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About this owner's manual . .  . . . . 4 
Overview of the vehicle .  . .  . .  . .  . .  .  6 
Exterior views 
-Side v iew  . .  . . .  . . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . . .  .  . . . .  . . . 6 
- Front  view . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . .  . . .  . . . .  . .  . .  . 7 
- Rear  view  . . .  . .  . . . . .  . . . .  . .  . . . . . .  . . . .  . 8 
Vehicle interior 
- Overview of the  driver door........... . 9 
-Overv iew of the  driver  side . . . .  . . .  . .  . . . 1 0 
- Overview of the  centre  console  . . . . . . . . 13 
- Overview of the  front  passenger  side . . . 15 
-Symbols in the  roof  . .  .  . .  .  . .  . .  . . . .  . . .  . . 15 
Instrument cluster 
- Warning  and indicator  lamps . . . .  . .  . .  . . 16 
- Instruments.......................... 20 
- Volkswagen  information system . . . . . .  . . 26 
lnfotainment system 
- Menu  and system  settings (SETUP) .  . .  . 31 
Before  the journey . .  . . .  . . . . .  . . .  . . . 35 
Before setting off 
- Driving  tips . . . .  . . . .  . .  . .  . .  .  . . .  .  . .  . . .  . . 35 
- Technical  data . . .  . . .  . . . .  . . . . .  . . . .  . .  . . 38 
Opening  and closing 
-Vehicle key set . . . .  . .  .  . . . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . . 43 
- Central  locking system  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . 46 
-Doors....................... .. . 55 
-Tailgate . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . .  . .  . . . .  . .  . . . . .  . .  . 57 
- Electric  windows  . . .  . .  . .  . .  .  .  . .  . .  . 60 
- Electric panorama sliding/tilting roof . : :  : : 63 
Sitting correctly and safely 
- Adjusting  the seat  position  . . . . 66 
-Seat functions ·  · ·  ·  · ·  · · 75 -Seat belts  ..... · · · ·  ·  · ·  · · · ·  ·  · ·  · · ·  · 
- Airbag syst~~ . : : :  :  · · · ·  ·  · ·  ·  · ·  · ·  ·  · · 79 
-Child seats (access~;;~~)· :::::::::::: : ~~ 
lights and vision 
-Lights ... 
- Protection 
·f~~~ ~h~· ~~~ ·  · ·  ·  · · ·  · · ·  · 105 
-WM.indscreen  wiper and w~·s·h~r· . . .  . .  . .  . . 111175 
-1rrors · · · ·  · ·  · .. ............. ...... ...........  122 
Transporting 
- Driving  notes .......... 
-Luggage  compartment · · ·  · ·  · · · · · ·  · · · 126 
-Roof carrier ·  · ·  · ·  · ·  · ·  · ·  · · · ·  · 130 
- Towing  a trai·l~; .. ... · ·  · ·  · · ·  · ·  · ·  · ·  · · ·  · · 137 
..... ................. 140 
Practical equipment 
-Stowage area ........... .. . 
- Drink  holder 
.. · · · · · .. · 151 . . .  . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . .  . . .  . 156 
-Ashtray and  cigarette  lighter ......... : ." 158 
- Electrical  sockets ........ .. .......... 160 
- Toll  card  reader (ETC) .............. .. 162 
While driving ...................... 163 
Starting the engine, changing gear  and 
parking 
-Starting and stopping  the engine ....... 163 
-Changing  gear ....................... 169 
-Braking , stopping  and parking ........ . 179 
- Driving  with respect  for the  environment 190 
-Steering ............................. 193 
Driver assist systems 
- Pull-away  assist systems  ............. 196 
- ParkPilot  ............................ 201 
- Reverse  assist system  (Rear Assist) ... 209 
-Park  Assist  system  ................... 213 
-Cruise control system (CCS) .......... 218 
-Speed limiter ........ .. .............. 222 
- Adaptive  cruise control (ACC) ........ . 226 
- Area  monitoring  system (Front Assist)  .. 235 
-Lane  departure  warning system (Lane 
Assist)  .
.......... ................... 240 
- Traffic  sign recognition ................ 243 
- Driver  Alert System (recommendation 
for rest breaks)  ........... ........... 246 
- Driving  Mode Selection  ............... 248 
- ProActive  occupant protection ..... .... 251 
- Tyre  monitoring  system .. ............. 253 
Air conditioning system 
- Heating , ventilating, cooling  ........... 256 
- Auxiliary  heater (supplementary  heating 64 system) ................. ............ 2 
At t~~ filling station 269 
- Frllrng  the tank ............. · ·  · · · · ·::: 274 
-Fuel ................ .. · ·  ·  · · · ·  · ·· ·   

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Fig. 3 Overview of the rear of the vehicle 
Key for Fig . 3 : 
CD High-mounted brake light 
@ Rear w indow 
-Rear w indow heating  ................................. ·  · · ·  ·  · · ·  · ·  · · ·  ·  · · ·  · ........ 
