
Parking 3.1:  10 8 
Drive r 2.1: 4 
Front  pa ssenge r 2.1: 5 
Occ upant s 2. 1: 4 
R ear  passe nge rs  2.1 : 6 
Park ing aid  3.1: 106 
Parki ng  Ass is tance 
C lea ning  senso rs 3 .2:  18 
Parking  brake  3. 1:  10 4 
Warn ing light 3 .1:  28,  104  l 
Parki ng  di sta nce  warnin g sys te m  3.1:  106 
Parts  3.2: 27 
P ASS EN GER  AIR  BAG  OFF light  2.l: 39 
Pe dal s 2.l:  9 
Phys ica l p rinci ple s o f a  fr ontal  colli sion 2.l: 
1 5 
P in ch  prot ection 
Power  roof 3.l: 43 
Window s 3.l: 4 1 
Plastic  parts 3.2: 1 9 
C le aning  3.2: 23 
Po lle n  filter  3.1:  88 
Pollution  filter 3.1:  88 
Powe r 
Roo f3.l:4 2 
Power  outlet 3.l: 73 
Pow er  roof  3.1 : 42 
Po we r ste ering 
Wa rnin g light  3.1 : 29 
Power  steering 3.2: 6 
Pow er  was her  3.2:  18 
Power  windows  3.l : 39 
Pr egna nt women 
Spec ia l co nsideration s when  wea ring a 
safety  belt 2. 1:  2 1 
Premium  Gasoline 3.2: 32 
Pre ssure  mark s 2.l:  67 
Prop er  adju stm ent  of head  rest raint s 2.l : 7 
Proper  occupa nt sea ting pos itions  2.1: 4 
Proper  safety belt  p os iti on  2.l : 2 0 
R 
Rain  sensor  3.l : 54 
Raising  the vehicl e with  th e ja ck  3.2: 72 
R eading  light s 
Fro nt 3.1:  51 
Rear  armr est 3. 1: 70 
Booklet 0 .1  General  Index 
Rear  interior  light  3.1: 52 
R ea r lid  3.l:  37 
Clo sing 3.l:  38 
Esc ape  handl e 3.2:  76 
W arnin g light  3.l : 26 
R ea r sea t b ackres t 
Fo lding  forward  3.1:  66 
Rai sing  in to  place  3.l: 67 
R ea r seat  ben ch  3.1 : 66 
R ea r v entilation  3.l:  86 
R ear  view  mirro r 3. 1:  55 
R ea r wi ndo w 3.1: 3 7 
Re ar window  heat ing 
H ea ting  ele m en t w ires 3 .2: 2 0 
R ea r window  heat ing  3.1:  80, 81 
R ea r wi per  3.l:  53 
R ef uelin g 3.2 : 30 
R eg ular  Gasoline  3.2: 32 
R emote  control 
Ve hicl e3.1:32 
R em ote  contro l key 
Button s 3. 1: 32 
Repl acing  th e b attery  3 .l: 32 
S yn chroni zin g 3.1 : 33 
R emo vin g t he  ignition  key  3.l : 94 
R epa irs 
sy stem  2.1:  42 
Repair s 3.2: 28 
R eplac em ent  keys  3.1: 31 
R eplacing  th e  batt ery 
Remote  co ntrol  key 3.1:  32 
Re porti ng safety  defects 2.1:  12 
C an ada  3.2:  90 
Uni ted Sta tes 3 .2:  90 
Re tracto r 2.1:  19 
R eve rse 
A utoma tic  tran sm iss ion  3.1:  102 
Roof carrier  mounts 3.1: 7 6 
Roof  load 3.l: 77 
Roo f rack 3.1 : 76,  77 
Rubber  gaskets  3. 2: 20 
s 
Sa fe  drivin g 2.1: 2 
Sa fety  belt  exte nder 2. 1: 22 
Sa fety  belt  h eight  adjustm ent  2.1: 24 
Alphabetical  index  9  

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 
WAR NING  (c on tinued) 
hicl e th at  a re mu ch hi gh er  th an  th e outsid e 
t e mp eratur es, parti cul arl y  in  summ er.  T e m 
pe rature s can  quickl y reac h  leve ls  th at ca n 
ca use  un consci ou sn ess  a nd dea th,  p articu 
l a rl y  to 
children. 
•  Neve r  remove 
key from  steer ing loc k 
w hil e th e ve hicl e is  m ovi ng or  w hile it i s ro llin g 
t o a  s to p. Th e stee rin g w hee l co lumn 
will lock 
u p  a nd  yo u will not b e  a ble  to  stee r or  contro l 
th e ve hicle. 
