
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  

and  Equipment 
Other storage areas 
Fig. 63 Shopping bog hooks  in  the  luggage portment 
Additiona l s torage  areas are located in the  door 
trim  panel s (f ront and rear ) and in the front 
center  console. 
The  coat  hooks  are 
in the rear  grab  hand le s in th e There  are add itional  shopping 
bag  hook s on the and right  side of the fig. 63. 
out the s ide of the storage partm ent s on the and right  sides in the 
fig. 64 store  bulky  objects  in the  luggage 
com partm ent. 
Always put objects,  for example,  lug gage or other heavy  items  in the luggag e compartment or suitabl e storage compartments. 
Always  secure objects  in the lu ggage partment using the tie-down  hooks and able straps. 
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gage comportment 
Never  place objects on the instrument 
panel.  These objects could  fly  through  the 
passeng er compartm ent when th e is mov ing  (w hile  acce lerating, braking or n ering)  and 
Make  sure that no objects fall  from the cente r console o r other sto rage  areas into the 
dri ver  footwell while the is  m ov ing.  In the event of a sudden brakin g maneuver,  you 
w ill not be  able  to  usc tl1e brake, 
hung  on tl1e coat hooks must not rest rict the dri ver's  view . The coat  hooks arc intended  only for usc  with  light of 
of During sudden braking  maneuvers or acci-
d e nts, especially those inv olv in g airbag  de
ployment , these  objects  could inj ure the ve-occupants.  

Booklet 3.1  Controls and Equipment 
Fig . 6 5 holder s in the center  console 
66 down in th e  dir ection of th e  arrow. 
To close  the cupholder,  lift the cove r up. 
WARNING 
Improper use of the be verage  holders  can 
caus e injury . 
Do not place hot drinks  in the cup holders. 
During  a normal or sudden maneuver, s udd en 
brakin g or in an accident , th e hot liquid  can b e 
s p ill ed and ca use burns! 
Make  certain that the bottles or other ject s cannot fall  into tl1e driver 's  footw ell whil e the vehicle  is moving . The bottles or items can fall into the footwell and interfere  with ating the ped als.  In the event of a sudden 
braking  maneuve r,  you  would not be  ab le  to 
apply the brakes,  depres s the clutch or 
(con tinued) 
Neve r put hot drinks or liquid s in the era ge holder.  Hot liquid s can spill when the 
ve hicl e is  moving  as well as during  brakin g or other sudden maneuver s. 
Never put contai ners witl1 hot liquid s in 
th e cup hold ers. 
Neve r put heavy  cups /b everages or ot her 
h eavy  things  in the cup  holders.  Heavy  objects 
ca n fly through the passe nger compartment in a cra sh and cause  serio us injury. 
Make  sure d1at no one  is  in  the way when closing the cover of the storage  compartment. 
Hot liquid s ca n spill  in a crash, during hard  

3.1 and Equipment 
the cover briefly in th e directio n 
of th e fig. 67 for the socket in the 
front 
center con so le.  Th e cover will open 
- To close, pus h the  cove r down as far as 
it will go. 
Fig. 68 Socke t  in  th e  luggage compo rtment 
(continued) 
Never le a ve children alone  in the vehicl e. 
T he electrical socke ts and anything connect e d 
to the m can b e used when the ignition is switch ed  orr and the key  removed. 
Tips 
The 12 sock e ts  wo rk onl y whe n  th e  igni -
The 12 sock e ts  in the  fr ont cente r console 
a nd  the so c ket  in the lu ggage  compartment 
WARNING 
Improper usc of the sockets  and electrical cause fir e and serious injury. 
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the e ng ine  is  no t running and ment is s witc hed the vehicl e battery is c harged. 
B efo re purchasing any accessorie s. follow th e booklet  3.2 and  

Thoroughly  familiarize  yourself with the operation of the heating and ventilation system, including the de fog ! defrost features you 
Heating and 
(continued) 
Always read and heed the informati o n and 
all page  83, 
Climatic  controls air temperature  so that 
the center  console:  Climatic  controls 
Heating the interior 
Tu rn the te mperature g. 74 
to the right  until th e desired heat output 
is  reached. We recommend C. 
Turn the fa n switch to  one of the set
tin gs 
l-4. 
Use the ai r distribution to 
guide the a ir 
the 
(to  the 
w
inds hi eld  an d  to the  footwells) 
77, recircu lation 
fig. 74 (the indi
cato r 
light in the button should be on). 
76 Air system 
Turn the t emperature selector to the  left 
until 
the d esired  cooling output is  reached. 
Turn the fan switch o ne of th e set
tings 
l -4. 
Use the to 
g uid e 
the air flow  where  you want (to 
th e 
the footwells) 
which is needed to defrost the windows qu ickly, is only available when the  en g in e has reached its operating temperature. 
Coaling system 
the air conditionin g  is  o n. not o nl y th e  

