
Booklet 3.1  Controls  and Equipment @j) 
Windshield  wipers 
Windshield  wiper s 
The wind shi eld  wip er  lev er op erates both wi ndshield  wi pers  and  th e w ind
s hi eld  washin g syste ms. 
Fig.  33  Windshie ld  wiper  and wind sh ield  washing 
lever 
T he  w in dshield  wiper 33  has  the 
fo llow ing se ltin gs: 
Int ermi ttent  wiping (windshield) 
-Move  t he  lever  up to positi on 33 
- Turn  th e leve r@ ) to e ither sh or te n or 
l e ng th en  the int erva l. Turn  th e  leve r to t he 
l e ft t o sh o rt en  the  freq uen cy . T urn  th e 
l eve r ro th e right  to  le n gth en  th e frequ en cy . 
Th e  w inds hield  wip er s w ill  wip e slo w ly 
a nd  continuou sly w hen  th e leve r is  m oved 
a ll  th e w ay 
to th e rig ht. 
Slow  wiping 
- Move  the lever  up to positi on ® · 
Continuous  wiping 
- Move  the leve r up  t o po siti on 
Brief  wiping 
- Move  the leve r down  to position © to 
give t he wind shi eld  a 
bri ef w ip e. T he  w ip er 
w ill  be gin t o m ove  faste r if  you ke ep  th e 
l eve r pr esse d  down  for  lo nge r th an  2 sec 
ond s. 
Windshield  wiper  and  washer system 
(windshield) 
- Pull  the lever  towa rd the  steerin g w heel 
t o pos ition®· 
- Rele ase  the leve r ag ain.  Th e wipers w ill 
co ntinu e to  w ipe for approx imate ly 4 sec
ond s. 
Switching  off  the  wipers 
- Mo ve  th e leve r up  to po sition ®· 
Winter /Service  position 
Th e wind shi eld  wip ers  will  move  to  the 
"Wi nter/Serv ice  pos ition"  if yo u sw itch  th e  ig ni 
ti on  on  br iefly  and th en 
T he wi ndshi eld  wipe r arm s can  be  moved  fo r
w ard  so that  they  do  not  freeze  o nto the  w ind
s hi eld.  Th e wi nds hie ld  wip er  arms  w ill have  to 
be  pus hed  b ack 
the  w indsh ie ld  befo re 
dri vin g o ff. T he w in d shi eld w ipe rs w ill m ove 
b ack  to  th eir or ig ina l posit io n  af ter yo u drive  off. 
WARNING 
Worn  or  dirty wip er bl ad es w ill reduc e vis i
bilit y and  incre ase  the  risk  or co llis ion s and  se
ri ous  inju ry. 
•  Nev er  u se  the  front  wip er /wa sher  in 
fr ee zin g w eather  without 
defro stin g the 
w indshield . The  wa sh er  solut io n  ma y 
on  t he  w indow and  reduc e vis ibilit y. 
•  Alw ays  clea n the  win dshi eld  wip er  bl ades 
and  a ll w in dow s regularly. 
Light s and  a  clear  view  53  

Bookle t  3 .1  Controls  and  Equipment 
WARN ING  (continued) 
•  Always  rep lace  w iper  b lades  that a re worn, 
damaged  o r do  not  keep  the  wind shi eld  clear. 
th e wind shi eld. T o pr eve nt  damag e the wipe r blad es and  the wipe r always 
l oose n  blad es frozen  to the  windshi eld  befor e 
operati ng  th e w iper s. 
Tips 
•  The w ind shi eld  wipers  will  only funct io n 
when  the  igniti on is sw itch ed on  and  the  en gin e 
hood  i s clo sed. 
App lies  lo  vehicles: ro in  sensor 
Rain sensor 
•  The previou s wiping  spe ed  will  be ca lly se lec ted  when  the veh icle stops.  reg arding 
w ipin g spee d 53,  fig. 33 or is lected.  The  s elected  speed  will  be  resumed  when 
th e ve hicle  dri ves off aga in. 
•  The windshi eld  will b e wip ed  again  after 
a bout  five  seconds once  the  wind shi eld  w iper 
and  washer  syste m  ha s been  operat ed  if th e 
hicle is  in  mo tion. 
•  If th e "inter mittent  w iping"  function  has 
b een  selec ted,  the  intervals  ar e lin ked  to the 
s p ee d of th e ve hicle  i.e.  the int erva ls  will  be 
s horter  when  th e vehicle  is  trave lling  fas te r. 
•  The w iper  will 
wipe  away  any obstacle s 
that  are on  th e wi nd shi eld. Th e wiper  w ill stop 
moving  if  the ob stacl e blocks  it s path. 
th e ob stacle  and switch  the wipe r back  on 
The rain  sensor automatically  either or lengthens  the intervals  between 
wipes  depending  on  how hard  it  is raining. 
