
Stopping  th e engine  3.1: 97 
S tora ge area 
Ot her  stora ge  a reas 3.1 : 7l 
R oof 3.l : 7 1 
S torage  compartm ent 3 .1:  69 
Fro nt ce n te r  armrest  3.1: 70 
R ear  armrest  3.1:  70 
S tor age for  the vehicle  literature 3.1: 69 
Sto ring  seat  po sit ion s 3.1 : 
64 
Sto wing  luggage  in the  luggage  companm en t 
2.1 : 10 
S un  visor  3.l:  52 
S u nro of 3.1:  42 
S un sh ade 
P owe r roof3.l:  42 
Switc h light in g  3.1:  3 
Sw itchabl e locking  feature 
Act iva ting  2.1: 62 
Deactivating  2.1:  63 
Switc hes 
Emerge ncy  nasher  3. l: 48 
L ig ht  switches  3.1 : 46 
Powe r ou tsi de  m irrors  3.1:  56 
Power  roof3.l:  42  P owe r w indo ws 3.1: 39 
Switc hing off  th e e ngin e 
W ith 
ig n itio n ke y 3 .1: 97 
T 
Tachometcr3.I:  6 
Tank 
Fill ing  the  tank  3.2: 30 
F uel  ga uge 3. 1: 7 
Op ening  the  fu el fi ller 
3.2:  30 
Technical  modifications 3 .2: 28 
T et her  anc ho rs 2.1: 65 
T et her strap  2.1: 65 
Tie-down  hooks  3.1 : 78 
Ti e-clowns  2. 1:  I I 
Tire  and  whee ls  3.2: 5 1 
Tire  press ure 3.2: 56 
Tir e pressure  monitor in g syste m 3.1 
Warn ing  li ght  3.1:  30 
Booklet 0 .1  Gen eral  Ind ex 
Tires 
Service  life  3.2:  59 
Speed  Ratin g Le tte rCode  3.2 : 62 
Tire  manufa cturing  date  3.2 : 62 
Ti re speci fica tion s 3.2: 62 
Trea d  depth  3.2:  59 
U niform  tir e  qual it y  grading  3.2: 
W inter  ti res  3.2:  65 
T ir e s  and  wheels 
Dim ensio n s 3 .2: 51 
New3.2:  6 1 
S now  chains  3.2: 66 
Wh eel b olt s 3 .2: 66 
Winter  tire s  3.2:  65 
Tool s 3.2:  67 
Torn  or frayed safety  belts 2 .1: 1 7 
To win g 3 .2: 
77 
Genera l no te s 3.2: 87 
When  can  your  vehicle  not  be  towed?  3.2: 
88 
To win g eye 3 .2:  86 
Trailer  t owing 
Brak es 3.2 : 11 
Dri ving  tips 3.2:  13 
Operating  instr uctio ns 3.2:  12 
Sa fety c hain s 3.2:  11, 12 
Technica l requ ir eme nts 3.2:  10 
Tir e press ure 3 .2:  12 
Tow ing  t ips  3.2: 13 
Trail er lights  3.2:  11 
Trailer  weigh t 3.2:  12 
Trail er  turn  sig na ls 
Wa rnin g  light  3.1 : 5 1 
Tran sport  Canad a 3.2:  90 
Tran sport in g  long  item s 3.1:  62,  69 
T read  Wear  Indicato r (l WI ) 3.2: 59 
Tnmk  2. 1:  1 
O 
Trunk  lid  3.1 : 37 
Turn  sig na l a nd  high  beam  leve r 3.1:  50 
Turn  sig na ls 3 .1: 50 
Wa rnin g  ligh t 3 .1:  24, 5 1 
u 
Unde rb od y se alant  3.2: 22 
Un faste ning 
Safety  belts 2.1 : 24 
Unidir ectional  tir es 3.2: 51, 73 
Uniform  tire qua lity g radin g 3.2:  64 
Alphab etical  ind ex 11  

Booklet  3.1  Controls  and  Equipment 
help you  t o fami liarize yo urself the  control s and  displays 
quickly. 
