
Installin g the upper te ther strap on the 
anchorage 2.1: 
Instrument cluster 3.1: 8 
Menu  structure 3. 1: 14 
Instrument cluster illumination 3.1:  3 
Instrument cluster lighting 3.1: 44 
Instrument panel 3. 1: 
K 
Access  positive  an d  negative 
t
erminal s 3.2: 
Light change 3.2:  93 
lights 
Lights 3.1: 43 interior 3.1:47 
Lights & V is ion 
Menu 3.1:17 
Lock 3 .2: 26 
Locking  driver's door in an e m erge ncy 3.2: 88 
Locks 3.2:  26 
Chi .ld  safety 3.1: 33 
Low beam 3.1: 43 
Lower anchorages 2.1: 71 
Luggage compartment 2.1: 3.1:  69 
Luggage compartment cover 3.1:71 
M 
Main  menu -Mu lt i-Function 
In dicator 3.1: 
Malfunct ion Indicator Lamp 3.2: 
Vehicle Weights 3.3: 6 
Menu compass 3.1: 19 
Menu for convenience functions 3.1: 16 
Menu for  Lights & Vision 3.1: 17 
Menus Examp le of use 3.1: 
Menu sound system 3.1: 
MFI 3.1:20 
M IL 
m irrors,  electrical 3.1:53 Simultaneous adjustment 3.1:53 
Mirrors lowered function 3.1: 17 
Modifications 3.2: 32 
Monitoring th e  Advanced  Air bag System 2.1: 
Key words 9  

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  

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 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 
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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  

and Equipment 
Servic e Dis play 
the  Ma in te n ance n o t perform ed 
b y a n au th or ize d 
possib le  to  your aut ho rized deale r  o r qualifie d  work s h o p and have  th e te na nce re m inder reset. 
Applies to vehicles: With Multi-function indica tor 
Tips 
Do  no t reset t he  d is p lay b etween  se rv ice va ls; d o in g so will  re s ul t in  an  incorrec t 
play o f t he instrument  cluster 
T he  stat us o f 
some funct io n  and ne nt s is  ch ec ke d  when  th e  ig n iti on  is  turne d  o n 
o r d riv in g. proble m s played b y  re d  w arning lights or yellow indicator lights  w ith warning  m essages  in  the instrument 
c lu ster.  Depending o n  th e  type o f  pro ble m , yo u be alerte d  b y an  audibl e sig nal. 
Warning symb ol s 
T he re 
re d warn in g  symbols  (pri ority a nd yellow warning  sy mbols (pri orit y  2). 
W arni ng  mess
ages,  P rio rit y 1 (re d) 
o ne  of these malfunc ti o ns occu rs,  th e  warnin g 
li ght w ill or light up and you  will hear three warnings sounds. T hi s is danger warning. o ff  th e roa d whe re  it  is safe  and sw it c h ofT the g in e im medi ate ly. th e  nearest rized qualifie d  wo rk s h o p immediately  and have  the malfunctio n  re pai red. 
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priority 2 warnings d ete cte d  at  th e 
same  tim e.  the symbols w ill one  after the other f or about 2 seconds at a time.  Af te r  a set time, the  in fo rmation  tex t will d isappear, ever the symbol w ill appear i n the dis play and stay o n as a  r eminder f or you to  have  th e fu nctio n  re p a ir ed . 
A s  lo ng  as 
p rio rit y w arni ng  is  sh o w n  in the displ ay. yo u will not be a ble  to  sec any other 
messages w ith th e button 
o n the multi-funct io n steerin g  w heel or under the  windsh ie ld  wip er l eve r dep endin g o n th e 
equipment i n stalle d in  your vehicl e. 
Warnin g  messages,  Prior ity  2  (yellow) 
you will one warning  so und. sib le . 
se ve ra l priority 2 warni ngs  are  dete c te d  at  t he 
same  tim e,  the symbo ls  are  dis pl aye d  o ne  afte r the oth e r for abou t 2 second s  at a  time.  Aft er se t  time, the  info rm ation text will disappear, 
h owe ve r th e symbol w ill  appear at the sid e  of th e 
d is p la y and  sta y o n as  a re m inder  for  you to check  th e c ause soon as possib le. 
2 messages no t b e shown until all warning messages h ave bee n correcte d ! 
text 
additio n  to wa rnin g m essages  about a fu nction, yo u receive additio na l informa-
t io n  in  th e  dis pla y. 
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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  

and Equipment 
and high beam 
signa l and high leve r also  operates 
Fig. 38 Turn signal and high beam le ve r 
Th e  turn signal a n d  hi gh beam lever has 
the followin g functions: 
U sing  the turn 
- Move the lever 38 
to  in d icate  a  rig ht tu rn, and 
in dicate a  le ft  tu rn. 
Changing 
-Move the  leve r either u p or down 
just the  point of resistance,  then  re lease it. 
The  tu rn  sig n al 
Sw itchin g the high  b eam on and  off 
-Turn  the light swit ch  to 
- P ress  the lever forward  to to 
switc h  on the  hig h  beam s. 
4 6 Lights and a view 
-th e  lever back to wa rd  th e s teering 
w hee l 
and beyond the dete n t in the 
switc h  to turn th e  high  beam off again. 
-the lever toward the steeri ng wheel 
to operate the flasher. 
Impro per usc of th e  headli ght flasher o r the 
h igh  beams can distract other drive rs causing a crash  an d serious personal  injury. 
Neve r use the headli gh t flasher and h igh 
beam s w hen th ey w ill blind o r distract  other motoris ts . 
Always use the turn s ig nals w hen  ch a nging 
l a nes to a le rt  oth e r m otori sts . 
T ips 
T he only work  whe n the  ig nition is switched on. The co rre sponding warning or 
in the  in strument cluster 
and 
The can be  only  be  sw itc hed on if the head ligh ts are o n . The indi cator then comes on in the instrument cluster. 
The 
then co mes on  in  the in strument cluster. 
the  tu rn leve r is left sounds w hen th e driver door is opened, even if the  key  is  left in  the ign ition lock.  This  is areminder to  switch ofT the rurn  signal.