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About this owner's manual . .  . . . . 4 
Overview of the vehicle .  . .  . .  . .  . .  .  6 
Exterior views 
-Side v iew  . .  . . .  . . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . . .  .  . . . .  . . . 6 
- Front  view . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . .  . . .  . . . .  . .  . .  . 7 
- Rear  view  . . .  . .  . . . . .  . . . .  . .  . . . . . .  . . . .  . 8 
Vehicle interior 
- Overview of the  driver door........... . 9 
-Overv iew of the  driver  side . . . .  . . .  . .  . . . 1 0 
- Overview of the  centre  console  . . . . . . . . 13 
- Overview of the  front  passenger  side . . . 15 
-Symbols in the  roof  . .  .  . .  .  . .  . .  . . . .  . . .  . . 15 
Instrument cluster 
- Warning  and indicator  lamps . . . .  . .  . .  . . 16 
- Instruments.......................... 20 
- Volkswagen  information system . . . . . .  . . 26 
lnfotainment system 
- Menu  and system  settings (SETUP) .  . .  . 31 
Before  the journey . .  . . .  . . . . .  . . .  . . . 35 
Before setting off 
- Driving  tips . . . .  . . . .  . .  . .  . .  .  . . .  .  . .  . . .  . . 35 
- Technical  data . . .  . . .  . . . .  . . . . .  . . . .  . .  . . 38 
Opening  and closing 
-Vehicle key set . . . .  . .  .  . . . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . . 43 
- Central  locking system  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . 46 
-Doors....................... .. . 55 
-Tailgate . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . .  . .  . . . .  . .  . . . . .  . .  . 57 
- Electric  windows  . . .  . .  . .  . .  .  .  . .  . .  . 60 
- Electric panorama sliding/tilting roof . : :  : : 63 
Sitting correctly and safely 
- Adjusting  the seat  position  . . . . 66 
-Seat functions ·  · ·  ·  · ·  · · 75 -Seat belts  ..... · · · ·  ·  · ·  · · · ·  ·  · ·  · · ·  · 
- Airbag syst~~ . : : :  :  · · · ·  ·  · ·  ·  · ·  · ·  ·  · · 79 
-Child seats (access~;;~~)· :::::::::::: : ~~ 
lights and vision 
-Lights ... 
- Protection 
·f~~~ ~h~· ~~~ ·  · ·  ·  · · ·  · · ·  · 105 
-WM.indscreen  wiper and w~·s·h~r· . . .  . .  . .  . . 111175 
-1rrors · · · ·  · ·  · .. ............. ...... ...........  122 
Transporting 
- Driving  notes .......... 
-Luggage  compartment · · ·  · ·  · · · · · ·  · · · 126 
-Roof carrier ·  · ·  · ·  · ·  · ·  · ·  · · · ·  · 130 
- Towing  a trai·l~; .. ... · ·  · ·  · · ·  · ·  · ·  · ·  · · ·  · · 137 
..... ................. 140 
Practical equipment 
-Stowage area ........... .. . 
- Drink  holder 
.. · · · · · .. · 151 . . .  . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . .  . . .  . 156 
-Ashtray and  cigarette  lighter ......... : ." 158 
- Electrical  sockets ........ .. .......... 160 
- Toll  card  reader (ETC) .............. .. 162 
While driving ...................... 163 
Starting the engine, changing gear  and 
parking 
-Starting and stopping  the engine ....... 163 
-Changing  gear ....................... 169 
-Braking , stopping  and parking ........ . 179 
- Driving  with respect  for the  environment 190 
-Steering ............................. 193 
Driver assist systems 
- Pull-away  assist systems  ............. 196 
- ParkPilot  ............................ 201 
- Reverse  assist system  (Rear Assist) ... 209 
-Park  Assist  system  ................... 213 
-Cruise control system (CCS) .......... 218 
-Speed limiter ........ .. .............. 222 
- Adaptive  cruise control (ACC) ........ . 226 
- Area  monitoring  system (Front Assist)  .. 235 
-Lane  departure  warning system (Lane 
Assist)  .
