
Daytim e dri ving light s 3.1:  46 
D eac tivating  th e sw itcha ble locking  feature 
2. 1:  63 
Di ese l engi ne 
Adding  eng ine  oil 3.2:  41 
C ha nging  engin e oil  3.2: 41 
E ngin e oil  3.2: 4 1 
E ngi ne  oil  sp ecifica tions 3.2: 37 
Die sel ru el 3.2: 33 
W int er  operation  3.2: 33 
Differential  lock  3.2: 4 
Di gital  clock  3.1: 
5 
Display  3.1: 7,  12 
Display s 
O ne-co lor  display  3.1 : 12 
Distance  between  driver  and  steering  wheel 
2.1: 4 
tra velled  3.1:  9 
Door  re le a se  hand le  3. 1: 3 
Do ors 
Wa rnin g light  3.1:  26 
Drain  the  ba tt ery 3 .1:  52 
Driving  economically 3.2 : 14 
Dr iv in g o utside  or the U. S.A . or  Ca nada 
Pr eca utio n s 3.2:  91 
Driving  sa re ty  2.1:  3 
Drivi ng time  3.1: 9 
Drivi ng  w ith  an aut oma tic  tra nsmi ssion  3.1: 
9 9 
Driving  with  children  2.1: 51 
Driv ing with  respe ct 
th e e nvironment  3.2: 
14 
Du st filter  3.1: 88 
E 
EDL3.2: 4 
ED S 
Warning  ligh t 3. 1: 27 
E lec tri c sea l adj ustm ent 
See  Sea t adjustm ent 
El ec tr ica l accesso ries  3.1: 73 
Book let 0.1  General  Index ® 
Elec trolyte  level 
C heck ing 3.2: 50 
E lectro-mec hanical  power  steering  syste m 
Warn ing ligh t 3 . 
l: 29 
E le ctro nic Differen tia l Lo ck 
Warning  ligh t 3.1: 27 
E lec troni c different ial  lock 3.2:  4 
E lec tronic  immobilizer  3.1:  94 
Warn ing light  3.1: 
23 
E lectro nic parking  assistance  3.1:  106 
E lectro nic  Powe r C ontro l (EP C) 
Warning  light 3.1: 23 
E lec tron ic S ta bili zation  Program  (E S P) 
H ow  it wo rks 3.2:  5 
E lec tro nic S tabiliz ation  Program  3.1 : 28, 9 1 
Wa rnin g light  3.1:  28 
E m erge ncy  flashe r 3.1:  48 
E m erge ncy wa rning ligh ts 
Warn ing light  3.1:  24 
E ng in e 
Br ea k-in  3.2: 7 
E ngine  compartm ent 
C leaning  3.2:  22 
Pre cauti ons y ou  shou ld  take w hen work
ing  inside  the  en gin e compa rtment  3.2 : 
34 
Wo rki ng  in  the  en gine  compartm ent  3.2: 
34 
Engi ne cool ant 3.2 : 43 
A dditive s 3. 2:  43 
C an 
I add  plain  water to  th e en gin e coo l
ant?  3.2 : 44 
C oolant  lo sses 3.2: 45 
E n gi ne 
Wa rnin g lig h t 3.1: 23 
E n gine  hood 
Warning  light  3.1:  26 
Engine  hood  3.2:  36 
1  low  do 
! unlock  the en gi ne  ho od ? 3 .2:  36 
E n gine 
Wa rning lig ht 3. 1:  23 
Engine  management 
Wa rnin g light  3.1:  23 
Alphab etical  index  5  

Booklet  1.1  Maintenance 
Service at  100,000  miles (160 ,000  km} ALL MODELS 
•  Eng ine: C hange  oi l oil fi lter 
•  Engine:  Check  for  leak s 
•  Exhaust  syste m: Che ck  for  dama ge and  le ak s 
•  Wate r se parator:  Drain  water (TOI engine 
on ly) 
•  Fuel  filter: Repla ce (TD I eng ine only) 
•  13anery:  Chec k 
•  Door ch eck straps:  L ubricate 
•  Dust and  polle n filt er  (w here  app licab le): 
pla ce 
•  Coolin g system:  Che ck  coo lant  level ; add 
necessary 
•  Wind shi eld  was her:  Check 
leve l; a cid necessa ry 
•  Automatic 
lock:  Chec k ope ra tio n in 
cludin g switch 
•  Automat ic  tran smi ssio n:  Che ck  for  leaks 
•  Man ual tran sm issio n: Check  o il leve l;  add  if 
ne cess ary:  ch eck  fo r lea ks 
•  Whee ls:  no tat e from  front  to  rear 
•  Tires/s pare w hee l:  C heck  conditi on and 
pr ess ure 
•  Brake  syste m : C heck  for damag e/lea ks,  brak e 
pad  thi cknes s and  brake 
leve l 
Next  Service: 
D ate:  ...................... .. 
