
® Booklet 0.1  General Inde x 
Mon itoring  th e Advanc ed  Air bag Sys te m  2.1 : 
Key  tag 3 .l: 3 1 
K eys 3. 1: 3 1 
Kick-d own funcli on  3.1:  10 3 
L 
Lan e change  fla sh  function  3.1:  17 
L a n gu age  in displa y 3.1:  16 
L ea ther 
C lean ing3.2:  23 
L ea ther  seats 
Pr essure  mark s 2. 1: 67 
Leavi ng hom e function  3.1: 47 
Li fti ng  platform  3.2: 89 
Lifting  the ve hicle 3.2: 89 
Light  chang e 3.2:  81 
Li ght s 
& Vi sio n 
Menu 3.J : 17 
Ligh ts 3.1:  46 
Lo ck cy linders  3.2 : 2 1 
Locks  3.2: 2 1 
Low beam  3.l:  46 
Lowe r anchorage s 2.1: 6 7 
Luggage  compartment  2.1:  10,  3.1: 74 
M 
Main  menu Multi -Functi on  Indic ator  3. l: 9 
Manual  mode 
C lim atron ic  3. 1:  87 
M anu al tran smi ssio n 3.1: 97 
M enu  for  convenien ce  functions  3.1: 17 
Menu  for Light s 
& Vision  3.1: 17 
Menu  for vehicl e stat us 3. 1:  15 
Me nus 
Exa mple 
of u se  3.1: 13 , 14 
MF!  3.1: 9 
M ileage  (kilom eler) disp lay 3.  l: 8 
Mile s (ki lom eters)  to 
3.1:  9 
Mirror s 
In sid e mir ror 3.1:  55 
M ake -u p  m irrors  3.1:  52 
Out side  mirror s, elec trical  3.1: 56 
Mirror s low ered  fun ction  3.1:  18 
Modification s 3.2: 28 
8  Alphabetical  index 
39 
Mo untin g and  re le asing  the anchorage  hook 
2. 1: 68 
Multi -Fun cti on  Ind icator  3.1 : 9 
Multi -function  steering w heel 3. 1: 4 
N 
New  t ires and  whee ls 3.2 : 61 
N HTSA  2.1: 12,  3.2: 81 
No tice  about  dat a  recorded  b y veh icle  con 
tro l modu les3 .2:  6 
N umb er  of  seats 2 .1: 13 
0 
Occ upant  seating  position s 2. 1:  4 
O il 3.2:  37 
Oil  chan ge 3.2 : 42 
O il dip stick 3.2: 39 
O ne-to uch  op en in g a nd  closi ng 
P owe r w ind ows 3.1:  40 
Operating  you r vehicl e outsid e th e U .S.A. or 
C anada  3.2:  91 
Orientation  lightin g3.l: 47 
Outs ide mi rror s 
C lea nin g 3.2:  19 
Out sid e  te mp erat ure di splay  3.1: 10 
Overview 
p 
In strum ent s 3 .1: 5 
M ulti-fun ction  stee ring  whee l 3. 1: 4 
Wa rnin g light s 3. 1: 2 0 
Paint  Poli shin g 3.2:  19 
Wax ing  3.2: 
19 
Pani c but ton 3.1 : 32 
Park  assist  3.1:  106 
P arki ng  3.1 : 
Aut oma tic  tran smi ssio n  3.l:  99 
Ca ution  when  parking  near  a parking  b ar
ri er  or c urb  3.1: 10 5 
Low bump er  cove r, spoil ers  and  su sp en 
s io n  3.1 : 10 5 
W hen  parkin g on  slop es 3.1 : 10 5  

