
Driver side overview 
Fig.  2  Passenger  side overview 
Key fig.  2: 
i\ir vent 
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Headli gh t switch ................................................................ . 
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posit io n 
-head ligh t control 
-lights and low beams 
-lights 
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Dimmer for the  in strument clu ste r lightin g  and sw itch  illumination . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . .  . 
H eadlight . . . .  . . . .  . .  . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . 
Levers  for  . . . . . . . . . . .  . . .  . . . .  . . . . . . .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . . . .  . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . .  . . .  . . . .  . . . .  . . . . . . . . .  . . 
-High 
-lleadlight 
- Turn signal 
- Cruise contro l sys te m 
M ulti-function stee ring w heel controls ..............................................  . 
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Volume setting for rad io program s, naviga tio n  sys te m noti ficatio ns,  or t elepho n e 
- Mu te  switchin g for or activat ion of voice control 
-Display  te lepho ne main m enu or accept te leph o ne calls 
- Contro l swit ches for th e Volkswagen Information 

or certain fun ctions. warning and indicator 
is 
m ov ing. 
D ep e
nding  on the model. additional  tex t m essages may be s hown in  the in strument pro vidin g 
driving!  m
ore 
information or promp tin g page 16, 
Dep ending o n options, symb o l m ay be 
displayed  in the instrument instead of a warning 
There is  an addit io nal audible s ignal when some warning and indicator lights ligh t up. 
BRAKE 
engaged, brak e flui d level too  low, or brake sys te m 188 
malfunctioning. 
At least  o n e properly. 
properly. 
stop! page45 Hear  hatch is open or n ot 
wit h the ste ering. 
D rive r and/or passenger safety belt s not buckled. 
gears 
D epress pedal! page 
Alte rnator malfunctioning. page257 
Cruise control m alfun ctionin g.  

Symbol 
BRAKE 
WEAR Fro nt brake  pads wo rn. 
Lights up: malfuncti oning or sw itched o!T b y  th e  system. 
Flashing: or 188 
manually  deactivated. 
malfunction or fail ure. 
Fr ont fog lights switch ed on. 
Ligh ts  up:  driving lights  m alfunctioning  parti ally or en tirely . page344 ! Flashing:  cornerin g light system  malfun ctionin g. 120 
converter malfunction. 
Lig ht s up:  die sel  eng in e preheati ng. 
F l
ashi ng: en gin e contro l malfunctio ning. page315 
Engine control malfunctionin g. 
D i
esel p a rt ic u la te  filt er clogged  with soot. 
with  the s teering. 
Tir e pressure is  too  low or Tire Monitoring Syste m is page276 
fun ctioning. 
Wind shi eld  was he r fluid  level too low. 1 28 
F u e l tank a lmost  empty. page234 
Fla sh ing: engin e oil system malfunct io n. page247 -Fla sh in g:  en gin e  oil  level  too low. 
A irba g and  safety belt pretensio ne r sys te m malfunction. page80 
Passenger front  air bag turned o!T o r page80 
Fuel t an k  cap not properly c losed. 
overview  