Re lease  hand le 
Central  locking  button 
Light  switc h  ............ •... ..•. 
A ir  out le ts 
Th um b whee l for ope nin g  and 
cl osing  th e  air  outl et 
T urn  sig n al a nd  high  beam  head-
li ght  lever  .....................  . 
In strum ent  clu ste r: 
Inst rum ents  ...... ...........  . 
Display s  .... .... ........ ....  . 
Warn ing lights  ...............  . 
Lever  for win dshi eld  wipe r and 
was her an d for  Mu lti-fun ctio n 
indicator.  ............ ......... . . 
Sto rage  compartm ent  or ai r outlet 
fo r in di rec t ve ntilation  ..........  . 
Emerge ncy  flas her  sw itch  ... ... . . 
Warni ng  light  fo r fro nt passe nger 
a irbag  switched  off 2.1 , 
c h ap te r  "Mo nitoring  th e  advan ced 
a irb ag  sys te m " 
Fron t passe nge r a irb ag 2.1, c hap te r  "Airbag 
sys tem" 
Openi ng  leve r and  lock  for glove 
co mp artm ent 
Fuel  fi ller  flap  release  b utton 
= bo okle t 3.2,  cha pter  "F illing 
Hea r lid  releas e butt on  and  overr ide 
lock  .... .. .... ....... ....... ... . 
Power  w indow  switch es  ..... ...  . 
Sw it c h  for adj ust ing  the pow er mir rors  .................  . 
Engine hood  re lease  leve r 3.2. cha pte r "Op ening  the 
e ngi ne 
In strument  cluster  illumin atio n 
49 
5 
7 
20 
53 .9 
48 
37 
sw itch  .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . . .  . . .  . . . . .  . .  . . 
C rui se contr ol leve r 
Driv era irha g 2.1 , cha pter 
"A irb ag 
I lorn  {wo rks  onl y whe n the  ig ni tio n 
is on) 
L eve r for  adjustable  steering 
co lumn  ...... .................  . 
Ig niti on  lock  ...................  . 
Thumb  w hee l fo r l eft se at heati ng 
Co ntr ols  for 
Hea tin g and  ve ntilat ion  . .....  . 
Clima tic  ........ ..... .......  . 
Clima troni c  .................  . 
Ad ditional  storage  comp artme nt 
Powe r outl et  . ............ ...  . 
ON/OFF  b utton  fo r Elec tronic  Sta 
b ili za tion  Pr ogram  {ESP) or  Ant i
sli p regu latio n (ASH) 
Park ing brak e re lease  leve r ......  . 
Cup  hold er  ... .... .... .........• 
Levers  in  the  center  conso le 
Sh ift  le ver (ma nual 
t ra nsmi ssio n)  ....... ....  . 
Se lec tor le ve r (A utomatic  tran s-
111i ssio n / Dir ect shi ft gearbox) 
Thu111b  whee l for  r ight  seat 
heat ing  .. .... ..... .... ........ . 
So un d sys te111  =book le t 
Tips 
90 
93 
80 
8 1 
84 
73 
73 
104 
•  Some feature s m en tion ed  arc  s ta nd ard 
e quip111en t o n  so me m od els  on ly  and  opti ons  on 
o th ers. 
•  For  tec hn ica l reasons,  t he 
of 
t h e sw itches  and  indica tor/warn ing lig h ts  ma y 
di ffer. T he 
factor  is t he sy mbol o n  th e 
sw itch  its elf. 
