
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 
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 
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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 
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-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  

Bookle t  3.1  Controls  and  Equipm ent 
Set  up  menu 
Th e se t up m enu u se d to mak e variou s diff ere nt  setting s fo r th e function s in  th e 
ve hicl e. 
Opening  th e Set  up  menu - Press  butto n 13,  fig . 10 th e 
m ult i- fun cti on  stee ring w hee l 
unti l th e 
Set 
u p m en u  i s dis p la ye d. 
- Se
lect  th e  m enu  opti on Set up fr om  th e 
ma in  menu 
1 2 a nd  press  button 
14,  fig . 11 und er  th e wi ndshie ld 
w ipe r le ver.  Or An examp le  of  how use  the m enu 13  or 14 . 
Se ttings 
Tim e 
Wint er tire s 
L ang uag e 
Unit s 
Co mpa ss 
Co nve nience 
Li ght s 
& Vis io n 
D isplay  off 
Ba ck 
Tip s  F
un cti on 
Yo u can  set the  clock  hou rs a nd  min utes both  in  th e in strum ent 
cl uster  a nd  in  t he  Navig ation  Sys te m . C hoose  be twee n a  12 a nd  2 4 
h ou r d is p lay a nd switc h 
Summ er  tim e (an  S ap pears  in  th e  up per of the  d isp lay) 
Yo u ca n en te r h ere  w hether  an  opt ica l an d aco usti c  warn ing s hould 
be  made  an d at w hic h  speed.  You  can use  th is  fun ctio n  if  yo u have 
i n sta lled  wi nte r  tir es  w hic h a re  not su ited  fo r th e  to p  spe ed of your 
ve hicl e  =>boo klet  3 .2 "Tips  a nd Ma inten an ce",  ch ap ter  "W hee ls" . 
T he  tex ts  in  th e  dis pl ay  a nd  in  th e  Nav igat io n  Sys tem  ca n  be di s
p layed  in seven  diffe rent  lan guages. 
T he  unit s use d for  te m perature,  fue l co nsu mpt io n  va lues  an d  dis
t ances 
set  here . 
Th e co mpass  c an be calib ra te d  and  th e va ria nce  zo ne  adj uste d 
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T hi s m en u is  use d 
to make  t he  se ttin gs  fo r the convenience  f unc
ti o ns  in  t he ve hicle 17 
Va rious  se tlings  can be  m ade  f or  th e  ve hicle  ligh ti ng  in  th e  Lig hts 
& Vis io n  m enu 17 
T he  dis play  is sw itc hed  off . 
co mes  bac k on  when  yo u sw itch  th e 
m ain  men u back  on  or  if a  wa rning is  detec ted. 
You w ill ret urn 
th e  m ain  m enu. 
•  T he  m enu s shown  in  th e display  dep ends  on 
th e ve hicle  elec tro nics  and  th e  op tio ns  in stall ed 
o n  yo ur ve hicl e. lfyo u are  no t sur e,  ask  yo ur au 
th ori ze d Vo lk swage n dea ler  o r qu alifi ed  wo rk
s h op  fo r ass is ta n ce .  • 
Your  autho rize d Vo lkswage n dea le r or  qu ali 
fied  works hop  can p rogra m or mo dify ad dition al 
fu nct ions  depen ding o n kin d  of  dis play 
on  your ve hicl e. 
•  The  Settings  men u ca n onl y be  o pened  when 
th e veh icl e is at  a sta nd still 
Wher e app licable 
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Booklet 3.2 Tips  and  Ad vic e 
Changing  windshield  wiper  blades 
Dama ged wiper  blades  must  be  rep lac ed 
Fig . 10  Windsh iel wiper  blades  in  "Service  posi tion" 
Regularl y check  the co nditi on of the  wipe r 
blad es. Change  them  when worn. 
Chang ing  windshield  wip er  blades 
- Switch  the  ignition  on  briefl y and 
sw itch  it  back  off. 
- Wit hin IO seconds  of  switching 
th e 
i g ni tion,  push  the  windshi eld  wiper  lever 
down  to  the brie f w ipin g position.  The 
w indshield  wip ers  w ill  then  mo ve up  and 
stop  in  the  "Service  posit ion " so  that  you 
can  easily access  the  wipe r blade s 
IO . 
- Lift th e wiper  arm away  from  the  w ind
s hield  glass.  Do  not  pull  th e arm  by  th e 
bl ad e. 
- Turn  the wiper  blade in  a counter
cl oc kwise  directio n to  the  lef t 
I I 
and  then  pull it 
- In sta ll a n ew  wipe r blade  of  the same 
l eng th and  type  onto the w ip er  arm  and 
t urn  th e  w ip er  bl ade  clockwi se. 
46  Checking  and  Filling 
Fig. 11 Changing  windshie ld  wiper  blades 
- Put  the  wip er  arms  back agains t the 
w indshie ld.  The  win dsh ie ld  wiper  arms 
wi ll re turn  to  their original  po sition  w hen 
you  turn  on  the  ignit ion  and  opera te  th e 
w ind shi eld wipe r lever  or  w hen  yo u dri ve 
faster  than  3  mph (6km /h ). 
