Booklet 3.1 Control s and Equipm ent @
Applies to vehicles: with gasoline engine
Electronic Power Control (EPC}
This warning light monitors the engine management system on gasoline eng ines.
The warn ing light £ C (Electron ic Power Contr ol)
li ght s up whe n th e ig niti on is switched o n to
show that the light i s work ing prope rly.
It sh ould
go out when the e ngine has s tarted running.
! fa ma lf un ction develo ps in th e engine manage·
m ent sys tem whil e yo u are dr iv ing, thi s warning
Applies to vehicles: with o diesel engine li
ght wi ll light up. Ha ve the e ngin e checked by an
au thori zed Vo lkswage n dea ler or qua lified shop as soo n as po ssible.
Th e followi ng tex t is disp laye d on the
m en t c lu ster: Engine
Glow plug system I Engine malfunction
The indicator l amp lights up to show that the glow plugs are preheating . It flashes
if the re is an engine malfunction.
Warning light
stays lit up
Th e wa rning light lights up whil e th e
plug s are prehea ting. Whe n the warnin g light
goes off, the en gine sh ould be s tarted right away.
The warn ing light do es not light up if th e en ·
gi ne is at opera tin g te mperature . Th e eng ine
ca n be s tart ed imm ediate ly.
There is a fault in the
plu g sys te m if the
wa rnin g ligh t does not li ght up when the en ·
Electronic immobilizer -
gine is cold. Co ntact an au thorized Volkswage n
d ea le r or a qualifi ed workshop.
Warning lig ht
flash es
lfa mal func tion deve lops in th e eng ine manag e
m ent sys te m whil e yo u are drivin g, th e glow plug
light will flas h . The engine sh ou ld be checked
b y an author ize d Volkswagen dea le r or
quali·
fi ed wo rksh op as soo n as possib le .
Th e fo llow ing te xt is di spla yed on the instru·
m ent cluster: Engine
This wa rning light flashes if an unauthoriz ed key is used.
T here is a ch ip in th e key. It a u tomatica lly deac·
ti vat es the imm obilize r when th e key is in se rted
in to th e igniti on lock. T he immobili zer will be
a cti vated again aut oma tica lly as s oo n as you
p ull th e ke y out of the ig nit ion lock.
T his wa rning lig ht will light up for appro xi
m ate ly 3 seconds wh en th e ignit ion is switc hed
on . Thi s warni ng ligh t fl ashes if an un auth orized
k ey is use d . The in format io n text displayed in t
h e in strument clu ste r di spla y is: Imm obilizer
active ! Th e ve hicle cannot b e used in th at case .
The en gin e c an , h oweve r, be sta rt ed i f th e
pria te co ded genu ine Vo lksw age n ke y is used.
Tip s
Th e veh ic le ca nnot be opera te d proper ly if you
d o not h ave
genuine Vo lk swagen
In strum ent panel 23
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.
Instrument panel 27
@ Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
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
27 .
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.
28 Instrument panel
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 ...
Booklet 3 .1 Control s and Equipment
Instrument cluster illumination
Fig. 25 Section of the dash pane l: co ntr ol fo r instr u·
ment illumination
Emergency flasher switch
In strument cluster illumination
- Turn the thumbwh eel 25 to adju st
bri ghtne ss of the in strum ent clu ste r il
lum inatio n. Th e hea dlig ht mu st be on
w hen yo u do this .
Dyn amic hea dligh t ra nge con tro l
Ve hicl es gas discharge ("Xe non
l ig ht ") are eq uipped wit h dynami c head light
ra nge con trol. Thi s m ea ns th at the head lig ht s
wi ll adju st th em se lves to match th e load leve l of
ve hicl e. T hey will also adju st "noddi ng
m ove ments " when driving off or braking . -'4
The emergency fla sher s are used to draw the attention of other motorists
vehicl e in case of an eme,ge ncy .
Fig . 26 Section of ins trument panel: switch for the
eme rgen cy flasher
lf yo u find yourself in an em erge ncy situ a
tion:
l. Park your ve hicl e a safe distance from
moving traffic.
