Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Ap plies to ve hicles : with a di esel engine
Starting the diesel engine
The engine can only be started a genuine Volkswagen key the correct
code.
- Move the se lector lever to P (Park) or N
(Ne utral )
98.
- Dep ress the foot brake. In vehicles with
manual transm iss ion d epress th e clutch
pedal.
- Turn the igni tion key to position
93, 76 The g low plug
warni ng light light s up while the glow
plug s are warm ing up.
- When the warning light goes out, turn
the key to pos ition
93, fig. 76
sta rt the engine. Do not press the acc eler
ator.
- Release the ign itio n key as soon as the
e ngin e starts to avoid damaging the
start er.
When start ing a cold eng ine, it may be a litt le
nois y for the fir st few se conds until oil pre ssur e
h as bui lt up in the hydrauli c
valve lift ers . This is
normal and no cause for conce rn.
When staring a warm engine, the pre -glow
warning light will no t li ght up. You can sta rt the
e n gi ne immed iate ly
If yo u ha ve problems sta rtin g
3.2 "Tip s
and Advice", chapt er "J ump startin g."
Di ese l e ngin e pre-glow system
Wh ile pre- glow is acti ve , n o major elec trical
lo ad s s hou ld be switched on -oth erwise unnec
ess ary load is pla ce d on the vehicle battery.
You should start the engine immediate ly after
th e pr e-g low indica tor lig ht has gone out.
96 Driving
To start the diesel engine after the fuel tank has
been run dry
If the fuel tank was run comp lete ly dr y, the
s tartin g proc ess after refueling with die sel fuel
can take long er th an usual -up t o one minute.
Th is is be cause th e fu el sys tem fir st ha s to be
vented of a ir wh ile starting.
WARNING
H edu ce the risk of ser ious per sonal injur y
when startin g and running the vehicl e's en
g in e.
• Never start or le t the engine run in a con
fined or enclosed are a. Exha ust from the en
gi ne contain s carbon mono xide , a poisonous,
co lor less and odo rless gas. Carbo n monoxide
ca n cause unconsci ousness and death .
• Neve r leave the vehicle unatt ended with
the eng ine runnin g. The vehicle could mo ve
s udd enly or an unusual operating condition
co uld occur res ultin g in prop erty damage or
personal injury.
• Neve r use "sta rting ass is t fluid s." They arc
po tentia lly exp los ive and can ca use a " run
away" vehicl e co ndition .
Note
You can
the eng ine if you drive hi gh en
g ine speeds, at full th rottle or by overloading the
en gin e whe n it i s cold.
For the sake of environment
Do not warm up the engine by running it with
th e ve hicl cstandin gstill. Drive off as soo n as yo u
s tart the e ngin e. T hi s help s th e e ngin e
o p
e ra tin g temperature fa ster and r edu ces
emissions .
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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Switching off the engine
- Let the vehicle come to a complete stop.
- Turn the ignition key to position
93, 76
WARNING
Never switch off the engine before the vehicle
ha s come to a com plete stop. You can lose co n
of the vehicle, crash and be ser iously in
jured.
Manual transmission
Applies to vehicles: with monuol
WARNING (continued]
• The airbags and safety belt pretensioners will not wo rk when the ignition is switch ed off.
• The brake booster docs not work when the
engine is turned off. A lot more
pedal
pressure will be necessary to stop the vehicle.
• The power steer ing system docs not work
w hen the engine is turned off and you will
ne ed mor e force to stee r the vehicle.
• When the key is removed, lhc steering
whee l co lumn will lock up and you will not be
ab le to steer the veh icle.
engin e could ov erh eat w hen it is
s wi tc h ed off . To r edu ce the ri sk of en gine
dama ge, be sur e
to le t th e engine id le for ab out 2
minut es before yo u sw it c h it off._.
5-speed and 6-speed manual transmissions
Fig. 77 Section of center console : 5- speed manual
transm ission
Selecting Reverse gear
- The ve hicl e shou ld be stat ionary w ith
Fig. 78 Section of center console : 6 -speed manual
t ransm issio n
the eng in e idli ng. Depr ess the clutch p edal
fully. ._
Driving 97
Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
-Mov e th e gearsh ift leve r int o Neutral.
- Press the gears hift le ver down , mo ve it
lo the lef t and then mo ve it forward into
Reve rse
77 or 78 shown
o n th e gea rs hift lever.
W hen yo u shi ft int o Rev erse the back up lights
c om e on.
WARNING
• When the engi ne is running, the vehicle
will start to mo ve as soon as a gear is engaged
a nd
clutch released.
WARNING (continued)
• Make sure vehicl e is a t a complete
s tan dstill b efor e engagi ng Rever se, othen vise
e ngin e dama ge could res ult.
Not e
• Do not res t yo ur hand on th e ge arshift l ever
knob when driving. Th e pr ess ure of yo ur hand
co uld cause pre m atu re we ar in th e tran smi s
s io n.
• Always depr ess the clu tc h peda l fully w hen
c hangin g gea rs .
• Do not h old th e vehicl e o n a hill with the
c lutc h pedal partiall y d epr esse d. Th is ma y ca use
p remature cl utch wea r or
I direct shift gearbox
Transmission programs
The transmission I direct sh ift gearb ox has t wo progr ams .
Fig. 79 Sectio n of ce nter console : se lector lever
Selecting the standard program
- Move the selec tor lever into po sition D
(D rive).
