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o::n Introduction 
This chapter contains information on the following subjects: 
Overview of the menu structure  . .  . .  . .  . . . . . .  26 
Using the selection menu in the  instrument cluster . .  . .  .  . .  . . .  . . . .  . . .  . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  27 Button for the driver assist systems 28 
Selection menu . .  . . .  . . . . .  . . . . .  . . . . .  . .  . . .  28 Driving data . . . . .  . . .  .  . . . . .  . . . .  . . .  . . . . .  . . 29 
Assist systems menu . . .  . . . .  . .  . . . . 30 
When the ignition  is switched  on, the  various display functions can  be accessed via the  selection menu, e.g . the  driving data disp lay  (multifunction display (MFD)). 
There are no buttons  on the  windscreen wiper lever in vehicles equipped  with  a multifunction steering wheel. Operation  is exclusiv ely via  the  buttons on the multifunction steering  wheel. 
The scope of the menus and information  shown in the instrument cluster display depends  on the vehicle electronics and  the vehicle  equ ipment  level. 
A 
qualified workshop can  program  and modify other functions depending on the  vehicle  equipment 
level. Volkswagen recommends us ing  a Volkswagen dealership for  this purpose. 
If any priority  1 warn ing  reports  are being displayed, you will be unable to  access any menus or information displays. A few warning  messages  can 
Overview of the menu structure 
r-'('n First read and observe the introductory l....-J=,ll information and safety warnings & on 
page 26. 
The following menu structure shows how the Volkswagen information  system menus in the instrument cluster display are  structured . The size and layout of the Volkswagen  information system menu depends on the vehicle  electronics  and the 
level of vehicle equipment. 
Driving data ~page 29 
• Since start 
• Since refuel 
• Long-term 
• Traffic  sign recognition 
26 Overview of the vehicle 
be confirmed and  hidden by pressing the OK/RESET button on the  windscreen wiper lever or the OK button  on the  multifunction  steering wheel. 
Additional information and warnings: 
• lnfotainment  system ~page 31 
• Driver assist systems ~page 196 
• Radio or navigation  system ~Booklet Radio or ~Booklet Navigation system 
• Provision for mobile  telephone ~Booklet Provision for mobile  telephone 
A WARNING -Accidents and injuries can occur if the driver is distracted. 
• Never open the menus on the instrument cluster display while the vehicle is in motion. 
r::l After starting  the engine  with a discharged ~ vehicle  battery, or after the battery  has been 
changed , system  settings  (time, date, personal 
convenience  settings and programming)  may have 
been  changed  or deleted . 
Check and correct  the 
settings  as necessary  once the vehicle  battery has 
been  sufficiently  charged. 
• Digital  speed 
• Fuel  range 
• Convenience consumers 
Driver assist systems ~page 28 
• Lane  Assist  on/off 
• Front Assist on/off 
• Adaptive  cruise control (ACC) 
Navigation ~Booklet Navigation system 
Audio ~Booklet Radio or ~Booklet Navigation system 
Telephone ~Booklet Provision for a mobile tel· ephone 
Vehicle status ~page 28 
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Using the selection menu in the instrument cluster 
Fig . 16 ehicl es w ithout a  multifunct ion steering 
wheel: b utton CD o n  th e windscreen wiper lever for 
nfirmin g menu points, and ro cker switch 0 for 
h  n gin g  m e
nus and info rm ation  displays 
r-T'n First read and observe the introductory 
l.-.W.I information and safety warnings&, on 
page 26. 
Opening the selection menu and selecting 
the menu or information display 
• Sw itch on  th e  ig nit io n. 
• If a messag e or vehicle  p ictogram  is displayed, 
p res s bu tton 
=>F ig . 16 CD on  the  windscreen wiper 
level or the @ button  on the  multifunction  steering 
wheel => F ig . 17. You may need  to press  the button 
several  ti
mes . 
