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Applies lo veh icles: with cruise con tro l
Cruise control CRUISE or t-)
The indicator lig ht or ·r.i li g hts up when
the cruise contro l is sw itched
Powe r steering system
The pow er steeri ng syste m automatica lly ad
ju sts itself to the vehicle 's spee d and the steer ing
w heel angl e.
Th e wa rnin g light sh o uld ligh t up for a few sec
o nd s w hen th e ignition is sw itch ed on ..
T here is a m alfun ctio n in the power steering
sys te m i f th e warn ing light (
does 1101 go
o ut or ligh ts u p w hile yo u are dri vin g. The power
s te eri ng cou ld be re du ced (lamp ) or may have
fa iled co mpl etely
a nd thr ee aco usti c
wa rnin gs) . Ha ve th e powe r steering syste m
ch ecked by your au thori zed Volkswagen dea ler
s h ip as soo n as poss ible. If t he yellow wa rning
light r em ain s off afte r the ig niti on has been re
and you have driven a distance,
Fuel filler cap not closed properly
you do not n eed to an auth orize d Vo lk
s wag en d ea le rs hi p.
you nee d co nsid era bly m ore
for ce than norm al to stee r th e ve hicl e if th e
p ower ste ering is re duc ed or has failed com
pl etel y.
T he power steer ing do es not
w hen th e e n
gin e is off (e.g. wh en th e ve hicl e is being towed).
Tip s
If th e ban ery has bee n disconne cted, the ye llow
wa rning light li ghts up when the ig niti on is
s w itch ed on . I t shou ld go out when yo u h ave
dri ven a sh ort
This warning light lights when the filler cap is not prop erly closed .
If th e warn ing light come s on, you sh ou ld
turn th e e ngin e and th e fue l filler cap
p rope rly
Once the cap is prope rly close d all the way , th e
warn ing light will go out when th e ig n itio n is
turn ed on aga in and the ch ec k cycle is co mpl ete.
The comp le tion of the ch ec k cycle depend s on
how you d riv e.
High beam
If th e warnin g light ha s been o n for at leas t 5 it w ill go o ut onl y w hen th e ig niti on i s
turn ed and on aga in.
Note
A lways make sure the fue l filler ca p i s sc rewed on
a ll th e way. This pr eve nts fu el fr om spilling out
o r
This warning lig ht li ghts when th e hi gh beams are on.
The warn ing ligh t lights up wh en th e high
b ea ms are o n or when the head light flas her is
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Applies to vehicles: with on automat ic transmission
Depress brake pedal
The foot brake must be depressed w hen thi s
wa rnin g light lights up. Thi s is necessary whe n
Applies to vehicles: with Tire pressure monitoring system
the aut omati c tran smission se lec to r is
m ove d out of the P o r N pos itions.
Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS}
Th e tir e m on itor ch ec ks th e spee d of rotation
a nd the ro llin g ci rcumfe rence of the indi vidual
w heels. If the ro llin g circumference o f a w hee l
c h an ges, this is s hown by the warn ing light
T he rolling circ umf erence of a tire can change if:
• the tire pressur e is too low
• the tire has s truc tural damage
• the ve hicle is loa ded mor e heav ily on one
side
• the whee ls on one axle a re loa ded m ore
h eavi ly (fo r examp le w hen tow ing a traile r o r
d riv in g in mounta ins)
• if s now chain s have been fitted
• if th e spar e w hee l h as bee n fitt ed
• if one whee l p er ax le ha s bee n ch an ged
If th e w heels
loaded more h eavily than
n o rma l (e.g . w hen towi ng a tra iler or trans
portin g heavy loa ds) , th e tir e pr ess ure mu st b e
raised to th e re co mmend ed full- load t ire pres
s ur e (see s ticker on th e le ft door jamb ).
Indicator light comes on
If th e pr ess ure ofa tire is co nsiderably lowe r
than th e tire press ure memo rized in the veh icle
control unit, the warn ing light comes on. A n
aco usti c warning is also give n
Applies lo vehicles: with Day time running lights
Day time runn ing lights DRLorfD
Indicator light
flashes
warnin g light flashes if th ere is a in th e
sys te m. Conta ct your authorized Volkswage n
d ea ler to ha ve the m alfunction corrected.
WARNING
• If th e tir e pre ssure monitor di spla y
wa rning light comes on re duc e your sp ee d
immediatel y and avoid swerving maneuver s
and hard braking. Stop and ch eck yo ur tire
pre ssur e as s oon as possible.
