
Opening and closing 
Vehicle key set 
COl Introduction 
This chapter contains information  on the following subjects: 
Vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Indicator lamp in the remote control key . . . . . 38 Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Synchronising the remote control key . . . . . . . 39 
Additional Information and warnings: 
• Settings in the Volkswagen information system 24 
• Central locking system 39 
• Starting and stopping the engine 257 
• Consumer information 404 
• Manual opening and closing 413 
A DANGER . 
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 with batteries, spare batteries, round cells and other batteries that are larger than 20 mm out of the reach of children. 
• Call for medical help Immediately you sus-pect that someone has swallowed a battery. 
36 Before tho journey 
A WARNING 
Careless or unsupervised use of the vehicle key can lead to accidents or injuries. 
• Always take all vehicle keys with you ev-ery time you leave the vehicle. Children or third parties could lock the doors and tail-gate, start the engine or switch on the igni-tion and thus operate electrical equipment, 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. For example, locked vehicles may be subjected to very high or very low tempera-tures, according to season. This can  cause serious Injuries and Illness or fatalities, espe-cially for small children. 
A WARNING 
Improper use of the vehicle key could lead to the engine being switched off and the steer-Ing lock engaging, which would render the vehicle unsteerable. 
• Never remove the vehicle key from the Ig-nition lock when the vehicle Is In motion. 
• When folding out the key bit, ensure that lt Is folded out completely and engaged fully. 
• Never attach heavy objects to the vehicle key. Attach only light objects, If at all, such as a key fob with up to five house keys. <  

Replacing the battery 
• Fold out the key bit of the remote control key =>page 37. 
• Pull up the cover on the rear side of the remote control key =>Fig. 20 in the direction of the arrow =>
• Insert the new battery as shown =>Fig. 21 and push it into the battery compartment against the di-rection of the arrow =>
Synchronising the remote control key 
,--m First read and observe the introductory L-.lo:.ll information and safety warnings & on page 36. 
The vehicle may no longer be able to be locked  or unlocked with the remote control if you press the @ button repeatedly outside of the effective range of the remote control key. If this is the case. the re-mote control key has to be re-synchronised as fol-lows: 
Central locking system 
CQ Introduction 
This chapter contains information on the following subjects: 
Description of the central locking system . . . . 40 
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from inside 
SAFELOCK mechanism ................. . 
Anti-theft alarm ........................ . 
Interior monitoring system and anti-tow alarm 
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The central locking system will only work correctly when all doors and the tailgate are properly closed. The vehicle cannot be locked with the remote con-trol key if the driver door is open. 
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• The remote control key can be damaged if the battery is not changed properly. 
• Unsuitable batteries can damage the remote control keys. Only replace discharged batteries with a new battery of the same voltage rating, size and specification. 
• Ensure that the battery Is fitted the right way round. 
r:lib Dispose of discharged batteries in accord-W ance with regulations governing the protec-tion of the environment. 
r:lib The battery in the remote control key may W contain perchlorate. Please comply with any legal requirements and regulations when handling and disposing of these batteries. 
• Press button @in the remote control key. Re-main standing close to the vehicle. 
• Lock the vehicle with the key bit in the driver door lock. 
• Switch on the ignition using the remote control key. The synchronisation process is complete. 
Additional information and warnings: 
• Exterior views =>page 5 
• Vehicle key set =>page 36 
• Doors => page 45 
• Sliding doors =>page 46 
• Tailgate =>page 49 
• Wing doors =>page 52 
• Electric windows =>page 55 
• Sliding/tilting roof =>page 58 
• Towing a trailer =>page 139 
Opening and closing 39  

Push-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 
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Radar sensor . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . 301, 309 
Radio reception Aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406 Fault .........•...........•....... 406 
Rail transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405 
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 
Ratchet straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 
Reading lights ...............•........ 114 
Rear-seat telephony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Components  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 First user pairing . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 190 Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Pairing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 190 Private mode  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Telephone handset . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 191 User pairing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 
Rear-view mirror . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 
Rear Assist Reversing camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 
Rear axle differential lock . . . • . . . . . . . . . . 286 Functioning principle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 Noises ........................... 286 Not switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 Tyre wear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 
Rear seat entertainment system . . . . . . . . 165 Care and protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Changing the language . . . . . . • . . 171 Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Controls on the LCD screen . . . . . . . . . . . 168 DVD player. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Folding the LCD screen out and in . . . . . 167 Folding the screen out and in . . . . . . . . . . 167 Function settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Image settings . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 171 Main menu (DVD player) . . . . . • . . . . . . . 171 Main menu (screen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Settings on the DVD player . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Settings on the LCD screen . . . . . . . . . . . 170 
Rear view camera system Camera .......................... 293 Camera lens . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 General information . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292 Operating  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294 Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295 Requirements . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292 Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294 Rear window heating . . . . . . . . . . 324, 326, 328 
Recommendation for rest breaks . . . . . . . 315 Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . 316 Operation by the user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 Switching on and off................. 316 
Recording data during a journey . . . . . . . . 398 
Rectifying faults on the camping equip-ment .............................. 254 
Recycling end-of-life vehicles . . . . . . . . . . 407 Refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396, 405 
Refrigerator box, Business . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Battery monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Refrigerator box, California . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 
Refuelling E10 . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . 344 
Regeneration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409 
Remote control Rear seat entertainment system . . . . . . . 169 
Remote control key Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . 38 see Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Synchronising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 
Remote control (supplementary heating system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 Auxiliary coolant heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 Auxiliary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337 
Removable ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 
Remove and Install Single seats in the passenger compartment .7.3 
Removing and Installing 3-seat bench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Bench seaUbed, California . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Single seats in the passenger compartment .7.3 
Removing Ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383 
Removing snow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383 Removing wax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383 Renewing parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394 
Repairing stone chips (note) Windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396 
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394, 396 Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397 Lifting platform . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . 401 Plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405 Stickers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405 Windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396 Replacement key see Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Replacement parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395 
Reprogramming control units . . . . . . . . . . 399 
Requirements Rear view camera system . . . . . • . . . . . . 292 
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