Fig . 3 4  Windshield  wiper  and  windshield  washing 
l e ve r ad jus ting  the  rai n se nsor  sett in g s 
54  Light s and  a  clear  view  S
wi tching  on  th e rain  sensor 
- Move  the  wiper  lever  up  to position 
34 
Turn  the leve r to 
the  left decrease  sensit ivity. Turn  the lever 
to th e right  to in crease  sensitivit y. 
Sw itch ing  off th e rain  sensor 
- Move  the wip er  lever  down  to  position 
34 
Th e rain  senso r is  part  of  th e  "intermitt ent 
w iping"  function . If  yo u sw itc h  off  the igni tion 
an d  th en  sw itch  it ba ck  on  aga in, then  you  w ill 
h ave 
re activate  th e  rain  senso r also . Lik ewis e, 
yo u must  swit ch  off th e int ermittent  wiping  and 
th en  sw itch  it back  on  

Booklet  3.2  Tips and  Ad vic e 
Attach  the tow-rope  or  the tow-bar  only  to th e 
tow ing  eyes  provid ed . 
D riv in g  s ty le 
T ow ing  require s some exper ie nc e, es pecia lly 
when  using a  tow -rope.  Both  driv ers should  be 
familiar  w it h  th e tec hn iqu es  required  for  tow ing. 
In ex perienced  drivers  should  not  try  to  tow  an
o th er ve hicle. 
Do  not  pu ll to o hard  w ith th e towing  vehicle and 
a vo id j erking  the  tow- rope . When  tow in g  on  an 
unpa ved road,  there  i s alway s 
risk  of over
l oad ing and  damaging  the an ch orage  points . 
T he  ignition  oft  he  ve hicle be in g towed  must  be 
s witched  on  to prevent  the  stee ring  whee l fro111 
lo ck ing.  Also  ensur e that  the  turn  signals,  horn, 
windshield  wipers  and  wash ers  work  properl y. 
Keep  in  mind  that the brake  b ooste r  d oes  not 
work  when  th e e ngine  is  not  running.  You will 
hav e to  apply  considerably  more  pressure  to  th e 
brak e pedal  than  you wou ld  nor111a lly. 
A lso  the pow er  stee rin g do es not work  when the 
e n g in e  is  not  running.  You will n eed m ore for ce 
to  stee r than  you would  norma lly. 
Tow in g  ve hicl es  w it h an  aut om atic  tran smi ssio n 
•  Move  the se lec tor  leve r to  N.  • 
Do not  drive fa ster  than  30 mph  (50 km/h) 
wh en  towing  a  ve hicl e. 
•  Do  not  tow  further  t han 
3 0 111iles (50 km ). 
•  lfa  tow  tru ck i s use d, th e ve hicle  must  be 
tow ed with  a ll w heels  off  the ground . 
WARNING 
Towing  a  vehicle  c hange s th e  way yo ur vehi cle 
h an dles a nd  br akes.  To  help  re du ce  t he  risk  of 
an  acci den t lead ing to se rious persona l injury, 
no te  th e fo llow ing: 
•  T he  dr ive r of  t he  ve hicle  t hat  is be ing 
towe d: 
- Will h ave  to p ress  th e bra ke  peda l con
s id era bly harder  than  no rm al beca use  th e 
b ra ke boos te r i s not a cti ve.  Always  be  alert 
no t to  rear-end  the tow ing ve hicle . 
- Will h ave to  use cons idera bly more  fo rce 
t o t urn  th e steerin g w hee l,  b eca use  th e 
power  steer ing  is  not active. 
•  The  driver  o f the  ve hicle  that  is  tow ing: 
- Must  accelera te grad ually a nd  ge ntle, 
avo id je rkin g m oveme nts. 
- Must  b ra ke ear lier a nd  more  gentle t han 
yo u wo uld norm ally 
When  can  your  vehicle  not  be  towed? 
Yo ur ve hicle  m ay  no t  be  towe d un der  the  fo l
l ow ing  con ditions: 
•  If th e tran sm iss ion  mal fun cti o ns and  there  is 
no  tran smis sion  flui d. 
•  I f th e veh icle e lectr ical sys tem  is not  func 
ti o nin g beca use  the  s tee ring  will lock  up. 
•  If yo u ha ve  to driv e fu rth er  th an  30  mile s (5 0 
•  If the  front  or rea r axl e is off th e ground 
because  you dama ge th e gea r. 
In  the se  cases  the vehicl e mu st be  transport ed 
o n  a car  c arrie r or trailer. 
