
Safety belts
General not es
Always wear safety belts!
Wearing safety b elt s correctly saves lives!
Fig . 5 Occ upan ts wear ing safety belts
This Bookl et explain s why safet y belt s are
nece ssary, ho w the y work and how to ad
ju st and wear them correc tly.
Number of seats
Yo ur vehicl e has a tota l of five se ating position s: in the fro nt and three in th e rear. Each
sea tin g p ositio n ha s a sa fety b elt.
WARNING
Not wearing safety belts or wearing them im
properly increases the risk of seriou s per sona l
injury and d eat h.
Booklet 2.1 Safety first
- Read all the information th at follows
and heed all of th e in struction s and warn
in gs in thi s booklet.
WARNING
Not wearing safety belts or wearing them im
properly increases the risk of seriou s personal
injury and death.
• Safety belts are t he sin gle mo st efTec tive
means available to reduce the risk of se rious
injur y and death in automobile accidents.
your protection and that of your passengers,
a lwa ys corre ctl y wear safety belts when the ve
hicle is moving =;fig. 5.
• Pregnant women, injured, or physically
impaired per sons mu st
use safe ty belts.
l..ik eall vehicle occupant s, they arc more likely
to be seriou sly injur ed if the y do not wear
safety bel ts. The best way to protect
fet us is to
protect the mother -throughout the entire
pregnancy.
WAR NING (con tinued)
• Never strap more than one person, in
cluding small children, into any belt. It is espe
cially dangerous to pla ce a sa fety belt over a
c hild sittin g on yo ur lap.
• Never let more people ride in the vehicle
than ther e arc safe ty belt s available.
• Be sure eve ryone riding in the vehicle is
properly res train ed with a separat e safety belt
or child restraint.
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Booklet 2.1 Safety first
i s poss ible an airba g not d epl oy a
se ating p osition where th e s afely belt is being
u se d
will inflat e at the pos ition where b elt is noc be ing use d. It i s thal
nothin g im erfer e belt bu ck les so
th al th e se nsors can se nd corr ect in forma ab oul safe ty be lt use th e e lec troni c co n
t ro l
WARN ING
Chan gin g th e ve hicle's suspension including
use of unapproved tire-rim combinations can
c hange Advan ced Airbag performanc e and in
creas e th e risk of serious persona l inju ry in a
c ra sh.
• Never install sus pens ion co mpon ents that
do not have the same performance characte r
i st ics as the components originally installed
on yo ur vehicle.
• Never u se tire -rim combination s that h ave
not been approved by VOLKSWAGEN.
Side airbags
Applies to vehicles: with side airbags
Description of side airbags
WARNING
Leaving the optiona l safety belt extender at
t ached to the safety belt latch on the front pas
senger seat when the safety belt is not bein g
u sed w ill prevent the Advanced Airbag System
fr om funct ion ing proper ly and can increa se
th e r isk of se rious perso nal injur y in a co lli
sio n.
• Alway s remove the sa fety belt exte nder
when it is 1101 n ee ded a11d stu w i I safe ly it is not bein g used with the safet y belt.
• Nev er use th e safe ty belt extender to sec ure
a chi ld restraint at any seating positi on.
WARN ING
Item s stored between the safe ty be lt buckle
and the center co nso le can ca use th e sensor s
in the buckle to send the wro ng information to
elec troni c control module and preven t the
Advanced A irbag system from working prop
er ly.
• Always make s ure that nothing can inter
fere with th e safety belt buckl es a nd that they
a re not obstructed.
Th e sid e airba g system ca n provide supplem ental prot ection to prop erl y re
s train ed fron t seat o ccupan ts.
Fi g. 26 Side airbag in driver seot
44 Airbag system
The sid e airba gs are in paddin g in fro nt seats 26 . Yo ur vehicl e m ay a lso be
eq uipped with optional sid e airb ags for th e re ar
p os itions. Th e gen eral l ocatio n is
id entifi ed b y th e wo rd in th e uppe r re
g io n of the b ackres ts
The side airb ag sys tem basica lly co nsis ts of:
• The elec troni c control m odul e and ext ernal
s id e imp act se nso rs
• The two sid e airba gs loc ated in the sid es o f
ch e fro nt b ackre sts
• Th e airba g warning
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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Information text
In ad dition 10 warnin g message s give n on a maJ .
fun ction , yo u w ill r ece ive inform ati on in th e di s
pla y on procedur es or will be asked to do some
thin g. Tips
So me indicat ed onl y by the
warning light s in the in strum ent du ste r w ith out
warning o r inf ormat ion tex 1s. If yo u
not sur e,
a sk you r auth ori zed Vo lkswage n dealer for
WARNING
Fun ction
C han ges to 1he multi -fun ctio n indi cat or (MFI)
9
In forr na1i on about t he c urrenl radi o mode
appear in th e dis
pla y.
