Automatic belt retractor 2.1: 19
Automatic car washes 3.2: 17
Automatic mode Climatronic 3 .1: 85
A utomatic switch-off of electrica l compo
nents 3.1: 93
A utoma tic transm iss ion
D irec t shif t gearbox 3.1: 98
Safety interlock for ignition key 3.1 : 94
Se lector lever lock 3.1: 99
Tiptro nic 3.1: 98
Automatic transmission with Tiptronic 3.1:
IOI
Average fuel consum ption 3.1: 9
Average speed 3.1: 9
B
Background lighting 3.1: 521
BAS3.2: 2
Batt ery
Charging 3.2: 50
How often should
I replace my engine
battery? 3.2: 50
I m portant information to kn ow before
disconnect the batt ery 3.2: 49
Repla cin g 3.2: 50
What you must do afte r r eco nnect the bat
tery 3.2: 49
Winter condi tions 3.2: 49, 50
Battery acid level
C hec kin g 3.2: 50
Before d riv in g 2.1: 3
Belt pretensioner
Disposa l 2. 1: 26
Serv ice 2.1: 26
Bonnet 3.2: 36
Booster seats 2.1 : 59
Brake assis t sys tem 3.2: 2
Brake booster 3.2: 2
Brak e flu id
C hangin g 3.2: 48
How of ten s hould the brak e fluid be
changed? 3.2: 47
Warning light 3.1: 11
What is the correc t brake fluid level?. 3.2:
47
What kind of brake fluid should
I u se? 3 .2:
48
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Brake pad
Warning message 3.1 :
ll
Brak e pad wear indicator
Warn ing light 3.1: 26
Brak e pads 3.2: 8
Brak e servo 3.2: 8
Brak e system
Warn ing light 3.1: 28
Brake system 3.2: 47
Brakes 3.2: 8
H ow does moisture or road salt aff ec t the
brakes? 3.2: 8
What does it mea n when I fee l a s ligh t vi
bration o n the brake peda l? 3.2: 3
Braking distance 3.2: 8
Br eak-in peri od
Engine 3.2: 7
W hat is the rig h t way to break- in my vehi
cle? 3.2:
7
Breaking in
Brake pads 3.2: 7
Tire s 3.2: 7
Breaking in tires 3.2: 7
Bulb c hange 3.2: 8 1
Bulb defective Warning light 3.1: 24
Bumper Clean ing 3.2: 18
Bumper cover Caut ion w hen parking n ear a parking bar
rier or curb 3.1: 105
B uzzer 3.1: 50, 93
C
Ca libratin g the co mpa ss 3.1 : 18
California Propos ition 65 Wa rning 3.2 : 34 , 49
Car washes 3.2: 17
Cata ly tic converter 3.2:
10
CB radio 3 .2: 29
Ce ll phone 3.2 : 29
Cellu lar phone 3.2: 29
Ce ntral lo cking
I ndiv idua l un locking 3.1 : 34
Ce ntral locking button 3.1: 34
Ce ntral locking syste m 3.1: 34
C han gi ng a bu lb 3.2: 8 1
C hanging a wheel 3.2: 73
Alphabetical inde x 3
Daytim e dri ving light s 3.1: 46
D eac tivating th e sw itcha ble locking feature
2. 1: 63
Di ese l engi ne
Adding eng ine oil 3.2: 41
C ha nging engin e oil 3.2: 41
E ngin e oil 3.2: 4 1
E ngi ne oil sp ecifica tions 3.2: 37
Die sel ru el 3.2: 33
W int er operation 3.2: 33
Differential lock 3.2: 4
Di gital clock 3.1:
5
Display 3.1: 7, 12
Display s
O ne-co lor display 3.1 : 12
Distance between driver and steering wheel
2.1: 4
tra velled 3.1: 9
Door re le a se hand le 3. 1: 3
Do ors
Wa rnin g light 3.1: 26
Drain the ba tt ery 3 .1: 52
Driving economically 3.2 : 14
Dr iv in g o utside or the U. S.A . or Ca nada
Pr eca utio n s 3.2: 91
Driving sa re ty 2.1: 3
Drivi ng time 3.1: 9
Drivi ng w ith an aut oma tic tra nsmi ssion 3.1:
9 9
Driving with children 2.1: 51
Driv ing with respe ct
th e e nvironment 3.2:
14
Du st filter 3.1: 88
E
EDL3.2: 4
ED S
Warning ligh t 3. 1: 27
E lec tri c sea l adj ustm ent
See Sea t adjustm ent
El ec tr ica l accesso ries 3.1: 73
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Elec trolyte level
C heck ing 3.2: 50
E lectro-mec hanical power steering syste m
Warn ing ligh t 3 .
