheenginehasbeenswitchedoffforawhileandthekeyhasbeenremovedfromtheignition.
Ifyouhavetoperformacheckorrepairwhentheengineisrunning,therearemorerisksfromtherotatingparts,suchasthedrivebelts,alternator,radiatorfan,etc.,andfromthehigh-voltageignitionsystem.Alwaysuseextremecare.
-Alwaysmakesurethatjewelry,looseclothingandlonghairdonotgetcaughtinrotatingengineparts.Beforestartinganyworkremoveyourjewelry,takeoffyournecktie,tiebackandcoveryourhair,anddonotwearclothingthatcanhangdownandgetcaughtinmovingengineparts.
-Alwaysuseextremecautioniftheacceleratorpedalhastobedepressedtoperformacheck.Thevehiclewillstarttomoveeveniftheparkingbrakeison.
Neverleaveanyobjectsintheenginecompartment,for
WARNING
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Neverleaveanyobjectsintheenginecompartment,forexamplecleaningragsandtools.Objectsleftbehindcancausemalfunctions,enginedamage,andevenfires.
Additionalmaterialsintheenginecompartmentsuchasblanketscaninterferewiththeoperationoftheengineandcancausefires,whichcanleadtoseriousinjuries.
Nevercovertheenginewithblanketsorothermaterials.
WARNING
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Operatingfluidsandsomematerialsintheenginecompartmentcancatchfireeasily,causingburnsandotherseriouspersonalinjuries!
Neversmokeneartheenginecompartment.
Neverworknexttoopenflamesorsparks.
Neverpourorspilloperatingfluidsorotherflammableliquidsontheengine.Thesefluidscanigniteonhotenginepartsandcauseinjuries.
Ifworkonthefuelsystemortheelectricalsystemisnecessary:
-Alwaysdisconnectthe12Voltvehiclebattery.Makesurethevehicleisunlockedwhenyoudisconnectthebattery,orthealarmwillgooff.Nevertouchtheelectricalwiringoftheignitionsystem.
-Neverworknearheaters,waterheaters,orotheropenflames.
Alwayshaveafunctional,approvedfireextinguishernearby.
WARNING
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Fluidleaksandspillsareharmfultotheenvironment.Regularlycheckthegroundunderneathyourvehicleforthisreason.Ifyoufindspotsofoilorotherfluids,haveyour
vehiclecheckedbyyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenService
Facility.Disposeofleakedoperatingfluidsproperly.
Display
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Lightsup Possiblecause ProperresponseIconappearsinthedisplay→Displays
Enginehoodnotproperlyclosed.Stop!
Closetheenginehood.
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,severalwarningandindicatorlightscomeonbrieflyforafunctioncheck.Theygooutafterafewseconds.
Whenchangingortoppingofffluids,makesurethatyoupourthefluidsintothecorrectreservoirs.Addingthewrongtypeofoperatingfluidswillcauseseriousmalfunctionsandenginedamage.
NOTICE
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Iftheenginehoodisopenornotclosedproperly,thevehicleiconappearsintheinstrumentclusterdisplayshowingtheopenenginehood→Fig.11 .
Dependingonyourvehicle'sequipmentandoptions,theiconmaystillbedisplayedevenaftertheignitionisswitchedoffaslongasthekeyhasnotbeentakenoutoftheignition.Theinstrumentclusterdisplaygoesoutabout15secondsafterthevehiclehasbeenlocked.
Preparingtoworkintheenginecompartment
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Failuretoheedwarninglightsandinstrumentclustertextmessagescancausethevehicletobreakdownintrafficandresultinacollisionandseriouspersonalinjury.
NeverignorewarninglightsortextWARNINGS.
Alwaysstopthevehicleassoonasitissafetodoso.
WARNING
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Parkthevehicleinasafeplaceonafirm,levelsurface.
Holdthebrakepedaldownuntiltheengineisswitchedoff.
SettheparkingbraketohelppreventthevehiclefrommovingParkingbrakeParkingbrakeBrakesParkingbrake_7orElectronicparkingbrakeBrakeElectronicparkingbrake_0ElectronicparkingbrakeBrakeParkingbrake_0ElectronicparkingbrakeEmergencybrakeSeeParkingbrake_0HandbrakeSeeParkingbrake_0Parkingbrake(dependingonequipment).
ShiftthetransmissionintoPark(P)(automatic)orNeutral(manualonly)ShiftingShiftingAutomatictransmissionSeeShifting_0AutomatictransmissionManualtransmissionSeeShifting_0ManualtransmissionDSG®automatedtransmission.
StoptheengineandremovethekeyfromtheignitionswitchorturnofftheignitionwiththestarterbuttonandremovethekeyfromthevehicleStartingandstoppingtheengineEngineandignitionIgnition
Checklist
Beforeanyworkintheenginecompartment,carryoutthefollowingstepsintheorderinwhichtheyarelisted→ :
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SeeEngineandignition_0.
Lettheenginecooldownsufficiently.
Keepchildrenandothersawayfromthevehicle.
Makesurethevehiclecannotmoveunexpectedly.
Openingorclosingtheenginecompartment
Disregardingthesafety-relatedchecklistmayresultinseriousinjuries.
Alwaysreviewandfollowthechecklist.Followacceptedsafetypracticesandusecommonsense.
WARNING
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Fig.188Inthefootwellonthedriverside:Insideenginehoodreleaselever.
Fig.189Abovetheradiatorgrille:Outsideenginehoodrelease.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Openingtheenginehood
Beforeyouopenthehood,makesurethatthewindshieldwiperarmsarerestingonthewindshield→ .
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Openthedriverdoorandpulltheinsidehoodreleaseleverinthedirectionofthearrow→Fig.188 .Theenginehoodisreleasedfromitslatchbyaspring→ .
Pushtheoutsidehoodreleaselever→Fig.189 (arrow)andliftthehoodallthewayup.Agas-filledstrutwillholdthehoodup.
Closingtheenginehood
Pullthehooddowntoovercometheresistanceofthegas-pressurestrut→ .
Lowertheenginehoodbyhanduntilitisabout8in.(20cm)aboveitslatchandthenletitdropintoplacetolatchit.Donotpushdownonitafterwards!
Ifthehooddoesnotclosecompletely,openitagainandcloseitproperly.
Whenthehoodisproperlyclosed,youcanseethatitfitsflushwiththeotherbodyparts.Thedisplayintheinstrumentclusternolongerindicatesthattheenginehoodisopen→Display .
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Ifthehoodisnotclosedproperly,itcouldflyupandblockyourviewwhileyouaredriving.Thiscanleadtoacrashandseriouspersonalinjuries.
Afterclosingtheenginehood,checkthatthehoodreleaseleverisproperlylatchedintothehoodlatch.Theenginehoodmustbeflushwiththesurroundingautobodyparts.
Ifyouevernoticethatthehoodlatchisnotproperlysecuredwhenthevehicleismoving,stopatonceandcloseit.
Neverletanyonegetinthewayofthehoodwhenclosingit.
WARNING
Makesurethewindshieldwipersareswitchedoffandthewindshieldwiperarmsarerestingonthewindshieldbeforeyouopenthehood.Otherwise,thewindshieldwipersandthehoodmaybedamaged.
Alwaysputthewindshieldwiperarmsdownagainstthewindshieldbeforedrivingthevehicle.
NOTICE
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Beforeopeningorclosingtheenginehood,makesurethereisenoughroomtodoso,forexamplewhenthevehicleisinagarage.
NOTICE
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Engineoil
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Warningandindicatorlights →Engineoilspecifications →Engineoilcapacities →Checkingtheengineoillevelandaddingoil →Engineoilconsumption →Changingengineoil
Moreinformation:
⇒BookletWarrantyandMaintenance,
Workingintheenginecompartment→Workingintheenginecompartment
Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications→Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications
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Likeallotheroperatingfluids,engineoilcanpollutetheenvironment.Collectleakedorspilledoperatingfluidsanddisposeofthemproperlyinaccordancewithapplicable
environmentallawsandregulations.
Improperhandlingofengineoilcancausesevereburnsandotherseriousinjuries.
Alwaysweareyeprotection.
Engineoilispoisonousandmustbestoredoutofthereachofchildren.
Storeengineoilonlyintheclosedoriginalcontainer.Thisalsoappliestousedoiluntildisposal.
Toreducetheriskofpoisoning,neverdraintheoilintoemptyfoodorbeveragecontainersthatmightmisleadsomeoneintodrinkingfromthem.
Continuouscontactwithusedengineoilisharmfultoyourskin.Alwaysprotectyourskinbywashingthoroughlywithsoapandwater.
Engineoilbecomesextremelyhotwhentheengineisrunningandcancausesevereburns.Alwayslettheenginecooldowntothetouch.
WARNING
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Warningandindicatorlights
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Lightsupa)
Possiblecause Properresponse
Engineoilleveltoolow.
Stop!
Switchofftheengine.Checktheengineoillevel→Checkingtheengineoillevelandaddingoil .
Flashesa) Possiblecause Properresponse
Engineoilpressuretoolow.
Stop!
Switchofftheengine.Checktheengineoillevel.
–Ifthewarninglightflashesalthoughtheoillevelisnormal,donotcontinuedrivingorlettheengineidle.Otherwise,theenginecouldbedamaged.
ContactanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Engineoilsystemmalfunction.
HavetheengineoilsensorcheckedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
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Whentheignitionisswitchedon,severalwarningandindicatorlightscomeonbrieflyforafunctioncheck.Theygooutafterafewseconds.
Dependingonequipment,theengineoiltemperaturemaybedisplayedintheVolkswagenInformationSystemDrivingdatamenu→VolkswagenInformationSystem .
Failuretoheedwarninglightsandinstrumentclustertextmessagescancausethevehicletobreakdownintrafficandresultinacollisionandseriouspersonalinjury.
NeverignorewarninglightsortextWARNINGS.
Alwaysstopthevehicleassoonasitissafetodoso.
WARNING
FailuretoheedwarninglightsortextWARNINGScanresultinvehicledamage.
NOTICE
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a)Displayedincoloronaninstrumentclusterwithcolordisplay.
Engineoilspecifications
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Theengineoilusedmustconformtoexactspecifications.
Usingtheproperengineoilisimportantforthefunctionalityandservicelifeoftheengine.Yourenginewasfactory-filledwithahigh-qualitymulti-gradeoilwhichcanusuallybeusedthroughouttheentireyear.
Engineoilsareconstantlybeingimproved.AuthorizedVolkswagendealersandauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilitiesarealwaysup-to-dateregardingnewdevelopmentsandchanges.VolkswagenthereforerecommendsthatyouhavetheengineoilchangedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Engineoilqualityisbasednotonlyonrequirementsforenginesandexhausttreatmentsystems,butalsoonfuelquality.Engineoilcomesintocontactwithfuelandfuelresidueinallinternalcombustionengines,causingengineoiltoageanditslubricating
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qualitiestodeteriorate.
Yourenginewasfactory-filledwithahigh-quality,syntheticall-seasonengineoilthatmeetsstrictVolkswagenoilqualitystandardsandhasaviscositygradeofSAE5W-40.orSAE5W-30.Youcanusethisoilfornormaldrivinginalltemperatures.
Ifyouneedtoaddoilbetweenoilchanges,useonlyahighqualityoilthatexpresslycomplieswiththeVolkswagenoilqualitystandardspecifiedforyourvehicle'sengine:
Engines Engineoilspecification
Gasolineengines
VW50200
VW50300
VW50400
AtthetimethisManualwasprinted,theengineoilsavailableintheU.S.thatmeettheseVolkswagenstandardsaresyntheticoils.Thisdoesnotmean,however,thatanysyntheticengineoilwillmeetVolkswagenstandards.AlwaysuseanapprovedoilthatexpresslycomplieswiththeVolkswagenoilqualitystandardthatappliestoyourvehicle'sengine.
Generalrecommendations:
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IfsyntheticoilthatmeetstheapplicableVolkswagenoilqualitystandardwithviscositygradeSAE5W-40orSAE5W-30isnotavailableinyourarea,besuretouseaviscositygradesuitablefortheclimate,season,andoperatingconditionsthatexistwherethevehicleisused.Makesuretheoilmeetsthequalitystandardlistedin.
Engineoilsareconstantlybeingimproved.AuthorizedVolkswagendealersandauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilitiesarealwaysup-to-dateregardingnewdevelopmentsandchanges.VolkswagenthereforerecommendsthatyouhavetheengineoilchangedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
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Engineoilcapacities
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Engines Engineoilcapacity(withfilter)
210hp(155kW)2.0Lgasolineengines(GolfGTI) About6.0quarts(5.7liters)
IfyouneedtoaddoilandthereisnoneavailablethatmeetstheVolkswagenoilqualitystandardyourenginerequires,youmayaddatotalofnomorethan1/2quart(0.5liter)ofahigh-qualitysyntheticoilthatmeetsACEAA3specificationsandhasaviscositygradeofSAE5W-40orSAE5W-30.
UseonlyahighqualityengineoilthatexpresslycomplieswiththeVolkswagenoilqualitystandardspecifiedforyourvehicle'sengine.UsinganyotheroilcancauseseriousenginedamagethatwillnotbecoveredbyanyVolkswagenLimitedWarranty.
Donotmixanylubricantsorotheradditivesintotheengineoil.Doingsocancauseenginedamage!DamagecausedbythesekindsofadditivesarenotcoveredbyanyVolkswagenLimitedWarranty.
NOTICE
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220hp(162kW)2.0Lgasolineengines(GolfGTI) About6.0quarts(5.7liters)
292hp(215kW)2.0Lgasolineengines(GolfR) About6.0quarts(5.7liters)
Checkingtheengineoillevelandaddingoil
Fig.190Engineoildipstickwithoillevelmarks.
Fig.191Intheenginecompartment:Engineoilfillercap.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
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Withtheengineatoperatingtemperature,parkthevehicleonalevelsurfacetohelppreventanincorrectoillevelreading.
Switchofftheengineandwaitafewminutesfortheengineoiltoflowbackintotheoilpan.
OpentheenginehoodWorkingintheenginecompartmentEnginecompartment.
Findtheoilfilleropeningandthedipstick.Youcanidentifythesebythesymbolontheengineoilfillercapandthecoloredhandleonthedipstick.Ifyouarenotsurewherethecapandthedipstickarelocated,seeyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityforassistance.
Removethedipstickfromtheguidetubeandwipethedipstickoffusingacleancloth.
Reinsertthedipstickintotheguidetubeandpushitallthewayin.Ifthereisanalignmenttabonthetopoftheengineoildipstick,make
Checklist
Performthestepsintheorderlisted→ :
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sureitlinesupwiththenotchintheguidetube,andthatthedipstickgoesallthewayin.
Afterreadingtheoillevel,reinsertthedipstickbackintotheguidetubeandpushitallthewayin.
Removethecapontheengineoilfilleropening.
OnlyaddengineoilthatVolkswagenhasapprovedforthatengine.Addtheoilgraduallyinsmallquantities(nomorethan1pint/0.5liter).
Tohelppreventoverfilling,youmustwaitabout1minuteeachtimeyouaddoilsothattheoilcanflowintotheoilpanuptothemarkingonthedipstick.
Readtheoillevelonthedipstickagainbeforeaddinganothersmallamount,ifnecessary.Neveraddtoomuchoil.
Removethedipstickagainandreadtheoillevelonthedipstickasdescribedbelow:Ⓐ:Donotstarttheengine.ContactanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityforassistance.Ⓑ:Donotaddanyoil.Continuewithstep15.Ⓒ:Oilmaybeadded,dependingontheoillevel.Continuewithstep8orstep15.Ⓓ:Youmustaddoil(about1quart/1.0liter).Continuewithstep8.
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Afteraddingoil,thelevelmustatleastbeinthecenteroftheⒸrangeandcanenterrangeⒷ,butshouldneverenterrangeⒶ.
Afteraddingoil,securelyinstallthecapontheengineoilfilleropening.Otherwise,oilcouldleakoutwhiletheengineisrunning.
Inserttheoildipstickbackintheguidetubeandpushitallthewayin.
Closethehood.Engineoillevelranges
→Fig.190 Requiredactionaccordingtotherespectiveengineoillevel:
RangeⒶ Donotstarttheengine→ .ContactanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityforassistance.
RangeⒷ Donotrefilloil→ .
RangeⒸ Youmayaddoil,aslongastheoilleveldoesnotgoabovetheⒷrange.
RangeⒹ Youmustaddoil(about1quart/1.0liter).Afteraddingoil,makesurethattheoillevelisaboutinthemiddleoftheⒸrange.
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Engineoilcanignitewhenittoucheshotengineparts.Thiscancausefires,burns,andothersevereinjuries.
Neverspilloilontheengine.Oilspilledonacoldenginecanalsocauseafirewhentheenginewarmsup.
Alwaysmakecertainthatyouscrewthecapoftheengineoilfilleropeningbackontightlyafteraddingoilandthatthedipstickhasbeenpushedallthewaybackintotheintheguidetube.Thishelpspreventengineoilfromleakingontothehotenginewhentheengineisrunning.
WARNING
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Theengineoillevelshouldneverbeinrange→Fig.190Ⓐ .Otherwiseoilcanbe
drawninbythecrankcaseventilationsystemandentertheatmosphereviatheexhaust
system.
Engineoilconsumption
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Toprovideeffectivelubricationandcoolingforinternalengineparts,allinternalcombustionenginesusesomeoil.Oilconsumptionvariesfromenginetoengineandmaychangeoverthelifeoftheengine.Enginestendtousemoreoilduringthebreak-inperiodthan
Donotstarttheengineiftheengineoillevelisinrange→Fig.190Ⓐ .ContactanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.Otherwisethecatalyticconverterandenginecanbedamaged!
Whenchangingortoppingofffluids,makesurethatyoupourthefluidsintothecorrectreservoirs.Addingthewrongtypeofoperatingfluidswillcauseseriousmalfunctionsandenginedamage.
NOTICE
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theydoafterward,whenoilconsumptionhasstabilized.
Undernormalconditions,therateofoilconsumptiondependsonoilqualityaswellasviscosity,enginespeed(rpm),outsidetemperature,roadconditions,theamountofoildilutioncausedbycondensedwaterorfuelresidue,andoxidationoftheoil.Oilconsumptionmayincreasewithenginewearovertime,untilreplacementofwornenginepartsmaybecomenecessary.
Volkswagenrecommendsthatyoutochecktheengineoillevelatregularintervals,preferablyeverytimeyoufillthefueltank,andalwaysbeforealongtrip.Yourvehiclemayconsumeengineoildependingonseveralvariables.Amaximumof1quartper1200miles(1literper2000km)wouldbeconsiderednormal.Newvehiclesmayconsumemoreoiloverthefirst3000miles(5000km).
Theoilpressurewarninglightisnotanindicatoroflowengineoillevel.Ifthewarninglightstaysonorflasheswhiledriving(above1500rpm),achimewillsound.Itindicatesthattheoilpressureistoolow.Stoptheengineimmediately,checktheengineoillevelandaddoilifnecessary.Iftheengineoillevelisnormal,butthelightcontinuestoflash,donotkeepdrivingorlettheengineidle,asdamagemayoccur.
Ifyoubelieveyourengineusestoomuchoil,werecommendthat
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youconsultyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilitysothatthecauseofyourconcerncanbeproperlydiagnosed.Pleasekeepinmindthataccuratemeasurementofoilconsumptionrequiresgreatcareandmaytakesometime.YourauthorizedVolkswagendealerandauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityhaveinstructionsforhowtomeasureoilconsumptionaccurately.
Dependingonthewaythevehicleisdrivenandtheoperatingconditions,oilconsumptioncanbeupto1quartper1200miles(0.5literper1000km).Consumption
maybehigherfornewvehiclesduringthefirst3000miles(5000km).
Changingengineoil
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Theengineoilmustbechangedaccordingtotheintervalsspecifiedinyour⇒BookletWarrantyandMaintenance,.
Changingoilatregularintervalsisveryimportantbecausethelubricatingpropertiesofoildecreasegraduallyduringnormalvehicleuse.Ifyouarenotsurewhentohavetheoilchanged,askyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
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Sometimes,engineoilshouldbechangedmoreoftenthanspecifiedfornormaluse.Changeoilmorefrequentlyifyouoftendriveshortdistances,industyareasorinstop-and-gotraffic,orifyouuseyourvehiclewheretemperaturesstaybelowfreezingforlongperiods.
VolkswagenrecommendsthatyouhaveyouroilandoilfilterchangedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility→ .Theyhavetherequiredexpertiseandspecialtoolsandwilldisposeoftheoldoilproperly.
Detergentadditivesintheoilwillmakefreshoillookdarkaftertheenginehasbeenrunningashorttime.Thisisnormalandnoreasontochangeengineoilmoreoften.
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Ifyoumustchangetheengineoilyourself,besuretotakethefollowingprecautions:
Alwaysweareyeprotection.
Toreducetheriskofburnsfromhotengineoil,lettheenginecooldowncompletelybeforebeginning.
Whenremovingtheoildrainplugwithyourfingers,stayasfarawayaspossible.Alwayskeepyourforearmparalleltothegroundtohelppreventhotoilfromrunningdownyourarm.
Draintheoilintoacontainerdesignedforthispurpose,onelargeenoughtoholdatleastthetotalamountofoilinyourengine.
Toreducetheriskofpoisoning,neverdraintheoilintoemptyfoodorbeveragecontainersthatmightmisleadsomeoneintodrinkingfromthem.
Engineoilispoisonousandmustbestoredoutofthereachofchildren.
Continuouscontactwithusedengineoilisharmfultoyourskin.Alwaysprotectyourskinbywashingthoroughlywithsoapandwater.
WARNING
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Beforechangingtheoil,firstmakesureyouknowwhereyoucanproperlydisposeoftheoldoil.
Disposeoftheoldoilanenvironmentally-responsiblemanner.Neverdumptheoldoilongardensoil,inwoodedareas,inthestreet,intostreams,rivers,orbodiesofwater,or
downsewagedrains.
Recycleusedoilbytakingittoacollectionfacilityforusedengineoilinyourarea,orcontactanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
VolkswagenrecommendsthatyoualwayshaveyouroilandoilfilterchangedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.Theyhave
therequiredexpertiseandspecialtoolsandwilldisposeoftheoldoilproperly.
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Enginecoolant
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Warninglightandenginecoolanttemperaturegauge →Enginecoolantspecifications →Checkingenginecoolantlevelandtoppingoff
Neverdoanyworkonthecoolantsystemunlessyou
knowexactlyhowtocarryoutthejob,
havethecorrecttechnicalinformationandthepropertools,supplies,andoperatingfluids,and
arefamiliarwiththenecessarysafetyprecautions→ !
Ifyouareuncertaininanyway,havetheworkdonebyanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Seriouspersonalinjurymayresultfromimproperlyperformedwork.
Moreinformation:
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Trailertowing→Trailertowing
Workingintheenginecompartment→Workingintheenginecompartment
Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications→Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications
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Coolantandcoolantadditivescanpollutetheenvironment.Collectleakingoperatingfluidsanddisposeofthemproperlyinaccordancewithapplicableenvironmentallawsand
regulations.
Enginecoolantispoisonous!
Alwayskeepthecoolantinitsoriginalcontainerstoredinasafeplace.
Toreducetheriskofpoisoning,neverstoreenginecoolantinemptyfoodorbeveragecontainersorinanyothercontainersthatmightmisleadsomeoneintodrinkingfromthem.
Alwayskeepenginecoolantoutofreachofchildren.
Alwaysmakesurethereisenoughofthecorrectcoolantadditivetoprovideproperantifreezeprotectionatthecoldesttemperaturesthatcanbeexpectedwherethevehiclewillbeused.
Atextremelycoldtemperatures,thecoolantcouldfreeze,causingthevehicletobreakdown.Theheaterwouldalsonotwork,andvehicleoccupantscouldbewithoutprotectionatsubfreezingtemperatures.
WARNING
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Warninglightandenginecoolanttemperaturegauge
Fig.192Enginecoolanttemperaturegaugeintheinstrumentcluster:ⒶEnginecold;ⒷNormaltemperaturerange;ⒸWarningzone.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
IftheindicatorintheenginecoolanttemperaturegaugeislocatedinthecoldrangeⒶ,theenginehasnotreachedoperatingtemperature.Highenginespeedsandheavyengineloadsshouldbeavoided.
Undernormaldrivingconditions,theneedleshouldbeinthemiddleofthegauge.Thetemperaturemaygohigherwhentheengineisworkinghard,especiallyinhotweather.
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,severalwarningandindicatorlightscomeonbrieflyforafunctioncheck.Theygooutafterafew
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seconds.
Thefollowingtableexplainswhattodoiftheenginecoolanttemperaturewarninglight doesnotgooutafewsecondsaftertheengineisstartedorstartsflashingwhiledriving.
Flashesa)
Temperaturegaugeneedle
→Fig.192
Possiblecause Properresponse
Ⓒ
Warningzone
Enginecoolanttemperaturetoohigh.
Stop!
Pullofftheroadandstopassoonasyoucandososafely.Stoptheengineandletitcooldownuntilthetemperatureneedleisinthenormalrangeagain.Checktheenginecoolantlevelandaddenginecoolantifneeded→Checkingenginecoolantlevelandtoppingoff .
Iftheenginecoolantleveliscorrectortheproblemcontinuesafteraddingcoolantanddrivingashortdistance,donotdriveanyfarther.ContactthenearestauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Ifthecoolantleveliscorrect,the
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overheatingmaybecausedbyaradiatorfanfault.Checkthefusesandreplaceasnecessary→Fuses .
Ⓑ
Normalrange
Enginecoolantleveltoolow.
Checktheenginecoolantlevelaftertheenginehascooleddownandaddenginecoolantiflow→Enginecoolant .
Iftheenginecoolantleveliscorrectortheproblemcontinuesafteraddingcoolant,donotdriveanyfarther.ContactanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Theseinstructionsapplyonlywhenthecoolanttemperaturestaysinthenormalrange.Stopimmediatelyiftheneedlegoesintotheredwarningzone→Fig.192Ⓒ .
– Enginecoolantsystemmalfunction.
Stop!
Pullofftheroadandstopassoonasyoucandososafely.GetassistancefromanauthorizedVolkswagendealer,anauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility,oranotherqualifiedworkshop.
–Ⓐ
Coldrange
Theenginehasnotyetwarmedup.
Donotdriveathighenginespeedsorwithheavyengineloadsuntiltheenginewarmsup.
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,severalwarningandindicator
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lightscomeonbrieflyforafunctioncheck.Theygooutafterafewseconds.
a)Displayedincoloronaninstrumentclusterwithcolordisplay.