.......... ................... 240 
- Traffic  sign recognition ................ 243 
- Driver  Alert System (recommendation 
for rest breaks)  ........... ........... 246 
- Driving  Mode Selection  ............... 248 
- ProActive  occupant protection ..... .... 251 
- Tyre  monitoring  system .. ............. 253 
Air conditioning system 
- Heating , ventilating, cooling  ........... 256 
- Auxiliary  heater (supplementary  heating 64 system) ................. ............ 2 
At t~~ filling station 269 
- Frllrng  the tank ............. · ·  · · · · ·::: 274 
-Fuel ................ .. · ·  ·  · · · ·  · ·· ·   

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Ope ning  and closing 
Vehi cle key set 
ClJJ Introduction 
Th is  c hapte r contai ns  info rmatio n  on  th e fo llo wi ng 
subj ects: 
V eh
icle  ke y  . . . .  . .  . . .  . .  . . .  . .  . . .  . .  . . .  . .  . . .  43 
I
ndicator  l amp in  th e  ve hi cle key  . . . . .  . . .  . . . 44 
Replacing  the battery .  .  . . . .  . .  .  . .  . .  . . .  . . . . 45 
S yn ch ronis ing the  ve hicle key . .  .  . . . .  . .  .  . .  .  45 
Additional information and warnings: 
• Settin g s  in the Volkswagen inform atio n system 
=>page 26 
• Central locking  sys te m =>page 46 
• S tarti ng  and stopping  the  engine =>page 163 
• Consumer info rmation =>page 328 
• Manua lly closin g or open ing =>page 339 
Swallowing batteries with a diameter of 
20 mm or other lithium batteries can result in 
severe or even fatal injuries within a very 
short period of time. 
• Always keep the vehicle key, key ring w ith 
batteries, spare batteries, round cells and 
other batteries that are larger than 20 mm out 
of the reach of children. 
Vehicle key 
Fig. 22 Ve hicle key 
r-('n First read and observe the introductory 
L-J.=J.I information and safety warnings & on 
page 43. 
~"iDANGER '(ContinUed) . 
• Call for medical help immediately you sus
pect that someone has swallowed a battery. 
A WARNING . .,~ 
Improper or unsupervised use of the vehicle 
key can cause accidents or injuries. 
• Always take all vehicle keys with you ev
ery time you leave the vehicle. Children or 
unauthorised persons could lock the doors 
and tailgate, start the engine or switch on the 
ignition and thus operate electrical equip
ment, such as the electric windows. 
• Never leave children or people requiring 
assistance alone in the vehicle. They could 
become trapped in the vehicle in an emergen
cy and may not be able to get themselves to 
safety. Depending on the time of year, for ex
ample, locked vehicles can be subjected to 
very high or very low temperatures. This can 
cause serious injuries and illness or fatali
ties, especially for small children. 
• Never remove the vehicle key from the ig
nition Jock when the vehicle is in motion. The 
steering Jock may be activated and you will 
no longer be able to steer the vehicle. 
Vehicle key 
Th e ke y ca n  b e used  t o lock and unlock th e car 
f rom  a 
distance =>page 46. 
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c:DJ Introduction 
This chapter  contains  information  on the following 
subjects: 
Description 
of the  central  locking  system 46 
Locking  and unlocking  the vehicle from the 
outside  . .  . .  . . . . .  . .  . . .  . . . .  . . .  . . .  . . . . .  . . . 
47 
Locking  and unlocking  the vehicle from the 
inside  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  .  . . . .  . .  . . .  . .  . . . 
48 
Locking  and unlocking  the vehicle  with 
Keyless  Access  . .  . . . .  . . . . . . .  . . .  .  . . .  . .  . . .  49 
SAFELOCK mechanism  . . . . .  . .  .  . .  . . .  . .  . . . 51 
Anti-theft  alarm . .  . .  . . . .  .  . . . .  . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  .  52 
Interior monitoring  system and anti-tow  alarm  53 
The  central  locking  system 
will only work correctly 
when all doors  and the tailgate  are closed  properly. 
The 
vehicle cannot be  locked  with the key if the 
driver  door is open . 
