
Coolant 3.2:  47 
Level  3.2: 
49 
Loss 3.2:49 
Coolant leve l 
Warning light  3.2: 48 
Coolant temperature 
Gauge 3.1:9 Safe ty instru ctions 3.2:48 
Trail er towing 3.2:  48 
Warning light 3.2 : 4 8 
C
ras h  recorders  3.2:  34 
C rui
se control system 
Indicator light 3.1:96 
without display  3.1: 96 
C up  ho ld ers  3.
1: 67 
in the front center consol e 3 .1: 67 
the rear center console  3.1:67 
Curbs 3.3:4 
Curb weight 3.3 : 6 
C
urrent f u el con sumptio n  3.1:21 
C
urtain airbags  2.1: 
Custome r Center 2.1: 28 
D 
Danger of fittin g a child seat on the  front pas
senger seat  2.1: 
Daytime dri ving lights  3.1:4 3 
Daytime Hunning Light s 3.1:  43 
D
eactiv ating the switchabl e lockin g 
2.1: 67 
Depress brake  ped al  3.1:  6 
Determining correct load l im it  3.2:  71 
Diff
erential lock 6 
Digit al cl
ock 3.1:8 
Dimensio n s  3.3:  4, 7 
Disp la y  3.1: 1 3 
D is t
ance b etween driver and steerin g 
w h
eel 2.1:4 
D is ta n
ce travele d  3.1: 21 
Door re lease h andle  3.1:  3 
Doors 3.1:33 
close 3.1:  33 closing 3.1: Warning li gh t  3.1: 33 
Drive economically  3.2: 19 
6  Key words 
Drive economic all y and he lp protect the 
environment 3.2: 19 
Driv er See Seating position 
Drivin g outside of the 
Driving safety 2.1: 3 
Driving  lime 3
.1: 
E 
EDL 3.2:6 
See  also Electronic  Differ ential Lock 
Warning light 3.2:5 
Electrical  socket 3.1:  68 
E
lectronic  diff ere nti al lock 3.2:  6 
Electroni c Differential  Lock 
Warning light 3.2:  5 
Ele c
tronic immobilizer 3.1:85 
E l
ectronic Co ntrol  3.2: 9 
E l
ectronic Stabilization 
How it works 3.2:  6 
Eme rge ncy 
L
ockin g driver's door 3.2:  88 
Opening l eve r for  the rear lid 3.2:  89 
Unl ocki ng 
driver's door 3.2: 88 
Em ergency closing 3.2:  88 
E m er
gency  nasher 3.1: 45 
E m
ergency locki ng all doors 3.2: 88 
Emergency ope nin g 3.2: 88 Doors  3.1: 34 
Emer gency 
unlocking of rear lid 3.2:  89 
E ng
ine Break-in  3.2:  12 
Eng in e compartment 
Cleaning 3.2 :27 you should take when work
i
ng in sid e the e ngin e 
compartment 3.2:39 Work ing in the engine 
compartment 3.2:  39 
E n g in e 
compartment la yout 3.3 : 5 
E n
gine compartment overview  3.3: 5  

The warning Light will remind safety 
belt prop erly  before  driving  off. 
Fig . 6 Safety warn in g  l ig ht 
Before  driving  off, 
-Fast en  your safety belt and make sure 
you  are wea ring it  properly. 
- Mak e sure that your passengers  als o 
buckle 
up and properly  wear their safety 
b elts. 
- Pro tec t yo
ur children  with  a child  re
s traint  sys
tem appropria te  for the size and 
age of th e children. 
T he  wa rnin g in the in strument lights  up w he n the ig niti on  is switched o n  as  a 
reminder to fasten th e safety addition, 
yo u 
14 Safety 
Afte r the ig nition  is swit ch ed th e warning tone come on for about6 second s along  with warning light in the  in strument if th e drive r or front seat passe nge r has not fastened their  safet y bel t. As soon as the driver and front seat passe nger have fastened their safety the  wa rnin g ton e and  the warning light stop . 
sound aga in for about 6 second s.  The 
ton e w ill sound  repeatedly  for about 6 seconds 24 second interva ls  until both drive r and front passenger  have buckled-up . 
T he safety wa rnin g system is active  for about 5 minutes  and during  thi s time the warni ng light in the  instrument clus te r wiU stay 
on. 
Fa s
ten your safe ty belt now and make  sure t hat your passengers also properly put o n their 
safery belts. 
WARNING 
If  yo u do not pay attenti on  to the warning 
li ghts whic h  h ave  come including the warning messages appearing in the display, this could  lead to  pe rsonal injury. 
ex tender is  left attac h ed  to  the 
s afery warning sys tem will sense th at  th e safe ty n o t sound even though  th e is  occ upie d and the safery  