M iles/ km:  .................  ..  • 
Drive 
C heck  boots 
•  On-Board  dia gnostic  system:  Check  fault 
m emor y; pu rge  if n ecess ary 
• 
C lea n and  lubricate 
•  Front  ax le: Check  dust sea ls o n ball j oin ts and 
ti e ro d end s; c heck  tic  rods 
•  Head light s: A djust 
• 
spo iler: Lubricate  (New Bee tle  on ly) 
•  Air b ag  sys tem : V is u al ch eck 
every 12  month s 
regard less  of milea ge (kil om eters) 
• 
t es t: C heck  kickdo wn,  brakin g. 
s tee rin g, hea tin g and  ventil atio n, air  condi
tionin g, p owe r accesso ries  and  elec tri cal  sys
t e m s 
•  Timin g belt:  Hep lace  (TD I engine  on ly) 
•  12V s ta rt er  and  auxi liary  batt ery : ch ec k 
(where  app licab le) 
•  Tires : C hec k tread  depth , adjust tire  pr essure 
necessa ry. 
•  Tire pr ess ure  monit orin g sys te m  senso rs : 
C hec k batt ery charg e, re pla ce  w hee l elec tron ics 
a n d  aluminum  valve  if n ecessary  (w here appli
cab le). 
20  Warranty  Voucher  

WARNING  (continu ed) 
with an  Advanced  Airbag  System . A  chi ld will be seriously  injur ed and  can be  killed  when 
the  infl atinga irb aghil s the  child  seal  or  infant 
ca rri er  w ith  grea t force and  smashes  the c hild 
sca t and  child  against  the  backres t, cen te r 
arm res t,  door  or  roo f. 
•  Alwa ys install  rea r-facing  child  seats  o r 
fant  carriers  on  the  rear  scat. 
•  Never  install  a rear-facing  child  r estraint  in 
the  forward-facing  direction . These  restra ints 
a rc  des ig n ed  for th e speci al needs  of  infants 
and  very  small  children  and cannot  prote ct 
th em  prope rly  if the  seat is fo rwa rd-faci ng. 
Convertible  child  seats 
Booklet  2.1  Safety  first 
WARNING  (continued) 
•  If  you must in sta ll  a rear ward facing  child 
sca t on  the  front  passenger sca t because 
cept ional circ umstances a nd  th e PASSENGER 
AIR  BAG OFF light  does  not  come  on  and stay 
on,  immediately  install the  r ear -fa cin g child 
sea t in  a rear  seating  position  and have  the 
a irba g sys tem  inspected  by your  Volkswage n 
d ea ler. 
•  Alwa ys re ad  and  heed  all  WARN INGS 
w hen ever  usin g a child  r estrain ed in  a vehicle 
i s  bein g used 
13, "Safety  belts", 27, "A irbag sys tem" and 51, 
"C hild 
Prop erl y convertible  child  seats can help  protect  toddlers  and  ch ildre n over 
age one  who  weigh.  between 20 and  40  lbs. (9 and  18 kg) 
a crash.. 
Fig . 32  Smal ler  child  in a  properly  i nstalled  for · 
wa rd -fac ing  LATCH  child restra int  system on the  rear 
seot 
- When  using  the  vehicle  safety  belt  to 
s ta ll a c hild sea t,  y o u  must  fir st ac tiva te  the 
s w itch able  locki ng  fea tur e on  the sa fety 
belt  to  prevent  the  child  sea t from  movin g 
60 . 
Pu sh  the  ch ild seat  clown  with  your  full 
weig ht to get  the sa fe ty  belt  rea lly  tight  so 
tha t th e sea t cannot  move forwa rd or sid e
ways  more  t han  one  inch  (2.5  cm ) .. 
Fa ste n  th e safe ty  belt  that  is  part  of  the 
c hild  r estraint  system  securely  and  pu ll it 
t ight  so that yo u ca n onl y s lip  one  finger 
unde rnea th  th e  sh o ulder  belt portion  at 
the  c hild's ch es t. 
