
® Booklet 0.1  General  Index 
Unplea sant odo r 3.1: 83 
Upho ls tery 
Pr ess ure  marks  2.1: 67 
V 
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  3.1  Controls and Equipment 
Generator 
This  warning  light  signal s a m alfun ction  in ge nerator. 
Th e w arni ng lig ht lig ht s up  when th e ig niti on 
i s  sw itch ed  on . It  sh ould  go o ut when  th e e ngin e 
s tart s runnin g. 
If  th e w arnin g ligh t 
lights  up while  driv ing . 
t h e ge nera to r i s no  lo nge r ch a rgi ng  th e ba ucry. 
Burned-out  light  bulb 
Yo u sh ou ld  imm ed ia tely  drive 1 0 q u al ifie d d eale rs hip . 
I l owever,  you sh o uld  avoid  usin g elec tr ic a l 
is  no t ab so lut ely  necessa ry  be
cau se w ill d rain th e  ba ttery  furth er. 
The warning  light lights a bul b exte rior li ghtin g is 
T he  w arnin g lig ht  light s up  when  a bulb i n vehicl e's exte ri or  light in g  is  no t 
Turn 
Th e warnin g light fla sh es w hen sig nal s ar e bein g use d. 
Depen ding on  w hich  tu rn signa l is  opera ted,  ei
th er th e lef t or in dicato r la mp  fl ashes. 
Bo th  indi cato r  light s w ill  flas h at th e  sam e tim e the em erge ncy  wa rnin g light s are 
sw itch ed  on. 
I f  one  tu rn  sig nal fa ils,  th e  in dica to r l amp  will 
s tart  flas hin g tw ice  as 
Engine  coolant  level I temperatu re 
Th e warning  symbo l li ght s if  th e coolant is  too high  or if 
coolant  l eve l  is  too low . 
There is a  fault  if: 
•  The wa rning symbol do es not  go  out  again a few  seco nds. 
•  Th e  warning  symb ol li g ht s up  or fl ashes 
w hil e th e ve hicle is  m ov in g. Thr ee  wa rnings 
Thi s m ean s that  eith er th e coo la nt  leve l is  too 
l ow  or coolant  t emp eratur e is hi gh . 
C oo lant  level  too  low 
The  followin g information  tex t is di spla yed: STOP Check  coolant  Owner's  manual! 3.2 "Tip s and  Advice" , c h apt er 
"C oolant " 
24  Instrument  panel 
Fir st l ook  at  th e coo la nt  te mp eratur e  gauge.  If 
t h e  nee dle is  in  th e no rmal  ran ge,  top ofTw ith 
coo lant at 
ea rliest 
Coo lant  temperature  too  high 
The fo llow ing in form atio n  t ext  is di spla yed: ST OP  Check coolant  Owner's  manual!. 
lo ok a t the coo la nt gau ge.  The is 1 00 high  if the need le is 
over 10 th e far ri ght  on  th e di al. Stop  the veh icle, olT  the  engi ne  and  wait for it to cool 
down.  Chec k th e coo lant  level. 
I f 
coo la nt  leve l is  corr ect,  th e ove rheat ing 
m ay  be  cau sed  b y fa n C hec k th e 
r a diat or fa n  fuse  and  have re pla ced if neces
s a ry 3 .2 'Tip s and  /\dvi ce", c h apt er 
" Fu ses".  

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  Control s and  Equipment 
Instrument  cluster  illumination 
Fig.  25  Section  of  the dash  pane l:  co ntr ol  fo r instr u· 
ment  illumination 
Emergency  flasher  switch 
In strument  cluster  illumination 
- Turn  the thumbwh eel 25  to adju st 
bri ghtne ss of  the  in strum ent  clu ste r  il
lum inatio n. Th e hea dlig ht mu st be  on 
w hen  yo u do this . 
