
® Booklet 0.1  General  Index 
Unplea sant odo r 3.1: 83 
Upho ls tery 
Pr ess ure  marks  2.1: 67 
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Veh. sta tus  3.1:  15 
Veh icle 
Lift ing 3.2: 89 
Ve hicle  battery  3.2 : 49 
Ve hicle  care 
Exterior  3.2: 17 
Ve hicle  care  products 3 .2:  16 
Vehicle  contro l module s 3.2:  6 
Ve hicl e electric syste m 3.1:  24 
Ve hicle  phon e 3.2: 29 
Ve hicle  sta tu s 3.1:  15 
Ve hicle  tool  kit  3.2: 67 
Ven tilati on  slots  2.1:  11 
V olk swagen  Service  Rep air  Manuals  3.2:  91 
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Warning  light 
E lectro nic Power  Co ntrol (EPC) 3. 1:  23 
Warning  li gh ts  3.1: 20 
Emergency  flasher  3.1 : 48 
P ASS EN GER AIR  BAG OFF 2. 1: 39 
Sa fety  bel ts 2.1:  14 
Turn  signals 3 .1: 49 
Warn ing texts  in  the dis pl ay  3.1: 11 
Warn ing triang le 3. 1: 74 
War ranty cove rages  3.2:  15 
Wa sh er  fluid  3.2: 45 
Wa shin g by  hand  3.2 : 17 
Was hing the  vehicle 3.2: 1 7 
Was hing wit h pow er cl eaners  3 .2 : 18 
Waxing  How  often  sh o uld  I wax  my car? 3.2:  19 
Wear  indicator  3.2: 59 
What  does  it  m ean  w hen  I fee l a  sli ght  vibra
ti on  on  the bra ke  pedal?  3.2:  3 
What  hap pens  if  yo u do  not wea r your  safety 
belt ? 2.1: 16 
W hat  happen s if  you  wea r yo ur  safety  belt  too 
l oose?  2.1: 20 
W hat  happe ns  to  occu pants  not wear ing 
sa fety 
2. 1: 16 
12  Alphabetical  inde x 
What if I p urch ase  poor  quality  f uel? 3 .2:  32 
W hat  impair s driv ing  safety?  2.1: 3 
Wha t is  LATCH? 2 .1: 64 
What  is  the  correct  brake  fluid leve l?.  3.2 : 47 
What  is the  right  way 
to brea k-in  my  vehicle? 
3.2:7 
What  kind  of  brake fluid sho uld I use?  3.2: 48 
What  kind  of engine  oil  sh ou ld  I  put  in  my  ve
hi cle? 3.2: 37 
What  should I do  af ter  ch an ging a whee l? 3.2: 
57,  74 
W hat  s hould  I  do after  replac ing w hee ls? 3.2 : 
57 
What  sh ould  I  do if I want  to add  an  accessory 
to  my ve hicl e? 3.2: 27 
W hat  should  I do  if I  want  to  modify  my  vehi
cle?  3.2:  28 
What  sh ould  I do  if  I want  to  repair  my ve hi
cle?  3.2: 28 
What  sho uld I do  if  the  brake  warning  light 
comes  on? 3.2: 47 
Wha t types  ofCRS  a nchor s are  availab le and 
how  are they  related  to child  safety? 2. 1: 
64 
Wha t wo uld happ en if I put  lead ed  gaso line 
in  my ca r? 3.2:  32 
What  you m ust  do after  reconnec t th e batt ery 
3.2: 49 
What  you  should  know when  driving  with 
chi ld ren? 2.1:  51 
Whee l b olt  caps  3.2:  69 
W hee l b olt s 3.2: 71 
To rque  3.2:  66 
W heel  c hangin g 3.2:  68 
Wheel s 3.2:  51 
When  can  yo ur vehicl e not  be  towed?  3.2: 88 
When  must  a  safety  belt  be  re pl ace d? 2.1: 17 
When  must  the  airbag  system be  in spected? 
2 .1:  39 
When  parking  on  slopes  3.1 : 10 5 
When  sh ou ld  I adju st  the  tire pressures?  3.2 : 
57 
W hen  sho uld I ch eck  the en gin e o il leve l? 3.2 : 
38 
W hen  should  I  check the tire  press ures?  3.2: 
57 
W hen  sh ou ld I re fuel  the tank  of  the ve hicle? 
3 .1: 7  

Booklet  3.3  Technical  Data 
Roof  weight 
Th e maxim um pe rmissib le roof we ight  is  165  lbs ( 75 kg ). 
On ly  us e the  roof  rack system  sp eci fica lly d e
s ign ed,  tested  and  approved  by  Vo lk swage n. 
The  roo f weig ht increa ses the  weight  of t he  front 
and  rear  ax le  and  correspondingly  re d uces  the 
o th er l oa d  that  your  vehicle  can  carry. 
D istri bute  th e load  even ly  and  do  not  exceed th e 
P erm iss ible  Roof  Weight  (including  th e  we ig ht 
o f th e roof  rack  system ) or  t he Gross  Vehicle 
weig ht. 
For mor e details  see 
2.1 "Safety  first", 
c h ap te r  " Safe  driving " and "Con
t rols a nd  Eq u ip m ent",  ch apter  "Seats  and 
s torag e." 
WARNING 
Transpor ting  heavy  bulky loa ds  on  th e roo f will ch ange  the way  the ve hicle  han dles  by 
s hi fti ng  the ve hicle's  cen ter  o f grav ity, 
c h an gin g its aero dyna mics  and  the way  it re
ac ts  to  side  winds. 