l: 29
E le ctro nic Differen tia l Lo ck
Warning ligh t 3.1: 27
E lec troni c different ial lock 3.2: 4
E lec tronic immobilizer 3.1: 94
Warn ing light 3.1:
23
E lectro nic parking assistance 3.1: 106
E lectro nic Powe r C ontro l (EP C)
Warning light 3.1: 23
E lec tron ic S ta bili zation Program (E S P)
H ow it wo rks 3.2: 5
E lec tro nic S tabiliz ation Program 3.1 : 28, 9 1
Wa rnin g light 3.1: 28
E m erge ncy flashe r 3.1: 48
E m erge ncy wa rning ligh ts
Warn ing light 3.1: 24
E ng in e
Br ea k-in 3.2: 7
E ngine compartm ent
C leaning 3.2: 22
Pre cauti ons y ou shou ld take w hen work
ing inside the en gin e compa rtment 3.2 :
34
Wo rki ng in the en gine compartm ent 3.2:
34
Engi ne cool ant 3.2 : 43
A dditive s 3. 2: 43
C an
I add plain water to th e en gin e coo l
ant? 3.2 : 44
C oolant lo sses 3.2: 45
E n gi ne
Wa rnin g lig h t 3.1: 23
E n gine hood
Warning light 3.1: 26
Engine hood 3.2: 36
1 low do
! unlock the en gi ne ho od ? 3 .2: 36
E n gine
Wa rning lig ht 3. 1: 23
Engine management
Wa rnin g light 3.1: 23
Alphab etical index 5
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Mon itoring th e Advanc ed Air bag Sys te m 2.1 :
Key tag 3 .l: 3 1
K eys 3. 1: 3 1
Kick-d own funcli on 3.1: 10 3
L
Lan e change fla sh function 3.1: 17
L a n gu age in displa y 3.1: 16
L ea ther
C lean ing3.2: 23
L ea ther seats
Pr essure mark s 2. 1: 67
Leavi ng hom e function 3.1: 47
Li fti ng platform 3.2: 89
Lifting the ve hicle 3.2: 89
Light chang e 3.2: 81
Li ght s
& Vi sio n
Menu 3.J : 17
Ligh ts 3.1: 46
Lo ck cy linders 3.2 : 2 1
Locks 3.2: 2 1
Low beam 3.l: 46
Lowe r anchorage s 2.1: 6 7
Luggage compartment 2.1: 10, 3.1: 74
M
Main menu Multi -Functi on Indic ator 3. l: 9
Manual mode
C lim atron ic 3. 1: 87
M anu al tran smi ssio n 3.1: 97
M enu for convenien ce functions 3.1: 17
Menu for Light s
& Vision 3.1: 17
Menu for vehicl e stat us 3. 1: 15
Me nus
Exa mple
of u se 3.1: 13 , 14
MF! 3.1: 9
M ileage (kilom eler) disp lay 3. l: 8
Mile s (ki lom eters) to
3.1: 9
Mirror s
In sid e mir ror 3.1: 55
M ake -u p m irrors 3.1: 52
Out side mirror s, elec trical 3.1: 56
Mirror s low ered fun ction 3.1: 18
Modification s 3.2: 28
8 Alphabetical index
39
Mo untin g and re le asing the anchorage hook
2. 1: 68
Multi -Fun cti on Ind icator 3.1 : 9
Multi -function steering w heel 3. 1: 4
N
New t ires and whee ls 3.2 : 61
N HTSA 2.1: 12, 3.2: 81
No tice about dat a recorded b y veh icle con
tro l modu les3 .2: 6
N umb er of seats 2 .1: 13
0
Occ upant seating position s 2. 1: 4
O il 3.2: 37
Oil chan ge 3.2 : 42
O il dip stick 3.2: 39
O ne-to uch op en in g a nd closi ng
P owe r w ind ows 3.1: 40
Operating you r vehicl e outsid e th e U .S.A. or
C anada 3.2: 91
Orientation lightin g3.l: 47
Outs ide mi rror s
C lea nin g 3.2: 19
Out sid e te mp erat ure di splay 3.1: 10
Overview
p
In strum ent s 3 .1: 5
M ulti-fun ction stee ring whee l 3. 1: 4
Wa rnin g light s 3. 1: 2 0
Paint Poli shin g 3.2: 19
Wax ing 3.2:
19
Pani c but ton 3.1 : 32
Park assist 3.1: 106
P arki ng 3.1 :
Aut oma tic tran smi ssio n 3.l: 99
Ca ution when parking near a parking b ar
ri er or c urb 3.1: 10 5
Low bump er cove r, spoil ers and su sp en
s io n 3.1 : 10 5
W hen parkin g on slop es 3.1 : 10 5
Parking 3.1: 10 8