Instrument  panel 3  

Booklet  3.1  Controls  and  Equipment @ 
Applies lo veh icles:  with  cruise  con tro l 
Cruise  control  CRUISE or t-) 
The indicator  lig ht or ·r.i li g hts  up when 
the  cruise  contro l is  sw itched 
Powe r steering  system 
The  pow er  steeri ng  syste m automatica lly  ad 
ju sts  itself  to the  vehicle 's  spee d and  the steer ing 
w heel angl e. 
Th e wa rnin g light  sh o uld  ligh t up  for a  few  sec
o nd s w hen  th e  ignition  is  sw itch ed on  .. 
T here  is  a  m alfun ctio n  in  the power  steering 
sys te m i f th e warn ing light  ( 
does 1101 go 
o ut  or ligh ts  u p  w hile yo u are  dri vin g.  The power 
s te eri ng cou ld be  re du ced  (lamp  ) or may  have 
fa iled  co mpl etely 
a nd  thr ee  aco usti c 
wa rnin gs) . Ha ve  th e  powe r steering  syste m 
ch ecked  by  your  au thori zed  Volkswagen  dea ler 
s h ip as  soo n as  poss ible. If t he  yellow  wa rning 
light  r em ain s off  afte r the ig niti on has  been  re
and  you have  driven  a distance, 
Fuel filler  cap  not  closed  properly 
you  do not  n eed  to an  auth orize d Vo lk
s wag en  d ea le rs hi p. 
you nee d co nsid era bly m ore 
for ce than  norm al to  stee r th e  ve hicl e if  th e 
p ower  ste ering  is  re duc ed  or  has  failed  com
pl etel y. 
T he  power  steer ing do es  not 
w hen  th e  e n
gin e is  off (e.g. wh en  th e ve hicl e is  being  towed). 
Tip s 
If  th e ban ery has bee n disconne cted,  the ye llow 
wa rning  light  li ghts  up  when  the ig niti on  is 
s w itch ed  on  . I t shou ld  go  out  when  yo u h ave 
dri ven a sh ort 
This  warning  light  lights when  the filler cap  is  not  prop erly  closed . 
If  th e  warn ing light  come s on, you sh ou ld 
turn th e e ngin e  and th e fue l filler  cap 
p rope rly 
Once  the  cap  is  prope rly close d all the way , th e 
warn ing light  will  go  out  when  th e ig n itio n  is 
turn ed  on  aga in  and  the  ch ec k cycle  is  co mpl ete. 
The  comp le tion  of the ch ec k cycle  depend s on 
how  you d riv e. 
High  beam 
If th e warnin g light  ha s been  o n for at  leas t 5 it w ill go  o ut onl y w hen  th e ig niti on  i s 
turn ed and  on  aga in. 
Note 
A lways  make sure  the  fue l filler ca p i s sc rewed  on 
a ll th e  way.  This pr eve nts fu el fr om  spilling  out 
o r 
This warning  lig ht  li ghts when  th e hi gh  beams  are on. 
The  warn ing ligh t lights  up  wh en  th e high 
b ea ms are  o n or when  the head light  flas her  is 
Instrument  panel  29  

Booklet  3.1  Controls  and  Equipm ent 
Lights  and  a  clear  view 
Light s 
Switching  the  lights  on  and  off 
Fig. 24  Sectio n of i nstrument  panel : Switch for  the 
headligh ts,  automatic  headlight  contr o l and  fron t 
fog  ligh ts 
S w itching  on  the  h eadl ights 
T o sw itch  on  the head lig hts  turn  the 
lig ht sw it c h to 
24  fD 
Switching  on  low  and  high  b eam 
T urn  the  lig ht  sw itch  tofD.  Informati on 
on  hig h bea m  and  head light  flas her 
49 . Th e low  beam  will  only wor k 
with  the ignition  on.  When  you  are  startin g 
th e engine,  the hea dlights  go ofT and  only 
the  park in g  lights  will be on. 
Switchin g  of th e he adli ght s 
Turn  the ligh t sw itc h  to  posit ion  0. 
