Booklet 3.1 Control s and Equipment
• Wh en th e ve hicle is stat io nar y or tra vellin g at
ve ry lo w sp ee ds, the te mp era tur e di sp la ye d m ay
b e sli ghtl y hi gher th an th e actua l o ut side te m -as res ult of th e heat r adi ate d fr om th e
Applies to vehicles : With Highline o r Midline instrument cluster
Warning or information te xt in the disp lay
Malfun ction s are s hown in th e di spl ay wa rnin g light s a nd warning infor
m ation me ssages.
Fig . 9 Warn ing text in the display of a Midline in st rumen t cluster: STO P Oi l pressure
T he sys te m run s a c hec k on ce rtai n co mpo nem s
an d fun cti on s w hen th e ig niti on is sw itc hed on
an d whil e the ve hicle is m ov ing. Fun ction al 111 al
f un cti on s are indi cate d by sy mbols w ith warn
in gs a nd in form ation t exts in th e di sp lay. An
ac ou sti c w arnin g is give n in certain cases. The
scree n may vary according to th e ve rs ion of th e
in strum ent cluste r yo ur vehicle has.
Warning symbo ls
Th ere ar e re d warnin g sy111bols (p riority I) and
ye llo w warnin g sy mb ols ( prior ity 2).
E xamp les of priority
1 wa rning s (red)
• Bra ke sys te m symb ol
or wi th th e
wa rnin g tex t STOP Broke fluid Owner 's manual!
• Coo lant symbol
with the w arnin g STOP Check coolant! Owner's manual!
• En gin e oil pr essure sy mbol
't=:r: with the
w arnin g text STOP Oil pressure engine off!
Owner's manual!.
If one o f the se malfun ction s occ urs, th e wa rnin g
li g ht will flas h or lig h t u p and will be acco 111pa
ni ecl b y three acoustic warning s. This is a clan
ger wa rnin g. Pull off th e roa d where it is sa fe
a nd sw itch off the e ng in e i111m edi ate ly . Co nta ct
your auth ori zed Vo lkswagen dea ler or a q uali
fi ed wo rks hop imm edia te ly and h ave the m al
fun ctio n r epa ired .
I f severa l priorit y
wa rnin gs are detec ted at th e
sa me tim e, the symb ols w ill ap pe ar one aft er th e
o th er fo r abo ut 2 seco nd s at a tim e.
a se t
ti 111e , th e in fo rm ati on tex t wi ll disap pear, how
eve r th e sy mbo l w ill app ear in th e dis pl ay a nd
s tay on as a re 111ind er for yo u to have the m al
f un cti on r epai red.
lo ng as pri or ity I wa rnin g is sh own in the
di sp lay, yo u will not be abl e to see an y o ther
m en us
7.
Examples of priority 2 warnings (yellow):
• Fu el sy mb ol with th e in fo rm ation tex t
Pl ease refuel!
• Windshie ld was her flui d sy mb ol with th e
i n fo rm atio n tex t Top up wa sh fluid!.
•
p ad sy 111b ol with inform atio n tex t
Check broke pods!
• Imm obili zer sy mb ol with th e info rmati on
tex t Immobilizer active!
If one o f th ese situ ations occ urs,
wa rnin g
sy mb ol li ght s up, an d yo u wi ll hear one acou stic
warning . C hec k th e c ause as soon as poss ible.
If seve ral p riorit y
wa rnin gs arc detec te d at th e
sa me tim e, th e sy mb ols di spl aye d on e aft er
th e oth er fo r ab out 2 seco nds at a tim e. a
se t tim e, th e inf ormati on te xt w ill disa ppe ar,
ho weve r the symb ol w ill app ear at the sid e of th e
di sp lay a nd stay on
a re 111ind er fo r yo u t o
c h eck th e c ause as so on as poss ible .
Pr ior ity 2 warnin g m essa ges will n ot be sh ow n
until all Priority I warnin g m ess ages have bee n
co rrec te d!
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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Applies to vehicles: H ighline instrumen t cluster and multi-function steering wheel
Example of using the menus with the mult i- function steering wheel
All menus in the i nstrwnen t cluster can be used following the steps described here.