In vehicles  with the Keyless  Access locking and 
starting  system, the 
veh icle can only be locked 
when  the ignition  has been  switched 
off and the 
driver  door is closed . 
If the vehicle  is unlocked  and not used  for a long 
time  (e.g. in  your  own garage)  the 
vehicle battery 
could  discharge 
or the engine  may not start. 
Additional information and warnings: 
• Exterior  views ~page 6 
• lnfotainment  system ~page 31 
• Vehicle key  set ~page 43 
• Doors ~page 55 
• Tailgate ~page 57 
• Electric  windows ~page 60  • 
Electric 
panorama sliding/tilting roof 
~page 63 
• Towing a trailer ~page 140 
• 
Manual  opening or closing ~page 339 
A WARNING 
Improper use of the central locking system 
could cause serious injury. 
• The central locking system locks all 
doors. Locking the vehicle from the inside 
may prevent the doors from being opened 
unintentionally and unauthorised persons 
from entering the vehicle . However, locked 
doors can delay assistance to passengers in
side the vehicle in the event of an accident or 
emergency. 
• Never  leave children or people requiring 
assistance  alone in the  vehicle. All doors can 
be 
locked from  the inside using the  central 
locking button.  This may mean that people 
lock themselves in the vehicle.  People locked 
in the vehicle may be subjected to very high 
or very low temperatures. 
• Depending  on the time of year, locked ve
hicles can be subjected to very high or very 
low temperatures.  This can cause serious in
juries and  illness or fatalities, especially for 
small children. 
• Never  leave anyone  inside a locked vehi
cle. People in the vehicle could become trap
ped in an emergency  and may not be able to 
get themselves to safety. 
Description of the central  locking system 
r-('n First read and observe  the introductory 
L-Jr=JJ information and safety warnings & on 
page  46. 
The central  locking  system  enables  you to lock  and 
unlock 
all the  doors,  the tailgate  and tank flap from 
one  central  point: 
• From outside  the vehi cle  with  the vehicle key 
~page 47. 
• From  outside  the vehicle  with Keyless-Access 
~page 49. 
• From  inside  the vehicle with the central locking 
button ~page 48. 
Certain  central locking  functions  can be activated 
or deactivated  in the  infotainm ent  system  using the 
@ill button and the~ and (Open and Clos e) function 
buttons =>page  31, or the vehicle  can be taken to a~ 
qualifi ed  work shop . 
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Fig. 38 Open tailgate:  h andle recess for  clos ing 
the tailgate 
r-f"n First read and observe the introductory 
L-1.::JJ information and safety warnings & on 
page 57. 
Closing the tailgate 
• Grip one of the handles in the  interio r trim of 
the  tailgate =>Fig. 38 (arrows) . 
• Pull the  tailgate down with some fo rce  until  it 
engages  in 
the lock. 
•  Pull the  tailgate  to make sure that it  is  engaged 
securely . 
Locking the tailgate 
The vehicle will lock again autom atic ally  after  ap 
proximately 
120 seconds if you do not  open  one of 
the doors or the tailgate . This function  prevents the 
vehicle  from remaining  unlocked if th e unlo cking 
button  is pressed 
by mistake . 
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clos ,d nd nonLJBI I . 
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• If lh  le ilgnt l~ lo . e 11 ttl no l h)d t-~d, 11 will 
lock  auto mnti , lly o n t11e  vn l1it:ln fbdt;IJn . 
sp  ed of aprr ln m ln ly 9  ktn /11 (fl n1plt) 
A WARNING 
Serious Injuries can o ur If th~ tclii{J1tltt Ill 
closed Incorrectly or without clue} nr~ ftlld •t· 
tention. 
• N ever loave  children plllylfi{J tlllftllc 11ciO d 
In or around tho vehicle,  a  po lully wht}l) the . 
t a
llga te Is open. Childre n  coulc1 liutl>  Into the} 
luggage compartment and hut th~ t tlllf tfcJ, 
thereby trapping thomsolvo In lclo . P«lp und· 
ing on the time of yer~r, locko d vo h l ·lq Etn 
be subjected to extreru oly hi{Jh or lo w fc~tn• 
peratures. This could cati.  o orlo uii lnjw·Jn 
or illness. lt could ~ve n havo fat •I n q . 
quonces. 
