
Generator 
Warn ing  light  3.1: 24 
G love  compartm ent 
Front  pa ssenger s ide  3.1: 69 
G love compartment  light  3.1:  50 
G low  plug  system 
W arning  light  3. l: 23 
Gu ide fi xture s for  lower  anchorages  2.1: 68 
H 
H at  sh el f3 .l : 79 
H aza rd  ligh ts 3.1: 48 
H ea d re straint s 
Adj ust ing  3.1: 58, 59 
Correc t ad justm ent  2.1:  7 
R emo ving  3.1:  59 
H ea dligh t fla sh er 3. 1: 4 9 
H ea dligh ts 3.1: 46 
Fog  light s 3.1:  46 
Switching  3.1: 46 
Wa sh er  syste m  3.1:  55 
H eat ed front  seats  3. 1: 65 
H ea ting 3.I:  80 
H eavy  clothi ng and  safety  belt s  2.1: 
17 
High  b eam  3.l: 49 
Warning  light  3.1 : 29 
High  b eam leve r 3. 1: 49 
Hom eLink Univer sal Tran smitter  3.1: 44 
Horn  3.1 : 3 
How  could  I dama ge the  catal ytic conve rter? 
3 .2: 
10 
Ho w do I know  how  much  oil my  engin e is 
co nsumin g? 3.2:  38 
How  do I unlo ck th e engine  hood?  3.2: 36 
I-lo w does  moisture  or  road  salt affect  th e 
brak es'?  3.2:  8 
Ho w man y airbags  does  my veh icl e h ave? 2.1: 
34 ,44,4 9 
H ow  often  shou ld 
I c h eck  my tire  pr essures ? 
3.2:  57 
How  often  should  I r epl ace  my eng ine  bat
ter y? 3. 2: 50 
How often  should  I wax  my ca r? 3.2: 19 
I-l ow  often  sho uld the brake  fluid  b e 
c han ged?  3. 2: 48 
How  to  in stall the  upper  t eth er strap 
to th e 
anchorage  2.l:  66 
Booklet 0.1  General  Inde x 
Hubcaps 3.2: 69 
H ydrop laning  3.2: 60 
Ignition  key 3.1:  93 
I gnit ion switch  3.1: 93 
I mmobili zer 3.1 : 23 
Warning  message 3.1: 
11 
Imp ortance  of sitting  prop erl y  2.1 : 27 
Imp ortance  of wearing  safe ty bel ts 2.1:  27 
Important  information  for  vehicles  with  Die-
se l e ngine  when  adding  or  changing  en
gine  oil 3.2:  49 
Import ant  information 
kn ow  befo re di s-
co nn ect  the b att ery  3.2:  49 
I mport ant  thing s to  do  b efore dri ving  2.1:  3 
Improper  seating  po sitions  2.1: 8 
Improp erl y  worn  safety  belt s 2.1: 25 
Indicator  light 
A ir bag  syste m  2.1:  39 
Indicator  light s 
Airbag  syste m  2.1: 49 
Mi rror  3.1: 55 
OFF  2.1: 
Indi re ct  ventilat ion  3.1: 86 
Indi vidual  unlockin g 3.1: 17 , 34 
I nfant  seats 2 .1: 56 
Information  t exts in the  display  3.1: 
11 
Insid e m irr or 
Indicator  light  3.1:  55 
In stallin g 
C hi ld  re straint  with  a safety belt 2.1: 60 
CRS  using th e LATCH  system  2.1:  69 
In strum ent  clu ster  3.1 : 5 
In strum ent  cluster  illumination  3.1 : 3 , 48 
Instrument  panel 3.1: 2,  71 
Cleaning  3.2:  23 
In strum ent s 3. 
I: 5 
Interior  lights 
Fro nt 3.1:  50 
Int ermittent  w ipe  3.1: 53 
J 
Ja ck  3.2:  72 
Jump  s ta rtin g 3.2:  84 
J ump er cables  3.2: 84 
Alphabetical  index 7  

Booklet  3.1  Controls  and Equipm ent ® 
Table  of  contents 
Instrument  panel  ........... .. .. ...  . 
Overview  ..............................  . 
Overview  of the  contro l butto ns  on  the 
mu lti- function  steering  w heel  ..... .... . . . 
Instrument  cluster ...... ............. ... . . 
Display  in the  in strument  cluster  .........  . 
Menus  in the  instrument  cluster  ..... •.. .. 
Warning  lights .... ....... ........ ..... . . 
2 
2 
4 
5 
7 
12 
20 
Op ening  and  closing  Keys  . . . . . .  . . 
