Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Generator
This warning light signal s a m alfun ction in ge nerator.
Th e w arni ng lig ht lig ht s up when th e ig niti on
i s sw itch ed on . It sh ould go o ut when th e e ngin e
s tart s runnin g.
If th e w arnin g ligh t
lights up while driv ing .
t h e ge nera to r i s no lo nge r ch a rgi ng th e ba ucry.
Burned-out light bulb
Yo u sh ou ld imm ed ia tely drive 1 0 q u al ifie d d eale rs hip .
I l owever, you sh o uld avoid usin g elec tr ic a l
is no t ab so lut ely necessa ry be
cau se w ill d rain th e ba ttery furth er.
The warning light lights a bul b exte rior li ghtin g is
T he w arnin g lig ht light s up when a bulb i n vehicl e's exte ri or light in g is no t
Turn
Th e warnin g light fla sh es w hen sig nal s ar e bein g use d.
Depen ding on w hich tu rn signa l is opera ted, ei
th er th e lef t or in dicato r la mp fl ashes.
Bo th indi cato r light s w ill flas h at th e sam e tim e the em erge ncy wa rnin g light s are
sw itch ed on.
I f one tu rn sig nal fa ils, th e in dica to r l amp will
s tart flas hin g tw ice as
Engine coolant level I temperatu re
Th e warning symbo l li ght s if th e coolant is too high or if
coolant l eve l is too low .
There is a fault if:
• The wa rning symbol do es not go out again a few seco nds.
• Th e warning symb ol li g ht s up or fl ashes
w hil e th e ve hicle is m ov in g. Thr ee wa rnings
Thi s m ean s that eith er th e coo la nt leve l is too
l ow or coolant t emp eratur e is hi gh .
C oo lant level too low
The followin g information tex t is di spla yed: STOP Check coolant Owner's manual! 3.2 "Tip s and Advice" , c h apt er
"C oolant "
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Fir st l ook at th e coo la nt te mp eratur e gauge. If
t h e nee dle is in th e no rmal ran ge, top ofTw ith
coo lant at
ea rliest
Coo lant temperature too high
The fo llow ing in form atio n t ext is di spla yed: ST OP Check coolant Owner's manual!.
lo ok a t the coo la nt gau ge. The is 1 00 high if the need le is
over 10 th e far ri ght on th e di al. Stop the veh icle, olT the engi ne and wait for it to cool
down. Chec k th e coo lant level.
I f
coo la nt leve l is corr ect, th e ove rheat ing
m ay be cau sed b y fa n C hec k th e
r a diat or fa n fuse and have re pla ced if neces
s a ry 3 .2 'Tip s and /\dvi ce", c h apt er
" Fu ses".
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If the warning light ligh ts up again after d rivi ng
o n for a sh o rt dis tan ce, stop the vehicle and
swi tch off the engine. C onta ct an authorized
V olk swa gen deal er or a qualifi ed wor ksh op.
WARNING
Stop! Before working in the engine compart
ment, always read and heed all WARNINGS
3.2 "Working in the engine com
partment. " The engine compartment of any
motor vehicle is a pot entially dangerou s area
and can cause serious personal injury.
WARNING
Hot steam or coo lant can cause serious burns.
• Never open the engine hood if you sec
steam or coo lant escapi ng from the engine
compartment. Always wa it until you no longer
sec or hea r steam or coo lant escap ing from the
engi ne.
• Always let the en gi ne to cool down com
pletely before carefully open ing the engine
h ood. Hot components w ill burn skin on co n
tact.
• When the engine has cooled down and you
are ready to open the engine hood:
R emove the key from the ignition.
Engine oil pressure 9=:7:
WARNING (continued)
Apply the parking brake firmly and put
the selector in P (Park, automatic trans
mis sion) or Neutral (manual transmis
s ion) .
Keep c hildren a nd oth ers away from the
vehicle.
• Never reach into the area around or touch
the radiato r fan. Contact with the blades can
re sult in serious persona l injury.
• Alway s remember that the radiator fan is
temperature-contro lled and can t urn on sud
den ly - even when the engine has been
switched
for a longer period of tim e and the
k ey has been removed from the ignition.
• Never unscrew the coolant expansio n tank
ca p when the engine is hot. A hot engine will
h eat the coolant and put it under pressure . Re
moving a ca p that is under pressure can result
in serious personal injury and/or burns.
• Alw ays protect face, hands and arms from
h ot escap ing coo lant or steam by cover ing the
cap w ith a large, thick rag.
• Turn the cap slowly and very carefully in a
co unt er-clockwise direction while applying
light downward pres sure on the top of the cap.
• Never sp ill antifreeze or coo lant on the ex
haust system or hot engine parts. Under some
co ndit ions, the ethylene g lyco l in engine
coo lant can catch fire.
This warning symbol indicat es that the en gin e oil pressure is low.
