
Booklet  2.1  Safety  first 
Safety  is  everybody 's  res pon sibilit y! .. 
Important  things  to  do  before  driving 
Safety  is job.  Vehicle  and occupant  safety  always  depends  on  the  in
fo rm ed and 
driver. 
For  your  safety  and  th e sa fe ty  of yo ur  pas
se ng ers,  before  drivi ng a lways : 
- Make  sure  that  a ll lights  and  signals are 
ope ratin g correctly. 
- Mak e sur e that  the tire pressure  is  co r
rect. 
- Make s ure that  all wind ows  are  clea n 
and  a fford  good  vis ib ili ty  to  the out side. 
- Secu re all  luggage  a nd oth er  items  care
fully 
10. 
- Make  sure  that  not hing  can  interf ere 
w ith  the peda ls . 
What  impairs  driving  safety 
- Adju st  fr ont  sea t, head  res traint  and 
mirror s correct ly  for  your  heig ht. 
- Instru ct pa ssengers  to adjust  the head 
restra ints  accor ding to  th eir h eig ht . 
- Ma ke su re  to  use  the  r ig ht  chil d re 
s tra int  and  use it cor rectl y to  prot ect chil
dren 
5 l. 
- Sit  p rope rly  in  you r sea t and  make  sur e 
that  your  passenger s do  th e sa me 
4. 
- Faste n yo ur  safe ty  belt and  wear it prop 
e rly. A lso  i nst ruct  your pa ssenge rs  to 
fasten  their safety  belts  prop erl y 
.-
Safe driv ing  is  directly  re lat ed to the  condition  of the  vehicle , the  driv er  as well  as 
the  driver's 
to concentrate  on  the  road  without  being  distracted. 
The driv er i s respo nsibl e for  the sa fe ty o f 
th e ve hicle  and  a ll of  its  occupan ts.  If yo ur 
ab ilit y to  dr ive  is  im paired,  safe ty risks  for 
eve ry bod y in  th e veh icle  increase  and you 
a lso  become  a  hazard  to everyo ne e lse  on 
t he  road 
The refo re: 
- Do  not le t yo urse lf be  distra cte d b y pas 
se nge rs  or by  usi ng  the  sound  system  o r a 
ce llul ar t elep hone 
- Never  drive when  yo ur  driv in g abil ity  is 
imp air ed  (b y  m edi ca tions,  alco hol , drugs, 
etc.) . 
- Obse rve a ll traffic  laws,  rules of th e road 
and  sp eed  limit s and  plai n co mm on  se nse .  -
Alw ays ad just yo ur  spee d to  road , traffic 
a nd  wea ther  condition s. 
- Take  frequ ent  breaks  on  long  trips. 
Don't  drive  for  more  than  two  hou rs  at a 
s tr etc h. 
- Do n ot dr ive w he n  yo u are  tir ed,  und er 
press ure o r w hen  you  a re s tressed. 
WARNING 
dri vin g sa fe ty  increases  the risk  of 
se riou s perso nal  inju ry and  dea th  when ever  a 
ve hicle  is  being  use d ... 
Safe  driving  3  

Booklet  3.1  Controls  and Equipm ent ® 
Table  of  contents 
Instrument  panel  ........... .. .. ...  . 
Overview  ..............................  . 
Overview  of the  contro l butto ns  on  the 
mu lti- function  steering  w heel  ..... .... . . . 
Instrument  cluster ...... ............. ... . . 
Display  in the  in strument  cluster  .........  . 
Menus  in the  instrument  cluster  ..... •.. .. 
Warning  lights .... ....... ........ ..... . . 
2 
2 
4 
5 
7 
12 
20 
Op ening  and  closing  Keys  . . . . . .  . . 
31 
K ey  Set  . . . . .  .  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . .  . . . . . . .  . . 31 
Remo te  cont rol  key  . . . . . .  . . .  . . .  • . . . . .  . •  . . 32 C ent ral  locking  system . . .  .  . . . . .  . . .  . . . .  . . . 34 
Anti-the ft o lorm  system  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . . . . .  •  . . 36 
Rear  lid  . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . .  • . . .  . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  37 
Windows  ....  .. . . .. ....  ...  . .... . ..  ..  ..  . . 