Fig . 10 In the multi -fu nction steering wh eel: button lo toggle between the disp lays, button to con
f irm o se lect ion and button © to select o menu or
submenu.
T he se lling of a speed warning w ill be used
as an exam pie of how lo use the menus .
The speed warn ing feat ure is a helpfu l re
minder if you are, for example, usi ng
wi nter ti res whi ch arc no t suit ed for th e top
s p ee d of
ve hicle.
l. Opening the Set up menu
Switch on the ignition. A ve hicle p icto
gram appea rs .
Press butlon the mult ifunct io n
s tee rin g whee l until the Set up (Settings)
menu is disp layed.
The example menu Winter tires 2. Opening the Winter
tires menu
hig hli ght
the menu item Winier tires. The hig h
li ghted menu item is between two hori
zonta l lines. Th ere is also a trian gle on the
Mark the m enu opt ion Wint er tire s.
Press The Winter tires
menu opens.
3. Setting th e speed warning
Highlight th e menu it em+ 5 mi/h
( (+
10 km /h )) or 5 mi /h ((-10 km /h)) usi ng
th e ar row keys and p ress
butto n to
increa se or decrease the speed s how n at
th e top of t he di sp lay.
4 . Switching the speed warning on
and off
U sing th e arrow keys , select th e menu
i tem
On I Off a nd press to
sw itch the sp ee d wa rnin g on o r off. When
t h e s peed warnin g is swi tched olT, three
da she s --- appea r at the top of the disp lay .
5. Exiting the Winter tires menu
Se lect the m enu item Back .
The fu nction "Winter tires" w ill generate a v is
ible and acoustic warn ing once the ve hicl e has
r eac hed th e set speed .
In di splay
Winter tires
X mi /h (X km/ h) or--- Function
Th e na m e of the displaye d m enu
D isp lay of the speed cur ren tly set
or dashes if the function is switched off.
ON/OFF Swi tc h es the fu nction on or
+ 5 mi /h (+10 km/h ) In crease the set va lue by 5 mp h (10 km/h ).
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Function
In di splay
5 mi /h (-10 km/h)
Bock Dec reases t he se t va lue by 5 mph (10 km /h }.
Th e
Winter tires men u is close d and th e las t d is pla yed menu is
o pene d.
Tips
The m en us s ho wn in t he di spl ay dep end s on th e
veh icle elec tronic s an d th e o ption leve l of your
App lies lo ve hicles: wi th H igh line i nstr u ment cluster
ve hi cle. If you a re not s ure, as k yo ur authori zed
Vo lkswage n dea ler for as sis ta nce.
Example of using the menus with the windshield wiper lever
All menus in the cluste r can be used following the steps described here.
Fig . 11 In the wind shield wiper lever: button select and expand the menu and roc ker switch© to
select a su b m enu with in the men u
The se tting ofa sp eed warnin g will be used
as an examp le of how to use the menu s.
T he s pee d wa rnin g fe atu re is a help ful re
mind er if yo u are, for exa mpl e, u sin g
w int er tires w hich are not suit ed for the top
spee d
the ve hicl e.
1. Opening the main menu
Switch on the ig ni tion. A vehicle p icto
g ram is di spl aye d.
Press button 11 und er th e
w in ds hield wiper leve r o nce for abou t 5
seco nds and re lease . The followin g me s
sage appears: Plea se fasten seatbelt!
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Press an d hold the ro cke r sw itch © for
five seco nds to access the m ain men u. Yo u
ma y have to repeat this pro cedur e severa l
t im es if you had pr eviously se lec ted a dif
ferent me nu until you access the main
m enu.
2. Opening the Set up menu
Press the rocker switch the bottom
to sc roll dow n to Set up. The menu will ap
p ea r betwee n two hori zon ta l lin es and a
m arker tr ia n gle w ill app ear on the right
s id e.
Mark the m en u opt io n Set up .
Press under the w indshi eld
w ip er leve r. Th e m enu Setting s is opened.
3. Opening the Winter tires menu
Pr ess the ro cke r swi tc h © to m ark the
m enu opti on Wint er ti res.
Pre ss to o pen th e sub-m enu
Winter tir es.