2. Press button
26 to sw itch on
the emergency
IIJ
48 Light s and a cl ea r vi ew
3. Sw it c h th e eng in e off.
4 . Set th e par king brake firml y.
5. Move t he se lec tor l ever to the P position
(A utomatic transmis sion ).
6. Use a warn ing tr ia ngle or other wa rning
equ ipm en t to draw the allen tion of other
motori sts to y our vehicle.
7. Always take the key with you if you le ave
t h e ve hicle.
Yo u sh oul d use th e em ergency flash er under
the fo llow ing situation s:
• whe n yo u approach a
jam
• if
vehicle has a break down
• if
vehi cle is being tow ed or if yo u arc a vehicle
• if
yourself in a dangero us s itua tion
A ll
sig nal s fla sh simultaneou sly. The turn signal a nd the ligh t in
t h e w ill fla sh at the same time . T he
Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equ ipment
Accelerating
- Pull th e lever upward in direction
to th e+ position to increase the
s peed by about 0.5 mph
(I km/h ).
Decelerating
- Pull the lever downward in direction of
a rrow © to the - positio n to lowe r the
s peed b y 0.5 mph (about I km/h).
Switching off
-Push the leve r in the direction of arrow
all the way to the OFF position whil e
d rivi ng. The CHU ISE or
symbo l goes off .
- Sw itch th e ignit ion off when the v ehicle
i s standing still.
WARNING
Using the crui se cont ro l whe n it i s not possib le
to dri ve sa fely at a constant speed is dangerous
in "Desc ription".
Tip s
• If th e cruise con trol is switc hed on th e
( or ·t-i sy mbol in the in stru ment cluster
li g ht s up .
• If th e c ruise co ntrol i s
the or symb ol goes o ut. The syste m is
swi tc h ed off compl etely when the selec tor leve r
is in P, Nor
• If yo u increase vehicl e speed with th e accel
erato r pedal, the prev ious ly programmed sp eed
will be re sum ed when the acce le rator p edal is re
leased . T hi s w ill not be the case. however, ifche
vehicle s peed is mo re than 6 mph (10 km/h)
hi gh er than the s tored speed fo r long er
5
minut es. The speed will then have to be store d
again .
• The set speed can be sw itche d off te mpo
rarily if you p ress the brake peda l or the clutch
pedal. Pull th e lever briefly towa rd th e steering
whee l to the point where you can start to fee l re
s is tance
107, fig. 85 to r esum e the
speed again. "'4
App lies to vehic les: with independent lever for Cruise cont·ol
Turning off control temporarily
You can turn off the control temporar ily as
follow s:
- Depress the brake pedal,
- Dep re ss th e clutch pedal, or
- Pu sh the l ever briefly to the point where
yo u can star t to feel r esis tanc e in the dir ec
t ion of a rrow
10 7, 85
Th e set sp ee d re mains in th e mem ory , but it is
not maintain ed. To res um e the spee d previo usly
se lected, re lease the brak e pedal and pull th e
l e ver bri efly coward the stee ring wheel to the
108 Driving
point whe re yo u ca n start to f eel resi stan ce 107, fig. 85
If you drive faster than about 1 10 mph (180 km/h)
the cru ise co ntrol is sw itch ed off automati cally
a nd you cann ot ac tivate the cruise contro l. To
ac tivate the cru ise control again, drive s lower
than about 110 mph (180 km/ h).
