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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
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
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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 .
The vehicle can be locked and unlo cked from the using the cen tral lo cking
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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WARNING (cont inued)
• Never leave children, disabled persons or
anyone who cannot help themselves in the ve­
hicle. The doors can be lock ed with the ce ntral
locking button. This could leave peo ple
trapped in the vehicle in an emergency. People
trapped in the vehicle can be exposed lo very
high or low temperat ures.
• Heat build-up in the passenger compart­
ment and luggage compartment of a parked
ve hicle can result in temperatures in the ve­
hicle that are much higher than the outside
t emperatures, particularly in summer. Tem­
perature s can quickly reach leve ls that can
cause unconsciousness and death, particu­
l arly lo small children.
Child safety locks
WARN ING (con tinued)
• Never allow passenge rs lo remain in a
lock ed vehicle. Locked doors can delay assis­
tance to vehicle occupants and rescue from
the outs ide in the event of an emergency. In an
emergency any person still in sid e th e vehicle
might not be able to get out.
Tips
Wh en you lock your ve hicle with the central
l ocking button:
• The doors and the rear lid cannot be ope ned
from the out sid e ( fo r your safety, for examp le,
when stopped at a traffic light).
• If yo u tr y to lock the vehicle using the central
l ock ing button while the driv er's doo r is still
open, the driv er's door will not lock. This feature
pr eve nts you from locking yourself out of the
The child safety lock prevents the rear doors from being opened from the inside .
Fig . 17 20 Child safety lock in the rear left door, A
- sw it ched off, B - switched on
The rear doors have a child safety lock . You
can use any vehicle keys to engage or dis­
engage the lo ck.
Engaging the child safe ty lock
- Use a vehicle key to turn the slot in the
door to the position sh own in =£l g. 1 7
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=ii g.18
Fi g. 18 C hild safe ty loc k in the rear r ig ht doo r, A -
swit ched off, B -sw itched on
Di sengaging the child safety lock
Use a vehicle key to turn th e slot in the
open door to the position shown
The child safety loc k can be activat ed to pr eve nt
chi ldren ope ning th e doors by accident. When
the child-pro of lock is act ivated, the doo r can be
opened from the o utside only. The ch ild safe ty
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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.
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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
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

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
other doors ea ch hav e own switch .
Fig . 21 Section of th e driver door: window controls
Opening and closing the windows
-Press the ope n a
w indow.
- Pull
to close a win dow
Opening and closing all wind ows at
the same time
-Ope n the driver's door.
- Press the
21 for abou t
t wo se conds to op en all wi ndows at the
s am e tim e.
A lwa ys close the w indows fully if yo u
vehicl e or le a ve ii
You ca n u se the power window s for about 10 minut es aft er ofT the ig niti on if n eith er
th e dri ver nor front pa ssenge r doo r been opened and the key has 1101 been re m ove d
from the igniti on.
You can open a ll wi ndow s at the
time by
pr ess ing but ton lo ng as you have o pe n ed
th e dri ver's door yo u ha ve 1101 switched on th
e ignirio n. Once th e ig niti on i s sw itch ed on,
will o nly open dri ver's w indow.
Buttons in the driver door
Button for window in front le ft d oo r
Button for wind ow in front right doo r
Buttons for rear windows
Safe ty sw itch for d isa bling the power
window b uttons in th e re ar door s.
B utt on for wind ow in rear le ft d oor
13u11on for window in rea r ri ght doo r
Safety switch
Safety th e driver doo r can be use d to
di sa ble th e rear p ower w in dows.
The symb ol
in the safe ty sw itch i s illum i­
n ate d : the button s in th e rear doo rs a re "o n".
The symbol
in the safety s witch is illumi­
n ated: the button s in th e rea r d oo rs are "off'.
WARNING
Imp roper use oft he power windows can result
In se ri ous perso nal inju ry.
• Neve r let anyo ne get in the way of a power
windo w wh en clos ing it.
• When locking the veh icle from the out sid e,
make sure that no on e especia lly c hildren re­
m ain s in the vehicl e. T he w indo ws w ill not
open in case of an eme rge ncy .
• Always take the key with you when yo u
l e av e the vehicle . Un supervised u se of ke ys
ca n re sult in u se of ve hicle systems su ch as
pow er windows leading to serious perso nal
injury. The power wind ows will continu e lo
until the i gnition key has been re­
mo ved and one of the fron t door s ha s be en
opened.
• When children arc in the back seat, use the
s afet y sw itch
di sa ble the rear power win­
dow s and preve nt th em from being opened
clo sed. II>
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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Pinch protection
The wind ows have a pinch protection feature. This helps re du ce the risk of inju­
ries when the windows are closing.
• lfa w indow is obst ructe d w hen closing, the
w ind ow will sto p and open (go down) aga in
If this happe ns, see why the window could
n ot clo se befo re att emp ting to close aga in. If
yo u tr y to close the wind ow again wit hi n 10 sec­
o nd s, th e w ind ow's closing force is a utomati­
ca lly incr ease d.
• If th e wi ndow is st ill obst ructed, the wi ndow
w ill stop at this po int.
• If th ere is no obvio us reason why the w indow
ca nn ot be closed, try to close it agai n wit hin 5
seconds. T he pin ch protection is now off. The
window clo ses with maximum force.
If you wa it lo n ge r th an the lO or 5 seco nds de­
sc ribed above, the w in dow will open f ully whe n
you ope rate o ne of the buttons. One-touch
closi ng is on aga in.
Th e one- tou ch functio n and pinch prot ection do
not wurk if ther e is a m alf un ction in th e power
windows. Contact yo ur authoriz ed Vo lkswage n
deal er co have the m alfunc tion corrected.