I f thi s wa rning symbo l s tart s to flas h. an d thr ee
w arning s sound , sw itch th e e ngin e and ch ec k
th e oi l leve l. Top off with en gin e oil if necessary
3.2 "Tip s an d Adv ic e" , ch ap te r "E n
g in e o il."
The follo win g inform ation text is disp la ye d:
ST OP Oil p ressure Engin e off Owner 's manual!.
If th e sy mb ol fl as hes eve n though the oil l eve l is
co rrec t, do 11 01 drive on. D o not le t th e engine
idl e. Co nta ct a n authori zed Vo lksw age n d eale r
or a qua lified wo rksh op .
Tip s
Th e oil pre ssure wa rnin g symbol is not an oil
l eve l ga uge. Check the o il leve l reg ularl y, pre fe r
a bl y every time you get gas .
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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-
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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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Central locking system
Description of the central locking system
The central locking system allows you to lock and unlock all the doors from one
poin t.
Ce ntral l ocking ca n be opera ted usin g any of the
fo llow ing options:
• man ually usin g yo ur key in th e dri ver's door,
• using th e re mot e control key.
• usin g centra l locki ng b utton
34.
Individual unlocking
To unlock just the drive r's doo r: turn t he key in
the driver's door lock or p ress
bu tton in
th e remote contro l k ey one time only.
Central locking button
To unlo ck all th e ve hicl e doors: turn the key in
the driver's door loc k or press the button in the
remote contro l
times.
Us ing set-u p in the main menu you can select
whe ther the driver's door or a ll door s unlo ck
whe n yo u use th e remo te con tro l. Choose the
se lling s you want in the CONVENIENCE menu
und er DOOR OPEN .
button .
Fig. 16 Deta il of the drive r's door : central locking
button
Locking the vehicle
- Press the
16
Unlocking the vehicle
- Pr ess
button.
The ce ntral lock ing button works even when th e
i gn ition is sw itched off.
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note the followi ng w hen yo u use the cen
tral locking button lock yo ur vehicle :
• The ant i- th eft ala rm is not activated when
yo u press the but ton
bullon.
• If yo u try lo lock the vehicle usin g the remote
co ntrol while the drive r·s door is still open, the
d river's door
w ill not lock. Thi s fe atur e pr eve nts
you from locking yourse lf out of the vehicl e.
• You can un loc k all th e doo rs separate ly from
i nside the vehicle. You
ha ve to pu ll the door
re lease hand le once. Th e door w ill be opened by
pulling the doo r re lease han dle again .
WARNING
I mp roper use of powe r lock s ca n res ult in se
ri ou s pe rso nal inju ry.
• L ockin g do ors from the in side can help
pr eve nt unint end ed door opening durin g a
co llision and can a lso preve nt un wanted e ntry
from the outsid e. Locked doo rs c an, ho wev er,
d ela y ass is tan ce to vehicle occupant s and
re sc ue from the o utsid e in an accident or
ot her eme rge ncy. ...
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lock ca n be switch ed on and off using a key in th e
opened door.
Anti-theft alarm system
Applies to vehicles: with anti-theft alarm
Description of anti-theft alarm system
The anti-theft alarm triggers an alarm unauthorized movements are detected
around the vehicle.
Activating the anti-theft alarm system
- Lock the vehi cle.
Switching the alarm off
-Un lock the vehicle using the unlo ck
button in the remote control key or unlock
the veh icle by inserting the vehicle key into
the driver's door lock.
The anti-th eft alarm make s it more difficult break into the vehicle or steal You will hea r
and see the alarms if someone tri es break inlO
th e ve hicle.
Whe n yo u lock the ve hicle, the an ti-t heft alarm
syste m is aulOmat ica lly sw itched on.
Close all windows a nd doors compl etely befo re
locking the vehicle so that the ant i-t hef t system
does no t tr igger alarms unnecessar ily.
What triggers th e alarm?
With the vehicle locked, th e alarm will go
under th e fo llowing circ umstances:
• Man ually open ing of the rear lid u sing the ve
hi cle key,
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• Opening a doo r,
• Ope ning th e en gine ho od,
• Opening the rea r lid.
Wh en th e alarm is triggered, th e horn
will sound
for about 30 seco nds and the turn signals wi ll
fla sh for about 4 minutes.
Ho w c an I switch off the ala rm system?
You ca n sw itch th e anti- theft alarm sys te m ei
ther by unlock ing th e veh icle using the unl ock
the remote contro l or by unlocking
the vehicle in se rting th e key into the driv er's
d oor lock.
Tips
• When the alarm stops sound ing and you
op en anothe r door or the rear lid or any other
part
th e vehicle that is monito red by the anti
th eft alarm system, the alar m will be triggered
aga in.
• The anti-t heft ala rm syste m works even if t he
battery is disconnected or not wo rking
prop erl y.