Enginecoolantspecifications
Failuretoheedwarninglightsandinstrumentclustertextmessagescancausethevehicletobreakdownintrafficandresultinacollisionandseriouspersonalinjury.
NeverignorewarninglightsortextWARNINGS.
Alwaysstopthevehicleassoonasitissafetodoso.
WARNING
FailuretoheedwarninglightsortextWARNINGScanresultinvehicledamage.
NOTICE
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PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Theenginecoolingsystemisfilledatthefactorywithamixtureofspeciallyconditionedwaterandatleast40percentofVolkswagenenginecoolantadditiveG13(TL-VW774J).Thisenginecoolantadditiveispink.
Thismixtureprovidesantifreezeprotectiondownto-13°F(-25°C).Italsohelpstoprotectthelightalloypartsintheenginecoolingsystemagainstcorrosion.Inaddition,themixturehelpspreventcalciumdepositsandincreasestheboilingpointoftheenginecoolant.
Toprotecttheengine,themixturemustalwayscontainatleast40%coolantadditiveeveninwarmweatherorclimateswhereantifreezeprotectionisnotneeded.
Ifmoreantifreezeprotectionisneededforclimateconditions,thepercentageofcoolantadditivecanbeincreased.However,thecoolantadditivepercentagemustneverbemorethan60%;otherwise,antifreezeprotectionisreducedandtheabilityofthemixturetocooltheengineisalsoreduced.
Whenaddingenginecoolant,useamixtureofdistilledwaterandat
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least40%coolantadditive-G13-or-G12plus-plus-(TL-VW774G)foroptimumcorrosionprotection→ .
Donotmix-G13-with-G12plus-or-G11-.Mixingthesecoolantadditivestogethersignificantlyreducescorrosionprotection→ andcanleadtoenginedamagethatisnotcoveredbyanyVolkswagenLimitedWarranty.
Toolittleantifreezeprotectionintheenginecoolingsystemcancauseenginefailureandsevereinjuries.
Alwaysmakesurethereisenoughofthecorrectcoolantadditivetoprovideproperantifreezeprotectionatthecoldesttemperaturesthatcanbeexpectedwherethevehiclewillbeused.
Atextremelycoldtemperatures,thecoolantcouldfreeze,causingthevehicletobreakdown.Theheaterwouldalsonotwork,andvehicleoccupantscouldbewithoutprotectionatsubfreezingtemperatures.
WARNING
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Enginecoolantandenginecoolantadditivescanpollutetheenvironment.Collectleakingoperatingfluidsanddisposeofthemproperlyinaccordancewithapplicable
environmentallawsandregulations.
Checkingenginecoolantlevelandtoppingoff
NevermixoriginalVolkswagenenginecoolantadditiveswithotheradditivesnotapprovedbyVolkswagen.MixingVolkswagencoolantadditiveswithcoolantadditivesmadebyothermanufacturerscanseriouslydamagetheengineandtheenginecoolingsystem.
Ifthefluidintheenginecoolantreservoirisanycolorbutpink,then-G13-wasmixedwithadifferentenginecoolant.Ifthisisthecase,theenginecoolantmustbereplacedimmediately.Otherwiseseriousmalfunctionsorenginedamagecanoccur!
NOTICE
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Fig.193Coolantexpansiontankintheenginecompartment.
Fig.194Coolantexpansiontankcapintheenginecompartment.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Ifthecoolantleveldropstoolow,theenginecoolantlevel/temperaturewarninglightcomeson.
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Preparations
Parkthevehicleonlevelground.
Alwayslettheenginecooldown→ .
Opentheenginehood →Workingintheenginecompartment .
Thereisa symbolonthecapoftheenginecoolantexpansiontank→Fig.194 .
Checkingenginecoolantlevel
Whentheengineiscold,checktheenginecoolantlevelrelativetothemarkingonthesideoftheexpansiontank→Fig.193 .
Ifthecoolantlevelinthetankisbelowtheminimummark(min),addcoolant.Whentheengineiswarm,theenginecoolantlevelmaybeslightlyabovetheupperedgeofthemarkedrange.
Addingenginecoolant
Alwaysprotectface,hands,andarmsfromhotescapingcoolantorsteambycoveringthecapwithalarge,thickrag.
Carefullyunscrewthecap→ .
AddonlynewenginecoolantaccordingtoVolkswagenspecifications(→Enginecoolantspecifications )→ .
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Onlyrefillcoolantifthereiscoolantintheexpansiontank.Ifthereisnocoolantvisibleintheexpansiontank,theenginecouldbedamaged.Ifyoucannotseeanycoolantintheexpansiontank,donotdrivethevehicle.Seekprofessionalassistance.
Ifyoucanseecoolantintheexpansiontank,refillcoolantuntilthelevelremainsstable.
Theenginecoolantlevelmustbeinsidethemarksonthesideoftheexpansiontank→Fig.193 .Donotfillabovethetopedgeofthefillingrange!→
Screwthelidtightly.
Eveninanemergency,donotuseanyotherkindofcoolantadditiveifenginecoolantthatmeetsVolkswagenspecifications(→Enginecoolantspecifications )isnotavailable!Instead,adddistilledwateronly→ .Assoonaspossible,havethecorrectcoolantratiorestoredusingenginecoolantthatmeetsVolkswagenspecifications→Enginecoolantspecifications .
Hotsteamandhotenginecoolantcancauseseriousburns.
Neveropenthehoodifyouseesteamorcoolantescapingfromtheenginecompartment.Alwayswaituntilyounolongerseeorhearsteamorcoolantescapingfromtheengine.
Alwayslettheenginecooldowncompletelybeforecarefully
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Alwayslettheenginecooldowncompletelybeforecarefullyopeningthehood.Hotcomponentswillburnskinoncontact.
Whentheenginehascooleddownandyouarereadytoopenthehood:
-FirmlyapplytheparkingbrakeandshiftthetransmissionintoPark(P)(automatic)orNeutral(manualonly).
-Takethevehiclekeyoutoftheignition.
-OnvehicleswithKeylessAccess,makesurethattheremotecontrolvehiclekeyisoutofrangeofthevehicleandthatthevehiclecannotbestartedbydepressingthestarterbutton→Starterbutton .
-Alwayskeepchildrenandothersawayfromtheenginecompartmentandneverleavethemunsupervised.
Theenginecoolantsystemisunderpressurewhentheengineishot.Neverunscrewthecoolantexpansiontankcapwhentheengineishot.Hotcoolantcansprayoutandcausesevereburnsandotherseriousinjuries.
-Turnthecapslowlyandverycarefullyinacounterclockwisedirectionwhileapplyinglightdownwardpressureonthetopofthecap.
-Alwaysprotectyourface,hands,andarmsfromhotescapingcoolantorsteambycoveringthecapwithalarge,thickrag.
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large,thickrag.
Neverspillfluidsontheengineorexhaustsystemwhenrefilling.Spillingfluidsontohotpartsoftheengineorexhaustsystemcancauseafire.Undersomeconditions,theethyleneglycolinenginecoolantcancatchfire.
Usedistilledwateronlywhenaddingcoolant!Allothertypesofwatercontainchemicalcompoundsthatcancauseextensivecorrosiondamagetotheengine.Thiscanevenleadtoenginefailure.Ifyouhaveaddednon-distilledwater,takethevehicleimmediatelytoanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilitytohavethecoolantsystemdrained,flushed,andrefilledcompletelywiththepropercoolant.
Refillenginecoolantonlyuptothetopedgeofthemarkedfillrange→Fig.193 .Excessenginecoolantmaybeforcedoutoftheenginecoolingsystemwhenitgetshotandcausedamage.
Inthecaseofsignificantenginecoolantloss,refillenginecoolantonlywhentheengineiscompletelycooleddown.Significantenginecoolantlossisasignofleaksinthecoolingsystem.Havetheenginecoolingsystemcheckedimmediately
NOTICE
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system.HavetheenginecoolingsystemcheckedimmediatelybyanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.Otherwisetheenginemaybedamaged!
Donotrefillenginecoolantifthereisnocoolantintheexpansiontank.Aircouldenterthecoolingsystem.Donotdrivethevehicle!Seekexpertassistance.Failuretodosocanresultinenginedamage.
Whenchangingortoppingoffoperatingfluids,makesurethatyoupourthefluidsintothecorrectreservoirs.Seriousmalfunctionsandenginedamagecanresultifyoupouroperatingfluidsintothewrongreservoir.
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Vehiclebattery
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Warninglight →Checkingthevehiclebatteryelectrolytelevel →Charging,replacing,disconnecting,andconnectingthevehiclebattery
Thestandard12Voltvehiclebatteryispartofthevehicleelectricalsystem.
Neverdoanyworkonthevehicleelectricalsystemunlessyou
knowexactlyhowtocarryoutthejob,
havethecorrecttechnicalinformationandthepropertools,and
arefamiliarwiththenecessarysafetyprecautions→ !
Ifyouareuncertaininanyway,havetheworkdonebyanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.Seriouspersonalinjurymayresultfromimproperlyperformedwork.
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Locationofthevehiclebattery
The12Voltvehiclebatteryislocatedintheenginecompartment.
Explanationofthewarningsonthevehiclebattery
Symbol MeaningAlwaysweareyeprotection!
Batteryacidishighlycorrosive.Alwayswearprotectiveglovesandeyeprotection!
Fire,sparks,openflame,andsmokingareprohibited!
Whenabatteryischarged,itproduceshydrogengaswhichishighlyexplosive!
Alwayskeepchildrenawayfrombatteryacidandvehiclebatteries!
Moreinformation:
⇒BookletWarrantyandMaintenance,
Workingintheenginecompartment→Workingintheenginecompartment
Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications→Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications
Workingonthebatteriesortheelectricalsysteminyourvehicle
WARNING
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Workingonthebatteriesortheelectricalsysteminyourvehiclecancauseseriousacidburns,fires,explosions,orelectricalshocks.AlwaysreadandheedthefollowingWARNINGSandsafetyprecautionsbeforeworkingonthebatteriesortheelectricalsystem.
Beforeworkingontheelectricalsystem,alwaysswitchofftheignitionandallelectricalconsumersanddisconnectthenegative(-)cablefromthestandard12Voltbattery.
Whenyouchangealightbulb,alwaysswitchoffthelightfirst.
Alwayskeepchildrenawayfrombatteryacidandvehiclebatteriesingeneral.
Alwaysweareyeprotection.Neverletbatteryacidorleadparticlescomeintocontactwithyoureyes,skin,orclothing.
Sulfuricbatteryacidisverycorrosive.Itcanburnunprotectedskinandcauseblindness.Alwayswearprotectiveglovesandeyeprotection.Toreduceyourriskofinjury,nevertiltthebatteries,asthiscouldspillacidthroughtheventsandburnyou.
Ifyougetbatteryacidinyoureyesoronyourskin,immediatelyrinsewithcoldwaterforseveralminutesandthengetimmediatemedicalattention.Ifyouswallowanybatteryacid,getmedicalattentionimmediately.
Whendisconnectingthebatteriesfromthevehicleelectricalsystem,alwaysdisconnectthenegativecable(-)firstandthen
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system,alwaysdisconnectthenegativecable(-)firstandthenthepositivecable(+).
Alwaysswitchoffallelectricalconsumersbeforereconnecting12Voltbatteries.Reconnectthepluscable(+)firstandthenthenegativecable(-).Neverreversethepolarityoftheconnections.Thiscouldcauseafire.
Ahighlyexplosivemixtureofgasesisgivenoffwhenthebatteryisbeingcharged.
Donotsmokeandavoidfires,sparks,andopenflameswhenworking.Nevercreatesparksorelectrostaticchargeswhenhandlingcablesandelectricalequipment.Nevershortcircuitthebatteryterminals.High-energysparkscancauseseriouspersonalinjury.
Neveruseorattempttochargeadamagedorfrozenbattery,orabatterythatwasfrozenbuthasthawed.Chargingafrozenorthawedbatterycouldcauseexplosionsandchemicalburns!Replacedamagedorfrozenvehiclebatteriesimmediately.Adeadbatterycanfreezeattemperaturesaround+32°F(0°C).
Ifthebatteryhasaventlineortube,makesurethatitisproperlyconnectedtothebattery.
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Emergencystartingandstartingtheenginewithaveryweakvehiclebatteryorafterthevehiclebatteryhasbeenreplacedmaychangeordeletesystemsettings(including
time,date,personalconveniencesettings,andprogramming).Checkthesettingsand
correctasnecessaryoncethevehiclebatteryhasbuiltupasufficientcharge.
CaliforniaProposition65Warning
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelatedaccessoriescontainleadandleadcomponents,chemicalsknowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecancerandreproductiveharm.Washyourhandsafterhandling.
WARNING
Donotexposethevehiclebatterytodirectsunlightforanextendedperiodoftimeasultravioletraysmaydamagethebatteryhousing.
Ifthevehicleisleftstandinginthecoldforalongtime,protectthevehiclebatteryfromfreezing.Abatterywillbepermanentlydamagedbyfreezing.
NOTICE
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Warninglight
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Lightsup Possiblecause Properresponse
Alternatormalfunction.
SeeanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.Havetheelectricalsystemchecked.
Switchoffunnecessaryelectricalloads.Thevehiclebatterywillnotbechargedbythealternatorasyoudrive.
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,severalwarningandindicatorlightscomeonbrieflyforafunctioncheck.Theygooutafterafewseconds.
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Checkingthevehiclebatteryelectrolytelevel
Failuretoheedwarninglightsandinstrumentclustertextmessagescancausethevehicletobreakdownintrafficandresultinacollisionandseriouspersonalinjury.
NeverignorewarninglightsortextWARNINGS.
Alwaysstopthevehicleassoonasitissafetodoso.
WARNING
FailuretoheedwarninglightsortextWARNINGScanresultinvehicledamage.
NOTICE
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Fig.195Intheenginecompartment:Openthesleevecoveringofthevehiclebattery.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Checktheelectrolytelevelofthebatteryregularlyifthevehiclehashighmileage(km),inplaceswithawarmclimate,andifthevehiclehasanoldbattery.Otherwisethevehiclebatterydoesnotrequiremaintenance.
Preparations
Preparethevehicleforworkintheenginecompartment→Workingintheenginecompartment .
Opentheenginehood→ .
Openingandclosingthebatterycover
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Toopen,foldthecovertothesideinthedirectionofthearrow→Fig.195 .
Toclose,foldthecoveragainstthedirectionofthearrow.
Checkingthevehiclebatteryacidlevel
Ifthelightingconditionsarepoor,useaflashlightsothatyoucanclearlyseethebatteryacidlevelindicatorandtellwhatcoloritis.Neveruseanopenflameoranunprotectedlightsource.
Theroundbatterywindow(acidlevelindicator)onthetopofthebatterychangescolor,dependingonthebattery'selectrolytelevel.
Color Action
Lightyelloworcolorless
Batteryelectrolytelevelistoolow.Thevehiclebatterymayneedtobereplaced.HaveitcheckedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Black Batteryelectrolytelevelissatisfactory.
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Charging,replacing,disconnecting,andconnectingthevehiclebattery
Pleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationand
Workingonthebatteriescancauseseriousacidburns,explosion,orelectricalshock.
Alwaysweareyeprotectionandprotectivegloves.
Sulfuricbatteryacidisverycorrosive.Itcanburnunprotectedskinandcauseblindness.Alwayswearprotectiveglovesandeyeprotection.
Nevertiltthevehiclebattery.Acidcouldspilloutofthebatteryventsandburnyou.
Neveropenavehiclebattery.
Ifyougetbatteryacidinyoureyesoronyourskin,immediatelyrinsewithcoldwaterforseveralminutesandthengetimmediatemedicalattention.
Ifyouswallowanybatteryacid,getmedicalattentionimmediately.
WARNING
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heedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Chargingthevehiclebattery
VehiclebatteriesshouldbechargedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilitybecausethefactory-installedbatteryrequiresachargerwithoverloadprotection→ .
Replacingthevehiclebattery
Thebatteryinyourvehicleisspeciallydevelopedforitslocation,withspecialdimensionsandsafetyfeatures.Beforebuyinganewbattery,askanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilitywhatbatteriesaresuitablewithregardtoelectro-magneticcompatibility,dimensions,requiredmaintenance,performance,andsafetyspecifications.HavethebatteryreplacedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Onlyusemaintenance-freevehiclebatteriesmeetingstandardsTL82506andVW75073.ThesestandardsmustdatefromJuly2012orlater.
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Disconnectingthevehiclebattery
Ifthebatterymustbedisconnectedfromthevehicle'selectricalsystem,notethefollowing:
Switchoffallelectricalsystemsanddevicesandtheignition.
Unlockthevehiclebeforedisconnectingthebattery;otherwisethealarmsystemwillgooff.
Firstdisconnectthenegativecable(-)andthenthepositivecable(+)→ .
Connectingthevehiclebattery
Priortoreconnectingthebattery,switchoffallelectricalsystemsanddevicesandtheignition.
Connectthepositivecable(+)firstandthenthenegativecable(-)→ .
Afterthebatteryisconnectedandtheignitionisswitchedon,differentindicatorlightsmaylightup.Theyshouldgooutafteryoudriveashortdistanceat10–12mph(15–20km/h).Iftheindicatorlightsdonotgoout,contactanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityandhavethevehiclechecked.
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Ifthebatterywasdisconnectedforalongtime,thenextscheduledservicemaynotbecorrectlycalculatedanddisplayed→Instrumentcluster .Themaximumpermissibleserviceandmaintenanceintervalsareshowninthe⇒BookletWarrantyandMaintenance,.
VehicleswithKeylessAccess
Iftheignitionwillnotstartafterreconnectingthevehiclebattery,lockthevehiclefromtheoutsideandunlockitagain→UnlockingorlockingthevehiclewithKeylessAccess .Thentrytostarttheignitionagain.Iftheignitioncannotbeswitchedon,contactanauthorizedVolkswagendealer,anauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility,oranotherqualifiedworkshopforassistance.
Automaticelectricalloaddeactivation
Ifthevehiclebatterydrainishigh,theintelligentonboardelectricalsystemmanagementautomaticallytakesstepstohelppreventbatterydrain.
Theidlespeedisincreasedsothatthealternatorprovidesmorepower.
Thepowertodevicesthatconsumealotofelectricityiscutbackorswitchedoffcompletely.
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Whentheengineisstarted,thepowersupplytothe12Voltsocketsistemporarilyinterrupted.
Theonboardelectricalsystemmanagementcannotalwayskeepthebatteryfrombeingdrained.Forexample,thebatterywilldrainiftheengineisnotrunning,buttheignitionisswitchedonortheparkinglightsareleftonforalongtimewhenparked.
Whatdrainsthevehiclebattery?
Longperiodswhentheengineisnotrunning,especiallywhentheignitionison.
Usingelectricalsystemsordeviceswhentheengineisswitchedoff.
Leavingthevehicleunlockedforseveraldayswhennotinuse.
TheselectorleverisleftforalongperiodoftimeinanypositionotherthanPark(P)whentheignitionisswitchedoff→Automatictransmission:Selectorlever .
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Failuretousetheproperbatterywithpropermountingandconnectionsmaycauseshortcircuits,fires,andseriouspersonalinjuries.
Alwaysuseonlymaintenance-freeorcycle-free,leak-proofbatterieswiththesamespecificationsanddimensionsastheoriginalequipmentbattery.Specificationsarelistedonthebatteryhousing.
WARNING
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Whenthevehiclebatteryischarged,itproduceshighlyexplosivehydrogengas.
Chargevehiclebatteriesonlyinwell-ventilatedareas.
Neverchargeafrozenorthawedbattery.Adeadbatterycanfreezeattemperaturesaround+32°F(0°C).
Youmustreplacethevehiclebatteryifitwasfrozen.
Incorrectlyconnectedcablescancauseashort-circuit.Firstconnectthepositivecable(+)andthenthenegativecable(-).
WARNING
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Disposeofthevehiclebatteryaccordingtoregulations.Vehiclebatteriescontainpoisonoussubstancessuchassulfuricacidandlead.
Batteryacidcanpollutetheenvironment.Catchleakingoperatingfluidsanddisposeofthemproperly.
Neverdisconnectthevehiclebatteryorconnect2vehiclebatteriestoeachotherwhentheignitionisswitchedonortheengineisrunning.Doingthismaydamagetheelectricalsystemorelectroniccomponents.
Neveruseavehiclebatterythatdoesnotmeetthespecificationsforthevehiclebatteryforyourvehicle.Usingthewrongbatterycandamagetheelectricalsystemorelectroniccomponentsandcauseelectricalmalfunctions.
Neverconnectpowergeneratingequipment,suchasasolarpanelorbatterycharger,tothe12Voltsocketinordertochargethevehiclebattery.Thiscandamagethevehicle'selectricalsystem.
NOTICE
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Vehiclecareandmaintenance
Exteriorcareandcleaning
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Washingthevehicle →Washingwithapowerwasher →Cleaningwindowsandoutsidemirrors →Cleaningandchangingthewindshieldwiperblades →Waxingandpolishingvehiclepaint →Caringforandcleaningchromeandaluminumparts →Cleaningwheelrims →Caringforrubberdoorandwindowseals →Deicingdoorlockcylinders →Undercoating →Cleaningtheenginecompartment
Regularandexpertcarehelpstopreservethevalueofyourvehicle.SuchexpertcaremayalsobeoneoftherequirementsofyourNew
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VehicleLimitedWarrantyifcorrosionrepairorrepaintingisnecessary.
VehiclecareproductsareavailablefromyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Moreinformation:
Powerlockingsystem→Powerlockingsystem
Powerwindows→Powerwindows
Windshieldwipersandwasher→Windshieldwipersandwasher
Workingintheenginecompartment→Workingintheenginecompartment
Interiorcareandcleaning→Interiorcareandcleaning
Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications→Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications
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Vehiclecareproductscanbedangerous.Improperusecancauseaccidents,burns,poisoning,orotherseriouspersonalinjuries.
Alwaysstorevehiclecareproductsonlyinoriginalcontainersthataresecurelyclosed.
AlwaysreadandheedalltheinstructionsandallWARNINGSonthepackage.
Toreducetheriskofpoisoning,neveruseemptyfoodorbeveragecontainersthatmightmisleadsomeoneintodrinkingfromthem.
Alwayskeepvehiclecareproductsoutofthereachofchildren.
Alwaysusesuchproductsoutdoorsorinwell-ventilatedareas,becauseharmfulvaporsmaybereleasedwhentheseproductsareused.
Neverusefuel,turpentine,engineoil,nailpolishremoverorothervolatilefluidsforvehiclecare.Theyarepoisonousandhighlyflammable.
WARNING
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Washthevehicleonlyatspecificallydesignatedwashlocationstohelppreventwater
contaminatedwithoil,greaseandfuelfromenteringthestormdrainsewersystem.In
someareasitisagainstthelawtowashmotorvehiclesanywherethanotherthanat
specifieddesignatedcarwashinglocations.
Whenbuyingvehiclecareproducts,trytochoosethosethatarenotharmfultothe
environment.
Neverthrowoutvehiclecareproductswithordinaryhouseholdwaste.AlwaysreadandheedalltheinstructionsandallWARNINGSonthepackage.
Impropercareandcleaningofvehiclecomponentscanimpactthesafetyfeaturesofthevehicleandcausesevereinjuries.
Alwayscleanandmaintainvehiclecomponentsaccordingtomanufacturer'sinstructions.
Onlyuseapprovedorrecommendedcleaners.
WARNING
Vehiclecareproductscontainingsolventscandamageplasticsandothervehiclethematerials.
NOTICE
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Washingthevehicle
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Thelongerinsectsplatter,birddroppings,treesap,roaddirt,industrialdeposits,tar,soot,roadsalt,andotheraggressivematerialsstayonyourvehicle,themoredamagetheydotothepaintfinish.Hightemperatures(includingstrongsunlight)increasethecorrosiveeffects.Thevehicleunderbodyshouldalsobewashedregularlyandthoroughly.
Carwash
Paycloseattentiontotheinformationprovidedbythecarwashoperator.Beforegoingthroughacarwash,besuretotaketheusualprecautionstohelppreventdamage,suchasclosingthewindows,foldingbacktheoutsidemirrors,etc.Ifyouhaveinstalledadditionalaccessoriesonthevehicle,suchasaspoiler,aroofrack,oranantenna,alwaysaskthecarwashoperatorifthisposesaproblem→ .
Thepaintfinishistoughenoughthatthevehiclecannormallybewashedwithoutproblemsinanautomaticcarwash.However,theeffectonthepaintdependstoalargeextentonthetypeofcar
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wash.Volkswagenrecommendsusingbrushlesscarwashfacilities.
Toremovewaxresiduefromthewindowsandavoidjerkywindshieldwipermovement,heedthefollowingtips→Cleaningwindowsandoutsidemirrors .
Washingbyhand
Whenwashingbyhand,firstsoftenthedirtwithplentyofwaterandthenrinseoffasmuchdirtaspossible.
Thencleanthevehiclewithasoftsponge,awashingmittorbrushusingonlylightpressure.Startontheroofandworkdown.Usespecialshampooonlyonhard-to-removedirtorgrime.
Rinsethespongeorglovethoroughlyandoften.
Cleanthewheelsandunderthedoorsillslast.Useadifferentspongeorwashmitt.
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Afterthevehiclehasbeenwashed,thewetbrakesor,inwinter,brakediscsorpadscoatedwithice,reactslowerandneedlongerstoppingdistances.
Alwaysdrythebrakesandcleanoffanyicecoatingswithafewcarefulapplicationsofthebrake.Makesurenottoendangerothermotoristsorcyclistsordisobeylegalrequirements.
WARNING
Sharpedgesunderthevehiclecancutexposedskin.
Alwaysprotectyourhandsandarmsfromcutsonsharpmetaledgeswhencleaningtheunderbody,theinsideofthewheelhousings,etc.
CAUTION
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Thewatertemperaturemustnotbemorethan+140°F(+60°C).
Tohelppreventdamagetothepaint,donotwashthevehicleindirectsunlight.
Donotuseinsectsponges,abrasivekitchenspongesorsimilarthingstocleanthevehicle.Thesecandamagethepaintfinish.
Nevercleanheadlightswithadryclothorsponge.Alwaysuseawetclothorsponge.Forbestresultsusesoapywater.
Whenwashingorrinsingthevehicleincoldweather,donotletwatergetintothelockcylindersorpointthehoseatgapsaroundthedoors,hood,orrearhatch.Thewatercouldfreezeonthelocksandsealsandmakeitdifficulttoopenthevehicle!
