
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 
Book let 0.1  General  Index ® 
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  

,&. WARNING  (continued) 
•  Always  hold  th e steerin g w hee l o n  th e  out 
s ide or  the stee ring w heel rim  with  your  h and s 
at  th e 9 o'clock  and  3 o'cloc k p ositions  to h elp 
redu ce the risk or p erson al injury 
•  Neve r hold  th e s tee rin g w hee l a t th e 12 
o 'clo ck p osition  or  with  your  hand s at  oth er 
pos ition s in sid e th e stee ring w hee l rim  or on 
hub. ste erin g 
w hee l th e wron g way c an  cause ser ious inju 
ri es  to  th e hand s, arm s and  h ead 
•  P ointin g th e s tee rin g w hee l to war d your d ec reases  the ability  or the  suppl em ental 
driver's  a irbag  to p rotec t yo u in  a collision. 
•  Always  s it in an upri gh t p os ition  and  n ever 
l e an  a gainst or pla ce any part  or y our  bod y too 
clo se to  th e area  w here t he a irbags  are  loc ated. 
Booklet  2.1  Safety  first 
,&. WARNING  (continu ed) 
•  B efor e dri vin g, a lways  a djust the front 
sea ts  and  h ead  r est ra int s prop erl y a nd  m ake 
s ur e th at all  passe nger s are  properly re
s train ed. 
•  Neve r adju st  th e sea ts  w hil e th e vehicl e is 
m ov ing. Y our  seat  m ay move  unexpec tedly 
a n d y ou could  lose co ntrol  of th e ve hicl e. 
•  Neve r drive w ith  th e ba ckre st r eclin ed  or 
tilt ed 
ba ck! Th e fa rth er  the bac kres ts are 
tilt ed b ack, th e g reater t he  risk du e to 
in co rrec t p ositionin g or the  sa fe ty  belt  and  im 
prop er  sea ting  pos ition. 
•  Childr en  mu st  always  ride in  child  seat s 
51. Specl al p reca utio ns ap ply w hen  in 
s ta llin g a c hild sca t on  th e fr ont  passe nge r sca t 
29, "C hild  res trai nts  on  th e front  scat some imp ort ant  thin gs to 
Proper  seating  position  fo r the  front  passenger 
The p roperf ront  passenge r seating  position  is  important  for  safe, relaxed  driving. 
For your  own saf ety and  to  reduce  th e r is k 
of i njury  in th e eve nt of an  accide nt we  rec
o mm end  that you  adjust  the seat  fo r th e 
front  pa ssenge r to th e fo llow ing  po sitio n: 
- Mo ve the  front  pas senge r sea t back  a s 
far  as  po ssibl e. There  mu st be  a mi nim um 
of  IO in ch es  (25 c m) betw een the  breast
bone  and  the  in str um ent 
- Adj ust  th e  ang le  of  th e s eatba ck  so  th at 
it  is  in  an  upr ight  pos it ion  a nd  your  back 
comes  in full contact  with  it when ever  the 
ve hicle  i s movin g. 
- Adju st  th e head  restra int  so  th at  the 
uppe r edge  is  as e ven wit h  th e  top  of yo ur 
head  as possible  but  not  lower  t han  eye 
le ve l and  so  that  it  is  as  close 
the  back  of 
yo ur  h ead  as  po ssible 
7 . 
- Keep  both  fe et fl at  on  th e floo r in  the 
foorw ell  in  fro nt of  the front  pas senger 
s eat.  -
Faste n and  wear  safety be lts co rrec tly 
13. 
For d etai led  informa tion  on  how  to adju st  th e 
front  passe nger  seat 3.1 , chapter 
"Sea ts  and  storage. " 
WARNING 
Front sea t passe ngers  w ho arc  unbelt ed,  out  or 
p os ition or  t oo close  to  the a ir b ag c an  b e ser i
ou sly  inju re d or kill ed by  th e a ir ba g as  i t un
fo lds.  To h elp  re du ce  the r is k  or se rio us  p er
so nal inj ury : 
•  P assenge rs  mu st  a lways  si t in an u pri ght 
p os ition  and  n ever  le an  aga inst  o r p lace  any 
p art o r th eir b ody  too  close  to  th e a rea  w here 
th e air ba gs arc  locat ed . 
•  Passe ngers  who a rc  unb elt ed , o u t o r posi
ti on  or t oo  cl ose  to t he a irbag  can  be se riously 
in jur ed  by a n airb ag  as 
it unfold s w ith  grea t 
for ce  in  the  b link  or a n eye . 
•  Always  make  s ure th at th ere  a rc  at leas t  10 
in ch es  (25  cm) bet wee n  t he  front  p assenge r's 
br eas tbone  and  th e ins trum ent  p anel. 
Safe driving  5  