• Opera tion u sin g  the  windscreen  wiper lever: to 
dis p lay the selection menu =>page 28 or to  return 
to the  selection menu from another menu or infor
mation dis play, press and hold the  rocker  switch 
=>Fig. 1 6 0 until the select ion menu  is displayed. 
To 
brows e  through the select ion menu, press  the 
rocker switch up or down. 
• Operatio n using the  multifunction  steering 
wh
eel :  to  display and  browse  through  the selection 
menu, press g) or eJ =>Fig. 17. 
• To open the menu or information  display  shown 
i n  th e  s election 
menu, press =>Fig . 16 CD on the 
w i
ndscreen wiper lever,  press  the @ button  on the 
multifunct ion steering wheel =>Fig . 17, or wait until 
th e 
menu or information display opens automati
cally after a few seconds. 
Fig. 17 Right-hand  side of the multifunction  steer
ing  wheel:  controls 
for using the menus  and infor
mation  displays  in the  instrument  cluster 
Adjusting settings in menus 
• In the  displayed  menu, press  the rocker switch 
=>Fig. 16 0 on  the  windscreen  wiper lever up or 
down, or press  the arrow buttons~ or G on the 
multifunction  steering wheel 
=>Fig. 17 until  the  re
quired  menu option  is selected . A  frame appea rs 
around  the selected  option . 
• Press button =>Fig. 16 CD on  the  windscreen 
wiper  lever 
or press the@ button  on the  mult ifunc
tion  steering  wheel 
=>Fig. 17 to make  the requir ed 
change. 
A tick  indicates  that the part icular  system 
or function  is act ive . 
Returning to the selection menu 
• Using  the menu: in the  menu , select  the Back 
menu option  to leave  the menu . 
• Using  the multifunction  steering wheel: p ress 
the (;) or ~ button => Fig . 17 . 
r:l If warning  messages about malfunctions are 
L!J displayed  when the ignition  is switched  on, it 
may not be possible  to adjust some settings  as de
scribed , 
or the information  display may appear dif
ferently . 
If this is the case, take the vehicle to a 
qualified  workshop  to have  the malfunction 
recti
fied . 
Instrument cluster 27 

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r-T'n ~irst rea~ and observe the introductory 
L......kJJ mformat1on and safety warnings ~on 
page 26. 
• Since start 
• Since refuel 
• long-term 
The multifunction  display (MFD) shows a variety of 
travel and fuel  consumption  data. 
The currently selected memory is shown in the dis
play. 
Switching between displays Press the [OK/RESET] button on the windscreen wiper 
lever or press  the @ button  on the multifunction 
steering  wheel to switch  between  recorders 
when 
the ignition  is switched  on and  the recorder  is dis
played. 
• Vehicles without a multifunction  steering wheel: 
press  the rocker  switch 
(!ill on the  windscreen  wip
er lever ~Fig. 16. 
• Vehicles with a multifunction  steering wheel: 
press 
the~ or@ button ~Fig. 17 . 
Driving data recorder 
The MFD is fitted  with 3 automatic  recorders: 
Display 
Since start 
Since refuel 
Long-term 
Function 
Display and storage of gathered  driving and consumption values  from the time the 
ignition  is switched  on until  it is  switched  off. 
If the journey is continued  within approximately  2 hours of the  ignition  being 
switched 
off,  the new values  are also  taken  into account.  The memory will auto
matically  be deleted 
if the  journey  is interrupted  for more  than 2 hours. 
Display  and storage 
of the collected  driving and consumption  values. The memory 
is  deleted  automatically  when the vehicle is refuelled . 
The memory collects journey data for any number of individual  journeys up to a 
total 
of 19  hours  and 59 minutes or 99 hours  and 59 minutes  journey  time or 
1,999.9  km or 9,999 .9  km  distance  travelled. If one of these maximum  limitsa) is 
exceeded,  the 
memory is automatically  deleted and reset  to 0. 
a) Changes depending on the instrument cluster version. 