• Th e driver i s per sonally responsible for the
c orre ct tire press ure. The tire pressur e should ,
therefore, be ch ec ked regularly.
• In certain circumstances (e.g. sporty
dri vin g styl e, winter driving condition s
unpaved roads), the lire pressure monitor dis-
pla y wa rnin g light ma y become slow or
ma y no di spla y an ythin g.
Tips
If th e battery has b een di sco nnected, the ye llow
wa rnin g lig ht comes on w hen the ignitio n is
sw itch ed on .
sh o uld go out w hen you have
dr iven a short distance. -4
This wa rning light co,nes on to indicate that the daytime are on .
When th e ig nition is sw itch ed on and the
parkin g brake is not pu lled up, the h eadlig hts
(low bea m with re du ced brightne ss) will au to-
Op tiona l
30 Instrument panel
come on. No other lig ht s on th e out
s id e of yo ur vehicle w ill be o n and the in stru
m en t
wi ll also be off .
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Lights and a clear view
Light s
Switching the lights on and off
Fig. 24 Sectio n of i nstrument panel : Switch for the
headligh ts, automatic headlight contr o l and fron t
fog ligh ts
S w itching on the h eadl ights
T o sw itch on the head lig hts turn the
lig ht sw it c h to
24 fD
Switching on low and high b eam
T urn the lig ht sw itch tofD. Informati on
on hig h bea m and head light flas her
49 . Th e low beam will only wor k
with the ignition on. When you are startin g
th e engine, the hea dlights go ofT and only
the park in g lights will be on.
Switchin g of th e he adli ght s
Turn the ligh t sw itc h to posit ion 0.
S witchin g on th e fo g light s
Pull the switch ou t of po sit ion fD.
Optional equipm ent
Optiona l e quipment
46 Li ght s a nd a cl ea r vi ew Automatic headlight cont
rol
To turn the au tomatic headl ig ht control
o n tu rn th e lig ht sw itch to posit ion
AUTO
o r =)fig . 24 .
Da ytim e runni ng l ig hts
• L eave the light swi1ch in posit ion 0. The day
t im e ru nning ligh ts come on automa tica lly
when you switch o n the ignilion.
When 1he ignition is sw i1che
( low beam with r edu ced bri gh 111e ss) will au 10-
111a 1ica lly come on. No
lighls on the o ut
s ide of your vehicle will be on and 1h e in s1ru
men1 ligh ts will also be off.
Automatic hea dli g ht co ntrol
lfau10ma1ic headligh 1 co n1r ol is swi1c hed on,
th e low beam are auloma tica lly sw ilched on by
light sens it ive senso r if you drive in to tunne l,
for exam ple.
T he expre ssway func1io n swi 1c h es o n 1h e lo w
beam if 1he vehicle is dri ven al
mph (140 km /h ) for lon ger 1han IO seco nds. T he low beam
i s swi1ched off if 1he vehicle is dri ven 40 mph (65 km /h ) for lo n ge r th an 150 seco nds.
Th e rain fu nction switch es on the hea dlig ht s if
1h e
wipe function is swi tc h ed on for
long er 1h an 5 sec ond s. The low beam i s switched
o ff if th e co n1inuou s wipe o r 1he in1ermitt ent
w ip e funct ions are sw i1ch ecl
for lo nge r 1han seco nds 53.
Fog lig ht s
If a u1omatic hea dli gh 1 con ! rol is sw i1c hed on,
yo u canno t sw i1c h on 1h e fog ligh1 s.
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WARNING
Cras hes a nd oth er acci dcn t s ca n hap pen w hen
yo u cann ot sec the road a head a nd when yo u
ca nn ot b e see n by other m otor is ts.
• Never use day time runn ing ligh ts to sec
w here yo u are goi ng. Th ey a rc no t b right
eno ugh an d w ill n ot let y ou sec fa r eno ugh
a h ea d for safety especia lly a l dusk or w hen it i s
dark. Always sw itch on the low bea m at du sk
or w hen it is dark .
•
t a il li ght s do not ligh t u p w hen da y
tim e runnin g lig ht s arc o n. A ve hicle w ithout
r ear ta il li gh ts turne d on ca nn ot b e see n by
ot hers in b ad wea the r at dusk o r w hen it s d ark .