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 
It em  Symbol  Meaning  of warning  Lights  Fur ther  informa tion 
. Fue l fi lle r  ca p not prop erl y  clo sed 29 
Hi gh  beam 29 
Ai rba g or b elt  t en sio ner  sys te m 2. 1. ch apt er "Mo nitorin g the m alfun cti on  o r airb ag  disabl ed 
vanced airbag  system" 
Depress pedal 30 
Tire press ure  m onitorin g syste m 30 
(TPMSJ 
or 
Day time running  lights 
WARNING 
Failur e to heed  warn ing  l ig ht s and  o ther  im
por tan t ve hicle  informatio n can  lead  to a 
b rea kdow n  in 
coll is io n an d se rio us 
p erso nal injur y. 
•  Neve r ign ore w arn ing lig ht s and  warn ing 
t ex ts ! 
•  Whe neve r sta ll ed  o r sto pp ed  for  re pa ir, 
move  the  vehicle  a  safe dis ta nce  ofT  the  road , 
s top  the  en gine,  and  turn  on  th e  emergency 
na sher  and  u se other  warn ing  device s to 
approac hin g 
Tip s 
•  Some warn ing lig hts  ar e also  displ aye d in  th e 
instru ment  cluster.  The  pri orit y of  malfun ctio ns 
i s  di spl ayed  w ith  red  and  yellow  sy mbo ls  and 
d isp laye d with  addition al in for mat ion. 
•  I f o n e o f th e ligh ts  mark ed  wit h 
comes  o n 
wh ile  yo u are  driving , mo ve a safe  dista n ce  off 
th e road.  Turn  off the en gine , turn  the  e mer
ge ncy  flas her  o n  and  use  o ther 
devices 
t o alert  ot her  motorists.  Go  to  listed  page  in yo ur 
book let  fo r ex planations. 
•  Some fea tures menti oned  are 
eq uipment  on some  models options  on 
This warning  light exh aust  system. 
W arnin g lig ht 
flashe s: 
Mi sfiring 
damage  th e co nverter . 
Red uce  sp ee d  and  drive caref ull y to the neares t 
au thorized  Vo lkswage n dea le rs hip . I lave  the e n
g in e c hecke d. 
T he  follow in g  tex t is di spla yed  in  th e ins trument 
clu ster  disp lay:  Emissions  workshop ! 
22  Instrument  pan el 
Wa rnin g li g ht  i s illumin ated: 
A  malfun cti on  ha s deve loped  d urin g  driving 
w hi ch  ha s red uced  the qualit y of th e  ex haust 
e mi ssio n s. 
spe ed  an d  dri ve  c arefull y to 
th e nearest  a uthorized Vo lk swage n  deale rs h ip. 
H ave  the engi ne  checke d. 
The  fo llow ing tex t is  displayed  i n the instrum ent 
cl uste r display:  Emissio ns  

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  3.2  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.  

Booklet 3.3 Technical Data 
Capaci ties 
Engi ne  oil  (with  oil  filter) 
I approx. 6.3 qt s. I 6.0 liter s 
The  engin e oil  level  sh ould  be c hec ked  while  top pin g up . Do  not  overfill 
3.2 "Ti ps  a nd 
A dvice",  chapter  "Check ing a nd  Fillin g." 
Maximum  Ve hicle  Weights  lb
s.  kg. 
Transmission  A
utomati c Manual Automa tic  Manua l 
permiss ibl e weight 4,343  4,277 
1,970  1
,940 
Max imum  pa ylo ad 1,105  1
,094 
501  496 
Maxi
mum  front axle  load 2,3 37  2,2
71  1,060  1,0 30 
Max imum  rear axle  loa d 2,11 6  960 
Maxim um roof weig ht 165  75 
Th
e roof  weig h t in creases weight  of a nd  rear  axle  and  corres pondingl y re du ces o th er loa d th at  yo ur  vehicl e can  car ry. 
Maximum  Pe rmissib le T ra iler  W eig h ts  lbs. 
kg. 
T rai le r  wi th  brake s 
1,500 
680 
Tra iler  wi thout  brak es 1,500  680 
Tongue  load 200  91 
Th e load  incre a se s weig ht of 1he ax le a nd  co rrespondingly  redu ces loa d 
1ha1  your  vehicl e can  ca rry. A lways  read and hee d furth er  inform ation  about  t ra ile r lowing 
3 .2 "T ips  and A dvic e", c hap te r  "T rail er lowi ng.". T he  m aximum  tongu e loa d is  onl y a ppli-
cab le  if th e two  hole s on out er, wa ll of1h e  main  chas sis  beam  we re  use d  when  in sta lli ng tr ai ler  hit ch . 
Dimension s"> 
Wheelba se 
101.4 in. I 2,578 111111 
Le ng th 178.8 in. I 4,544 111111 
78 .2 in ./ 1,987 mm 
(un load ed ) 57.5 in . I 1,4 63 111111 
Tu rnin g circle  diam ete r  (wa ll to w all) 35.7 I I0.9 meters 
Tr ack fr ont 
60.03 in. / l,533 111111 Tra ck  rea r 59 .7 i n ./ l,5 17 mm 
Gro und  clea ra nce  (load ed ) 
5.4 in. I 136 
Sl ig h t differe nce s to  the se a rc  poss ible,  dep endin g on  wheel tire  size the  level se
le cted 
6  T echnical data