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Tank 
the tank 3.2: 35 
Fuel  gauge  3.1: 
fuel filler  flap  3.2: 35 
Technic al modifications  3.2: 
32 
Tether  anchors  2.1:68 
Tether  strap 2.1: 
69 
Threaded rim ring 3.2: 57 
down hooks  3.1: 
Tie-dow ns  2.1: 12 
Tire  pressure  3.2: 68 
Tir e pressure  monitorin g disp lay 
mode ls) 3.2: 65 
Warn ing 3.2:  65 
T i
re pres sure monitoring sys tem 
3.2: 75 
Tires and wheels  3.2: 75 
Valves  3.2: 75 
Tire  pressure monitoring  system 
models)  3.2 : 62 
Tires 
Repla cing 3.2: 
75 
life  3.2:72 
rating  le tter code 3.2: 74 Tire  Identification  Number  3.2: 74 
Tire  manufacturing date 3.2: 74 
Tire  specifications  3.2: 74 
Tread 
depth  3.2:72 
tire  pressure  3.2: 68 tire inflation pressure 3.2: 61 Dimensions  3.2: 73 
General  notes 3.2: 57 
Glossary of tire  and loading terminology  3.2: 58 
New  tires 
and wheels  3.2: 73 Replaci ng  3.2: 73 
ch ai.ns  3.2: 78 
Tir e pressure monitoring  system 3.2: 75 
Tires and vehic le  load  lim its  3.2: Whee l bolts  3.2: 79 
Winter  tires 3.2:77 
Tir e serv i
ce life  3.2:72 
Tool s 3.2: 
Torn or fra yed safe ty  belts  2.1: 17 
Towing  3.2: 
General notes 3.2: 103 
When can your vehicle not be 
t owed?  3.2: 
Towing  eye 3.2: 
See Tire pre ss ure monitoring  system 
model s) 
Warning 
light 3.2: 62 
Trail er  towing  3.2: 15 
Anti-theft alarm system  3.2: 18 
Brake s 3.2: 15 
instructions 3.2 : 16 
3.2: 
Transporting long  items  3.1: 63 
Tread  Wear Indi cato r 
Trunk lid 3.1: 35 
See also Rear lid 
Turn signa l and high beam lever 3.1:46 
Turn signal s 3.1: 46 
Warning  light 3
.1: 46 
u 
Underbody sealant 3.2: 27 
Unfast ening belts 2.1: 25 
Unidirectional  tires 3.2:57, 86 
tir e  qual ity  grading  3.2: 76 
Unpleasant odor 3.1: 83 
Uphol stery 
Key word s 13  
     
        
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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment 
Automatic transmission  (Direct shift gearbox} 
Applies to vehicles:  with automatic  transmission 
Transmission  programs 
82 into 
posit ion D  (Dri ve ). 
Selecting the sport program 
-Move the selector lever into positionS 
D  Dri ve 
If you select the  standard  program  you 
88 Driving 
drivin g downhill in D. the  eng in e  docs not brak e 
the 
{Sport) 
If yo u selec t th e spo rt pro gram  you be driving in sport mod e. forward shift  and down-shift automaticall y higher gine s peeds  depending on en gin e load, your dividual driving style  and the vehicle speed. 
While driving downhill the e ngin e doe s not brak e the 
Switching  with the rocker  switch on the steering 
w heel 
If yo u pres s the  rocker page fig. 86 while  in mode  or  Sport m ode.  it 
sw itches temporarily to m ode. If yo u would like to exit 'Tiptronic® " mod e again, 
press the  right rocker  switch+ towards  the 
steering w heel for  about one  second. mode  is  also  exited if the rocker switches not pressed for  approx im atel y lO to seconds. 
For the sake of environment 
Driving in uses less fuel  than driving inS. 
Tips 
The displa y in the inst rum ent clu ster  shows the 
gear selected in ad dition to the t ra n smission 
pro gram being  used. or  
     