G) Rear wiper ...... .. .......... . ........... ... · .. · ·  ·  · · ·  · ·  · · ·  · · ·  · ·  · · · ·  · ·  · 
0 Tail light cluster .. . ............. . ..... ....... .................. ... . · ·  · ·  · · ·  · .. .... 
® Tailgate .... .. .. .. ... ...... .. . . ... ·  · · ·  · · ·  · · · · ·  · ·  · ·  · · ·  · · ·  · ·  · · ·  · · ·  · ·  · ·  · ·  · ·  · ....... 
® Rear sensors for the ParkPilot or Park Assist system . ........... · · ·  · · ·  ·  · ·  · · ·  · · ·  · · · 
0 Mounting  for the  rear  towing eye behind a cover ........ ......... _ . . · · ·  ·  · ·  ·  · ·  ·  · · ·  · 
® Rear number plate holder 
® Area of towing  bracket  .. ... ........ ......... ........ · ·  · · · ·  · · ·  ·  · ·  · ·  ·  · ·  · · ·  · · ·  · ·  · · ·  · 
®0 Number Plate ll.ghts ·  ·  · · ·  · ·  · ................ . ............... . .................... 
® Area of reversing  camera (Rear Assist) ....................... · ·  · ·  ·  · · ·  · ·  · ·  ·  · ·  · · ·  · · · · 
@ Volkswagen  badge for opening the tailgate ..... . .. .. . ........... . · ·  · · ·  ·  · ·  ·  · ·  · ·  · · · ·  · · 
Overview of the vehicle 
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8dl.k nm~S<. g fun ction . . . .  . . . .  . .  . . . . . . .  . .  76 
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Additiona l inforn1ation and warnings: 
• Adjus ting  the  s t1t po sitio n ;;. page  66 
• S at  b Its -:-pag e 79 
• Airbrtg sys te m => pag e 88 
• Child s  ts  (accessories ) ::::>page 97 
• Ex t rior  mirr ors =-> pflge 1 22 
•  Arr condi tio ning ->page 256 
Seat heating 
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Fig . 53 In the ce ntre  conso le : butt ons  for  the  front 
sea t 
hea trng 
i""""fl1 First read  and observe  the introductory 
L-...lr::JJ information and safety warnings £ on 
page 
75. 
Incorrect use of the  seat functions can cause 
serious Injuries. 
• Always assume  a correct sitting position 
before you drive and maintain this position 
throughout the trip. This also applies to all 
passengers. 
• Switch the back  massage function on and 
off only when  the vehicle is stationary. 
• Keep hands , fingers,  feet and other body 
parts  away from the moving parts of the 
seats. 
elec trical ly when  the ignition  is switched  on. 
Some 
seat  ve rsions  have heated  backrests . 
Do  not  switc h  on  the  seat  heating if one  of the  fol
lowing  conditions  applies: 
• The seat  is not  in u se. 
• The  seat  is fitted  with  a  protect ive  cover. 
• A chi ld seat  is installed on  the  seat. 
• The  seat  cushion  is damp or wet. 
• The  interior or exterior  tempera ture is above 
than  25oc  (77 °F) . 
Function  Using 
the seat  heating ::::>Fig. 53 
Swrtching on 
Adjus ting 
the  heating 
output: 
Swi tchi ng off 
Press  the 0 or (9 button. The  seat heating  is switched  on at the  highest  setting. 
All indicato r l amps  light up. 
Pre ss the 
0 or (9 button  repeatedly  until  the  desired  heating  level is set. 
Press  the 
0 or (9 button  repeatedly  until the ind ica tor  lamps  in the  button go 
out. 
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Anyone experiencing reduced sensitivity to 
pain or temperature due to medication,  para
lysis or chronic illness (e.g. diabetes) could 
sustain burns on the back, buttocks and legs  when 
using the 
seat  heating. These burns 
may take  a long time to heal or may never 
heal fully. Please consult a doctor to deter
mine your own level of health. 
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Sitting correctly and safely 75   

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\start to spin and the vehicle can skid If the 
lCS i w1tched off, especially If the road Is 
slippery. 
• 
Switch the TCS back on after acceleration. 
attempt to stop it from rolling back by depress· 
lng the accelerator while a position is still se
lected. The automatic gearbox could overheat 
and be damage d . 
• Never allow the vehicle to roll In posi tion N , 
particularly If the Ignition is s w itched off. The 
automatic gearbox w ill not be lubricated and 
could be damaged . 
r-'('n F irst read and observe the introductory 
L-Wl Information and safety warnings .&. on 
page 169 . 
Emergency programme 
There is a fault in the system if all the displays on 
the mstrument clu ste r  for the se lector le ve r  posi 
tions have a light background. The automatic gear
box is running in an emergency programme. The 
vehicle  can still be driven in the eme rg ency pro
gramme, but only at reduced speed and not in all 
gear s. 