Whenoutsidetemperaturesarelow,wipetherubbersealsandtheircontactsurfacesdrytohelppreventfreezing.
NOTICE
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Washingwithapowerwasher
Pleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationand
Tohelppreventvehicledamageinacarwash:
Comparethevehicletrackwidthwiththedimensionsoftheguiderailsinthecarwashtohelppreventdamagetowheelrimsandtires!
SwitchofftherainsensorandtheAutoHoldfeature(ifequipped)beforedrivingthevehiclethroughacarwash→Rainsensor ,→AutoHold .
Makesurethereisenoughclearancefortheheightandwidthofthevehicle.
Tohelppreventpaintdamagetotheenginehood,placewiperbladesagainstthewindshieldaftertheyhavedried.Donotletthemsnapbackintoplace.
Foldtheoutsidemirrorstowardthevehiclebody.
Locktherearhatchtohelppreventunintentionalopeninginthecarwash.
NOTICE
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heedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Alwaysfollowtheinstructionsforthepowerwasher.Thisespeciallyappliestothepressureandsprayingdistance→ .
MakesurethereisenoughdistancetosoftmaterialssuchasrubberhosesorinsulatingmaterialaswellasthesensorsoftheParkDistanceControlsystem(ifequipped).TheParkDistanceControlsystemsensorscanbefoundintherearand,ifapplicable,frontbumper→ .
Makesurethereisenoughdistancetosoftmaterialssuchasrubberhosesorinsulatingmaterial.
Neveruseconcentratedjetnozzlesorso-calleddirtblasters→ .
Neveruseapowerwashertocleantheenginecompartment→Cleaningtheenginecompartment .
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Improperuseofpowerwasherscancauseseriousinvisiblepermanentdamageleadingtotirefailureandlossofvehiclecontrol.Thiscancauseaccidentsandseverepersonalinjury.
Keepsufficientdistancebetweenwaterjetandtires.Neverwashtireswithanozzlethatspraysthewateroutinadirectstreamregardlessofthedistancetothetireandevenforaveryshorttime.
Neverusedirtblasterstocleantires.Evensprayingfromarelativelylongdistanceforaveryshorttimecandovisibleorinvisibledamagetotires.
WARNING
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Afterthevehiclehasbeenwashed,thewetbrakesor,inwinter,brakediscsorpadscoatedwithice,reactslowerandneedlongerstoppingdistances.
Alwaysdrythebrakesandcleanoffanyicecoatingswithafewcarefulapplicationsofthebrake.Makesurenottoendangerothermotoristsorcyclistsordisobeylegalrequirements.
WARNING
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Cleaningwindowsandoutsidemirrors
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Watertemperatureshouldnotbemorethan+140°F(+60°C).
Tohelppreventdamagetothepaint,donotwashthevehicleindirectsunlight.
InorderforParkDistanceControltoworkcorrectly,thesensorsintherearbumpermustbekeptcleanandclearofsnowandice.
Whenusingapowerwasherorsteamcleaner,onlyspraythesensorsdirectlyforashortperiodoftimeandalwayskeepthenozzleatleast4inches(10cm)fromthesensor.
Donotcleanicyorsnow-coveredwindowswithapowerwasher.
Whenwashingorrinsingthevehicleincoldweather,donotletwatergetintothelockcylindersorpointthehoseatgapsaroundthedoors,hood,orrearhatch.Thewatercouldfreezeonthelocksandsealsandmakeitdifficulttoopenthevehicle!
NOTICE
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Cleaningwindowsandoutsidemirrors
Spraywindowsandoutsidemirrorswithacommerciallyavailablealcohol-basedwindowcleaner.
Drywindowsandmirrorswithacleanchamoisoralint-freecloth.Donotuseachamoisthathasbeenusedtowipepaintedsurfacesbecauseitwillhaveabsorbedanoilyresiduethatwillsmeartheglasssurfaces.
Usewindowcleanerorasiliconeremovertoremoverubber,oil,greaseandsiliconedeposits→ .
Removingwaxresidue
Automaticcarwashesandvehiclecareproductscanleaveawaxresidueonallglasssurfaces.Thesewaxresiduescanonlyberemovedwithspecialcleanersorcleaningcloths.Waxresidueleftonthewindshieldcancausethewindshieldwiperstograbandsqueakinsteadofglidingsmoothly.Werecommendthataftereverycarwashyouremoveanywaxresidueleftonthewindshieldwithawindowcleaningcloth/chamois-G052522A1-orequivalent.
Windshieldwipersqueakandgrabcanbereducedbyfillingthewindshieldwasherfluidtankwithawiperfluidcontainingwax-
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removingagents.Makesuretomaintainthepropermixingratiowhenrefillingthewasherfluidtank.Grease-removingcleaningagentscannotremovewaxresidue→ .
Windshieldcleaners,specialcleaners,andcleaningclothsareavailablefromyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerandauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Removingsnow
Removesnowfromallwindowsandoutsidemirrorswithanappropriatebrush.
Removingice
Thebestwaytoremoveiceiswithadeicerspray.Whenusinganicescraperalwaysscrapeinonedirection,neverbackandforth.Dirtcanscratchtheglasswhenmovingthescraperbackward.
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Dirtyorfoggedupwindowsreducevisibilityandincreasetheriskofaccidentsandsevereinjuries.
Don'tdriveuntilyouhaveclearvisibilitythroughallwindows.
Removeice,snowandcondensationfromallinsideandoutsidewindowsurfaces.
WARNING
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Cleaningandchangingthewindshieldwiperblades
Nevermixrecommendedcleaningagentswithothercleaningagentsinthewindshieldwasherreservoir.Ifyoudo,thiscouldcausesedimentsorotherby-productsthatcanclogthewindshieldwashernozzles.
Neverusewarmorhotwatertoremovesnowandicefromwindowsandmirrors.Thiscouldcausetheglasstocrack!
Theheatingelementsforthereardefrosterareontheinsideoftherearwindow.Donotputstickersovertheheatingelementsontheinsideoftherearwindowandnevercleantheinsideofthewindowswithcorrosiveoracidiccleaningagentsorotherchemicalsthatcoulddamagetheheatingelements.
Antennasinstalledontheinsidesofwindowscanbedamagedbyabrasiveobjectsorbycorrosiveoracidiccleaningagentsorotherchemicals.Donotplaceanystickersonthewindshield-integratedantennaandnevercleantheantennawithcorrosiveoracidiccleaningagentsorotherchemicals.
NOTICE
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Fig.196Changingthewindshieldwiperblades.
Fig.197Changingtherearwindowwiperblades.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Factory-installedwiperbladeshaveagraphitecoating.Thegraphitecoatingletsthewiperbladesglidesmoothlyoverthewindshield.Ifthiscoatingiswornordamaged,thewipersmaygraborsqueak.
Checkallwiperbladesregularly.Wiperbladesthatgrabandsqueakmustbereplacedifwornordamagedandcleanedifdirty→ .
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Replacewornordamagedwiperbladesimmediately.ReplacementbladesmaybepurchasedfromanyauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Liftingandtiltingwindshieldwiperarms
Movethewiperarmstotheservicepositionbeforeliftingthemawayfromthewindshield→Windshieldwipersandwasher .
Itisnotpossibletoliftthewiperarmsawayfromthewindshieldwhentheyarenotintheserviceposition.
Whenliftingorreplacingawiperbladeonawindow,gripitonlybyitsmountingandnotbythebladeitself.
Cleaningthewiperblades
Liftthewiperarm(s)awayfromthewindshield.
Usingasoftcloth,carefullyremovedustanddirtfromthewiperblades.
Ifthebladesareverydirty,carefullycleanthemwithaspongeorcloth→ .
Carefullyfoldthewiperarmbackdownontothewindshield.
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Changingthewiperbladesonthewindshield
Liftthewiperarm(s)awayfromthewindshield.
Pressandholdthereleasebutton→Fig.196① .
Whileliftingthewiperbladeinthedirectionofthewiperarm,pulloffthewiperbladeinthedirectionofthearrow.Thismayrequiremoderateforce.
Installanewwiperbladeofsamelengthandtypeontothewiperarmbypushingintheoppositedirectionofthearrowuntilitlatches.
Carefullyfoldthewiperarmbackdownontothewindshield.
Changingtherearwindowwiperblade
Liftthewiperarmawayfromthewindow.
Pressandholdthereleasebutton→Fig.197① .
Whileliftingthewiperbladeinthedirectionofthewiperarm→Fig.197 (arrowⒶ),pulloffthewiperbladeinthedirectionofthearrowⒷ.Thismayrequiremoderateforce.
Installanewwiperbladeofthesamelengthandtypeontothewiperarmbypushingintheoppositedirectionofthearrow→Fig.197Ⓑ untilitlatches.
Carefullyfoldthewiperarmbackdownontothewindow.
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Waxingandpolishingvehiclepaint
Pleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationand
Wornordirtywiperbladesreducevisibilityandincreasetheriskofaccidentsandsevereinjuries.
Alwayschangewiperbladesiftheyaredamagedorworn,andiftheycannotcleanthewindowssufficiently.
WARNING
Damagedordirtywiperbladescanscratchthewindshield.
Solvents,abrasivespongesandsharp-edgedobjectswilldamagethegraphitecoatingonthewiperblades.
Donotcleanthewindowswithgasoline,nailpolishremover,paintthinnerorsimilarfluids.
Tohelppreventdamagetotheenginehoodandthewindshieldwiperarms,liftthewiperarmsawayfromthewindshieldonlywhentheyareintheserviceposition.
NOTICE
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heedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Waxing
Agoodcoatofwaxhelpstoprotectthevehiclepaint.Whenwaternolongerformssmalldropsandrunsoffwhenthepaintisclean,applyanewcoatofgoodhardwaxtoprotectthevehicleagain.
Evenifawaxsolutionisusedregularlyatthecarwash,Volkswagenrecommendsapplyingacoatofhardwaxatleasttwiceayeartoprotectthepaint.
Polishing
Polishyourvehicleifthepainthaslostitsshineandtheglosscannotbebroughtbackwithwax.
Thevehiclemustbewaxedafterpolishingifthepolishuseddoesnotcontainwaxcompoundstosealthepaint.
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Caringforandcleaningchromeandaluminumparts
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Cleanthesurfaceusingaclean,soft,lint-freeclothdampenedwithwater.
Ifthesurfaceisespeciallydirty,useaspecialsolvent-freecleaningmaterial.
Thenpolishchromeandaluminumpartswithasoft,drycloth.
Tohelppreventdamage,donotusehardwaxorpolishonmatte-finishedparts,plasticparts,headlightsorrearlights.
Donotwaxorpolishyourvehicleifitisdirty,orinasandyordustyplace.
NOTICE
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Cleaningwheelrims
Pleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationand
Tohelppreventdamagetochromeandaluminumparts:
Donotcleanorpolishindirectsunlight.
Donotcleanorpolishinsandyordustyplaces.
Donotuseabrasivecleanersorabrasivesponges.
Donotpolishdirtysurfaces.
Donotusecleaningmaterialsthatcontainsolvents.
Donotusehardwax.
NOTICE
Chromewheelcoversandhubcapscanhaveanextracoating.Donottreatthemwithchromecareorpolishingproducts.Useregularpaintcareandpolishingproducts.
NOTICE
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heedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Cleaningsteelwheels
Stubbornbrakedustcanberemovedwithanindustrialcleaner.Cleansteelwheelsregularlywithaseparatesponge.
Repairanypaintdamageonsteelwheelsbeforerustbeginstoform.
Cleaningalloywheels
Every2weeks:Washroadsaltandbrakedustoffalloywheels,andcleanthewheelswithanacid-freedetergent.Every3months:Volkswagenrecommendsapplyingahardwaxcompoundtothewheels.
Ifroadsaltandbrakedustarenotremovedregularly,theycancorrodethemetal.
Useanacid-freedetergentspecificallydesignedforlightalloywheels.Donotusecarpolishorotherabrasiveproducts.
Iftheprotectivecoatingisdamaged,forexamplebystoneimpact,repairthedamagedarearightaway.
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Caringforrubberdoorandwindowseals
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Therubbersealsaroundthedoorsandwindowswillstaysoftandflexible,sealbetterandlastlongerifthesealsaretreatedregularlywithasuitablerubbercareproduct.
Beforeapplyingthetreatment,useasoftclothtoremovedustanddirtfromtherubberseals.
Donotapplyanyrubbercareproductstotherubbersealsonthebodyintheareasaroundthewindowsinthedriverandfrontpassengerdoors.Theproductcouldrundown
ontothewindowsandsmudgethem.
Deicingdoorlockcylinders
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
VolkswagenrecommendsusingonlygenuineVolkswagendeicerspraywithlubricatingandanti-corrosivepropertiestodeicedoorlockcylinders.
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Undercoating
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Thevehicleunderbodyiscoatedtohelpprotectitfromcorrosionanddamage.Theundercoatingcouldbedamagedduringnormaluse.Wethereforerecommendthatyouhavetheprotectivecoatingsontheunderbodyandsuspensioninspectedregularly,andrepairedifnecessary.
Lockdeicersthatcontaingreasesolventscancausethelockcylindertorust.
NOTICE
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Cleaningtheenginecompartment
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Theenginecompartmentofavehicleisadangerousarea→Workingintheenginecompartment .
Ifnecessary,theenginecompartmentshouldbecleanedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.Incorrectcleaningprocedurescouldremovecorrosionprotectionanddamageelectricalcomponents,amongotherthings.Inaddition,watercouldenterdirectlyintothevehicleinteriorthroughtheplenumchamber→ .
Undercoatingandrustproofingproductscancatchfireonthehotexhaustsystemoranyotherhotenginecomponent.
Neverapplyadditionalundercoatingorrustproofingonorneartheexhaustmanifold,theexhaustpipes,thecatalyticconverter,theheatshields,oranyotherhotvehiclecomponent.
WARNING
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Neveruseapowerwashertocleantheenginecompartment→ .
Iftheenginecompartmentisextremelydirty,haveitcleanedprofessionallybyyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Plenumchamber
Theplenumchamberislocatedintheenginecompartmentbetweenwindshieldandengine,underaperforatedcover.Outsideairistakenintothevehicleinteriorfromtheplenumchamberviatheclimatecontrolsystem.
Regularlyremoveleavesandotherlooseobjectsfromtheplenumchambercoverbyhandorwithavacuumcleaner.
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Washtheenginecompartmentonlyinspecialwashbayssothattheoilydirtandfuel
residuethatarewashedoffthevehiclewillnotenterthesewagesystem.Insomeareasit
illegaltowashtheenginecompartmentanywhereotherthanatsuchspecifiedlocations.
Injuries,scalding,electricshock,accidents,andfirehazardscanoccurwhileworkingontheengineorintheenginecompartment!
Beforeworkingintheenginecompartment,besuretofamiliarizeyourselfwiththenecessaryproceduresandgenerallyacceptedsafetyprecautions→Workingintheenginecompartment .
VolkswagenrecommendshavingtheworkperformedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
WARNING
Sprayingorpouringwater(forexample,withapowerwasher)intotheplenumchambercancauseseveredamagetothevehicle.
NOTICE
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Interiorcareandcleaning
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Caringforupholstery →Cleaningupholstery,fabrictrimandAlcantara →Careandcleaningofleatherupholstery →Cleaningleatherette →Cleaningstoragecompartmentsandcupholders →Careandcleaningofplasticcomponents,woodtrimandinstrumentpanel →Cleaningthesafetybelts
Modernclothingfabricssuchasdarkdenimmaynotbecompletelycolorfast.Evenwithnormaluse,dyefromtheseandotherfabricscanruboffonseatupholsteryandleavevisiblediscolorations(especiallyonlight-coloredseatupholstery).Thisiscausedbyalackofcolorfastnessintheclothingfabric,notbyanyfaultintheseatupholsteryfabric.Tohelppreventdamagetotheseatupholstery,alwaysmakesureyourclothingiscolorfast.Volkswagenrecommendshavingaqualifiedspecialistremoveanydiscolorationsfromtheseatupholstery.
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Thelongerstains,dirtandotherdepositsremainonthesurfacesofvehiclecomponentsandupholstery,themoredifficultitmaybetocleanthem.Ifstains,dirtanddepositsareleftuntreatedforalongtime,theymaybecomeimpossibletoremove.
Moreinformation:
Exteriorcareandcleaning→Exteriorcareandcleaning
Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications→Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications
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Vehiclecareproductscanbedangerous.Improperusecancauseaccidents,burns,poisoning,orotherseriouspersonalinjuries.
Alwaysstorevehiclecareproductsonlyinoriginalcontainersthataresecurelyclosed.
AlwaysreadandheedalltheinstructionsandallWARNINGSonthepackage.
Toreducetheriskofpoisoning,neveruseemptyfoodorbeveragecontainersthatmightmisleadsomeoneintodrinkingfromthem.
Alwayskeepvehiclecareproductsoutofthereachofchildren.
Alwaysusesuchproductsoutdoorsorinwell-ventilatedareas,becauseharmfulvaporsmaybereleasedwhentheseproductsareused.
Neverusefuel,turpentine,engineoil,nailpolishremoverorothervolatilefluidsforvehiclecare.Theyarepoisonousandhighlyflammable.
WARNING
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Impropercareandcleaningofvehiclecomponentscancompromisethevehicle'ssafetyfeaturesandcauseseriouspersonalinjury.
Alwayscleanandmaintainvehiclecomponentsaccordingtomanufacturer'sinstructions.
Onlyuseapprovedorrecommendedcleaners.
WARNING
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SuitablecareproductsareavailablefromauthorizedVolkswagendealersandauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilities.
Caringforupholstery
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Checklist
Vehiclecareproductscontainingsolventscancauseirreparabledamagetoplasticsandothervehiclematerials.
Stains,dirtandotherdepositsthatcontainaggressivesubstancesorsolventscancorrodevehiclematerialsandcausepermanentdamage,evenafterbriefcontactwiththesurface.
Removestains,dirt,andotherdepositsasquicklyaspossibleanddonotallowthemtodry.
Tohelppreventdamage,havestubbornstainsremovedbyaprofessionalwhohasthenecessaryexpertiseandexperience.
NOTICE
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OpenVelcro®fastenerscandamageupholstery,fabric,andtrim.Beforeyougetintothevehicle,closeallVelcro®fastenersthatcouldcomeintocontactwithupholsteryfabricsandclothtrim.
Sharp-edgedobjectsanditemsonclothingandbelts(suchasbeltclips,mobilephonecases,zippers,rivets,andrhinestones)candamageupholsterymaterialandfabrictrim.Tohelppreventdamage,donotletsuchitemscomeintodirectcontactwiththeupholsteryandfabrictrim.
Dustanddirtparticlesinpores,folds,andseamscanhaveascouringeffectonmaterialanddamagethesurface.Removedustanddirtregularlytohelppreventpermanentsurfacedamage.
Checkclothingforcolor-fastnesstohelppreventupholsterydiscoloration,especiallytolight-coloredupholstery.
Pleasenotethefollowingwhenitcomestothecareandpreservationoftheupholstery→ :
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VolkswagenrecommendshavinganydiscolorationremovedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Cleaningupholstery,fabrictrimandAlcantara®
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Cleaningupholsteryonheatedseatsandpowerseatsorseatswithairbagcomponents
Airbagcomponentsandelectricalconnectorsmaybeinstalledinthedriverseat,thefrontpassengerseat,andintheouterrearseats.Damaging,cleaningandhandlingincorrectly,orwettingorsoakingtheseseatsurfacesandbackrestscandamagethevehicleelectricalsystemandpreventtheairbagsystemfromworkingproperly→ .
Disregardingtheupholstery-relatedchecklistmayleadtodamageordiscolorationofupholsteryandfabrictrim.
Pleasenoteandfollowthepointslistedinthechecklist.
NOTICE
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Electricalcomponentsandconnectorsthatcouldbedamagedbyincorrectcleaningorhandlingareinstalledinpowerseatsandheatedseats→ .Thiscanalsoresultindamagetootherpartsofthevehicleelectricalsystem.
Forthisreason,readandfollowthesecleaninginstructions:
Donotusepowerwashers,steamcleaners,orcoolingspray.
Donotusedetergentpastesormilddetergentsolutions.
Donotwetthesurfacecompletely.
OnlyusecleaningproductsapprovedbyVolkswagen.
Ifyouhavequestionsorconcerns,consultaprofessionalcleaner.
Beforeusinganycleaningagent,familiarizeyourselfwithinstructionsandwarningsonthepackaging.
Vacuumupholstery,fabrictrim,Alcantara®upholstery,andcarpetingregularlywithasuitablebrushattachment.
Asoftspongeoracommerciallyavailablelint-freemicrofiberclothmaybeusedforgeneralcleaning→ .
CleanAlcantara®surfaceswithadampcottonorwoolclothoracommerciallyavailablelint-freemicrofibercloth→ .
Upholsteryandfabrictrimwithlightgeneralizedsoilingcanbecleanedwithacommerciallyavailabledry-foamcleaner.
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Iftheupholsteryandfabrictrimpiecesareheavilysoiled,seeyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilitybeforeyoubegincleaningtolearnaboutsuitablecleaningoptions.Ifnecessary,havethecleaningdonebyaprofessional.
Cleaningupholsteryonnon-heatedseats,manualseats,orseatswithoutairbagcomponents
Beforeusinganycleaningagent,familiarizeyourselfwithinstructionsandwarningsonthepackaging.
Vacuumupholstery,fabrictrim,Alcantara®upholstery,andcarpetingregularlywithasuitablebrushattachment.
Donotusepowerwashers,steamcleaners,orcoolingspray.
Asoftspongeoracommerciallyavailablelint-freemicrofiberclothmaybeusedforgeneralcleaning→ .
CleanAlcantara®surfaceswithadampcottonorwoolclothoracommerciallyavailablelint-freemicrofibercloth→ .
Upholsteryandfabrictrimwithlightgeneralizedsoilingcanbecleanedwithacommerciallyavailabledry-foamcleaner.
Iftheupholsteryandfabrictrimpiecesareheavilysoiled,seeyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilitybeforeyoubegincleaningtolearnaboutsuitablecleaning
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options.Ifnecessary,havethecleaningdonebyaprofessional.
Treatingstains
Whentreatingstains,itmaybenecessarytocleantheentiresurfaceandnotjustthestainitself.Thisisespeciallytrueiftheentiresurfacehasbecomedirtyfromnormaluse.Otherwise,theareathatistreatedmaybecomelighterthantheuntreatedarea.Ifyouhavequestionsorconcerns,consultaprofessionalcleaner.
Typeofstain Recommendedcleaningforfabricandupholstery
Water-basedstains,suchascoffeeorfruitjuice.
–Moistenaspongewithwaterandrubthestaingentlywithacircularmotion.
–Wipedrywithanabsorbentcloth.
Persistentstains,suchaschocolateormake-up.
–UseonlyVolkswagen-approvedcleaningproducts.
–Ifnecessary,havethefabricorupholsteryprofessionallycleaned.
Grease-basedstains,suchasoil,lipstick,etc.
–UseonlyVolkswagen-approvedcleaningproducts.
–Ifnecessary,havethefabricorupholsteryprofessionallycleaned.
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Ifthereisamalfunctionintheairbagsystem,theairbagmaynotdeploycorrectlyoratall,oritmaydeployunexpectedly.Thiscouldcausefatalinjuries.
HavetheairbagsysteminspectedimmediatelybyyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
WARNING
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Iftheupholsteryonpowerseats,heatedseats,orseatswithairbagcomponentsiswet,electricalcomponentsandthevehicleelectricalsystemcouldbedamaged.
Iftheseatingsurfacebecomessoaked,haveitdriedandthesystemcomponentscheckedimmediatelybyanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Donotusesteamcleanersbecausethesteamcouldcausethedirttopenetratedeeperintothefabricandmakeitimpossibletoremove.
Powerwashersandcoolingsprayscandamagetheupholstery.
NOTICE
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Careandcleaningofleatherupholstery
Cleanonlythecarpetandfloormatswithbrushes.Othertextilesurfacescanbedamagedbybrushes.
Ifdetergentpastesormilddetergentsolutionsareappliedwithadampclothorsponge,thesurfactantsinthedetergentmaycausevisiblelinestoformattheedgesoftheareawherethedetergentwasapplied.Theselinesaregenerallydifficultorimpossibletoremove.
NOTICE
DonotsoakAlcantara®.
DonottreatAlcantara®withleathercareproducts,solvents,floorwax,shoepolish,stainremoverorsimilarproducts.
Donotusebrushesfordampcleaning,becausetheycandamageupholsterysurfaces.
Donotuseasteamcleaner,becausedirtwillpenetratedeeperintothefabric.
NOTICE
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PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Ifyouhavequestionsregardingthecareandcleaningoftheleatherupholsteryinthevehicle,pleasecontactanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Careandtreatment
Naturalleatherrequiresspecialattentionandcare.Napaleatherhasasmoothsurface.Theintensityofthecolorapplicationdeterminestheleather'sappearanceandtexture.Ifyoucanseetheleathergrainandothernaturalcharacteristics,thisisanuntreatednapaleatherthatwillprovideverycomfortableseating.Delicateveins,closedscars,insectbites,folds,andaslightlycloudedcolorremainvisibleandrepresentauthenticcharacteristicsofthenaturalmaterial.Untreatednapaleatherhasnoprotectivecoating.Itisthereforemoresusceptibletodamage.Youshouldkeepthisinmindiftheleatherisgoingtobeexposedtoseverewearfromchildren,animals,orotherfactors.Bycontrast,leatherthathasaprotectivecoatingismorerobust.Thishasapositiveeffectontheleather'sdurabilityindailyuse.Thetypicalnaturalcharacteristicsarehardlyvisibleornolongervisibleatall,butthathasnoimpactonthequalityoftheleatheritself.Thetypicalcharacteristicsofuntreatedleatheraremuchmoredistinctivethanthoseofasurface-
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treatedleather.
Aftereachcleaning,applycreamthatwaterproofstheleatherandprotectsitagainstthesun.Suchcreamsalsonourishtheleather,letitbreathe,keepitflexibleandmoisturized.Atthesametimeitprotectsthesurface.
Cleanleatherevery2to3monthsandremoveanynewstains.
Treatleatherwithasuitableleather-careproducttwiceayear→ .
Applycleaningandconditioningmaterialssparinglyandalwayswithadry,lint-freecottonorwoolcloth.Donotapplycleaningandconditioningmaterialsdirectlytotheleather.