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment 
This  overview  will the controls and displays 
quickly. 
Release handle 
lock ing  button ...... .... . 
Light switc h ................... . 
Air outlet s 
Thumb wheel  for opening and closin g the a ir  vent 
Turn signal and high beam leve r 
Paddle  leve r for  shifting  (automatic 
t ransmiss ion ) .................. . 
In strument cluste r: 
- Instru
ments ... ...........• ... 
- Dis pla y .. 
-Warning  lights ............... . 
Lever  for Windshield wiper and washer ........................ . 
Air outlet for  in d irect  ventilatio n or storag e compartment ........... . 
Emerge ncy flasher sw itch ....... . 
Warning light for front passenge r airbag switc hed booklet 2.1 
Fron t passenger airbag bookle t 2.1 
G lo ve compartment handle and lock ........................... . 
F u e l flap re lease  button and chapter the 
H ear lid  re lease .......... . 
® w indow switches for 
windows ...................... . 
Swit ches for adjus ti n g the outs id e power mirrors ................. . 
l) no t for market  32 
43 
46 
9
1 
8 
4 
49 
45 
35 
38 
53 
Engine hood re lease lever booklet3.2 and c h a pter in  the engin e compartment" 
Instrument cluster light switch  . . . 44 
control lever, . .  . .  . .  . . . . . .  96 
Driver  airba g 2.1 chapter 
Horn (works  o nly when the ig niti on 
i s  on) 
Leve r for adjus table  steering column .  . .  . . . . .  . . .. . . . .  . . . .  . . . .  25 
Ignit ion lock ...... 00............ 84 
Thumb  wheel for  left seat heating  59 
for 
-. . . .  . . . . .  . . .  . . .  . . . . . . 75 
- Climatro nic  .  . . . .  . . . .  . . .  . . . . . . 78 
A ddit iona l s torage compartment 
-
outle t  . . . . .  .  . . .  . . . . . .  . . 68 
bilization or slip  regulatio n booklet3.2 and chapte r 
Parki ng  brake  lever  . . .  . . . . . . . . . .  . 94 
Button for  switc hing tire moni-toring p ressure systemll booklet3.2 chapter 
holder .  . . . .  . . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . . . 67 
Se lecto r lever fo r automatic  trans-missio n or gears h ift  lever ( m anual 
transmissi o n)  . .  .  . . . . .  . . .  . . .  . . . . . 
Thumb w heel  for right seat 
heatin g  .  . . . .  . . .  . . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  .  . .  59 
Sound syste m booklet3.4  

and Equipment 
Tips 
features mer1tioned are standard equipment on some models only and options on others. 
Warning 
For technical reasons, the 
The governing factor is  th e  symbol on the swi tch 
The  warning  lights indicate  a number of different  functions and possible faults. 
Fig. 2 cluster  with warning lights. 
for if you hove questions. 
Informational, warning or malfunction mes 
sages are identifie d b y a warnin g  light or symbol 
4 
and w ith  a matching text in the display page 12.  

Symbol  Meaning o
f warning lights Furt h er  informati o n 
Ligh t on: Ma lfun ction in  brake  system-3.2 and 
or tact your a u thorized Volk swage n dealer or ified  wo rks ho p 
Ligh t on: b rake leve l too low-switc h 3.2 and 
engin e off and ch ec k b rak e chapter 
Light on:-pa rkin g brake  is  appli ed page94 
pressure  for one tir e  is  too  lo w o r th ere an d  Adv ice", 
i s  a  sys te m  err or. 
or 
Cru ise con trol system switc h ed  on 
D ayt im e ru nning ligh ts 
Failure  to  heed  warnin g lights and o ther p o rl ant  vehicle  informati o n  ca n lead  t o a 
b reakdow n  in traffic , and  serious 
perso na l in jury. 
Ne ver ig no re warning lights a nd  warning 
t e x ts ! 
stal led  or stoppe d  for  re p air, m ove  th e v eh icle  a sa fe  dis ta n ce off th e road, 
turn on t h e  em erge ncy  flash er and  stop the 
e n gi ne and use o th e r warnin g d evices to warn approachin g traffi c. 
Ne ver park the ve hicle  in areas  where  the ho t cataly tic  co nvcrlc r and exh au st  sys tem can co m e i n contact w ith  dry  gra ss, brus h , fu el 
s pill or oth er  materi al that ca n cause fire. 
Sto p ! B efore workin g in  the en g ine m ent , a lwa ys  rea d and heed  all 3.2 in the engin e comparlmcnt."  The 
e ngine c ompartment of any motor vehicle i s a 
p ote n tiall y da ngerou s area and can ca u se rious  personal in jury. 
chapter and 
page96 
page43 
Note 
Failure  to observ e wa rnin g lig hts or wa rning texts can ca use damage to  you r ve hicle . 
If one of the lig hts  marked  with comes on while  you  arc driv ing.  move  a safe  distance  off 
th e road.  Turn the em ergency flas her on. T urn off  the engine and usc other warni ng  devices  to 
ale rt other motoris ts.  Go to listed page  in your bookle t for detailed  informat ion. 
Some  warning lights are also  displayed  in the instr ument cluster. Th e priority of m alfun ctions is  dis played  with  re d and yellow  symbols  and 
disp layed  with additio na l informa tion. 
Some malfu nction s arc  in dicated  only by th e 
warni ng lights  in the instrument cluster without warn ing or i nformation  texts. If you  are  not sure , 
as k you r authorized  Volkswagen  dealer or worksho p for ass istance. 
Some features  menti oned  are s tandard equipment on some mod els  and  optio ns on others . 
Instrument 7  