Thi s m enu op lion
on ly be s how n in those vehicles equi pp ed Naviga tion Sys te m . T he Nav igat ion Sys te m mu st b e sw i1ched
on.T urn signals an d pro ximity bar s be sh ow n if th e rou te ass is
t a n ce func tio n is ac1i ve. The sc ree n is s im ilar to 1he symbol s shown
in th e Nav iga tion Sys1e111
3.2 .
Th e dir ect io n of trave l (co mp ass) and the nam e of the curr ent s1r ee 1
will b e show n if 1he rout e ass is ta nce fun ction is 1101 ac1ive.
Thi s m en u sh ows c urrent warnin g and informal io n tex ts
15.
The m enu opti on fl ashes if warni ng o r in form ati on t exts are to be
read.
Se lling s for th e time , spee d wa rnin g fo r w inter tires, la n guag e,
unit s, co mpass, ligh ls
& vis ion and conve nien ce .
Tip s
Driver distracti on ca n cause accident s and se
rious persona l injur y. Th
e m enu s sho wn in the di sp lay depe nds o n th e
ve hicl e elec troni cs a nd the op tion le vel of yo ur
ve hicle. If you are not sur e, a sk yo ur authori zed
Vo lkswage n dea le r for
• Neve r se lec t menu s when the vehicle is
moving.
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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Applies to vehicles: H ighline instrumen t cluster and multi-function steering wheel
Example of using the menus with the mult i- function steering wheel
All menus in the i nstrwnen t cluster can be used following the steps described here.
Fig . 10 In the multi -fu nction steering wh eel: button lo toggle between the disp lays, button to con
f irm o se lect ion and button © to select o menu or
submenu.
T he se lling of a speed warning w ill be used
as an exam pie of how lo use the menus .
The speed warn ing feat ure is a helpfu l re
minder if you are, for example, usi ng
wi nter ti res whi ch arc no t suit ed for th e top
s p ee d of
ve hicle.
l. Opening the Set up menu
Switch on the ignition. A ve hicle p icto
gram appea rs .
Press butlon the mult ifunct io n
s tee rin g whee l until the Set up (Settings)
menu is disp layed.
The example menu Winter tires 2. Opening the Winter
tires menu
hig hli ght
the menu item Winier tires. The hig h
li ghted menu item is between two hori
zonta l lines. Th ere is also a trian gle on the
Mark the m enu opt ion Wint er tire s.
Press The Winter tires
menu opens.
3. Setting th e speed warning
Highlight th e menu it em+ 5 mi/h
( (+
10 km /h )) or 5 mi /h ((-10 km /h)) usi ng
th e ar row keys and p ress
butto n to
increa se or decrease the speed s how n at
th e top of t he di sp lay.
4 . Switching the speed warning on
and off
U sing th e arrow keys , select th e menu
i tem
On I Off a nd press to
sw itch the sp ee d wa rnin g on o r off. When
t h e s peed warnin g is swi tched olT, three
da she s --- appea r at the top of the disp lay .
5. Exiting the Winter tires menu
Se lect the m enu item Back .
The fu nction "Winter tires" w ill generate a v is
ible and acoustic warn ing once the ve hicl e has
r eac hed th e set speed .
In di splay
Winter tires
X mi /h (X km/ h) or--- Function
Th e na m e of the displaye d m enu
D isp lay of the speed cur ren tly set
or dashes if the function is switched off.
ON/OFF Swi tc h es the fu nction on or
+ 5 mi /h (+10 km/h ) In crease the set va lue by 5 mp h (10 km/h ).
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Function
In di splay
5 mi /h (-10 km/h)
Bock Dec reases t he se t va lue by 5 mph (10 km /h }.
Th e
Winter tires men u is close d and th e las t d is pla yed menu is
o pene d.
Tips
The m en us s ho wn in t he di spl ay dep end s on th e
veh icle elec tronic s an d th e o ption leve l of your
App lies lo ve hicles: wi th H igh line i nstr u ment cluster
ve hi cle. If you a re not s ure, as k yo ur authori zed
Vo lkswage n dea ler for as sis ta nce.
Example of using the menus with the windshield wiper lever
All menus in the cluste r can be used following the steps described here.
Fig . 11 In the wind shield wiper lever: button select and expand the menu and roc ker switch© to
select a su b m enu with in the men u
The se tting ofa sp eed warnin g will be used
as an examp le of how to use the menu s.