Removefreshstainssuchasballpointpen,lipstick,ink,shoepolish,etc.assoonaspossible.
Preservetheleather'scolor.Ifnecessary,refreshfadingspotswithaspecially-coloredleathercream.
Wipetheleatherwithasoftcloth.
Cleaning
Volkswagenrecommendsusingaslightlymoistenedcottonorwoolclothforgeneralcleaning.
Itisimportantnottoletwatersoakthroughtheleatherorpenetrate
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intoseams.
Beforecleaningleathersurfaces,readandheedtheinformation→Cleaningupholsteryonheatedseatsandpowerseatsorseatswithairbagcomponents .
Typeofstain Cleaning
Heavystains
–Applyamildsoapysolutionwithacloththathasbeenwrungnearlydrya).
–Dabdrywithanabsorbentcloth.
Water-basedstains,suchascoffee,tea,juice,orblood.
–Removefreshstainswithanabsorbentcloth.
–Ifthestainsarealreadydry,useanappropriatecleaningagent→ .
Grease-basedstains,suchasoil,lipstick,etc.
–Removefreshstainswithanabsorbentcloth.
–Useanappropriatecleaningagentonstainsthathavenotyetpenetratedthesurface→ .
Specialstains,suchasballpointpen,marker,nailpolish,latexpaint,orshoepolish.
–Dabdrywithanabsorbentcloth.
–Cleanwithaspecialstainremoverdesignedforleather.
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Slightdiscolorationcausedbywearandtearisnormal.
a)Mildsoapsolution:2tablespoonsofliquidsoapin1quart(liter)ofwater.
Cleaningleatherette
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Stainsthathavebeenleftinplacetoolongwillpenetratethesurfaceoftheleatherandcannotberemoved.
Nevertreatleatherwithsolvents,floorwax,shoepolish,stainremoverorsimilarproducts.
Wipeupspilledliquidsimmediatelywithanabsorbentcloth.Liquidcanpenetrateleathersurfacesandseamswithinafewseconds.
Ifthevehicleisleftinthesunforalongtime,covertheupholsterytoprotecttheleatherfromdirectsunlightandtohelppreventfadinganddiscoloration.
NOTICE
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Cleanleatheretteupholsteryonlywithwaterandamildsoapsolution.
Beforecleaningleatherettesurfaces,readandheedtheinformation→Cleaningupholsteryonheatedseatsandpowerseatsorseatswithairbagcomponents .
Cleaningstoragecompartmentsandcupholders
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Donotcleanleatherettewithsolvents,floorwax,shoepolish,stainremover,orsimilarproducts.
Thesecancausethematerialtobecomebrittleandbreak.Sharp-edgedobjectsanditemsonclothingandbelts(suchasbeltclips,mobilephonecases,zippers,rivets,andrhinestones)candamageupholsterymaterialandfabrictrim.
Ifthevehicleisleftinthesunforalongtime,covertheupholsterytoprotecttheleatherettefromdirectsunlightandtohelppreventfadingordiscoloration.
NOTICE
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Somestoragecompartmentsandcupholdersmayhavearemovablerubberorfeltinsertatthebottom.
Moistenaclean,lint-freeclothwithwaterandcleanplasticorrubberparts.
Ifthisisnotsufficient,thenuseaspecialsolvent-freecareandcleaningproductdesignedforplastics.
Cleanfeltinsertswithavacuumcleaner.
Careandcleaningofplasticcomponents,woodtrimandinstrumentpanel
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Moistenaclean,lint-freeclothwithwaterandcleantheparts.
Cleanplasticcomponents(insideandoutsideofthevehicle)andtheinstrumentpanelonlywithasolvent-freecareandcleaningproductthatisspecificallydesignedforplasticsandapprovedbyVolkswagen→ .
Cleanwoodtrimwithamildsoapsolution.
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Cleaningthesafetybelts
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Ifasafetybeltisdirty,thiscanpreventthebeltfromworkingproperly.Keepsafetybeltscleanandregularlycheckallsafetybelts
Usingsolventsorotherimpropercleaningproductsonsurfaceswhereairbagsarelocatedcanchangethewayairbagsdeployinacrash.
Productscontainingsolventswillchangethepropertiesoftheplasticsandmaycauseplasticpartstobreakandflyaroundwhentheairbagdeploysinacrash,causinginjury.
Neverusesolventsorcleanersonthesteeringwheelhornpadorontheinstrumentpanelbecausetheycandamagetheairbagcoverorchangethestiffnessorstrengthofthematerialsothattheairbagcannotdeployandprotectproperly.
Whencleaningthehornpadandinstrumentpanel,useonlyasoft,dryclothoraclothmoistenedwithplainwater.
WARNING
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fordamage.
Safetybeltsmustneverbetakenapartforcleaning.
Removecoarsedirtwithasoftbrush→ .
Carefullypullthedirtysafetybeltoutoftheretractorandkeepitout.
Cleanthesafetybeltwithamildsoapsolution.
Aftercleaning,alwaysgivethesafetybeltstimetodrythoroughlybeforelettingthemretract.Thishelpspreventdamagetotheretractor.
Donotletthesafetybeltsretractuntiltheyarecompletelydry.
Damagetosafetybeltsreducestheiroveralleffectivenessandincreasestheriskofseriouspersonalinjuryanddeathwheneverthevehicleisbeingused.
Checktheconditionofallsafetybeltsregularly.Ifyounoticethatthesafetybeltwebbing,hardware,retractor,buckle,oranyotherpartofthesafetybeltsisdamaged,immediatelyhaveanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityreplacethesafetybeltwiththecorrectreplacementbeltforyourvehiclemodelandmodelyear.
WARNING
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year.
Neverusechemicalcleaningagents,solvents,oranysubstancethatmaydamageorweakenthesafetybeltwebbingoranyotherpartsofthesafetybelt.Neverletthebeltscomeintocontactwithcorrosivefluidsorsharpobjects.Otherwise,thesafetybeltwebbingwillbesignificantlyweakened.
Aftercleaning,alwaysgivethesafetybeltstimetodrycompletelybeforelettingthemretract.Themoisturecandamagetheretractorandkeepitfromworkingproperly.
Neverletforeignobjectsorliquidsgetintothesafetybeltlatch.Thiscouldpreventthebeltbucklesandsafetybeltsfromworkingproperly.
Damagedsafetybeltsmustbereplaced;theycannotberepaired.
Nevertrytorepairadamagedsafetybeltyourself.Neverremoveormodifythesafetybeltsinanyway.
Safetybeltsthatweresubjecttostressinanaccidentandstretchedmustbereplacedwithacorrect,newsafetybelt,preferablybyanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Replacementafteracrashmaybenecessaryevenifasafetybeltshowsnovisibledamage.Anchoragesthathavebeenloadedmustalsobeinspected.
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Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Break-inperiod →Partsandaccessories →Operatingfluidsandequipment →Repairsandtechnicalmodifications →RepairsandotherthingsthatcanaffectAdvancedAirbagperformance →NoticeaboutdatarecordedbytheEventDataRecorderandvehiclecontrolmodules →Usingamobilephonewithoutavehicle-integratedantenna-someimportantthingstoknow
Moreinformation:
Safetybelts→Safetybelts
Airbagsystem→Airbagsystem
Roofrack→Roofrack
Trailertowing→Trailertowing
TirePressureMonitoringSystem(TPMS)→TirePressure
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MonitoringSystem(TPMS)
Poweroutlets→Poweroutlets
Brakingandparking→Brakingandparking
Startingassistancesystems→Startingassistancesystems
Cruisecontrol→Cruisecontrol
RearViewCamerasystem→RearViewCamerasystem
DrivingModeSelection→DrivingModeSelection
Workingintheenginecompartment→Workingintheenginecompartment
Engineoil→Engineoil
Enginecoolant→Enginecoolant
Vehiclebattery→Vehiclebattery
Exteriorcareandcleaning→Exteriorcareandcleaning
Interiorcareandcleaning→Interiorcareandcleaning
Consumerinformation→Consumerinformation
⇒BookletRadio,NavigationSystem,
⇒BookletMobilePhonePackage,
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Inappropriatesparepartsandaccessoriesaswellasimproperlyperformedwork,modificationsandrepairscancausevehicledamage,accidentsandseriouspersonalinjuries.
VolkswagenstronglyrecommendstoonlyuseaccessoriesapprovedbyVolkswagenandGenuineVolkswagenParts®.ThesepartsandaccessorieshavebeenevaluatedbyVolkswagenfortheirsuitability,reliabilityandsafety.
HaverepairsandvehiclemodificationsperformedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.AuthorizedVolkswagendealersandauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilitieshavetherequiredtools,diagnosticequipment,repairinformation,andtrainedpersonneltoproperlyreplaceanyairbaginyourvehicleandassuresystemeffectivenessinacrash.
Onlyinstallpartsonthevehiclethatareconsistentwithfactory-installedpartswithrespecttodesignandcharacteristics.
Neverstore,mount,orattachobjects,suchascupholdersorphonecradles,onornexttotheairbagmodulecoversorwithintheairbagsdeploymentzones.
Onlyusewheelrim/tirecombinationsapprovedbyVolkswagenfortherespectivevehicletype.
WARNING
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Break-inperiod
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Noteapplicablerequirementsforbreakinginnewparts.
Breakinginanewengine
Anewenginemustbecarefullybrokeninduringthefirst1000miles(1600kilometers).Duringthefirstfewhoursofdriving,theengine'sinternalfrictionishigherthanlaterwhenallmovingpartshavebeenbrokenin.
Enginelifeisinfluencedbyhowyoudrivethevehicleforthefirst1000miles(1600km).Evenafterwards,drivingatmoderateenginespeeds,especiallywhentheengineiscold,willtendtoreduceenginewearandhelptheenginetolastlongerandgofarther.Butdonotdriveatanexcessivelylowenginespeed,either.Alwaysdownshiftiftheengineisnotrunningsmoothly.Forthefirst600miles(1000km):
Donotusefullthrottle.
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Don'tlettheenginespeedgetabove2/3ofthemaximumspeed.
Donottowatrailer.
From600to1000miles(1000to1600km):Speedmaygraduallybeincreasedtomaximumpermissibleroadandenginespeed.
Newtiresandbrakepads
Newtiresandreplacementtires→Tiresandwheels
Brakes→Aboutthebrakes
Breakinginanewenginegentlywillincreaseservicelifeandreduceoilconsumption.
Partsandaccessories
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
VolkswagenrecommendsthatyouconsultanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilitybeforepurchasingaccessories,sparepartsorotherequipment.Alwaysdosoifyouwanttoinstalladditionalaccessoriesorreplaceparts.YourauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilitycanprovideinformationaboutlegal
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requirementsandfactory-recommendedaccessories,spareparts,andotherequipment.
Operatingfluidsandequipment
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Operatingfluidsandpartsthatwearoutwithuse(suchastimingbelts,tires,enginecoolants,engineoils,sparkplugs,andvehiclebatteries)areconstantlybeingimproved.Forthisreason,itis
Impropervehiclemodificationsandrepairsaffecttheperformanceoftheairbagsystemandcausemalfunctionsandseverepersonalinjuries.
Neverstore,mount,orattachobjects,suchascupholdersorphonecradles,onornexttotheairbagmodulecoversorwithintheairbagdeploymentzones.
Objectsonornearthesurfacewhereairbagsarelocatedcancomelooseandcauseseriouspersonalinjuryiftheairbagdeploys.
WARNING
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importanttohaveoperatingfluidschangedandwearingpartsreplacedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.AuthorizedVolkswagendealersandauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilitiesarealwaysup-to-dateregardingnewdevelopmentsandchanges.
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Improperuseofoperatingfluidsandequipmentcancauseaccidents,seriouspersonalinjuries,burnsand/orpoisoning.
Alwaysstorevehiclecareproductsinasafeplaceinoriginalcontainersthataresecurelyclosed.
Toreducetheriskofpoisoning,neveruseemptyfoodorbeveragecontainersthatmightmisleadsomeoneintodrinkingfromthem.
Alwayskeepvehiclecareproductsoutofthereachofchildren.
AlwaysreadandheedalltheinstructionsandallWARNINGSonthepackagebeforeusingvehiclecareproducts.
Whenusingproductsthatgiveoffharmfulfumes,alwaysworkoutdoorsorinawellventilatedarea.
Neverusefuel,turpentine,engineoil,nailpolishremoverorothervolatilefluidsforvehiclecare.Theyarepoisonousandhighlyflammable.Theycouldcausefiresandexplosions!
WARNING
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Leakingoperatingfluidscanpollutetheenvironment.Collectleakingoperatingfluidsinsuitablecontainersanddisposeofthemproperlyinaccordancewithapplicable
environmentallawsandregulations.
Repairsandtechnicalmodifications
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Volkswagenguidelinesforrepairsandtechnicalmodificationsmustbefollowed→ !
Onlyrefillwithsuitableoperatingfluids.Whenchangingortoppingofffluids,makesurethatyoupourthefluidsintothecorrectreservoirs.Addingincorrectfluidswillcauseseriousmalfunctionsandenginedamage!Undernocircumstancesshouldyoumixupoperatingfluids.Otherwiseseriousmalfunctionsandenginedamagecanoccur!
Accessoriesandotherthingsinstalledinfrontofthecoolingairintakesimpairtheefficiencyoftheenginecoolant.Theenginecanoverheatunderhighoutsidetemperaturesorunderhighengineloads!
NOTICE
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Changestoelectroniccomponentsandrelatedsoftwarecancausemalfunctions.Thesemalfunctionscanalsoaffectothersystemsthatarerelatedtothecomponentorsoftwarethatwasmodified.Thevehicle'soperationalsafetycanbeseriouslyjeopardized,increasedvehiclecomponentwearcanoccur,andthevehiclemaynolongermeetapplicableemissionsrequirements.
VolkswagenrecommendshavingallrepairsandtechnicalmodificationsperformedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityusingGenuineVolkswagenParts®.
DamagethatiscausedbyimproperrepairsorunapprovedtechnicalmodificationswillnotbecoveredbyanyVolkswagenLimitedWarranty.
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RepairsandotherthingsthatcanaffectAdvancedAirbagperformance
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Improperlyperformedrepairsandmodificationscancausevehicledamageandmalfunctions,andcanimpairtheefficiencyofdriverassistancesystems.Thiscanleadtoaccidentsandseverepersonalinjuries.
HaverepairsandvehiclemodificationsdonebyanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
WARNING
Improperlyperformedrepairsandmodificationscancauseincreasedcomponentwearandresultinvehicleemissionsthatnolongermeetapplicablerequirements.
NOTICE
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Repairsandmodificationsoffrontbumpers,doors,frontseats,headlinersandthechassiscanaffectproperairbagperformanceandshouldbeperformedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.Thesevehicleareascancontainimportantpartsoftheairbagsystem.
Componentsoftheairbagsystemcanbedamagedduringremoval,assemblyandrepairactivitiesontheairbagsystemitselforrelatedcomponents.Damagetoairbagpartscanpreventthesystemfromworkingproperlyinacollision.
Observeallregulationssothattheeffectivenessoftheairbagisnotaffectedandtopreventdisassembledpartsfromcausinginjuriesandpollution.AuthorizedVolkswagendealers,authorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilities,andotherqualifiedworkshopsarefamiliarwiththeseregulations.
Changingthevehicle'ssuspensionsystemcanchangethewaythattheairbagsystemworksinacrash.Forexample,usingtire-rimcombinationsnotapprovedbyVolkswagen,loweringthevehicle,changingthestiffnessofthesuspension,includingthesprings,suspensionstruts,shockabsorbersetc.canchangetheforcesthataremeasuredbytheairbagsensorsandsenttotheelectroniccontrolunit.Somesuspensionchangescan,forexample,increasetheforcelevelsmeasuredbytheairbagsensorsandsenttothe
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electroniccontrolunitandmaketheairbagsystemdeployincrashesinwhichitwouldnotdeployifthechangeshadnotbeenmade.Otherkindsofchangesmayreducetheforcelevelsmeasuredbythesensorsandpreventtheairbagfromdeployingwhenitshould.
Neverinstallleatherupholsteryonavehiclethatoriginallyhadclothupholstery.Neverinstallclothupholsteryonavehiclethatoriginallyhadleatherupholstery.ThecapacitivepassengerdetectionsystemfortheAdvancedAirbagsystemwillnotworkproperlyifdifferentupholsteryisinstalledonthepassengerseatthantheupholsteryoriginallyinstalledonthevehiclewhenitwasoriginallymanufactured.
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Changingthevehicle'ssuspensionincludinguseofunapprovedtire-rimcombinationscanchangeairbagperformanceandincreasetheriskofseriouspersonalinjuryinacrash.
Neverinstallsuspensioncomponentsthatdonothavethesameperformancecharacteristicsasthecomponentsoriginallyinstalledonyourvehicle.
Neverusetire-rimcombinationsthathavenotbeenapprovedbyVolkswagen.
WARNING
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LeavingtheoptionalsafetybeltextenderattachedtothesafetybeltbuckleonthefrontpassengerseatwhenthesafetybeltisnotbeingusedwillpreventtheAdvancedAirbagSystemfromworkingproperlyandcanincreasetheriskofseriouspersonalinjuryinacollision.
Leavingtheextenderattachedtothesafetybeltbucklewhenthefrontseatisoccupiedandthesafetybeltisnotbeingusedwillsignaltotheairbagcontrolunitthatthefrontpassengerseatisoccupiedandthatthesafetybeltisbeingused.Theelectroniccontrolunitfortheairbagsystemwillthenreceiveincorrectinformationthatwill
-causethesafetybeltpretensionertodeployunnecessarilyincollisionsand
-causethefrontpassengerairbagtodeploylaterincollisionsinwhichthefrontairbagwouldotherwisebetriggeredearliertohelpprotectanunrestrainedfrontseatpassenger.
Alwaysremovethesafetybeltextenderwhenitisnotneededandstowitsafely.
Neverusethesafetybeltextendertosecureachildrestraint.
WARNING
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ItemsstoredbetweenthesafetybeltbuckleandthecenterconsolecancausesafetybeltbuckletosendthewronginformationtotheairbagcontrolunitandpreventtheAdvancedAirbagSystemfromworkingproperly.
Alwaysmakesurethatnothingcaninterferewiththesafetybeltbucklesandthattheyarenotobstructed.
WARNING
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Impropercareandservicing,andimpropermodificationandrepairwork,canincreasetheriskofpersonalinjuryanddeathbypreventinganairbagfromdeployingwhenneededordeployinganairbagunexpectedly:
Neverrepair,adjust,orchangeanypartsoftheairbagsystem.
Allworkontheairbagsystem,steeringwheel,instrumentpanel,frontseatsorelectricalsystem(includingtheinstallationofaudioequipment,mobiletelephonesandCBradios,etc.)shouldbeperformedbyauthorizedVolkswagendealersorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilities.Theyhavethenecessarymanuals,training,andspecialequipment.
Theairbagsystemcanbeactivatedonlyonce.Afteranairbaghasinflated,itmustbereplaced.
UseonlyoriginalequipmentairbagsapprovedbyVolkswagen.Havetheminstalledbyatrainedtechnicianwhohasthenecessarytoolsanddiagnosticequipmenttoproperlyreplaceanyairbaginyourvehicleandassuresystemeffectivenessinacrash.
Neverpermitsalvagedorrecycledairbagstobeinstalledinyourvehicle.
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UndeployedairbagmodulesandsafetybeltpretensionersareclassifiedasPerchlorateMaterial.Specialhandlingmayapply–see
http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate.Obeyallapplicablelegal
requirementsregardinghandlinganddisposalofthevehicleorpartsofitsrestraintsystem,
includingairbagmodulesandsafetybeltswithpretensioners.AuthorizedVolkswagen
dealersandauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilitiesarefamiliarwiththerequirements,
andwerecommendthatyouhavethemperformthisserviceforyou.
NoticeaboutdatarecordedbytheEventDataRecorderandvehiclecontrolmodules
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
ThisvehicleisequippedwithanEventDataRecorder(EDR).ThemainpurposeofanEDRistorecord,incertaincrashornearcrash-likesituations,suchasanairbagdeploymentorhittingaroadobstacle,datathatwillassistinunderstandinghowavehicle'ssystemsperformed.TheEDRisdesignedtorecorddatarelatedtovehicledynamicsandsafetysystemsforashortperiodoftime,typically30secondsorless.TheEDRinthisvehicleisdesignedtorecordsuchdataas:
Howvarioussystemsinyourvehiclewereoperating;
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Whetherornotthedriverandpassengersafetybeltswerebuckled/fastened;
Howfar(ifatall)thedriverwasdepressingtheacceleratorand/orbrakepedal;and,
Howfastthevehiclewastraveling.
Thesedatacanhelpprovideabetterunderstandingofthecircumstancesinwhichcrashesandinjuriesoccur.NOTE:EDRdataarerecordedbyyourvehicleonlyifanon-trivialcrashsituationoccurs;nodataarerecordedbytheEDRundernormaldrivingconditionsandnopersonaldata(e.g.,name,gender,age,andcrashlocation)arerecorded.However,otherparties,suchaslawenforcement,couldcombinetheEDRdatawiththetypeofpersonallyidentifyingdataroutinelyacquiredduringacrashinvestigation.
ToreaddatarecordedbyanEDR,specialequipmentisrequired,andaccesstothevehicleortheEDRisneeded.Inadditiontothevehiclemanufacturer,otherparties,suchaslawenforcement,thathavethespecialequipment,canreadtheinformationiftheyhaveaccesstothevehicleortheEDR.
SomestatelawsrestricttheretrievalordownloadingofdatastoredbyEDRsinstalledinavehiclefortheexpresspurposeofretrievingdataafteranaccidentorcrasheventwithouttheowner'sconsent.
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VolkswagenwillnotaccesstheEDRand/orsimilardataorgiveittoothers-unlessthevehicleowner(orlesseeifthevehiclehasbeenleased)agrees,or;
upontheofficialrequestbythepolice;
upontheorderofacourtoflaworagovernmentagency;or
forthedefenseofalawsuitthroughthejudicialdiscoveryprocess.
Volkswagenmayalsousethedataforresearchaboutvehicleoperationandsafetyperformanceorprovidethedatatoathirdpartyforresearchpurposeswithoutidentifyingthespecificvehicleorinformationabouttheidentityofitsownerorlessee.
NOTE:YourvehiclemaybeequippedwithVolkswagenCar-Net.Pleasesee→VolkswagenCar-Net andtheVolkswagenCar-NetTermsofServiceandPrivacyPolicyat(http://www.vw.com/carnet)fordetailsregardinghowVolkswagencollects,processes,transmits,usesandsharesinformationobtainedthroughtheVolkswagenCar-Netequipmentandservice.
Yourvehicleisalsoequippedwithanumberofelectroniccontrolmodulesforvariousvehiclesystems,suchasenginemanagement,emissioncontrol,airbags,andsafetybelts.
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Theseelectroniccontrolmodulesrecorddataduringnormalvehicleoperationthatmaybeneededbytrainedtechniciansfordiagnosticandrepairpurposes.Therecordingcapabilityofthesemodulesislimitedtodata(nosoundisrecorded).Onlyasmallamountofdataisactuallyrecordedoveraverylimitedperiodoftime,orstoredwhenasystemfaultisdetectedbyacontrolmodule.Someofthedatastoredmayrelatetovehiclespeed,direction,orbraking,aswellasrestraintsystemuseandperformanceintheeventofacrash.Storeddatacanalsoonlybereadanddownloadedwithspecialequipmentthatisdirectlyconnectedtothevehicle.
Usingamobilephonewithoutavehicle-integratedantenna-someimportantthingstoknow
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Mobileorcellulartelephonessendandreceiveradiowaves,sometimescalledradiofrequencyenergy(RFenergy),bothwhentheyarebeingusedandwhentheyareinstandbymode.Currentscientificliteratureindicatesthatradiowavesthatexceedacertainlevelcanhaveeffectsonthehumanbody.Limitsandguidelineshavebeenestablishedbygovernmentalauthoritiesandinternationalcommitteesinanefforttokeeptheelectromagneticradiationfrommobilephonesatlevelsthatwillnotcausehealth
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problems.However,thereisnoscientificallybasedproofthatwirelessphonesareabsolutelysafe.
Therefore,someexpertsrecommendaprecautionaryapproachregardingtheuseofmobilephonesbytakingmeasuresthatlowerthepersonalexposuretoelectromagneticfields.Whenusingamobiletelephoneinsideamotorvehiclewithoutaproperconnectiontoanintegratedvehicletelephoneantenna,thepersonalexposuretoelectromagneticfieldswillbehigherthanwhenusingthemobiletelephonewhileproperlyconnectedtoanintegratedorotheroutsidevehicletelephoneantenna.
Yourvehiclemaybeequippedwithanoptionalhands-freesystemthatwillpermitmanyofthefeaturesofcompatibleBluetooth®
enabledmobiletelephonestobeusedforgreaterconvenienceandisconsistentwiththelawsofanincreasingnumberofstatesandlocalitiesthatprohibittheuseofmobiletelephoneswithoutsomekindofhands-freedevice.
Thehands-freesysteminyourvehiclecanbeusedwithcertainmobilephonesthatareconnectedbywireandhardwareconnectororviacompatibleBluetooth®enabledphoneswithacradlethatisdesignedtofityourmobiletelephone.Thespecialcradleoffersseveraladvantages:Thephonecradlemustbesafelysecuredtothebaseplate.Yourphoneisfirmlyattachedtotheinstrument
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panelandiswithinreachatalltimes.Placingthephoneinitscradlepermitsittobecharged,butmoreimportantlyconnectsthemobilephonetothevehicle'soutsideantenna.Amobiletelephonethatisproperlyconnectedtotheintegratedorotheroutsidevehicletelephoneantennawilllowerthepersonalexposuretoelectromagneticfields.Youshouldalsoexperienceabetterqualityofservice.Althoughamobiletelephonecanbeusedinsideyourvehiclewithoutacradle,thephonewillnotbesecurelyattachedtothevehicle,willnotbechargedthroughthecradlewiring,andmoreimportantlywillnotbeconnectedtothevehicle'sintegratedtelephoneantenna.Themobilephonewillalsonotberecharged.Youmightalsoexperiencemoredroppedcallsandanoverallimpairedqualityoftheconnection.
Thereforewestronglyrecommendthatyouuseyourmobiletelephoneinyourvehicleonlywhenitisproperlyattachedtoanappropriatecradlemountedonabaseplateontheinstrumentpanel.