Turn signal s or right. 
Emerg ency sw itch ed on. 
gear s 
Depr ess brake  pedal! 
page 188 
High  beams swi tched on or headli ght in use . 
High  be a m control (Light Assis t)  on. 
Elec tron ic  immobili zer active. 
Serv ic e  int erva l di splay. 
to  heed warning ligh ts and instrument cluster text  messages can cause the vehicle  to break down in traffic and result  in a collision and serious personal injury. 
Never  ignore  warning lights or text WARN
Always stop th e vehicle as soon as  it  is  safe  to do so. 
the vehicle at a safe distance from moving  traffic and where  no part of the hot cata
lyti c converter and exhau st  sys tem can come into  contact  w ith brush, spilled  fuel, 
e tc . 
Instrument 
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A  broken  down vehicle  presents  a high accident risk for itself and others. on emerge ncy  flashers  and set up 
Before opening the engine  hood, switch the en gine and let the engine cool down. 
Be very careful  when  working  in the engine compartment, which  is 
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playe d m ay  be  slightly  hi gher the 
is  from { to +122 
cated in the instrument clu ste r pag e 19. 
lec tor leve r po sition  may be s hown  in  th e disp la y 
in  addition  th e respective gear  bein g use d. 
Gear re commendation  (manual transmission) 
While  the vehicle is  movin g, a fuel eco nomy gear 
recomme ndation is  ind icate d in  the in strument 
clu ste r p age 179. 
Secondary speed display  (mph or km/h) 
While drivin g, in addition to the speedomete r play, th e vehicl e speed  can b e shown  in measurem ent  unit  {mph or km /h )  in  the ment  clu ste r d is play. T o  do  thi s, se lec t th e 
Seco ndary sp ee d menu item in pagc21. 
For vehicles wit ho ut  a m enu displa y in  the ment  cluste r: 
th e engine. 
button three tim es. The odometer 
in dica to r in  th e  in strument clu ste r  di sp lay flas h es . 
the (o.o SET) bu tton once.  Instead  of  th e odom eter  reading. or 
Thi s th e secondary  sp ee d di splay. To d eac tiva te. follow th e same pro cedure. 
overview 
Failur e to  hee d warnin g light s and instrument cluster text  messages  can cause  the ve hicl e to break down in  traffic and res ult  in a colli sion and 
se riou s personal  injury . 
Never  ignore warning lights or tex t INGS. 
Always  stop the vehicle as soo n as it is safe  to do so. 
A  broken down veh icle presents high dent risk for  itself  and Sw itch  on gency  flash e rs and se t up a w arnin g tr iangle  to warn oncoming 
Park the vehicle at and where no ly ti c  co nverte r and exhaust  sys te m  can come into contact witl1 flammable materials under 
th e vehicl e, s u ch as dry brus h,  spilled fuel , 
e tc. 
yo u usc the temperature disp lay to 
t ell yo u about frost  condition s, remember that road s can even  icc ov er at temperatures  above 
+39 {+4 {ice  warning)  is not 
Neve r rel y exclusively  on the o utside ature disp lay. 
Note 
Failure  to  heed warning lights or tex t WARNINGS 
ca n res ult  in vehicle damage. 
The  in strument  cluste r disp lays  and their rangement  may vary  dep e nding  on  th e hide model and e ng in e  ve rs ion.  For disp lay s 
witho ut wa rnin g and  in formation  messages, fun ction s are only s igna le d  w ith  indicator lights . 
there  arc  multipl e wa rnin g m ess age s,  the sy mbo ls  are  dis p layed  one  aft er  anothe r  for 
seve ra l se conds in  orde r of importan ce. The bol s are  di splay ed  un til the  cause  has  been correc ted.  

th is  sec tion  you'll  find  information on the fo l
l owi ng: 
Menu  structure -overview  . .  . . . .  . . . .  . . . .  . . . .  . . 21 
Using menus in  th e  instrument cluster . . .  . .  .  .  . . . . 22 
Main menu  ... .... ....................•..... 
MFD menu (Multi -function disploy) 
Settings 
menu ........... ......... .•..•..... 
Convenience menu  ....... ............... . 
lights & 
co nvenience  settings ................. . 
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25 
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27 
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W he n the  ig nition  is  sw itch ed on, different  disp lay functions can be accessed  via  the m enus. 
ve hicl es with  the m ulti -fun ctio n  steerin g w heel, the re  are  no buttons  fo r the information sys te m  on the w indshi eld  wiper l ever. The multi-functi on 
d is pl ay  is  controlled  onl y w ith the buttons on the 
multi -fun ction  steerin g wheel. 
The number of menus in the  in strument clu ste r 
d is p lay dep ends on the e lec tronic s and equipment on the ve hicl e. 
Menu structure -overview 
Please firs t read  and note the in tr od uctory informati on  and  heed the on page  21. 
Multi-function display  (MFD) =>page 24 
Trave l time 
fu el con sumptio n 
Average  fuel consumptio n 
H a nge 
D is tan
ce 
A ve rage  speed 
Digit al speed  displ ay 
temperature 
S peed  wa rnin g 
Audio
=> Bookl et Radio o r=> Booklet Nav igation sys te m 
Nav igation=> Booklet 
package 
A ny authorize d can ad d  o r m odify 
functions d ep endin g your ve hicle's trim  le ve l and optional e qui pm ent. 
m enu item s can onl y be ac cessed  whe n  the 
ve hicl e is  not  movi ng. 
As lon g as  a priority warning  m essage  is  dis
pla yed,  no  m enus can be accessed. order to  dis
pla y m enus,  first  co nfirm  warning  messages with button. 
More information: 
Outside mirrors=> page 
Driver distract ion can cause ac cid ents and serious  personal inju ry. 
Never access menus when the ve hicl e is 
Assistant 
light 
status page 23 
Settings
=> page 25 
M ulti-fun cti on displ ay  (MFD) data 
- Traveltime 
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-Average s p eed 
- Digita l s p
eed display 
- Oil te m pe
rature 
Spee d warning 
page  26 
- D
oor opening  function  