T he s pee d wa rnin g fe atu re is a help ful re
mind er if yo u are, for exa mpl e, u sin g
w int er tires w hich are not suit ed for the top
spee d
the ve hicl e.
1. Opening the main menu
Switch on the ig ni tion. A vehicle p icto
g ram is di spl aye d.
Press button 11 und er th e
w in ds hield wiper leve r o nce for abou t 5
seco nds and re lease . The followin g me s
sage appears: Plea se fasten seatbelt!
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Press an d hold the ro cke r sw itch © for
five seco nds to access the m ain men u. Yo u
ma y have to repeat this pro cedur e severa l
t im es if you had pr eviously se lec ted a dif
ferent me nu until you access the main
m enu.
2. Opening the Set up menu
Press the rocker switch the bottom
to sc roll dow n to Set up. The menu will ap
p ea r betwee n two hori zon ta l lin es and a
m arker tr ia n gle w ill app ear on the right
s id e.
Mark the m en u opt io n Set up .
Press under the w indshi eld
w ip er leve r. Th e m enu Setting s is opened.
3. Opening the Winter tires menu
Pr ess the ro cke r swi tc h © to m ark the
m enu opti on Wint er ti res.
Pre ss to o pen th e sub-m enu
Winter tir es.
4. Setting the speed warning
U se the ro cker sw itch © to mark the
m enu ent ry + 5 mi/h ((+ 10 km /h) ) or -
5 mi/h ((- 10 km /h) ) a nd press the button
to eith er in crease or de crease the spe ed
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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
5. Switching th e spee d warning on
and off
U se the ro cker switc h © to select
m enu point ON I OFF an d pr ess th e
bu tton @
sw itc h th e spe ed warnin g ei
on o r off. Thr ee das hes ---app ear al
t h e top of th e di sp lay if th e sp ee d wa rning
is sw itch ed off.
Th e ex amp le menu Winter tires
6. E xiting the Winter t ires menu
Sc roll dow n to Back and pre ss butt on
The function "Wi nter tire s" w ill gen erate a vis
ib le an d aco ustic wa rning on ce the ve hicle has
r eac hed the set sp eed.
In disp lay
Wi nter tires
X mi /h (X km /h )
or --- Func
tio n
Th e name of th e di sp layed men u
D is pl ay of th e s pee d curr entl y se t
o r clas hes if th e function is sw itc h ed off.
ON/ OFF Swit c h es th e fun ctio n on or off.
+ 5 mi/ h (+1 0 km /h )
- 5 mi/h (-10 km /h )
B ock I
n crease the set va lu e by
5 mph (10 km /h ).
Decreases the set va lue by
5 mp h (10 km /h ).
T he W inter tires m en u is cl osed a nd the las t di spl aye d menu i s
ope ned.
d is p la y depe nds o n th e
ve hicl e e lectro nics and th e op tio n leve l o f yo ur
Vehicle status menu
vehicle. If yo u are not sur e, ask your Vo lkswagen dea le r fo r ass is ta nce . ._
Thi s m enu will disp lay warning or information text s.
Op eni ng the Veh icl e status m enu
Se lec t Vehicle statu s men u and press
b u tto n
14 , fig . 11 @ und er th e
w indshie ld wipe r leve r.
O r
Pr ess but ton 13 , fi g. 10 th e
mul ti-func tion stee rin g w hee l
unt il th e
Veh icl e s tatu s menu i s di sp laye d.
Where applicabl e P
ri ori ty
2 warning s and i nformatio n tex ts w ill
d issa pea r from the disp la yed automatica lly af te r
so me time, but the y w ill be s tored in th e Vehi cle
s ta tu s m enu .
I f th ere are no priorit y
I warnin gs, then the pri
or ity 2 wa rnin gs will appear one af ter th e oth er.
If th ere are no prio rit y
I or priority 2 wa rnin gs
p rese nt, OK or N o en try w ill appea r in th e
d is pl ay . ._
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Bookle t 3.1 Controls and Equipm ent
Set up menu
Th e se t up m enu u se d to mak e variou s diff ere nt setting s fo r th e function s in th e
ve hicl e.
Opening th e Set up menu - Press butto n 13, fig . 10 th e
m ult i- fun cti on stee ring w hee l
unti l th e
Set
u p m en u i s dis p la ye d.
- Se
lect th e m enu opti on Set up fr om th e
ma in menu
1 2 a nd press button
14, fig . 11 und er th e wi ndshie ld
w ipe r le ver. Or An examp le of how use the m enu 13 or 14 .