Dimensions 
T he  speci fica tio ns  re fer to the  ba sic  m ode l. Dif
fere nces  may  occ ur depending  on the mod el 
type  and options  orde red, for example,  tir e  siz es . 
yo ur  vehicle 
in  are a s wi th parking  b arri ers  or c urbs.  Pa rking 
barri ers a nd  cur bs va ry in h eig h t.  They  co ul d 
dam age  yo ur bum per and  re la ted  co mponent s 
w hen  th e fro nt of you r ve hicle  moves  over a  bar
ri er  or 
curb  that  is  too To  avoid  dam age  to 
yo ur car  you sh o uld  stop  a nd park  t he  car 
w ith out  t ouch ing the  pa rking  barri er  or  curb. 
4  G ener al  not es 
WARN ING {co ntin ued) 
•  Cargo  that i s la rg e , h eavy,  bulky, lo ng  or 
fl at w ill have  a mo re nega tive in fluence  o n th e 
ve hicle's  aerodyna mics,  ce nter  of  grav ity a nd 
ove ra ll h an dl ing. 
•  Always  adapt your driv ing and  sp eed  to 
w hat  yo u arc  ca rryi ng on  the  roof  as we ll as  to 
road, 
wea ther  and  w ind  cond it ions. 
•  Always avoi d sud den  brak ing or  dr iv ing 
maneuve rs. 
•  Always  make  sur e th at l oads  a rc  proper ly 
di stri but ed  and  th at  heavier  i te m s a rc  in  th e 
fr ont .. 
•  Nev er excee d th e  m ax imu m  roof  load  for 
t h e ve hicle,  max im um  ax.le  loads  or  the  max
im um gross  vehicle 
th ere  is  dan ger 
of  dam age to th e ve hicle. -4 
• When  dr iv in g  up  stee p ramp s, on ro ugh 
roads,  or ove r curb s e tc.  it i s important  t o re
m ember  t hat  so me pa rts o f yo ur vehicle,  suc h as 
s p oilers  or  exhau st system  compone nts, may  b e 
very  close  to the g round . Be  caref ul not  t o 
dam age them . 
Tip s 
Th e 
ma y he ifa dd iti nnal e q ui p
m en t is for  differe nt mode ls , for  specia l 
ve hicl es  and  for  oth er  co untri es . -4  

Booklet  3.4 Premium  Sound  System ® 
System  information 
The  follow ing  sys tem  messages  can be  di s
pla yed: 
XM Messages 
System  messages 
ANTENNA 
UPDATING 
N O  SIGNA L 
LOADING 
OFF AIR 
NO SA T 
Sirius Messages 
AN TENNA 
LI NKING 
CD 
Taking  care  of  your  audio  CDs 
To assure  a so und  repro ducti on  of  the hi gh est 
qu alit y, qu alit y, m ake su re  you r CDs  are  clean 
and  fr ee of scratc hes o r any  other  type of 
da mage. 
Cleaning yo ur CD s 
For routine  cleaning,  w ipe  the  playing  surf ace 
w ith  a clea n, soft,  lint-free  cloth from th e ce nter 
of  the disc 
to th e out er  ed ge. If the  surfa ce is 
h eav ily soiled,  dam pe n a clean  soft cloth  in a so 
l ution  of mild  neutr al commercia l d eterge nt be
fore  clea ning  th e  disc . 
Note 
•  Never  use  fluid s su ch  as  benze ne, pa int 
thinner  or re cord cle aner s, otherw ise yo u may 
dama ge the CD  surfac e! Preventa tive  meas ures 
for  lase r uni  rs . 
Meaning 
No  antenna  is  connected  to tuner,  or there 
a re  loos e plug  contac ts  on  the antenna  cable 
Your  syste m  is  being  updated 
The  SAT tuner  is  present ly not  receiv ing an y sa t-
e llite  signa l 
Your  provider  is se ndin g info rm ation w hich  th e 
sys tem  is  cur rentl y storing 
Th e station  selected  h as  shut down  its  program 
(e.g. c hildren 's channel  at night) 
No  conne ction  can  be establish ed to the  SAT 
tune r No SAT  tuner exists 
No  anten na  is co nnected  t o th e tuner,  or  there 
are  loose  plug contacts  on  the a ntenn a ca ble 
You r sys tem  is receivi ng s ig n al 
•  Whe n inse rtin g a CD  into  the  slo t,  make  sure 
th e printed  side is  facing T hen , gen tly  in sert 
th e CD  into the s lo t until  it  is  pu lled  in au tomat 
i cally  by  tl1 e pla yer.  Never  force the CD  into 
CD s lot! 
•  If you  are  going  to  ma ke yo ur own  CD s,  do 
not  stick  an  a dhesive  lab el on  the  CD itse lf.  The 
h eat  generat ed by  th e CD  player  can l oosen  the 
adhesive  labe l,  w hi ch  th en  co ud  come 
and 
jam  up the  unit.  This could  res ult  in a costly  re
pa ir.  Use  a marker  to labe l yo ur  CDs  instead. 
•  Alwa ys sto re CDs  in their  cases  w hen  you ar c 
n o t li ste nin g to  th em. 
•  Keep  the  CD  away  fro m heat  or  o ut of dire ct 
s un light. 
•  Avo id  getti ng  fin gerpr in ts  on  the CD . 
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