
Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
R Ins ide mir ror 55
M ake- up mirror s 52
Outs ide mirror s, elec trica l 56
Mirrors lowe re d fun cti o n
18
M ulti -Fun cti o n Indi cator 9
M ulti -funct io n stee rin g whee l 4
0
O ne-to uch open in g and clo sin g
p owe r w indows
40
Ori entation lig hti ng 47
Ou ts id e te 111p erature disp lay JO
Ove rv ie w
p
In strument s 5
M ulti-function stee rin g w heel 4
Warn ing light s
20
Pan ic bu tton 32
Park assis t !06
Parking
LOS
Automat ic tran smi ssio n 99
C au tion w hen parkin g nea r a parki ng bar
rier or cur b
105 L ow b umper cover, spoil ers and
s u sp ens ion
10 5 When parking on slo pes !05
Park ing aid
106
Pa rkin g br ake l04
Warn ing lig ht 28, l04
Par king di stanc e wa rning sys te m 106
Pin ch prot ectio n
P owe r roof 43 W indows
Po llen fi lter 88
Po llu tion filt er 88
Power Roof 42
Pow er ou tlet 73
P owe r roof 42
Power steerin g
Wa rnin g light 29
P owe r w ind ows 39
112 Alphab etical inde x
Rain senso r 54
R ea din g light s
Front
5 1
R ear armr est 70
R ea r in te ri or light 52
R ea r lid 37
Clos ing 38
Wa rning light
26
Re ar se at ba ckres t
Folding forward 66
Ra isi ng into place
67
Rea r sea t bench 66
Rea r vent ilati on
86
Rea r view mirro r 55
Rea r w in dow 37
R ea r w in dow hea tin g
80, 81
Rea r w iper 53
R emot e co ntrol
Vehic le
32
Remote control key
13 utt ons 32
Repla cin g th e battery 32
Sy nchronizing 33
R emovi ng th e ignition key
94
R ep laceme nt keys 31
Rep lacing the ba ttery
R e111 ote contro l ke y
32
Rever se
A utoma tic tran s111i ssio n
102
Roof carrie r m ount s 76
Roof load 77
Ro of rack
76, 77
s
Safe ty ins1ru cti ons
Coo la nt te mp eratu re 25
Sea t adju stm ent 57,
60
Sea t h ea tin g
Fron t 65
Sec urin g load 77
Se lector lever loc k 99
Se lec tor leve r positions
102
Se lf-di111m in g in side day-night mir ror 55
Se rv ice int erva l di splay 8
Se rv ice pos ition
53

Set up menu 1 6
Se tting the cl ock 16
Me nu 1 6
Sho ppin g bag hook 78
Socket 73 Speed wa rning 9
S tar tin g th e di ese l e ngine
W ith the ig nition key 96
Sta rtin g th e gaso lin e e ngine
W ith the ig niti on key 95
S tee rin g 90
Stee ring lock 93
S teer ing w hee l h eig h t adju stme nt 90
S toppin g th e eng in e 97
S to rag e ar ea
Oth er storage areas 7 1
Roof 71
co mpartm ent 69
Front cen te r a rm res t 70
R ear a rmr est 70
S to rage fo r th e ve hicl e lite ral ure 69
Sto rin g seat positi ons 64
Su n sha de 79
Su n viso r 52
S unr oof 4 2
S un shade
powe r roof 42
S wit ch lig h ting 3
Sw itches
E mer gency
48
Li ght sw i tch cs 46
Powe r outsid e mir rors 56
Power roof 42
Po we r w ind ows 39
Sw itchi ng off the e ngine
W it h th e ig niti on key 97
T
Ta cho mete r 6
Ta nk
F uel g au ge 7
T ic -cl ow n hook s 78
Bookl et 3.1 Control s and Equipment
Ti re press ure m on itorin g sys tem
Wa rnin g lig ht 30
Trail er tu rn sig nal s
Wa rnin g light 49
Tran sp o rtin g lo ng ite m s 61, 68
Trunk l id 37
Turn sig n al and high bea m leve r 49
T urn sig n als 49
Warnin g lig ht 24, 49
u
U np leasa nt odo r 89
V
Veh. sta tu s 15
Ve hicle e lec tric syste m 24
Ve hicl e stat us 15
w
Wa rnin g lig ht
E lec troni c Power Con trol (E PC) 23
Warn ing ligh ts 20
E m erge ncy fla sh er 48
Turn sig nals 49
Warn ing tex ts in th e disp lay ll
Wa rnin g tri angle 74
W hen parkin g on slo pes 105
W hen should I ref uel th e ta nk of th e
ve hic le ? 7
W indows 39, 40
Wind shi eld was her fl uid
Warn in g light 26
w in dsh ie ld wash er flui d
Warning message 11
Wind shi eld wip er an d was her sys tem 53
Wind shi eld wip ers 53
R ain se n so r
Service pos iti on 53
W int er ope ration 54, 55
W int er tire s
Speed wa rning 16
Alphabetical ind ex 113

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Braking power and braking distance
Braking power and braking distance are influenced by driving situations and
road
Worn brake pads will not provide good braking.