In vehicles with a dual clutch gearbox DSG®, y o u 
may 
no longer be able to select reverse gear. 
In all  cases the automatic gearbox should be 
checke d 
by a qualified workshop immediately. 
Overheating of the dual clutch gearbox 
DSG® 
The  dual  clutch  gearbox can overheat when th e 
vehicle  pulls off re
gularly,  travels at a crawl for  long 
penods,  or  in  s
top and go traffic . Gearbox over- . 
heating 
is i ndi cate d by the w arning  lamp 0 and tn 
some cases by a text m essage in the instrument 
cluste r d1splay . An acoustic  warni ng may  also be 
heard . Stop the ve hi cle and allow th e gea rbox  to 
cool  down 
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The vehicle will not move forwards or 
backwards even though a gear has been 
selected 
If the  veh1cle w11l not move in the requi red direc
tio n, the system may have selected the pos1tion m
correctly Depress the bra e pedal and reselect the 
pOSitiOn 
If th e vehicle st1ll does not move tn the  requ1red di
re ction , th ere IS a system fault. Seek expert assis
tance and have the system checked 
• If the display indicates that the gearbox is 
overheating for the first time, the vehicle will 
have to be parked safely or driven faster than 
20 km/h (12 mph) . 
• If the text message and acoustic warning 
are repeated approximately every 10 seconds, 
the vehicle must be parked safely immediately 
and the engine switched off. Allow the gearbox 
to cool down. 
• 
In order to prevent damage to the gearbox, 
you should not drive on unti l the acousti c 
warning stops. You should not pull away or 
drive the vehicle at very low speeds while the 
gearbox is overheated. 
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Fig. 146 In the  centre consol e: butt on  for  the 
s tart/s top syst em 
r-T'n First  read and observe  the introductory 
L-lcJJ information  and safety  warnings .&. on 
page 
196. 
The  start/stop  system automatically  switches the 
engine  off when  the vehicle  is stationary . When  re
quired , the  engine  restarts  automatically . 
The function is  automatically  activated every time 
the  ignit ion  is switched  on. The  instrument  cluster 
display  will show  information  about the current sta
tus . 
You  can find  additional  information  on the  start/ 
stop  mode  by pressing 
the~ button  in the Vehi
cl e status menu  in the  infota inment  system . 
Always  deactivate  the start/stop  system manually 
when  driving  through  water. 
Vehicles with a manual gearbox 
• When  the vehicle  is stat ionary , d isengage  the 
g e
ar and  release  the clutch  pedal.  The engine  is 
stopped . 
• Depress  the clutch  pedal to restart  the engine . 
Vehicles with an automatic gearbox 
• When the vehicle is  stationary , press  and hold 
the  brake  pedal.  The engine 
is stopped. 
• Ta ke  your  foot off the  brake  pedal, or  depress 
the  acce lerator,  to restart  the engine . 
Important preconditions for automatic 
engine switch-off 
• The driv er  is  wearing  their seat belt. 
• The driver  door is closed . 
• The bonnet  is closed . 
• The factory-fitted  towing bracket  is not  attached 
ele ctrically  to a trailer . 
• A minimum  engine temperature  has been 
rea ched . 
198 I While driving 
• The ve hicle has been moved since the engine 
was las t switc he d off. 
• F or  v ehicle s  with  Climatronic: the temperatu 
inside  the ve hicle is  within  the pre-set temperat~~e 
ra nge . 
• The  de frost  function of the air conditioning sys. 
tem  is not  switched  on. 
• The charging state of the vehicle battery is suf. 
ficient. 
• The temperature of the vehicle battery is not 
too 
low or  too  high . 
• The  vehicle  is not on a steep  incline. 
• For vehicles  with an automatic  gearbox: the 
front wheels are not angled  too sharply . 
• The windscreen  heating is not  switched on. 
• Reverse gear is not engaged . 
• The park  assist  system (Park Assist) system is 
not  active . 
When  the condit ions 
for automatic  engine swit ch
off  are only fulfilled  when the vehicle  is stationary, 
the  engine  can also  switch  off subsequently : 
• When the driver  creates  the required conditions 
by performing  an action , e .g . by switching off the 
defrost  function . 
• If the @ button  in the  centre  console is pressed 
twice ~Fig. 146. 
• When  selector lever position  P is selected in 
vehicles  with an automatic  gearbox. 
Conditions for an automatic restart 
The engine  can start  automatically  under the fol
lowing conditions : 
• If the temperature  inside the vehicle substan
tially increases or decreases . 
• If the  vehicle  rolls on. 
• If the  voltage of the  vehicle  battery falls. 
• If the  steering  wheel is moved. 
Conditions that require a manual  engine 
start 
The engine  must be started manually in the folloW· 
ing  conditions : 
• If the  driver  unfastens  their seat belt. 
• If the  driver door is opened . 
• If the  bonnet  is opened.