S witchin g on  th e fo g light s 
Pull the  switch ou t of po sit ion  fD. 
Optional  equipm ent 
Optiona l e quipment 
46  Li ght s  a nd  a  cl ea r vi ew  Automatic  headlight  cont
rol 
To  turn  the au tomatic  headl ig ht control 
o n  tu rn  th e lig ht sw itch  to posit ion 
AUTO 
o r =)fig . 24 . 
Da ytim e runni ng  l ig hts 
•  L eave  the light  swi1ch  in  posit ion 0. The  day
t im e ru nning  ligh ts  come  on  automa tica lly 
when  you switch  o n  the  ignilion. 
When  1he ignition  is sw i1che
( low  beam  with  r edu ced  bri gh 111e ss) will  au 10-
111a 1ica lly  come  on.  No 
lighls  on  the  o ut
s ide  of  your vehicle  will  be  on  and  1h e  in s1ru
men1  ligh ts will  also  be  off. 
Automatic  hea dli g ht  co ntrol 
lfau10ma1ic  headligh 1 co n1r ol is  swi1c hed  on, 
th e low  beam  are  auloma tica lly  sw ilched  on  by 
light  sens it ive  senso r if you  drive  in to tunne l, 
for  exam ple. 
T he  expre ssway  func1io n  swi 1c h es  o n  1h e lo w 
beam  if 1he  vehicle  is  dri ven al 
mph (140 km /h ) for  lon ger 1han IO seco nds. T he  low  beam 
i s  swi1ched  off  if  1he  vehicle  is  dri ven 40  mph (65 km /h ) for  lo n ge r th an 150 seco nds. 
Th e rain  fu nction  switch es  on  the  hea dlig ht s if 
1h e 
wipe  function  is swi tc h ed  on  for 
long er 1h an 5  sec ond s. The  low  beam  i s switched 
o ff if  th e  co n1inuou s wipe  o r 1he  in1ermitt ent 
w ip e  funct ions  are  sw i1ch ecl 
for  lo nge r 1han seco nds 53. 
Fog  lig ht s 
If a u1omatic  hea dli gh 1 con ! rol  is sw i1c hed  on, 
yo u  canno t sw i1c h  on  1h e fog  ligh1 s.  

Booklet  3.1  Controls  and  Equipment 
em erg ency  flasher  also  works  when  th e ign ition 
i s sw itched  off . 
L'.D, WARNING 
A vehicle  stalled  or stopped  on or bes ide a 
highway  can be st ruck  by ot her  vehicl es  and 
increase  the risk  of se rious per sonal injury. 
•  Whenever  s tall ed or  stopp ed  fo r repair , 
move  th e ve hicl e a safe distan ce off  the road, 
s top  the engine, and  turn  of the  emergency 
WARNING (continued) 
flash er  and  use  a  warning  tria ngle  or  similar 
d ev ice  to warn  approa ching 
• Never  park  the  vehicle  in areas  w here the 
h ot cata ly tic  con verter and  exhaust  system 
ca n come  in contac t w ith  dry  grass,  brush,  fu el 
s pill  or oth er mater ia l that  can ca use  fire. 
Tips 
Yo u  can  disc harge  the ve hicle  batt ery if yo u le ave 
t h e  eme rgency  flash er on for  a Jo ng  time 
Turn and  high  beam  lever 
The tum signal  and  high  beam  lever  also operates  the headli ght flashe,: 
F ig.  27  Turn signal  and  high  beam  lever 
The  turn  sig nal a nd  high  b eam  lever  has 
rhe  follo win g fun ctions: 
Using  the  turn  signals 
-Mo ve the leve r a ll  th e way  up 27 
to indicate  a  right  turn,  and all  th e  way 
down 
t o  in di cat e a left  turn . 
Changing  lane s 
-Push  the  lever  up  or  down  to  the  point 
w here  yo u ca n start  to  feel res is tan ce.  The 
t u rn  sig nal  fla sh es  as  lon g as  yo u hold  the 
l ever  in  thi s po sit ion. 