Dyn amic hea dligh t ra nge  con tro l 
Ve hicl es gas  discharge ("Xe non 
l ig ht ") are  eq uipped  wit h dynami c head light 
ra nge  con trol. Thi s m ea ns  th at  the head lig ht s 
wi ll adju st  th em se lves  to  match  th e load  leve l of 
ve hicl e.  T hey  will  also  adju st "noddi ng 
m ove ments " when  driving  off  or braking . -'4 
The emergency fla sher s are  used  to draw  the  attention  of other motorists 
vehicl e in  case  of an  eme,ge ncy . 
Fig . 26  Section  of  ins trument  panel:  switch for  the 
eme rgen cy  flasher 
lf yo u  find  yourself in  an  em erge ncy  situ a
tion: 
l. Park  your ve hicl e a safe  distance  from 
moving  traffic. 
2.  Press button 
26 to sw itch  on 
the  emergency 
IIJ 
48  Light s and  a  cl ea r vi ew 
3.  Sw it c h  th e eng in e  off. 
4 .  Set  th e  par king  brake  firml y. 
5.  Move  t he se lec tor  l ever  to the  P  position 
(A utomatic  transmis sion ). 
6.  Use  a warn ing  tr ia ngle or  other wa rning 
equ ipm en t to  draw  the allen tion  of other 
motori sts  to y our  vehicle. 
7.  Always  take  the  key  with you  if  you  le ave 
t h e ve hicle. 
Yo u sh oul d  use  th e  em ergency  flash er  under 
the  fo llow ing situation s: 
•  whe n yo u approach  a 
jam 
•  if 
vehicle  has  a break  down 
•  if 
vehi cle is  being  tow ed  or  if  yo u arc a  vehicle 
•  if 
yourself  in a dangero us  s itua tion 
A ll 
sig nal s fla sh  simultaneou sly.  The turn  signal a nd  the  ligh t in 
t h e w ill  fla sh  at  the same  time . T he  

Booklet  3.1  Controls  and  Equipment 
em erg ency  flasher  also  works  when  th e ign ition 
i s sw itched  off . 
L'.D, WARNING 
A vehicle  stalled  or stopped  on or bes ide a 
highway  can be st ruck  by ot her  vehicl es  and 
increase  the risk  of se rious per sonal injury. 
•  Whenever  s tall ed or  stopp ed  fo r repair , 
move  th e ve hicl e a safe distan ce off  the road, 
s top  the engine, and  turn  of the  emergency 
WARNING (continued) 
flash er  and  use  a  warning  tria ngle  or  similar 
d ev ice  to warn  approa ching 
• Never  park  the  vehicle  in areas  w here the 
h ot cata ly tic  con verter and  exhaust  system 
ca n come  in contac t w ith  dry  grass,  brush,  fu el 
s pill  or oth er mater ia l that  can ca use  fire. 
Tips 
Yo u  can  disc harge  the ve hicle  batt ery if yo u le ave 
t h e  eme rgency  flash er on for  a Jo ng  time 
Turn and  high  beam  lever 
The tum signal  and  high  beam  lever  also operates  the headli ght flashe,: 
F ig.  27  Turn signal  and  high  beam  lever 
The  turn  sig nal a nd  high  b eam  lever  has 
rhe  follo win g fun ctions: 
Using  the  turn  signals 
-Mo ve the leve r a ll  th e way  up 27 
to indicate  a  right  turn,  and all  th e  way 
down 
t o  in di cat e a left  turn . 
Changing  lane s 
-Push  the  lever  up  or  down  to  the  point 
w here  yo u ca n start  to  feel res is tan ce.  The 
t u rn  sig nal  fla sh es  as  lon g as  yo u hold  the 
l ever  in  thi s po sit ion. 
Switching  the  h igh  beam  on  and  off 
- Turn  the light  sw itch  to 
- Press  th e lever  fo rwa rd  to  po sit io n to 
sw itch  on  the  high  beam s. 
- Pull th e le ver  back toward  you to  swit ch 
th e hig h  b eam  off  again. 
Headlight  flasher 
- Pull th e  lev er tow ard  t he s tee rin g w hee l 
to operate  the 
L'.D, WARNING 
I mp roper  use  of the hea dlight  fla sh er or  the 
hi gh b eams ca n di strac t oth er  dri vers  ca usin g 
a  cras h and  serio us  personal  injury. 