Becauseofthelargenumberandvarietyofmobiletelephonesonthemarketandthefrequencywithwhichnewmodelsareintroduced,Volkswagendoesnotoffercradlesformobiletelephones.Pleasecheckwiththemanufacturerofthemobiletelephonethatyouplantouse.
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Bluetooth®isaregisteredtrademarkofBluetooth®SIG,Inc.
Amobilephoneontheseat,instrumentpanelorinotherplacescanbethrownaroundtheinsideofthevehicleduringasuddenbrakingmaneuver,acrashorotheraccidentandinjurevehicleoccupants.
Neverplaceorattachaccessoriesorotherobjects(suchascupholders,telephonebrackets,notepads,navigationsystems,large,heavyorbulkyobjects)onthedoors,onthewindshield,overorneartheareamarkedAIRBAGonthesteeringwheel,instrumentpanel,backrestsorbetweentheseareasandtheoccupant.Suchobjectscouldcauseseriousinjuryinacollision,especiallyifanairbaginflates.
WARNING
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UsingamobilephoneorCBradioinsidethevehiclewithoutaproperlyinstalledandseparateoutsideantennacanbedangeroustoyourhealthandthatofyourpassengersbecausetheelectromagneticradiationenergythatmobilephonesandCBradiosemitmaybeaboveestablishedlimits.Thisalsoappliesiftheoutsideantennaisnotinstalledproperly.
Alwayskeepthemobilephoneantennaatleast8in.(20cm)awayfrompacemakers.Heartspecialistsadvisethatmobilephonescanadverselyaffectthewaypacemakerswork.
Nevercarryamobilephonethatisswitchedoninthebreastpocketdirectlyoverapacemaker.
Ifyoususpecttheremaybeinterferencewithapacemakerorothermedicaldevice,switchthemobilephoneoffimmediately.
WARNING
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Consumerinformation
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→OperatingyourvehicleoutsideoftheUnitedStatesandCanada →Radioantennaandreception →Componentprotection →Volkswagenserviceinformation
Moreinformation:
Exteriorviews→Exteriorviews
Technicaldata→Technicaldata
Startingassistancesystems→Startingassistancesystems
Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications→Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications
⇒BookletWarrantyandMaintenance,
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OperatingyourvehicleoutsideoftheUnitedStatesandCanada
Pleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationand
Impropervehiclecareanduse,aswellasimproperchangestothevehicle,increasetheriskofaccidentsandinjuries.
Obeyallapplicablelegalrequirements.
ReadyourOwner'sManualandheedallWARNINGS.
WARNING
Impropervehiclecareanduse,aswellasimproperchangestothevehicle,canresultindamagetothevehicle.
Obeyallapplicablelegalrequirements.
Performserviceaccordingtothespecificationsinthe⇒BookletWarrantyandMaintenance,.
ReadyourOwner'sManualandheedallWARNINGS.
NOTICE
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heedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
GovernmentregulationsintheUnitedStatesandCanadarequirethatautomobilesmeetspecificemissionregulationsandsafetystandards.Therefore,vehiclesbuiltfortheU.S.andCanadadifferfromvehiclessoldinothercountries.
Ifyouwanttodrivethecarinanothercountryforashorttime,pleaseseetheinformationin→Drivinginothercountries .
IfyouplantotakeyourvehicleoutsidethecontinentallimitsoftheUnitedStatesorCanada,thereisthepossibilitythat:
Unleadedfuelsforvehicleswithcatalyticconvertersmaynotbeavailable.
Fuelmayhaveaconsiderablyloweroctaneratingandmaycauseenginedamage.
Servicemaybeinadequateduetolackofproperservicefacilities,toolsortestingequipment.
Replacementpartsmaynotbereadilyavailable.
DVDnavigationsystemsforvehiclesbuiltfortheUnitedStatesandCanadawillnotnecessarilyworkinEurope,andmaynotworkinothercountriesoutsideofNorthAmerica.
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Radioantennaandreception
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Iftheradioandnavigationsystemswereinstalledatthefactory,theradioantennamaybeinstalledindifferentlocationsinthevehicle:
Ontheinsideoftherearwindowwiththerearwindowdefroster,
Ontheinsideoftherearsidewindows,
Ontheinsideofthewindshield,
Onthevehicleroof.
VolkswagenisnotresponsibleformechanicaldamagethatmayresultfromsubstandardfuelorserviceortheunavailabilityofGenuineVolkswagenparts.
Volkswagenisnotresponsibleifthevehicledoesnotmeettherespectivelegalrequirementsinothercountriesandcontinents.
NOTICE
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Antennasontheinsidesofwindowsarethinwires.
OperatingelectricaldevicesneartheintegratedwindshieldantennamayinterferewithAMradioreception.
Componentprotection
Antennasinstalledontheinsidesofwindowscanbedamagedbyabrasiveobjectsorbycorrosiveoracidiccleaningagentsorotherchemicals.Donotplaceanystickersonthewindshield-integratedantennaandnevercleantheantennawithcorrosiveoracidiccleaningagentsorotherchemicals.
NOTICE
Ifretrofittingaradiooranavigationsystem,makesurethatthevehicle'sstandardintegratedantennaamplifieriscompatiblewiththeradioornavigationsystem.Ifnot,useanadditionalantennaadapter.Otherwise,theantennaamplifiercouldbeoverloadedanddamaged.
NOTICE
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PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Someelectroniccomponentsandcontrolunitsinthevehiclemaybeequippedwithacomponentprotectionfeature,forexample,theradioornavigationsystem.
Componentprotectionisaprotectivefeaturethathelpsto:
Preventanyfactory-installedpartsfromfunctioningfullyiftheyareinstalledintoothervehicles(forexample,aftertheft),
Preventfullfunctionofcomponentsoutsideofthevehicle,
Allowlegitimateinstallationorexchangeofpartsandcontrolunitsbyaprofessionalshouldtheyrequireservice.
Ifacomponentprotection-relatedmessageappearsintheinstrumentclusterdisplayortheinfotainmentsystemdisplay,seeanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityforassistance.
Volkswagenserviceinformation
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
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Volkswagenserviceinformationispublishedassoonaspossibleaftermodelintroduction.
Toorderserviceinformationcontact:
VolkswagenTechnicalLiteratureOrderingCenter
www.vw.techliterature.com
Improperlyperformedrepairsandmodificationscancausevehicledamageandmalfunctions,andcanimpairtheefficiencyofdriverassistancesystemsandtheairbagsystem.Thiscanleadtoaccidentsandseverepersonalinjuries.
HaverepairsandvehiclemodificationsperformedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
WARNING
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DeclarationofCompliance,TelecommunicationsandElectronicSystems
RadioFrequencyDevicesandRadiocommunicationEquipmentUserManualNotice.
Radio-basedequipment
MobilePhonePackage
Electronicimmobilizer
Remotecontrolvehiclekey
KeylessAccesswithpush-buttonstart
Car-Net(USonly)
ParkDistanceControl(PDC)
AdaptiveCruiseControl(ACC)
FrontAssist
BlindSpotMonitorwithRearTrafficAlert
Thesedevicescomplywith:
FCCPart15.19
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ThesedevicescomplywithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowing2conditions:
(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and
(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
FCCPart15.21
CAUTION:
Changesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliancecouldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.
ThesedevicescomplywithRSS-210ofIndustryCanada.
Operationissubjecttothefollowing2conditions:
(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseinterference,and
(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterference,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperationofthedevice.
ThemanufacturerisnotresponsibleforanyradioorTVinterference
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causedbyunauthorizedmodificationstothisequipment.
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ReportingSafetyDefects
Ifyoubelievethatyourvehiclehasadefectwhichcouldcauseacrashorcouldcauseinjuryordeath,youshouldimmediatelyinformtheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)inadditiontonotifyingVolkswagenofAmerica,Inc.3800HamlinRoad,AuburnHills,MI48326.
IfNHTSAreceivessimilarcomplaints,itmayopenaninvestigation,andifitfindsthatasafetydefectexistsinagroupofvehicles,itmayorderarecallandremedycampaign.However,NHTSAcannotbecomeinvolvedinindividual
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problemsbetweenyou,yourdealer,orVolkswagenofAmerica,Inc.
TocontactNHTSA,youmaycalltheVehicleSafetyHotlinetoll-freeat1-888-327-4236(TTY:1-800-424-9153);
gotohttp://www.nhtsa.gov;
orwriteto:
Administrator
NHTSA
1200NewJerseyAvenue,SE.
Washington,D.C.20590
Youcanalsoobtainotherinformationaboutmotorvehiclesafetyfromhttp://www.safercar.gov.
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Enginecontrolandemissioncontrolsystem
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Indicatorlights →Catalyticconverter
Moreinformation:
Shifting→Shifting
Refueling→Refueling
Fuel→Fuel
Engineoil→Engineoil
Vehiclebattery→Vehiclebattery
Noticeaboutdatarecordedbyvehiclecontrolmodules→Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications
Towing→Towing
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Thevehicleexhaustsystemandthecatalyticconvertergetveryhot.Thiscancauseafireandseriouspersonalinjury.
Neverparkwherepartsofthehotexhaustsystemandcatalyticconvertercouldigniteflammablematerials,suchasbrush,leaves,drygrass,spilledfuel,etc.
Neverapplyadditionalundercoatingorrustproofingonorneartheexhaustmanifold,exhaustpipes,catalyticconverter,orheatshields.
WARNING
CaliforniaProposition65Warning
Engineexhaust,someofitsconstituents,andcertainvehiclecomponentscontainoremitchemicalsknowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecancerandbirthdefectsandreproductiveharm.Inaddition,certainfluidscontainedinvehiclesandcertainproductsofcomponentwearcontainoremitchemicalsknowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecancerandbirthdefectsandreproductiveharm.
WARNING
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Indicatorlights
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Lightsup Possiblecause Properresponse
Enginecontrolmalfunction(ElectronicPowerControl).
HaveenginecheckedimmediatelybyanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Enginespeed(rpm)limited(ifequipped).a)
Onsomevehicles,theenginespeed(rpm)maybeautomaticallylimitedtotheenginespeedshownontheinstrumentclusterdisplaytohelppreventtheenginefromoverheating.
Oncetheengineisnolongeratacriticaltemperatureandyouhavebrieflytakenyourfootofftheaccelerator,theenginespeedlimitisincreased.
Iftheenginespeedislimitedduetoamalfunctionintheenginemanagementsystem,the indicatorlightalsolightsup.HavetheenginecheckedimmediatelybyanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.Makesurethattheenginespeeddoesnotexceedtheenginespeeddisplayed,forexample,whendownshifting.
Enginecontrol/monitoringsystemmalfunction(engineMalfunction
Easeofftheaccelerator.CarefullydrivetothenearestauthorizedVolkswagen
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malfunction(engineMalfunctionIndicatorLight-MIL)
dealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.Haveenginechecked.
Flashes Possiblecause Properresponse
Misfire,whichcandamagethecatalyticconverter.
Easeofftheaccelerator.CarefullydrivetothenearestauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.Haveenginechecked.
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,severalwarningandindicatorlightscomeonbrieflyforafunctioncheck.Theygooutafterafewseconds.
Aslongastheindicatorlights or areon,expectenginemalfunctions,
increasedfuelconsumption,andlossofengineefficiency.
a)Displayedincoloronaninstrumentclusterwithcolordisplay.
Catalyticconverter
FailuretoheedwarninglightsortextWARNINGScanresultinvehicledamage.
NOTICE
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PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Thecatalyticconverterprovidesexhaustgasafter-treatmenttohelpreducepollutantsintheexhaustgas.Tohelpensurelongservicelifeoftheexhaustsystemandgasolineenginecatalyticconverter:
Onlyuseunleadedfuel.
Nevercompletelyemptythefueltank.
Donotexceedthecorrectoillevel→Engineoil .
Donottowthevehicletostartit,butuseajump-startinstead→Jump-starting .
Ifyouexperiencemisfires,lossofpowerortheengineisnotrunningsmoothlywhiledriving,reducespeedimmediatelyandhavethevehiclecheckedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.Otherwise,gasolinecouldreachtheexhaustsystemandgetintotheatmosphere.Thecatalyticconvertercouldalsobedamagedbyoverheating!
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Doityourself
Practicaltips
Frequentlyaskedquestions(FAQ)
Ifyoususpectamalfunctionorvehicledamage,readandfollowthefollowingadvicebeforecontactinganauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.YoumayalsofindhelpfulinformationunderSpecialconsiderationsorChecklistintheindex.
Description Possiblecauses,amongothers Possibleremedy
Enginedoesnotstart.
Vehiclebatterydead.
–Performjump-start→Jump-starting .
–Chargevehiclebattery→Vehiclebattery .
Thewrongvehiclekeyisused.
Useavalidvehiclekey→Vehiclekeyset .
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Fuelleveltoolow. Refuel→Refueling .
Vehiclecannotbelockedorunlockedusingvehiclekey.
–Batteryintheremotecontrolvehiclekeyisdead.
–Toofarawayfromthevehicle(outofrange).
–Buttonshavebeenpressedtoomanytimes.
–Replacethebatteryintheremotecontrolvehiclekey→Vehiclekeyset .
–Moveclosertovehicle.
–Synchronizevehiclekey→Vehiclekeyset .
–Lockorunlockvehiclemanually→Emergencyclosingandopening .
Unusualnoises.
Coldengine,brakingassistsystems,electronicsteeringcolumnlock,electronicparkingbrake,AutoHold.
ChecktheNoisesentryintheindex.
Odddrivingbehavior.
Assistancesystemsactivated.
ChecktheAssistancesystemsentryintheindex.
DSG®automatedtransmissiontoohot.
Stopvehicleassoonasyoucansafelydoso.
Frontseatscannotbeadjustedwithpowercontrols.
Vehiclebatterydead.Chargevehiclebattery→Vehiclebattery .
Fuseblown.Checkfuseandreplaceifnecessary→Fuses .
Nojackinvehicle,nosparetire,ortiremobilitysetinvehicle.
Equipmentdiffersdependingonvehicle.
Nodirectcorrectiveactionpossiblebecausethisdependsontheequipment.ContactanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityforassistance→Vehicletoolkit .
Featuresdonotwork Settingswereadjustedin Checkandresettofactorysettings
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asdescribedinthismanual.
theVolkswagenInformationSystem.
ifnecessary→VolkswagenInformationSystem .
Headlightsdonotlightuptheroadastheyshould.
–Headlightsincorrectlyadjusted.
–Lightbulbsburnedout.
–Lowbeamsnotswitchedon.
–HavetheheadlightrangeadjustedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
–Changelightbulbs→Replacinglightbulbs .
–Switchonlowbeams→Lights .
Electricalconsumersdonotwork.
Vehiclebatterychargetoolow.
Chargevehiclebattery→Vehiclebattery .
Remainingfuelleveltoolow. Refuel→Refueling .
Fuseblown.Checkfuseandreplaceifnecessary→Fuses .
Fuelconsumptionhigherthanindicated.
–Shorthauls.
–Jumpyacceleratorpedal.
–Avoidshortdistancedriving.
–Drivedefensively.
–Acceleratesmoothly.
Electricalloadsswitchedon. Switchoffunnecessaryloads.
Enginecontrolmalfunction.Havethemalfunctioncorrected→Enginecontrolandemissioncontrolsystem .
Tirepressuretoolow.Adjusttirepressure→Tiresandwheels .
Drivinginthemountains. Nodirectcorrectiveactionpossible.
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Towingatrailerordrivingwitharoofrack.
–Checkuse.
–Removeifnotinuse.
Drivingwithheavypayload. Nodirectcorrectiveactionpossible.
Drivingathighenginespeed. Selectahighergear.
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Liftpointsforthevehicle
Fig.198:Liftingpointatthefront.:Liftingpointatrearforliftingthevehicleusingaworkshophoistorfloorjack.
Thevehiclemayonlyberaisedattheliftpointsshownintheillustration→Fig.198 .Ifthevehicleisliftedatdifferentpoints,vehicledamage→ andseriousinjuriesmayoccur→ .
Workshophoiststhatusefluidcushions(receivingplatforms)mustnotbeusedforliftingthevehicle.
Therearemanyprecautionsthathavetobefollowedwhenliftingavehicleonaworkshophoistorfloorjack.Donottrytoliftavehicleonaworkshophoistorfloorjackunlessyouhavethetraining,knowledge,andexperiencetobeabletodososafely.
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Informationaboutliftingthevehiclewiththevehiclejack→Liftingthevehiclewiththevehiclejack .
Improperlyliftingyourvehiclewithaworkshophoistorafloorjackcancausethevehicletofalloffandcauseseriouspersonalinjury.
Alwaysreadandheedtheoperatinginstructionsfromthefloorjackmanufacturerandlegalregulationsifnecessarybeforeusingthefloorjacktoliftthevehicle.
Neverletanyonestayinthevehiclewhenitisbeingliftedorwhenitisofftheground.
Alwaysliftyourvehicleonlyatthedesignatedliftpointsshownintheillustration→Fig.198 .Notusingthedesignatedliftpointscancausethevehicletofalloffthefloorjackwhenheavypartssuchastheengineortransmissionareremoved.
Alwaysmakesurethatthevehicle'sliftpointslieasflataspossibleandcenteredonthecarrierplatesofthefloorjack.
Neverstarttheenginewhenyouhaveraisedthevehicleonthefloorjack.Theenginevibrationsandvehiclemovementscouldknockthevehicleoffthefloorjack.
Ifyoumustworkunderavehicleraisedonafloorjack,alwaysmakesurethatthevehicleissafelysupportedonsafety
WARNING
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makesurethatthevehicleissafelysupportedonsafetystandsintendedforthatpurposethatarestrongenoughtosupporttheweightofthevehicle.
Neverusethefloorjackasaladderorstepladder.
Alwaysmakesurethattheweightofthevehicleisnotheavierthantheliftingcapacityofthefloorjackandsafetystandsbeingused.
Tohelppreventseriousvehicledamage,neverliftthevehiclebytheengineoilpan,transmissionhousing,orbythefrontorrearaxlesorsuspension.
Tohelppreventdamagetotheunderbodyorchassis,alwaysinsertarubberpadbetweenthehoistandtheliftingpoints.Inadditionmakesuretheliftingarmshaveenoughclearance.
Theliftingarmsshouldnottouchsidesillsorotherpartsofthevehicle.
NOTICE
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Inanemergency
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Protectingyourselfandthevehicle
Moreinformation:
Brakingandparking→Brakingandparking
Emergencyclosingandopening→Emergencyclosingandopening
Vehicletoolkit→Vehicletoolkit
Changingawheel→Changingawheel
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Protectingyourselfandthevehicle
Avehiclebreakdownintrafficisdangerousandcreatesagreatriskforyou,yourpassengers,andothers.
Alwaysstopthevehicleassoonasitissafetodoso.Movethevehicleasafedistanceofftheroadwhereitissafetoparkand,ifnecessary,lockalldoorsinanemergency.Turnontheemergencyflashersandsetupanotherwarningdeviceabout25yards(25meters)behindthevehicletowarnapproachingtraffic.
Neverleavechildren,disabledpersons,oranyonewhocannothelpthemselvesaloneinthevehiclewhenlockingthedoors.Thiscouldresultinpeoplebeingtrappedinthevehicleinanemergency.Dependingonthetimeofyear,peopletrappedinthevehiclecanbeexposedtoveryhighorverylowtemperatures.
WARNING
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Fig.199Inthecenteroftheinstrumentpanel:Buttonfortheemergencyflashers.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Obeyalllegalrequirementsregardingprotectingabroken-downvehicle.Forexample,turningontheemergencyflashersandwearingasafetyvestaremandatoryinmanycountries.
Checklist
Foryourownsafetyandthatofyourpassengers,carryoutthefollowingstepsintheorderlisted→ :
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Parkthevehicleatasafedistancefromtrafficandonasuitablesurface.
Switchonemergencyflashersbypressingthebutton.
SettheparkingbraketohelppreventthevehiclefrommovingParkingbrakeParkingbrakeBrakesParkingbrake_0orElectronicparkingbrakeBrakeElectronicparkingbrake_0ElectronicparkingbrakeBrakeParkingbrake_0ElectronicparkingbrakeEmergencybrakeSeeParkingbrake_0HandbrakeSeeParkingbrake_0Parkingbrake(dependingonequipment).
ShiftthetransmissionintoPark(P)(automatic)orNeutral(manualonly)ShiftingShiftingAutomatictransmissionSeeShifting_0AutomatictransmissionManualtransmissionSeeShifting_0ManualtransmissionDSG®automatedtransmission.
StoptheengineandremovethekeyfromtheignitionswitchorturnofftheignitionwiththestarterbuttonandremovethekeyfromthevehicleStartingandstoppingtheengineEngineandignitionIgnitionSeeEngineandignition_0.
Haveallpassengersexitandgotoasafelocationawayfrommovingtraffic,suchasbehindaguardrail.
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Takeallvehiclekeyswithyouwhenleavingyourvehicle.
Setupawarningtriangleorotherwarningdeviceinordertoalertothermotoristsandcyclists.
Lettheenginecooldownandgetexpertassistanceifnecessary.Iftheemergencyflashersareon,usetheturnsignallevertoindicateadirectionorlanechange,forexamplewhenthevehicleisbeingtowed.Thistemporarilyinterruptstheemergencyflashers.
Switchontheemergencyflasherswhen:
Trafficsuddenlyslowsdownorstopsinfrontofyoutowarnthoseapproachingfrombehind.
Inanyemergencysituation.
Ifthevehiclebreaksdown.
Whenbeingtowed.
Alwaysobeytrafficlawsthatgoverntheuseofemergencyflasherswhereyouaredriving.
Iftheemergencyflashersarenotworking,adifferentmethod–aspermittedbylaw–mustbeusedtoalertothermotoristsandcycliststothebreakdown.
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Disregardingthesafety-relatedchecklistmayleadtoaccidentsandseriouspersonalinjuries.
Alwaysreviewandfollowthechecklist.Followacceptedsafetypracticesandusecommonsense.
WARNING
Thevehicleexhaustsystemandthecatalyticconvertergetveryhot.Theycancausefiresandseriouspersonalinjury.
Neverparkwherepartsofthehotexhaustsystemorcatalyticconvertercouldigniteflammablematerials,suchasdrygrass,brush,leaves,spilledfuel,etc.
WARNING
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Thevehiclebatterywillbedrainediftheemergencyflashersareonforalongtime–eveniftheignitionisswitchedoff.
Tohelppreventdamagetothevehicleifyoushouldhavetopushitashortdistancebyhand,neverpushagainstspoilers,lights,bodypanels,windows,orsimilarparts.Concentratingforceonthesepartsofthevehiclecancauseexpensivedamagethatmaynotalwaysbeobviousrightaway.
NOTICE
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Emergencyclosingandopening
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Manuallyunlockingandlockingthedriverdoor →Manuallylockingthepassengerdoors →Openingtherearhatchfrominsidetheluggagecompartment →Emergencyreleaseforthefuelfillerflap →Emergencyreleasefortheselectorleverlock
Thedoorsandtherearhatchcanbemanuallylockedand,insomecases,unlockedifnecessary,forinstancebecausethepowerlockingsystemortheremotecontrolvehiclekeymalfunctions.
Moreinformation:
Vehiclekeyset→Vehiclekeyset
Powerlockingsystem→Powerlockingsystem
Doors→Doors
Rearhatch→Rearhatch
Inanemergency→Inanemergency
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Seriousinjuriescanresultiftheemergencyclosingandopeningproceduresareusedcarelessly.
Neverleavechildren,disabledpersons,oranyonewhocannothelpthemselvesinthevehicle.Thedoorscanbelockedwiththeremotecontrolvehiclekey.Thiscouldresultinpeoplebeingtrappedinthevehicleinanemergency.
Aclosedvehiclecanbecomeveryhotorverycold,dependingontheseason.Particularlyinthesummer,heatbuildupinthepassengerandluggagecompartmentofaparkedvehiclecanresultintemperaturesinthevehiclethataremuchhigherthantheoutsidetemperatures.Temperaturescanquicklyreachlevelsthatcancauseunconsciousnessanddeath,particularlytosmallchildren.
WARNING
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Manuallyunlockingandlockingthedriverdoor
Carelessopeningandclosingofthedoors,therearhatch,andthepowersunroofisdangerousandcancauseseriouspersonalinjury.
Openorclosethedoors,therearhatch,andthepowersunroofonlywhennooneisintheway.
WARNING
Tohelppreventvehicledamage,carefullyremoveandproperlyreinstallpartsafteremergencylockingorunlocking.
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Fig.200Doorhandleondriverdoor:Concealedlockcylinder(ifapplicable).
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Whenlockingthevehiclemanually,alldoorsarelocked.Tounlockthevehiclemanually,turn(counterclockwise)totheunlockingposition.Whenthevehicleisunlockedmanually,onlythedriverdoorisunlocked.Notetheinstructionsfortheanti-theftalarmsystem→Powerlockingsystem .
Unfoldthekeybitfromtheremotecontrolvehiclekey→Vehiclekeyset .
Ifthevehiclehasaconcealedlockcylinder,insertthekeybitfrombelowintotheopeningofthecovercaponthedriverdoor→Fig.200 (arrow)andliftthecovercapoff.Graspingthedoorhandleandpullingslightlymakesiteasiertoremovethecap.
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Insertthekeybitintothelockcylinderofthedriverdoorandunlockorlockthedoor.Ifthelargersideofthevehiclekeytouchesthedoorhandleduringlockingorunlocking,eitherpullthedoorhandleslightlyorreinsertthevehiclekeyinthelockcylinderwiththeoppositesidefacingup.
Reinsertthecovercapfromtoptobottomandpressuntilitclicksintoplace.Graspingthedoorhandleandpullingslightlymakesiteasiertoreinstallthecap.
Specialconsiderationswhenunlocking:
Ifthevehicleisequippedwithananti-theftalarmsystem,thesystemremainsactivatedfortheunlockedvehicle.Butthealarmisnottriggeredatfirst→Powerlockingsystem .
Openthedriverdoor.Thealarmwillsound.
Switchontheignition.Theelectronicimmobilizerrecognizesavalidremotecontrolvehiclekeywhentheignitionisswitchedonanddeactivatestheanti-theftalarmsystem.
Thedriverdoorcanbeunlockedseparatelyfromtheinsidethevehiclebypullingthedoorhandletoopenthedoor→Unlockingorlockingthevehiclefromtheinside .
Theanti-theftalarmsystem,wheninstalled,isnotactivatedwhenthevehicleislockedmanuallywiththekeybit→Anti-theftalarmsystem .
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Manuallylockingthepassengerdoors
Fig.201Onthefrontsideoftherightreardoor:Manuallock,coveredbyarubberseal.
