
Operate your vehicle safely
For drivin g safely, alwa ys follow t he speci fied
maint enance interva ls in your maint enan ce
bo okle t =boo klet
I.I "M aint en an ce" -es peci ally
fo r chan ging brake fluid. H ard use , pri marily
s top and go dr iv in g, o perat io n in very dusty
areas, t ra ile r towi ng as we ll as other con dition s
m ay make
neces sary maint enance
im erva ls -see your authorize d Vo lksw agen
d ea ler.
Your vehicle 's condition is dir ect ly relot ed to
driving safety
Th erefo re, always be sur e
ob serve fol
l ow ing points before yo u dr ive off:
• Check l ig ht s an d turn sig nals.
• Check f uel l eve l.
• Make sure
a ll ligh ts a nd all wi ndows are
clea n.
• Adjust
mirr ors .
• Make s ure
air intak e slo ts betwee n en gin e hood a nd wind shi eld are free of
l eaves, sn ow a nd ice.
• Check warning a nd indicato r light s when
s tarli ng the en g in e.
Your personal d riving style and attitude have a
lot to do with safety ..
T here fore , for you r ow n sa fe ty:
• Wear your safety bells a nd wear
pro p
er ly , ev en if you ar e just driv in g in city o r lo
th e co rner =book le t 2 .1 "Sa fe ty first",
c h apt er "Safet y
• Make sur e th at all passe ngers wear their
sa fe ty belt s proper ly. even those in rea r 2.1 "Sa fe ty chapter "Safety
belt s." Pa sse ngers wea ring en
danger not onl y th em selves in cra sh, but al so dri ver and oth er passengers .
• Make su re th at children a lwa ys
on rear
sea t prop erl y res tra in ed by a res traint system a p
propri ate for th eir size and age.
• Never tra nsp ort a child in a rear
c hild
or infant seat on the front passe nger seat
= bo oklet 2.1 "Safety
• Adju st yo ur sea t so that yo u ca n eas ily reac h
a ll co ntrol s whil e yo u are as from
Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
airb ag as pos sible but close r th an 10 inches
(25 cm ) = book let 2. 1 an d 3.1.
• The sea ting positi on is ve ry important for the
a irb ag perfo rm ance
2.l "S afety first",
cha pter "Air bag syste m.''
• Always a djust th e hea d res traints to
cor
r ec t h eig ht . For maximum pro tec tion , ad just the
h ead res trai nt so that the upp er edge is as eve n
w ith the top of yo ur hea d as possi ble,
no
l owe r than eye le v el a nd so that is as close to
th e ba ck of your head as possib le = bo okle t 2. 1
"Safe ty
• Alw ays make s ure that the mov ement of peda ls is no t res tri cte d in an y way 3. 1,
c h ap te r " Peda ls ."
• Store luggage an d light it em s prop erl y in
luggage compartme nt and on roo f
=book let 3. 1, c hap ter" Luggage compa rtment "
an d
3.1, cha pter rack."
If you drink, do not drive !
T he use of a lco hol, dru gs a nd certain medi ca
ti ons w ill seriously impa ir percept io n , reac tions
a nd dri vin g a bility ,
increa sin g th e
ri sk of an acci dent, cras h an d pe rso nal injury.
Do not drive if you are tired.
Make frequ ent rest stops , at le ast aft er every two
hours of dri ving.
Al ways adapt vehicle speed to traffic, road and
weather conditions.
H em ember , th at
o n sm ooth, slipp ery
roa ds, ve hicle han dling and br aking dep end a
d ea l on tire ad hes ion. On wet roa ds, the
front whee ls c an h ydrop lane, especi ally at
h ig her sp ee ds. If thi s hap pe ns, yo u will then no
l o nge r b e ab le to ste er or brak e prop erl y.
WARNING
• Alw ays observe the po sted spe ed Ii mils and
common sense. Your good judgment can
mean
diff ere n ce between arr iving safely at
your destination and being ser iously injur ed
in
crash or other kind of accide nt.
• Alway s rea d and hee d all WARNI NGS and
a dditi on al inform ation rega rding safety
= bookl et 2.1 "Safe ty
Driving and protecting the environment 9

Booklet 3 .2 Tips and Advice
Checking and Filling
Filling the tank
fuel filler flap opens from inside the vehicle. The fuel tank holds 14 .5 gallons
(55 Liters).
Fig . 1 Detail of the driver door: the fuel fil ler flop re
lease button
Opening the fuel filler flap
- Pull the switc h 00) in th e drive r doo r
back
I. T he fu el fill er flap i s re leased .
- Open the fuel filler flap and turn th e
tank cap counte r-cloc kw ise.
