
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 3.1  Control s and  Equipment 
• Wh en  th e ve hicle  is stat io nar y or tra vellin g at 
ve ry  lo w  sp ee ds,  the te mp era tur e di sp la ye d m ay 
b e  sli ghtl y hi gher th an  th e actua l o ut side  te m -as res ult  of th e heat  r adi ate d  fr om  th e 
Applies  to  vehicles : With  Highline  o r Midline  instrument  cluster 
Warning  or  information  te xt  in the  disp lay 
Malfun ction s are s hown  in  th e  di spl ay wa rnin g light s a nd  warning  infor 
m ation  me ssages. 
Fig . 9  Warn ing  text  in the  display  of  a  Midline  in st rumen t cluster:  STO P Oi l pressure 
T he  sys te m  run s a c hec k on  ce rtai n co mpo nem s 
an d fun cti on s w hen  th e ig niti on  is sw itc hed  on 
an d whil e  the ve hicle is  m ov ing.  Fun ction al 111 al
f un cti on s are  indi cate d by sy mbols  w ith  warn 
in gs  a nd  in form ation  t exts  in  th e di sp lay.  An 
ac ou sti c  w arnin g is  give n  in  certain  cases.  The 
scree n  may vary  according to  th e ve rs ion  of th e 
in strum ent  cluste r  yo ur  vehicle  has. 
Warning  symbo ls 
Th ere  ar e re d  warnin g sy111bols  (p riority  I)  and 
ye llo w  warnin g sy mb ols  ( prior ity  2). 
E xamp les  of  priority 
1 wa rning s (red) 
•  Bra ke sys te m  symb ol 
or wi th  th e 
wa rnin g tex t STOP Broke fluid Owner 's  manual! 
•  Coo lant  symbol 
with  the w arnin g STOP  Check  coolant!  Owner's  manual! 
•  En gin e oil pr essure sy mbol 
't=:r: with  the 
w arnin g text  STOP  Oil pressure  engine off! 
Owner's  manual!. 
If  one o f the se malfun ction s occ urs, th e wa rnin g 
li g ht  will  flas h or  lig h t u p  and  will  be  acco 111pa
ni ecl b y three  acoustic  warning s. This is a  clan
ger wa rnin g. Pull  off th e  roa d where  it  is sa fe 
a nd  sw itch  off  the  e ng in e i111m edi ate ly . Co nta ct 
your  auth ori zed  Vo lkswagen  dea ler  or a  q uali
fi ed  wo rks hop  imm edia te ly  and  h ave the m al
fun ctio n  r epa ired . 
I f  severa l priorit y 
wa rnin gs are  detec ted  at th e 
sa me tim e, the  symb ols  w ill  ap pe ar  one  aft er  th e 
o th er  fo r abo ut 2 seco nd s at  a tim e. 
a se t 
ti 111e , th e  in fo rm ati on  tex t wi ll disap pear,  how
eve r th e sy mbo l w ill  app ear  in th e  dis pl ay  a nd 
s tay  on  as  a  re 111ind er for yo u to  have  the m al
f un cti on  r epai red. 
lo ng  as pri or ity  I wa rnin g is  sh own  in  the 
di sp lay, yo u will  not be  abl e to  see  an y o ther 
m en us 
7. 
Examples  of  priority  2 warnings  (yellow): 
•  Fu el sy mb ol  with  th e in fo rm ation  tex t 
Pl ease  refuel! 
•  Windshie ld  was her  flui d sy mb ol  with  th e 
i n fo rm atio n  tex t Top  up  wa sh  fluid!. 
• 
p ad  sy 111b ol  with  inform atio n  tex t 
Check  broke  pods! 
•  Imm obili zer sy mb ol  with  th e  info rmati on 
tex t Immobilizer  active! 
If  one  o f th ese  situ ations  occ urs, 
wa rnin g 
sy mb ol li ght s up,  an d  yo u wi ll hear  one  acou stic 
warning . C hec k th e c ause  as  soon as  poss ible. 
If  seve ral p riorit y 
wa rnin gs  arc  detec te d  at th e 
sa me tim e, th e  sy mb ols di spl aye d on e  aft er 
th e oth er  fo r ab out  2 seco nds at a  tim e. a 
se t tim e, th e  inf ormati on  te xt  w ill  disa ppe ar, 
ho weve r the symb ol w ill  app ear at  the sid e  of th e 
di sp lay a nd stay  on 
a  re 111ind er  fo r yo u  t o 
c h eck  th e c ause  as  so on as  poss ible . 
Pr ior ity 2 warnin g m essa ges  will  n ot be  sh ow n 
until  all  Priority  I warnin g m ess ages  have  bee n 
co rrec te d! 
Instrument  panel  11  

Booklet 3 .1  Control s and  Equipm ent @ 
Sy mbol  Meaning  or  warning lig hts  Further 
Exhau st  sys tem  m alrun cti o n 
EPC Elec troni c Power  Contr ol (gaso line eng in e  only) 
G low  plug  sys te m  (d iese l e n gin e) 
Ill umi nated:  Glow p lug sys tem switch ed  on 
F lashi ng: engine  malrun cti on. 
Electronic  immobilizer 
-Genera tor  ma lrunc1ion fi::i 
bulb 
Turn  sig nal s 
Cool ant te mp erat ure I Coo lant 
l evel 1' 
I oil  pre ssur e 
Bra ke  pad  wear  indicator 
Doo rs open 
washer leve l 
Dis play fo r engin e hood  or rear  lid o pen --
Fu el l ev el too  low 
Fa ste n  sea l be lts! 2.1 , ch ap te r "Sea t 
or in  anti-lock 27 
sys te m 
Fla shi ng:  ESP or ASR in  operation, 
ll Ill umi nated: ESP or AS R 1io n  or  sw itch ed 
Parki ng applied  or low  brake  fluid  l eve l o r 28 m alrunct ion 
· or 
Crui se contr ol sys te m  sw itch ed  on 
Powe r stee ring sys te m 
In strum ent  pan el  2 1  

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 
&. 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