31 
K ey  Set  . . . . .  .  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . .  . . . . . . .  . . 31 
Remo te  cont rol  key  . . . . . .  . . .  . . .  • . . . . .  . •  . . 32 C ent ral  locking  system . . .  .  . . . . .  . . .  . . . .  . . . 34 
Anti-the ft o lorm  system  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . . . . .  •  . . 36 
Rear  lid  . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . .  • . . .  . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  37 
Windows  ....  .. . . .. ....  ...  . .... . ..  ..  ..  . . 
39 Po wer  roof  . . . . . . .  . . . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . . . .  • . . 42 
H ome link®  Universal  Transm itter . . .  . . . . .  44 
Lights  and  a  clear  view  . . . .  . . . . .  . .  46 
Lights  .  . . . . .  .  . . .  .  . . . . .  . .  .  . . .  .  . .  . . .  . . . .  . . . 46 
Interior  lights . . .  .  . . .  . . . .  . . . . .  . . . . .  . . . .  . . .  50 
Clear  vision  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . .  . . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  52 
Windshie ld  wi pers  .  . . . .  • . . . . .  . . . . .  . . .  . . .  53 
Mirrors  . . . . .  . . .  .  . . .  . .  . . •  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  55 
Seat s and  storag e . . .  . . .  . .  . . .  . . . .  . . .  57 
Why  is seat  adjust ment  so im portant ? . . . . 57 
H ead  restraints  .  . . . .  . .  . .  . . . . . .  . .  . . . .  . . . .  .  58  Front  seats  .
..... .... ... •..... .• .... ..... 
Rear  seat  bench  . ... ...... ....... •.. .... . 
Sto rage  ......... ................... ....  . 
Additiona l storage comportmen t ond 
elec trica l sockets  .... ... .... .... ... ......  . 
Luggage  comportment ........... ....... . 
R oo f rock  . .......... ......•.... .. •....... 
Air  conditioning  system ...... ... .. .  60 
66 
69 
73 
74 
76 
80 
Heal
ing  . . .  . . . . .  . . .  . . . .  . . . . .  . .  . . . . .. . . . . . 80 
Cl imatic  . . . . .  . . . . . . . . .  . . .  . . . . . . .  . . .  • . .  . . . 8 1 Climotronic  . . . . .  . . . . .  . . . . .  . . .  . . .  . .  . . . . .  . . 84 
Im portan t no tes  . . .  . . .  . . . . . . .  . . .  . . . . . .  . . . 88 
Driving  ................... .............  90 
Steering . .  . . . . .  . . . .  . . . . .  . . . .  . .  . . . . . .  . .  . .  . 90 
Safety  . . . .  . . . . .  . . . . .  . . .  . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . .  . . .  .  91 
Igniti on lock  . . .  . . . . . .  . . .  . . . . .  . . .  . . . . .  . . .  . 93 
Starting  ond  stopping  the engine  . . . . . . .  . .  95 
Monuol  transmission  . . . . .  . . .  . . . . . .  . .  . .  . . .  97 
Automatic  transmissio n 
I Direct  sh ift 
gea rbox  . . .  . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . .  . .  . . . . . .  . .  . .  98 
P arking  brok e  . ...... .... .... .. .. .. . .. ... 
104 Electronic  Parking Assistance  . ........ •.. . 10 6 
Crui se  co ntrol  ......... ........ .... ...... 107 
Alphabetical  inde x  .... ...... .... ...  10 9 
T ab le  of  contents  

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  to  vehicl es, with  multi-fun cti on  s teeri ng wheel 
Overview  of  the  control  buttons  on  the  multi
function  steering  wheel 
These controls  let you  pe,form  variou s fu 11ctions  without  tak ing off 
the  steering  wheel. 
Fig . 1  Mu lti-fu nct io n  steer ing  whee l wi th  co ntrols 
T he  con tro ls  in  th e multi -fun ction  ste erin g 
whee l I work  only  when ignition  is 
sw itch ed  on . Depend ing on  yo ur  model  some of 
features  shown  in  the may 1101 app ly to  your  vehicle.  A lways  ask  you r auth o
rized  Volkswag en  dea ler  if  yo u not  sur e. 
G;;l orQ  volume  con tro l 
Pad dle  sw itch  for  downshiftin g on  vehi 
cles  equipped  with  Tip tronic® 
- Pull  th e  lever  towa rd 
s tee ring  whee l to 
down shift  when  u sin g Tiptronic ® 
mute th e  rad io . 