Fig.202Onthefrontsideoftherightreardoor:Lockingthevehiclewiththekeybitinthevehiclekey.
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Thepassengerdoorandreardoorscaneachbelockedmanually.Thiswillnotactivatetheanti-theftalarmsystem,wheninstalled.
Openthedoor.
Removetherubbersealonthefrontsideofthedoor.Thesealismarkedwithalock →Fig.201 .
Unfoldthekeybitfromtheremotecontrolvehiclekey→Vehiclekeyset .
Insertthekeybitintotheslot→Fig.202 .Onthepassengersidedoors,turnthekeyclockwise.Onthedriversidereardoor,turnthekeycounterclockwise.
Reinserttherubbersealandcompletelyclosethedoor.
Makesurethatthedoorislocked.
Repeattheprocedureforotherdoorsifnecessary.
HavethevehiclecheckedimmediatelybyanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
Thevehicledoorscanbeunlockedandopenedseparatelyfrominsidethevehiclebypullingthedoorhandletoopenthedoor→Powerlockingsystem .
Openingtherearhatchfrominsidetheluggagecompartment
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Fig.203Insidetheluggagecompartment:Coverfortherearhatchrelease.
Fig.204Insidetheluggagecompartment:Openingtherearhatch.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Ifnecessary,foldtherearseatbackrestforward→Seatfunctions .
Removeluggageinordertoreachtherearhatchfromtheinside.
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Openthecover→Fig.203 byturningthereleaseinthedirectionofthearrow.
Unfoldthekeybitfromthevehiclekeyfob→Vehiclekeyset .
Insertthekeyintotheslotontherearhatch→Fig.204 andpressthereleaseleverinthedirectionofthearrowtounlocktherearhatch.Atthesametime,pushtherearhatchoutuntilitopens.
Emergencyreleaseforthefuelfillerflap
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Thereisnoemergencyreleaseforthefuelfillerflap.ContactanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityforassistance.
Emergencyreleasefortheselectorleverlock
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Fig.205Removingtheselectorgatecover.
Fig.206Releasingtheselectorleverlock(versionsand).
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Ifthepowersupplyfails(duetoadeadvehiclebattery,forexample)andthevehiclehastobepushedortowed,theemergencyreleasemustbeusedtomovetheselectorlevertoNeutral(N).Youwillneedthescrewdriverfromthevehicletoolkittoreleasetheselector
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lever→Vehicletoolkit .
Theemergencyreleaseislocatedundertheselectorgatecoverontherightsidewhenviewedinthedrivingdirection.
Preparations
Settheparkingbrake.Iftheparkingbrakecannotbeset,youmustfindanotherwaytohelppreventthevehiclefrommoving.
Switchofftheignition.
Removingtheselectorgatecover
Openthestoragecompartmentinfrontoftheselectorlever→Storagecompartmentinthefrontcenterconsole .
Usingyourhands,pullupwardonthefrontoftheselectorlevercovertoreleaseit,thenpulltheselectorleversleeveupward→Fig.205 .
Slipthecoverupandovertheselectorlever→ .
Emergencyreleasefortheselectorlever(versionA)
Withthescrewdriverfromthevehicletoolkit,carefullypushthereleaselever→Fig.206 inthedirectionofthearrowandholditinthisposition.
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PressthereleasebuttonintheselectorleverhandleandshifttheselectorlevertoNeutral(N).
Carefullypresstheselectorgatecoverbackinplace,makingsurethattheelectricalwiringstaysinthecorrectpositionandisnotpinchedordamaged.
Emergencyreleasefortheselectorlever(versionB)
Usingtheflatbladeofthescrewdriverfromthevehicletoolkit,carefullypushdownonthemiddleofthecoloredreleaselever→Fig.206 inthedirectionofthearrowandholditinthisposition.
PressthereleasebuttonintheselectorleverhandleandshifttheselectorlevertoNeutral(N).
Carefullypresstheselectorgatecoverbackinplace,makingsurethattheelectricalwiringstaysinthecorrectpositionandisnotpinchedordamaged.
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NevershiftthetransmissionoutofPark(P)withoutfirstfirmlyapplyingtheparkingbrake.Otherwise,thevehiclecanstarttorollunexpectedly,especiallyonhillsorinclines,andcauseanaccidentandseriousinjuries.
WARNING
EvenwiththeselectorleverisinNeutral(N),theautomatictransmissionwillbedamagedifthevehicleistowed(oryouletitcoast)foranextendedperiodorathighspeedwiththeengineshutoff.
NOTICE
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Vehicletoolkit
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Storage →Contents
Whensecuringthevehicleafterabreakdown,alwaysobeyallapplicablelegalrequirements.
Moreinformation:
Luggagecompartment→Luggagecompartment
Trailertowing→Trailertowing
Workingintheenginecompartment→Workingintheenginecompartment
Inanemergency→Inanemergency
Changingawheel→Changingawheel
Tiremobilityset→Tiremobilityset
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Storage
Loosetoolsandotheritemsinthevehicletoolkitandaloosespare(orcompactspare)wheelmaybethrownthroughthepassengercompartmentifyoubrakesuddenlyorsteersharplyorareinvolvedinanaccident.Thiscancausesevereinjuries.
Alwaysmakesurethevehicletoolkitandspare(orcompactspare)wheelaresecurelystowedintheluggagecompartment.
WARNING
Improperordamagedvehicletoolscanleadtoaccidentsandinjury.
Neverworkwithtoolsthataredamagedornotrightforthejob.
WARNING
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Fig.207Intheluggagecompartment:Floorcoveringraisedandsecured.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Thevehicletoolkitandthesparewheel,compactsparewheel,ortiremobilitysetmaybeinoneofseveralplacesunderthefloorcoveringintheluggagecompartment.
Ifnecessary,detachtheluggagenet.
Liftthefloorcoveringandsecureitinthestopsoneithersideoftheluggagecompartment→Fig.207 (smallarrows).
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Completelyretractthejackafteruse.Otherwiseitwillnotfitinitscompartmentandcannotbestowedsafely.
Contents
Fig.208Contentsofthevehicletoolkit.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Alwaysguidetheluggagecompartmentfloorcoveringbackdowncarefully.Droppingthefloorcoveringcoulddamagethevehicletrimandthefloorcoveringitself.
NOTICE
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Thecontentsofthevehicletoolkitdependonthevehicle'sequipment.Thefollowingdescribesthemaximumcontents.
Contentsofthevehicletoolkit→Fig.208
Screwdriverwithahexagonalsocketinthehandleforremovingorinsertingpreviouslyloosenedwheelbolts.Thescrewdriverbladeisreversible.Thescrewdrivermaybestoredunderthelugwrench.
Adapterforanti-theftwheelbolts(ifequipped).Volkswagenrecommendsthatyoualwayscarrytheadapterforthewheelboltsinthevehiclealongwiththevehicletoolkit.Thecodenumberofthewheelboltlockisimprintedonthefrontoftheadapter.Iflost,areplacementadaptercanbeorderedusingthisnumber.Recordthecodenumberofthewheelboltlockandstoreitseparatefromthevehicle.
Screw-intowingeye.
Hubcappullerclipforremovinghubcaps,wheelcovers,orwheelboltcaps.
Jack(ifequipped).Beforeputtingthejackbackinthefoaminsert,besuretocompletelycrankthejackdowntoitsoriginalposition.
Lugwrench.
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Crank(ifequipped).
Maintainingthevehiclejack
Thevehiclejackrequiresnoregularmaintenance.Ifnecessary,applymulti-purposegreasetothejointsofthevehiclejack.
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Wheeltrim
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Hubcaps →Wheelboltcaps →Wheelcovers
Moreinformation:
Exteriorcareandcleaning→Exteriorcareandcleaning
Vehicletoolkit→Vehicletoolkit
Changingawheel→Changingawheel
Tiremobilityset→Tiremobilityset
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Hubcaps
Unsuitablewheelcoversandimproperinstallationofwheelcoverscancauseaccidentsandsevereinjuries.
Improperlyinstalledwheelcoverscancomeloosewhiledrivingandendangerothermotoristsandcyclists.
Donotusedamagedwheelcovers.
Alwaysmakesurethattheflowofairforbrakesystemcoolingisnotblockedorreducedbeforeinstallingwheelcovers.Thisappliestobothfactory-installedwheelcoversandaftermarketwheelcovers.Insufficientairsupplymaysignificantlyincreasestoppingdistance.
WARNING
Tohelppreventdamagetothevehicle,becarefulwhenremovingwheelcoversandbesuretoinstallthemproperly.
NOTICE
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Fig.209Pullingthehubcapoff.
Fig.210Twistingthehubcapoff.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Dependingonthevehiclemodel,thehubcapscaneitherbepulledoff→Fig.209 orremovedbytwisting→Fig.210 .
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Vehicleswithpull-offhubcaps
ToremoveTakethewireclipoutofvehicletoolkitandhookitintooneoftheholesinthehubcap→Fig.209 .
Pullthehubcapoffinthedirectionofthearrow.
ToinstallPressthehubcapagainsttherimuntilitlatches.
Vehicleswithtwist-offhubcaps
ToremoveTwistthehubcaptotheleftorrightuntilitloosensfromthewheelrim→Fig.210 .
Graspbehindoneofthelugsandpullthehubcapoff.
ToinstallPushthehubcapontothecenteroftherim.
Pressthehubcapagainsttherimuntilitlatches.
Wheelboltcaps
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Fig.211Pullingcovercapsoffwheelbolts.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Takethewireclipoutofthevehicletoolkit→Vehicletoolkit .
Insertthewireclipthroughtheopeningofthecovercap→Fig.211 andpulloffinthedirectionofthearrow.
Thecapsaredesignedtoprotectthewheelboltsandshouldbeinstalledagainafterthewheelchange.
Theanti-theftwheelbolt(ifequipped)hasaseparatecap.Thisonlyfitstheanti-theftwheelbolt,butnotthestandardwheelbolts.
Wheelcovers
Fig.212Pullingthewheelcoveroff.
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PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Pullingoffthewheelcover
Takethelugwrenchandwireclipoutofthevehicletoolkit→Vehicletoolkit .
Placethewirecliphookinoneoftheopeningsofthewheelcover.
Slidethelugwrenchthroughtheclip→Fig.212 andpullthewheelcoveroffinthedirectionofthearrow.
Installingthewheelcover
Beforeinstallingthewheelcover,theanti-theftwheelbolt(ifequipped)mustbescrewedintoposition→Fig.214② or③inrelationtothepositionofthetirevalve.Otherwise,thewheelcovercannotbeinstalled.
Makesurethatthevalvecutoutisalignedwiththevalve→Fig.214① ,andpressthewheelcoverontothewheelrim.Makesurethatthewheelcoverislatchedontotherimalongtheentirecircumference.
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Changingawheel
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Preparationsforchangingawheel →Wheelbolts →Liftingthevehiclewiththevehiclejack →Removingthesubwoofer →Changingawheel →Afterchangingawheel
Changeawheelbyyourselfonlyifthevehicleisparkedinasafelocation,youarefamiliarwithsafetyproceduresandthetechnicalsteps,andyouhavepropertoolsavailable.Otherwise,getexpertassistance.
Thevehiclejackcanonlybesafelyusedtochangethewheelonavehiclethathasonlyoneflatordamagedtire.Ifthevehicledoesnothavethesupportitneedsfrom3fullyinflatedtires,thevehiclecanfalloffthejack.Ifmorethan1tireonthevehicleisflatordamaged,donotliftthevehiclewiththevehiclejack.Instead,getexpertassistance.
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Moreinformation:
Exteriorviews→Exteriorviews
Vehiclekeyset→Vehiclekeyset
Tiresandwheels→Tiresandwheels
TirePressureMonitoringSystem(TPMS)→Tires
Inanemergency→Inanemergency
Vehicletoolkit→Vehicletoolkit
Wheeltrim→Wheeltrim
Changingawheel,especiallyonthesideoftheroad,canbedangerous.Tohelpreducetheriskofseriouspersonalinjury:
Alwaysstopthevehicleassoonasitissafetodoso.Movethevehicleasafedistanceofftheroadwhereitissafetochangethewheel.
Alwaysmakesurethatallpassengers,especiallychildren,areinasafeplaceoutsidethevehicleandawayfromthevehicleandtraffic(suchasbehindaguardrail).
Turnontheemergencyflashersandsetupanotherwarningdeviceabout25yards(25meters)behindthevehicletowarnapproachingtraffic.
Changeawheelbyyourselfonlyifyouarefamiliarwiththe
WARNING
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Changeawheelbyyourselfonlyifyouarefamiliarwiththenecessarysteps.Otherwise,getexpertassistance.
Alwaysswitchtheengineoff,firmlyapplytheparkingbrake,andshiftthetransmissionintoPark(P)(automatictransmission)oranygear(manualonly)tohelppreventthevehiclefrommovingsuddenlyandslippingoffthejack.
Alwaysmakesurethatthegroundislevelandfirm.Ifnecessary,placethejackonalargeandsturdyboardoronasimilargroundsupport.
Alwaysblockthewheeldiagonallyoppositethewheelbeingchangedwithchocksorothersimilarthings.
Ifyouaretowingatrailer,alwaysunhitchitfromyourvehiclebeforestartingtochangethewheel.Alwaysapplythetrailerbrakesfirmlyandmakesurethetrailercannotmoveunintentionally.
Alwaysuseproperandundamagedtoolswhenchangingawheel.
Onceawheelisliftedofftheground,havingthetransmissioninPark(P)oringearwillnotpreventsuddenvehiclemovement.
Alwaysuseajackthathasbeenapprovedbythemanufacturerforyourvehicle.Neveruseotherjacks,eveniftheyhavebeenapprovedforuseonotherVolkswagenmodels.
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Ifyouhaveaflattire,moveasfarawayfromtrafficaspossible.Parkthevehicleonaflatandlevelsurfacewherenopartofthehotcatalyticconverterandexhaustsystemcancomeintocontactwithflammablematerialsunderthevehicle,suchasdrygrass,brush,
Preparationsforchangingawheel
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Checklist
Gettingreadytochangeawheel.Followthesestepsintheorderlistedhere→ :
models.
Toreducetheriskoflosingcontrol,crashes,andseriouspersonalinjuries,neverloosenthescrewsonrimswiththreadedrimrings.
Afterchangingawheel,havethewheelbolttighteningtorquecheckedwithanaccuratetorquewrench.
Afterchangingawheelortire,resettheTirePressureMonitoringSystem→TirePressureMonitoringSystem(TPMS) .
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spilledfuel,etc.
SettheparkingbraketohelppreventthevehiclefrommovingParkingbrakeParkingbrakeBrakesParkingbrake_0orElectronicparkingbrakeBrakeElectronicparkingbrake_0ElectronicparkingbrakeBrakeParkingbrake_0ElectronicparkingbrakeEmergencybrakeSeeParkingbrake_0HandbrakeSeeParkingbrake_0Parkingbrake(dependingonequipment).
Automatictransmission:ShiftthetransmissionintoPark(P)ShiftingShiftingAutomatictransmissionSeeShifting_0AutomatictransmissionManualtransmissionSeeShifting_0ManualtransmissionDSG®automatedtransmission.
StoptheengineandremovethekeyfromtheignitionswitchorturnofftheignitionwiththestarterbuttonandremovethekeyfromthevehicleStartingandstoppingtheengineEngineandignitionIgnitionSeeEngineandignition_0.
Manualtransmission:EngageagearShiftingShiftingAutomatictransmissionSeeShifting_0AutomatictransmissionManualtransmissionSeeShifting_0ManualtransmissionDSG®automatedtransmission.
Haveallpassengersexitandgotoasafeplace,suchasbehinda
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guardrail.
Blockthediagonallyoppositewheelwithchocksorothersuitablethings.
Iftowingatrailer:Unhitchthetrailerfromthevehicleandparkthetrailerproperly.
Iftheluggagecompartmentisloaded:Removetheluggage.
Raiseandsecuretheluggagecompartmentfloor.
Ifapplicable:RemovethesubwooferRemovingthesubwooferSubwooferChangingawheelRemovingthesubwoofer_2.
Unscrewthefasteningscrewwithwashercounterclockwiseandremove.
Takethespareorcompactsparewheelandthevehicletoolkitoutoftheluggagecompartment.
TakeoffthewheelcoversWheeltrimWheeltrim.
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Wheelbolts
Fig.213Changingawheel:Looseningthewheelbolts.
Disregardingthesafety-relatedchecklistmayleadtoaccidentsandseriouspersonalinjuries.
Alwaysreviewandfollowthechecklist.Followacceptedsafetypracticesandusecommonsense.
WARNING
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Fig.214Changingawheel:Tirevalve①andinstallationpointsfortheanti-theftwheelbolt(ifequipped)②or③.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Loosenthewheelboltsonlywiththelugwrenchthatwassuppliedwiththevehicle.
Loosenthewheelboltsonlyabout1turnbeforeliftingthevehiclewiththejack.
Ifawheelboltdoesnotcomeloose,carefullypushtheendofthelugwrenchwithyourfoot.Makesureyouarestandingfirmlyonthegroundandholdontothevehicleforsupport.
Looseningthewheelbolts
Pushthelugwrenchoverthewheelboltalltheway→Fig.213 .
Holdingthelugwrenchattheend,loosenthewheelboltby
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turningitcounterclockwiseabout1completeturn(360°)→ .
Looseningtheanti-theftwheelbolt(ifequipped)
Taketheadapterfortheanti-theftwheelboltoutofthevehicletoolkit.
Pushtheadapterallthewayovertheanti-theftwheelbolt.
Slidethelugwrenchontotheadapteruntilitstops.
Holdingthelugwrenchattheend,loosenthewheelboltbyturningitcounterclockwiseabout1completeturn(360°)→ .
Importantinformationregardingwheelbolts
Thedesignofrimsandwheelboltsismatchedtothefactory-installedwheels.Ifdifferentwheelsareinstalled,wheelboltswiththerightlengthandboltheadshapemustbeused.Theattachmentofthewheelsandfunctionofthebrakesystemdependonthis.
Itmaynotbepossibletousewheelboltsfromdifferentvehiclesofthesamemodel.
Onawheelwithawheelcover,theanti-theftwheelbolt(ifequipped)mustbeinstalledatpoints→Fig.214② or③inrelationtothepositionofthetirevalve①.Otherwise,thewheelcovercannotbeinstalled.
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Wheelbolttighteningtorque
Correctlytightenedboltsforsteelandalloywheelrimsshouldhaveatorqueof88ft-lbs(120Nm).Afterchangingawheel,havethewheelbolttighteningtorquecheckedrightawaywithanaccuratetorquewrench.
Beforeyoucheckthetighteningtorque,replacecorrodedanddifficult-to-turnwheelboltsandcleanthethreadsinthewheelhub.
Nevergreaseoroilthewheelboltsandthethreadsinthewheelhubs.Theboltscancomeloosewhiledrivingifgreasedoroiled,eveniftightenedtotherequiredtorque.
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Improperlytightenedwheelboltscancomeloosewhiledrivingandcauseyoutolosecontroloverthevehicle,resultinginaccidentsandseriousinjuries.
Onlyusewheelboltsthatbelongyourvehicleandtothewheelbeinginstalled.
Neverusedifferentwheelbolts.
Wheelboltsandwheelhubthreadsmustalwaysbeclean,easy-to-turnandfreeofoilandgrease.
Onlyusethelugwrenchthatissuppliedwiththevehicletoloosenthewheelbolts.
Loosenthewheelboltsonlyabout1turnbeforeliftingthevehiclewiththejack.
Nevergreaseoroilthewheelboltsandthethreadsinthewheelhubs.Theboltscancomeloosewhiledrivingifgreasedoroiled,eveniftightenedtotherequiredtorque.
Neverloosenboltedconnectionsonwheelrimswithboltedrimrings.
Ifthewheelboltsarenottightenedtothepropertorque,thewheelcancomeoffthevehiclewhenitismoving.Extremelyhightorquecandamagethewheelboltsand/ortheirthreads.
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Liftingthevehiclewiththevehiclejack
Fig.215Liftpointsforthejack.
Fig.216Jackinpositionattheleftrearliftpoint.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Ifyourvehicleisequippedwithatiremobilitysetinsteadofa
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Findalevelspotonfirmgroundforliftingthevehicle.
Switchofftheengine.Automatictransmission:shiftthetransmissionintoPark(P))Automatictransmission:SelectorleverShiftingAutomatictransmission_4ShiftingSelectorlever(automatictransmission)_4AutomatictransmissionShifting_4SelectorleverAutomatictransmission_4.Manualtransmissiononly:shiftintoagearManualtransmission:GearshiftleverShiftingManualtransmission_2ShiftingGearshiftlever(manualtransmission)_2GearshiftleverManualtransmission_2.Thensettheparkingbrake
vehiclejack,pleasesee→Tiremobilityset forinstructionsonsealingandinflatingatirewiththetiremobilityset.
Thejackmustbepositionedatoneofthe4liftpointsmarkedonthevehiclebody(2oneachsideasshownin→Fig.215 ).Youmustusetheliftpointclosesttothewheelbeingchanged→ .
Thevehiclemayonlybeliftedbyajackpositionedatoneofthe4jackliftpoints.
Checklist
Foryourownsafetyandthatofyourpassengers,carryoutthefollowingstepsintheorderlisted→ :
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tohelppreventthevehiclefrommovingParkingbrakeParkingbrakeBrakesParkingbrake_0orElectronicparkingbrakeBrakeElectronicparkingbrake_0ElectronicparkingbrakeBrakeParkingbrake_0ElectronicparkingbrakeEmergencybrakeSeeParkingbrake_0HandbrakeSeeParkingbrake_0Parkingbrake(dependingonequipment).
Iftowingatrailer:Unhitchthetrailerfromthevehicleandparkthetrailerproperly.
Straightenthesteeringwheelsothatthefrontwheelspointstraightforward.
Blockthediagonallyoppositewheelwithchocksorothersuitablethings.
LoosenthewheelboltsofthewheeltobechangedWheelboltsAnti-theftwheelboltsWheelboltsChangingawheelWheelbolts_2.
Findthejackliftpointonthevehicleframethatisclosesttothewheeltobechanged.
Insertthecrank⑦intotheopeningonthevehiclejack⑤.
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Crankupthejacksothatitstilljustfitsunderneaththeliftpoint.
Positionthejacksothatitsbaseisdirectlyunderneaththeliftpoint,makingsurethattheentirebaseofthejackrestssecurelyontheground.
Alignthejackandwindupthejackclawatthesametime,untiltheclawcradlestheverticalribunderneaththevehicle(arrow).
Continuecrankingupthejackuntilthewheelisjustalittleofftheground.
Improperuseofyourvehiclejackcancausethevehicletofalloffthejackleadingtoseriouspersonalinjury.Tohelpreducetheriskofseriouspersonalinjury:
UseonlyjacksapprovedbyVolkswagenforthevehicle.Otherjacksmightslip,eventhoseapprovedforotherVolkswagenmodels,butnotforyourvehicle.
Alwayssetupthejackonfirmandlevelground.Thevehiclemayslipoffthejackifthejackisrestingonsoftorslopingground.Ifnecessary,placeasturdyboardunderthejack.
Onahard,slipperysurface(suchasatiledfloor),useananti-
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Onahard,slipperysurface(suchasatiledfloor),useananti-skidrubbermatorsomethingsimilartohelppreventthejackfromslipping.
Positionthejackonlyatthedescribedvehicleliftpoints.Beforeyouraiseyourvehicle,alwaysmakesurethejackclawproperlygripstheverticalribunderthesillsothatthejackdoesnotslipoffwhenyouareraisingthevehicle→Fig.216 .
Neverhaveanypartofyourbody(suchasyourarmorleg)underthevehiclewhenitissupportedbythejack.Neverletotherpersonshaveanypartoftheirbodyunderthevehicle,either!
Ifyoumustworkunderavehicleraisedonafloorjack,alwaysmakesurethatthevehicleissafelysupportedonsafetystandsintendedforthatpurposethatarestrongenoughtosupporttheweightofthevehicle.
Neverliftthevehiclewhenitistiltedorinclinedtoonesideortheengineisrunning.
Neverliftthevehiclewhenmorethan1tireisflatordamaged.
Donotstarttheenginewhilethevehicleissupportedbyajack.Enginevibrationsmaycausethevehicletoslipoffthejack.
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Removingthesubwoofer
Fig.217Undertheluggagecompartmentfloor:Subwoofer(ifequipped).
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Thesubwoofer,ifequipped,islocatedundertheluggage
Disregardingthesafety-relatedchecklistmayleadtoaccidentsandseriouspersonalinjuries.
Alwaysreviewandfollowthechecklist.Followacceptedsafetypracticesandusecommonsense.
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RaiseandsecuretheluggagecompartmentfloorStorageVehicletoolkitStorage_2.
Unscrewthehandwheel①inacounterclockwisedirection(arrow).
Toreleasetheconnector,pressandholdthecentertabdownwithonehand②.
Withtheotherhand,grasptheconnectoronbothsides,andcarefullypulltheconnectoroutofthesocketinthedirectionofthearrow(magnifiedview).Puttheelectriccableaside.
Removethesubwoofercarefullyandplaceinacleanstoragelocation.
Reinstallthesubwoofercarefullybackintotherecess.ThetipofthearrowsymbolFRONTonthesubwoofer③mustpointtowardthe
compartmentfloorandmustberemovedtoaccessthesparewheel.
Checklist
Followthesestepsintheorderlisted:
Checklist
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frontofthevehicle
Inserttheconnector②intothesocketuntilitclicksintoplace.
Turnthehandwheel①clockwisetosecurethesubwoofer.
Carefullylowertheluggagecompartmentfloorbackintoplace.
Changingawheel
Fig.218Changingawheel:Removepreviouslyloosenedwheelboltsusingthescrewdriverhandle.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Removingthewheel
Reviewthechecklist→Preparationsforchangingawheel .
Loosenthewheelbolts→Wheelbolts .
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Liftthevehicle→Liftingthevehiclewiththevehiclejack .
Completelyunscrewandremovethepreviouslyloosenedwheelboltsusingthehexagonalsocketinthescrewdriverhandle→Fig.218 .Placethewheelboltsonacleansurface.
Removethewheel.
Mountingaspareorcompactsparewheel
Ifthetireisaunidirectionaltire,besuretoinstallitintheproperrollingdirection→Tiresandwheels .
Placethesparewheelorcompactsparewheelontheaxle.