Drive r 2.1: 4
Front pa ssenge r 2.1: 5
Occ upant s 2. 1: 4
R ear passe nge rs 2.1 : 6
Park ing aid 3.1: 106
Parki ng Ass is tance
C lea ning senso rs 3 .2: 18
Parking brake 3. 1: 10 4
Warn ing light 3 .1: 28, 104 l
Parki ng di sta nce warnin g sys te m 3.1: 106
Parts 3.2: 27
P ASS EN GER AIR BAG OFF light 2.l: 39
Pe dal s 2.l: 9
Phys ica l p rinci ple s o f a fr ontal colli sion 2.l:
1 5
P in ch prot ection
Power roof 3.l: 43
Window s 3.l: 4 1
Plastic parts 3.2: 1 9
C le aning 3.2: 23
Po lle n filter 3.1: 88
Pollution filter 3.1: 88
Powe r
Roo f3.l:4 2
Power outlet 3.l: 73
Pow er roof 3.1 : 42
Po we r ste ering
Wa rnin g light 3.1 : 29
Power steering 3.2: 6
Pow er was her 3.2: 18
Power windows 3.l : 39
Pr egna nt women
Spec ia l co nsideration s when wea ring a
safety belt 2. 1: 2 1
Premium Gasoline 3.2: 32
Pre ssure mark s 2.l: 67
Prop er adju stm ent of head rest raint s 2.l : 7
Proper occupa nt sea ting pos itions 2.1: 4
Proper safety belt p os iti on 2.l : 2 0
R
Rain sensor 3.l : 54
Raising the vehicl e with th e ja ck 3.2: 72
R eading light s
Fro nt 3.1: 51
Rear armr est 3. 1: 70
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Rear interior light 3.1: 52
R ea r lid 3.l: 37
Clo sing 3.l: 38
Esc ape handl e 3.2: 76
W arnin g light 3.l : 26
R ea r sea t b ackres t
Fo lding forward 3.1: 66
Rai sing in to place 3.l: 67
R ea r seat ben ch 3.1 : 66
R ea r v entilation 3.l: 86
R ear view mirro r 3. 1: 55
R ea r wi ndo w 3.1: 3 7
Re ar window heat ing
H ea ting ele m en t w ires 3 .2: 2 0
R ea r window heat ing 3.1: 80, 81
R ea r wi per 3.l: 53
R ef uelin g 3.2 : 30
R eg ular Gasoline 3.2: 32
R emote control
Ve hicl e3.1:32
R em ote contro l key
Button s 3. 1: 32
Repl acing th e b attery 3 .l: 32
S yn chroni zin g 3.1 : 33
R emo vin g t he ignition key 3.l : 94
R epa irs
sy stem 2.1: 42
Repair s 3.2: 28
R eplac em ent keys 3.1: 31
R eplacing th e batt ery
Remote co ntrol key 3.1: 32
Re porti ng safety defects 2.1: 12
C an ada 3.2: 90
Uni ted Sta tes 3 .2: 90
Re tracto r 2.1: 19
R eve rse
A utoma tic tran sm iss ion 3.1: 102
Roof carrier mounts 3.1: 7 6
Roof load 3.l: 77
Roo f rack 3.1 : 76, 77
Rubber gaskets 3. 2: 20
s
Sa fe drivin g 2.1: 2
Sa fety belt exte nder 2. 1: 22
Sa fety belt h eight adjustm ent 2.1: 24
Alphabetical index 9
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Unplea sant odo r 3.1: 83
Upho ls tery
Pr ess ure marks 2.1: 67
V
Veh. sta tus 3.1: 15
Veh icle
Lift ing 3.2: 89
Ve hicle battery 3.2 : 49
Ve hicle care
Exterior 3.2: 17
Ve hicle care products 3 .2: 16
Vehicle contro l module s 3.2: 6
Ve hicl e electric syste m 3.1: 24
Ve hicle phon e 3.2: 29
Ve hicle sta tu s 3.1: 15
Ve hicle tool kit 3.2: 67
Ven tilati on slots 2.1: 11
V olk swagen Service Rep air Manuals 3.2: 91
w
Warning light
E lectro nic Power Co ntrol (EPC) 3. 1: 23
Warning li gh ts 3.1: 20
Emergency flasher 3.1 : 48
P ASS EN GER AIR BAG OFF 2. 1: 39
Sa fety bel ts 2.1: 14
Turn signals 3 .1: 49
Warn ing texts in the dis pl ay 3.1: 11
Warn ing triang le 3. 1: 74
War ranty cove rages 3.2: 15
Wa sh er fluid 3.2: 45
Wa shin g by hand 3.2 : 17
Was hing the vehicle 3.2: 1 7
Was hing wit h pow er cl eaners 3 .2 : 18
Waxing How often sh o uld I wax my car? 3.2: 19
Wear indicator 3.2: 59
