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Enclosed you'll find  an extens ive and hens ive  alp habet ical  index of followi ng let s: first. and Equipm ent , T ips and Advice  an d  Techni cal Data. 
Eac h bookle t has a 
Literature 
bind er. 
This  index will help  you 
of  a key word 
Battery  3.2: 24,3.1:35 
You will find  information  about bauery in book le t3.2 o n  pa ge 24 and booklet3. 1 on  page 35. 
A 
3.2:4 
ligh t 3.2 : 5 
See  also Anti-lock brake system 
Accesso
ries 
2.1: 12,  3.2: 
Address of Transport 
2.1:  32 
Airbag  d
eployment zone  2.1: 38 How th e  co mponents  work 
together 2.1: 37 
A dva nced Airbag 
Airbag deployment zone 2.1:  38 
A irba g sys te m  2.1:  28 
2.1:44 
(front airbags ) 2.1:  35 
airbags 2.1: 
Monitoring 
AIR BAG light  2.1:4 1 
Repair s  2.1:44 
airbags  2.1: 46 
Air conditi oning 
3.1:83 
Important notes 3.1:83 
Ma lfuncti on s 3.1:83 
Unpl
easant odor 3.1:83 
Air conditioning sys te m  3.1:  75 
3.1: 77 
bration on the brake pedal?  3.2: 4 
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Table of contents 
.................. . 
Overview .......................... o 
Warning .. 
.............. ......... . in  the instrument ..... o 
Menus in the in strum ent 
Opening and .... o o 
Key Set ........................ o o 
Remote 
Power ........................ o 
Doors  ... ...................... o Anti-theft sys tem ............. Rear ....................... 
Windows ............... .. . Power  roof ........ 
Lights and a view .......... . 
Ligh ts ........................... ....... 
vision .............. o 
Mirrors ............................ 
3ol and Equipm ent 
3 
3 
4 
8 
11 
13 24 
27 
27 
28 
30 
33 
34 
35 38 41 
43 
43 
47 
49 
49 52 
Seats and storage ............. .... . 
Why is seat adjustment so important? ... . 
He
ad re straints  .......... ............... . 
Fro
nt seats ............................. . Rear seat .................. ............. . 
Storage ................................ . 
Cup .................. o soc kets ........ o o 
Luggage comportment .................. . 
Roof  rock ..................... 
Air Conditioning system .......... . 
........................ o 
Driving ........... o  ................. 
........................... .. Starting and stopping the  en gin e ........ . transmission  .................... . 
Auto matic  transmission 
(Direct shift 
gearbox} ............................... . 
Parking 
broke ................ ... . 
Crui se system ...................  . 
55 
55 
56 
58 
60 64 
67 68 
6 9 
72 
75 
75 
78 
84 
84 
85 87 
88 94 
96 
of contents  

3.1 
glove 
Fig. 59 Front 
59 . 
kept in  th e upper  sto rage. T he  ve hicl e lit erature should ways be kept  in  thi s compartment. 
Cooling the glove comportment 
There  is an a ir outle t o n the  left o f th e rear panel the air conditioning is swit ch ed on, coole d 
a ir a lso is  dir ected into the glove compartment. 
64 Seats and storage 
Fig. Passenger 's  side: open comportment  with 
vehicle  literature 
Turn the air outl et t o open and  close  it. Always 
close  the 
air outl et w hen  not in  use. 
A n open  glove  compartment door can cre ase the risk of serious injury during  hard brakin g or in  a crash. 
Loose  items in the g love compartment can fly thro ug h the passenge r compartment in a 
c rash cause serious injury. 
A lway s kee p the glove compartment closed prope rl y  whi le whe n the  ve hicl e is  

