
Key Words 
Enclosed  you'll find  an  extensive  and compre
hensi ve alphabetcia l index  of following  book
l ets : Safety  First, Conrrol s and  Equipment,  Tips 
and  Advice  and  Technical  Data. 
Eac h book let  has  a two-digit  number in  th e 
l ower  right co rner. This  number  will help  you to 
Exampleofakeyword 
Battery  3.2: 24, 3.1:  35 
Booklet  0.1  G eneral  Ind ex 
find a booklet  and return  a boo klet to  its correct 
l oca tion  if  you  remove it from the  Owner's  Liter
ature  binder. 
Th is  ind ex w ill help  you 
to find  information 
quickl y by  using  key 
You  will find  informat ion  about  battery  in 
booklet  3.2 on page 24  and book let 3 .1  on  pa ge  

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 
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 
lock ca n be  switch ed  on  and  off  using a key in th e 
opened  door. 
Anti-theft  alarm  system 
Applies  to vehicles:  with  anti-theft alarm 
Description  of  anti-theft  alarm  system 
The anti-theft  alarm triggers an  alarm unauthorized  movements  are detected 
around  the vehicle. 
Activating  the  anti-theft  alarm  system 
- Lock  the vehi cle. 
Switching  the  alarm  off 
-Un lock  the  vehicle using  the  unlo ck 
button  in the  remote  control key or  unlock 
the  veh icle  by inserting  the  vehicle key  into 
the  driver's  door  lock. 
The  anti-th eft alarm  make s it more  difficult break into  the  vehicle  or  steal You will hea r 
and  see  the  alarms  if  someone  tri es break  inlO 
th e ve hicle. 
Whe n yo u lock  the  ve hicle,  the an ti-t heft alarm 
syste m is aulOmat ica lly sw itched  on. 
Close  all  windows  a nd doors  compl etely befo re 
locking  the  vehicle  so that  the  ant i-t hef t system 
does  no t tr igger  alarms  unnecessar ily. 
What  triggers  th e alarm? 
With  the  vehicle locked,  th e alarm  will go 
under th e fo llowing  circ umstances: 
•  Man ually  open ing of  the  rear  lid  u sing  the ve
hi cle  key, 
36  Opening  and  closing  Keys 
• Opening  a doo r, 
•  Ope ning th e en gine  ho od, 
•  Opening  the rea r lid. 
Wh en  th e alarm  is triggered,  th e horn 
will sound 
for  about  30 seco nds and  the  turn  signals  wi ll 
fla sh  for about  4  minutes. 
Ho w  c an  I  switch  off  the  ala rm  system? 
You ca n sw itch th e anti- theft  alarm  sys te m  ei
ther  by unlock ing th e veh icle  using  the unl ock 
the  remote  contro l or  by  unlocking 
the  vehicle in se rting  th e key  into  the  driv er's 
d oor  lock. 
Tips 
•  When  the  alarm  stops  sound ing and  you 
op en  anothe r door  or the rear  lid  or  any  other 
part 
th e  vehicle  that is  monito red  by the anti
th eft alarm  system, the alar m  will  be  triggered 
aga in. 
•  The  anti-t heft  ala rm  syste m  works  even if t he 
battery  is disconnected  or not  wo rking 
prop erl y.  

Booklet  3.1  Controls  and  Equipment 
Ap plies  to  ve hicles : with a  di esel  engine 
Starting  the  diesel  engine 
The  engine  can only  be started a genuine  Volkswagen  key the correct 
code. 
- Move  the se lector  lever  to  P (Park)  or  N 
(Ne utral ) 
98. 
- Dep ress  the foot  brake. In vehicles  with 
manual  transm iss ion  d epress  th e clutch 
pedal. 
- Turn  the  igni tion  key  to  position 
93, 76 The  g low  plug 
warni ng  light  light s up  while  the  glow 
plug s are  warm ing up. 
- When  the warning  light goes  out,  turn 
the  key to  pos ition 
93,  fig. 76 
sta rt  the  engine.  Do not  press  the acc eler
ator. 
- Release  the ign itio n key as  soon  as  the 
e ngin e starts  to avoid  damaging  the 
start er. 
When  start ing a  cold  eng ine,  it may  be  a  litt le 
nois y for  the fir st  few  se conds until  oil pre ssur e 
h as  bui lt up  in  the hydrauli c 
valve lift ers . This  is 
normal  and no cause  for  conce rn. 
When  staring  a warm  engine,  the  pre -glow 
warning  light will  no t li ght  up.  You  can sta rt  the 
e n gi ne  immed iate ly 
If  yo u ha ve  problems  sta rtin g 
3.2 "Tip s 
and  Advice",  chapt er "J ump  startin g." 
Di ese l e ngin e pre-glow  system 
Wh ile  pre- glow  is  acti ve , n o  major  elec trical 
lo ad s s hou ld be  switched  on  -oth erwise  unnec
ess ary load  is pla ce d on  the  vehicle battery. 