The amount of wear and tear on the brake pads
depends to a great extent on the cond itions
und er which the vehicle is opera ted and the way
the vehicle is dr iven. If you do a lot of city
driv ing, drive short distances or have a sporty
driving style, we reco mm end th at you have the
thickness of your brake pad s checked by an au
thor ized Volkswagen dea ler more frequently
than r ecommend ed in the service schedule.
I f you dr ive witJ1 wet brakes , for example after a
dri ving through water,
heavy rainfall or
after washing the vehicle, brakin g power will be
reduced and sto pping distances w ill be longer
because the brake d iscs will be wet or in winter
ma ybe even frozen
the brakes must be dried
with severa l ca reful brake applications.
Brake fluid absorbs water and must be c hanged
every two years. Heavy use of the brakes can
cause vapor lock if the brake fl uid is too old.
Va por lock reduces braking power, increases
stopp ing distances and can even cause total
brake failure.
WARNING
• New tires and new brake pads do not pro
v id e maximum grip, control or braking abilit y.
• To reduce the risk of losing control, a colli
s ion and se rious persona l injuries, drive with
special ca re for the first
350 mil es (560 km).
• New brake pads do not have the best stop
ping power for the first
150 mil es (240 km) and
must be broken in. You can com pensate for
the slightly reduced braking ability by drivin g
w ith care and applying more pressure on the
brak e pedal.
• Never fo llow other vehicle s too close ly or
put yourse lf into other situ ations that might
r equ ire s udden , hard brakin g especially when
th e brake pads have not been broken in.
WARNING
Wet brake s or brak es coa ted ice or road
sa lt react slower and need longer stopping dis
tanc es.
• Carefully apply brakes for a lest.
• Alwa ys dry brake s and clean olT ice coa t
ings and salt coa tings with a few cautiou s
brake app lica tions.
• Always read and hee d all
in "Break ing in tir es and brake pads" on
page 7.
WARNING
Overheated brakes will reduce the vehicle's
s topping power and increase stoppin g di s
tances.
• Always avoid over hea tin g the brakes!
• When driving downhill, the brakes have to
work hard and hea t up quickly .
• Before driving clown a long, steep hill, al
ways red uce spee d and downshift to a lower
gea r. This will let th e ve hicle use engine
braking and reduce the load on the brakes.
• Always c han ge the brake fluid at least
every two years. Hard braking with old brake
fluid may cause a va por lock. Vapor lock re
duces brakin g power, increases s topping dis
tan ces and can even ca use to tal brake failure.
• A damaged front spoiler or new non stan
dard spoile r ca n reduce the airflo w to the
brake s and cause them to overheat.
• Always sec an au thorized Vo lkswage n
dealer or qualil1ed workshop if yo u think th at
you may have damaged the front spoiler.
• Be sure to read and heed all WARNINGS
and the information =-page 27, "Accessories
and part s" before buying accessorie s.