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L!J hi cle  k y Is n o tln t11e ht (lf)ll!J  otnp lrltllt Jrtl, ·::1 
Oponlng and clo lng .I 59   

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Introduction 
Thi  .h'" t r  co nt  ins  information  on the following 
'll j· t ": 
I' · A WARNING (Continued) ·----""=~· 
ning r cl ing  the windows elec trically . . 60 
• Never leave children or people requiring 
assistance alone in the vehicle when the  ve
hicle is locked. The windows can no longer 
be opened in an emergency. 
tric wind ws - functions  . . . . .  . . . . . . .  . . 61 
R 1\-b k fun ction f or  th e electric  windows  . . . 61 
Additional information and warnings: 
•  V lk wag  n information  system ~page 26 
• ntr I loc king  system :::) page  46 
• lnfo tai nm ent  system ~page 31 
• Always take all vehicle keys with you ev
ery time you leave the vehicle. The windows 
can still be operated using the buttons sever
al minutes after the ignition has  been switch
ed off, provided that the driver door and front 
passenger door are not opened. 
A~ WARNING 
~-~~------------------·~--------~~~ 
• When transporting children on the rear 
bench  seat, the rear electric windows should 
always be deactivated using the safety button 
so that they cannot be  opened or closed. 
ltnproper or unsupervised use of the electric 
windows can cause serious injuries. 
• The electric windows should only be 
opened or closed when you are  sure that no
body is in their operating area . During sudden  rain showers, water can enter 
the vehicle interior via open windows and 
cause  damage 
to the vehicle. 
Opening or closing the windows electrically 
Fig. 39 In the driver  door: buttons  for the  front 
a nd  rear 
elec tric windo ws 
r--('n First read  and observe the introductory 
~ information and safety warnings £ on 
page 60. 
Buttons in the driver door 
Key for Fig. 39 : 
CD For the windows  in the  front  doors . 
CD For the windows  in the  rear  doors . 
@ Safe ty button . 
AA l ..._-'. --~ o. -• 
Opening and closing the windows 
Function 
Opening : 
Closing: 
Stopping  the 
one-touch 
function : 
Action 
Press the ~ button . 
Pull the ~ button . 
Press  or 
pull the button  for the  ap
propriate  window again. 
The  safety  switch 
G) disables  the 
electric  window  buttons in the  rear 
doors . The  yellow  indicator 
lamp in 
the  button 
will light  up. 
-
The  electric  windows will only function  when the ig
nition  is switched  on. 
The  windows  can 
still be  operated  using the but
tons  several  minutes  after the ignition  has been 
switched  off, provided  that the driver  door and front 
passenger  door are not opened . 
If the vehicle keY 
... -is  removed  from the ignition  lock and the driver 
" door  is opened , all electric  windows  can be opened 
or closed  by operating  and holding  the windoW but~ 
· · ton  in the  driver  door. After  a few  seconds . conven 
ience  opening 
I closing  is started ~page 61.   

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lnf rmotl n  nn d 1 fety warnings~ on 
n - t  uc h opening ond closing 
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o n -touch closing: pull th button  fo r th e  ap
pr  prl1 l window up brl  fly Into the s co nd  posi 
tion. 
or ono-touch opening: pr  ss the  bu tto n  for  the 
ppr  prl1t wind  w down bri  fly Into  the seco nd 
p 
s lti n . 
Stopping the one-touch function: press  or pull 
lh 
bu tt  n f  r  the appropri te  window again. 
R
estoring one-touch opening and closing 
On - touc h op  ning and closing is  deac tiv a te d if 
th v  hi 'I batt ery  has  been  disconnec ted or dis 
c h 
rg d whil e the wind ow s  were  not fully closed. 
The  fun ction will ha ve  to  be  reset. 
•  Cl s all windows  and  doors . 
• Swi tc h on  the ignit ion . 
•  Pull up the bu tton  for  the window  and hold it in 
thi s posi tion  for longer  than 2 sec onds . 