If a  strap  or  teth er i s bein g used  to  tie 
the  c hild  seat  to  the 
passe nger  scat, 
make  sur e th at  i t is  not  so  tight  tha t it 
ca uses  the  weig ht-sens ing mat  to meas ure 
more  w eig ht tha n is  ac tually on  the  seat. 
A to ddl er  o r child  is  usu ally 10 0 large  for  an restraint , if  it i s mor e than  on e  year  old  and 
we igh s mor e th an  22  lbs.  (JO  kg). 
Todd lers and  child re n  b etween  o ne  and  abo ut 
fou r ye ars old  and  w eigh  betwe en  22  lbs.  (10  kg) 
and  40  lbs.  (18  kg)  mu st  alway s be  properl y 
str ai ned  in  a child  scat ce rtifi ed  fo r th eir  size  and 
we ig ht 32 . 
The  airbag  on  the  pa sse nge r side 
th e 
fr ont  sea t a p ote nti ally  dange rou s plac e for  a 
c hild  to  rid e. The  fr ont scat  is  not  th e safe st  p lace 
for  a chi ld  in a forward-facing  child  seat.  It is a 
v ery  dangero us  pla ce for  an 
or a  large r 
c hild  in a  r earward-faci ng  se at. 
Child  safety  57  

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 
18  Instrument  panel 
wheel 13,  fig . IO 
Selec t  th e sub-m enu  Composs  and 
pr ess 
button.  

Booklet  3.1  Controls and Equipment 
Opening  and  closing  Keys 
Key  Set 
Your vehicle's  key  set  co ntains: 
•  two  folding  master  keys 
re m ote  co ntrol 
and panic  bu 11on 
•  one va le t key 
•  one  key 
wi th key  numb er. 
Key  tag 
I f  yo u n eed a re plac em ent  key, tak e yo ur key 
vehicl e. 
If  yo u se ll th e ve hicle, b e  sur e 
10 g ive  the key 10 n ew  ow ner. 
WARNING 
Improp er  use  of vehicl e keys res ult  in  se
riou s per sonal  injury. 
•  Alwa ys  tak e th e ke y with  you when  you 
l eave  the ve hicle.  The  engine  can  be  sta rted 
and  vehicl e sys tems  su ch  as  the pow er win
d ows  ca n be  operated  leadi ng  to serious  per
s onal  inju ry. 
•  Never  le ave  childr en, di sabled  p ers ons  or 
anyone  who  canno t help  them se lves  in 
ve
hi cle.  The  door s can  be  lo cke d using re
mot e co ntrol  k ey. Thi s cou ld result  in people 
be ing trapped  in 
ve hicle  in emerge ncy. 
For  exampl e, depending  on the time  of year , 
p eop le trapped  in  the vehicle  can be  exposed 
to 
high  or  low  temperature s. 
£0 WARNING (contin ued) 
•  Never  re mo ve the key  from steer ing lock 
w hil e the ve hicle  i s mo vingorwhile is rolling 
lo a  stop.  The  steering  whee l co lum n will  lock 
up  and  you 
not  be  able  to  ste er or  contro l 
the  vehicl e. 
N ote 
•  The k eys  with  th e  re m ote c ont ro l electronic  co mpo ne n ts.  Pro tec t the se keys  from 
m ois ture an d roug h hand lin g. 
•  Never  leave  any vehicle  keys  in sid e th e ve 
hi cle . Entry  by  unauth orized  perso ns co uld 
ha rm  the ve hicle  or yo ur ve hicl e co uld be s tolen. 
A lway s tak e th e keys w ith you wheneve r yo u 
l e ave  your  vehicl e. 
numb er. 
•  The  key  numb er  id entifi es th e 
th e key 
ha s 10 b e  cut and  all ows  the mi croc hip  in the  key 
t o  be  program med  to  work wi th  the co ded  elec 
troni c imm obili zer in  your  vehicle . 
•  A key withou t the  specia l micro chip  or w ith  a 
c hi p 
has 11 0 1 be en  coded  prope rly  w ill not 
wor k w ith  your ve hicle,  even if  it  has  bee n cut 
co rrec tly. 
•  Additiona l re m ote  contr ol keys arc  availab le 
from  auth orized  Vo lksw agen  dealer s. Each  key 
mu st  be  pro gramm ed to wo rk 
yo ur  vehicle . 
