
flates. 
- Alway s 
make sure that  safety  belts are wor n correctly, 
- Never  le t a nyo ne s itting  in the  front 
seat put th e ir hand o ut of the window. 
Always make sure  th at the  sid e airbag  can 
inflat e without  interferen ce: 
- Neve r in stall  se
at covers or re p lace ment upholstery  over th e front  seat back s  that 
h ave  not bee n specifica lly approved  by 
- Never  use  additional  seat  cushi on s that co ver th e areas where th e s ide airbag s flate. 
-
Dam age  to the original  seat covers or to 
th e seam in  th e area of th e  si de  airbag 
modul e must  alwa ys be  repaired ate ly by  an authorized 
betwee n yo u and the airbag  can crease th e risk of inju ry in colli sion  by fering  with the way the  airb ag unfold s or by bei ng pushed you  as  th e a irba g infl ates. 
- Neve r pla ce  or a
ttach  accesso ries or other objec ts (su ch as cup hold ers , phone brac ke ts, or eve n bulky  ob-
(continued) 
jec ts) on the doors , over or n ear th e area marke d on the seat ba ckre sts. 
- Acc esso ries or other objects  ca n beco me 
dangerou s mi ssiles and cause inju ry 
ploy ment space between  them and the bags  or allo w children or other passengers 
to  travel  in  thi s po sition. 
Always  usc the built-in coat hook s only  for ligh tweig ht clothing . Never  leave any h eavy or sharp-ed ged obj ec ts  in the  po cke ts  that  may 
int erfe re  w ith  side ai rba gdeployment and can cause  personal  injury in a collisio n. 
Always  prevent the sid e airbags  from being damaged by heavy  object s knockin g or hitting the sides  of the seat backs. 
The ai rb ag  syste m can onl y be tri gge re d 
once. the  airbag  has bee n tri ggered, the sys tem mus t b e re placed  by  an  authori zed Volkswagen  dealer or qualifi ed  work shop. 
Always  have  work  invo lv in g th e s ide airbag 
syste m, re m ova l a nd  installa tion of th e airbag 
components, orothcrrep air s p erformed  by an authorized  Volkswagen  dealer or qualified works ho p. Otherwise  th e a irbag sys te m may 
n ot work correctly. 
Neve r attempt to modify any  com ponents of the airbag  syste m  in any wa y 
Airbag system 49  

Booklet  3 .1  Controls and Equipment 
Functio n lights & Vision 
Factory setting This menu resets all of these functio ns  to the original  factory tings. 
Back Heturn to the m enu. 
Tips 
The menus shown in the  dis play  depends o n ve hicle  electronics and the options  installed on 
Applies  to with  sound system 
Sound system menu 
Fig. 13  Display in the  instrument  cluster: 
gram appears. 
- Sw itch  the s
ound sys te m  on 
18 panel 
your veh icle.lfyou arc not sure, your rized Volk swage n dea ler or qualified  workshop 
for 
Fig.  14 Left side of the multi-function  steering wheel with the controls  for the telephone and the radio 
-Press page  17, fig. 12 butto n 
on th e multi -functio n steerin g wheel  until 
th e 
Sound system menu is  di splaye d 
fig.l3 . 
Changing the volume of the sound 
syste m 
-
to ns  to  ch ange  the  

Press button. 
Compass 
+ 1 
-1 
Bock 
Tips 
In display F uncti on 
T he 
name of the d is played menu 
Increase th e set value b y  I 
Decreases th e set val ue  by  I 
The Compa ss menu  closes  and  t he  last di sp layed menu opens aga in. 
T
he menu s s hown in t he  display depend s on the 
ve hicle electro nics  and the options in stalled on 
yo ur  ve hicle.  If you are not s u re, ask your rized  Volkswagen deale r or qualified work s hop for 
Steer ing 
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steer ing whee l 
These  contro ls  let taking your hands off 
the  steering  wheel. 
Fig.  21 Multi- funct ion 
The contro ls  in  th e  m ult i- fun ctio n  steering 
w heel work only when the  ignition is swi tched 
on. 
and to  increase the vo lume 
to  mute th e  radio 
open th e  te le phone d irectory  or 
to accept.  decli ne  or e nd  a te lephone call6
l 
open th e menus in  th e 
to  move the selector bar up within a menu in  th e  in strument cluster  

