2008 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE winter tyres

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• When the engine is cold, avoid high engine
speeds, driving at full throttle and overloading
the engine.
Displays
• The needle on the rev counter should only
briefly tip into the red area. Damage to the en­
gine may otherwise be incurred.
&"" Changing up a gear early wi~l help to save
W fuel a nd minimise engine no1se. B SK ·O!'i8 4
Fig. 13 A: bonnet open , B : tailgate open, C: front left door open, D: right rear door open (only in four-door
vehicles)
r-('n First read and observe the introductory
L-W.I information and safety warnings A on
page 20.
Depending on the vehicle equipment level, a varie­
ty of information can be displayed in the instrument
cluster =>Fig. 12 @:
• Open doors, bonnet and tailgate =>Fig. 13
• Warning and information messages
• Mileage displays
• Time
• Radio and navigation information =>Booklet Ra­
dio
or =>Booklet Navigation system
• Telephone information =>Booklet Provision for
mobile telephone
• Outside temperature
• Compass display
• Selector lever positions
• Gear-change indicator (manual gearbox)
• Driving data display (multifunction display
(MFD)) and menus for various settings
=>page 26
• Service interval dis play =>page 24
• Speed warning function =>page 26
• Speed warning for winter tyres
• Start/stop system status display =>page 196
• Status display for active cylinder management
(ACr®) =>page 190
• Traffic signs detected by the traffic sign recogni­
tion system =>page 243
• Engine code
• Vehicle battery charge level (SOC)
Open doors, bonnet and tailgate
The instrument cluster display indicates if any
doors, or the bonnet or tailgate, are open once the
vehicle has been unlocked, and while the vehicle is
in motion .
In some cases, an acoustic warning is
also sounded . Different instrument cluster designs
will have different displays.
Instrument cluster

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If Ill~ ut ·id I mpera ture f lis ba-
lm -t4''C (+39~F), the display als o sh ows a snow-
0,1'-mbol (i e w rning) . This symbo l re m ains lit
up until th ou tside t mp erature rises above +6°C
(+ 4 ·'F)-£.
hicl is s ta tionary. tl1e auxiliary hea te r is
wit h d on ( p age 264) or the ve hi cle is tr ave l­
tin A t v ry I w speeds , the te mper atur e disp laye d
m y be slightly higl1er th a n th e actual outside te m­
per lure due to hea t ra di ated from the e ngine .
Th e meas uring range
lies be tw ee n -45 °C (-49 °F)
and +76"C
(+169 °F) .
Compass display
When the ignition and navigation system are
switched on, the instrument cluster display shows
the current direction
of travel.
Selector lever positions (automatic gearbox)
The gear selec ted is displayed on the side of the
selecto r leve r and on the di
spla y in th e instrument
cluster . The dis play may show which gear has
been selected if
the lever is in 0/S, or in Tiptronic
mode
~page 169 .
Gear-change indicator (manual gearbox)
While the vehicle is in mot ion , the instrum ent clus­
ter may show which gear should be selec ted to re­
duce fuel cons umption
~page 169.
Speed warning for winter tyres
A display in the instrument clu ste r indicates when
the set maximum speed has been exceeded
~page 26.
Speed warning settings can be mad e and adjusted
in the infotai nment system using the
@) button and
the
0 and (T yres) function buttons ~page 3 1.
Start/stop system status display
The instrumen t cluste r display shows informat ion
about the current status
~page 1 96 .
Vehicle battery charge level (SOC)
In some models , the battery charge le vel (SOC1l)
is displayed as a percentage .
To displa y the ch arge leve l, pr ess and hold button
~Fig. 12 0 with the ignition switched off until SOC
appea rs in the display .
1> State of ch arg e
Engine code
Press and ho ld button ~Fig. 12 0 (fo r approxi­
mately 15 seco nds) to show the vehicle's engine
code in
the display . The ignition should be swit ch­
ed on but the engin e should not be running.
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A WARNING l
Failure to observe illuminated warning lamps
and text messages can lead to your vehicle
breaking down in traffic, and can cause acci­
dent and serious injury.
• Never ignore any illuminated warning
lamps or text messages.
• Stop the vehicle as soon as possible and
when safe to do so.
• Broken-down vehicles increase the risk of
accidents both for you and for other road
users. If necessary , switch on the hazard
warning lights and set up the warning trian­
gle to warn other road users.
• Stop the vehicle at a safe distance away
from moving traffic and ensure that no part of
the exhaust system can come into contact
with any inflammable material underneath the
vehicle, e.g . dry grass or fuel.