4. Setting the speed warning
U se the ro cker sw itch © to mark the
m enu ent ry + 5 mi/h ((+ 10 km /h) ) or -
5 mi/h ((- 10 km /h) ) a nd press the button
to eith er in crease or de crease the spe ed
s h ow n in th e di sp lay above.
Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Func tion
Co nven ience
Door open The vehicl e lock s all door s w he n th e vehicle is mov ing and unl ocks
th e door s w hen key is re mo ved fr om ignition loc k.
ATA con firm The activati on of ala rm sys te m ca n be confirmed if re
quir ed .
Co nv. mode Co nve nien ce opera tio n of powe r w ind ows: dete rm in es if dri ver's door wi ndow, all w indows o r no window all sh ould h e
o p en ed when ve hicle is unlo cked. Thi s fun ctio n ca n o nly be ac
t ivated via dr iver's door.
Mirrors odjust The pa sse nger mir ror will be adju ste d au to mati cally wit h dri ve r's mirror if thi s fun cti o n is on.
Factory setting
Bo ck fun ctio n s in thi s m en u factory sellin gs.
Y o u w ill
m enu .
Tip s
T he m enu s show n in
displ ay depends on ve hicl e elec troni cs and o pti on l eve l of yo ur v
ehicl e. If
arc s ur e, ask yo ur authori zed
Vo lk sw age n dealer for assis ta nce .
Applies lo vehicles: wi th Hig hline ins trument cluster and compass
Compa ss
Th e ve hicle c ompa ss displa ys diff ere nt dir ect of trave l
The com pass is a n extremely ac curat e comput er di spl ays veh icle hea di ng s of N, NW . W, SW ,
S , SE , and NE. Th e m enu "Co mpa ss" can b e
op en ed wit h th e mu lti-fun cti on stee ring w hee l
bu H ons.
Ti ps
W hen dri vi ng in und erg round garages, throug h
or nea r subwa y stat ions o r rail roads·· - -"
app ear in displa y in stead of tr ave l
di rec tio n. If
m enu Compa ss is op en ed by
u sing w ind shi eld wipe r lever or multi-func
tion stee rin g w hee l butto ns Co m
pa ss avai lable prese nt" wi ll in dis p lay. Once imerfer cn ce cause dis appears. co mp ass rea ding will re app ear in d isp lay.
Applies to vehicles: with instrument cluster and compass
Calibrating the compass
vehicle compass must be calibrated time install aclditionnl i te m s
your vehicle, i.e. a roof ra ck.
Opening the Compass menu
Se lec t Set up the ma in
1 2 and press the bu11on
und er th e windsh ie ld wiper leve r o r th e
button on the multi-func tion steer ing
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wheel 13, fig . IO
Selec t th e sub-m enu Composs and
pr ess
button.
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In display Function
-1 Z
one
Ba ck Dec
reases the se t va lue by I
Th e Compass m enu is cl osed and the last displayed menu is ope ned.
Tips
The menu s sho wn in the disp lay dep end s on th e
ve hicl e electro nics and the o ption leve l of your
Warning lights
Overview of the warning lights
vehicle. If yo u are no t s ure, ask your authorize d
Vo lkswage n dealer for
The warning light s indicate a numb er of diff ere n t functions and possibl e mal
functions.
Fi g. 13 Instrument cluster wi th warning ligh ts. Some of the warning lights listed in this section ore on certain
models only or are op tio ns. !JI,,
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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
It em Symbol Meaning of warning Lights Fur ther informa tion
. Fue l fi lle r ca p not prop erl y clo sed 29
Hi gh beam 29
Ai rba g or b elt t en sio ner sys te m 2. 1. ch apt er "Mo nitorin g the m alfun cti on o r airb ag disabl ed
vanced airbag system"
Depress pedal 30
Tire press ure m onitorin g syste m 30
(TPMSJ
or
Day time running lights
WARNING
Failur e to heed warn ing l ig ht s and o ther im
por tan t ve hicle informatio n can lead to a
b rea kdow n in
coll is io n an d se rio us
p erso nal injur y.
• Neve r ign ore w arn ing lig ht s and warn ing
t ex ts !