Convenience opening and closing
You can ope n or clo se the windo ws from
outside the vehicl e.
Convenience closing
-Hold th e key in th e close pos ition in th e
l oc k of the driver's door, until all windo ws
a re clo sed.
- Turn th e key the other way to interrupt
th e fun ction.
Convenience opening
-Hold th e key in the ope n position in the
l oc k of the driver' s door, until the windows
are ope n.
WARNING
Improper use of the pow er windows can result
in serious personal injury .
• Never let anyone ge t in th e way of a power
window when closing it.
• Always make sure that no one i s in th e w ay
while overriding the pinch protection to close
a w indo w!
• When locking the vehicle from the out side ,
make sur e that no one especially c hildr en re­
mains in the vehicle. Th e windows will not
open in case of an emergency.
• Always take the key with you wh en you
leav e the vehicle. Unsupervised use of keys
can result in use of vehicle s ystem s such as
power windows leading to serious personal
inju ry.
• The power windows will continue to op­
crntc until the igniti on ke y has bee n re mo ved
and one of the front door s ha s bee n opened.
• When children are in the b ack sea t, use the
safety switch to disable the rear power win­
dows and prevent them from b eing opened
and closed.
<4
-Turn the key the oth er way to interrupt
t h e function.
Using set-up in the main menu , you can select if
yo u want the driver 's doo r w in dow. all w indows
o r n o window a t all to open whe n you unlock
your vehicle using the ma ste r key in th e driver's
doo r lock. C hoose the se ttings yo u want in the
CONVENIENCE menu.
WARNING
Improp er use of the power windows can result
in seriou s per sonal injury.
• Neve r let anyon e get in the way of a power
window when clo sing
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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Power roof
App lies to vehic les: with powe r roof
Opening and closing the power roof
can open and close the power roof using the rotary control when the ignition
is switc hed on.
Fi g. 22 Section of roof : rotory control for power
roo f
Opening the power roof
Turn th e rotar y control to pos ition
22 Th e roof opens to th e co mfort
po sition where wi nd noise is re duced.
To open the roo f furthe r, turn the swi tc h
to po sition © and ho ld th e sw itch in thi s
po sition until th e roo f opens
the des ired
po sit ion.
Tilting the power roof
Turn the rotary control to position @.
Closi ng the power roof
Turn the rota ry control to pos ition ©
Always close powe r roo f full y if you p ark vehicl e or leave
The powe r roof can be operat ed for IO m inut es
after the ig nition has been sw itch ed off , pro ­
v ided
dri ver doo r and the fron t pa sse nger
door arc op en ed.
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Sunshade
Th e sunsh ad e au toma tically opens
you
o pen sunro of. prefe r. yo u c an cl ose the
s un shad e roof is closed.
WARNING
W ith out pinc h prote ction, the power roof will close wi th enough force to cause serious per-so nal injury.
• Always make sure that n o one is in the way
when wh ile overriding the pinc h prot ection
close powe r
• Alway s be carefu l when clo sing the power
roof. Pinc h prot ection will not a lways be able
to pr event ser ious injuri es under all cir cum ­
s tances.
WARNING
Imp roper use the powe r roof can resu lt in
se riou s per sonal injury.
• Always make sur e th at no one is in
way
of t he pow er roof when is clos ing. There is no
pinch protection whe n closing the power roof
from outside .
• Always take the key with you when you
l eave the ve hicle.
• Neve r leave children or disabled persons in
the vehicle - especia lly
have access to
the vehicle keys. Unsuperv ised use of the keys
can result in sta rtin g of the eng ine a nd u se of
ve hicle systems (e.g. power windows) w hich
could resu lt in seriou s inj ury . The door s can be
l ocked with the remote con tro l key trappin g
peop le in th e vehicle in an emergency .
• The pow er r oof function until one of the
front doors is opened and the key removed
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Applies to vehicles: with power windows and power roof
Convenience closing
You can close the pow er roof from outsid e
th e veh icle. The w indows will clo se
and then the power in "O pening
and clos ing
power roof" on pa ge 42.
-
you r key into the dri ver's door
lock,
il l o th e lock positi on and hold it
in
po siti on un til the po wer roof i s
co mpl etel y clo se d.
- Press the unlo ck button if you wan t
lO
stop power roof from closin g.
Applies to vehicl es: with power roof
Power roof -pinch protection
Th e power roof has protection tha t pre­
ve nts large r objects fro m gett ing trapp ed w hen
th e roofis closed . T he pin ch protection does not
however preve nt finge rs fro m gelling pinc hed
aga inst t he roof opening. T he pow er roof stops
a nd ope ns aga in immed iate ly ifit is obstructe d
w hen clos ing.
I f th e power roof has been opened again by the
pin ch protection, it ca n b e close d only b y
p ressing bac k th e
control in po sit ion 42, fig. 22 until the pow er r oof has
closed fully. Pl ease note that the roof will now
clo se wit hout pinch prote ction.
- Turn th e key the ot her w ay to the unlock
po sition if you want to s top the powe r roof
from closin g.
Tips
Th e po we r roof ro tary control r em ain s in the last
pos ition selected if th e roof is closed us ing co n­
ve nie nce closing from out sid e the vehicl e and
will have to be turn ed b ack to its ori gina l po si­
ti on th e nex t tim e you drive.
WARNING
With out pinch p rotec tion, the p ower roof will
close with enou gh forc e to cau se serious per ­
so nal inju ry.
• A lways make sur e that no one is in th e way
while overriding the pinch protection to close
th e power
• Th e pinch protection feature does not vent finger s from gellin g pin ch ed again st the
roof opening .
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