and Equipm ent 
Instrument 
for sett in g  the page  8 
page  9 
Engine coolant te mpera tu re pa ge  9 
Display  for various page  II 
Setti ng the 
page 
Speedometer 
Reset button  for  trip page 
The  clock is locat ed in the  Display in 
time 
8  Instr um ent 
-the fig. 4  to set the 
hour.  The  clock  will advance to the next 
hour if you briefl y press the button. 
- 

and Equipment 
The front  spoiler also en sures proper bution of the cooling a ir  w hen  t he  vehicle  is mov in g.  The engin e could overheat if th e spoiler 
Fig. 6 of  the instrument  cluster: fuel tank gauge 
Th e fuel tank hold s about 14.5 (55 liters). 
is damaged,  torn off or removed! Ha ve the spoil er repaire d  or  rep laced  by an autho rized Volkswagen deale r or 
W he n the needle  reaches th e low fuel le ve l zo ne 6  (arrow), the displa y ligh ts up.  If  you r 
ve hicle is equipped with th e  message display 
fea ture,  Please refuel! a lso appear  in the play. workshop fo r more informatio n.  At the sam e tim e, a warning sound as a  reminder to refu el. A t thi s point th ere 
Tips 
Rem ember to  refuel  when  th e tank is  I/4 to  reduce the risk of running out of fuel, in remote a reas. 
The arrow n ex t to the  fue l tank symbol appearing in  the fu el gau ge o n wh ic h  side of th e 
ve hicl e th e  fuel is 
mileage  (kilometet ) are in th e in strument cluster display. 
Odom ete r f or  t otal distance  travele d 
The left-han d page II. 7 in  th e displ ay  shows the to tal  distance  of mile s meters)  driven. 
Trip odomete r 
T he  right-hand page 7 shows th e s ho rt trip.  It shows th e distance 
la st di gi t yards ( mete rs) . Press  the button 3 to res t th e odometer back to zero. 
Swit ching  tota l 
distance  reading to eter display (mp h o r km/h) 
the men u under U ni ts you can switc h 
from mph to  km /h.  

Informational or malfunction messages are identified by a  warning  light or 
symbo l and,  depending  on  the 
kind of instrument cluster in your vehicle , with  a 
matching text in the  display. 
Fig. 7  Display in the  in str umen t clu ste r: tion  display 
page 22 and clock 
There are optional and automatic displays in this  field: 
Serv ice 
page fig. 3 
Service interval display on 
Service is due soon , a Service notice appears 
i n the d is play. A togeth e r with the numbe r of miles ( kilom ete rs) you can driv e until  the service due seconds. A symbol" appears and the number of days until the service due date. The following display appear s  in the instrumem 
2
l 
cator (MF I) and outside temperawre play 
- Automatic displays: Information tex t or page 12 
-Menus providing informatio n, w hich can b e  used  to make differ ent are also shown in the page 1 3  . 
Trip Odometer 
Selecto r lever positio n  di splay for the matic transmission2
l. The selector  lever sitio n  or the gear selected rriptronic® ) will 
b e show n in th e display field wit h a light backg round. 
page 22 
m ent and disp lay rea dings may vary between models. 
clus te r: IN---
24 in the  m ult i-function steering. 
Service due, a  chime sounds and the flashing seconds. The following  display appears in the i nstrument c lu ster: 
An overdue service is indicated by a  m inus sign in front of the di sta nce or day reading. 
Instrument 11