39 Po wer  roof  . . . . . . .  . . . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . . . .  • . . 42 
H ome link®  Universal  Transm itter . . .  . . . . .  44 
Lights  and  a  clear  view  . . . .  . . . . .  . .  46 
Lights  .  . . . . .  .  . . .  .  . . . . .  . .  .  . . .  .  . .  . . .  . . . .  . . . 46 
Interior  lights . . .  .  . . .  . . . .  . . . . .  . . . . .  . . . .  . . .  50 
Clear  vision  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . .  . . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  52 
Windshie ld  wi pers  .  . . . .  • . . . . .  . . . . .  . . .  . . .  53 
Mirrors  . . . . .  . . .  .  . . .  . .  . . •  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  55 
Seat s and  storag e . . .  . . .  . .  . . .  . . . .  . . .  57 
Why  is seat  adjust ment  so im portant ? . . . . 57 
H ead  restraints  .  . . . .  . .  . .  . . . . . .  . .  . . . .  . . . .  .  58  Front  seats  .
..... .... ... •..... .• .... ..... 
Rear  seat  bench  . ... ...... ....... •.. .... . 
Sto rage  ......... ................... ....  . 
Additiona l storage comportmen t ond 
elec trica l sockets  .... ... .... .... ... ......  . 
Luggage  comportment ........... ....... . 
R oo f rock  . .......... ......•.... .. •....... 
Air  conditioning  system ...... ... .. .  60 
66 
69 
73 
74 
76 
80 
Heal
ing  . . .  . . . . .  . . .  . . . .  . . . . .  . .  . . . . .. . . . . . 80 
Cl imatic  . . . . .  . . . . . . . . .  . . .  . . . . . . .  . . .  • . .  . . . 8 1 Climotronic  . . . . .  . . . . .  . . . . .  . . .  . . .  . .  . . . . .  . . 84 
Im portan t no tes  . . .  . . .  . . . . . . .  . . .  . . . . . .  . . . 88 
Driving  ................... .............  90 
Steering . .  . . . . .  . . . .  . . . . .  . . . .  . .  . . . . . .  . .  . .  . 90 
Safety  . . . .  . . . . .  . . . . .  . . .  . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . .  . . .  .  91 
Igniti on lock  . . .  . . . . . .  . . .  . . . . .  . . .  . . . . .  . . .  . 93 
Starting  ond  stopping  the engine  . . . . . . .  . .  95 
Monuol  transmission  . . . . .  . . .  . . . . . .  . .  . .  . . .  97 
Automatic  transmissio n 
I Direct  sh ift 
gea rbox  . . .  . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . .  . .  . . . . . .  . .  . .  98 
P arking  brok e  . ...... .... .... .. .. .. . .. ... 
104 Electronic  Parking Assistance  . ........ •.. . 10 6 
Crui se  co ntrol  ......... ........ .... ...... 107 
Alphabetical  inde x  .... ...... .... ...  10 9 
T ab le  of  contents  

Booklet  3.1  Controls  and  Equipment 
Air  conditioning  system 
Heating 
Controls 
Fig.  66  In the  ce nter  c onsol e: heo ting  control s 
-Using  the control s 66 and 
yo u ca n adju st  th e te mper atur e, a ir di s
tr ibuti on  an d th e fan  speed. 
- To switc h  a fun ctio n on  or  off, pr ess th e 
ap propriat e 
When  a fun c
tion  is  switch ed  on  a light  in  th e button  i l
luminate s. 
Temperatur e 
Th is  c ont rol can  b e use d to  a dju st  th e  te m pera 
tu re . Th e te mp erat ure  insid e th e  ve hicl e 
be  lower  than  the  out sid e te mpera tur e. Max
imum  hea t outp ut, w hich  is  nee ded  to  defros t 
the  wind ows quic kl y,  is  on ly  av ailab le  w hen  th e 
e ngi ne  has  reac hed  i ts  ope rat ing te mp erature. 
R e ar  window  heating (jiiJ 
The  heatin g switc hes  off  aut om atica lly  approxi
m ate ly JO 111 i11 111es it is  sw itch ed  on . It can 
also  he  sw itch ed  olTb y pu shing  th e ag ain. 