3.1 
for the veh icle occupnnt s and prevents the w in
d ows  from  fogging up when the outside air  is 
very humi d. 
If the air conditioni ng  does not swit ch  on, it coul d 
the engine  is  not  runni ng. 
th e fa n  is  swi tc h ed  off. 
Applies  to vehicles:  with Climatic 
Air  recirculation 
th e outside temperature  is  lower than about 
(+3 
th e ai r conditioner compressor has temporarily switched off because the engine coolant te m perature  is too high. 
the air conditioner fuse  is blown. 
Have  th e  air 
condit ioner ch ecked b y an  au th o 
r ized Volk swage n dealer or qualified 
wor ks hop. 
Air  recirw lario n  m od e  help s preven  r fumes or  unpleasant smells from  en te ring 
th e  vehicle . 
Fig. 75 the center console: C limatic controls 
-the fig. 75 swit ch 
a
ir r ecircu latio n  mode on or off . W hen it is 
swit ched o n  a lig h t in th e butto n comes on. 
A
ir recir cu latio n mode helps preve nt stro ng outdoor odors  fro m ente rin g  the ve hicl e interior. for exampl e when driving  through a  n mnel or in heavy 
the outside temperatu re  is  low. u sing  air 
recircu la ti on  mode prov ides more e ffective 
heatin g by  heating air f ro m the vehicle  int erio r 
in ste a d  o f cold air  from outs ide. 
the o utside tempe rature  is  hi gh, using ai r 
recircu lation mode prov id es  more  effective coolin g by cooling air fro m the ve hicle  interior in stead of warm  a ir  from  outside. 
For  sa fety reasons, a ir  reci rc u la tio n is not possibl e when th e control for air di stributio n  is set 
to positio n. The air reci rculation mode can be switched back on by p ressing butto n. 
yo u sh if t into Reverse whil e the windshi eld 
w ip ers  ore  worki ng.  the C lima tic tempo rarily shut off the  ai r recirc ulat io n . This prevents outs ide air  (exhaust fumes  from other vehicles) 
from  entering into the vehicle  interior. 
air causes drive r fa ti gue  and reduces driver  alertness. This can lead  to accidents, 
Air Conditioning system 77  

to the USA models 
The tire pressure monitoring system  helps  the  driver  to keep  track of tire pressures. 
Fig. 16 Section of the center console: button for tire 
p ressure monitoring disploy 
T he  tir e pressure monitoring  system keep s 
track 
of air  pressure  at the four wheels 
w hil e yo u 
are driving using sen so rs on  th e 
tir
es and alerts  the dri ver if  th ere  is  a  lo ss of 
pressure with  a visual  or audibl e warning. 
Status  inquiry 
-
play  the  status (partial or full  load)  for 
m
onito ring  tir e press ures  in the 
ment clu ster display. 
Adjusting 
the fig. 16  for more than 
two  seconds to  inform  th e  system of 
hicle  load condition. 
Switching  on 
-the fig. 16 for  about  two 
seconds to  switch the tire  press ure 
tori ng  syste m on. The system is in 
after  it  is switched o n. The 
system 
switches on autom atic ally as soon 
as a  sig nal  is  receive d from  a sensor. 
Switching  off 
-page 65, fig. 16 for 
lo nger than  te n  seconds to switch th e ti re 
pressure monito ring  system  off. The 
system switches off automatically  if no 
sensor sig na l i s received aft e r  th e  vehicle 
has been statio nary for about twenty 
th e a id of se nso rs at t h e  w heels . The tir e  pressure  monitoring syste m 
rece ives  a wireless  transmissio n of these sage  from the senso rs.  In  the event of a  rapid or severe  loss of pressu re  wh ile  yo u are  driving, you are  immediately  given  a visual and/or acoust ic 
warning . 
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