Applies to ve hicles: with Highline instrument clus ter
WARN ING (continued)
• If aut oma tic head light cont rol is sw itch ed
o n, th e low bea m and w ill n ot be
switc hed on in fog or heavy You have to
sw itc h on t he low bea m using t he light sw itch .
• J\lways tu rn on th e he adli ght s befo re d usk
a n d in ra in or fo g so th at yo u ca n see a head
and so that oth ers can see your vehicl e from
t h e bac k.
Tip s
I f yo u re m ove the key from t he ig n ition lock w ith
t he ligh ls s till on, a b uzze r w iU sou nd when you
o pen
dri ver's door re mi nd yo u turn light s off .
• Always observe loca l o rdin an ces a nd traffi c
regu la tion s w hen using yo ur lights. •
Coming /leaving home function (orientation lighting)
T he comi ng hom e/ leav ing home functio n is ro lled by ligh t sensor.
Coming h om e function
If th e hea dlight s sw itc h
46, is in th e
"Au to ma tic headligh t co ntrol" (AUTO or po
sition whe n the ig n it ion is sw itc hed off an d th e
driver's door is opened and closed,
co ming
h o m e fun ction (sw itc h-off delay) switch es on
th e orientat ion ligh ti n g. The le ngth of
sw itch-o ff delay ca n be adju sted, o r sw itch ed off
co mple te ly, in Lights a nd vis io n 17.
L e a vi ng h om e fu ncl ion
th e ve hicl e is un locked, the leav ing hom e
func tion switch es on orie nt atio n li gh tin g. The lig
htin g is switched off as soo n as t he ign i
t ion is s witched on.
Tips
I f th e co min g home or le aving hom e fu nct ion is
sw itched on, the head ligh ts, s ide mar ke r ligh t,
t ai lli g h t a nd lice nse pla te ligh ts w ill come on.
• If yo u r em ove t he ignitio n key and open t he
dr iver door while the vehicle ligh ts are on , you
w ill not h ear an acoust ic warning if the comi ng
home funct io n is sw itched on.
• You can set th e com ing hom e fu ncti on
s wit ch off delay in th e Lights and vis io n
menu , provid ed yo ur ve hicl e has th is m en u in t he
di spla y.•
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• If 1h e sig nal l eve r is le ft on, a buzzer
so und s when 1 he drive r doo r is op en ed, eve n if
1h e key is lef l in !h e ig ni tio n l ock, and !he r espec-
Interior lights
Inte rio r light in the front
.
Fig . 28 Section of roof: fr ont inter ior lig ht
U se lhe ro cke r sw itch !h e fo l
l ow ing pos itio ns:
Co urtesy light positi on
C oun esy w ill on w hen yo u u nlock ve hicl e and will go off ap prox ima te ly 30 sec
on ds af ter yo u close 1he doors w hen sw itch i s
in 1h e ce nter posi tion. T he in te ri or go off
w he neve r yo u loc k 1h e ve hicle o r w hen you
on 1h e ig n iti on.
50 Lights and a clear view
li ve head light and 1 aill igh1 w ill be illum in a1e d re du ced bri gh tn ess. These a re re mind ers 10 o ff !h e
Interior light switch ed on
Press 1 he sy mbol "li':' on 1h e roc ker sw itch 1 0 on a fro nl or rea r The w ill on .
Int erio r li ght sw itch ed off 0
Press 1he sy mbol O o n the ro cke r to off a or re ar lig h1.
Glo ve comportm ent li ght
T he co mes o n au 1o m a1ica lly w hen !h e is opened a nd off w hen
yo u cl ose 1he co mpanm en l.
Lu ggage comportmen t lighting
T he co mes on a utoma tica lly w hen yo ur
o pen !h e rea r lid and go es off w hen yo u cl ose
Tips
If yo u sh ould l eave o ne of 1h e ve hicle doors
o pen, 1h e i nteri or l ig h ts w ill swi tc h off ap
prox . 10 mi nut es, prov id ed yo u h ave taken your
key yo u and 1h a1 lig ht in co unesy pos it io n. T hi s preve nts th e balt ery
f ro m
Front reading lights
QfilE
Fig. 29 Section of roof: front reading ligh ts
Background ligh ting
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Switching on th e reading
Press th e corres ponding button 29 to sw itch on th e rea din g
The background l ighting lights control elements in the center console.
Fig. 30 Sect io n of the roo f: backg round ligh ting
The background light ing 30-arrow s- wi ll
fu nct ion w hen th e ig ni tion and th e head ligh ts
a re sw itch ed on . Th e ce nter co nso le is illumi
n ated from above.
