
Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Pinch protection
The wind ows have a pinch protection feature. This helps re du ce the risk of inju
ries when the windows are closing.
• lfa w indow is obst ructe d w hen closing, the
w ind ow will sto p and open (go down) aga in
If this happe ns, see why the window could
n ot clo se befo re att emp ting to close aga in. If
yo u tr y to close the wind ow again wit hi n 10 sec
o nd s, th e w ind ow's closing force is a utomati
ca lly incr ease d.
• If th e wi ndow is st ill obst ructed, the wi ndow
w ill stop at this po int.
• If th ere is no obvio us reason why the w indow
ca nn ot be closed, try to close it agai n wit hin 5
seconds. T he pin ch protection is now off. The
window clo ses with maximum force.
If you wa it lo n ge r th an the lO or 5 seco nds de
sc ribed above, the w in dow will open f ully whe n
you ope rate o ne of the buttons. One-touch
closi ng is on aga in.
Th e one- tou ch functio n and pinch prot ection do
not wurk if ther e is a m alf un ction in th e power
windows. Contact yo ur authoriz ed Vo lkswage n
deal er co have the m alfunc tion corrected.
Convenience opening and closing
You can ope n or clo se the windo ws from
outside the vehicl e.
Convenience closing
-Hold th e key in th e close pos ition in th e
l oc k of the driver's door, until all windo ws
a re clo sed.
- Turn th e key the other way to interrupt
th e fun ction.
Convenience opening
-Hold th e key in the ope n position in the
l oc k of the driver' s door, until the windows
are ope n.
WARNING
Improper use of the pow er windows can result
in serious personal injury .
• Never let anyone ge t in th e way of a power
window when closing it.
• Always make sure that no one i s in th e w ay
while overriding the pinch protection to close
a w indo w!
• When locking the vehicle from the out side ,
make sur e that no one especially c hildr en re
mains in the vehicle. Th e windows will not
open in case of an emergency.
• Always take the key with you wh en you
leav e the vehicle. Unsupervised use of keys
can result in use of vehicle s ystem s such as
power windows leading to serious personal
inju ry.
• The power windows will continue to op
crntc until the igniti on ke y has bee n re mo ved
and one of the front door s ha s bee n opened.
• When children are in the b ack sea t, use the
safety switch to disable the rear power win
dows and prevent them from b eing opened
and closed.
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-Turn the key the oth er way to interrupt
t h e function.
Using set-up in the main menu , you can select if
yo u want the driver 's doo r w in dow. all w indows
o r n o window a t all to open whe n you unlock
your vehicle using the ma ste r key in th e driver's
doo r lock. C hoose the se ttings yo u want in the
CONVENIENCE menu.
WARNING
Improp er use of the power windows can result
in seriou s per sonal injury.
• Neve r let anyon e get in the way of a power
window when clo sing
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WARNING (continued)
systems work and reduce their
effect iveness.
Applies to vehicles: with Driver Steering Recommenda tion
Booklet 3 .2 Tips and Advice
Driver Steering Recommendation helps to the vehicle in certain sit
uations
The Driver Stee ring R ecomm endation i s a com
pl em entar y function of the ESP. This fea ture al
low s th e driv er
stabilize ve hicl e in certain
critical situati ons. Fo r example in certai n road
s ur face conditi ons ii is necessary to brake hard.
The vehicl e will then te nd to brak e awa y to the
r ig ht or t o 1h e lef t. Th e ESP reco gnizes this situ a
tion and supp ort s the drive r to steer to the oppo-
Anti -Lock Brake System {ABS)
sit e dire cti on by in crea sing th e stee rin g
s tr ength.
WARNING
The DSH only supports the driver in cri tical
dri vin g co ndition s. The ve hicl e will not s teer
by itse lf. The dr ive r is res pon sible fo r steering
the vehicle .
The Anti-Lock Brake System prevent s th e wheels from locking when the brakes are
applied.
Th e ABS is an important part of the vehicle 's ac
ti ve safety system. The Anti-Lo ck Brake Syste m
work s onl y when the en gine is run ning.
How the ABS works
If one w he el begi ns tu t urn too s low ly in r elat io n
t o ve hicl e speed an d le n ds to lock up, t he ABS
a utom ati ca ll y
brak e pres sur e lO preve nt
that whee l fr om locking. When ABS is do ing it s
job you will notice a sli ght vibrati on throu gh the
brake pedal and hea r a noise to l et yo u know tha t
yo ur speed must be adjuste d to road, traffic and
wea ther condi tion s. T his is a warn ing 1hat on e or
mor e of the whee ls is about to lock up and that
th e AB S co ntr ol function has inter vened . In thi s
s ituati on
is important to keep the brak e peda l
fully depr essed so the ABS can help to re gul ate
th e brake applica tion. Do not "pump " th e
peda l -ABS can not do its jo b if you do.
A BS helps you 10 kee p th e ve hicl e und er control
be cause i t prev ent s th e w hee ls from locking
w hen th e brak es arc ap plied. Th is m ean s th e ve
hicl e ca n still be s teer ed and is less likely
on
g rav el o r on fresh sno w cover in g a slipp ery sur
If AB S is not functioning properl y, a wa rnin g
li ght will co me on 3.1 "Co n1rol s and
E quipm ent. "
WARNING
Always ad just yo ur dri vin g to the road, traffic
and weather conditio ns. Neve r le t th e ex tra
s afe ty that ABS can provide te mpt you into
taking extra risks.
• Always drive safely .
• ABS canno t ch ange the
of ph ysics.
S lipp ery and wet roads are dangerou s ev en
wi th ABS!
• ABS ca nnot reduce th e risk of accide nts,
f or examp le if yo u drive too
for the co ndi
ti ons or if you do not keep your distance from
th e vehicle in front of you.
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Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
or th e centra l locking malfunctions, th e doors can be locked o r
unlocked manually.
Fig. 28 Emergen cy lock (covered by weatherstrip)
in the edge o f the left rea r doo r
Locking the passenger's door and the
rear doors
Open the door.
Pull back the wea thers trip on th e edg e
of the door th a t is id en tifi ed by a lock
2 8 us ing th e ma ster key .
Inse rt the m aster key into th e ve rtical
s lot and pus h it forward
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Rea ttach t he weat hers trip.
C lose the door comp le te ly.
C hec k w hethe r the door is lock ed.
Repea t the proced ure at the other
doors.
H ave the ve hicle in sp ec ted immedi
ate ly by your auth orize d Vo lkswage n
d ea le r wo rks ho p.
Fig . 29 Using the emergency key to lock the vehicle
WARNING
• Always sto p the vehicl e as soo n as it is to do so and move the ve hicle a sa fe d is tance
olT the road w here it is sa fe to lock a ll doors in
a n eme rge ncy. Turn on the emerge ncy fla sher
t o warn a pproac hing traffic.
• Never close a door wit hout first makin g
s u re th at it is sa fe to do
so. You ca n injure your
se lf or other people. Always make certain that
n o o ne is in t he way of the door that is bein g
clo sed.
• Neve r leave c hildren, di sabled perso ns or
anyo ne who cannot help th em se lves in th e ve
hicle when lock ing th e doors. This could r esult
in p eople being trapp ed in th e vehicle in an
e mergenc y. For example, depending on the
tim e of year, peop le trapped in the vehicl e ca n
be expo sed to very high or low temperat ures.
Tips
Yo u can unlock the passenger's door and th e
rear doo rs from th e insid e aga in if you pu ll the
door opening leve r o nce. Pulling on th e openi ng
l ever a secon d time op en s th e
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