What does it m ean w hen I fee l a sli ght vibra
ti on on the bra ke pedal? 3.2: 3
What hap pens if yo u do not wea r your safety
belt ? 2.1: 16
W hat happen s if you wea r yo ur safety belt too
l oose? 2.1: 20
W hat happe ns to occu pants not wear ing
sa fety
2. 1: 16
12 Alphabetical inde x
What if I p urch ase poor quality f uel? 3 .2: 32
W hat impair s driv ing safety? 2.1: 3
Wha t is LATCH? 2 .1: 64
What is the correct brake fluid leve l?. 3.2 : 47
What is the right way
to brea k-in my vehicle?
3.2:7
What kind of brake fluid sho uld I use? 3.2: 48
What kind of engine oil sh ou ld I put in my ve
hi cle? 3.2: 37
What should I do af ter ch an ging a whee l? 3.2:
57, 74
W hat s hould I do after replac ing w hee ls? 3.2 :
57
What sh ould I do if I want to add an accessory
to my ve hicl e? 3.2: 27
W hat should I do if I want to modify my vehi
cle? 3.2: 28
What sh ould I do if I want to repair my ve hi
cle? 3.2: 28
What sho uld I do if the brake warning light
comes on? 3.2: 47
Wha t types ofCRS a nchor s are availab le and
how are they related to child safety? 2. 1:
64
Wha t wo uld happ en if I put lead ed gaso line
in my ca r? 3.2: 32
What you m ust do after reconnec t th e batt ery
3.2: 49
What you should know when driving with
chi ld ren? 2.1: 51
Whee l b olt caps 3.2: 69
W hee l b olt s 3.2: 71
To rque 3.2: 66
W heel c hangin g 3.2: 68
Wheel s 3.2: 51
When can yo ur vehicl e not be towed? 3.2: 88
When must a safety belt be re pl ace d? 2.1: 17
When must the airbag system be in spected?
2 .1: 39
When parking on slopes 3.1 : 10 5
When sh ou ld I adju st the tire pressures? 3.2 :
57
W hen sho uld I ch eck the en gin e o il leve l? 3.2 :
38
W hen should I check the tire press ures? 3.2:
57
W hen sh ou ld I re fuel the tank of the ve hicle?
3 .1: 7
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Table of contents
Instrument panel ........... .. .. ... .
Overview .............................. .
Overview of the contro l butto ns on the
mu lti- function steering w heel ..... .... . . .
Instrument cluster ...... ............. ... . .
Display in the in strument cluster ......... .
Menus in the instrument cluster ..... •.. ..
Warning lights .... ....... ........ ..... . .
2
2
4
5
7
12
20
Op ening and closing Keys . . . . . . . .
31
K ey Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Remo te cont rol key . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . • . . 32 C ent ral locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Anti-the ft o lorm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 36
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Windows .... .. . . .. .... ... . .... . .. .. .. . .
39 Po wer roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 42
H ome link® Universal Transm itter . . . . . . . . 44
Lights and a clear view . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Clear vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Windshie ld wi pers . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Seat s and storag e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Why is seat adjust ment so im portant ? . . . . 57
H ead restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Front seats .
..... .... ... •..... .• .... .....
