2004 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE Top

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine [Q] First read and observe the introductory information and safety warnings .et. on page 46.
Function Buttons to be used on the vehicle key =>Fig. 27 or =>Fig. 28-
Unlocking the vehicle . Press the@ button . Press and hold for convenience opening. -
Lo cking the vehicle .
Pres s the@) button . Press and hold for convenience closing. In
vehicles with a SAFELOCK mechanism , press the@) button
once to lo ck the vehicle us ing the SAFELOCK mech anism .
Press the @) button twice to lock the vehicle without the SAFE ­
LOCK mechanism .
Unlocking the tailgate .
Press the~ button =>page 57.
Please note: depending on the central locking
function that has been set in the infotainment sys­
tem ,
all of the doors and the tailgate may only be
unlocked when the
@ button is press ed twice
=>page 31.
The vehicle key
will lock or unlock the vehicle only
when the battery has enough power and the key
is
located within a few metr es of the vehi cle .
• When the vehicle is locked , all turn signals will
flash
once as confirmation.
• When the vehicle is unlocked, all turn signals
will flash twice as confirmation .
If the turn signals do not flash as confirmation, at
least one
of the doors or the tailgate is not closed. The v
ehic le cannot be locked using the
vehicle key
if the driver door is still open . The vehic le will lock
again automatically within a few seconds of being
unlocked if you do not open one of the doors
or the
tailgate . This function prevents the vehicle from re­
maining unlocked if the unlocking button is pressed
by mistake .
Convenience opening and closing
• See electric windows -functions =>page 60 .
• See fun ction of the electric panorama sliding/
tilting roof
=>page 63. ~
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from the inside
Fig. 29 In the driver door: central locking button
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L-l=.U information and safety warnings £on
page 46.
Press the
button =>Fig. 29:
a Unlocks the vehicle . The
centr al lo ck ing button functions with the igni­
tion switched on or
off only when all doors are
closed.
If the vehicle has been locked with the vehicle key,
the central locki
ng button does not work .
Please note the following when using the central
lo cking button to lock the veh ic le :
~ The indicator lamp Q in the button =>Fig. 29
lights up yellow when all doors and the tailg ate are
closed and locked .
• In vehicles with SAFELOCK mechanism: the
SAFELOCK mec hanism is not activated
=>page 51.
• The anti-theft alarm will not be activa ted.
• lt is not possible to open the doors or tailgate
from the outside, for instance when stopped at traf ­
fic lights .
'
Q Locks the ve hicle .
• The doors can be unlocked and opened from
the inside by pulling the door release handle . The ~
indicator lamp Q in all doors switches off. You maY ~ ~
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A tailgate that is not closed properly could
op~n suddenly while the vehicle is in motion.
This could lead to severe injuries.
Opening the tailgate
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Fig. 36 In the vehicle key: button for unlocking
and opening the tailgate
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l...-Jr=JJ information and safety warnings £ on
page 57.
lt will not be possible to open the tailgate if, for ex­
ample,
bicycles are mounted on a carrier attached
to it
~ £. Remove the load from the carrier and
support the open tailgate.
Opening with the vehicle key
Press the~ button on the vehicle key~ Fig. 36
for less than approximately 1 second to unlock the
tailgate,
or press the ~ button on the vehicle key
until the tailgate automatically opens by a few milli­
metres . Then open the tailgate using the Volkswa -
gen badge .
Opening with the Volkswagen emblem
• Unlock the vehicle or tailgate or open one of
the doors .
• Press the top part of the Volk swagen badge
~Fig. 37 with your thumb and push out the bottom
part
of the badge. Grip underneath the badge and
lift up the tailgate .
58 I Before the journey
1, A WARNING (Continued) --
•
Stop as soon as possible and close th --...d
tailgate. e
• After closing the tailgate, always check
that it is properly secured.
r::l The symbol can differ depending on the ver­
L!J si on of the instrument cluster.
Fig. 37 Opening the tailgate from the outside
--,..
A WARNING
Serious injuries can occur if the tailgate is
unlocked or opened incorrectly or without
due care and attention.
• lt may not always be apparent that the tail­
gate is unlocked, for example when a loaded
luggage
carrier is attached to it. If unlocked,
the tailgate may open suddenly while the ve­
hicle is in motion.
r:l At outside temperatures lower than ooc
L!J (+32 °F), the opening mechanism cannot al­
ways lift the opened
tailgate automatically . The tail-
gate then has to be guided up by hand .