•  Yo u  can  use  up  to  fo ur  r em ote co ntro l keys 
w ith  your  vehicl e . ._ 
Opening  and  closing  Keys  31  

Booklet  3.1  Controls  and  Equipment 
Remote  control  key 
Locking  and  unlocking  the  vehicle 
The remote  control  key can  be used to lock and  unlock  the  vehicle  from a distance. 
Fig. 14 A ssi gnme nt o f buttons  on th e  remote  con tro l 
k ey 
Controls  on  the  remote  control key 
Unlocking the  vehicl e 14 
Unlocking  the rear 
Lo cki ng the  vehicle © 
Th e red 
{PANIC! button ® activa tes  the "pa nic 
f un cti on" . 
Press th e re le ase  button © to fold  out the key  bit. 
Th e re m ote  contro l tran smitter  and 
batte ri es 
ar e insid e th e key  fob.  The rece iver  is  in side  the 
ve hicle . T he  maximum  ran ge  of th e  remo te con
trol  dep end s on  various  conditions.  The  range  is 
s h o rter  when  the  balteric s are weak 
15 . 
The  indicator  light in th e  key  fob li ght s up  when 
cver 
p u sh ed  and  when  the 
batt ery  is  ge llin g we ak. 
Lo cking  and  unlocking 
Usi ng  "se t-up"  in the inst rument clu ster  you ca n 
se lect doo r or doors  un loc k you  u se 
th e remot e control.  C hoo se th e sett ings  yo u 
want  in the  CONVENIENCE  menu  under DOOR 
OPEN .. 
Panic  button 
W hen  yo u press  t he panic butt on. horn 
sou nds fo r about  30  seco nds an d th e turn  signal s 
32  Opening  and  closing  Keys 
Fig . 15  Ra nge  of  remote  con'ro l 
flash  fo r about minut es.  Press ing  the  pani c 
butt on turn s them  off. Use panic on ly  in  an  emerge ncy. 
Replacing  the  battery 
Yo ur auth orized  Volkswagen  dealer can ch ange 
the  b atteri es for  you. 
WARNING 
Improp er use  of  vehicl e key s ca n resu lt in  se
ri ous  per sona l injury. 
•  Alwa ys take  the  key with  you when  you 
l e ave  the vehicle.  The  en gine 
be  start ed vehicle  systems  such  a s the  power  win
dow s can  be  operated  le ading  to  seriou s per 
sona l injur y. 
•  Never  leave  childr en,  disab le d  pe rsons  or 
anyone  who cannot  help them se lves  in 
ve
hicl e. The  door s can be  locked  using  the re
m ote  con tro l ke y. This  could  r esult  in  peop le 
b eing  trapp ed in the  vehicle  in an  emergency. 
For  exam ple, depending  on the tim e of  yea r, 
people  trapped  in  the  vehicle  can be exposed 
to  very  high or low  temp eratures. 
• 
build -up  in the  passenge r compar t
ment  a nd  luggage  compartment  of a parked 
ve hicle  can re sult  in  temp erature s in  the  ve- 

Booklet  3.1  Controls and Equipment 
WAR NING  (c on tinued) 
hicl e th at  a re mu ch hi gh er  th an  th e outsid e 
t e mp eratur es, parti cul arl y  in  summ er.  T e m 
pe rature s can  quickl y reac h  leve ls  th at ca n 
ca use  un consci ou sn ess  a nd dea th,  p articu 
l a rl y  to 
children. 
•  Neve r  remove 
key from  steer ing loc k 
w hil e th e ve hicl e is  m ovi ng or  w hile it i s ro llin g 
t o a  s to p. Th e stee rin g w hee l co lumn 
will lock 
u p  a nd  yo u will not b e  a ble  to  stee r or  contro l 
th e ve hicle. 
Not e 
•  Never  leave  any  veh icle  keys  in sid e th e ve
hi cle.  En try  by unau tho rized  perso ns cou ld 
har m th e  vehicle  or  yo ur vehicle  could  b e stole n. 
A lways  take th e  keys  with  you  wheneve r you 
l e a ve yo ur vehicle. 
•  Unsuitable  ba tter ies ca n dama ge the  remote 
contro l key. Rep lace  use d batteries 
new 
o ne s of  the sa me vol tage and same  s ize. 
Resetting  the  remote  control key 
32, fig. 15  (blue 
area). 
•  When  yo u  unlock  your  vehicl e with  the re
mote  control, you  have 30 seco nds  to open 
door  or the  rear  lid.  If you  do  not, t he ve hicle  w ill 
a u tomatically  r elock  itse lf. T his  safery  re lock  fea
ture  prevent s you from  leav ing  your  veh icl e un 
lock ed. 