Booklet 3.1 
harm the 
U sing the wron g batteries can damage the 
remot e con trol key. Rep lace used batteries  with 
new ones of the same 
Tips 
page o r by your authorized dealer o r bul!on once to unlock just the drivers 's page the button a second time to unl ock  a lithe doors and the rear lid. 
When yo u unlock your with therem ote  control,  you have seconds  to open a door or the rear lid. lfyou do the will 
Resetting the remote control key 
automatically re lock  itself. This safety  re lock  feature prevents you from  leaving your un
locked. 
it may have to be synchronized again page 29. 
the r emote controlmay not work and have  to be reset page29. 
Use the remote control only if yo u intend to 
use one of the  fun ctio ns. terrain and cond iti on s may pressing the remote may un
lo ck the 
Th e operation of the remote control key can b e  temporarily disrupted by interference from transminers in the  vic inity of the that work in the same frequency range (e.g. radio equipment, cellular phone). 
The  remote  key has to be  reset if it does not lock  or unlock the vehicle. 
Resetting the remote control ke y 
-Unlock the driver's door m anually by 
inserting the em erg ency key  in the door 
Tips 
The remote control ke y will have to be reset if you  press the several times outside it s 
effective range and the 
Opening and closing 29  

. .  ..  . . . . .  . . .  . . .  .. . .  2 
Brak es . .. . . .. ..  .. . .. .. .. . .. ..  .. . .. .. ... .  2 steering  . . . .  . . . .  . . . .  . . . . .  . . . . .  . . .  .  8 
Eng ine 
management and exhaust sys tem .  9 
Driving and protecting the 
environment .. . ..  .. ..  .. .. ..  .. . . . ..  .. .  12 
Break-in  Period .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 12 
towing .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. . . .. . . .. .. . 15 
Driv e economically and 
core and 
exterio r . . .  . . . .  . . . . . .  . . .. . 22 
Core of  the in terior  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . 28 
Acce ssories, new parts, repairs 
and modifications  .. .. ..  .. ..  .. ..  .. ..  31 
Accessories and ports  . . . . . .  . . . .  . . . . . . .  . . 31 
Repair s ond technical modifications  . . . . .  . 32 
phones and 
modules  . . . . .. .. . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 34 
Checkin g and .. .. .. .. ..  .. .. .  35 
supply .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. 37 Working in the engine comportment  . . .  . . 39 
Engine ..  .. .. .. .. ..  .. .. .. .. . .. . .. .. .. . 42 
................................. 47 
Washer and windsh ield wiper blades 
Broke . . . . . .  . . . .  . .  . .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . . . .  . . . 53 
and spore . . . . . . .  . . . . .. . .. . . .. .. .. .. . .. . .. .. 82 
Emergency or opening . . . .  . . . .  . . . 88 
Fuses  . . .  . . . . . . .  . . . .  . . . . .  . . . . .  . .  . . . . . . .  . . 
. . .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 93 
Jump starting .. . ..  .. . .. .. . .. . .. ..  .. . .. .. . 99 Towing .................................. ........................ 
index .................  

3.2  Tip s and Advice 
correct in stallation  of ou ts ide anre nna, 
tran smitting  pow er is no more than a imum of watts. 
An out side amenna is  needed  to give  the 
ence  with  electron ics in th e vehicl e. 
l fyou
wantto use a  cellular phone or a CB ra dio 
w ith  a tran smittin g powe r greater  than 
stalle d only  by  a  qualifi ed  workshop or by your authori ze d  Volkswag en dealer. 
Carefully  follow  the o pera tin g in str u ctions for 
your ce llular  te lephon e or  C B  radio. 
Driver  distraction  causes accident s,  co llision s and serious perso nal  injury! 
Neve r let yourself b e di stract ed  by  selling, 
adjusting or using th e ce llular phone or  C B 
radio. 
A lways set volume  leve ls  so tha t you can clearly  hear horns, sirens and other wa rning 
sounds outsid e th e vehicl e. 
{continu ed) 
In areas with no or inadequate ce llular phone network serv ice and occas ionally  in tunnels, gar ages  and underpasses  as  w ell, a 
t elephone call cannot be put through- no emergency calls e ith er! 
side th e veh icle without  having a separate side antenna can be dangerous to your health and that of your passenge rs because th e tromagnetic radiation energy that th ese 
rie s (for  examp le cup h o lders or telephone 
bracket s) to the airbag  covers or w ithin the 
airbag  deploym ent booklet  2.1 chapter 
Objects on or near the  surfaces where bag s are located can co me  loose and cause 
Note 
Impro pe r installation  of ce llular  telephones,  CB 
radi os or other electro nic component s can ca use other ve hicl e systems  to malfun ction . The 
mo st  common ca use s  of fau lts are: 
no  exte rnal  am cnna, 
incorrectly in stalled exte rnal amenna. 
transmitting  power in  excess  of 
Accessories , new parts, repairs and modifications 33  