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Introduction
Thi .h'" t r co nt ins information on the following
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I' · A WARNING (Continued) ·----""=~·
ning r cl ing the windows elec trically . . 60
• Never leave children or people requiring
assistance alone in the vehicle when the ve­
hicle is locked. The windows can no longer
be opened in an emergency.
tric wind ws - functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
R 1\-b k fun ction f or th e electric windows . . . 61
Additional information and warnings:
• V lk wag n information system ~page 26
• ntr I loc king system :::) page 46
• lnfo tai nm ent system ~page 31
• Always take all vehicle keys with you ev­
ery time you leave the vehicle. The windows
can still be operated using the buttons sever­
al minutes after the ignition has been switch­
ed off, provided that the driver door and front
passenger door are not opened.
A~ WARNING
~-~~------------------·~--------~~~
• When transporting children on the rear
bench seat, the rear electric windows should
always be deactivated using the safety button
so that they cannot be opened or closed.
ltnproper or unsupervised use of the electric
windows can cause serious injuries.
• The electric windows should only be
opened or closed when you are sure that no­
body is in their operating area . During sudden rain showers, water can enter
the vehicle interior via open windows and
cause damage
to the vehicle.
Opening or closing the windows electrically
Fig. 39 In the driver door: buttons for the front
a nd rear
elec tric windo ws
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~ information and safety warnings £ on
page 60.
Buttons in the driver door
Key for Fig. 39 :
CD For the windows in the front doors .
CD For the windows in the rear doors .
@ Safe ty button .
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Opening and closing the windows
Function
Opening :
Closing:
Stopping the
one-touch
function :
Action
Press the ~ button .
Pull the ~ button .
Press or
pull the button for the ap­
propriate window again.
The safety switch
G) disables the
electric window buttons in the rear
doors . The yellow indicator
lamp in
the button
will light up.
-
The electric windows will only function when the ig­
nition is switched on.
The windows can
still be operated using the but­
tons several minutes after the ignition has been
switched off, provided that the driver door and front
passenger door are not opened .
If the vehicle keY
... -is removed from the ignition lock and the driver
" door is opened , all electric windows can be opened
or closed by operating and holding the windoW but~
· · ton in the driver door. After a few seconds . conven
ience opening
I closing is started ~page 61.

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lr .. t r ,nd nd obsorv the Introductory
lnf rmotl n nn d 1 fety warnings~ on
n - t uc h opening ond closing
11 t ur.11 p n ln a n d cl sing mnk s it possib le
t fully p n n butt on , do n t h v t o e h Id do wn to do this .
r
o n -touch closing: pull th button fo r th e ap­
pr prl1 l window up brl fly Into the s co nd posi ­
tion.
or ono-touch opening: pr ss the bu tto n for the
ppr prl1t wind w down bri fly Into the seco nd
p
s lti n .
Stopping the one-touch function: press or pull
lh
bu tt n f r the appropri te window again.
R
estoring one-touch opening and closing
On - touc h op ning and closing is deac tiv a te d if
th v hi 'I batt ery has been disconnec ted or dis ­
c h
rg d whil e the wind ow s were not fully closed.
The fun ction will ha ve to be reset.
• Cl s all windows and doors .
• Swi tc h on the ignit ion .
• Pull up the bu tton for the window and hold it in
thi s posi tion for longer than 2 sec onds .
• Let go of the bu tton then pull it up aga in and
ho ld i t in this position . On e-to uch opening and
c los ing is
now ready for operation .
The one -to uch function can be res tored for individ­
u
I windows or for several wind ow s a t th e same
tim e.
Convenience opening and closing
The windows ca n be opened and clos ed from out­
side
t11e v e hi cle using the vehicle key :
• Press and hold the locking or unlocking button
o n the
ve hi cle k e y. All electr ic windows will be ei­
ther opened or closed.
•
To interrupt this function , let go of the locking or
unlo cking button .
During co
nveni ence closing , the windows and the
elec tric panorama sliding/tilting roof close .
A varie ty of setti ngs re lated to window operation
can be made and adjusted using the @) button
and the
G and (open and close ) function buttons
~page 31.
A WARNING
Improper or unsupervised use of the electric
windows can cause serious injuries.
• The electric windows should only be
opened or closed when you are sure that no­
body is in their operating area.
• Never leave children or people requiring
assistance alone in the vehicle when the ve­
hicle is locked. The windows can no longer
be opened in an emergency.
• Always take all vehicle keys with you ev­
ery time you leave the vehicle. The windows
can still be operated using the buttons sever­
al minutes after the ignition has been switch­
ed off, provided that the driver door and front
passenger door are not opened.
• When transporting children on the rear
bench seat, the rear electric windows should
always be deactivated using the safety button
so that they cannot be opened or closed.
r::l One-touch opening and closing and the roii­
L!J back function will not work if there is a fault in
the
electric windows . Proceed to a qualified work-
shop . ~
Roll-back function for the electric windows
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l.-W.I information and safety warnmgs A on
page 60.
The roll -b ac k function for the electric windows can
reduce the risk
of injuri es when the windows are
closing => ,&. If the one- touch closing function for a
wind ow
does not work beca use it is stiff or is being
obs tructe d the
window will autom atically open I
again.
• Check to see why the window has not closed.
• Try to close the window again. ..,..
Opening and closing 61