Not e 
•  Never  leave  any  veh icle  keys  in sid e th e ve
hi cle.  En try  by unau tho rized  perso ns cou ld 
har m th e  vehicle  or  yo ur vehicle  could  b e stole n. 
A lways  take th e  keys  with  you  wheneve r you 
l e a ve yo ur vehicle. 
•  Unsuitable  ba tter ies ca n dama ge the  remote 
contro l key. Rep lace  use d batteries 
new 
o ne s of  the sa me vol tage and same  s ize. 
Resetting  the  remote  control key 
32, fig. 15  (blue 
area). 
•  When  yo u  unlock  your  vehicl e with  the re
mote  control, you  have 30 seco nds  to open 
door  or the  rear  lid.  If you  do  not, t he ve hicle  w ill 
a u tomatically  r elock  itse lf. T his  safery  re lock  fea
ture  prevent s you from  leav ing  your  veh icl e un 
lock ed. 
•  lfthe  remote  control  doe s not  work,  it may 
have  to be  synchro niz ed  again 
33. 
•  I f you  try  to  u se the remote  control  severa l 
t im es outs id e  its  effect ive  range,  the  remote  con
tro l m ay  not  work  and will h ave  to  be  re se t 
33. 
•  Use  t he  remo te  co ntrol  o nly if  you  in te nd  to 
u se  one  o f th e fun ctions . Since  terra in  and  con
dition s may  vary,  pressing  the rem ote  ma y un 
lock  th e ve hicle or  set off  the  panic  function even 
think your are  out  of  range. 
•  You can 
up to 4 remote  controls  for 
your  vehicl e. 
The  remote  key  has  to be  reset  if it does  not  lock  or  unlock  the vehicle . 
Switch  on  the  ignition  a nd  leave  the  key 
i n  t he  ignition  lock. 
U nlock  the  dr iver's  door ma nua lly  by 
in se rting  t he  mas ter  key  with  remo te  co n
tro l in  t he dr iver's  door  lock . 
Press t he  un loc k k ey 32,  fig. 14 
in  t he  remo te co ntrol o nce. 
Remove  the  key from  th e  ign ition  lock . 
Close the doo r and  check  if th e remote 
co ntro l is res et. 
Tip s 
The  remote  control key will h ave to be  reset  if 
yo u press  t he  bu tton tim es  outs ide effect ive a nd  t he  vehicle  can  no longer  be 
loc ked  or  unlock ed  u sing  t he  re mote. 
Opening  and  closing  Keys  33  

Booklet  3.1  Controls  and  Equipment 
Central  locking  system 
Description  of  the  central  locking  system 
The central  locking  system allows you to lock and unlock  all  the doors from  one 
poin t. 
Ce ntral  l ocking ca n be  opera ted  usin g any  of  the 
fo llow ing options: 
•  man ually  usin g yo ur key  in  th e dri ver's  door, 
•  using  th e re mot e control  key. 
•  usin g centra l locki ng b utton 
34. 
Individual  unlocking 
To  unlock  just  the  drive r's  doo r: turn  t he  key  in 
the  driver's  door lock  or  p ress 
bu tton  in 
th e remote  contro l k ey  one  time  only. 
Central  locking  button 
To unlo ck  all  th e ve hicl e doors:  turn  the  key  in 
the  driver's  door  loc k or press  the button  in  the 
remote  contro l 
times. 
Us ing  set-u p in  the  main  menu  you can  select 
whe ther  the driver's  door  or a ll door s unlo ck 
whe n yo u use  th e  remo te con tro l. Choose  the 
se lling s you  want in the  CONVENIENCE  menu 
und er DOOR OPEN . 
button . 
Fig. 16  Deta il  of  the  drive r's door : central  locking 
button 
Locking  the  vehicle 
- Press the 
16 
Unlocking  the  vehicle 
- Pr ess 
button. 
The  ce ntral  lock ing button  works  even when th e 
i gn ition  is sw itched  off. 
34  Opening  and  closing  Keys 
note  the  followi ng  w hen  yo u use  the cen
tral  locking  button lock  yo ur vehicle : 
•  The ant i- th eft ala rm  is not  activated  when 
yo u press  the  but  ton 
bullon. 
•  If yo u try lo lock  the vehicle  usin g the  remote 
co ntrol  while  the  drive r·s door  is  still  open,  the 
d river's  door 
w ill not lock. Thi s fe atur e pr eve nts 
you  from  locking  yourse lf out  of  the vehicl e. 