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Appl ies to vehicles: wi th headlight washer sys tem
Headlight washer system
The headlight washer system cleans the headlights.
The head lig h t was he rs are activated automati
cally when th e sw itch for the headlig hts is in an y
o th er posit io n th an O and th e windshie ld wip er
l eve r
53, fig. is pull ed toward the
s tee ring whee l for a t le as t 1. 5 sec onds. H oweve r,
yo u sh ou ld reg ularl y remove any hard or drie d
o n dirt or in sec ts from
hea dli ght s, for ex
ample when ever yo u are refu eling your vehicl e.
Mirrors
Tips
Mak e sure th at t he hea dlight washers wo rk
p ro perl y in wint er, keep the nozz le in th e
bump er fre e of sn ow and re m ove any ice with a
d e- ice r spra y
Self-dimming inside day-night mirror
It is important for safe driving that you have good vision to the rear .
Fig. 35 Se ll-dimming mirror
Manual dimming inside day-night mirror
W ith th e mir ror in th e normal p ositi on, the leve r
a t th e bottom edge of th e mirror must point fo r
ward. Pull th e leve r ba ck t o dim
m ir ro r.
Op1ional eq uipment Sell-dimmi
ng inside day-night mirrar
12
)
W hen igni tion is swi tched o n, the int eri or view mirror w ill darken de
pending on amount of light shinin g into veh icle from rear.
P ress the butt on 41g . 35
th e lower edge of
th e mirror to sw itch o n th e se lf dimming featur e.
Whe n the butt on is pr esse d, th e gree n indicat or
li ght
in the m ir ro r co mes on . The se lf-dim
m in g ou ts id e mirror i s conrro lled by th e butl on
on
in side m irror
Nex t to th e g ree n indi cator light there is
sensor
w hi ch mu st not be cove red. If thi s happe ns, the
sys te m will not oper ate.
Whenever you move th e se lec to r le ver into R, th e
mirror
to the normal settin g ("not
dimm ed" ).
Tips
T he rea r view mirror
will not da rken aut oma ti
cally w hen you press the bu tton on t he lowe r
edge of the mirror
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Applies to vehicles : wi th power ou tside mirrors
Outside mirrors
It is impor tant for saf e dri ving to prop erly adju st th e ou tsid e ,ni rrors using joy
s tic k in
drive r's door.
Fi g. 36 Se ct io n of dr iver 's door : joy sti ck fo r th e out
s ide m irr ors
Basic setting for the outside mirrors
I. Turn the joyst ic k 36 to L (left out
s id e mirror ).
2. Mov e th e joys tick
to ad ju st th e mirror
s o that you ha ve a good view
to the re ar of
th e ve hicle. lf sy nchroni zed mirror setting
i s act ive in th e conv en ie n ce setup, the
r igh t mirro r is adj uste d at the sam e tim e
17.
3. Turn the jo ystick to R (right out sid e
mirror ).
4. Turn the jo yst ick to adju st th e mirror so
that you have a good view to the rea r o f th e
ve hicl e.
56 Lights and a clear view Outside mirror heating
-
Turn the jo yst ick to Qiµ , to heat th e ou t
s id e mirrors.
- Turn the joys tic k to 0 , to swi tch
th e
o ut sid e mirror h eati ng.
It is imp ortant for safe driving yo u have a
goo d to th e rear.
WARNING
ln corr cctlyc stim atin gdi stan ccs with the right
o ut sid e mirror can ca use co llision s and se
riou s inju ry.
• The right outsid e mi rror has a co nvex
(c urv ed) surfac e. Ve hicle s or other obje cts
see n in a co nvex mirror
will look smaller and
farth er away t.han th ey rea lly are .
• If yo u u se the r igh t o ut side mirror to judg e
di stance s from vehicl es behind you when
c h an gin g lanes, yo u could estim ate in cor
rec t.ly and cau se a cras h.
• Whene ver po ssibl e, use the inside mirror
t o mor e accurat ely jud ge dist ance a nd siz e of
ve hicl es or other objects see n in th e co nvex
mirror.
For the sak e of environment
Th e ex te ri or mirror hea ting sh ou ld be s witc hed
off whe n it is no lo ng er nee ded oth erwi se yo u
was te fu el.
Tips
If th e e lect rica l adj ust m ent of th e mi rror doesn't
r es pond, adju st t he mirror b y hand by p ushin g
li ghtly on the edg e of the mirro r