Reve rse camera .........................
Roof rack .............................. 149
Run -flat tires
Code ................................ 291
s
.................................. 178
belt height adjusters ............... 75
b elt load limit er ................... 78
belt position ...................... 74
b elt preten sioncr .................. 78
belt retractor ...................... 78
belts .............................. 67
Belt pos ition .......................... 74
Belt sta tu s display.................... 68
Checklist ............................. 72
C leaning ............................ 275
Extende r ............................. 76
Faste ning ............................ 73
Lockab le sa fe ty belt ................... 72
No t fas tened......................... b elt height adjuste rs ............ 75
b elt load limiter. ................ 78
belt prete nsioner ............... 78 belt retractor ................... 78 Twisted belt .......................... 72
Unfa stening .......................... 73
U sin g ................................ 72
Wa rnin g light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
b elt s protect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1
continents ........ 312
heating............................ 65
position
Imp roper seating positions ............ 57
.................................. 56
Secu ri
ng a load
Roof rack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 1
Selector lever lock ..
.................... 183
th e vehicl e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
reminder display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Settin gs
A ir
conditioner ...................... 231
paddles
T ipt ronic
............................ 185
Alphabetical index
Shiftin g ................................ 179
Auto matic transmis sion .............. 182
Eme rge ncy relea sing of the selector leve r. .
325
Gea rs hif t lever (
manual transmi ssion) . 182
Manual tra nsmiss ion ................. 182
Selector lever (automati c trans missio n) 182
Warnin g and indicator lights ..........
Curtain Protection
see Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Sitt in
g................................. 56
Adjust ing hea d restra ints .............. 61
Adjusting th e s teeri ng w heel position.. 63
Electrically adjus table front seat.... . . .
In stalling head restrai nts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Mecha nica l front
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 sea tin g pos ition... . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Rear backre st
........................ 143
Remov ing head restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
heating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Compact spare w heel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
consid era tion s
Car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Dr iving with a trailer
................. 156
Foldi ng m irror in
.................... 136
....... .................. 189, 192
park ing
.............................. 33
e mi ssion ..................... 241 Towi ng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357, 358
Vehi cle was hing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 W ashing ve hicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Vehicle identification number ............ 3 1
Vehicle key
Indi
cator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Vehicle key set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Vehicle keys
button......................... 34 Regio nal diff ere nces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Sy nchronizing ........................ 37
Valet ke y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Vehicl e labels ............................ 31
V eh icle modifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Signs. . ........................... 311
Sticker s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
V ehi cle washing
Spec ia l con sid eration s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Volk swage n Information System .......... 21
Displa ys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Menu structure ........... ............ 21
w
Warning light
Alternator.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Brak e sys tem .......... .............. 189
Cruise co ntrol .................... .. . 215
Depre ssing
the brake ................. 189
Doors... ............................ 43
Engine coo la nt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Engine hood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Engine oil pressure ................... 247
Overv iew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Rear h atc h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Safety belt s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Shiftin g ............................. S teerin g column lock.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Washing vehicl e
S p
ecia l con sideration s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Waxing the paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Wear indicato r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Weights ................................
What if? ..................•............. 318
Whe el bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Cove r caps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Tightening
torque ....... . ............ 332
Whe el change ........... ..... ......... 331
Wheel covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 Full w heel cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Hubcap ................. ..... ...... 328
Whee l bolt c
aps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Wheel rims. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bolted deco rative cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bolted rim ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C leaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Window s
power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Wind shi eld
Insulat ed ............................ 127
Wind shi eld washer ..................... 128
Windshield washer
C heck ing ............................ 132
Indicator li ght ....................... 128
R efi llin g ............................. 132
Wind shield
wiper
F un ction s .. .........................
Headlight washer sys te m ............. H eated wash er no zzles ...............
Lifting off the wiper blade ............. Lifting th e w ip er blade ................
po siti on ...................... W in d shi eld wip er leve r ............... 129
Wind shield wiper serv ice position .......
Wind shie ld wipers ...................... 128
Wind shi eld-integrated antenna .......... 312
Wint er di esel ........................... 241
Winter ope
ration
F ue l consumptio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Headli ght wa sher sys tem .............
H ea te d was he r n ozz les ............... Menu s e ttin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 s treak s ......... ................. 13 1