- Pre ss thi s butt on  to  silenc e 
sound 
sys te m 
4  Instrument  panel 
I Nol J 
Use  thi s to open m enu s in  th e in
st rum ent  cluster  disp lay  and  togg le  betwe en 
menu s and 12 
Press co nfirm  a menu or 
on  vehicles 
e quipp ed  wi th Tipl ronic® 
- Pull 
leve r stee ring  wh eel to 
up shi ft  w hen  u sing  the Tiptroni c® 
U se  these  bu11on s to  m ove  these
l ec tor  bar  up  or dow n within menu  in  the 
i nst rum ent  clu ste r  

Booklet  3.1  Control s and  Equipment 
Instrument  cluster 
Instrument  overview 
The  instrument  cluster displays  the  vehicle operating  status. 
Fig. 2  Detai l of  instrumen t cluster 
Se ttin g buttons  fo r the  clock 5 
Ta cho me ter 6 
E n gi ne  coolant  te mp erature ga uge 6 
indi cator 9 
Setting  the  clock 
Fu el ga uge 7 
Sp ee dom ete r 
button  for  trip  odome te r 
The clock is located  in  the instrument  cl uste r. 
Fig . 3  Sec tion  of the  instr um ent  cl uster : button s for 
se tting  the  clock 
Pre ss the le ft button 3 to  set  the 
hour.  Th e clock  will ad vance  to  the nex t 
hour  if  you briefly  press  the bullon. 
Pre ss the right-h and to  se t 
th e minute . Th e cloc k will  ad vance 
10 th e 
n ex t minut e if  yo u br ie fl y  press  th e 
button. 
In strum ent  pan el  5  

Booklet  3.1  Controls  and  Equipment 
Tachometer 
The tachomete r display s the engi ne s pee d  in  rev olutions  p er minute  (rpm). 
If,  fo r examp le,  the  n eedle is  di rec 1ly  ove r 1h e  2. 
this  corre sp on ds  10 a n eng in e sp ee d of2000  rpm 
( r evo lution s per  minut e). 
T he  red  zone  on  the dial  indi ca tes  1he m ax imum 
e n gin e spee d th at  may  be  use d brie fly w hen  the 
e n gin e is  warm  an d aft er it has  bee n b roken  in 
properly.  However . it  is  ad visa ble 10 up sh if1  or 
m ove  1he se lec 1o r lev er 1 0 
D (or  take yo ur fool  ofT 
th e acce le rator  pedal 10  slow  down ) b efo re I h e 
n eed le  rea ches  the red  zo ne. 
Engine  coolant  tempera ture  gauge 
Th.i s gaug e sh ow s the  en gi ne coola nt tem peratur e. 
Fi g.  4  Sect ion  of  th e i nstrument  cluster:  engine 
coola nt  tempe ra tu re  gauge 
Engine  cold 
Avoid high  en gin e  s pee ds  and  heavy  en gin e 
l o ad s 
nee dle 
s h ould  b e in  th e middl e of  the  ga uge.  The  lem 
pe rat ur e ma y also  rise whe n  the en gin e is 
work ing hard,  espec iall y at  high  out sid e te mp er
a tur es. D o no t worry  if th e wa rning  light  and a 
warning  message  does  not  appea r in  th e displa y. 
I f  th e sy mbol 
Jc: and  a wa rning text  app ear th e 
d is pla y, eith er  the  coo la n1 t emp eratur e is 
hi gh  or  the coo la nt  l eve l is  100  low "Tips a nd  Advice",  c hapte r "Coo lant." 
6  Instrument  panel 
N ee dle in warning  zon e© 
If need le  is  in  the  warning  zo ne,  the  symb ol wi ll light  up.  If  yo ur  vehicle  is  equi pp ed  wit h 
1hc m essage  displa y feature,  an  in forma tion  tex t 
wi ll al so  appea r in  the  display . See  yo ur a uth o
rize d Volksw age n dea le r  fo r m ore inform atio n . 
the  coo la nt  1e mp erature  is  too  high,  or th e 
coo lanl  le vel loo  low . Stop  the vehicle  and 
ofT  the e ngine.  Check  the coo la nt  leve l "Ti ps and  Advice",  c hapter 
Do  not  cont inue driving  if  th e coo lant  level is 
c orre ct  and  yo u have wa rnin g  in  th e  in stru
ment  clus1e r te llin g yo u th ere  is  a prob le m.  Con-
the nea res t auth orized  Volk swagen dea le r 
fo r ass is ta nce. 
