
4 
. . .  . .  .  6 
- Front  view  . .  . .  . . . .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . . . 
- Center  console  overview  . .  . .  . . .  . .  . . .  . .  12 
- Fron t pa sse nger  side  overvi ew . . . . . . .  . 
14 
- Symbo ls o n the  roo f console  . . . . .  . . .  . . 14 
Instrument cluster and instrument panel 
- Warning  and indica tor 
lights  . . . . . . . . . . 15 
-cluster  . .  . . .  . . . .  . . . . . . . .  . . 18 
-Volk swage n Information  System . .  . 
basics 
- Driv ing  check lists and warnings .
....... 31 
- Techn ical  data  . . .  . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . . .  . . . .  . 34 
and closing 
- Vehic le  key  set . . . . . .  . . .  . .  . . . .  . .  . . .  . . . 36 
-locking  and closing  system  . . .  . . 4 1 
- Doo rs  . . . .  . .  . . .  . . .  . . . .  . . .  . . . . .  . . . . .  . . 47 
- Rear  hatch  . . . .  . . .  . .  . . . . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . . 49 
-.  . . 53 
-s lidin g and sunroof  . . . .  . . . 56 
properly and  safely 
- Adjusting  the sea ting  position  . . . .  . .  . 
. . 58 
-functions  . . . . . .  . . .  . . . .  . . .  . . .  . . . 67 
- Safety . .  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . . . . . . . .  . . .  . . . 69 
- Airbag  system  . . . . .  . . .  . . . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . . 82 
-Child  sa fety  and  child  restraints ........ 1 
Lights and vision 
- Lights ............................... 122 
-protectio n ....................... 128 
-Windshield  wipers and washer ......... 129 
-Mir ro rs .............................. 134 
Transporting 
- Driving  tips 
.......................... 137 
-Luggage compa rtment  ................ 141 
of contents 
- Roof  rack . . .  . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . . . . . . .  . . . 146 
- Trailer  towing ...... ............•. .... 149 
1 5 7 
- Cup  holders 
......................... 161 
- 12 
sockets  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . . . . .  . . . .  . . 163 
shifting, park ing 
- Sta rting  and  stoppin g 
the engin e ....... 165 
- Shifting ................... .......... 171 
- Brak ing , stop ping , and  park ing 
......... 179 
- Sav ing 
fuel a nd  helping  the environm ent  189 
-Steering ............................. 192 
Driver  assistance systems 
- Starting  assistance  systems 
........... 195 
-Cruise  Control  System ......... 19 7 
-
nre Mo nitori ng  System ............................. 
control 
- Healing  and air cond itioning 
At the gas station 
- Refueling 
........................ .... 214 
-Fuel ...........................•....  2 19 
Care , maintenance .... 222 
fo r work ing in the engin e 
compartment 
................... ..... 222 
- Engine  oil ........................... 227 
- Engine  coolant ....................... 233 
-Vehicle  battery ....................... 238 
Vehicle  care  and maintenance 
- Exteri or 
care  and  cleaning ............ 243 
-care  and  cleaning ............. 251 
-
accesso ries, repa irs  and 
modi fications ........................ 283 
- Consumer  information ................ 291 
- Declaration 
of Complia nce, 
T elecomm unicat ions  and  Electro nic 
Systems 
............................ 293 
- Report ing  Safe ty  Defects ............. 294 
- Engin e con trol  and  emission  control 
system  .............................. 295  

Front passenger  side overview 
Fig. 8 Overview of the  fron t passenger  side. 
Key  to fig. 8 : 
Passenger  front airbag  location  in the  instrument  panel (approxima te) .... .............. . 
the glove  compartment: button  for  Tire  Pressure  Monitoring ..... 
handle  for the  lockable  glove compartment  . 
A ir  vent 
Symbol  Mea ning 
and  read ing lights 122 
Po wer  sunroof 

Power locking  and closing  system 
Introduction 
this section find  information  about: 
Description  of the  power  locking  system  . 
41 
Unlocking and locking the 
Exterior  views 6 
Persona l comfort  setting in the  Volkswagen formation 
Veh icle  key  set 36 
Doors 
Rear  hatch 49 
Power  windows 
Power sunroof 56 
149 
Emergency  closing and opening 
can  result  in se
rious  personal  injury. 
The power locking button doors. Locking the doors from the inside can 
assistance to vehicle occupants and rescue  from the outside in  an accident or other  emergency. 
children or anyone who cannot doors can be locked from the inside with the power button. This people trapped in the vehicle in an  emergency.  De
pending on the time of year,  people trapped in the vehicle can be exposed to very high or very temperature s. 
A closed vehicle can become very hot or very depending on the season.  Particuin the summer,  heat build-up in the pas
senger and luggage compartment of a  parked vehicle can result  in temperatures  in the vehithat are much higher than the outside temperatures.  Temperatures can quickly reach 
Never passengers to remain in a 
locked  vehicle. an emergency any person inside the  vehicle might not be 
Description of the power locking system 
on page  41. 
The  power  lock
ing  system you  unlock  and  lock doors , the  rear  hatch , and  the flap: 
From  outside  with Keyless  Access 
From the inside  with the power  locking  switch 
fun ctions of the  power  locking  system  can 
be  activated  or deac tivated  via the Convenience 
sub-menu in the Settings menu  on 
Facility . 
The  doors, 
the rear  hatch,  and the fuel  