•  Never  use  the  head light  flash er and  high 
bea ms w hen  the y w ill bl ind or  di stra ct ot her 
m otor is ts . 
•  Always  use  the  turn  sig nals  when  chan gin g 
l a n es  to al ert  ot her  motori sts. 
Tips 
•  The signa ls o nl y work w hen the ign ition 
i s  swi tched  on.  The  co rrespo nding warnin g light 
fla sh es  in  th e  in strum ent  clust er. 
•  The 
then 
co me s on  in  th e in strum ent clust er. 
•  The 
flasher co mes  on for  as lon g as 
yo u pu ll th e leve r- eve n if no  oth er light s are 
s w itch ed  on.  The warning  lig ht 
th en  comes 
o n  in the  instrum ent  cluste r. 
Light s and  a  clear  view 49  

Booklet 3.2 Tips and  Advice 
Fuses  in the  fuse  box  A  in the dash  panel 
Electrical  consumer 
Fuse number  (amp 
ratin g in  bra cke ts ) 
ABS /ESP/E DL  2 
(5) 
Tran sm iss ion  (2.5 1  14  (5) 
and  1.91 engine) 
Front  pow er  wi nd ows  23 (30) 
powe r 32 (30) 
Fan  22 (40) 
wi ndow  de- 25 (25) 
fogger 
S tee rin g. DSG •  6 (5) 
Int erior  light s 
15  (7,5 ) 
Fuel  pump  27 (15) 
A irbag  3 (5) 
roof 
33 (25 ) 
Se at  hea ting 
4 (5),  37 (30).  46 (5 ) 
8 
48 
V aca nt 
20 
Auxiliary  hea tin g' 
16 (10),  25 (25) 47  (10) 
Pow er  outl et  26 (20) 
Cc n 
lock ing for  12 (IO} 
fr ont  doo rs 
H eat ed  was her  je ts  46 (5) 
Lumb ar  support  ad- 34 (15) 
ju stment  for  front 
sea ts 
C igare tte  light er 
24 (25) 
Fuses  in the  fuse  box  Bin  the  engine compart
ment:  vehicles  with  a 
54 fuse box 
Electrical  consumer 
Fuse numb er (amp 
rating  in  bra cke ts) 
Fl  (30).  F2  (30) 
L eft  turn  signa l  F47  (40 ) 
turn  s ignal (40 ) 
I-lorn  F5 (15) 
D SG'  FI3  (15 ) 
light s 
F47 (40), (40) 
80  What  do  I do  now? 
F19 
v\l ind shi eld  wip ers (3 0) 
Lef t  headlight  F47 
(40) 
headlight  F48 (40 ) 
So und  system 
(30) 
L ef t sid e lig ht  F47  (40 ) 
sid e light  F48 (40 ) 
release 
Ce ntral  lock ing for (2 0) rea r door s 
Fuses  in the  fuse  box  B in the engine compart
ment:  vehicles  with 
a 30 fuse  box 
Electrical  co nsum er 
Fuse  number  (amp 
rat ing in  bra ckets ) 
A BS  F4 (30), 
(30) 
W ind shi eld  wip ers  Fl  (25 )FJ9  (25) 
F8 (15 ) 
H orn  FI7  (15 ) 
DSG'  F5 
(15) 
Turn  sig nal ri ght 
F25 (40 ) 
Turn  signal  left  F26 (40 ) 
Aux iliary heat ing • 
Fil (20) 
T e le phon e• 
F9  (5) 
Fu el pump  (di esel) 
(5) 
Fan  F24 (IO ) 
F og  lig ht s  F25 (40 )F26  (40) 
h ea dli ght 
F26 (40 ) 
headlight  F25 (40 ) 
WARNING 
Using  the  wrong fuse and  attempting  to repair 
a  fu se  or  u singsomethingin stead  of  a fuse  can 
cause  a  fire and  serious  per sonal  inju ry. 
•  Always  read and hee d the  information  and 
a ll  WARN INGS. 
Tips 
T he  tabl es  show  the fu se  loca tion s for the mo st 
important  consumers.  The right -hand  column 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.