Booklet  3.1  Control s and  Equipment 
Instrument  cluster 
Instrument  overview 
The  instrument  cluster displays  the  vehicle operating  status. 
Fig. 2  Detai l of  instrumen t cluster 
Se ttin g buttons  fo r the  clock 5 
Ta cho me ter 6 
E n gi ne  coolant  te mp erature ga uge 6 
indi cator 9 
Setting  the  clock 
Fu el ga uge 7 
Sp ee dom ete r 
button  for  trip  odome te r 
The clock is located  in  the instrument  cl uste r. 
Fig . 3  Sec tion  of the  instr um ent  cl uster : button s for 
se tting  the  clock 
Pre ss the le ft button 3 to  set  the 
hour.  Th e clock  will ad vance  to  the nex t 
hour  if  you briefly  press  the bullon. 
Pre ss the right-h and to  se t 
th e minute . Th e cloc k will  ad vance 
10 th e 
n ex t minut e if  yo u br ie fl y  press  th e 
button. 
In strum ent  pan el  5  

Booklet  3.1  Controls  and  Equipment 
Fig.  7  Display  i n the  instrument  cluster : Hig hli n e  i n· 
str um ent  clus ter 
Wa rnin g  light s 
Clock  a nd In vehicl es  wit h  Low
li ne  in strum en t cl uster  the temp erature  is 
a lso  sh ow n  in  this area . In  ve hicl es  with 
Hi ghline  instru ment  clu ster  the  warning 
l ights  also  app ear in  thi s area. 
9. 
O dome te r  , Trip  Odometer 
Mileage  (kilometer ) display 
T he  lef t-hand  counter 7, fig . 6 7 in the di sp lay  sh ows  the  tota l numb er of  miles 
( k il om ete rs)  dri ven . 
Optio nal  equipment 
8  Instrument  panel 
Sele cto r lever  posit ion  disp lay  for th e  auto
m atic  tran smi ssion1
l . Th e se lec tor  lever  po
s it ion  or  the gea r se le cte d  (Ti ptro nic ®l w ill 
b e  sh ow n in  the dis p lay  field  w ith  a  ligh t 
ba ck gro und . 
There o pti onal an d au toma tic  di sp lays 
i n  thi s field: 
- Selec tab le  di spla ys: M ulti-fun ctio n  indi 
(MF I) and outs id e te mp erature dis 
p lay 
- Automati c di sp lays:  In form ation  t ext o r 
wa rnings 
11 
There  are  opti ona l an d auto matic  di spla ys 
i n  thi s field: 
- Selec tabl e dis p lays: . M ulti -fun ctio n  in d i
ca to r  (MFI ) an d  out sid e te mperat ure d is
pla y 
- Aut om atic  d is p lays:  Inform atio n  tex t or 
wa rning s 
II 
-Menu s pro vid in g in formation,  whi ch  can 
b e  use d  t o make  d iffere nt settin gs,  a re 
a lso  s how n  in  th e 
The  rig ht -h and  cou nter regis ters  th e  sh ort 
trip s. Th e fin al d igi t in  t he  trip  count er sh ows 
d is ta nces  of 
100 yard s (meters)  T he  tr ip  count er 
ca n be rese t b y  pr ess ing th e 5, fig.2  

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 
16  Instrument  panel  

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 
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. 
Opening  and  closing  Keys  