Selecting the sport program
-Move the selecto r leve r positi on S
Dri ve
I f yo u se lec t the stan dar d program you will b e
drivin g in the eco nom y m od e and w ill reduce
f u el co nsum ption. The trans mission upshift s
a nd downs hifts at lower engin e s pee ds. W hil e
driv ing dow nhill in D, th e eng ine does not brak e
th e v ehicl e.
S
(Sport)
I f yo u se lec t th e spo rt p rogr am you will be
dr iv in g in a sport y m ode. All forward gears up
s hi ft and dow n-shift automa tica lly at high er en
g in e spee ds depe nding on engine load, yo ur in
d iv idu al dri vin g sty le and the ve hicle speed.
While driving do wn hill in S, th e e ngin e dues not
b rake the ve hicle .
For the sake of environment
D rivin g in D uses less fuel t han drivin g in S.
Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
• The dual clu1 ch m ec hani sm in 1h e ve hicles
e quipp ed wit h dir ect sh ift gearbox transm iss io n
is eq uipp ed wilh an ove rload p ro 1ec 1o r. For ex
a mpl e, if yo u arc slo pped on an incl ine and 1h e
clutch mech an is m sta rts to sli p, the tran smi s
s io n flui d will over heat . If th e cl utc h i s th en o
verloa ded, t he veh icle make sli gh t je rk
a nd t he se lec to r leve r di spl ay w ill to b link.
The m ec hani sm will op en beca use it is over lo aded. If thi s happ en s, de
p res s th e foo t brak e and wait few secon ds be
f ore dri vi ng off.
Applies to vehicles: w it h outoma tic transmiss ion a nd Tiptranic
Shifting with "Tiptronic®" using the selector lever
The syste m lets t he driv er manua lly.
Fig. 81 Sectio n al t he ce nte r co nso le: automatic
tra nsmission/direct gearbox in Tiptronic posi
t ion
Shifting with "Tiptronic ®" (selector
lever)
- Move th e se lector leve r fro m D (Drive)
to t h e rig ht into th e T iplroni c® posi tion
8 1. -
Mov e th e se lec tor to th e fron t
to up
s hif t.
- Mo ve the selec tor lev er bac k O to
dow nshi ft.
W hen acce lera tin g, th e auto matic trans mis
s ion /di rec t sh ift gea rbox a utom atica lly up shif ts
t o th e nex t hi ghes t g ear be fore th e ma ximum en
g in e sp eed is reac hed .
W hen shif tin g into a lower gear, th e au tomat ic
t rans mission /dir ect s hift ge arb ox
down shi ft
o n ly no poss ibilit y of overrev ing.
I f 1h e
is w hil e th e ve hicl e is
in motion and th e tra nsm iss ion/di
r ec t sh if t gea rbox is in the 3rd
in se lec tor
l e ver positi on D, th e "T ip 1ro nic ®" w ill then also
b e in th e 3r d gear.
Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equ ipment
Accelerating
- Pull th e lever upward in direction
to th e+ position to increase the
s peed by about 0.5 mph
(I km/h ).
Decelerating
- Pull the lever downward in direction of
a rrow © to the - positio n to lowe r the
s peed b y 0.5 mph (about I km/h).
Switching off
-Push the leve r in the direction of arrow
all the way to the OFF position whil e
d rivi ng. The CHU ISE or
symbo l goes off .
- Sw itch th e ignit ion off when the v ehicle
i s standing still.
WARNING
Using the crui se cont ro l whe n it i s not possib le
to dri ve sa fely at a constant speed is dangerous
in "Desc ription".
Tip s
• If th e cruise con trol is switc hed on th e
( or ·t-i sy mbol in the in stru ment cluster
li g ht s up .
• If th e c ruise co ntrol i s
the or symb ol goes o ut. The syste m is
swi tc h ed off compl etely when the selec tor leve r
is in P, Nor
• If yo u increase vehicl e speed with th e accel
erato r pedal, the prev ious ly programmed sp eed
will be re sum ed when the acce le rator p edal is re
leased . T hi s w ill not be the case. however, ifche
vehicle s peed is mo re than 6 mph (10 km/h)
hi gh er than the s tored speed fo r long er
5
minut es. The speed will then have to be store d
again .
• The set speed can be sw itche d off te mpo
rarily if you p ress the brake peda l or the clutch
pedal. Pull th e lever briefly towa rd th e steering
whee l to the point where you can start to fee l re
s is tance
107, fig. 85 to r esum e the
speed again. "'4
App lies to vehic les: with independent lever for Cruise cont·ol
Turning off control temporarily
You can turn off the control temporar ily as
follow s:
- Depress the brake pedal,
- Dep re ss th e clutch pedal, or
- Pu sh the l ever briefly to the point where
yo u can star t to feel r esis tanc e in the dir ec
t ion of a rrow
10 7, 85
Th e set sp ee d re mains in th e mem ory , but it is
not maintain ed. To res um e the spee d previo usly
se lected, re lease the brak e pedal and pull th e
l e ver bri efly coward the stee ring wheel to the
108 Driving
point whe re yo u ca n start to f eel resi stan ce 107, fig. 85
If you drive faster than about 1 10 mph (180 km/h)
the cru ise co ntrol is sw itch ed off automati cally
a nd you cann ot ac tivate the cruise contro l. To
ac tivate the cru ise control again, drive s lower
than about 110 mph (180 km/ h).
WARNING
Us ing the cruise contro l when it is not possib le
to drive safely at a constant spee d is dangerous
in "Descrip tion" on page 107. "'4