•  lfthe  remote  control  doe s not  work,  it may 
have  to be  synchro niz ed  again 
33. 
•  I f you  try  to  u se the remote  control  severa l 
t im es outs id e  its  effect ive  range,  the  remote  con
tro l m ay  not  work  and will h ave  to  be  re se t 
33. 
•  Use  t he  remo te  co ntrol  o nly if  you  in te nd  to 
u se  one  o f th e fun ctions . Since  terra in  and  con
dition s may  vary,  pressing  the rem ote  ma y un 
lock  th e ve hicle or  set off  the  panic  function even 
think your are  out  of  range. 
•  You can 
up to 4 remote  controls  for 
your  vehicl e. 
The  remote  key  has  to be  reset  if it does  not  lock  or  unlock  the vehicle . 
Switch  on  the  ignition  a nd  leave  the  key 
i n  t he  ignition  lock. 
U nlock  the  dr iver's  door ma nua lly  by 
in se rting  t he  mas ter  key  with  remo te  co n
tro l in  t he dr iver's  door  lock . 
Press t he  un loc k k ey 32,  fig. 14 
in  t he  remo te co ntrol o nce. 
Remove  the  key from  th e  ign ition  lock . 
Close the doo r and  check  if th e remote 
co ntro l is res et. 
Tip s 
The  remote  control key will h ave to be  reset  if 
yo u press  t he  bu tton tim es  outs ide effect ive a nd  t he  vehicle  can  no longer  be 
loc ked  or  unlock ed  u sing  t he  re mote. 
Opening  and  closing  Keys  33  

Booklet  3.1  Controls  and  Equipment 
Central  locking  system 
Description  of  the  central  locking  system 
The central  locking  system allows you to lock and unlock  all  the doors from  one 
poin t. 
Ce ntral  l ocking ca n be  opera ted  usin g any  of  the 
fo llow ing options: 
•  man ually  usin g yo ur key  in  th e dri ver's  door, 
•  using  th e re mot e control  key. 
•  usin g centra l locki ng b utton 
34. 
Individual  unlocking 
To  unlock  just  the  drive r's  doo r: turn  t he  key  in 
the  driver's  door lock  or  p ress 
bu tton  in 
th e remote  contro l k ey  one  time  only. 
Central  locking  button 
To unlo ck  all  th e ve hicl e doors:  turn  the  key  in 
the  driver's  door  loc k or press  the button  in  the 
remote  contro l 
times. 
Us ing  set-u p in  the  main  menu  you can  select 
whe ther  the driver's  door  or a ll door s unlo ck 
whe n yo u use  th e  remo te con tro l. Choose  the 
se lling s you  want in the  CONVENIENCE  menu 
und er DOOR OPEN . 
button . 
Fig. 16  Deta il  of  the  drive r's door : central  locking 
button 
Locking  the  vehicle 
- Press the 
16 
Unlocking  the  vehicle 
- Pr ess 
button. 
The  ce ntral  lock ing button  works  even when th e 
i gn ition  is sw itched  off. 
34  Opening  and  closing  Keys 
note  the  followi ng  w hen  yo u use  the cen
tral  locking  button lock  yo ur vehicle : 
•  The ant i- th eft ala rm  is not  activated  when 
yo u press  the  but  ton 
bullon. 
•  If yo u try lo lock  the vehicle  usin g the  remote 
co ntrol  while  the  drive r·s door  is  still  open,  the 
d river's  door 
w ill not lock. Thi s fe atur e pr eve nts 
you  from  locking  yourse lf out  of  the vehicl e. 
•  You can  un loc k all th e doo rs  separate ly  from 
i nside  the vehicle.  You 
ha ve  to pu ll the  door 
re lease  hand le  once.  Th e door  w ill be  opened  by 
pulling  the  doo r re lease  han dle again . 
WARNING 
I mp  roper  use  of  powe r  lock s ca n res ult  in  se
ri ou s pe rso nal inju ry. 
•  L ockin g do ors  from  the in side  can  help 
pr eve nt  unint end ed  door  opening  durin g a 
co llision  and can  a lso  preve nt  un wanted  e ntry 
from  the  outsid e.  Locked  doo rs c an, ho wev er, 
d ela y ass is tan ce to vehicle  occupant s and 
re sc ue  from  the o utsid e in  an  accident  or 
ot her eme rge ncy.  ...