
Booklet  3.1  Controls and  Equipment 
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-
Op tiona l 
30  Instrument  panel 
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 .  

Booklet  3.1  Controls and Equipment 
Opening  and  closing  Keys 
Key  Set 
Your vehicle's  key  set  co ntains: 
•  two  folding  master  keys 
re m ote  co ntrol 
and panic  bu 11on 
•  one va le t key 
•  one  key 
wi th key  numb er. 
Key  tag 
I f  yo u n eed a re plac em ent  key, tak e yo ur key 
vehicl e. 
If  yo u se ll th e ve hicle, b e  sur e 
10 g ive  the key 10 n ew  ow ner. 
WARNING 
Improp er  use  of vehicl e keys res ult  in  se
riou s per sonal  injury. 
•  Alwa ys  tak e th e ke y with  you when  you 
l eave  the ve hicle.  The  engine  can  be  sta rted 
and  vehicl e sys tems  su ch  as  the pow er win
d ows  ca n be  operated  leadi ng  to serious  per
s onal  inju ry. 
•  Never  le ave  childr en, di sabled  p ers ons  or 
anyone  who  canno t help  them se lves  in 
ve
hi cle.  The  door s can  be  lo cke d using re
mot e co ntrol  k ey. Thi s cou ld result  in people 
be ing trapped  in 
ve hicle  in emerge ncy. 
For  exampl e, depending  on the time  of year , 
p eop le trapped  in  the vehicle  can be  exposed 
to 
high  or  low  temperature s. 
£0 WARNING (contin ued) 
•  Never  re mo ve the key  from steer ing lock 
w hil e the ve hicle  i s mo vingorwhile is rolling 
lo a  stop.  The  steering  whee l co lum n will  lock 
up  and  you 
not  be  able  to  ste er or  contro l 
the  vehicl e. 
N ote 
•  The k eys  with  th e  re m ote c ont ro l electronic  co mpo ne n ts.  Pro tec t the se keys  from 
m ois ture an d roug h hand lin g. 
•  Never  leave  any vehicle  keys  in sid e th e ve 
hi cle . Entry  by  unauth orized  perso ns co uld 
ha rm  the ve hicle  or yo ur ve hicl e co uld be s tolen. 
A lway s tak e th e keys w ith you wheneve r yo u 
l e ave  your  vehicl e. 
numb er. 
•  The  key  numb er  id entifi es th e 
th e key 
ha s 10 b e  cut and  all ows  the mi croc hip  in the  key 
t o  be  program med  to  work wi th  the co ded  elec 
troni c imm obili zer in  your  vehicle . 
•  A key withou t the  specia l micro chip  or w ith  a 
c hi p 
has 11 0 1 be en  coded  prope rly  w ill not 
wor k w ith  your ve hicle,  even if  it  has  bee n cut 
co rrec tly. 
•  Additiona l re m ote  contr ol keys arc  availab le 
from  auth orized  Vo lksw agen  dealer s. Each  key 
mu st  be  pro gramm ed to wo rk 
yo ur  vehicle . 
•  Yo u  can  use  up  to  fo ur  r em ote co ntro l keys 
w ith  your  vehicl e . ._ 
Opening  and  closing  Keys  31  

Booklet  3.1  Controls  and  Equipment 
Remote  control  key 
Locking  and  unlocking  the  vehicle 
The remote  control  key can  be used to lock and  unlock  the  vehicle  from a distance. 
Fig. 14 A ssi gnme nt o f buttons  on th e  remote  con tro l 
k ey 
Controls  on  the  remote  control key 
Unlocking the  vehicl e 14 
Unlocking  the rear 
Lo cki ng the  vehicle © 
Th e red 
{PANIC! button ® activa tes  the "pa nic 
f un cti on" . 
Press th e re le ase  button © to fold  out the key  bit. 
Th e re m ote  contro l tran smitter  and 
batte ri es 
ar e insid e th e key  fob.  The rece iver  is  in side  the 
ve hicle . T he  maximum  ran ge  of th e  remo te con
trol  dep end s on  various  conditions.  The  range  is 
s h o rter  when  the  balteric s are weak 
15 . 
The  indicator  light in th e  key  fob li ght s up  when 
cver 
p u sh ed  and  when  the 
batt ery  is  ge llin g we ak. 
Lo cking  and  unlocking 
Usi ng  "se t-up"  in the inst rument clu ster  you ca n 
se lect doo r or doors  un loc k you  u se 
th e remot e control.  C hoo se th e sett ings  yo u 
want  in the  CONVENIENCE  menu  under DOOR 
OPEN .. 
Panic  button 
W hen  yo u press  t he panic butt on. horn 
sou nds fo r about  30  seco nds an d th e turn  signal s 
32  Opening  and  closing  Keys 
Fig . 15  Ra nge  of  remote  con'ro l 
flash  fo r about minut es.  Press ing  the  pani c 
butt on turn s them  off. Use panic on ly  in  an  emerge ncy. 
Replacing  the  battery 
Yo ur auth orized  Volkswagen  dealer can ch ange 
the  b atteri es for  you. 
WARNING 
Improp er use  of  vehicl e key s ca n resu lt in  se
ri ous  per sona l injury. 
•  Alwa ys take  the  key with  you when  you 
l e ave  the vehicle.  The  en gine 
be  start ed vehicle  systems  such  a s the  power  win
dow s can  be  operated  le ading  to  seriou s per 
sona l injur y. 
•  Never  leave  childr en,  disab le d  pe rsons  or 
anyone  who cannot  help them se lves  in 
ve
hicl e. The  door s can be  locked  using  the re
m ote  con tro l ke y. This  could  r esult  in  peop le 
b eing  trapp ed in the  vehicle  in an  emergency. 
For  exam ple, depending  on the tim e of  yea r, 
people  trapped  in  the  vehicle  can be exposed 
to  very  high or low  temp eratures. 
• 
build -up  in the  passenge r compar t
ment  a nd  luggage  compartment  of a parked 
ve hicle  can re sult  in  temp erature s in  the  ve- 