Applies to with 
Fig. 73 
fig. 73 and 
yo u can se t the temperature, air d is t 
bution a nd  the fa n  sp eed. 
-
To s wit ch  a fun ction  on  or off, press the 
appropriate to 
tion is switc hed  on  a  light  in the button 
comes on. 
Temperature=> page 76 
switc h on I off air  conditioning. the indi cator 
the indicator 
At low outs id e temperatures and wit h th e air  conditioning  switched  off, heating performan ce will be less 
rear  window defogge r with 
ca n al so b e 
s witched  off by pushing the s witch  again. 
air  recircu lation mode 77 
Air  distri bution control:  Usc the air d is tribu tion control to guide  the air flow  whe re  yo u want page  76. 
Fan-The  fan  has  four  different  speeds.  The 
f a n  should always  be  set  at the lowest  speed w hen  dri vin g s lowly. The fan should  a lways 
run at the l owest  speed if out sid e air 
Always  make sure all  windows are  clear of icc,  sn ow, and conden sation for  goo d -out th e winds hield,  side and re a r windows . 
frosting  will  onl y occ ur after th e engin e has 
rea ch ed operatin g temperature. until yo u 
h ave good v is ib ilit y before drivin g off. 
Air Conditioning  system  75  

3.1 
for the veh icle occupnnt s and prevents the w in
d ows  from  fogging up when the outside air  is 
very humi d. 
If the air conditioni ng  does not swit ch  on, it coul d 
the engine  is  not  runni ng. 
th e fa n  is  swi tc h ed  off. 
Applies  to vehicles:  with Climatic 
Air  recirculation 
th e outside temperature  is  lower than about 
(+3 
th e ai r conditioner compressor has temporarily switched off because the engine coolant te m perature  is too high. 
the air conditioner fuse  is blown. 
Have  th e  air 
condit ioner ch ecked b y an  au th o 
r ized Volk swage n dealer or qualified 
wor ks hop. 
Air  recirw lario n  m od e  help s preven  r fumes or  unpleasant smells from  en te ring 
th e  vehicle . 
Fig. 75 the center console: C limatic controls 
-the fig. 75 swit ch 
a
ir r ecircu latio n  mode on or off . W hen it is 
swit ched o n  a lig h t in th e butto n comes on. 
A
ir recir cu latio n mode helps preve nt stro ng outdoor odors  fro m ente rin g  the ve hicl e interior. for exampl e when driving  through a  n mnel or in heavy 
the outside temperatu re  is  low. u sing  air 
recircu la ti on  mode prov ides more e ffective 
heatin g by  heating air f ro m the vehicle  int erio r 
in ste a d  o f cold air  from outs ide. 
the o utside tempe rature  is  hi gh, using ai r 
recircu lation mode prov id es  more  effective coolin g by cooling air fro m the ve hicle  interior in stead of warm  a ir  from  outside. 
For  sa fety reasons, a ir  reci rc u la tio n is not possibl e when th e control for air di stributio n  is set 
to positio n. The air reci rculation mode can be switched back on by p ressing butto n. 
yo u sh if t into Reverse whil e the windshi eld 
w ip ers  ore  worki ng.  the C lima tic tempo rarily shut off the  ai r recirc ulat io n . This prevents outs ide air  (exhaust fumes  from other vehicles) 
from  entering into the vehicle  interior. 
air causes drive r fa ti gue  and reduces driver  alertness. This can lead  to accidents, 
Air Conditioning system 77  

and Equipment 
Never usc a ir  recirc ulation fo r periods of time because no  fresh ai r come into the passenger compartment. 
The  windows can fog up quickly if the system is swit ched off and decrease driver v isibility. 
A pplies to vehicles:  with Climotronic 
(contin ued) 
swi tc h the reci rculation mode otT when it is not needed. 
Note 
Do  not sm oke a ir  recirculatio n mode is on, as smoke draw n int o the syste m can 
The contro ls allow se parat e adjustment of air conditioning settings  for left 
side and right  side of vehicl e. 
F ig . 7 6 
ture 
-The  functio ns  will  be swit ch ed on whe n 
one of th e buuons to is pressed . 
Wh en  a fun cti on  is s wit ch ed 
on the  light in 
the buuo n  comes on. the button 
a g a in  to 
swi tc h otT the fun ctio n. 
78 Air sys te m 
T he temperature can be a dju sted separately for 
t h e a nd  right s ides of 
Displa y o f th e selecte d interior temperatu re 
f o r  th e si de. 
Butt on fig. 
central  air  di str ib ution 
dow nward ai r di str ibut ion 
upwa rd air distribution 
Dis p lay  of the selec te d  interior  tern p era-for th e righ t s ide. 
defrost functio n for  the shield. The air drawn  in  fro m outs id e th e  