Booklet  3.1  Controls  and  Equipment 
a 
safety  belt. 
Th e dri ver sea t and  front  pa ssenger  seat  can be 
adjusted  in many  ways to  sui t the  physi cal need s 
of  the ve hicle occupams . Seat  position  i s very 
i mporta nt: 
•  fast and  easy operation  of all  control s on  th e 
in strum ent panel, 
•  relax ed  posture  that does  not ca use  drow si
ness, 
•  safe  driving, 
•  opt imum  protection  from  the  seat  belts  and 
airbag  syste m 
2.1  "Safety  fir st." 
WARNING 
Drivers  or  passe ngers  who  arc  unbelted , out  of 
position  or too  close  to the  airbag can be  seri
ously  injured  or  killed by an airba g as it  un
folds. To  help  reduce  the  risk  of  ser iou s per
so nal  injur y: 
•  Alwa ys adjust  the  driver's seat  and  the 
s teering  wheel  so that  th ere a re  at  least  10 
inches  (25 cm)  betwe en  yo ur  breastbone  and 
the  steeri ng w heel. 
•  Alwa ys hold  th e steer ing  wheel  on  th e  out
s id e of  the s teer ing wheel  rim with  your  hand s 
at  the 9 o'clock  and  3 o'clock  positions  to  help 
reduce  the risk  of personal  injury  if the 
driver 's airbag  inflates. 
•  Neve r  hold  th e steer ing  wheel  at  the 12 
o'clock  position  or  with  your  hands at  other 
pos ition s in sid e the  steer ing w hee l rim  or  on 
the  steer ing wheel  hub. Holding  the  ste ering 
w hee l th e wrong  way can cause  serio us  inju
ries  to the  h ands,  ar ms and  head if the  driver's 
airbag  inflates. 
•  P assengers  must  alway s sit in  an  upright 
po sitio n and  ne ver lean  against  or  place  any  ,0. 
WARNING 
(continued) 
part  of  th eir body  too  close to the  area  where 
the  airbags  arc  located. 
•  Passengers  who  are  unbelt ed,  out  of posi
tion  or  too  close to the  airbag  can be  seriously 
injured  by an 
as  it  unfo lds  with  great 
force  in  the blink  of an  eye. 
•  Always  make  sure  th at  there  arc  at  least 10 
in ch es  (25 cm)  between  the front  passeng ers 
breastbone  and  the  instrum ent panel. 
•  Each  passenger  must always  sit  on  a sca t of 
th eir  ow n and  properly  fasten  and  wear  the 
safety  belt belonging  to  that  seat. 
•  Before  driving,  a lways  adjust  the  front 
seats  an d head  restra ints pr operl y. 
•  Neve r adjust  the  seats while  the  vehicle  is 
moving.  Your scat may  mo ve unexpectedl y 
and  you  could  lose  control  of  the  vehicle . 
•  Always  keep your  feet  on  the floor  in front 
of the  scat. Neve r rest  them  on the  seat, instru
m ent  panel,  out  of the  window,  etc. The  airbag 
s ystem  and  safety  belt  will not be  able  to  pro
t ect  you  properl y a nd  can  even  increase  the 
ri sk  of injur y in  a crash. 
•  Never  drive with  the backrest  recl ined  or 
tilt ed  far  back!  The  farther  the  backrests  arc 
tilt ed  back,  the  greater  the risk 
due  to 
in cor rect  positionin g of the  safety belt  and  im
proper  seating  position. 
•  Safety  belts only  offer  max imum  protec
ti on wh en  th e sea t back  is sec urely  latched  in 
th e upri ght  position  and  the safety  belts arc 
proper ly  positioned  on  the bod y. By not  sitting 
upright,  a rear  scat passenger  increase s th e 
r is k  of  per sonal  injury from  improperly  pos i
ti oned  safet y belts! 
•  Children  must  always  ride  in child  seats. 
Specia l precautions  apply  when  insta lling a 
child  scat on  the  front  pas senger  sea t 
2.1, ch ap ter  "Chi ld 
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