Booklet  3.1  Controls and Equipment 
WAR NING  (c on tinued) 
hicl e th at  a re mu ch hi gh er  th an  th e outsid e 
t e mp eratur es, parti cul arl y  in  summ er.  T e m 
pe rature s can  quickl y reac h  leve ls  th at ca n 
ca use  un consci ou sn ess  a nd dea th,  p articu 
l a rl y  to 
children. 
•  Neve r  remove 
key from  steer ing loc k 
w hil e th e ve hicl e is  m ovi ng or  w hile it i s ro llin g 
t o a  s to p. Th e stee rin g w hee l co lumn 
will lock 
u p  a nd  yo u will not b e  a ble  to  stee r or  contro l 
th e ve hicle. 
Not e 
•  Never  leave  any  veh icle  keys  in sid e th e ve
hi cle.  En try  by unau tho rized  perso ns cou ld 
har m th e  vehicle  or  yo ur vehicle  could  b e stole n. 
A lways  take th e  keys  with  you  wheneve r you 
l e a ve yo ur vehicle. 
•  Unsuitable  ba tter ies ca n dama ge the  remote 
contro l key. Rep lace  use d batteries 
new 
o ne s of  the sa me vol tage and same  s ize. 
Resetting  the  remote  control key 
32, fig. 15  (blue 
area). 
•  When  yo u  unlock  your  vehicl e with  the re
mote  control, you  have 30 seco nds  to open 
door  or the  rear  lid.  If you  do  not, t he ve hicle  w ill 
a u tomatically  r elock  itse lf. T his  safery  re lock  fea
ture  prevent s you from  leav ing  your  veh icl e un 
lock ed. 
•  lfthe  remote  control  doe s not  work,  it may 
have  to be  synchro niz ed  again 
33. 
•  I f you  try  to  u se the remote  control  severa l 
t im es outs id e  its  effect ive  range,  the  remote  con
tro l m ay  not  work  and will h ave  to  be  re se t 
33. 
•  Use  t he  remo te  co ntrol  o nly if  you  in te nd  to 
u se  one  o f th e fun ctions . Since  terra in  and  con
dition s may  vary,  pressing  the rem ote  ma y un 
lock  th e ve hicle or  set off  the  panic  function even 
think your are  out  of  range. 
•  You can 
up to 4 remote  controls  for 
your  vehicl e. 
The  remote  key  has  to be  reset  if it does  not  lock  or  unlock  the vehicle . 
Switch  on  the  ignition  a nd  leave  the  key 
i n  t he  ignition  lock. 
U nlock  the  dr iver's  door ma nua lly  by 
in se rting  t he  mas ter  key  with  remo te  co n
tro l in  t he dr iver's  door  lock . 
Press t he  un loc k k ey 32,  fig. 14 
in  t he  remo te co ntrol o nce. 
Remove  the  key from  th e  ign ition  lock . 
Close the doo r and  check  if th e remote 
co ntro l is res et. 
Tip s 
The  remote  control key will h ave to be  reset  if 
yo u press  t he  bu tton tim es  outs ide effect ive a nd  t he  vehicle  can  no longer  be 
loc ked  or  unlock ed  u sing  t he  re mote. 
Opening  and  closing  Keys  33  

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 
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. 
34  Opening  and  closing  Keys 
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.  ...  

Booklet  3.1  Controls  and  Equipment 
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, 
36  Opening  and  closing  Keys 
• 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.  

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 
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. 
38  Opening  and  closing  Keys 
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