~A WARNING
Streets and bridges can be iced over at out­
side temperatures above freezing point.
• There may be black ice on the roads at
outside temperatures above +4°C (+39 °F) and
also when no snowflake symbol is displayed
as a black ice warning.
• You should never rely solely on the out­
side temperature display!
Failure to observe illuminated indicator lamps
and text messages can lead to your vehicle be­
ing damaged.
m Di~erent instrument cluste~s are available ,
L!J wh1ch means that the vers1ons and displays
may vary.
In displays without warning or informa­
tion texts , faults are indicated exclusively
by the in­
dicator la mps.
m D epe nding on the vehicle equipment level,
W some settings and displays may also appear
in the infotainment system.
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th r sp liv e fun ction i s swi tc h ed on .
Chan ges made in settin gs menu s are autom atica l­
ly applie d imm ediate ly afte r entry .
u hin g
t11e G fun ction button alw ays ta kes you
b3ck to the previo us m enu . The
following menu overview
stows tl e stru ture
of the infota inment system menu. The a tual n­
te nt of the menus and the names of ind1 i u I
m enu points depends on the ehicle ele tr r i
and ve hicle equ ipment level.
M enu Submenu Settings options
1 Furtller in-
/formation
The
follow ing systems can be de activated
or activated :
ESC system
--Traction control system (TCS ) :::>page 1 9
-Electronic stabilisat ion programme
(ESC).
Tyre monitor display Store the tyre pressures (SET ). :::>page 253
Tyre settings Activation or deactivat ion of the speed
Winter tyres warning. :::>page 3 8
Setting the speed warning value.
A ctivation or dea ctivation of the last selec -
ted distance .
ACC (adaptive cruise The following functions can be set: :::>page 226 control) -Driving programme
-The time interval from the vehicle in front
(distance setting).
The
follow ing functions can be activated or
Front Assist (area deactivated :
-Area monitoring system :::>page 235 monitoring system) -Advance warning
- Distance warning
display .
Driver assist lane Assist (lane settings departure warning Activation or deactivation of ind iv idual lane :::>page 240
system) guidance .
Show recognised traffic signs in the
mu lt i-
Traffic sign func tion display (MFD) . recog-Activation or deactiv atio n of trailer re cogni-:::>page 24 nit ion tion (display of traffic signs for ve hicles
with a trailer) .
Driver Alert System Activation
or deactivation of the Driver :::>page 246 Alert Syst em .
ProActive occupant Activation or dea ctiv atio n of the ProAc tive 51 protection occupant protection system . :::>page
Automatic activation of the Park Pilot.
Parking/ma-The following functions can be set:
noeuvring set-ParkPilot -Front and rear volume :::::>page 2 1
tings -Front and rear tone
-Audio volume reduction.
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• If tile wh el on one axle are loaded more
heav ily. e .g . high load level.
• If snow chains h ve been fitted.
• If a te mper ry spare wheel ha s been fitted.
• If one wheel per axle has been changed .
In certain circumsta nces. the tyre monitor dis-
play W may become slow or may not display any ­thing, e .g . with a sporty driv ing style. in winter driv­ing condit ions , on unpaved roads, or when driving
w ith snow chains .
Calibrating
the tyre monitor display
The tyre monitor display will have to be re-ca libra­ted after changing the tyre pressure . or after
c h anging one or more wheels. Th is also applies when wheels are swapped, e.g . from the front to the rear.
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• Switch on the ignition .
• Open the Tyre monitor display menu op­tion in the infotai nment system display ~page 31.
• Touch the @ID function button .
• If all 4 wheels are se t to the correct va lues,
t o uc h the (Co nfirm ) function button to store the tyre
p ressu re s.
• To uc hing the (cancel) button w ill prevent the cu r­
rent tyre pressures from being stored and the sys­tem will n ot be cali brated .
During normal ve hi cle operation , the
system cali­
br ates itse lf independently to the the fitted tyres
and the tyre pressures filled by the
driver. The cali­
brated values are accepted and monitored after a
l ong journey at vari ous speeds .
If the wheels are loaded more heavily than normal,
e .g . if the veh icle is ca rrying hea vy payload, the
tyre press ure must be rais ed to the r
ecommended full-load tyre pressure before calibration =>page 308.
l:l The tyre monitor dis play stops working if W the re is a malfunction in the ESC or ASS =>page 179 .
l:l When using snow chains , an incorre ct dis­L!J play may be shown as the snow chains in-
crease the tyre circumference . Driver assist systems 255