You  should  start the engine  immediate ly after 
th e pr e-g low  indica tor  lig ht  has gone  out. 
96 Driving 
To start  the  diesel  engine  after  the  fuel tank has 
been  run  dry 
If the  fuel  tank  was run comp lete ly  dr y, the 
s tartin g proc ess after  refueling  with die sel fuel 
can  take  long er  th an  usual  -up  t o one  minute. 
Th is  is  be cause  th e fu el sys tem  fir st ha s to be 
vented  of a ir wh ile  starting. 
WARNING 
H edu ce  the risk of ser ious per sonal  injur y 
when  startin g and  running  the  vehicl e's  en
g in e. 
•  Never  start  or le t  the  engine run  in  a  con
fined  or enclosed  are a.  Exha ust from  the en
gi ne  contain s carbon  mono xide , a  poisonous, 
co lor less  and odo rless  gas.  Carbo n monoxide 
ca n cause  unconsci ousness  and  death . 
•  Neve r leave  the vehicle  unatt ended  with 
the  eng ine  runnin g. The  vehicle  could  mo ve 
s udd enly  or  an  unusual operating  condition 
co uld  occur  res ultin g in  prop erty  damage  or 
personal  injury. 
•  Neve r use  "sta rting ass is t fluid s." They  arc 
po tentia lly  exp los ive  and  can  ca use a  " run
away"  vehicl e  co ndition . 
Note 
You  can 
the eng ine if you  drive hi gh  en
g ine  speeds,  at full th rottle  or by overloading  the 
en gin e whe n it  i s cold. 
 For  the  sake  of  environment 
Do  not  warm  up  the  engine by  running  it with 
th e ve hicl cstandin gstill.  Drive  off as soo n as  yo u 
s tart  the  e ngin e. T hi s help s th e e ngin e 
o p
e ra tin g temperature  fa ster  and  r edu ces 
emissions . 
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Booklet 3.1  Controls and Equipment 
R Ins ide mir ror  55 
M ake- up  mirror s  52 
Outs ide  mirror s, elec trica l 56 
Mirrors  lowe re d  fun cti o n 
18 
M ulti -Fun cti o n  Indi cator  9 
M ulti -funct io n  stee rin g whee l 4 
0 
O ne-to uch  open in g and  clo sin g 
p owe r w indows 
40 
Ori entation  lig hti ng 47 
Ou ts id e te 111p erature  disp lay JO 
Ove rv ie w 
p 
In strument s  5 
M ulti-function  stee rin g w heel  4 
Warn ing light s 
20 
Pan ic  bu tton 32 
Park  assis t  !06 
Parking 
LOS 
Automat ic  tran smi ssio n  99 
C au tion  w hen  parkin g nea r a  parki ng  bar 
rier  or  cur b 
105 L ow  b umper  cover,  spoil ers  and 
s u sp ens ion 
10 5 When  parking on  slo pes  !05 
Park ing aid 
106 
Pa rkin g br ake l04 
Warn ing lig ht 28,  l04 
Par king  di stanc e wa rning sys te m 106 
Pin ch prot ectio n 
P owe r roof 43 W indows 
Po llen  fi lter  88 
Po llu tion  filt er  88 
Power  Roof  42 
Pow er ou tlet  73 
P owe r roof  42 
Power  steerin g 
Wa rnin g light  29 
P owe r w ind ows  39 
112  Alphab etical  inde x 
Rain  senso r 54 
R ea din g light s 
Front 
5 1 
R ear  armr est 70 
R ea r in te ri or  light  52 
R ea r lid  37 
Clos ing  38 
Wa rning light 
26 
Re ar se at  ba ckres t 
Folding  forward 66 
Ra isi ng  into  place 
67 
Rea r sea t bench  66 
Rea r vent ilati on 
86 
Rea r view  mirro r 55 
Rea r w in dow  37 
R ea r w in dow  hea tin g 
80, 81 
Rea r w iper 53 
R emot e co ntrol 
Vehic le 
32 
Remote  control key 
13 utt ons 32 
Repla cin g th e battery 32 
Sy nchronizing  33 
R emovi ng  th e ignition  key 
94 
R ep laceme nt  keys 31 
Rep lacing  the  ba ttery 
R e111 ote  contro l ke y 
32 
Rever se 
A utoma tic  tran s111i ssio n 
102 
Roof  carrie r m ount s 76 
Roof load  77 
Ro of rack 
76, 77 
s 
Safe ty ins1ru cti ons 
Coo la nt te mp eratu re  25 
Sea t adju stm ent  57, 
60 
Sea t h ea tin g 
Fron t 65 
Sec urin g load  77 
Se lector  lever  loc k 99 
Se lec tor  leve r  positions 
102 
Se lf-di111m in g  in side  day-night  mir ror  55 
Se rv ice  int erva l di splay  8 
Se rv ice  pos ition 
53