• Whe neve r sta ll ed o r sto pp ed for re pa ir,
move the vehicle a safe dis ta nce ofT the road ,
s top the en gine, and turn on th e emergency
na sher and u se other warn ing device s to
approac hin g
Tip s
• Some warn ing lig hts ar e also displ aye d in th e
instru ment cluster. The pri orit y of malfun ctio ns
i s di spl ayed w ith red and yellow sy mbo ls and
d isp laye d with addition al in for mat ion.
• I f o n e o f th e ligh ts mark ed wit h
comes o n
wh ile yo u are driving , mo ve a safe dista n ce off
th e road. Turn off the en gine , turn the e mer
ge ncy flas her o n and use o ther
devices
t o alert ot her motorists. Go to listed page in yo ur
book let fo r ex planations.
• Some fea tures menti oned are
eq uipment on some models options on
This warning light exh aust system.
W arnin g lig ht
flashe s:
Mi sfiring
damage th e co nverter .
Red uce sp ee d and drive caref ull y to the neares t
au thorized Vo lkswage n dea le rs hip . I lave the e n
g in e c hecke d.
T he follow in g tex t is di spla yed in th e ins trument
clu ster disp lay: Emissions workshop !
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Wa rnin g li g ht i s illumin ated:
A malfun cti on ha s deve loped d urin g driving
w hi ch ha s red uced the qualit y of th e ex haust
e mi ssio n s.
spe ed an d dri ve c arefull y to
th e nearest a uthorized Vo lk swage n deale rs h ip.
H ave the engi ne checke d.
The fo llow ing tex t is displayed i n the instrum ent
cl uste r display: Emissio ns
Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Anti-lock brake system
The warning light monitors th e ABS and the integrated electronic differential lock
(EDL).
The warn ing light or sh ould li ght up for a
few seco nds whe n th e ign ition is swi tc h ed on .
T he lig ht goes out again after the sys te m has run
th roug h an auto matic test sequ en ce.
Ther e is a fault in the ABS if:
• The wa rning light ABS d oes not lig ht up
whe n th e igniti on is swi tc h ed on.
• The warn ing li ght does not t urn off agai n
af te r a few seconds.
• The warn ing lig ht light s up when the ve hicle
i s moving .
The vehicle ca n st ill b e braked in the normal
(exce pt that the ABS is not ac tive). Con tact an
author ized Vo lkswagen dealer or a qualified
wo rksh op as soo n as possib le. Fu rth er infor ma
ti on on ABS =book let 3.2 'Tips and Advice",
c hapt er ··smart tec hnolog y."
)fa fault occu rs in the ABS . th e ES P/ASH warning
lig ht w ill also light up.
Fault in the main brake system
I f the ABS warn ing lig ht A BS lights up together
w ith the bra ke warning light ABS, thi s ind icates
n ot o nly a fault in the
func tion, but a lso a
possible fault in the brake
The fo llow ing text is disp layed on th e in stru
ment cluster: Brake fault Own er' s
El ectronic differential lock (EDL) fault
Th e ED L wor ks in con junct ion w ith th e ABS. A
ma lfun cti o n in th e ED L is indi cate d by the ABS
wa rnin g lig ht ABS. Conta ct a n authorized Vo lk
swage n dealer or a qualified works hop as soon
as poss ible. Fur ther info rma tion on EDL
3.2 "Tips a nd Adv ice", ch apter "S m art
t ec hnolo gy."
WARNING
S top! Befo re working in the e ngin e compart
m ent, alwa ys read and hee d all WARN INGS
3 .2 "Tip s and Advice", c hapter
"Wo rking in the e ngin e co mpa rtm ent." The
eng ine co mpartment of any motor vehicle i s a
p ote ntia lly dange rou s ar ea and can ca use se
riou s persona l injury.
WARNING
Dri ving wit h bad brakes can cause a co llisio n
and serio us per sonal injury.
• If th e brake wa rning symbol BRAKE or(D)
d ocs no t g o out , o r if it li ght s up when driving
t h e brak e fluid le vel in the reservo ir is to o lo w
o r the re is a fau lt in the brake system . Imm edi
at ely s top dri vin g and get profess iona l help
= bookl et 3.2 " Tips and Advice", c hapt er
"B rake fluid. "
• If the brake warning sy mbol BRAKE or
lig ht s up a t th e sa me time as the ABS warning
li g ht ABS or , the ABS may not be workin g
prop erly and the rea r w hee ls co uld lo ck up
first under hard brak ing. Hear wheel bra ke
lo ck- up can ca use loss of vehicle control. I f
yo u b elieve that it is sa fe to do so , go immedi
a tel y
low s pee d to the nearest au thorized
Volk swagen dea ler or qu alifi ed wo rksh op and
h ave the
sy stem ins pec ted . Dri ve slow ly
and avoid sudd en, hard brake application.