WARNING 
Stop!  Before  working  in the  en gin e  co mpart 
ment,  alwa ys read  a nd  heed all  WARNI NGS 
"Tips  and Advice",  c hapter 
"Wo rking in  th e en gi ne  compartment. " The 
e ngin e co mpartm ent  of any  motor  veh icle  is  a 
potentiall y dang erou s area  and  can  ca use se
riou s pers onal  injury . 
of th e  air  inlet red uce  the 
coo ling  efTec1 of  th e  coo la nt.  If is  ho1  out sid e drive high  e ngin e  loads,  th ere  is a 
ri sk  of the  en gin e ove rhea tin g.  .,  

Booklet  3.1  C ontr ols  and  Equipm ent 
•  Th e front  spoiler  also en sur es  prop er  distr i
bution  of th e  coo ling  air when  the  vehicl e is 
mo ving. The  en gin e c ould  overh ea t if  th e s poil er 
Fuel  gauge 
Fig. 5  Se ction  of the  instrument  cluster: fuel tonk 
gauge  i
s  dam age d, to rn  olT or  re m ov ed!  Have  the 
s poi le r  repaired  or  re pla ced  b y an authori zed 
Vo lks wage n  dea le r. 
Th e fu el t an k  ho lds  abou t 14 .5 ga llons (55  lite rs) . 
W hen  the  n eedle re ach es th e  low  fuel l eve l zo ne 
5 (a rro w),  the  dis pla y lig ht s up.  If yo ur 
ve hicl e is e quipp ed  with  th e  m essage  displ ay 
featu re ,  Pl ease  re fue l! wi ll also  appear  in  the dis 
pla y. See  your  authorized  Volkswag en  dea le r  for 
mo re  info rmati on . A t  t he  same tim e, 
wa rnin g 
wi ll so und  as re m inder  to  ref uel.  At thi s point 
t h ere a re s till  ab o ut  1.8  ga llo ns (7  liters)  of  fuel in 
th e tank . Th e di spla y only wo rks when  the ig ni
t io n is sw itch ed  on . 
Ti ps 
R eme mber to re fu el whe n  the tank  is  1/4  full 
reduce  the risk  of runnin g ou t of  f uel, es pec ia lly 
in  re m ote 
clu ste r, wi th  a mat ching  t ext in 
the display. 
Fi g. 6  Disp lays in  the  instrument  cluster : Left  Lowl ine  ins trument  cluster,  right Mid line  instrument  cluster 
Ins tru me nt  p anel  7  

Booklet  3.1  Controls  and  Equipment 
Fig.  7  Display  i n the  instrument  cluster : Hig hli n e  i n· 
str um ent  clus ter 
Wa rnin g  light s 
Clock  a nd In vehicl es  wit h  Low
li ne  in strum en t cl uster  the temp erature  is 
a lso  sh ow n  in  this area . In  ve hicl es  with 
Hi ghline  instru ment  clu ster  the  warning 
l ights  also  app ear in  thi s area. 
9. 
O dome te r  , Trip  Odometer 
Mileage  (kilometer ) display 
T he  lef t-hand  counter 7, fig . 6 7 in the di sp lay  sh ows  the  tota l numb er of  miles 
( k il om ete rs)  dri ven . 
Optio nal  equipment 
8  Instrument  panel 
Sele cto r lever  posit ion  disp lay  for th e  auto
m atic  tran smi ssion1
l . Th e se lec tor  lever  po
s it ion  or  the gea r se le cte d  (Ti ptro nic ®l w ill 
b e  sh ow n in  the dis p lay  field  w ith  a  ligh t 
ba ck gro und . 
There o pti onal an d au toma tic  di sp lays 
i n  thi s field: 
- Selec tab le  di spla ys: M ulti-fun ctio n  indi 
(MF I) and outs id e te mp erature dis 
p lay 
- Automati c di sp lays:  In form ation  t ext o r 
wa rnings 
11 
There  are  opti ona l an d auto matic  di spla ys 
i n  thi s field: 
- Selec tabl e dis p lays: . M ulti -fun ctio n  in d i
ca to r  (MFI ) an d  out sid e te mperat ure d is
pla y 
- Aut om atic  d is p lays:  Inform atio n  tex t or 
wa rning s 
II 
-Menu s pro vid in g in formation,  whi ch  can 
b e  use d  t o make  d iffere nt settin gs,  a re 
a lso  s how n  in  th e 
The  rig ht -h and  cou nter regis ters  th e  sh ort 
trip s. Th e fin al d igi t in  t he  trip  count er sh ows 
d is ta nces  of 
100 yard s (meters)  T he  tr ip  count er 
ca n be rese t b y  pr ess ing th e 5, fig.2