Air recirculation mode  prev entsfttmes or unpleasant  smells  from  entering 
th e fig. 79 switch 
air recirculat ion mode on or off. When it is 
sw itch ed  on  a light  in the 
button comes on. 
Air  recircu lat io n mode preven ts s trong outdoor odors  from entering th e int erio r.  for  example when drivin g through  a tunnel or in dense traffi c. 
the outsid e is  low . u sing ai r recir cu latio n  m od e  prov ides more heating  by  hea tin g  air  from the interior in stead o f cold  air from 
th e outs ide temperature is u sin g  air 
recirculat ion mod e provides m ore effective b y air  from the from  outs id e. 
For 
saf e ty  rea sons. air  re c ircu latio n  i s not pos
s ible when the control  for dis tribu tio n  is set 
to pos ition. The a ir recircu lation mode can b e switched back on by pressi ng button. 
you shift into Reve rse the w in dsh ie ld 
w iper s are work ing. the t empo-
82 Air  Conditioning  sy ste m 
shut ofT air recir culati on.  This  prevent s outside air (exhaust  fume s from other 
WARNING 
Sta le  ai r causes driver fa ti gu e  an d  reduces d river ale rtn ess.  This to  acci dents, and seri ous personal injury. 
Neve r use air recirculatio n  fo r perio d s of time  because no fresh air come into the 
p asse nge r compartmen t. 
T he window s ca n fogupquickJyifthe syste m is  sw itc hed  ofT and decrease driver vis ib ili ty. 
Always switc h 
recircu lation mode is on. a s  smoke drawn into the cl imate-control  syste m can a  resid ue on the  evaporator. producing a  permanent unpleasant  

(a combined and active  charcoal 
must be replaced 
due  to 
usc in  area s w ith  very  high levels of air  pollution , the quemly than specified in  your Ma intenance booklet.. 
system  malfunctions 
If the coolin g system cannot be switched on. it may be clue  to the 
the engin e has no t been 
the is swit ched off 
outside temperature is below F 
th e cooling system comp resso r 
th ere  is some other problem H ave the air-conditionin g syste m checked your authorized  Volkswage n  dealer or qualified 
wo rkshop. 
visib ility increases the risk of and other accidents. 
make sure windows  arc of ic c,  snow, and conden sa tion  for good vis ibilit y -out the windshield. sid e windows. 
heating output and fas t fro stin g w ill only occur 
the operation of the heating and ventilation system, including the defog/defros t fealllres you w ill need for good vis ibility. 
No te that with plete ly , no outside enters the inte rior. with Climatronicswitched off, open a  window or the power to provide adequate  fre sh 
Note 
If  yo u suspect that the conditioning 
sys te m  has been damage d or is not working properly, sw itch  over  to m ode to  preve m 
m ore damage and have the system c hecked  by 
your authorized Volk swage n dealer or a fied workshop. 
Repair s to  th e  a ir conditioning syste m quire  specia l knowledge and special tools. 
Th ere for e, we recommend that you go  to an thorized 
Do not smoke w hil e ai r re ci rcu lation mode is on. smoke drawn into the climate-comrol system can leave a residue  on the  evaporator. 
prod ucing permanent unpleasant odor. 
Tip s 
if the humidity 
pool th e veh icle. This is normal and is not 
Keep the air in  front of the shi eld free of snow,  ice and leave s to ensure impai red heatin g and coolin g and preve nt the 
w in d ows  from  fogging  over. 
The conditioning system works best when the  windows and  the power roof15l heate d up in the sun, 
th e in side  air can  be  coo led  faster  by opening the wind ows  to let the hot ai r 
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