•  You can  un loc k all th e doo rs  separate ly  from 
i nside  the vehicle.  You 
ha ve  to pu ll the  door 
re lease  hand le  once.  Th e door  w ill be  opened  by 
pulling  the  doo r re lease  han dle again . 
WARNING 
I mp  roper  use  of  powe r  lock s ca n res ult  in  se
ri ou s pe rso nal inju ry. 
•  L ockin g do ors  from  the in side  can  help 
pr eve nt  unint end ed  door  opening  durin g a 
co llision  and can  a lso  preve nt  un wanted  e ntry 
from  the  outsid e.  Locked  doo rs c an, ho wev er, 
d ela y ass is tan ce to vehicle  occupant s and 
re sc ue  from  the o utsid e in  an  accident  or 
ot her eme rge ncy.  ...  

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 
Rear  lid 
Opening  the  rear  lid 
F ig.  19  Detail  of  the  driver's  door : rear  lid  release button 
There  are  th ree  differe nt  ways  to unlock 
and  open  the  rear  lid: 
Unlocking  the  rear  lid 
- Press  the button  in  the  remo te  c on
tro l key.  The rear  lid  wi ll open  auto mat i
ca lly  all  the  way  or 
-
th e rear  lid  r elea se  sw itc h 
(41 g. 19 th e driver 's  do or.  Th e rea r 
lid  op en s  automaticall y all  the way  o r 
- Insert  the  maste r  key  into  th e lock  in the 
rear  lid and 
the ke y co unt er-clo ckwis e 
=m g. 2 0 
T he a nti-theft  alarm syste m 
w ill r ema in  active  thoug h and  the veh icle 
alarm 
go off. To  deacti vate  the  anti
theft  a larm  syste m  pr ess 
in 
the  remote  control. 
Fig.  20  Rear  lid  lock 
Override  lock  for  the  rear  lid  release 
switch 
-In  the  d river's  door  there  is a lso  an 
override  loc k next  to  the rea r lid  r elease 
sw itch.  Inser t th e m aste r key into  the lock 
19 a nd  turn  it clockwi se. W hen 
you  ac tivate  thi s lock  th e  rear  lid re lease 
sw itch  is  inact ive.  Thi s way  the lu ggage 
compa rtment  r emain s locke d. 
A  grap hic di spla y in  th e in strum ent  clu ste r w ill 
indi cate if  th e re ar  lid  is  op en  or  im prop erl y 
clo sed.  A wa rnin g will al so  sound  if  th e r ear  lid  i s 
open  w hen  th e veh icl e is  dri ven  fa ste r  than  3 
mph 
( 5 km /h ). 
WARNING 
Dri vin g with  an open  re ar  lid  can  lea d to  se
ri ous  personal  injury. 
•  After  closing th e rear  lid, always  pull  up  on 
it t o mak e sure that  it i s properl y clo sed  and 
ca nn ot open  sudd enl y w hen  the  vehicl e is 
mo vin g, eve n th oug h  th e ke y ha s bee n turn ed 
t o  the  locke d po siti on. 
•  Always  keep the rea r lid  closed  wh ile 
dri ving  to h elp  pre vent  poiso nou s ex hau st gas 
fr om  b eing  dr awn  into the  vehicle. 
Opening  and  closing  Keys  

Booklet  3.1  Controls  and  Equipment 
Power  roof 
App lies  to vehic les: with  powe r roof 
Opening  and  closing  the  power  roof 
can  open  and close the power  roof using  the  rotary  control  when  the  ignition 
is  switc hed on. 
Fi g. 22  Section  of  roof : rotory  control  for  power 
roo f 
Opening  the  power  roof 
Turn  th e rotar y control  to  pos ition 
22 Th e roof opens  to  th e co mfort 
po sition  where  wi nd  noise  is  re duced. 
To  open  the  roo f furthe r,  turn  the swi tc h 
to  po sition © and  ho ld  th e sw itch in thi s 
po sition  until th e roo f opens 
the  des ired 
po sit ion. 
Tilting  the  power  roof 
Turn the  rotary  control  to  position @. 
Closi ng  the  power  roof 
Turn  the rota ry control  to  pos ition © 
Always  close powe r roo f full y if you  p ark vehicl e or  leave 
The  powe r roof  can be  operat ed  for  IO m inut es 
after  the ig nition  has been  sw itch ed  off , pro 
v ided 
dri ver doo r and  the  fron t pa sse nger 
door  arc op en ed. 
42  Opening  and  closing  Keys 
Sunshade 
Th e sunsh ad e au toma tically  opens 
you 
o pen sunro of. prefe r.  yo u c an cl ose  the 
s un shad e roof  is  closed. 