Deleting the driving data recorder manually Personal selection of displays 
• Select the memory that  you wish  to delete. You can  set which MFD display  should appear in 
the  instrument  cluster using the 
@ill button  and the 
~and [Multifunction display) function  buttons in the in
fotainment  system 
~page 31. 
• Press and hold the OK/RESET button  on the wind
screen 
wiper lev er, or the OK button  on the  multi
function  steering wheel, for  approximately  2 sec
onds. 
Possible displays 
Menu 
Consumption 
Average consump
tion 
Fuel range 
Driving time 
Function 
The current  fuel consumption  is displayed  in litres/1 00 km while the vehicle  is in 
motion,  and in litres/hour  while the vehicle  is stationary. 
The average  fuel consumption will be shown after  a distance of approximately 300 
metres  has been  travelled . The  display will show dashes until  this point. The dis
played  value  is updated  approximately  every second. 
Approximate  calculation 
of the distance  in km  that  can still be travelled  with the 
current fuel level under the current  driving conditions . One factor used for calculat
ing this  figure is the  current  level 
of fuel consumption . 
Driving 
time in  hours  (h) and  minutes  (min) that has elapsed  since the ignition was 
switched on. 
Distance driven The distance  travelled  in km  since  the ignition was switched  on. ..... ~~~--------~--------------------------~----------------------------~ 
Instrument cluster 29   

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Fig. 43 Front left-hand seat controls 
Fig. 43 
CD 
Function 
Folding  the seat backrest  forwards 
or backwards  (2-door vehicl es only) 
if'l1 First read  and obscrvo th introductory 
L-.lr::JJ inforn1ation and safety warnings~ on 
page 66. 
The la yout  of the contr I~ n tt1 fr nt ri~jt1t-h·1nd 
seat is a  mirror imElg f th 1 ... y ut f th ntr  I 
on the front  left- h nd s ot. 
The following secti  n c ntain d s  ripti n f 11 
possibl e controls. Th nun1b r f ntr I n1 y v ry 
depending on the  v  r ion of tl1 
The seat m ay h  v e con1bin, ti n o f 111 t1~.. nic I 
and electrical contr ols-=> png 70. 
Action 
Folding  forwards: Pull le ver a nd  fold s 
ward. Push the se at forw ards at th e an1 tirl"l 
Folding  backwards : slide the  se t b  k  s f r 
go  until  it clicks  into place.  The 
b ckr t r I o 
matic ally and  can be  fold ed  b ackward  . Engag 
t for-
it will 
s ut -
th 
seat  backrest  in an  up rig ht  position . 
--~------------------@ Adjusting  the lumbar  support .  Change lev er  position . 
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f'3 Take all weig ht off the bac kres t and  turn th h  nd-
\:V Ad just ing  the  backrest.  wheel. 
0 Adjusting  the seat  height. 
® Adjusts  the angle of the sea t cush
ion .  Move 
the le v
er up  or down  sev era l tirn a s r  quir d. 
Pull or press  the  le ve r  severa l tin 1es  as  r qui r d. 
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® 
Adjusts  the seat  forwards  and back -Raise  the handl e  and slide the  sea t forw  rd or  b  ck-
wards .  wards . 
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(j) 
Pushing the front  seat forwards or Lift the  hand le  and  move the  fron t seat. Th  front  t 
backwards.  must engage after 
the  le ve r  has  been  r I a d. 
Sitting correctly and safely 69   

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of turn signals,  a failure to use 
r  f rg tting to switch off a turn 
nfuse other road users. This can 
nt and serious Injuries. 
•  lw. y activate the turn signal In good 
tim wh n ch anging lanes and performing 
'lt king or turning manoeuvres. 
• Alw ys switch off the turn signal once the 
le ne change or overtaking or turning ma-
n  euvre has been completed. 
A W~RNING 
In correct use of the main beam headlights 
ca n lead to accidents and serious injuries as 
the main beam headlights can distract and 
dazzle other road users. 