Switching  the  h igh  beam  on  and  off 
- Turn  the light  sw itch  to 
- Press  th e lever  fo rwa rd  to  po sit io n to 
sw itch  on  the  high  beam s. 
- Pull th e le ver  back toward  you to  swit ch 
th e hig h  b eam  off  again. 
Headlight  flasher 
- Pull th e  lev er tow ard  t he s tee rin g w hee l 
to operate  the 
L'.D, WARNING 
I mp roper  use  of the hea dlight  fla sh er or  the 
hi gh b eams ca n di strac t oth er  dri vers  ca usin g 
a  cras h and  serio us  personal  injury. 
•  Never  use  the  head light  flash er and  high 
bea ms w hen  the y w ill bl ind or  di stra ct ot her 
m otor is ts . 
•  Always  use  the  turn  sig nals  when  chan gin g 
l a n es  to al ert  ot her  motori sts. 
Tips 
•  The signa ls o nl y work w hen the ign ition 
i s  swi tched  on.  The  co rrespo nding warnin g light 
fla sh es  in  th e  in strum ent  clust er. 
•  The 
then 
co me s on  in  th e in strum ent clust er. 
•  The 
flasher co mes  on for  as lon g as 
yo u pu ll th e leve r- eve n if no  oth er light s are 
s w itch ed  on.  The warning  lig ht 
th en  comes 
o n  in the  instrum ent  cluste r. 
Light s and  a  clear  view 49  

Booklet  3.2  Tips  and  Advice 
Changing the headlights  and  front  turn  signal bulbs 
Fig.  3 6 Cove r  A  fo r  low  b eom , co ver  B for  high 
beom  a nd position  lamp 
Changing  th e low  beam  headlight 
bulb 
- Switch  the headlights  ofT. 
- Sw itch  off the  ign ition  and  remove  the 
k ey  from  the  ig nition  loc k. 
- Ope n the  engi ne  hood. 
- Turn  the cover 
36arrow @ to the 
ri ght  and  re m ove . 
- Turn  the bulb  hold er t o the  lef t and  re
move. 
- Pull  t he  defec tive  bul b out  of  the  h older 
a nd  install  a new  bul b. 
- Rein sta ll th e bu lb  holder  by  turning 
int o th e rig ht. 
- Replace  the cover  by turnin g it  to  th e 
left. 
Changing  the  high  beam  light  bulb 
- Switch  the head light s off . 
- Switch  off the  ig ni tion  and  re m ove  the 
k ey  from the  ignit ion  lock. 
- Op en  the  en gin e hood. 
- Pull  the  rubb er  cover  off 
36a rrow 
82  What  do  I do  now? 
F ig . 37  In  the  headlight : high  beam  bulb  3 and  po
sition  lamp  bu lb  4 
- Remove  the conn ector @. 
- Move  the w ire retainer 
82,  fig. 37 
towa rd the  front  of the  vehicl e and  the n 
pu sh  it in  the  d irec tion  of th e a rrow  out 
th e re tai nin g lug s 
- Fold  the  w ire  hook  up. 
- Remove  the bulb  holder  from  the head-
li ght. 
- C hange the  bulb. 
- Place the  bulb  holder  back  in  the  head-
l ight.  Make  sure  th e reta ining 
a t 
th e botto m. 
- Fold  the  w ire  hook  dow n and  engage  it 
in  th e  opposit e di rect ion  sh own  by  th e 
arrow  in  the  re ta inin g 
Gently pu ll 
o n  th e w ire  hook  to  check  it  h as  engaged 
sec urely. 
- Connec t the  connector @to  th e bulb 
ho lder. 
Changing  a  side  light  bulb 
- Remove  the bulb  holder 82, 
fi g. 37 
from  the headli ght. 
- Change  the bulb.