Placetheanti-theftwheelbolt(ifequipped)inposition→Fig.214② or③inrelationtothepositionofthetirevalve①.Handtightenitusingtheadapterbyturningclockwise.
Screwinthewheelboltsclockwiseandtightenthemslightlyusingthehexagonalsocketinthescrewdriverhandle.
Lowerthevehiclewiththejack.
Usethelugwrenchtofirmlytightenallwheelbolts(turnclockwise)→ .Donottightentheminsequence!Tightenanywheelbolttobegin,thentightenthewheelboltdiagonallyoppositethefirstbolt,andsoforth.
Installthewheelboltcaps,centerwheelhubcap,orwheelcover,
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ifany→Wheeltrim .
Wheelboltsthataretightenedorinstalledimproperlycancomeloose,causinglossofvehiclecontrol,acrash,andseriouspersonalinjury.
Alwayskeepwheelboltsandthreadsinthewheelhubcleanandfreeofoilandgrease.Thewheelboltsmustturneasilyandmustbetightenedwiththerighttorque.
Usethehexagonalsocketinthescrewdriverhandleonlytoturnthewheelboltswhentheyareloose,nevertoloosenthemortightenthemfirmly.
WARNING
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Afterchangingawheel
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Cleanthetoolsinthevehicletoolkitifnecessaryandstowtheminthefoaminsertintheluggagecompartment→Vehicletoolkit
Improperuseofacompactsparewheelcancauselossofvehiclecontrol,acrashorotheraccident,andseriouspersonalinjury.
Neveruseacompactsparewheelifitisdamagedorworndowntothewearindicators.
Neverdrivefasterthan50mph(80km/h)withacompactsparewheel.Avoidfull-throttleacceleration,heavybraking,andfastcornering!
Neverdrivemorethan125miles(200km)withacompactsparewheelthatisinstalledonthefrontaxle(driveaxle).
Replacethecompactsparewithanormalwheelandtireassoonaspossible.Compactsparetiresaredesignedforbriefuseonly.
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.
Securelystorethesparewheel,compactsparewheel,orthewheelyoutookoffthevehicleintheluggagecompartment.
Havethewheelbolttighteningtorqueimmediatelycheckedwithatorquewrench→Wheelbolttighteningtorque .
Havethedamagedwheelreplacedassoonaspossible.
TheTirePressureMonitoringSystemmustberecalibratedaftereachtirechange→TirePressureMonitoringSystem(TPMS) .
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Tiremobilityset
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Contentsofthetiremobilityset →Preparations →Sealingandinflatingthetire →Checkafter10minutesofdriving
Yourvehicleisequippedwithatiremobilitysetinsteadofasparetire.
Tiredamagecausedbyforeignobjectsorpuncturesuptoabout3/16in(4mm)indiametercanbereliablysealedusingthetiremobilityset.Donotremovetheforeignobject(screwornail,forexample)fromthetire!
Afterthesealantisfilledintothetire,driveforabout10minutesandchecktirepressureagain.
Neverusethetiremobilitysettofillatireunlessallofthefollowingrequirementshavebeenmet:
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Thevehicleisparkedatasafespot.
Youarefamiliarwithallthenecessaryproceduresandsafetyprecautions.
Youhavethecorrecttiremobilityset.
Otherwise,getexpertassistance.
Tiresealantmustnotbeused:
Ifthewheelrimisdamaged.
Atoutsidetemperaturesbelow-4°F(-20°C).
Ifthecutorpuncturedamageofthetireisgreaterthan3/16in.(4mm)indiameter.
Ifyouweredrivingwithverylowtirepressureoraflattire.
Ifthetireinflationcylinderhaspasseditsexpirationdateorifthecylinderisdamaged.
Moreinformation:
Vehiclekeyset→Vehiclekeyset
Tiresandwheels→Tiresandwheels
Brakingandparking→Brakingandparking
Inanemergency→Inanemergency
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Wheelcovers→Wheeltrim
Usingthetiremobilitysetonthesideoftheroadcanbedangerous.Tohelpreducetheriskofseriouspersonalinjury:
Alwaysstopthevehicleassoonasitissafetodosoandmovethevehicleasafedistanceofftheroadwhereitissafetousethetiremobilityset.
Alwaysmakesurethatthegroundislevelandfirm.
Allpassengersandespeciallychildrenmuststayasafedistanceawayfromyouwhileyouareworkingandkeepoutoftheareayouareworkingin.
Turnontheemergencyflashersandsetupanotherwarningdeviceabout25yards(25meters)behindthevehicletowarnapproachingtraffic.
Usethetiremobilitysetonlyifyouarefamiliarwiththenecessarysteps.Otherwise,contactanauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityforassistance.
Usethetiremobilitysetonlyinemergenciesandonlyuntilyoucangetprofessionalhelp.
Immediatelyreplaceatirerepairedwiththetiremobilitysetaccordingtothemanufacturer’sspecificationsandwithatire
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Immediatelyreplaceatirerepairedwiththetiremobilitysetaccordingtothemanufacturer’sspecificationsandwithatirematchingthecurrentlyinstalledtires.
Sealantisharmfulandmustimmediatelyberemovedincaseofskincontact.
Alwaysstorethetiremobilitysetoutofreachofchildren.
Neveruseavehiclejack,evenifthejackisapprovedforusewithyourvehicle.
Alwaysswitchofftheengine,engagetheparkingbrake,andshiftthetransmissionintoPark(P)tohelppreventthevehiclefrommovingunexpectedly.
Improperuseofthetiremobilitysetcancauseatemporarytiretofailandleadtolossofvehiclecontrolandseriouspersonalinjuries.
Alwaysrememberthatatirefilledwithsealantdoesnothandleaswellasanundamagedtirewithoutsealant.
Neverdrivefasterthan50mph(80km/h)withasealedtire.
Neverusethetiremobilitysetiftheoutsidetemperatureisbelow-4°F(-20°C).
Neverdrivewithatirethathascutsorpunctures,especially
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Obeyalllegalrequirementswhendisposingofusedorexpiredsealant.
NewtireinflationcylindersareavailablefromauthorizedVolkswagendealersand
Neverdrivewithatirethathascutsorpunctures,especiallywhentheyarelargerthan3/16in.(4mm).
Usethetiremobilitysetonlyforemergenciesuntilyoucangetprofessionalhelp.
Ifthetirecannotbeinflatedtoatleast29psi(200kPa),donotdrivethevehicle.ContactthenearestauthorizedVolkswagendealer,authorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility,orotherqualifiedworkshopforassistance.
Ifthetireinflationpressuredropsbelow26psi(180kPa)afterdrivingfor10minutes,donotdrivethevehicleanyfarther.ContactthenearestauthorizedVolkswagendealer,authorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility,orotherqualifiedworkshopforassistance.
Alwaysreplaceatirerepairedwiththetiremobilitysetimmediately.Donotdriveatirethathasbeenrepairedwiththetiremobilitysetlongerorfartherthanisabsolutelynecessary.
Avoidfullthrottleacceleration,hardbraking,andfastcornering.
Driveatslowspeedfor10minutes.Thengetoutandchecktheairpressureandconditionofthesealedtire.
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authorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilities.
Readtheseparateusermanualfromthemanufacturerofthetiremobilityset.
Contentsofthetiremobilityset
Fig.219Basicdiagram:Contentsofthetiremobilityset.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Thetiremobilitysetmaybestoredinoneofseveralplacesintheluggagecompartment(forexample,inthesidestoragecompartmentorunderthefloorcovering).Itcontainsthefollowing→Fig.219 :
Tireinflationcylinderwithfillinghoseandsealant1)
Label(onthebottomofthetireinflationcylinder)withspeed
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Ifyouhaveaflattire,movethevehicleasfarawayfromtrafficas
instructionmax.80km/h/max.50mph
Aircompressor
Airreleasevalve
Inflationhose
Tirepressuregauge
ON/OFFswitch2)
12Voltplug
1)Mayalsobeintegratedinthecompressor.
2)Mayalsobelocatedonthesideofthecompressor.
Preparations
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Checklist
Carryoutthefollowingstepsintheorderlistedbeforestartingtoinflateatire→ :
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possible.Parkthevehicleonaflat,levelsurfaceatasafespot.
ApplytheparkingbraketohelppreventthevehiclefrommovingBrakingandparkingBrakesParking.
MovetheselectorleverintoPark(P)ShiftingShiftingAutomatictransmissionSeeShifting_0AutomatictransmissionManualtransmissionSeeShifting_0ManualtransmissionDSG®automatedtransmission.
StoptheengineandremovethekeyfromtheignitionswitchStartingandstoppingtheengineEngineandignitionIgnitionSeeEngineandignition_0.
Haveallpassengersexitandgotoasafeplace,suchasbehindaguardrail.
SwitchonemergencyflashersanduseawarningtriangleorotherdevicetowarnoncomingtrafficInanemergencyInanemergency.Observealllegalrequirements.
CheckwhetherarepairwiththetiremobilitysetispossibleTiremobilitysetWhennottouse_2Tiresealantmustnotbeused:.
Iftheluggagecompartmentisloaded:Removetheluggage.
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Removethetiremobilitysetfromtheluggagecompartment.
Affixthelabel②fromthebottomofthetireinflationcylindertothedashboardinthedriver'sfieldofvision,makingsurethelabeldoesnotcovertheinstrumentclusterorotherwarninglightsandsignalsontheinstrumentpanel.
Donotremovetheforeignobject(screwornail,forexample)fromthetire!
Sealingandinflatingthetire
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Sealingandinflatingthetire
Disregardingthesafety-relatedchecklistmayleadtoaccidentsandseriousinjuries.
Alwaysreviewandfollowthechecklist.Followacceptedsafetypracticesandusecommonsense.
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Unscrewthevalvecapfromthetirevalve.
Vigorouslyshakethetireinflationcylinder→Fig.219① afewtimesbackandforth.
Tightlyscrewtheinflationhoseontheaircompressor→Fig.219⑤ tothevalveonthetopofthesealantcylinder.
Tightlyscrewthefillinghosefromthetireinflationcylinder→Fig.219① tothetirevalve.
Holdthecylinderwiththebottompointingupandinsertthetopofthecylinderintothenotchintheaircompressor→Fig.219③ .
Placetheaircompressor(withcylinder)onaflatsurface.
Insertthe12Voltplug→Fig.219⑧ intooneofthevehicle's12Voltsockets→Poweroutlets .
SwitchtheaircompressoronusingtheON/OFFswitch→Fig.219⑦ .
Lettheaircompressorrununtilapressureof29–36psi(200–250kPa)isreached→ .Maximumruntime8minutes→ .
Switchofftheaircompressor.
Ifatirepressureof29–36psi(200–250kPa)isreached,unscrewthefillinghosefromthetirevalve.Continuedrivingrightawayanddriveataspeedofnomorethan50mph(80km/h).
Pullovertoasafelocationandchecktirepressureagainafter10minutesofdriving→Checkafter10minutesofdriving .
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Ifanairpressureof29–36psi(200–250kPa)cannotbereached
Ifanairpressureof29–36psi(200–250kPa)cannotbereached,unscrewthefillinghosefromthetirevalve.
Driveabout30feet(10meters)forwardorinreversesothatthesealantcanbedistributedinsidethetire.
Connectthetireinflationhoseoftheaircompressordirectlytothetirevalveandrepeattheinflationprocess.
Ifatirepressureof29–36psi(200–250kPa)isreached,unscrewtheinflationhosefromthetirevalve.Continuedrivingrightawayanddriveataspeedofnomorethan50mph(80km/h).Checkthetirepressureagainafter10minutesofdriving→Checkafter10minutesofdriving .
Iftherequiredtirepressurestillcannotbereached,thetireistoobadlydamaged.Thetirecannotbesealedusingthetiremobilityset.Donotdrivethevehicle.ContactanauthorizedVolkswagendealer,authorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility,orotherqualifiedworkshopforassistance→ .
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Thetireinflationhoseandaircompressorcangethotduringinflation.
Protecthandsandskinfromhotparts.
Donotplacethehottireinflationhoseorhotaircompressoronflammablematerial.
Lettheequipmentcooloffalmostcompletelybeforestowingit.
Ifthetirecannotbeinflatedtoatleast29psi(200kPa),thedamageistoogreattoberepairedwiththetiremobilityset.Thesealantisnotabletosealthetire.Donotdrivethevehicle.ContactanauthorizedVolkswagendealer,authorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility,orotherqualifiedworkshopforassistance.
WARNING
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Checkafter10minutesofdriving
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Connecttheinflationhose→Fig.219⑤ fromtheaircompressortothetirevalveandreadthetirepressureonthetirepressuregauge⑥.
19psi(130kPa)andlower:
Stop!Thetirecannotbesealedsufficientlyusingthetiremobilityset.
ContactanauthorizedVolkswagendealer,authorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility,orotherqualifiedworkshopforassistance→ .
Donotletthecompressorrunformorethan8minutestohelppreventoverheatinganddamage.Letthecompressorcooldownforafewminutesbeforeswitchingitonagain.Letitcooldownalmostcompletelybeforestowingitintherepairkit.
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20psi(140kPa)andhigher:
Correctthetirepressureagaintothepropervalue→Tiresandwheels .
CarefullydriveontothenearestauthorizedVolkswagendealer,authorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility,orotherqualifiedworkshopataspeedofnomorethan50mph(80km/h).
Havethedamagedtirereplaced.
Drivingwithatirethatcannotbesealedisdangerousandcancauseaccidentsandseriousinjuries.
Donotcontinuedrivingifthetirepressureis19psi(180kPa)orlower.
ContactanauthorizedVolkswagendealer,authorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility,orotherqualifiedworkshopforassistance.
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Fuses
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Fusesinthevehicle →Replacingblownfuses
Duetoongoingdevelopmentofthevehicle,configuration-dependentallocationoffusesandthecombinedfuseprotectionofmultipleloadswithonefuse,anup-to-dateoverviewofthefuselocationperloadisnotpossibleatthetimeofprinting.DetailedinformationregardingfuseboxlayoutisavailablefromauthorizedVolkswagendealersandauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilities.
Ingeneral,onefusecanprotectseveralloads.Oneloadcanalsobeprotectedbyseveralfuses.
Findoutwhythefuseblewandcorrecttheproblembeforereplacingablownfuse.Ifanewlyreplacedfuseblowsagainafterashorttime,theelectricalsystemshouldbecheckedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.
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Moreinformation:
Workingintheenginecompartment→Workingintheenginecompartment
Highvoltagesystemsintheenginecompartmentcancauseelectricalshocks,severeburns,andevendeath!
Nevertouchignitioncables.Nevertouchothercomponentsofthehighvoltageelectronicignitionsystem.
Avoidshortcircuitsintheelectricalsystem.
WARNING
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Usingthewrongfuse,usingablownfusethathasbeenrepaired,andusingmetalobjectsinplaceoffusestocompletetheelectricalconnectioninthecircuitcancausefiresandseriouspersonalinjury.
Neverreplaceafusewithonethathasahigheramprating.Replaceablownfuseonlywithafuseofthesameamperage(samecolorandsameimprint)andsameoverallsize.
Neverrepairfuses.
Neverreplacefuseswithametalstrip,apaperclip,orasimilarobject.
WARNING
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Fusesinthevehicle
Fig.220Onthedriversideintheinstrumentpanel:Fuseboxcover.
Tohelppreventdamagetotheelectricalsystem,switchoffalllightsandaccessories,switchofftheignition,andremovethekeyfromtheignitionswitchbeforereplacingafuse.
Ifafuseisreplacedwithafusewithhigheramperage,thiscanalsocausedamageatdifferentlocationsintheelectricalsystem.
Openfuseboxesmustbeprotectedfromdirtandmoisture.Dirtandmoistureinfuseboxescancausedamagetotheelectricalsystem.
NOTICE
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Fig.221Intheenginecompartment:Fuseboxcover①withtweezers②.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Replaceablownfuseonlywithafuseofthesameamperage(samecolorandsameimprint)andsameoverallsize.
Fusetypes
Regularbladefuse(ATO®).
Minibladefuse(MINI®).
Cartridgefuse(JCASE®).
Fusecolorcoding
Currentstrengthinamps Currentstrengthinamps
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Color(ATO®/MINI®) (JCASE®)
Black 1 —
Lightbrown 5 —
Brown 7.5 —
Red 10 50
Blue 15 20
Yellow 20 60
Whiteorclear 25 —
Green 30 40
Orange 40 —
Pink 30 30
Openingthefuseboxintheinstrumentpanel
Pullthelowerpartofthecovertowardthesteeringwheel(inthedirectionofthearrow→Fig.220 )andremovethecoverfromthebottom.Thisactionmayrequiremoderateforce.
Toinstall,guidethecoverfromthebottomintotheinstrumentpanelandpushinthedirectionoppositetothearrow→Fig.220 untilyoucanhearitlatchintoplace.
Openingthefuseboxintheenginecompartment
Opentheenginehood →Workingintheenginecompartment .
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Pressthereleasetabsinthedirectionofthearrows→Fig.221 tounlockthefuseboxcover①.
Removethecoverupward.
Toinstallpushthecoverontothefusebox.Thelockingtabsmustlatchwithanaudibleclick.
Insomevehicles,thereareplastictweezersforremovingfusesontheinsideofthefuseboxcover→Fig.221② .
Thevehiclecontainsotherfusesinadditiontothosementionedinthissection.HavethesefusesreplacedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagen
ServiceFacility.
Replacingblownfuses
Tohelppreventvehicledamage,becarefulwhenremovingfuseboxcoversandbesuretoreinstallthemproperly.
Openfuseboxesmustbeprotectedfromdirtandmoisture.Dirtandmoistureinfuseboxescancausedamagetotheelectricalsystem.
NOTICE
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Fig.222Blownfuse::Bladefuse.:JCASE®fuse.
Fig.223Removingorinstallingabladefusewiththeplastictweezers::Bladefuse.:JCASE®fuse.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Preparations
Switchofftheheadlights,theignition,andallelectricalconsumers.
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Opentheappropriatefusebox→Fusesinthevehicle .
Identifyingablownfuse
Shineaflashlightonthefuse.Thismakesiteasiertotellifthefusehasblown.
Ablownbladefuse(ATO®,MINI®)hasmetalstripsthathaveburnedthrough,whichyoucanseethroughthetransparenthousingfromaboveandfromtheside→Fig.222 .
Ablowncartridgefuse(JCASE®)hasmetalstripsthathaveburnedthrough,whichyoucanseethroughthetransparenthousingfromabove→Fig.222 .
Replacingafuse
Insomevehicles,thereareplastictweezersforremovingbladefusesontheinsideofthefuseboxcoverintheenginecompartment.
Openthefuseboxcoverintheenginecompartment→Fusesinthevehicle andremovetheplastictweezers.
Dependingonthetypeoffuse,slidethetweezers→Fig.223 ①or→Fig.223 ①ontothefusefromtheside.
Pulloutthefuse.
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Ifthefuseisblown,replacethefusewithanewfuseofthesameamperage(samecolorandsameimprint)andsamesize→ .
Cliptheplastictweezersbackintotheholderinsidethefuseboxcover.
Replacethefuseboxcover.
Ifafuseisreplacedwithafusewithhigheramperage,thendamagecanoccuratvariousplacesintheelectricalsystem.
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Replacinglightbulbs
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Indicatorlight
Changingalightbulbrequiresacertainamountofskill.Therefore,VolkswagenrecommendshavingthelightbulbchangedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealeroranauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.Specialtrainingandknowledgearegenerallyrequiredwhenothervehiclepartsmustbedisassembledtoreplaceabulb,orwhenHID–HighIntensityDischarge(Xenon)headlightsmustbereplaced.
Youshouldalwayskeepaboxinthevehiclewithallthereplacementbulbsrequiredfortrafficsafety.ReplacementbulbsareavailablefromyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility.Thelawsofsomecountriesexplicitlyrequireyoutohavereplacementbulbsinthevehicle.
Drivingwithoutsidelightsthatdonotworkmaybeagainstthelaw.
ToobtaintheVolkswagenserviceinformationnecessarytochange
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lightbulbsyourself,see→Volkswagenserviceinformation .
Additionallightbulbspecifications
Somefactory-installedlightbulbsintheheadlightsortherearlightsmayhavedifferentspecificationsthanconventionallightbulbs.Specificationsareontheglassbulboronthemetalbase.
Crashesandotheraccidentscanhappenwhenyoucannotseetheroadaheadandwhenyoucannotbeseenbyothermotorists.
WARNING
Improperreplacementofburnedoutheadlightsandotherlightbulbscancauseseriouspersonalinjury.
Stop!AlwaysreadandheedtheWARNINGSbeforedoinganyworkintheenginecompartment→Workingintheenginecompartment .Theenginecompartmentofanymotorvehicleisapotentiallydangerousarea,andworkinthisareacanleadtoseriouspersonalinjury.
WARNING
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HID–HighIntensityDischarge(Xenon)headlightsgetpowerfromahighvoltagesourcethatcancauseseverepersonalinjuryandevendeathifhandledimproperly.
H7bulbsandHID–HighIntensityDischarge(Xenon)headlightsareunderhighpressureandcanexplodeifhandledimproperly.
Alwaysletaburnedoutlightbulbcooldownbeforereplacingit.
Neverreplacealightbulbunlessyouarefamiliarwithallofthenecessaryprocedures.Inparticular,neverremoveaheadlightunlessyouknowexactlyhowtocarryoutthejobandhavethecorrecttoolsandlightbulbs.
Ifyouareuncertainaboutwhattodo,havetheworkperformedbyanauthorizedVolkswagendealer,anauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility,oranotherqualifiedworkshop.Seriouspersonalinjurymayresultfromimproperlyperformedwork.
WestronglyrecommendthatyoualwayshaveHID–HighIntensityDischarge(Xenon)headlightsandH7bulbsreplacedbyaqualifiedtechnician.
Donottouchtheglassoflightbulbswithyourbarehands.Fingerprintsleftonthebulbevaporateduetotheheatwhenthebulbisswitchedonandcausethereflectortocloud.
Therearesharpedgesonandaroundtheheadlighthousingin
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LEDscannotbereplaced.ContactyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityforassistance.
Indicatorlight
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Lightsup Possiblecause Properresponse
Lightbulboftheexteriorvehiclelightingnotworking.a)
SeeanauthorizedVolkswagendealer,anauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacility,orotherqualifiedworkshoptoreplacethelightbulbthatisn'tworking.
Therearesharpedgesonandaroundtheheadlighthousingintheenginecompartmentandtherearlighthousing.Wearhandprotectionifyoureplacebulbs.
Afterreplacingaheadlightbulborotherlightbulb,alwaysmakesurethattherubbercoversorplasticcapshavebeenproperlyandsecurelyreinstalledtohelppreventwaterfromgettingintotheelectricalconnectionsandtheheadlighthousinganddamagingtheelectricalsystem.
NOTICE
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Whentheignitionisswitchedon,severalwarningandindicatorlightscomeonbrieflyforafunctioncheck.Theygooutafterafewseconds.
FailureofasingleLEDwithinataillightisnotindicated.However,the indicator
lightwilllightupifallLEDsfail.
a)Displayedincoloronaninstrumentclusterwithcolordisplay.
Failuretoheedwarninglightsandinstrumentclustertextmessagescancausethevehicletobreakdownintrafficandresultinacollisionandseriouspersonalinjury.
NeverignorewarninglightsortextWARNINGS.
Alwaysstopthevehicleassoonasitissafetodoso.
WARNING
FailuretoheedwarninglightsortextWARNINGScanresultinvehicledamage.
NOTICE
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Jump-starting
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Jump-startterminal →Usingjumpercables
Ifyourenginedoesnotstartbecausethevehiclebatteryisdead,yourvehicle'sbatterycanbeconnectedtothebatteryofanothervehicletostartyourengine(jump-starting).Checkthebatteryacidlevelindicatoronthevehiclebatterybeforejump-starting→Vehiclebattery .
Youmustusejumpercablesthatmeetrecognizedindustrialstandards(checkinformationprovidedbythejumpercablemanufacturer).Forvehicleswithgasolineengines,thecross-sectionofthejumpercablewiremustbeatleast0.038in.2(25mm2),orabout3ga.(AWG).
Moreinformation:
Startingassistancesystems→Startingassistancesystems
Workingintheenginecompartment→Workingintheengine
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compartment
Vehiclebattery→Vehiclebattery
Workingonthebatteriesortheelectricalsysteminyourvehiclecancauseseriousacidburns,fires,orelectricalshock.
Alwayskeepchildrenawayfrombatteryacidandvehiclebatteriesingeneral.
Sulfuricbatteryacidisverycorrosiveandcancauseblindnessanddamagetounprotectedskin.Neverletbatteryacidorleadparticlescontactyoureyes,skin,andclothing.
Neverleanoveravehiclebattery.Alwayswearprotectiveglovesandeyeprotection.Toreduceyourriskofinjury,nevertiltthebatteries;acidcouldspilloutthroughtheventsandburnyou.
Ahighlyexplosivemixtureofgasesisgivenoffwhenthebatteryisbeingcharged.
Alwaysavoidfires,sparks,openflame,andsmoking.Nevercreatesparksorelectrostaticchargeswhenhandlingcablesandelectricalequipment.Nevershort-circuitthebatteryterminals.High-energysparkscancauseseriouspersonalinjury.
Ifyougetbatteryacidinyoureyesoronyourskin,
WARNING
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Ifyougetbatteryacidinyoureyesoronyourskin,immediatelyrinsewithcoldwaterforseveralminutesandgetmedicalattentionimmediately.Ifyouswallowanybatteryacid,getmedicalattentionimmediately.
Improperuseofjumpercableswhenjump-startingavehiclewithadeadbatterycancausethebatterytoexplode,leadingtoseriouspersonalinjury.Tohelpreducetheriskofbatteryexplosion:
Allworkonthebatteriesortheelectricalsysteminyourvehiclecancauseseriousacidburns,fires,orelectricalshocks.AlwaysreadandheedthefollowingWARNINGSandsafetyprecautionsbeforeworkingonthebatteriesortheelectricalsystem→Vehiclebattery .
Alwaysmakesurethatthebatteryprovidingstartingassistance(theboosterbattery)hasthesamevoltageasthedeadbattery(12V)andaboutthesameamperagecapacity(seebatterylabel).
Neverjump-startavehiclewithathawedorfrozenvehiclebattery.Thebatterycanexplode.Adeadbatterycanfreezeattemperaturesaround+32°F(0°C).
Abatterythatisfrozenorwasfrozen,buthassincethawed,
WARNING
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Abatterythatisfrozenorwasfrozen,buthassincethawed,mustbereplaced.