Auto matic close 
Autom atic open 
- Doo r opening fun cti on 2) 
Manual 
A
uto mati c 
-
-Window operation 
All 
Dri ve r 
- Mirr or l
owering  func tion I 
- Mirror adjustment 
Syn chronous 
Indi vidual 
Factory settin g 
Using menus in the instrument cluster 
Fig. 8 In veh icles  without  o multi-function  steering wheel:  use  button in  th e windshield wiper lever  to 
conf irm  menu  items and rocker  switch 
firs t read and n o te  th e in trodu ctory 
on  page21. 
Displaying the main menu 
Switch  on the ignition. 
button 8 fig. 9 ). 
For wit windsltield wiper lever: Main  menu is shown. 
For s teering Ma in menu is  no t show n.  In  ord er t o move individual  main menu items, push button s  severa l times page 23. 
overview 
Lights & page 27 
-hom e 
- Leav ing  ho m e 
- Footwe lllig
hting 
- Day time ru
nning light s I 
-turn signal fun ction 
- Factory setting 
Tim e 
Wint er  tires 
Language 
U nits 
Seco n
dary speed displa y I 
Fig. 9  Right  side of the multi-function  steering wheel: Controls for the menus in the instrument  cluster. 
Displaying a sub-menu 
rocke r fig. 8 o r down or push  arro w on the  multi -function s teerin g w heel until the desired  menu item  is lected. 
The selecte d  m enu item  is  locate d b etween the 
two  horizonta l lines. The re  is  also a o n 
t h e  right. 
Menu-dependent settings 
Se lect the ite m  to be  changed usin g  th e rocker switch on the  windshield  wipe r lever or th e arrow  

Return ing to  th e main  menu 
key
s on the steerin g wheel.  Keep the switch depressed in order  to  increase or crease  values more qui ckly as needed. menu in order to leave the sub-menu. Se lect or confirm the selection w ith the Foropemtion Keep  rocker  switch depressed. 
Main menu 
For steering 
first  read and note the introd uctory inform ation  and heed the on page 21. 
Menu Fun ction 
MFO and seuings  for the multi-functio n  dis play  (MFD). page24 
Book let Radio 
Audio  S
tatio n  indicator when  th e Bookle t display in mode. Navigation 
system 
Information  displays on the  nav igatio n sys te m : Booklet When destination guidance is acti ve, turn arrows and gar system 
Navigation bars are s hown. T he  ill us tration is  similar to  the symbol display 
in the navigat ion  syste m. destinatio n gu idance is inactive , driving direction (compass funct ion) and the current street name are displayed. 
Bookle t Telephone  Information and seuings of the  mobile phone  package. bile 
light 
warning and information m essages. 
Vehicle status  Thi
s m enu item  i s only displa yed when warnin g or information 1 6 
m essages  are available.  The number o f available mess ages is 
s hown  in the display.  Examp le: 1/ 1 or 2/2. 
seuings are possibl e, such as conve nie nce,  Lights & Settings  Vision
, time,  speed warning for  winter  ti res,  la ng uage, units  and -page25 
Instrument cluste r 22 23