8 Driving and protecting the environment

Booklet 3.4 P remi um Sound System
.0, WARNING (conti nued )
• Us e the Sound System only if road , traffic
an d weath er cond itions permit and you will
not be distracted from your driving.
Important information
Operating the Sound System while driving
D rivi ng on today 's road s demands th e full atten
ti o n of the driver.
The w ide range of sophisti cate d eq uipm ent de
tail s of modern car radio s offer not onl y a vas t
so urce of entertainmen t, but also import ant in
form ation reg arding t raffic updates, road condi
t ions, wea ther repo rts. etc.
Bu t re mem ber, you should onl y operate the
ra di o system wit h its num erous fe atures when
th e traffic situ atio n rea lly
in "Con
tro ls" on page 2.
For examp le, c hangin g CDs o r re ading song t i
tl es on a CD case or in th e rad io display when
drivi ng is o ften the ca use of aut o acc idents .
You s hould also set th e vo lume of your radio
sys tem so that yo u ca n h ear s ig n als from other
dr iv ers at a ny tim e.
Convenience radio coding For tec hn ical reason s. the conve nience radio
c oding is not ava ila bl e for all vehicle models.
In the past, it used to be tha t yo u had to manu
a lly recode t he radio wheneve r th e uni t was re
m oved from the ve hicle (for example, if th e unit
was removed to be repaired). or whenever the
veh icle battery was disco nnected (for examp le,
if yo u brou ght yo ur v ehicl e in to t he deale rship
for service a nd it was necessary to dis con nect
t he bauery). In eith er case , the power sup ply to
th e unit was cut off.
T hat has all ch anged w ith the new conven ie n ce
radio cod ing f un cti on: Once t he co de number
ha s bee n ent ered. it
will th en sy nchro nize itse lf
w ith "its" vehicl e!
.0, WARNING (co ntinu ed)
• Always set volume leve ls so that you can
clearly hear horns , si rens and oth er warning
sounds outside the vehicle .
If the power supp ly has been interrupted , the
radio will automa tically c hec k to see if it i s s till in
vehicle after the ignition has been switched
on . If this hap pen, th e radio will be ready for use
af ter just a few seconds.
It is th erefo re no longer necessary to d isengage
th e e lect ronic lock manuall y!
If t11e rad io ha s been in s ra ile d in anot her ve hicl e,
how ever, the electronic lock ha ve to be dis
engaged manually.
If
SAFE ap pea rs i n the disp lay a fter switchin g the
rad io on , it can then only be operated aga in afte r
entering tJ1e co rrect code
=> pa ge 34.
External CD changer1l
You also have the option of installin g a Ge nuine
Vo lkswagen CD Changer. Ask your authoriz ed
Vo lkswagen dealer about thi s optio n.
The CD change r is in stalle d in the front armres t
co mp artment. It is "re mote controlled" by th e
radio unit.
It allow s you ro load up to 6 CDs. See => page 32 for furt her information.
Vo lkswage n dea ler s have a ll the informa tion
conce rning in stallin g th e CD c hange r.
Tip s
• Please note tha t it em s marked with an as
t e ri sk(*) may be standard on ce rtain m odels , op
tional on otJ1 ers or no t ava ilabl e on yo ur model.
Always ch eck with your authorized Volkswage n
deale r to see if the feat ure or item ap plies to your
mod el.
• The radio code numb er and the radio seria l
numb er ca n be found on th e "Radio Card" at the
beg inning of the
Lit erature . ._
I) Availa ble as a fa cto ry install ed opt ion, or your author ized Volkswagen dealer can install the oplional C D
c h anger for you. A lways chec k with yo ur a utho rize d Vol kswage n deale r if th is op tio n i s ava ilab le fo r yo ur
model.
Quick overview 5

Booklet 3.4 Premium Sound System
Technical description
Anti-theft protection
T he unit is e lectro nica lly locked whenever the
power source is inte rrupted.
It can on ly be re
turned to working condition by enteri ng th e cor
rec t cod e number.
Frequ ency rang es
F M and AM.
Band selection
Mome ntary-co ntact butto ns
Displays
Fre quenc y, band, b ass, bala n ce, treb le, middle
freq ue ncies, preset button, CD functions ,
functions.