Whenthevehiclebatteryisjump-started,itgivesoffhydrogengas,whichishighlyexplosive!Alwayskeepfire,sparks,openflame,andsmokingmaterialsfarawayfromvehiclebatteries.Neveruseamobiletelephonewhileconnectingordisconnectingjumpercables.
Jump-startbatteriesonlyinwell-ventilatedareas.Batteriesgiveoffhighlyexplosivehydrogengasduringjump-starting.
Alwaysroutethejumpercablessothattheycannotgetcaughtinanymovingpartsintheenginecompartment.
Nevershortoutthebatteryterminalsbyconnectingthepositive(+)andnegative(-)terminalswitheachother.
Neverconnectthenegativecablefromtheothervehicledirectlytothenegativeterminalofthedeadbattery,asthismaycausethehydrogengasgivenoffbythedeadbatterytoexplode.
Neverattachthenegativecablefromthevehicleprovidingstartingassistancetoanypartofthefuelsystemortothebrakehosesorbrakelines.
Neverallowthenon-insulatedpartsofthebatteryclampstotouch.
Neverallowthejumpercableattachedtothepositivebatteryterminaltocontactmetalpartsofthevehicle.
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Jump-startterminal
terminaltocontactmetalpartsofthevehicle.
Alwaysfollowtheinstructionsofthejumpercablemanufacturer.
Tohelppreventextensivedamagetothevehicleelectricalsystem,readandheedthefollowing:
Connectingjumpercablesimproperlycancauseashortcircuitanddoexpensivedamagetothevehicle'selectricalsystem.
Donotletthevehiclestoucheachotherwhilethejumpercablesareconnected.Iftheydo,electricalcurrentmayflowbetweenthevehicleswhenthepositive(+)terminalsareconnected,causingelectricalsystemdamage.
NOTICE
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Fig.224Intheenginecompartment:Negativejump-startterminal㊀
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Thejump-startterminalforconnectingtheblackjump-startcableisintheenginecompartment→Fig.224㊀ .
Thevehiclecanonlybejump-startedorbeusedtojump-startanothervehicleviathisjump-startterminal.
Usingjumpercables
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Fig.225Diagramforattachingthejumpercables:Deadbattery①andboosterbattery②.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Thedeadbatterymustbeproperlyconnectedtothevehicle'selectricalsystem.
Makecertainthatthevehiclesarenottouchingeachother.Otherwise,electriccurrentcouldflowassoonasthepositiveterminals(+)areconnected.Uselongerjumpercablesifnecessary.
Theclampsonthejumpercablesmusthavegoodcontacttobaremetalonthebatteryterminals.
Iftheenginedoesnotstart,stoptheprocessafter10secondsandrepeatafterabout1minute.
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SwitchofftheignitioninbothvehiclesStartingandstoppingtheengineEngineandignitionIgnitionSeeEngineandignition_0.
OpenthebatterycoverintheenginecompartmentifthebatteryhasacoverVehiclebatteryVehiclebatteryVehiclebatteryInstallationlocation_0VehiclebatterySymbolexplanation_0BatterySeeVehiclebattery_0EnginecompartmentVehiclebattery_0.
Attachoneendoftheredjumpercabletothepositiveterminal⊕ofthedeadbattery:①.
Attachtheotherendoftheredjumpercabletothepositiveterminal⊕ofthegoodbattery(boosterbattery):②.
Attachoneendoftheblackjumpercabletothenegativejump-startterminalJump-startterminalEarthconnectionJumpleadsJumpleadconnectionpoint_2JumpleadsEarthconnection_2VehiclebatteryEarthconnectionforjumpleads_2,orifthatisnotavailable,
Theprocedureforattachingandforremovingthejumpercablesisdescribedbelow.Performeachofthefollowingstepsonlyintheorderdescribed,whichfollowthelettersshownintheillustration→Fig.225 A–B–C–D.
Checklist
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tothenegativeterminal㊀ofthebatteryinthevehicleprovidingassistance②.
Attachtheotherendoftheblackjumpercable③tothenegativejump-startterminalJump-startterminalEarthconnectionJumpleadsJumpleadconnectionpoint_3JumpleadsEarthconnection_3VehiclebatteryEarthconnectionforjumpleads_3,orifthatisnotavailable,abaremetalpartofthevehiclewiththedeadbattery.Thispartshouldbeconnecteddirectlytotheengineblock.YoumayalsoattachthecabletotheengineblockitselfortothetowingeyeinstalledonthefrontofthevehicleTowingTowingSpecialconsiderationsTowing_6TowingSpecialconsiderations_6TowingTowrope_6TowingTowbar_6TowingVehicleswithall-wheeldrive(4MOTION)_6Vehicleswithall-wheeldrive(4MOTION)Towing_6SpecialconsiderationsVehicleswithall-wheeldrive(4MOTION)_6.Attachtheclamptoapointthatisasfarawayaspossiblefromthedeadbattery①.
Routethejumpercablessothattheycannotgetcaughtinanymovingpartsintheenginecompartmentofeithervehicle.Startingtheengine
Starttheengineofthevehiclewiththegoodbatterythatisprovidinghelpandletitrunatidlespeed.
Turnontheignitionofthevehiclewiththedeadbattery.Iftheenginestarts,wait2to3minutesuntilitrunssmoothlybefore
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Disconnecttheblack(-)cablefromthevehiclewiththedeadbattery.
Disconnecttheblack(-)cablefromtheothervehicle(vehiclewiththegoodbattery).
Disconnectthered(+)cablefromtheothervehicle(vehiclewiththegoodbattery).
removingthejumpercablesasdescribedbelow→ .Iftheenginedoesnotstartwithinabout10seconds,turnofftheignitionandwaitatleast1minute;thentryagain.
Beforeremovingthejumpercables
Switchofftheheadlights(iftheyareon).
Inthevehiclewiththedeadbattery,switchontheheaterfanandtherearwindowdefroster.Thishelpstominimizevoltagespikeswhenthecablesaredisconnected.
Checklist
Withtheenginerunning,removethejumpercablesinreverseordertothewaytheywereconnected.
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Disconnectthered(+)cablefromthevehiclewiththedeadbattery.
Closethebatterycover.
Ifnecessary,unscrewthetowingeyeonthefrontofthevehicleInstallingthefronttowingeyeTowingFronttowingeye.
Improperuseofjumpercableswhenjump-startingavehiclewithadeadbatterycancausethebatterytoexplode,leadingtoseriouspersonalinjury.Tohelpreducetheriskofbatteryexplosion:
Allworkonthebatteriesortheelectricalsysteminyourvehiclecancauseseriousacidburns,fires,orelectricalshocks.AlwaysreadandheedthefollowingWARNINGSandsafetyprecautionsbeforeworkingonthebatteriesortheelectricalsystem→Vehiclebattery .
Alwayswearpropereyeprotection.Neverleanoverthevehiclebattery.
Attachthejumpercablesinthecorrectorder:firstthepositivecable,thenthenegativecable.
Neverconnectthenegativecablefromthevehicleprovidingstartingassistancetopartsofthefuelsystemortothebrake
WARNING
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startingassistancetopartsofthefuelsystemortothebrakehosesorbrakelines.
Neverallowthenon-insulatedpartsofthebatteryclampstotouch.
Neverallowthejumpercableattachedtothepositivebatteryterminaltocontactmetalpartsofthevehicle.
Checkthebatteryacidlevelindicatorwindowonthevehiclebattery.Useaflashlight,neveramatch,cigarettelighter,orotheropenflame.Ifyoucannotseethecolorofthewindowclearly,orifitislightyelloworcolorless,donotjump-startthevehicle.Getexpertassistance.
Avoidelectrostaticdischargeinthevicinityofthevehiclebattery.Sparksmaycausethehydrogengasescapingfromthevehiclebatterytoignite.
Neverjump-startavehiclewithabatterythatisdamagedorfrozenorthatwasfrozenandhasthawed.Thebatterycanexplode.Replacethebatteryinstead.
Alwaysfollowtheinstructionsofthejumpercablemanufacturer.
Alwaysmakesurethatthebatteryprovidingstartingassistancehasthesamevoltageasthedeadbattery(12V)andaboutthesamecapacity(seebatterylabel).
Batteriesgiveoffexplosivehydrogengas.Alwayskeepfire,sparks,openflameandsmokingmaterialsawayfrom
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sparks,openflameandsmokingmaterialsawayfrombatteries.
Neverconnectthenegativecablefromtheothervehicledirectlytothenegativeterminalofthedeadbattery.Thehydrogengasfromthebatteryisexplosive.
Nevershortoutthebatteryterminalsbyconnectingthepositive(+)andnegative(-)terminalswitheachother.
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Towing
Introduction
Inthissectionyou'llfindinformationabout:→Towingonacommercialtowtruck →Tipsontowing →Installingthefronttowingeye →Installingthereartowingeye →Drivingtipswhiletowing
Observelegalrequirementswhentowing.
Fortechnicalreasons:
Avehiclewithadeadbatterymustneverbetowed.Jump-startthevehicleinstead.
Itisnotpossibletotow-startorpush-startyourvehicle.Jump-startthevehicleinstead.
VehicleswithKeylessAccessmayonlybetowedwiththeignitionon.
Towingthevehiclewhentheengineisturnedoffandtheignitionis
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turnedondrainsthevehiclebattery.Dependingonthechargelevelofthevehiclebattery,itispossiblethatevenafterjustafewminutes,electricaldevicessuchastheemergencyflashersmaynothavethepowernecessarytofunction.ThesteeringwheelmightlockinvehicleswithKeylessAccess→ .
Moreinformation:
Exteriorviews→Exteriorviews
Shifting→Shifting
Enginecontrolandemissioncontrolsystem→Enginecontrolandemissioncontrolsystem
Jump-starting→Jump-starting
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Nevertowavehiclewithoutanyelectricalpower.
Neverremovethekeyfromtheignitionswitchorturnofftheignitionwiththestarterbuttonwhilethevehicleismovingorrollingtoastop.Theelectronicsteeringcolumncouldsuddenlylock,youwouldnotbeabletosteer,andyoucouldlosecontrolofthevehicle,crash,andseriouslyinjureyourselfandothers.
Ifthevehiclelosespowerwhileitisbeingtowed,stoptowingthevehicleimmediatelyandcontactyourauthorizedVolkswagendealerorauthorizedVolkswagenServiceFacilityforassistance.
WARNING
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Towingavehiclechangesthewayithandlesandbrakes.Tohelpreducetheriskofanaccidentandseriouspersonalinjury,notethefollowing:
Thedriverofthevehiclethatisbeingtowed:-Sincethebrakeboosteralsodoesnotworkwhentheengineisstopped,youwillneedtopressharderonthebrakepedaltoslowdownorstop.Alwaysbealertsoasnottorear-endthetowingvehicle.
-Willhavetouseconsiderablymoreforcetoturnthesteeringwheelbecausethepowersteeringisnotworking.
Thedriverofthevehiclethatisdoingthetowing:-Mustaccelerategraduallyandgentlyandavoidjerkingmovements.
-Mustnotbrakehardorsteersharply.
-Mustbrakeearlierandmoregentlythaninnormaldriving.
WARNING
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Towingonacommercialtowtruck
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Tohelpavoiddamagingthevehicle,haveittowedonlybyaprofessionaltowingcompany.Readandheedthefollowinginformation:
Generalinformation
Neverletthevehiclebetowedatspeedsabove30mph(50km/h).
Neverletthevehiclebetowedformorethan30miles(50km).
Becarefulnottodamagethepaintwheninstallingandremovingthetowingeyeandthecoverforthethreadedholebehindthebumper.
Unburnedfuelcangetintothecatalyticconverterduringtowinganddamageit.
NOTICE
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Towingmanualtransmissionvehicles
Releasetheparkingbrake.
ShiftthetransmissionintoNeutral(N).
Ifpossible,havethevehicletowedwiththefrontwheelsofftheground.
Ifnecessary,thevehiclecanalsobetowedwiththerearwheelsofftheground→ .
Towingautomatictransmissionvehicles
Releasetheparkingbrake.
ShiftthetransmissionintoNeutral(N).
Towthevehicleonlywithitsfrontwheelsofftheground→ .
Specialtowinginstructionsforvehicleswithall-wheeldrive(4MOTION)
Tohelppreventunnecessarydamage,vehicleswithall-wheeldrive(4MOTION)mustbetransportedonaflatbedtruck.
Toloadthevehicleontheflatbed,usethetowingeyefoundinthevehicletoolkitandattachittothefrontanchorage→Vehicletoolkit ,→Installingthefronttowingeye .
Whennottotowyourvehicle
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Ifthefrontandrearwheelscannotturn.
Ifthevehiclebatteryisdead(becausetheelectronicsteeringcolumnlockengagesandcannotbereleased).Vehicleswithanelectronicparkingbrake:Iftheelectronicparkingbrakewasengagedwhenthebatterydied,itcannotbereleased→Electronicparkingbrake .
Ifyouhavetotowanautomatictransmissionvehiclemorethan30miles(50km).
Itisnotsafeforchildrenorotherpersonstorideinavehiclethatisbeingtowed.
Neverletchildrenoranyoneelseremaininthevehiclewhileitisbeingtowed.
WARNING
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Tipsontowing
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Towingeye;towropeortowbar
Atowingeyeisincludedinyourvehicle'stoolkit.Thiscanbeinsertedinathreadedholeinthefrontbumperandusedwhenyourvehicleisbeingtowedbyanothervehicle.Onmostvehicles,thereisanotherthreadedholeintherearbumper,soyoucanusethetowingeyetotowothervehiclesaswell.Towingavehiclewitha
Thedriveaxlerotateswhilethevehicleisbeingtowedwithitsrearwheelsofftheground.Thiscandamagetheautomatictransmission.
Nevertowautomatictransmissionvehiclewiththerearwheelsofftheground.
Towmanualtransmissionvehicleswiththerearwheelsoffthegroundonlyifitiscertainthatnotransmissionfluidcanleakout.
NOTICE
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towbarissaferandeasieronbothvehiclesthanusingatowrope.Atowropeshouldbeusedonlyifatowbarisnotavailable.
Thetowropeshouldbeflexibleenoughtohelpprotectbothvehiclesfromdamage.Useasyntheticfiberropeorsimilarrope.
Attachthetowropeortowbaronlytothetowingeyeincludedinthevehicletoolkitforthispurpose,ortoatrailerhitch.
Towingmanualtransmissionvehicles
Checkwhetheryourvehiclecanbetowedatall;seebelow→Whennottotowyourvehicle
Ifyes,notethefollowingforthetowedvehicle:
ShiftthegearshiftlevertoNeutral→Shifting .
Donottowfasterthan30mph(50km/h).
Donottowmorethan30miles(50km).
Towingautomatictransmissionvehicles
Checkwhetheryourvehiclecanbetowedatall;seebelow→Whennottotowyourvehicle
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Ifyes,notethefollowingforthetowedvehicle:
PutthetransmissioninNeutral(N).
Donottowfasterthan30mph(50km/h).
Donottowmorethan30miles(50km).
Whenacommercialtowtruckisbeingused,thevehiclemustonlybetowedwiththefrontwheelsliftedofftheground.
Followthespecialinstructionsfortowingvehicleswithall-wheeldrive(4MOTION).
Towingvehicleswithall-wheeldrive(4MOTION)
Vehicleswithall-wheeldrive(4MOTION)shouldbetowedwithatowbaroratowrope.Ifthevehicleistowedwiththefrontorrearaxlesliftedofftheground,theenginemustbeswitchedoff.Otherwisethepowertrainmaybedamaged.
ForvehicleswiththeDSG®DirectShiftGearbox,alsofollowthedirectionsonhowtotowavehiclewithautomatictransmission→Towingautomatictransmissionvehicles .
Whennottotowyourvehicle
Inthefollowingsituations,thevehiclecannotbetowedandmustbe
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transportedonaflatbedtruckortrailer:
Iftransmissionfluidhasleakedoutofthetransmission.
Ifthereislittleornooilinthetransmissionbecauseofdamagetoyourvehicle,itmustbemovedwiththedrivewheelsofftheground.
Ifthefrontandrearwheelscannotturn.
Whenthevehiclebatteryisdead,becausethesteeringmayremaindisabledanditmaynotbepossibletoreleasetheelectronicsteeringcolumnlock.Vehicleswithanelectronicparkingbrake:Iftheelectronicparkingbrakewasengagedwhenthebatterydied,itcannotbereleased→Electronicparkingbrake .
Ifyouhavetotowanautomatictransmissionvehiclemorethan30miles(50km).
Ifthesteeringorthewheelclearancemightbeimpaired,forexample,afteranaccident.
Towingothervehicles
Obeyalllegalrequirements
Readandheedalltowinginformationintheowner'smanualfortheothervehicle.
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Avehiclecanbetowedonlyiftheelectronicsteeringcolumnlockandtheelectronicparkingbrake(ifequipped)arereleased.Incaseofapowerlossormalfunctionsofthe
electricalsystem,theenginemayhavetobejump-startedinordertoreleasetheelectronic
steeringcolumnlockandtheelectronicparkingbrake(ifequipped).
Installingthefronttowingeye
Fig.226Intherightfrontbumper:Removingthecover.
Fig.227Intherightfrontbumper:Installingthetowingeye.
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PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Thereisathreadedholeforthetowingeyeintherightfrontbumper→Fig.227 .
Alwayskeepthetowingeyeinthevehicleandstowitsecurely.
Readandfollowthenotesabouttowing→Tipsontowing .
Installingthefronttowingeye
Takethetowingeye,thelugwrench,andthescrewdriveroutofthevehicletoolkitintheluggagecompartment→Vehicletoolkit .
Pushontheleftsideofthecover→Fig.226 (arrow)sothatitpopsout.
Removethecoverandletithangfromthebumper.
Screwthetowingeyeclockwiseintothethreadedholeasfarasitwillgo(arrow)→Fig.227 → .Usethelugwrenchtoturnandtightenthetowingeye.
Whentowingiscomplete,unscrewthetowingeyecounterclockwisetoremoveit.
Positiontheleftsideofthecoverintheopeninginthebumper
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andcarefullypushtherightsideintotheopeninguntilthecoverhaslockedintoplace.
Installingthereartowingeye
Fig.228Intherightrearbumper:Removingthecover.
Alwaysmakesurethetowingeyeisscrewedallthewayintothreadedholesothatitissecure.Ifnot,itcouldbepulledoutwhileyourvehicleisbeingtowed.
NOTICE
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Fig.229Intherightrearbumper:Installingthetowingeye.
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Thereisathreadedholeforthetowingeyeintherightrearbumper→Fig.229 .
Alwayskeepthetowingeyeinthevehicleandstowitsecurely.
Readandfollowthenotesabouttowing→Tipsontowing .
Installingthereartowingeye
Takethetowingeye,thelugwrench,andthescrewdriveroutofthevehicletoolkitintheluggagecompartment→Vehicletoolkit .
Pushonthecoveratthebottommarking→Fig.228 (arrow)so
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thatitpopsout.
Removethecoverandletithangfromthebumper.
Screwthetowingeyeclockwiseintothethreadedholeasfarasitwillgo(arrow)→Fig.229 → .Usethelugwrenchtoturnandtightenthetowingeye.
Whentowingiscomplete,unscrewthetowingeyecounterclockwisetoremoveit.
Positionthelowerlipofthecoverintheopeninginthebumperandcarefullypushtheupperlipovertheedgeoftheopeninguntilthecoverhaslockedinplace.
Drivingtipswhiletowing
PleasefirstreadandnotetheintroductoryinformationandheedtheWARNINGS→ Introduction
Towingrequiressomeexperience,especiallywhenusingatow
Alwaysmakesurethetowingeyeisscrewedallthewayintothreadedholesothatitissecure.Ifnot,itcouldbepulledoutwhileyourvehicleisbeingtowed.
NOTICE
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rope.Bothdriversmustbefamiliarwiththetechniquesrequiredfortowing.Inexperienceddriversshouldnottrytotowavehicleortodriveavehiclethatisbeingtowed.
Donotpulltoohardwiththetowingvehicle,andavoidjerkingthetowrope.Whentowingonanunpavedroad,thereisalwaysariskofoverloadinganddamagingtheattachmentpoints.
Ifyourvehicleisbeingtowed,itcanstillsignalturnseveniftheemergencyflashersareactivated,aslongastheignitionisswitchedon.Usetheturnsignalinthenormalway.Theemergencyflashersgooffaslongastheturnsignalisblinking.Assoonastheturnsignalleverreturnstoitsneutralposition,theemergencyflashersareautomaticallyactivatedagain.
Asthedriverofthevehiclebeingtowed:
Ifyourvehicleistheonebeingtowed,theignitionswitchmustbeswitchedontokeepthesteeringwheelfromlocking.Alsomakesurethattheturnsignals,horn,windshieldwipers,andwindshieldwashersworkproperly.
Sincepowersteeringdoesnotworkwhentheengineisswitchedoff,moreeffortisneededtosteerthevehicle.
Sincethebrakeboosteralsodoesnotworkwhentheengineisstopped,youwillneedtopressharderonthebrakepedaltoslow
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downorstop.Donothitthetowingvehicle.
ReadandheedtheinformationandWARNINGSinthetowingvehicle'sowner'smanual.
Asthedriverofthetowingvehicle:
Driveespeciallycarefullyandaccelerategently.Avoidsuddendrivingmaneuvers.
Brakeearlierandmoregentlythanusualandwithlightpedalpressure.
ReadandheedtheinformationandWARNINGSintheowner'smanualofthevehiclebeingtowed.
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Abbreviations
Abbreviation DefinitionABS Anti-lockBrakeSystem
AFS AdaptiveFrontLightingSystem
AKI Anti-KnockIndex
ANSI AmericanNationalStandardsInstitute
ASR Anti-SlipRegulation
ATA Anti-TheftAlarmsystem
BAS BrakeAssistSystem
ccm Cubiccentimeter–metricunitofmeasureforenginedisplacement
CID Cubicinchdisplacement–unitofmeasureforenginedisplacement
cm Centimeter–metricunitofmeasureforlength
CO2 Carbondioxide
DIN DeutschesInstitutfürNormung(GermanInstituteforStandardization)
DRL DaytimeRunningLights
DSG® DSGautomatedtransmission
EDL ElectronicDifferentialLock
EN EuropeanNorm
EPC Enginecontrol(ElectronicPowerControl)
ESC ElectronicStabilityControl
g/km Generatedcarbonmonoxideamountingramsperkilometerdriven
GAWR GrossAxleWeightRating
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GVWR GrossVehicleWeightRating
HID HighIntensityDischargeheadlights(Xenon)
hp Horsepower–unitofmeasureforenginepower
kg Kilogram–metricunitofmeasureforweight
kN Kilonewton–aunitofmeasureforforce
kPa Kilopascal–unitofmeasurefortirepressure
kp Kilopond–unitofmeasureforforce
kW Kilowatt–enginerating
LED LightEmittingDiode
m Meter–metricunitofmeasureforlength
MFD MultifunctionDisplay
Nm Newtonmeter–unitofmeasureforenginetorque
RON ResearchOctaneNumber–measurementofanti-knockresistanceofgasoline
rpm Enginerevolutionsperminute(enginespeed)
SAE SocietyofAutomotiveEngineers
TSI® Turbochargedgasolineenginewithdirectfuelinjection
XDL ExtensionoftheElectronicDifferentialLocksystem
6Sauto 6-speedautomatictransmission
6Sman 6-speedmanualtransmission
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©2015VolkswagendeMéxico,S.A.deC.V.
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TableofContents
Signsandsymbols 2WethankyouforbuyingaVolkswagenvehicle 5AboutthisManual 6Vehicleoverview 8Exteriorviews 8
Sideview 8Frontview 10Rearview 12
Passengercompartment 14Driverdooroverview 14Driversideoverview 16Centerconsoleoverview 20Frontpassengersideoverview 25Symbolsontheroofconsole 26
Instrumentclusterandinstrumentpanel 27Warningandindicatorlights 27Instrumentcluster 34VolkswagenInformationSystem 51
Infotainmentsystem 68Menuandsystemsettings(SETUP) 68
VolkswagenCar-Net 78VolkswagenCar-Net:Connectingyouandyourvehicle 78
Beforedriving 99Somebasics 99
Drivingchecklistsandwarnings 99
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Technicaldata 108Openingandclosing 117
Vehiclekeyset 117Powerlockingsystem 129Doors 150Rearhatch 156Powerwindows 165Powersunroof 174
Sittingproperlyandsafely 182Adjustingtheseatingposition 182Seatfunctions 218Safetybelts 225Airbagsystem 265Childsafetyandchildrestraints 350
Lightsandvision 426Lights 426Sunprotection 450Windshieldwipersandwasher 453Mirrors 471
Transporting 483Drivingtips 483Luggagecompartment 497Roofrack 519Trailertowing 530
Tires 559Tiresandwheels 559TirePressureMonitoringSystem(TPMS) 668
Storageandequipment 687
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Storageareas 687Cupholders 707Poweroutlets 716
Whiledriving 723Vehicleoperation 723
Startingandstoppingtheengine 723Shifting 745Steering 776Brakingandparking 784Savingfuelandhelpingtheenvironment 827
Driverassistancesystems 837Startingassistancesystems 837Cruisecontrol 848AdaptiveCruiseControl(ACC) 857FrontAssist 889LaneAssist 908RearViewCamerasystem 919ParkDistanceControl(PDC) 933ParkAssist 949BlindSpotMonitorwithRearTrafficAlert 967DrivingModeSelection 985
Climatecontrol 997Heatingandairconditioning 997
Atthegasstation 1019Refueling 1019Fuel 1034
Care,cleaning,maintenance 1045Intheenginecompartment 1045
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Workingintheenginecompartment 1045Engineoil 1062Enginecoolant 1081Vehiclebattery 1097
Vehiclecareandmaintenance 1114Exteriorcareandcleaning 1114Interiorcareandcleaning 1145Parts,accessories,repairs,andmodifications 1168Consumerinformation 1193DeclarationofCompliance,TelecommunicationsandElectronicSystems 1200
ReportingSafetyDefects 1203Enginecontrolandemissioncontrolsystem 1205
Doityourself 1210Practicaltips 1210
Frequentlyaskedquestions(FAQ) 1210Liftpointsforthevehicle 1214Inanemergency 1217Emergencyclosingandopening 1224Vehicletoolkit 1237Wheeltrim 1243Changingawheel 1249Tiremobilityset 1272Fuses 1286Replacinglightbulbs 1296Jump-starting 1302Towing 1315
Abbreviations 1333
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Afterword 1335