2005 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT key

Notes
The rotary switch can be set to any inter­
mediate position.
When the
Convenience
Emergency the key in the you cannot the roof with the the roof
Rem ove the cover from the rear
side
(arrow) using a screwdriver.
Remove the crank from the
the
roof.
the crank back in the and rein­
the cover.
Note
the roof
contact your authorized VOLKSWAG EN

6 -
A
flap. The switch works also with the ignition
The heat ing elements in the seats can be off.
turned on and regulated with the thumb
8 _
R
ear wheel switch.
To switch off the seat heating, turn the Pull up the switch to unlock the rear lid.
thumbwheel switch to the detent position . T
he switch works also with the ignition off.
A warning light comes
on when the ignition
7 -
with
with EDL is switched on auto­
matically when the engine is started.
the warn ­
ing light comes on.
Differential Lock and .. Anti-Slip Regulat ion chapter
Booklet 3.2.) for further details.
is on and the rear lid is open. Additiona lly a
warning tone will sound and a warning text
is shown in the display of the instrument
cluster. This is to remind you to close the
rear lid. The light should go out when the rear lid is closed properly .
Locking the switch for the rear
is possible to turn off the switch by insert­
ing the master key into the lock and turning
i t clockwise.
You can turn on the switch again by turning the key counterclockwise.
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Rear interior
Switch positions:
-
-To right-a light
Lights with delayed turn-off
- Press switch B to turn light on or off.
The light in the glove compartment only
The light illuminates when you open the
trunk/rear
when a door opens
- The light stays on
The interior light illuminates ...
-whenever you unlock the vehicle, or
-open a door, or
- remove the ignition key
as long as the switch on either
of the inter ior
lights is in position
The light goes off as soon as you lock the
minutes
if you leave a door open.
Front door
The light in the front door panel comes on
only whenever the doors are open.

How to coordinate the remote
can use the remote
seating position stored in memo­ry.
We reco mmend that you coordinate the
master
keys for your
Assigning a seat and mirror setting
to a memory button using the re­mote
After you have adjusted your seat and the
inside
Remove the key from the ignition
Press the .. open .. button on the remote
(see page 27). and you
hear
an acoustic you know that
the seat and mirror positions have been as­
signed to a memory button.
Notes
and then reassign a new setting
using a different
the setting
be erased and the new one
The assignment of a master key to a me­
mory button is maintained even if you store
new seat and mirror adjustments to this
button.
the battery is disconnected,
assignments between the remote
SEATS AND STORAGE

Automatic transmission (Tiptronic®)*
Your
take
After switching off the ignition, you can re­
move the ignition key
in the P (Park) position.
The transmission
changing speeds with­
out heavy This gives best
efficiency, with
and
This causes the transmission to shift down
into a gear and makes quick
tion (for
into the kick-down range. After the
transmission has upshifted again, the origi­
the auto­
matic transmission
to and
The
transmission
shift down to a on
a gradient. This makes use of the
braking effect of the engine without the
need to
shift down as far as 2nd gear.
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Automatic
tomatic Shift Lock (ASL). The ASL is an
the
can be moved out of either
posit ion . This prevents the
from being unintent ionally moved into a
d riving position,
movement.
positions P (Park) and N (Neutral), the instruction*
as a
A time
from when it is moved through
the (Neutral) position (for to The
the in
being depressed.
theN (Neutral) position, the
ve r
AND EQUIPMENT
When the ignition is switched the
in the instrument The
gaged .
The engaged
the other positions appear just the opposite.
is
s tationary. Therefore, when
parking your
and then move the to
position P. To do this depress the
out of the P (Park) position you must first insert the
ign itio n key into the ignition
ver.
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Switch positions
1 -off
always firmly set the parking brake when you remove the ignition key.
on
Whenever you the
tended. out the turn the steering
to the
it is to turn the key from tion 1 to 2. move the steering
the key turns
For
pages.
is in the P (Park)
tion. When the key is
to the motor and rear window defogger is
damage
the starter).
positions 2 and 3

Chime
you
sons using your
A micro-chip is i n th e head of th e
key which
deactiva tes the
when the key is inserted in the
ignit ion
The system is activat ed whe n
t he igniti on is switched off.
Note
The engine can thus only be started with a correctly coded genuine
Volkswagen key.
Trouble free operation of your
fore driving.
haust fumes from the engine
wear and to reduce exhaust
emissions, do not let your vehicle stand and warm up. Be ready to drive off immediately after starting
your vehicle. Maintain moderate speed until the engine is completely
warm. Remember, the engine
sion is equipped wit h an
s tart with the