Replac ement  wip er  blad es are  available  from 
y our  au thorized  Volkswage n deal er. 
I f  th e w ind shi eld  wiper s rub , or  if they are dam
ag ed 
shou ld  be  rep laced , or  clea ned  if th ey 
are  dirty. 
If  th is  do es 
produ ce de sired  re sult s, settin g angle  of winds hield  wiper  arm s ma y 
be  in correct sh ould  be ch eck ed  an d ad if necessary by an dealer  or quali fied work sh op . 
WARNING 
Worn  or wip er  b la d es  w ill  redu ce  vis i
bilit y and  increase  the risk  of acci dent  l ead ing 
to  ser io us  perso nal inju ry to  you  and  your  p as
se nger s. 
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clea n wind shi eld  wip er  blade s 
and  all  wi ndo ws reg ular ly. 
•  Alw ays  mak e sure  to  ch an ge  the 
blade s onc e or  tw ice  a yea r.  

Booklet  3.4  Premium  Sound  System 
-CD Mode: Yo u  can  select  an indi 
v idu al C D in  the  internal  CD 
chan ger  trays  or in the  externa l 
CD c hang er• 
briefl y pre ssing 
the  corre spondin g button s 
Use buttons  to select  a tray 
in  th e  C D chan ger when  loading 
or  ejecting  a  CD. 
SCAN/TUNE  button [SCAN/TUNEJ 
- RadioMode:Scan func tion.  Press 
th is  button  shortly  to  briefly  pla y 
st ations . Pre ss longe r to  ent er the 
se tup  mode  ...... ... ... .....  . 
- Radio Mode :Tune function.  Turn 
the  knob  to manually  tune to the 
n ex t numerically  higher  or  lowe r 
frequency. 
- CD Mode: Press  button  to briefly 
play  tracks.  .  .... ...... ......  . 
-CD Mode: Turn  th e  kno b to through  the trac ks.  Turn 
clockwise  to scro ll upward  or 
coun te rclockwise  to sc roll down
ward . 
-MP3  Mode: Press  button  to 
briefly  pla y  tra cks.  . ..........  . 
- MP3 Mode:Turn the  knob "scro ll" thro ugh  the within 
a  give n folder  Turn clockw ise  lo 
scro ll upwa rd or  counterclock
wise  to scroll  downward. 
SEEK/TRACK bu tton  !SEEK/TRACK). 
-Radio  Mode: Press to 
seek  high er  freque ncy.  . ......  . 
- Radio  Mode: Pres s to 
seek  lower  frequ en cy. 
- CD  Mode: Press to 
"scroll"  through  the  tracks up
ward 
or press  and  hold  the 
bullon fast  forward.  . ......  . 
-CD Mode: Press "scroll"  t hrough tracks  down
wa rd or press  and  ho ld the 
button fast  rew ind. 
Displ ay 
- Radio  mode  ..... ..... ..... .. . 
- CD  mod e  .. ....... ..........  . 
- MP3  mode  .......... ........ . 
- Satelli te  Di git al Radio  Service  .. 
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LOAD Button Press  this 
button  to  be  able load  a CD i nto 
tl1 e s lot.  Press  a nd  hold  fo r mo re 
th an 
2 sec ond s to  load  more one  CD or all  the C D's in th e ava il-
able  s lots .. ......... ....... ....  . 
-Rad io SDRS : Press  t his 
button  to  select the CD  playe r or 
the  externa l CD  changer •.  . .... 
- Radio SDRS : Press  this 
b utt on  to selec t th e CD  playe r o r 
the  external  CD changer• 
or press 
and  hold  for more  than 2 seconds 
to  select  tl1e  M IX  mode  ...... . . 
MlX Button@IB) (ra dios wi thout 
SDRS) 
- CD Mode: Pres s thi s butt on  to se
lect  the  random  p lay  mode.  . .. 
- MP3  Mode: Press  this button  to 
se lec t the  random  play  mode 
w ith in a given  folder.  . ...... . . 
CD s lot  .... ............... ... .. 
EJEC T Button  (EJECT):  Press  this eject  a  CD . Press  lo nger eject  more  than one  CD  or all  th e 
CD 's inside  the  slots..  . .. .......  . 
Radio SDRS: MP3/FLOR 
Bu llon Butt on or Radio SDRS: CAT/FL OR Button 
( CAT /FLOR I Button 
-S DRS : Press  thi s 
button  to  select  play  lists or 
folde rs w hen  p lay ing a CD wit h 
MP 3 files  .... ..... ...........  . 
- Radio  with  SDRS: Press  this 
button  to select  play  lists  o r 
fo lders  w hen pl aying  a CD with 
MP3  files or  to  select  the  de sir ed 
c at egory  when  using the  satell ite 
mode  . ... ... ..... ..........  . 
SAT Press  this  button  to 
s elect  the satellit e mode. 
WARNING 
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Driv er di straction  causes accidents , collision s 
a nd  serious  personal  injury! 