• If th e AB S warning light ABS docs not go
o ut , o r if il comes o n while dri vin g, the A BS
syste m is not work ing pro perly. The vehicl e
ca n then be s topp ed onl y with the standard
brake s (with out ABS). You will not have the
protection AB S pro vid es. Contact your autho
ri ze d Vo lk swa gen deal er or
work
s h op a s soo n as possib le.
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Electronic Stabilization Program {ESP) I Anti-slip regulation ASR
This warning light monitors the Elect ronic Stabil iza tion or th e Anti-slip
regulation.
The warnin g light has the follow ing functi ons:
• It light s up when the ignition i s switched on
and sh ou ld turn off aga in afte r about 2 seconds.
• It flashes whe n the ESP/ASR is activa ted
w hen dri ving.
• It will li gh t up cont inuou sly if th ere is a ma l
f un ction in th e ESP/ASR.
• It
will ligh t up continuou sly if th e ESP/ASR is
sw itch ed off =:pag e 91. •
It w ill also light up if a fa ult sh o uld occur in
the ABS because th e ESP/AS R operates in con
jun cti on w ith the AJ3S.
If th e warning ligh t light s up and stays on a fter
th e e ngin e is
thi s may mean that th e
c ontro l sys tem has tem porarily switch ed o ff the
fu ncti on . In thi s case the ESP/ASH ca n be reac ti
vated by sw itchin g th e ig niti on off and then on
again. If the wa rnin g lig ht goes out, thi s m ea ns
t he sys tem is fully functiona l.
Brake system I Parking brake or BRAKE
The warnin g light lights up if the parking brake is applied, if the brake level
is too low or if there is a malfunction in the brake system .
This warning light or BRAK E lights up if
• the park ing brake is o n
If yo u dri ve faster than 3 mph (5 km /h } w ith the
parking brake on, the follo win g m essage will ap
pear in the in strum ent cluster di spl ay :
Handbrake on!. An ac oustic wa rnin g is a lso
give n.
• If th e brake flu id leve l is too
3.2, chap te r "J3rake fluid"
The infor matio n text disp layed in the instru
m ent cluste r di sp lay is : STOP! Brake fluid
Owner's manual!.
This warn ing light can l ight up t ogether with the
ant i- locki ng bra ke system warni ng lig ht
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WARNING
• Stop! Before workin g in the en gine com
partment always r ead and heed all warnings
3.2, chapter "Working in the engin e
compa rtment." The en gi ne compa rtment of
any motor vehicl e is a pot enti all y dangerou s
area and can cause serious personal injury.
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ir1 WARN ING (co ntin ued)
• Drivin g with bad brake s can cause a colli
s ion and seriou s per sona l injury.
• If the brak e warning symb ol BRAKE or
docs not go out, or if it l ights up when drivin g,
the brak e fluid leve l in the r eservoir i s too low
o r th ere's a malfun ction in the brake system.
Imm ediat ely stop driving and get profe ssional
assista nce
3.2, chapter "13 rake
fluid ".
• If the brak e warn ing sy mbol BRAK E or
ligh ts up at the same time as the ABS warning
light the ABS may not be working prope rly
a nd the rear whee ls cou ld lock up
und er
hard braking . R ea r whee l brak e lock-up can
ca use loss o f vehicl e control. If you beli eve
that it i s safe to do so , go imm ediat ely to the
near est auth orized Volkswagen dealer or
qualified works hop a nd h ave the brak e syste m
in spe cted. Dri ve slow ly and avoid sudden
h ard brake application .
• If the ABS warn ing light does not go out o r
if it come s on whil e driving , th e AB S sys te m i s
not working properly. The vehicle can then be
s topped onl y with stand ard brake s (w ithout
A BS ). Co ntact Your authorized Volkswage n
or qualified workshop as soo n as
po ssible ...