Se ttings
Tim e
Wint er tire s
L ang uag e
Unit s
Co mpa ss
Co nve nience
Li ght s
& Vis io n
D isplay off
Ba ck
Tip s F
un cti on
Yo u can set the clock hou rs a nd min utes both in th e in strum ent
cl uster a nd in t he Navig ation Sys te m . C hoose be twee n a 12 a nd 2 4
h ou r d is p lay a nd switc h
Summ er tim e (an S ap pears in th e up per of the d isp lay)
Yo u ca n en te r h ere w hether an opt ica l an d aco usti c warn ing s hould
be made an d at w hic h speed. You can use th is fun ctio n if yo u have
i n sta lled wi nte r tir es w hic h a re not su ited fo r th e to p spe ed of your
ve hicl e =>boo klet 3 .2 "Tips a nd Ma inten an ce", ch ap ter "W hee ls" .
T he tex ts in th e dis pl ay a nd in th e Nav igat io n Sys tem ca n be di s
p layed in seven diffe rent lan guages.
T he unit s use d for te m perature, fue l co nsu mpt io n va lues an d dis
t ances
set here .
Th e co mpass c an be calib ra te d and th e va ria nce zo ne adj uste d
18
T hi s m en u is use d
to make t he se ttin gs fo r the convenience f unc
ti o ns in t he ve hicle 17
Va rious se tlings can be m ade f or th e ve hicle ligh ti ng in th e Lig hts
& Vis io n m enu 17
T he dis play is sw itc hed off .
co mes bac k on when yo u sw itch th e
m ain men u back on or if a wa rning is detec ted.
You w ill ret urn
th e m ain m enu.
• T he m enu s shown in th e display dep ends on
th e ve hicle elec tro nics and th e op tio ns in stall ed
o n yo ur ve hicl e. lfyo u are no t sur e, ask yo ur au
th ori ze d Vo lk swage n dea ler o r qu alifi ed wo rk
s h op fo r ass is ta n ce . •
Your autho rize d Vo lkswage n dea le r or qu ali
fied works hop can p rogra m or mo dify ad dition al
fu nct ions depen ding o n kin d of dis play
on your ve hicl e.
• The Settings men u ca n onl y be o pened when
th e veh icl e is at a sta nd still
Wher e app licable
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It em Symbol Meaning of warning Lights Fur ther informa tion
. Fue l fi lle r ca p not prop erl y clo sed 29
Hi gh beam 29
Ai rba g or b elt t en sio ner sys te m 2. 1. ch apt er "Mo nitorin g the m alfun cti on o r airb ag disabl ed
vanced airbag system"
Depress pedal 30
Tire press ure m onitorin g syste m 30
(TPMSJ
or
Day time running lights
WARNING
Failur e to heed warn ing l ig ht s and o ther im
por tan t ve hicle informatio n can lead to a
b rea kdow n in
coll is io n an d se rio us
p erso nal injur y.
• Neve r ign ore w arn ing lig ht s and warn ing
t ex ts !
• Whe neve r sta ll ed o r sto pp ed for re pa ir,
move the vehicle a safe dis ta nce ofT the road ,
s top the en gine, and turn on th e emergency
na sher and u se other warn ing device s to
approac hin g
Tip s
• Some warn ing lig hts ar e also displ aye d in th e
instru ment cluster. The pri orit y of malfun ctio ns
i s di spl ayed w ith red and yellow sy mbo ls and
d isp laye d with addition al in for mat ion.
• I f o n e o f th e ligh ts mark ed wit h
comes o n
wh ile yo u are driving , mo ve a safe dista n ce off
th e road. Turn off the en gine , turn the e mer
ge ncy flas her o n and use o ther
devices
t o alert ot her motorists. Go to listed page in yo ur
book let fo r ex planations.
• Some fea tures menti oned are
eq uipment on some models options on
This warning light exh aust system.
W arnin g lig ht
flashe s:
Mi sfiring
damage th e co nverter .
Red uce sp ee d and drive caref ull y to the neares t
au thorized Vo lkswage n dea le rs hip . I lave the e n
g in e c hecke d.
T he follow in g tex t is di spla yed in th e ins trument
clu ster disp lay: Emissions workshop !
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Wa rnin g li g ht i s illumin ated:
A malfun cti on ha s deve loped d urin g driving
w hi ch ha s red uced the qualit y of th e ex haust
e mi ssio n s.
spe ed an d dri ve c arefull y to
th e nearest a uthorized Vo lk swage n deale rs h ip.
H ave the engi ne checke d.
The fo llow ing tex t is displayed i n the instrum ent
cl uste r display: Emissio ns