Power windows-features 
on page 53. 
One-touch opening and closing 
The one-touch  feature automatically  opens/closes 
a  power  window 
the  switch  for the 
window  up briefly  as far as it goes. 
For one-touch  opening: Press  lhe switch  for the 
window  down brie fly  as  fa r  as  it goes. 
touch  feature 
Close 
up the  switch  for  the  respect ive  window 
and  hold  it for  at least  2 seconds in this  position. 
Release  the switch, up  and  hold  again.  The 
one -touch  feature  is  now  reactivated . 
T h e  one-touch  feature can be reactivated  for one 
or  more  windows  at the  same  time. 
Convenience closing 
T he  convenience  closing feature lets  you  close  the 
windows  and the  power  sunroof  as follows: 
Power window pinch protection 
on page  53. 
Pinch  protection  can help  reduce  the risk 
of 
one-touc h wi ndow  closing  meets res istan ce or 
there is something in the way, the  window stop 
a nd  go  down  again. 
Check  why the window  did not close. 
Try  one -touch  window  closing again. 
Before driving 
up and hold  the 
switch  for the  drive r wi ndow  until 
Improper use of power windows can result in serious personal  injury. 
use the power windows for several  minutes  after the ignition is switched off as long as the driver or front passenger door has not been  opened . 
the power  windows  malfunction, the touch  feature, as as  pinch  protection 
the  windo w meets  resistance  a second time, 
so  that  it stops  and goes  back down,  one-touch 
closing  is  deactivated  for about 
seconds. 
you the  powe r w indow  button  up the 
way  and hold it duri ng  this close without pinch protection  

Power 
protection for the  power  sunroof 
More information: 
Volkswagen 24 
locking  and closi ng  system 
Emergency  closing and opening 
56 
57 
57 
cess to the  vehicle  key. Unsupervised use of the remote control vehicle  key makes it sible to lock the vehicle, start the engine, turn on the ignition and  operate  the sliding and tilting roof. 
Remove  leaves and other objects  from the sunroof  guiderails  regularly  either by hand  or 
using  a vacuum  cleaner. 
the powe r sunroof  malfunctions,  pinch tection may not function  properly . an 
Opening  and 
the headliner : rotary switch  for the 
on page  56. 
56 Before driving  Turn 
the 
31 rotary  switch  to the  desi red  pos i
tio n to  set  the  power  sunroof in the following  posi
tions : 
® Closed . 
@ 
Tilted. 
You must switch  on the  ignition  to operate  the  

Power sunroof-convenience closing feature 
on page  56. 
Convenience closing 
The conven ience closing  feature lets you the power sunroof as fo llows: 
Turn  the vehicle key bit in  the  lock of the driver door to the closi ng  position and hold it there The power sunroof is key in  order to stop the process. 
Convenience clos ing  first closes the windows and 
t hen  the power sunroof. 
Convenience from  the out side leaves  the rotary  switch  in 
the l ast  selected  position. The switch must be new-
ly  positioned when starting to drive  again . 
on page 56. 
P inch  protection 
can help  reduce  the risk of If 
the power sunroof  clo sing  meets  resistance  or 
th ere  is something  in the  way,  the power sunroof opens again  immedia te ly. 
Check why the p ower sunroof did not close. 
the power sunroof er sunroof close  the next time without pinch  protection . 
31 ® and down th e  rear  part of the switch  un til  the power sunroof  closes completely . 
the power sunroof not close, please see an authorized Volkswagen dealer or an 
Without pinc h protection, the power sunroof close with enoug h force  t o cause serious personal injury. 
Pinch  protection  is  also  active durin g ience 
tection may not fu nction  properly. thorized Volkswagen dealer or an authorized Volkswagen Service F acility  for assis tance. 

The air conditioner  is most  efficient  when the win
dows  and the power  sunroof  are closed.  

Emergency closing and opening 
Introduction 
this  sect ion  you'll find  in forma tion  about: 
M a
nually u nlock ing and  locking t he  drive r 
do or ................................... 
O pen ing  the  rea r ha tc h  from  inside  the 
l uggage  compartment  . . . . . . .  . . . . .  . . . . .  . . . 
Emerge ncy  closing  of th e  powe r sunr oof . . . . 
Emergency  release  for the  se lecto r lever  . . . . 
locke d if necessary , fo r in sta nce  beca use the er  lock ing syste m  or t he r em ote  control v e hic le  ke y 
m alfun ctions . 
More information: 
Vehicle  key set 36 
Powe r locki ng  and  closing  system 41 
Doo rs 
R ea r hatch 49 
P owe r sunroo f 
Serious  injuries can result if the emerge ncy closing and opening  procedures  are used 
carelessly . 
Never leave children,  disabled persons, or anyone who cannot help themselves in the 
vehicle.  The doors can be  locked  with the re-
mote control  v eh icle  key . This could  result in 
people  being trapped in the vehicle in an 
emergency . 
A closed  ve hicle  can become  very hot or very cold,  depending on the seaso n.  Particu-
l arly in  the summer,  heat build-up in the  pas-
senge r and  luggage  compartment of a  parked 
vehicle  can result in  temperatures in the  vehi -
c le that are  much  higher  than  the outside temperatures.  Temp eratures  can quickly reach levels that  can cause  unconsciousness 
and  death , part icularly  to children. 
Careless opening and closi ng of doors, the rear  hatc h, and  the power sunroof is dang er-ous and  can cause  serious  personal  injury. 
or close doors, the rear  hatch , and 
th e power  sunroof only  when  no one is in the wa y. 
To  he
lp prevent  vehicle  damage , carefully mo ve and properly rein stall parts  when  per-
forming  emergency locking or  unlocking . 
ly the driver doo r is unl ocked . N ote the  instru ction s 
fo r the  an ti-t heft  alarm syste m 
Unfold  the  key bit  from the r emote  contr ol cle  key 
th e  key bit f ro m  below  into  the open in g of th e cover  cap on t he  drive r doo r 146 (arrow) 
a n d l ift  the  cove r cap  off. 
Practical  tips