Switching lights on and off 
m The turn  signal will only work when the igni
W tion  is switched  on. The hazard warning lights 
a ls o  work 
when the  ignition  is switched off 
=>page 336. 
m If one  turn  signal  fails, the  indicator lamp will 
W start  flashing  twice as fast. 
m The main beam headlights can only be 
W switched  on if the dipped beam headlights 
are  already  on. 
Fig. 82 Next to the steering  wheel: examples of the  various  light switches 
r-("n First read and observe the introductory 
L-.W1 information and safety warnings ~on 
page 105. 
Observe any country-specific  regulations when us
ing  ve hic le  lighting . 
In vehicles with  a factory-fitted towing bracket, the 
vehicle's  rear fog lights  are switched 
off automati
cally if a  trailer  with rear fog lights  is electrically 
connected  to the  vehicle . 
Turn the light switch to the required position =>Fig. 82: 
Symbol When the ignition is switched off When the ignition is switched on 
0 
The fog lights, dipped  bea m  headlights  and 
side  lights  are  switched 
off. 
The lights are  switched off, or the daytime head-
lights or daytime  running lights are switched on. 
The orientation lighting ca n be  switched  on. The 
automatic 
headlight control and, if applica -
ble , 
the daytime  headlights or daytime running 
lights  are switched 
on. 
Lights and vision 107   

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L!J dr iving , take  yo ur  foot off the accele rato r. 
WiJil fo r tile e ng in e ~~v s in t~e ne utral po sitio n be-
fo re solo ctin g a pos1!1o n  agam. 
Fig. 137 Se lecto r leve r in  Tiptronic  position (left
hand drive) . The controls are  mirrored  for right
hand drive vehicles 
rT'n F irst read and observe the introductory 
L-.W.I information and safety warnings.& on 
page 169 . 
Using Tiptronic , the  ge ars  can  be shifted  up and 
down manually in an  automat ic  gearbox . The  gear 
that is currently  selected  will be maintained  when 
the Tiptronic programme  is selected . This  remains 
the case until the  system  does not perform  a gear 
change due to the  current driv ing  situation . 
Operating Tiptronic with the selector lever 
• Push the selector  lever in pos it ion 0/S t o  the 
right into the Tiptronic  gate ~ 4 in Automatic  gear
b o x:  selecting  a 
gear on page 174 . 
• Gently push the selecto r lever forward 0 or 
back G to shift  gear  up or down ~Fig. 137. 
Operating Tiptronic with the paddles 
• In driving  mode 0 or S, or in  the  Tiptronic  gate, 
u se 
the paddles o n  the  steering wheel ~Fig. 138 
(arrows) . 
• Pull the right paddle [+Off] towards  the steering 
Wheel to  change  up a  gea r. 
Fig. 138 Steer ing wheel with 2 padd les for Tip
Ironic 
•  Pull 
the left  paddle 8 towards  the  stee ring 
whe el to  cha nge  down  a gea r. 
• To leave Tiptronic  mode, pull the right pad
dle (+OFF) towa rds the  steering whee l for approxi
mat ely one  second . 
Tiptronic  is 
automatically deactivated if the selector 
paddles 
are  not operated  for some  time and the 
selector lever is  not  in the  Tiptronic  gate. 
• When accelerating, the gearbox automati
cally shifts up to the next gear shortly before 
the maximum permitted engine speed is 
reached. 
• When shifting down a gear manually, the 
gearbox will not change gear until the engine 
can no longer be overrevved. 
l t t 
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r-T'n First read and observe t h e introductory 
L-..kJJ information and safety warnings~ on 
page 169. 
The gearbox changes th e  forwa rd gears up and 
down automat ic a lly . 
Driving down hills 
The steeper  the gradi ent, the lower  the gear  you 
will need . Lower gears  increase  the braking effect 
of the  engine . Never allow the  vehicle  to roll down 
mountains or hills in the  neutral  position N. 
• Reduce  your speed. 
• Push  the selector  lever from posit ion D t o  the 
r i
ght into  the Tiptron ic  gate ~page 175. 