Illumination
The control s and d isp lay are illum inated glar e
fr ee from the interior (nig ht dri vin g des ign)
maximum brightn ess when drivi ng lig h ts a re off.
When the dr ivi ng lig hts are on, the intensity is
co ntr olled toget11er with th e in strument panel
i nte nsit y.
Station selectio n
In th e rad io m ode, t he unit automa tica lly plays
th e la st sta tion selecte d whe n the unit was
turn ed off (las t sta tion memo ry).
Soft Clipping• I f th e volu me is se t to maximum, you m ay notice
that the rad io outp ut
will be come distorted . The
So ft Clippin g fun ction detec ts t his di stort ion
and will au tomat ica lly adj ust
vo lum e to pro
v id e th e m ost dist orti on free output.
36 Radio I CD
Radio
A utom atic and manu al !linin g. Six sta tion
p rese t buttons each for FM !, FM2, FM AUTO.
AMI, AM A UTO, SAT!, SAT2 and SAT3 . Ma nual
t unin g is poss ible in
directions. Micropro
cesor-controlled stabiliza tion of sta tion fr e
quencies (PLL quartz tuning) .
E xternal CD changer•
Remote contro lled via radio sou nd sys te m uni t.
C han ge r ma gaz ine for 6 CDs w ith moto r-dri ven
eje ction, 6 CD selec tion button s. Mix mod e, au
t omat ic track scan
I seek.
Sound reproduction
S te reo ( rad io, sate llite radio,
ad justa ble
t r eble control, ba ss co ntrol, middl e frequ en cies,
fader control and ba la n ce co ntrol integra te d in
th e ra dio, multipl e spe ake r sys te m .
Max. power output
4 x 20 Watt (maximum).
Options
Externa l CD ch ange r. Add itiona l informa tion o n
th ese options is ava ilab le from auth ori zed
VOLKSWAGEN dealers.
Int erference suppression
Th e automatic interference supp ressio n cir
cu itry integ rated in th e unit eliminates mos t
outside interfere nce in th e FM band .
Specia lly tun ed interferenc e suppressors e lim i
n ate nea rly a ll int erf erence puls es from t he en
g ine and other part s of th e elect rical system su ch
as the heater blower, w in dshie ld wipers and ra
d ia tor fan .

Booklet 3.4 Premium Sound System
External CD changer 32
F
Fader control 13
FLDR button 25
FM presets 9
ID number 15
Ignition lock 7
Illumination 36
Important information 5
Interference suppress ion 36
K
Key 7
L
LOAD button 20
M
Manual Radio Station search 11
Maximum power output 36
Middle control 12
MIX
does it mean when MIX appears in
the display when
I am playing a CD? 2 1
Wha t does it mean with MIX CD appears
in the disp lay when I
am playing a
CD? 26
Mix mode 21, 26
MP3 25
MP3 player operation 25
N
NO DISC 21, 24
NO MAGAZINE 21
0
ON I OFF 7
38 Alphabetical index
p
Preset button s 10
Preset scan
11
Q
Quick overvi ew 2
R
Radio 7
Radio Card Where should
I keep my Rad io Card? 5
Radio code numb er 5
Replacement 35
Roof mount ed antennas 35
s
SAFE What does it mean w hen "SAfE" ap-
pears in the display? 5
SAT button 15 Sa tellite Digital Radio Service 13
Satellite Radio D igital Serv ice
Ho w the system works?
13
Satellite radio providers 13
SCAN function 11
SCAN/TUNE button 11
SEEK/TRACK Button 11
Se lecting a category 16
Selecting a chan nel 16
Se lecting folders 25
Se lectin g tracks 27
Service 35
S iriu s
ID Numb er 15
Skip through the files in the same folder 27
S kip through the same track 23, 28
Sound setti ng 12
Speed Vo lume Co ntro l (S VC )
SVC (Speed Volume Contro l) 8
Station buttons 10
Station selection 36
Sto ring a channel 15
System information 19
Siriu s message s 19
XM messages 19