
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  

Booklet 3.1  Controls and Equipment 
Warning and lights  in the tachom
eter 
Symbol Meaning of warning lights 
swagen dealer or 
on: Electromechanical power steeri ng 
a
ssi s t contact  yo ur a uthorized 
swagen d ealer or 
contact your authorized swagen  dea ler or workshop 
Malfunction 
Properly  close th e fu el cap 
Elec tronic  Power (Gaso line engine only)-contact your authorized Volkswage n dealer or qualified workshop 
E le ctronic  immobilizer 
Generator malf unction-contact your au tho-
rized Volkswage n dealer or qualified workshop 
Bulb failure 
High beams swit ched on 
Turn signal left 
Turn s ignal  right 
Warning and indicator light s in the di splay 
Symbol Meaning of lights 
Engine coolant temperature too high-
and 
Engine coolant level too  low-coolant 
le vel.  Fu
rther information 
3.2 
"Tip s and Advice". chapter steering" 
steerin g" 
pageBS 
-
batteries" 
booklet 3.2 
page46 
Further information 
page46 
page46 
Further inform ation 
3.2  "Tip s and Adv ice", chapter  

Your vehicle's  key set contains: 
two master r e mot e control and panic  butt on and an  emergency  key 
a plastic  key with  a number@ 
Key 
If yo u  n eed a replace ment ke y.  tak e your key 
work shop. 
The key numbe r i s needed to obtain another key, th erefo re: 
Always  keep the key tag  in a safe  place. 
Ne ver leave  it in  the ve hicle. 
I f 
you sell the ve hicl e. be  sure  to  giv e the key 
sonal injury. 
(continued) 
Neve r leave ch ildren, disabled persons or anyone who cannot help themselves in the hicl e. The doors can be lock ed using 
or low tempera tures. 
Never  remove  the key from  steering lock 
w hil e the vehicle is moving or while it is rolling 
to  a stop. The steering wheel column will lock up and you  will  not be able  to steer or control the veh icle. 
Note 
Th e keys  with the remote control  contai n 
e lec troni c component s. these ke ys  from 
m oisture and rough  handling. 
Never leave any ve hicl e keys  insid e th e hicl e. Entry by unauthorize d pe rso ns  co uld harm the vehicl e or your vehicl e cou ld be stol en . 
Alway s take  the keys  with you whe neve r you 
l eav e your ve hicl e. 
Tips 
A  re pla cement key ca n only  be made  w ith ke y number. 
The key number identifie s the key has to be c ut and allo ws micro chip in  the key 
troni c immobilizer in your vehicle . 
A key  without  the special microchip or with  a 
c hip  that has not  bee n coded properl y will not work  wi th  you r vehicle,  even if  it  has been c ut 
co rrect ly . 
A dd ition al  remote  contro l keys  are availab le 
from  authori zed Volk swage n dealers or to work  with your pag e  29. 
ca n  use up to  even  remote  co ntrol  keys 
w ith  your 
Opening and  

Booklet 3.1 and Equipment 
Applies  to 
The ig nition  key be  removed from  the ignition  lock only with the selector 
th e position. 
Afte r th e ignition is  sw itch ed move  the key if the selecto r lever  for the ma tic  tran smissio n  is  in  pos ition P . Afte r  th e nitio n  key is  removed , th e  sele ctor lever i s 
l ocked. order to remove the  ignition key  from 
the  ig n it ion  lock  on vehicles equipped with 
tomati c transm iss io n.  the  ig nition  must switched  off an d  th e selecto r lever mus t b e  in  the posit ion . O nce you have rem ove d th e  ig ni tio n 
key. the sel ector lever be  locke d. be 
s ure to ap ply th e  park ing  brake  whenever  you move the key  from  the 
immobilizer help s to prevent 
ac tivates the immobilizer  w hen  you put the key into the ignition lock . 
The e lec troni c immobilizer is  automatica lly tivated  when  you the  key  out oft h e  igni tion 
l oc k.  The 
en gine 
can only  be  started  usin g key. 
co rrect ly 
code d genuine key . You may  have prob le m s s tarting  the  vehicle if a genuine  and 
correc tly  code d 
with o gasoline engine 
Starting the engine 
only be  started (manual transmission ) or  brake 
pedal 
transmission. ) is fully depressed  using a  coded  Volkswag en 
maste r key. 
Manual transmiss ion 
-Move th e gearshif t leve r into neutral. 
- Depress the clutch  p edal full y and hold 
it  d epressed. 
-Turn th e ign itio n  key to position 
page 84, fig. to start the e n gin e. 
- Rel
ease th e ig nition key when the 
gin e  starts.  Do not le t  th e starter to 
tinue to run. 
Automatic transmissio n 
Move the selector lever toP 
page 88. 
-
Turn th e ignition key to position 
fig . start th e  en g in e. 
-
the  ignition  key when the 
tinue to run. When starting  a hot en g in e. 
yo u 
need to press th e accelerator 
briefly . 
Driv ing 85  

light 33 
Dri v
ing time 
Dri vin g  wi th an t rans missio n 89 
Du st filter 83 
E 
E le c trical socket 68 
E l
ectro n ic immobilizer 85 
Emergency fla sh er  45 
Emergen cy opening 
Doors  34 
Env
ironme n tal  informatio n 
Fuel econom y 9 
Environmen tal tip 
Fuel economy 74 
F 
Fog light s 43 
Front center armrest  65 
Front seats 58 
Fuel  gauge Display 
Fuel  level 
F u el  ta n k 
G 
Gear se lector lever 
See  A
utomatic trans m ission wit h Tip tron 
ic 
illu stration 3 
G l
ove compartment Front passenger sid e 64 
H 
Hand brake 
See Parking brake 
Hazard  lights  45 
H
ead  restraints 
Adjusting 57 
R em
oving 57 
46 
Headlight  lens fogging 44 
Headlights  43 
Fog 
lights  43 Switching 43 
syste m  52 
H
eated f r ont seats  59 
H ig h 
beam 46 
High 
beam lever  46 
Horn 3 
I g niti on  key 
removal lock 85 
I gni ti
on switch  84 
Indicator light 
control sy stem 96 
See also 
Indi vid ual unlocking 
In formati o n messages 
66 
In struments 
inte rio r front lights 
front  '1 7 
Interio r lights 
backg round 48 
reading  48 
readin g lig ht s 47 
imerio r ligh ts  47 
In te
rmitt ent wipe 49 
K 
Key 27 
Keys 27 
Kick-down  functi on 94