WARNING 
If  you  still  tow your ve hicle  un der  these  co ndi
tio ns,  you  could ca use  an  acci dent  or  ca use 
d am age  to  th e ve hicle.  Thi s w ill n ot b e  covere d 
by  your  Limit ed  New Ve hicle Warra nty . 
88  Wha t  do I do  no w? 
Do no t tow  your ve hicl e beh ind  a  re cre a tional 
vehicle . The  Automatic  transmi ssio n can  be se
ve re ly  damaged.  This  can  happ en  even  if  these 
l ec to r lever  is  in  th e N  (Ne utral)  pos ition. 
•  If  th ere  is  no  oil  in  th e  tra nsmi ssio n  because 
o f dama ge to  yo ur vehicle , th e veh icl e s hould  b e 
mo ved with  a  ca r carrier . 
•  If th e front  or rear  axle  is  lift ed off  th e  grou nd, 
thi s will  serio us  dama ge the dr ive  gea r. 
•  If th e  veh icl e ha s to  be  towe d more  than  30 
mi les  (5 0 
all  whee ls  must  be  rai sed to  tow 
t he  vehicle.  The vehicle  should  be  m oved with  a 
car  carrier . 
• If vehicle  has  no e lec trica l po we r, th e 
s te erin g will  be  locked.  The ve hicle  must  

Booklet  3.4  Premium  Sound  System 
Technical  description 
Anti-theft  protection 
T he  unit  is e lectro nica lly  locked  whenever  the 
power  source  is inte rrupted. 
It can  on ly  be  re
turned  to working  condition  by enteri ng  th e  cor
rec t cod e number. 
Frequ ency  rang es 
F M  and  AM. 
Band  selection 
Mome ntary-co ntact  butto ns 
Displays 
Fre quenc y, band,  b ass, bala n ce,  treb le,  middle 
freq ue ncies,  preset  button,  CD  functions , 
functions. 
Illumination 
The  control s and  d isp lay  are  illum inated  glar e
fr ee  from  the  interior  (nig ht dri vin g des ign) 
maximum  brightn ess when  drivi ng  lig h ts a re  off. 
When  the dr ivi ng  lig hts are  on,  the  intensity  is 
co ntr olled  toget11er  with  th e in strument  panel 
i nte nsit y. 
Station  selectio n 
In  th e  rad io  m ode,  t he  unit  automa tica lly  plays 
th e la st  sta tion  selecte d whe n the  unit  was 
turn ed off  (las t sta tion  memo ry). 
Soft  Clipping•  I f  th e volu me is  se t to  maximum,  you m ay  notice 
that  the rad io outp ut 
will be come  distorted . The 
So ft Clippin g fun ction  detec ts  t his di stort ion 
and  will  au tomat ica lly  adj ust 
vo lum e  to pro
v id e th e m ost  dist orti on  free output. 
36 Radio I CD 
Radio 
A utom atic  and  manu al !linin g.  Six sta tion 
p rese t buttons  each for  FM !,  FM2, FM  AUTO. 
AMI,  AM A UTO, SAT!,  SAT2  and SAT3 . Ma nual 
t unin g is  poss ible in 
directions.  Micropro
cesor-controlled  stabiliza tion  of  sta tion  fr e
quencies  (PLL quartz  tuning) . 
E xternal  CD  changer• 
Remote  contro lled  via  radio  sou nd sys te m  uni t. 
C han ge r ma gaz ine  for 6  CDs w ith moto r-dri ven 
eje ction,  6 CD  selec tion  button s. Mix  mod e, au
t omat ic  track  scan 
I seek. 
Sound  reproduction 
S te reo  ( rad io, sate llite  radio, 
ad justa ble 
t r eble  control,  ba ss  co ntrol, middl e frequ en cies, 
fader  control  and  ba la n ce  co ntrol  integra te d  in 
th e  ra dio,  multipl e spe ake r sys te m . 
Max.  power  output 
4 x  20 Watt  (maximum). 
Options 
Externa l CD  ch ange r.  Add itiona l informa tion  o n 
th ese  options  is  ava ilab le  from  auth ori zed 
VOLKSWAGEN  dealers. 
Int erference  suppression 
Th e automatic  interference  supp ressio n  cir
cu itry  integ rated  in  th e unit  eliminates  mos t 
outside  interfere nce  in th e  FM  band . 
Specia lly  tun ed interferenc e  suppressors  e lim i
n ate  nea rly a ll int erf erence  puls es  from  t he  en
g ine  and  other  part s of th e elect rical  system  su ch 
as  the heater  blower,  w in dshie ld  wipers  and ra 
d ia tor  fan .