WARNING
Us ing the cruise contro l when it is not possib le
to drive safely at a constant spee d is dangerous
in "Descrip tion" on page 107. "'4
Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Fuel reserve
Warn ing light 26
Wa rnin g m essage
11
Fue l lank 7
See also rese rve
G
Ga rage door o pen er 44
Gear selector leve r
See Auto m atic tran smi ssio n with Tipt ron
i c
Ge nera l illu strati on 3
Ge neral or
Wa rnin g lig ht 24
G love co mpart ment
F ront p assenge r sid e 69
Glove li ght 50
G low p lug sys te m
Wa rnin g light 23
H
Hat shelf 79
I la zard ligh ts 48
H ead res traint s
Adjus 1ing
59
R e m ov ing 59
H ead ligh t
49
H ea dli ght s 46
Fog lig ht s 46
Sw itchin g 46
Was her sys te m 55
H ea ted front seats 65
H ea ling
Hi gh bea m 49
Wa rnin g lig ht 29
Hi gh b eam lever 49
H om eLi nk Un iversal Trans mitter
Horn 3
I g n it ion key 93
I g n it io n sw il c h 93
Im mobili zer 23
W arni ng m essage II Indi
ca to r lig ht s
M ir ro r 55
Indir ect ve ntila tion
Ind ividu al unl ockin g 17, 34
In for mal i on in th e di sp lay 11
In sid e mi rro r
Ind ica to r li gh t 55
In strum ent cluster
5
In strum ent cluster ill umination 3, 48
In strum en t 7 1
In strum ents 5
Interi or ligh 1s
Fro nt 50
Int ermitt ent wipe 53
K
Key
fun ctio n 17
Lang uag e in disp lay 16
L eav ing hom e func tio n 47
Li ght s
Light s & Vis ion
M enu
17
Lowbea m 46
L uggage compa rtmen t 74
M
Mai n m enu Mu lti-Fun ctio n Indica to r 9
Ma nual m od e
C limat ronic
Ma nual tr ansmi ssio n
M enu for conve nien ce fun cti ons 17
M enu for Lig ht s & Vis ion 1 7
M enu for ve hicl e 15
Menu s
Exa mple of use 13, 14
MF I 9
M ileage ( kilo m ete r) d is pla y 8
Mi les ( kilo m ete rs) to empty 9
Alphabetical inde x lll
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
Checking the coolant level and topping off
The correct coolant level is important for correct functioning of the engine cooling
system .
Fig. 7 In the engine compartment: coolant expan
s ion tank
To get a true reading, the vehicle must be
on level grou nd. Before opening the en
gine hood, always read and heed all
WARN INGS
34, is job No. l
when working in the eng ine compart
If th e coo lant level drops too low,
th e wa rning text
STOP Ch eck coolant
O w ner's manual!
is disp layed in the instru
ment cluster and t he engine coo lant
level/temperatu re wa rning lig h t lights up.
Opening the coolant e xpansion tank
- Switc h off the eng ine and allow it to
coo l.
- To prevent scald in g, cove r the cap
8011 the expansion tank with a thick
cloth and ca refu lly un screw the
Checking coolant level
- Look into the open coo lant expansion
tan k and read off the coo lant leve l.
- If th e leve l is belo w the
mark , top
off w ith coolant.
Topping off coolant
- Only use new coolant.
44 Checking and Filling
Fi g. 8 In the engine compar tment: cap of coola nt
expansion tank
-Do not fill above the upper mark.
Closing the coolant expansion tank
-Reinsta ll the cap
pos itio n of t he coo lant expa nsion tank i s
show n in the corre spo ndin g en gin e co mpart
overview 3.3 'Technical data."
Make sure that the coola nt meets the required
s p eci fications
43. Do not use a different
typ e of add itive if coolant addit ive G 12 i s not
avai lable. In this case use only water and bring
coola nt co ncentrati on back up to th e corr ect
l eve l as soo n as po ssible by to pping off with the
s p ec ified addi tive
43 .
A lways top off wi th
Do not fill above the upper mark. Otherwi se the
excess ive coo la nt be pressed out of the
coo ling sys tem w hen th e engine is hot.
T he
additive G 12 (purp le) may be mixed
w ith G 12 (pink) and a lso with G 1 1.
WARNING
Stop! Before working in the e ngine compart
ment, a lways read and heed all WARNINGS
34. The engine compar tment of an y
motor vehicle i s a poten tially dangerous area
and can cause serious personal injury.