syste m  is not operating properly. When the malfunct ion telltale  (warning  light) is  illuminat ed, the system may not be able to detect or signal 
low  tire pressure as intended. malfunc
tions may occur for  a  var iety of reasons,  including the installation of incompatible replacement tires on the vehicle.  Always  check  the 
and warns the driver in the event of a  lo ss of pressu re by means of symbols  in the instrument cluster dis plays. 
Descri
ption 
The system  uses sensors at th e  whee ls .  Rad io 
signals  from the sensors are transmitted to the tire  pressure monitoring system Th e sensors are parts of the air valve. 
A  visua l 
and audio warning will  signal a  rapid or other significant loss of pressure while the ve
hicle  is  moving . 
The tir e  pressure  monitorin g system 
This warning shows  a rapid  loss  Stop immediately! Inspect all the  wheels 
T
IRE! of i nflation  pressure  in  at  least  for e
xt ernal damage and for eign bodies 
one tire. and check the tire  pressure for all the wheels.  If it  is not necessary  to change a 
w heel on th e  spot,  you can proceed  at reduced speed the nearest qualified 
and warnin g TIRE The warn ing indicates that at  Chec
k the tire pressure at all fou r whee ls leas t one tire is at a criti ca l pres- immediately. If  it  is not necessary  to sure at least 
Warning  CHECK TIRE After the ig n it ion is switched Check  the tire  pressure at all fou r wheels a slow loss of pressure  is  indi-
There is a  malfunct ion in the Consult  your a uthorized  Volkswagen 
system. dealer or qualified workshop and have 
the p ro ble m corrected 
comes on briefly There is a communica tion  No action i
s  necessaty. 
while  you are 
driving problem between  a sensor and the system. Operation can be temporarily di srupted by  inter-
f ere nce from  transmitters  in the 
v icinity of the vehicl e working  in 
t h e same frequency range  (e.g. 
rad io equipment, cell ula r phone). 
WARNING 
Checking  and 63  

3.2 Tips  and Advice 
Displays in the instrument 
Display Meaning Act io n -and warni ng T hi s warning shows a  rapid  loss immediately! In spect the wheels of p ressure  in least for external damage and for eign bodies 
o ne  tir e. and check th e tire pressure  for th e wheels.  If it  is  not necessary  to change a wheel on the spot, you pro ceed at 
reduced s p e ed  to the nea re st 
and warnin g TIRE The warning ind ic a tes that at Check th e tire pressure at four wheels 
sure  at least 
Warn ing After the ignition  is  switched on. Check th e tire pressure  at four wheels a  slow loss of pressure is  in di-ca tcd in at le a st one tire. 
T here is  a malfunction in the your authorized Volkswagen 
sys tem. dealer o r 
comes o n 
disrupted by  superposi-
tion  from transmi tters in  the 
the same frequency  range (e.g. 
rad io equipment. phone). 
Load condition 
Followi ng 
each change in  th e load conditio n of 
th e yo u have check  or adjust tir e sure s. can 
page 
mus t communicate th e load condition to the sys te m  for the tire pressure monitoring system to operat e correctly. the bullon 16 for  lo nger th an  two seconds to 
If  you press the bullon briefly. th e monitoring status is shown in  the display. 
66 
wheel 
If the vehicle  is equipped the fac tory with a 
spare  wheel  in  th e same tire /wheel s ize 
you re place the w heels o n the at the factory. make  sure that the new 
w heels are equipped with  se nsors whic h are compatible with  the factory-installe d  tire sure monitoring sys te m.  The  val ve  in each tire is equipped with 
mus t be dri ven for  a while above mph (25 km/h ) after it has s tood fo r about