• Let go of the  bu tton then pull it  up  aga in and 
ho ld i t  in  this  position . On e-to uch  opening  and 
c los ing  is 
now ready  for operation . 
The one -to uch  function  can  be res tored  for individ
u 
I windows or for  several  wind ow s  a t th e  same 
tim e. 
Convenience opening and closing 
The  windows ca n be  opened  and clos ed  from  out
side 
t11e v e hi cle using  the vehicle  key : 
• Press  and hold the locking or unlocking  button 
o n  the 
ve hi cle k e y. All  electr ic windows will be ei
ther  opened or closed. 
• 
To  interrupt  this function , let go of the locking or 
unlo cking  button . 
During  co
nveni ence closing , the windows and the 
elec tric panorama sliding/tilting roof close . 
A varie ty of setti ngs re lated to  window operation 
can  be made and  adjusted  using the @) button 
and  the 
G and (open  and close ) function buttons 
~page 31. 
A WARNING 
Improper or unsupervised use of the electric 
windows can cause serious injuries. 
• The electric windows should only be 
opened or closed when you are sure that no
body is in their operating area. 
• Never leave children or people requiring 
assistance alone in the vehicle when the ve
hicle is locked. The windows can no longer 
be opened in an emergency. 
• Always take all vehicle keys with you ev
ery time you leave the vehicle. The windows 
can still be operated using the buttons sever
al minutes after the ignition has been switch
ed off, provided that the driver door and front 
passenger door are not opened. 
• When transporting children on the rear 
bench seat, the rear electric windows should 
always be deactivated using the safety button 
so that they cannot be opened or closed. 
r::l One-touch  opening  and closing and the roii
L!J back function will not work if there  is a fault in 
the 
electric windows . Proceed  to a qualified work-
shop . ~ 
Roll-back function for the electric windows 
r-('n First read and observe the i~troductory 
l.-W.I information and safety warnmgs A on 
page 60. 
The roll -b ac k function  for the  electric  windows  can 
reduce  the  risk 
of injuri es when  the windows are 
closing => ,&. If the one- touch  closing  function  for a 
wind ow 
does not  work  beca use  it  is  stiff or is being 
obs tructe d  the 
window will autom atically  open I 
again. 
• Check to see why the window has not closed. 
• Try  to close the window again. ..,.. 
Opening and closing 61   

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cornp~rtment in the front centre armrest 
r-('n First read and observe the introductory 
l.-J,r::JJ information and safety warnings th on 
png 151. 
li pen, pu ll the  ce ntre armres t all the way  up in 
tt e 1re ti n o f the  arrow ::. Fig . 112 . 
To clo se, guide the a rmr est  down . 
A WARNING 
The centre armrest can obstruct the driver's 
arm movements. This can cause accidents 
and  severe injuries. 
• Always keep the stowage compartments 
in the centre armrest closed while the vehicle 
is in motion. 
Never transport an adult or child on the cen
tre armrest. 
m A telephone  holder for the  provision  for a mo
L!J bile  telephone may be located in the upper 
part of the stowage  compartment ::.Bookl et Pro vi
sion  for a mobile telephone . 
m A factory-fi tted CD changer may  be located 
W in the stowage  compartment. 
Stowage compartment on the front passenger side 
Fig . 113 St wage compartment  on the  front  pas
en er  si  e 
,.....-('n First read and observe the introductory 
~ information and safety warnings.&. on 
page 151 . 
Opening  and closing the stowage 
compartment 
If n  es ary, unlock the  stowage  compartment. 
T  e 
to~ age  compartm ent is locked when  the key 
t is ert ical. 
Fig. 114 Open stowage  compartment  on the  front 
passenger  side 
To open, pull up the  opening lever ::. Fig. 113. 
To close , push  the cover  up. 
Vehicle  wallet compartment 
T.he ~~~wage compartment on the  front passenger 
s1de IS mtended for the vehicle  wallet. 
The vehicle wallet can  be stowed at the  top of the 
stowage  compartment 
==>Fig. 114 G). 
Practical equipment 153 
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