Rear seat bench . ... ...... ....... •.. .... .
Sto rage ......... ................... .... .
Additiona l storage comportmen t ond
elec trica l sockets .... ... .... .... ... ...... .
Luggage comportment ........... ....... .
R oo f rock . .......... ......•.... .. •.......
Air conditioning system ...... ... .. . 60
66
69
73
74
76
80
Heal
ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 80
Cl imatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . 8 1 Climotronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Im portan t no tes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Driving ................... ............. 90
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Igniti on lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Starting ond stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . 95
Monuol transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Automatic transmissio n
I Direct sh ift
gea rbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
P arking brok e . ...... .... .... .. .. .. . .. ...
104 Electronic Parking Assistance . ........ •.. . 10 6
Crui se co ntrol ......... ........ .... ...... 107
Alphabetical inde x .... ...... .... ... 10 9
T ab le of contents
Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
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 .
Instrument panel 25
@ Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Electronic Stabilization Program {ESP) I Anti-slip regulation ASR
This warning light monitors the Elect ronic Stabil iza tion or th e Anti-slip
regulation.
The warnin g light has the follow ing functi ons:
• It light s up when the ignition i s switched on
and sh ou ld turn off aga in afte r about 2 seconds.
• It flashes whe n the ESP/ASR is activa ted
w hen dri ving.
• It will li gh t up cont inuou sly if th ere is a ma l
f un ction in th e ESP/ASR.
• It
will ligh t up continuou sly if th e ESP/ASR is
sw itch ed off =:pag e 91. •
It w ill also light up if a fa ult sh o uld occur in
the ABS because th e ESP/AS R operates in con
jun cti on w ith the AJ3S.
If th e warning ligh t light s up and stays on a fter
th e e ngin e is
thi s may mean that th e
c ontro l sys tem has tem porarily switch ed o ff the
fu ncti on . In thi s case the ESP/ASH ca n be reac ti
vated by sw itchin g th e ig niti on off and then on
again. If the wa rnin g lig ht goes out, thi s m ea ns
t he sys tem is fully functiona l.
Brake system I Parking brake or BRAKE
The warnin g light lights up if the parking brake is applied, if the brake level
is too low or if there is a malfunction in the brake system .
This warning light or BRAK E lights up if
• the park ing brake is o n
If yo u dri ve faster than 3 mph (5 km /h } w ith the
parking brake on, the follo win g m essage will ap
pear in the in strum ent cluster di spl ay :
Handbrake on!. An ac oustic wa rnin g is a lso
give n.
• If th e brake flu id leve l is too
3.2, chap te r "J3rake fluid"
The infor matio n text disp layed in the instru
m ent cluste r di sp lay is : STOP! Brake fluid
Owner's manual!.
This warn ing light can l ight up t ogether with the
ant i- locki ng bra ke system warni ng lig ht
27 .
WARNING
• Stop! Before workin g in the en gine com
partment always r ead and heed all warnings
3.2, chapter "Working in the engin e
compa rtment." The en gi ne compa rtment of
any motor vehicl e is a pot enti all y dangerou s
area and can cause serious personal injury.
28 Instrument panel
ir1 WARN ING (co ntin ued)
• Drivin g with bad brake s can cause a colli
s ion and seriou s per sona l injury.
• If the brak e warning symb ol BRAKE or
docs not go out, or if it l ights up when drivin g,
the brak e fluid leve l in the r eservoir i s too low
o r th ere's a malfun ction in the brake system.
Imm ediat ely stop driving and get profe ssional
assista nce
3.2, chapter "13 rake
fluid ".
• If the brak e warn ing sy mbol BRAK E or
ligh ts up at the same time as the ABS warning
light the ABS may not be working prope rly
a nd the rear whee ls cou ld lock up
und er
hard braking . R ea r whee l brak e lock-up can
ca use loss o f vehicl e control. If you beli eve
that it i s safe to do so , go imm ediat ely to the
near est auth orized Volkswagen dealer or
qualified works hop a nd h ave the brak e syste m
in spe cted. Dri ve slow ly and avoid sudden
h ard brake application .
• If the ABS warn ing light does not go out o r
if it come s on whil e driving , th e AB S sys te m i s
not working properly. The vehicle can then be
s topped onl y with stand ard brake s (w ithout
A BS ). Co ntact Your authorized Volkswage n
or qualified workshop as soo n as
po ssible ...