•  Gently push  the selector  le ver  to the  rear to 
change down gear. 
• OR: shift  down  a gear  using  the padd les  on  the 
s te
erin g  wheel ~page 175 . 
Stopping the vehicle and pulling away when 
driving uphill 
The steeper  the incline, the lower  the  gear  you will 
need. 
If you wish  to stop  the vehic le or pu ll away  when 
driv ing  uphill  you should  use the Auto -Ho
ld func
tion 
~page 196. 
When you  stop  the vehicle  on an incl ine  and  the 
vehicle  remains in gear , the  vehicle must  always 
be prevented  fro m rolling by  depress ing  the  brake 
pedal  or 
by applying  the electron ic  park ing brake . 
The brake  pedal or the electronic  parking brake 
should 
not be  released  until you pull away ~CD. 
Freewheel driving with dual clutch gearbox 
DSG® 
In 
freewheel  mode, the  momentum of the vehicle  is 
used  to save  fuel with a  foresighted  driving style. 
The engine  is declutched  and no longer  brakes  the 
vehicle  -the  vehicle  can 
roll out over  a longer  dis
t a nce. 
Switch-on  condit io n: the  selector  lever must  be in 
positio n  D. 
Triggering freewheel driving 
• Select the Eco driving  mode from the Driving 
Mode Selection menu ~page 248 . 
• Remove  foot from  accelerator  pedal. The en
gine 
w ill be  disengaged and  run in  freewheel 
mode. The vehicle rolls without  the braking  effect 
of the eng ine . 
Cancelling freewheel mode 
• Press  the bra  e pedal brieny or pull the 1 ft. 
hand  paddle G towards  the stee ring  wh 1. 
Kick-down 
The  kickdown  function enab~~s ma imum  accelera. 
tion  in the  selec tor lever pos1t1ons D and S, or in 
th e  Tiptron ic  posi tio n. 
If the  acce lerator pedal  is d epre ssed  fully. the gear. 
box will  automat ically sh ift  to  a lower  gear, depend
ing  on  the  speed  and engine  revs. This will make 
use of the full  veh icle acceleration ~ Lt. 
The  gearbox does not shift  up to the  next gear until 
the  engine  reaches  the maximum  engine s
peed for 
the gear. 
When  the 
Eco driving  mode is  sel ected  in vehicles 
with Driving  Mode Selection ~page 248 and the 
accelerator  is  depressed 
fully beyond  the pressure 
point, the  engine  output is automatically regulated 
to ensure  maximum  vehicl e  acceleration . 
Launch control programme 
The launch  control programme  enables maximum 
accelerat ion  from  a stand ing  start . 
• Switch off TCS ~page 179. 
• Depress  and hold  the brake  pedal with your left 
foot. 
• Move  the selector  lever to  position S, or into the 
Tiptronic  position. Alte rnatively , select the Sport 
driving mode in vehi cles  with  Driv ing  Mode Selec
tion ~page 248 . 
• With  your right foot, depress  the accelerator un
til the  engines  speed reaches  approximately 
3,200 rpm. 
• Take  your left foot  off the  brake ~ ~. The vehi
cle will start  with maximum  acceleration. 
• Switch the TCS back  on after  accelerat ion. 
A WARNING 
Rapid acceleration can cause loss of traction 
and skidding, particularly on slippery roads . 
This can cause you to lose control of the ~e
hicle, which can lead to accidents and sen· 
ous injuries. 
• Always adjust your driving style in ac· 
cordance with the flow of traffic. 
• Only use kickdown or fast acceleration if 
visibility, weather road and traffic  conditions '  t permit, and other road users are not put a 
risk due to the acceleration and the driving 
style. 
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thE~ pe~'"'''~ Rp;:~ce Rl a SI ee d of no m ore  than 
~~ ~rll'h ( r. rnpll)  and at a  d is ta n ce  betw een ap 
pr\.l\llllRlr l Q .r. Ill cmd 2 rn from  the  parking  sp ace . 