WARNING 
W ith out  pinc h prote ction,  the  power  roof will close  wi th  enough  force  to cause  serious per-so nal injury. 
•  Always  make  sure  that  n o one  is  in  the  way 
when  wh ile  overriding  the pinc h prot ection 
close powe r 
• Alway s be  carefu l when  clo sing  the  power 
roof.  Pinc h prot ection  will not  a lways  be able 
to pr event ser ious injuri es under  all  cir cum 
s tances. 
WARNING 
Imp roper  use the powe r roof  can  resu lt in 
se riou s per sonal  injury. 
•  Always  make  sur e th at no  one  is  in 
way 
of t he  pow er roof when is  clos ing. There  is  no 
pinch  protection  whe n closing  the  power roof 
from  outside . 
•  Always  take  the key with  you when  you 
l eave  the ve hicle. 
•  Neve r leave  children  or disabled  persons in 
the  vehicle  - especia lly 
have  access  to 
the  vehicle  keys.  Unsuperv ised  use  of  the  keys 
can  result  in sta rtin g of  the eng ine a nd  u se of 
ve hicle  systems  (e.g.  power  windows)  w hich 
could  resu lt in  seriou s inj ury . The  door s can  be 
l ocked  with  the remote  con tro l key  trappin g 
peop le  in  th e vehicle  in an  emergency . 
•  The  pow er  r oof  function  until one  of  the 
front  doors  is  opened  and  the key  removed 
from  the  ignition.  

@ Booklet  3.1  Controls  and  Equipm ent 
Appl ies  to  vehic les:  wi th  Homelink  Universol  Tronsmitter 
Homelink ® Universal  Transmitter 
The Hom eLink ® will le arn  the  radio frequency  codes of to  three tran s
mitter s. 
BJK-00 11 
Fig. 23  H ome  link  buttons  in  driver 's  su n visor 
23 th e dr iver 's 
s un  viso r ca n  b e use d  to pr ogram  th e se t
tin gs  of remote  co ntrols , for  exa mple  for  a 
home  safet y ala rm  or an  automati c garage 
door  opener. 
Programming 
I. Simultaneou sly  pre ss  and  hold button s 
until the  indi cator  light  above 
button  m  b egins to  fla sh.  R ele ase  the but
ton s. 
2.  Hold  th e end  of th e hand-h eld  tran s
mitter  appro x. 2 
(5 cm)  from  th e 
m emo, y butt ons  keepi ng  th e ind icato r 
li gh t in  view. 
3 .  Simult an eously  press  and  hold  the 
button  on  your  remote  control  whose 
fun ction  you wo uld  like  to  ass ign  to  a 
m emor y button  and  button 
th e HomeLink ® indi cator  light  ab ove 
button 
s ta rts  to  flas h slow ly a nd  t hen 
rap idly. 
Reprogramming  a  remote  control 
1. Pre ss button m 
2.  Ho ld  your  remot e control , fo r exa mple 
fo r the  garage  door,  appr ox. 2 inch es (5 c m) 
from  the m emor y button s. 
3.  Pre ss the button  on  yo ur  r emot e contro l 
w ho se function  you  would  lik e to ass ig n  to 
a  m emory  button  and  press  button 
or 
at the sam e tim e. 
4 .  Hold  down  both  button s until  the 
Hom eLin k®  indi cator  ligh t abo ve but ton 
s ta rts  to  flash  slowly  and  then  qui ckly. 
Op erating  the  Homelink ® Universal 
Transmitter 
l. Turn  the ign ition  switch  on. 
2.  Press  button 
to activa te  th e 
d es ired  re mote  control 
Deleting  all  programmed  remote  con
trols 
I. Turn  th e ig niti on sw itch  on. 
2 .  Sim ultan eo usly  pr ess  and  h old  butt ons 
until  the light s in  the  m emor y 
bu ttons  flash  rapidly. 
3 .  Rel ease the butt ons. 
Th e Hom eLin k®  Uni vers a l Tr an sm ill er  is  lo
ca ted  in  th e dri ver's  sun  viso r. 
Thi s inn ova tive  fea ture 
lea rn radio  fr e
qu en cy co des  of  most c urr clll  tran sm itte rs  use d 
to  act iva te g ara ge doors.  en try  door  locks,  es tate 
gates. 
syste ms,  and  hom e or lighti ng. 
Depending  on  the  hand -hel d  1ransmi11cr. the  distan ce O 12 in che s (0 3 0 
44  Opening  and closing  Keys