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Rear lid
Opening the rear lid
F ig. 19 Detail of the driver's door : rear lid release button
There are th ree differe nt ways to unlock
and open the rear lid:
Unlocking the rear lid
- Press the button in the remo te c on
tro l key. The rear lid wi ll open auto mat i
ca lly all the way or
-
th e rear lid r elea se sw itc h
(41 g. 19 th e driver 's do or. Th e rea r
lid op en s automaticall y all the way o r
- Insert the maste r key into th e lock in the
rear lid and
the ke y co unt er-clo ckwis e
=m g. 2 0
T he a nti-theft alarm syste m
w ill r ema in active thoug h and the veh icle
alarm
go off. To deacti vate the anti
theft a larm syste m pr ess
in
the remote control.
Fig. 20 Rear lid lock
Override lock for the rear lid release
switch
-In the d river's door there is a lso an
override loc k next to the rea r lid r elease
sw itch. Inser t th e m aste r key into the lock
19 a nd turn it clockwi se. W hen
you ac tivate thi s lock th e rear lid re lease
sw itch is inact ive. Thi s way the lu ggage
compa rtment r emain s locke d.
A grap hic di spla y in th e in strum ent clu ste r w ill
indi cate if th e re ar lid is op en or im prop erl y
clo sed. A wa rnin g will al so sound if th e r ear lid i s
open w hen th e veh icl e is dri ven fa ste r than 3
mph
( 5 km /h ).
WARNING
Dri vin g with an open re ar lid can lea d to se
ri ous personal injury.
• After closing th e rear lid, always pull up on
it t o mak e sure that it i s properl y clo sed and
ca nn ot open sudd enl y w hen the vehicl e is
mo vin g, eve n th oug h th e ke y ha s bee n turn ed
t o the locke d po siti on.
• Always keep the rea r lid closed wh ile
dri ving to h elp pre vent poiso nou s ex hau st gas
fr om b eing dr awn into the vehicle.
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WARNING (continued)
• Never transport objects larger than those
fitting completely into the luggage area be
cause the rear
cannot be fully closed.
• If you absolu te ly must drive with the rear
lid open, observe the following notes to reduce
the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning:
Close all windows ,
Close the power roof,
Open all outlets in the in strument
panel,
Swi tch off the air recirculation,
Set the fresh air fan to the highest speed.
• Never leave yo ur veh icle unattended or let
ch ildr en play around your vehicle , esp ecially
with th e rear lid left open. A child could craw l
into the vehicle through the luggage com part-
Closing the rear lid
Place you r hand into one of the hand le
rece sses in the in sid e trim of th e re ar lid
and pull the rea r Lid do wn.
If the vehicl e is loc ke d (anti-theft alarm syste m
act ivate d ) and the r em ote co ntrol k ey is use d t o
o p en
rea r lid onl y, th e rea r li d is loc ke d im
m ediat ely w hen it is cl ose d. A ll turn sig n als flas h
bri efl y as co nfirmati on.
A di spl ay ap p ea rs in the in strum en t clu ster if th e
r e ar lid i s not properl y close d.
WARNING
Always close the rear lid properl y to help avoid
ser iou s personal injury.
• Never let anyone
in the way of the of the rear lid or its hin ges when the rear lid is
closing.
• Always make sure that the rear lid closes
properly when you close it so that
it cannot
open s udden ly while the vehicle is moving.
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WARNING (cont inued)
ment and pull the lid shut becoming trapped
and unable to get out. Being trapped in ave
hicle can l ead to ser iou s persona l injury.
• Heat build-up in the passenger compart
ment and luggage compar tmen t or a parked
vehicle can result in temperature s in the ve
hicle that are much high er than the outside
temperatures, particularly in summer. Tem
pera tures can quickly reach leve ls that can
cau se unconsciou sn ess and death, particu
larly to sma ll ch ildr en.
Tips
At t emp era tur es below O • th e re ar lid will not
o pe n aut om atic all y a ll th e w ay afte r unl ockig it.
I t wil l b e necess ary to lift it by hand
WARNING (continued )
• Never leave your vehicle unattended or let
ch ildr en p lay around your vehicle, especially
w ith the r ear
op en. A child could craw l
into th e vehicle through the luggage compart
ment and pull the lid shut becom ing tra pped
and unable to get out. Being trapped in ave
hicl e can lead to serio us per sona l injury, esp e
cially when it is very hot or co ld.
• Nev er le ave c hildren, disabled per son s or
anyone who ca nnot help themsel ve s in the ve
hicle . The doors ca n be locked using the re
mot e co ntrol key or the central lo cki ng button.
Th is cou ld result in peop le being trapped in
the veh icle.
• Hea t b uil d-up in the passenger compart
ment and luggage compartm ent of a parked
vehicle ca n result in temperatures in the ve
hicle that are much higher than the outside
t e mperat ures , particularly in summer. Tem
peratures can quick ly reac h leve ls that can
cau se unconsciousness and death, particu
larl y to small children