, Wlum p~r kin perpendicular to the road: 
dn\ e pns tllle p;:1rl~i11 space a t a  sp ee d of n o mor e 
lhan :£0 ""'11' (1 2 111~h) and a t a  dista nce  be tw ee n 
ili'P' \ltmle ly 0.5 m a nd 2 m  from  the  parking 
~I'R '9 . 
• Yuu \1 ill R  ·lli eve b  st parkin g result s if yo u  stop 
, ur el11 ·le a para lle l as  possib le  to  the  parke d 
veh1 ·I o r tll o edge  of til e road. 
• If a ullal>l e par king  space  is  indi cated in the  in-
l1lll11e llt ·lust r disp la y, s lop  the ve hicle and , after 
a brief pause, se lect rev erse gear. 
• F 11 w til e Ins tructions in  the  instrum ent cluster 
dtSIJI~y 
• Rei :la e til e steeri ng wheel wh en  th e following 
me· age Is sh ow n ~ in Introduc tio n on 
Page21 teering intervent. active! 
Monitor the area around vehicle. 
• Clle k the  area  aro und  the ve hi cle and careful-
1 depress til e  acce lerator p e dal - do  not  exceed 
7 hm/11 (4 nliJh). 
• The  Park Ass is t  sys te m will only operate  the 
steenng wheel duri ng the  parki ng pro ced ure. The 
driver operates  the accelerator, clutch, gear 
hift and bra ke . 
• r=ollow the vis ual in stru ctions  and  the  acoustic 
Wan~ing to nes  of the Park As sis t system until the 
Palkll1g procedur e has  bee n completed . 
• lhe Park Assis t  sys te m will guide  the vehicle 
\Vhen d rivin g fo rw ards  and  re ve rsing until the  vehi
cle Is parked straig ht  in the  parking  space. 
t Wait until the  stee ring  has  completed  the steer
ng P1~C dure  at the e nd  of eve ry  parking  move
nlent In orde r to  ac hieve an optimal p arking result. 
; ) 
A n1es age  is display ed  on  the  instrument clus
Ger one the parking  procedure  is completed  and 
n ~cou tic s ignal tone  may  b e he ard . 
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Interrupting or automatically stopping the 
parking procedure 
The Park Ass is t  system will stop  the parking proce
dure  if th e following happens : 
• The 8 button is pressed. 
• The  ve hi cle  spee d when  parking  is higher than 
app roxim ate ly 
7 km /h (4 mph). 
• The  driver  operates  the steering  wheel. 
• The parking  procedure  was not completed with
in approximately 6 minutes of activating  the auto
matic  stee ring  intervention . 
• There  is a system  fault (system  is temporarily 
un ava ilable) . 
• 
The TCS is  switched off or the TCS or ESP 
starts  to regulate . 
r::l The Park Assist system  has system-related 
l!J limitations . For  example,  the Park Assist sys
t e m  cannot  help you to park  the 
vehicle on tight 
b e nd s. 
r::l Wh en  parking parallel to  the  road , a  warning 
L!J signal  can be heard  to tell the driver  to switch 
between  driving forwards  and reversing  because 
the  change 
of direct ion  should  not take place in the 
permanent  tone area 
of the ParkPilot. 
r::l The progress  bar in the  instrument cluster 
l!J display  will symbolically indicate the  relative 
distance  remaining . 
W If the Park Assist system  turns the steering 
l!J wheel  when the vehicle  is stationary , the 6l 
symbol  appears  as well. Depress  the brake pedal 
so that  the steering  movement  takes place with the 
vehicle stationary, keeping  the required number of 
parking  movements  to a minimum. 
r::l If the  parking result worsens  after a wheel is 
~ changed,  the system will first  have to syn
chronise 
itself with  the new wheel.  The synchroni
sation  procedure is  carried out 
automatically  while 
the vehicle is in  motion. You can  support  this proc
ess by driving slowly  (less than 20 km/h (12 mph)) 
through  a bend,  e.g.  in an  empty car park.