Recirculation  mode 
W hen  air  recirc ulat io n mod e is  sw itched  on 
(b u illumin ated yellow  light ) out sid e ai r 
80  Air  conditioning  system 
can not ent er int o the  vehicle  interior , fo r ex 
a m ple  w hen  dri ving  through  a tunn el or  w hen  at 
a  sta nd sti ll  in  hea vy 
When  th e ou ts ide  te mp eratur e is  lo w,  usin g air 
re circ ulati on mode  prov ides  more 
heat ing  by  heat in g fro m th e  ve hicle int erior 
i n ste ad  of co ld  air  from  outsid e. 
Air  di stribution 
Thi s con tro l c an  b e used  to  di stri bu te  th e a ir. 
-A ir dis tribu tio n th e  w indshi eld.  For 
s afe ty  reaso ns.  th e  air  reci rcula tion  mode  is 
sw itch ed  off  in  th is  po sit ion.  Press 
swit c h  it  b ack  on . 
-A ir di stri but ion  into th e ve hicle int erior. 
!,,0 -Air  di stribution  in to  th e footwe lls. 
- Air  dis tr ibution to th e and  the 
foot  well s. 
Th e fa n h as four  diffe re n t spee ds.  The  fan  sh ould 
always  be  se t at  the lowes t spe ed  when  dri ving 
s low ly .  

Booklet  3.1  Controls  and  Equipment 
WARNING 
Poor visibility  increases  the  risk  of collision s 
and  other  accidents. 
•  Always  make sure  all  windows  are clear  of 
i ce, snow,  and condensa tion  for  good  visibility 
- ou t the  wind shield , side  a nd rear  wind ow s. 
•  Maximum  heating output  and  fast de
frosting  will onl y occur  aft er  the  en gin e has 
Climatic 
Applies  to ve hicles, Climatic 
Controls 
Fig . 67  In the  cen te r console , Climatic  cont rols 
Th e a ir co nditi oning sys te m  o nly wo rks 
w hen  the  en gin e is  running  and  th e fan  i s 
s w it c h ed on. 
- Usin g the  control s 
67 and 
yo u can  set th e  te mperatur e, air di str i
bution  and th e  fan  sp eed. 
- To  switch  a functi on  on or  off, pre ss the 
appropriat e button 
Wh en a  func
tion  is sw itch ed  on  a light  in  th e bu tton 
il
lumin ates . 
Te mp erature =q1age 82 
IECONJ butlOn or AC bu  lion - coo ling sys te m 
o n/off. 
WARN ING (co ntinu ed) 
reached  operating  tempe rat ure. Wait  until  you 
have  good  v isi bili ty befor e driving  off. 
•  Thoroughly  famili ari ze yo urse lf wit h  th e 
operat ion  o f the  heating  and  ventilatio n 
s ystem,  including  the  defog/defros t features 
yo u will n eed for  goo d vis ibilit y. 
•  Always read  and  h eed the informat ion  a nd 
a ll  WAR NINGS . 
'4 
But1on rea r window  defogge r - The 
h eat ing sw itches  off a utom atic ally  app rox i
m ate ly 
/0 a ft er it i s s witc h ed  on. It ca n also  be  swi tc h ed  off  by pus hing th e 
sw it c h  aga in. 
air r ecir culati on m ode 
=q1 age 83 
A ir  di stri bu tion  co ntrol =q1age 82 
Fan  -Th e fan  has fo ur  di ffere nt  sp ee ds. T he 
fa n sh o uld  always be se t the lo wes t spe ed 
w hen  dr ivi ng  slow ly. 
WARNING 
Poor  vis ibility  increases  the  risk of c olli sions 
and  o ther  accident s. 
Air  conditioning  system  81  

Booklet  3.1  Controls  and  Equipment 
WARNING  (continued) 
• Always  make  sure  a ll windows  arc  clear  of 
ice,  snow,  and  conde nsa tion  for  good  v is ibili ty 
-out  the wind shi eld , side  and  rear  w indows . 
•  Max imum  heating  output  and fast 
frosting  w ill only  occur  after  the en gine  has 
Applies  to vehicles:  with  Climo tic 
Heating  and  cooling  the interior 
WARNING (continued) 
reache d operat ing temperature.  Wait until  you 
h ave good  v is ibilit y befor e driving 
•  Thoroughly  fam iliar ize  yourse lf wi th  the 
op erat io n  of  lhe  hea tin g and  vent ilation 
sys tem,  including  the  defog/defrost  features 
you  w ill ne ed  for  good  visibilit y. 