        
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3.2 Tips and  Advice 
refers  to the amount of air in a  tire that it needs it to do its job and  safe ly carry the combined load of the entire 
on the d esign and load limit-the greatest amount of we ight that the can carry  safel y and the tire  size. 
Th e proper lire  pressure is frequently re ferred to a s the "recommended co ld  tire  inflation 
It is the tion pre ssure in a tire that counts . 
respo nsiv e 
is being  driven at higher speed s, and th e n cially w hen  heavily  loaded even  within the missible  load-carrying capacit ies approved  for your vehicl e.  T
he  r
ecommended tire pressures for your d epend on the kind or tires on your h icl e and the number of passengers and/or amount ofluggage  you will be  t ransporting. 
Th e tire 
pressure  label on the open  ed ge of th e 
driver's door on your Volk swagen lists the ommended co ld  tir e  infl ation pressures for the 
at th e tim e it  was ufactured. 
page fig. 15  for  the tion of the  label on the open edge of the driver's door (colo r of the actual label and exact  locat ion on the 
flap. 
The table  below lists  the recommended  cold  tire 
i nflatio n pressures for the models covered by your maximum capacit y we igh t and th e  tire 
sizes on t h e  res pective  models as inal  equipment,  or as a  factory  opti on. 
T ir e  Tire 
pres-Tire pres-
s ur e front sure  rear 
kPa 
17  91 35  245 35 245 
6
1  
     
        
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75 
Tire  pressure monitoring syste m models) 62 
Tire  service  life  7 2 
Tir
es 
H epl ac ing 75 
Service life 72 
ratin g letter  code 74 
Tire Identification  Number 74 
Tire manufacturing  date 74 
T ire  specification s 74 
Tread depth 72 
Uniform  tire quality grading 76 
Winter  tires 77 
Tires and vehicl e load limits 
Tires and w heels 57 
Checking tir e pressure 68 
Co ld tir e  infl ation 
pressure 6 1 
Dimensio n s  73 
Ge n
eral notes 57 
Glossary 
of tire  and loading terminolo gy  58 
New  tir
es and wheels 73 Heplacing 73 
Towing 
front 
r ear 
T ire pressure monitoring  sys te m 
models) 
Warni ng  light 
62 
112 index 
Traile r  towing 15 
A
nti-theft a larm system Bra kes 
chains 17 
Technical requirement s 
Ti re pressure 16 
Towing tips Traile r lights 
Transport Canada 
Tread  W ear Indicator 72 
Trunk lid 
Hear lid 
u 
Underbody seala nt  27 
Unidire ct
ional tires 57, 86 
U  niforrn  tire 
quality grading 76 
v 
Vehicl e 
Lifting 
Location 
w 
Warnin g light 
5  
     
        
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permissible  roof  weig h t is  165lbs (75 kg). 
use th e roof rack  syste m specifically designed,  tested and approved  by Volkswagen. 
T he  roof  weig ht i
ncreases  th e  weight of th e front and rear  axle and correspondingl y  reduces th e other lo ad that your ve hicle can carry. 
D istribu te the load evenly  and do no t exc eed the Roof Weig h t (including the we ight of the roof rack  syste m ) o r th e  Gross weight . 
For 
more d e ta ils book let2.1 firs t", 
c hapte r dri ving" bookle t3. 1 ''Con 
tro ls  and Equipment" , chapter and storage." 
Tran sporti ng heavy bulky  loads on th e  roof w ill  change  th e way  th e ve hicl e handles by shifting the ve hicle's  center of gravity, changing its aerod ynamics and the way it r eacts  to  side winds. 
Dimensions 
T he s pecificatio ns  refe r to the basic  model. Dif 
f erences  may occur dependin g on the  model 
type and optio ns o rd ere d, fo r exa mple. tire s izes. 
be  careful when  parking  your vehicl e 
i n  areas with  parking  barriers or c u rbs. barriers and cu rbs  vary  in heig ht. They could damage your bumper 
(continued) 
t hat is  large, heavy, bulky, long or 
Always adapt your driving a nd  speed to 
w hat  yo u arc carryi ng on th e roof as  well as  to 
road , traffi c, weath er and wind co nd it io ns. 
A lways  avoid sudden brakin g or driving mane uve rs. 
A lways  make su re  th a t loads are  properly 
d istribute d and that heavier it em s are in  th e 
fro nt. 
Neve r exceed the maximum ro of load for the  ve hicle, maximum axle  loads or th e  maximum gross  vehicl e w eigh t. 
When  drivi ng up steep ramps .  o n  roug h 
road s, over  curb s,  etc. it is important  to  remember that  some part s of your vehicl e, s u ch  as 
s poiler s or exhaust sys te m components,  may be 
close  to  th e g round. Be ca reful  no t damage them. 
Tips 
The figures may be d ifferent  if ad ditio nal equipment  is  fitt ed, for different  models, for special 
ve hicles and for ot11er