•  Nev er let yourse lf be  distra cted  by  setting, 
adjusting  or using  the Sound  System .  

Booklet 3.4  Pre mium  Sou nd  Sy stem 
pag e 10, 
fig.  5 
briefl y to  sca n upw ard  to the  next 
high er frequency . Scanning  stop s at th e 
ne xt good  quality  station  rece ive d. After 
a bout  10  seconds, the  radio wi ll sca n to th e 
ne xt station. 
SCA N will  app ear in  the  dis
pla y afte r you  pr ess this button . 
Manual  Radio  Station  searc h (TUNE) 
- Turn  the  knob © clockwi se to tune  up
wa rds. 
- Turn  the  knob  counterclo ckwise  to 
tu ne downward s. 
Preset  scan 
-Pre ss a nd  ho ld  down  d1 e ISCAN/T UNEJ 
button  for longer  t han  2 sec onds to enter 
the  set up mod e. You will  hea r a s igna l 
t on e. 
- Turn  the 
ISCAN/lUNEJ rotary  kn ob,  until 
SELECT SCAN AM /FM ap pears  in  the  dis
p lay. 
SEEK /TRACK 
Use  th e (S EEK /TRA CK! rock er bu tton  to  seek 
the  next  h ighe r or lo wer frequen cy (radio 
s tat ion) . 
Automat ic  se ek 
-pag e 3, fig.  2 to sea rch 
LO next  hig h er  frequenc y (rad io  sta
tion ). 
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to  sea rch  to  th e nex t low er fr e
que ncy  (radio  stat ion ).  -
In t he  lower  part  of the  display  the 
words 
ST ATIONS and PRESETS will appear. 
B y  using  t he s tation  p rese t 
below  these w ords  sele ct  th e type  of  scan 
operat ion  you  want. 
- Press  the 
IS CAN /TUN EJ rotary  knob  again 
fo r lon ger than  2 seconds  to confirm  the 
se ttin g you  have  just  made . You  will hear  a 
s ig n al ton e. 
Automatic T uning  (SCA N) 
If  you  press  the  button  during  the  10 sec ond 
" h old " p erio d, th e rad io  will on  lo the  sta 
t ion  curr entl y  bei ng rece ive d. 
Th e sca n fun ction slop s autom aticall y after  one 
l oop  of the  e ntir e  rang e of  frequ en cie s. 
Pr ese t sc an 
ll  is  p oss ible fo r you  to selec t betwee n a sca n op
era  lion  through  th e entir e range  of frequenci es 
or just  th rough  the s tat ions  memor ize d in  th e 
pr ese t buuon s. 
Ma nual  Radio S tation  search  (TUNE) 
The  setting s will  be changed  in small inc rem ents 
(FM  0.2 MHz-, AM  10 
-On ce a sta tion  has  been  fo und,  briefly 
again  w ill cause  th e se ek 
operat ion  to b e re p eated . 
Controlled  seek 
-Press  and to tun e to  a desir e d  frequency. 
- Simply befor e you 
r eac h th e des ired  fr equ enc y. T he  seek 
funct ion  will  then  stop  at  the  n ext station 
that  offers acceptab le 
Radio I CD  11  

® Booklet  3.4 Premium Sound  System 
Selecting  a  category 
Fig. 13  CAT/FLOR  Button 
Selecting  channe ls 
Fig . 14  Preset  Buttons and  SCAN/TUNE Knob 
Th e  chan nels can  be selected  with  both 
! SCAN/TUNE ) or  !SEEK/ TRACK)  buttons. 
!SCAN/ TUNE) button 
- Turn  the [SCAN /TUNE)  button (=> fig. 14 
to  manually  select  a  channe l in  a ll ca t
egor ies. 
- Turn  clockwis e to  sea rc h  up wards 
or 
turn  coun tercl ockwise  to searc h down 
wards.  F irst  the currently  selecte d ch a nnel 
appears  in  the di sp lay.  Then  the name  of 
the  ch anne l w ill  be  di spla yed. 
16  Radio I CD 
The se lection  of  program categorie s de
pends  on  what your  provid er  offers. 
- PresslCAT/FLDR) button 
fig.13 to se
l ect  the desired  category 
selec t up
wards 
se lec t do wnwa rds). 
Tips 
•  The  chann el 
th e lo wes t frequency  is se
l e cted  when shifti ng  through  ca tego ries. 
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se lecting  ca tegories  on ly  th e category 
nam e will appear  in  the  disp lay. Af te r a  few  sec
onds  the availa ble channel  informatio n  will  ap
p ear  in th e d is play. 
!S EE K/TRA CK) button 
-Use  the  [S EE K/TRACK ) button p age  3, 
fig . 2 
to  autom ati ca lly  sea rch  the next 
higher  or  lower  ch anne l w ith in  a  g iven  cat
egory . 
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sea rche s 
d ownwa rds. Tap  on  the rocker  switch  r e
peated ly  to  selec t indi vidual  ch anne ls.  The 
currently  selected  ch ann el numb er  ap-
pea rs  in  the  displa y. The n  the nam e of the 
ch anne l w ill b e  disp layed.