•  Always  read and heed  the inform ati on  and 
a ll 
The  set  tempe rature is maintained  a.ulOmatically . 
Fig. 68  I n the  cen ter conso le : C limo te  co ntrols 
Heating  the  interior 
- Turn  the  temperatur e selector 68 
to  the  right  until  the desired  heat  output 
i s  reached. 
- Turn  the  ran  switch ©  to one  of  the 
tin gs 
- Use  the air  di stribution to 
g uid e th e air whe re  you  want (to 
the  wind shi eld l.@( into  the  vehicle 
(to  th e foot  wells) th e 
w ind shi eld  and  to  th e footw ells). 
Cooling  the  interior 
- Sw itc h  on  the coo ling sys te m  b y 
pre ssing  th e =efig.  68 IECONI  button  (the 
l amp  in  the  button  should 
1101 b e  lit  up). 
82  Air conditioning  system 
Turn  rhe temperature  se lector  to  the le ft 
until  the  des ired  coo ling  outpu t is reach ed. 
Turn  th e fan  switch  to one  of the 
tin gs 
- Use  the  air  d ist ribution  control to 
g uide  the ai r flow  wher e you  want 
(lo 
th e windshield).@  (into  the  vehicle  inte· 
ri or).@j  ( to  the  foo t wells) 
(to  the 
w in dshi eld  and  to  th e footwell s). 
Heating 
Maximum output , w hich  i s need ed to fr os t the quickly , is  on ly  available  when 
the  engin e rea ch ed  its ope rating  

Booklet  3.1  Controls  and  Equipment 
Cooling system 
When  the air  condit ion ing is  on,  not on ly  th e 
temperatur e, but  also  the air  humidit y in  th e ve
h icle  interior  is  re du ced. Thi s improve s comfort 
for  the  vehicle  occupallls  and preve nts  th e  w in
dows  from  fogging  up  when  th e o utsi de a ir i s 
very  humid. 
I f  the  air  conditionin g does  not 
on, it 
co uld be  for one  of  the follow ing reasons 
•  the eng ine  is  no t running. 
Applies to vehicles:  with  Climatic 
Air  recirculation  mode 
•  th e fan  is sw itch ed  off. 
•  t he outs id e  te mperatu re  is  lower  than 
rou ghly 
+ 40 ( +3 °CJ . 
•  the air  conditioner  compr essor  has  bee n 
tempor aril y sw it ched  off because  th e e ngi ne 
coo la nt  te mp erature  i s too  high. 
•  the air  condition er  fu se  is blow n. 
•  have  the air  condit ione r ch ecked  by  an  au
th ori ze d Vo lkswage n deale r. 
Air  recirculat ion mod e prevent s fum es or unpleasant  smells from entering  the ve
hicle. 
- Pre ss  the  butt on 82, 68 
switch  air  r eci rculat io n  mode  on  or off. 
When  it is s witch ed on a yellow  light in the 
button  light s up. 
Air r ecircul atio n m ode  pre vents stro ng  out door 
odors  from  ent erin g th e ve hicle  interior,  for ex
amp le  when  driving  th rough  a tunnel  or  in 
de nse  traffi c. 
the out side  te mp erature is  low,  usin g air 
r e circulat io n  m ode  prov ides  mor e effective 
h ea tin g by  hea ting  air fr om th e ve hicle  int eri o r 
instead  of cold  air  from  outsid e. 
W hen  th e o utside  te mperat ure is  hi gh,  usin g air 
r eci rculation  mode  prov ides m ore  effectiv e 
coo ling 
cooling  air from  th e ve hicle  i111erior 
in ste ad  of wa rm  ai r from  ou ts id e. 
For safety  re aso ns,  air  re cir cu lati on  is  not  pos
s ib le 
th e colll ro l for  air  di stributi on  i s set 
t o  th e®  pos ition.  The  air reci rc ul atio n  m ode  ca
n b e sw itch ed  back  on b y pressing 
bu  lion . 