- Hook t he fill er cap to the top of the filler
flap
2 .
Clo sing the fuel filler flap
- Screw o n the fuel fi lle r ne ck clockwise
until you hea r it cl ick into position.
- Alway s m ake s ure the fi ller cap i s
screwe d on a ll way.
- Close the fuel fi ller flap. Make sure you
h ear it cli ck into place.
The fue l filler flap is at the re ar of the vehicle on
th e right re ar qua rter pan el.
Whe n the tex t Pleas e refuel! appears in the in
s trum ent clu ste r, th ere a re still abo ut
gallons
30 Checking and Filling
Fig. 2 Open fuel filler flap with f iller cap attached
to the flop
(7 liter s) of gas in the tank. A warning chi me w ill
a lso so und.
An indi cator lig ht (if availab le) in the in st rum ent
cluster w ill come on if the fu el fi ller cap is not
properly clos ed
3.1 "C ontrol s and
Eq uipment."
T he automat ic filler nozzle s hould switc h itself
when the tank is " full ". Do not try to put in
mor e gas after the pump stops. To ppin g off the
ta nk in this
will fill the expa nsion chamb er
i n th e gas tank and causes th e fuel to ove rflow
w hen the temperature ri ses.
The correct grade of fuel for your vehicle is
s h own o n
sti cker on the insid e of the fuel filler
flap. For mor e informatio n on fu el 3.3
" T ec hnical da ta ."
Specia l indications far diesel engines
Your diesel vehi cle ha s a filler neck for a sta ndard
s ized fuel noz zle. Onl y fuel the v ehicl e usin g a
s tan dard sized fuel nozz le. Some s tandard filler
no zzles have a sprin g that preve nts the nozzle
from reaching complete ly ins ide t he ve hicl e's
fille r neck. However, it is poss ible to t h e nozzl e up to wh ere the spring beg ins, an d

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Applies to vehicles, with power roof
Emergency closing of power roof
The power sunroof can be closed manually if there is a defect.
Fig. 30 In the removing cover
-Remo ve th e cove r from the front edge
in th e dire cti on of the a rrow
30 .
- Insert a standa rd 4-mm Allen w re n ch
into th e s ocket head screw
31
- Turn the w re n ch to cl ose the power
s unro of.
Fig. 31 Bolt for closing the power sunroof
-Insta ll the cover.
WARNING
Always stop th e vehicle as soon as it is safe to
do so and move the ve hicle a safe distance off
th e road where it is safe to close the pow er roof
manuall y. T urn on the em ergency flasher to
wa rn appro achin g
can b e op en ed from insid e the luggage compart
ment.
- Fold the rea r seatbac k forwa rd
3.1 "Rear seat".
- Pull the release han dle to open the re ar
lid from the inside of the luggage co mpart
m ent.
- R eturn the handl e to its ori gina l po si
ti o n af te r op enin g the rear lid.
To help pr eve nt ch ildre n and oth ers from being
trapped in the lu ggag e compartment, y our ve
hi cle has an em erg e ncy opening le ve r in sid e th e
lu gg age co m pa rtm ent th at g low s in the dark
76 What do I do now?
WARNING
A c hild or other perso n trapped in the luggage
compartment of a vehicle can be serio usly in
ju red and even die
• Never leave yo ur vehicl e un att end ed or let
c hildr en play a round your vehicl e, es pecia lly
w ith th e tru nk lid lef t open. A chil d could cra wl
into the vehicl e throu gh th e luggage compart
ment and pu ll the lid shut becomin g trap ped
and un able lo get out. Being trapped in ave
hicl e ca n lead to serio us pers onal injury , espe
ci ally wh en it is very ho t or cold.
• Never leave child ren, disabled p erso ns or
a n yone who ca nnot help themselv es in th e ve-

® Booklet 3.4 Premium Sound System
Tips
Always hold the CD either by the center or by the
out er edge with the print ed sid e facing up.
LOAD button
The internal CD changer is operated easily and convenient ly usin g the cont rols
on the radio.
It allows you to load up to six CD's.
FM 1
Fig . 16 CD b uttons
Only use standa rd 12 cm (4.72 inch) CD s.
Shape C Ds or CDs or 8 cm (3.15 inch) CDs
can not be played.
Loading one CD
- Press briefly the I LOAD J fi g. 16
SELECT FREE SLOT will appear in the
di spla y.
- Selec t th e slot by pressing one of t he
s tation pr eset
page 16, fig. 14
INSERT CD will app ear in the disp lay
once th e radio unit is read y to load a CD.
