Automatic  belt retractor  2.1:  19 
Automatic  car  washes  3.2: 17 
Automatic  mode  Climatronic  3 .1: 85 
A utomatic  switch-off  of electrica l compo
nents  3.1: 93 
A utoma tic transm iss ion 
D irec t shif t gearbox  3.1: 98 
Safety  interlock  for  ignition key 3.1 : 94 
Se lector  lever  lock 3.1: 99 
Tiptro nic 3.1:  98 
Automatic  transmission  with  Tiptronic  3.1: 
IOI 
Average  fuel consum ption  3.1: 9 
Average  speed 3.1: 9 
B 
Background  lighting  3.1: 521 
BAS3.2:  2 
Batt ery 
Charging  3.2: 50 
How  often  should 
I replace  my  engine 
battery?  3.2: 50 
I m portant  information  to kn ow  before 
disconnect  the batt ery 3.2: 49 
Repla cin g 3.2: 50 
What  you  must  do  afte r r eco nnect  the  bat
tery  3.2: 49 
Winter  condi tions  3.2: 49,  50 
Battery  acid level 
C hec kin g 3.2: 50 
Before  d riv in g 2.1:  3 
Belt  pretensioner 
Disposa l 2. 1:  26 
Serv ice 2.1: 26 
Bonnet  3.2:  36 
Booster  seats 2.1 : 59 
Brake  assis t sys tem  3.2:  2 
Brake  booster  3.2: 2 
Brak e flu id 
C hangin g 3.2: 48 
How of ten  s hould  the brak e fluid be 
changed?  3.2: 47 
Warning  light  3.1: 11 
What  is  the correc t brake  fluid level?.  3.2: 
47 
What  kind  of brake fluid  should 
I u se? 3 .2: 
48 
Booklet  0.1 General  Index ® 
Brake pad 
Warning  message  3.1 : 
ll 
Brak e pad  wear  indicator 
Warn ing light  3.1: 26 
Brak e pads  3.2: 8 
Brak e servo  3.2: 8 
Brak e system 
Warn ing light 3.1: 28 
Brake  system 3.2: 47 
Brakes  3.2: 8 
H ow  does  moisture  or  road  salt aff ec t the 
brakes?  3.2: 8 
What  does  it  mea n when  I fee l a s ligh t vi
bration  o n the  brake  peda l?  3.2:  3 
Braking  distance  3.2:  8 
Br eak-in  peri od 
Engine  3.2: 7 
W hat  is  the rig h t way to  break- in my vehi
cle?  3.2: 
7 
Breaking  in 
Brake  pads  3.2:  7 
Tire s 3.2:  7 
Breaking  in tires 3.2: 7 
Bulb c hange  3.2: 8 1 
Bulb  defective  Warning  light 3.1: 24 
Bumper  Clean ing 3.2: 18 
Bumper  cover  Caut ion  w hen  parking  n ear a parking  bar
rier  or curb  3.1:  105 
B uzzer  3.1:  50, 93 
C 
Ca libratin g the co mpa ss 3.1 : 18 
California  Propos ition  65 Wa rning 3.2 : 34 , 49 
Car  washes  3.2:  17 
Cata ly tic  converter  3.2: 
10 
CB  radio  3 .2: 29 
Ce ll phone  3.2 : 29 
Cellu lar  phone  3.2:  29 
Ce ntral lo cking 
I ndiv idua l un locking  3.1 : 34 
Ce ntral  locking  button  3.1:  34 
Ce ntral  locking syste m 3.1: 34 
C han gi ng  a bu lb 3.2: 8 1 
C hanging  a wheel 3.2: 73 
Alphabetical  inde x 3  
Booklet  3.1  Controls  and  Equipment 
&. WARNING (continued) 
dows  can  be opera te d  l eading  lo serio us per
so nal  inju ry. 
•  Neve r leave  ch ildren,  disa bled  perso ns or 
anyone  who cann ot help  themselves  in  the ve
hicle.  The  door s can  be  lo cke d using  the  re
mote  control key. This  could  resu lt in  people 
b ein g trapped  in  the  vehicle  in  an  emerge ncy. 
example,  depend ing o n the  time of year, 
peo ple trapped  in  the vehicle  ca n be  expose d 
t o  very  high or low  tem pera tures. 
•  Never  remove  the key  from steering  lock 
w hil e th e vehi cle is  mo ving or wh ile  it  is ro lling 
t o  a stop . The  steer ing w hee l co lumn  will loc k 
Applies  lo  vehic les:  with  on  aulomalic  lransmission 
Safety  interlock  for  ignition  key 
WARN ING  (continued) 
up  and  you w ill  not  be  abl e to steer  or  contro l 
the  vehicl e. 
your  vehicl e (key  positio n 
Tips 
If  you  ope n the  dr iver's  door with  the  ke y still  in 
th e igniti on l ock,  a  buzze r w ill  so und  to r emind 
yo u 
ta ke the  ke y and  lock  your  ve hicle. -4 
The ignition  key  can only  be taken of the ignition  lock if the  selector lever is in 
the  P position. 
-Switch the  ign ition. 
- Mo ve  the  selec tor  le ver 
102 to  P 
(Pa rk). 
Electronic  immobilizer 
- Remove  the key.  Thi s locks  the  selecto r 
lever. 
-4 
The immobilizer  helps  to prevent use  of the  vehicle. 
The re  is a  chip  in the key  that  automati call y de
ac tiva tes  the  imm obilizer  w hen  you  p ut th e  key 
into  the igni tion lock. 
T he  electronic  immobili ze r  is  automaticall y 
tivated  w hen  you  tak e the  key  out  of the ignition 
lu ck. 
94  Driving 
Th e engine  can  only  be s tart ed  using a  genuin e 
and  correc tly  co ded  Volkswagen  key. 
Tip s 
You can  on ly  start  the e ngin e with 
co rrec tly ge nuin e Volk swagen k ey. You may  have 
prob lems  starting  t he  ve hicle if ge nuin e and 
c orre ctl y co ded  Volkswagen  key  is  no t u sed. -4