WARNING 
Stale  air  cau ses driver  fatigue  and  reduces 
dri ver alert ness . Thi s can  lead  lo acciden ts, 
co llisio ns  and  seriou s perso nal injury. 
•  Neve r use air  reci rculation  for lo ng period s 
of  tim e becau se no fresh  air  will  come  into  the 
pa ssenger  com partm ent. 
•  If  the coo ling sys tem  is  sw itch ed  o ff, the 
w indows  can  fog up qui ckl y and  decrease 
dr ive r vis ibilit y. 
•  Always  sw itch  the recirculation  mode  off 
wh en  i t is  not  nee ded. 
Do  not s moke  whil e a ir reci rc ul atio n m ode  is  on, 
as  sm oke  draw n i111 0 the clim ate-co ntrol sys te m 
ca n leave  a re sidue  on  th e evaporator,  producin g 
perm an en t unpl easant odo r. 
Air  conditioning  system  83  

Booklet 3.1  Controls and  Equipment 
Climatronic 
Applies  to vehicl es : with  Climotronic 
Controls 
controls  a llow  sepa rate adjustm ent  of conditioning  settings for left 
side  and  right  side of the  vehicle. 
Fig. 69  On th e  cen te r  conso le:  Climatran ic co ntrols 
The  ai r co nd iti on ing  syste m  only  works 
w hen  the  eng in e  is  ru nnin g and  the  fan  is 
sw it ched  on. 
To  adju st  th e temperatur e for  the  left o r 
r ight  sid e, turn  the  appropriate  tempera
tur e contro l 
69 
T he  functio ns w ill b e switc hed on when 
o ne  of  the  button s 
is  pre sse d. 
W hen  a  function  i s switched on  th e  light  in 
th e button  illuminates.  Press  the b utto n 
again  to switch  off the  fun cti on. 
The  te mp era tur e ca n  be  adjusted  separ ately for 
th e left  and  right  sid es  o f the ve hicle in te ri or. 
Display  of the  sele cted  interior  temp eratur e 
for th e le ft  side. 
r ec ircu la ti on  mod e 88 
air di strib ution 
air  dis tribut ion 
up war d air d istrib ution 
Display  of th e  se lec te d int erior  temperature 
for right  sid e. 
84  Air  condit ioning  sy stem 
defro st  function  for  the w ind
s hi eld.  The  air  dr awn  in from  outs id e th e ve
h icle  i s dire cted  at th e winds hield . The  air 
r ecirc ulation  mode, if  swi tched  on,  will  be 
sw itch ed off  as  soo n as  the  defro st  fun cti on 
i s sw itched on.  At temperatures  above 
(3 the  air  co nditi oning  system will  be 
sw itc h ed  on  automatica lly and  th e  fan 
s p eed 
w ill be  in crease d by  one  leve l in  ord er 
to  dry  the  a ir. 
The  hea ting 
switc hes  off au tomat ica lly app roxima te ly JO mi11111 esafte r  it i s sw itched  on. It can  a lso  be 
sw itch ed  off  by push ing th e  sw itch  again. 
Temperature  contro l for  the lef t side 85 
Fa n  sp ee d co ntrol 87 
th e C limatro nic on  a nd 
o ff 87.  When  th e sys te m  i s off t he 
li ght  in  the  OFF button w ill illu minate . 
Button (AUTO) , automatic  te mperature , fa n, 
and  a ir dis tri bution  control 8 5.  Th e 
se ttin gs  are  stor ed  for  the dr iver s ide  and  the 
front  passenger  side  if  the  butt on  is pressed 
fo r m ore  than  t wo sec onds.  

Booklet  3.1 Controls  and  Equipment 
Applies to vehicles: with  Climatranic 
Indirect  ventilation 
F ig . 70  Central  air  outlet air outlet©  for direct ventilation 
Applies  to vehicles: with  Climatronic 
Rear  ventilation 
Fi g. 71  Rear air  vents  in  the  center co nso le 
86  Air  conditioning  system 
Ve ntila ti on  i s indi rect a nd  draft- fr ee  if yo u clo se 
t h e  air o utle ts 7 0 and  open  air  o utle t© 
u sin g th e th umb 
Ve ntila tion  can  be direc te d  in to  th e  rear  seats  if 
yo u op en  th e air  outlets  =lfi g. 7 1 th e 
t h umb