- I nse rt the CD with the printed side
faci ng up. LOADING CD will app ear in the
di splay .
20 Radio I CD Loading two or more CDs
-
Press briefly the I LOAD J button for more
t h an two second s. INSERT CD
will app ear
in the display once t he rad io unit i s ready
to load the CDs.
- Inse rt th e CDs one by one when INSERT
CD app ears in the di splay.
Tips
• Make sur e all the CDs arc inse rted wi th the
printed side facing up.
• If no CD slot is se lected a fter pressing th e
ILOADJ button, the rad io unit will automat ica lly
selec t the nex t empty tray.
• I f le ss than six CDs are inser te d th e uni t will
b egi n playi ng the last C D inserted.
• Once the CD or th e las t CD is inserted
CHECKING CD will appea r in the di spl ay before
the unit b egins playing the CD.
• If no C D is inserted afte r press ing th e(LOADJ
b utt on or after select ing the slot , the rad io unit
w ill r eturn to the p rev iou s m ode after a few sec
o nd s.
•
th e CD slot s are full it w ill not be pos
sib le to insert a new CD . NO FREE SLOT w ill ap
pear in th e

Booklet 3.4 Premium Sound System ®
MP3
MP3 player operation
The interna l CD-C hanger also allows you to play
CD-Rs co ntaining MP3 data. Howeve r, t he re
flectivity rate must be 60
% or high er.
D iff ere nt kind s of info rmation (e.g. name of the
so ng and artist) may appear in th e di sp lay
during MP3 player operation
On ly use s tandar d 12 cm (4.72 in ch) CDs. The
s h ape d CDs or 8 cm (3.15 inch ) CDs can not b e
p layed.
Tips
• The u nit ca n only play either discs con
taining audio or MP 3 data. If a CD co ntaining
both audio and M P3 data is inserted, an error
message will appear in the display and the CD
will be automatica lly ejected ..
• The ex terna l CD changer • can not play dis cs
co ntainin g MP3 files.
<4
Folder and play list search Buttons
fig. 20
se lect the des ired folder or play list to
sc ro ll upward
to scro ll downward
th roug h th e fo lders or pla y lists).
Fig . 21 Radios with Satellite D igital Rodia Service
Rad ios with SD RS: I CAT/F LOR) button
- Press CAT/FLOR l fig. 21 se
l ec t the desired folder or p lay list
to
s cro ll upward
to scro ll downward
th rough the fo lder s or p lay lists) .
Tips
I f only tracks are availab le in the CD with MP3
da ta (no folders or play lists), this button will
ha ve no funct ion . ._
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Booklet 3.4 Premium Sound System ®
Tips
• Whe n
external CD changer is selected
EXT will appear in the radio display.
• The LED s above the slot buttons I to 6 will
stay on
to indi cate that there is a CD inside the
s lo t.
• It is po ssible to reproduce Howeve r the reproduction depends on th e terial quality of the CD .
• Always inser t the CD with the prin ted s ide
fac ing up . •
Make sure the CDs are prop erly install ed in
the CD changer. Also, make su re the CDs are
moved from the slot before you close the rest, otherwise you cou ld damage th e CDs.
• Only use standard
12 cm (4.72 inch) CDs. T he
s h ap ed CDs or 8 cm (3.15 in ch) CDs can not be
played.
• If no CD slot is se lected after pressing the
LOAD button, the radio unit will automatically
select the next empty tray .
• I f the ejected CD is not removed from the slot
in t he next
15 secon ds, it will be pulled back tomat ically into the CD slot to prevent damage
and the eject mod e will be
Tips for operating your internal CD-Changer and external CD
Changer
To assu re a sound reproduction of the highest
quality, u se on ly CDs which are clean and free of
sc ratch es or any other type of damage.
Do not u se tran sparent
Wa re availabl e in the
market. Use of these CDs w ill cause th e changer
improp erl y load.
If yo u are going
to make your own CDs, do not
s tick an adhesive labe l on the CD itself. The heat
Preventive measures for laser units.
Laser devices are divided into safety classes I 4.
Your VOLKSWAGEN CD ch an ger conforms to
safety class I.
The laser used in cla ss l is so low a nd so we ll
s hield ed, that no danger exi sts wi th proper
usage . generated
by the CD play er ca n loosen t he
sive label, which then coud come off and and
jam up the unit. This could result in a costly
pair. Use a marker labe l your CDs in stead.
Always sto re CDs in tl1eir cases whe n you are not
li stening to th em.
Neve r leave CDs in direct
Note
Never remove the cover from the uni t. The unit
doc s not contain any parts that can b e serviced
b y the use r.
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