2012 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG center console

Upper center console

Fig. 7 Overview of upper center console.
Key to fig. 7:
(1) Air vent for indirect ventilation
(3) Air vents z
(2) Storage compartment
(4) Radio or Radio & Navigation system (factory installed)
(5) Controls for:
– Climatronic
– Seat heating switch button A
(6) Located here:
– Switch for emergency flashers 
– PASSENGER AIR BAG /&&  light (front airbag for front seat passenger)
– Park Distance Control system button  or ∗
– Rear View camera ∗
– Heated steering wheel \b

Lower center console

Fig. 8 Overview of lower center console (4MOTION).
Key to fig. 8:
(1) Automatic transmission selector lever
(2) Button for:
– Electronic parking brake G
(3) Cup holders
(4) Storage compartment
– with 12 Volt socket
(5) Starter button for Keyless Access locking and starting system 34!24 – 34/0
(6) Storage compartment in the center armrest
(7) Button for:
– Driving with electric motor %--/$%
– Anti-slip regulation (ASR) m
(8) Rotary knob for setting drive mode (On-road / Off-road)

Rear center console

Fig. 10 Overview of rear center console.
Key to fig. 10:
(1) Cover for:
– 12 Volt socket
– 115 Volt outlet
(2) Air vents z
(3) Controls for:
– Seat heating button A
(4) Storage compartment in the rear center console

Closing and locking doors (Keyless Exit)
x Switch off the ignition.
x Close the driver door.
x Touch the sensor surface in the door handle on the driver or front passenger door ⇒ fig. 28 (2) B once. The vehicle is locked. The door being locked must be closed.
Unlocking and locking the rear hatch (Keyless Entry for the rear hatch)
If the vehicle is locked and a valid vehicle key is within range ⇒ fig. 28 A of the rear hatch, it unlocks automatically when opened.
x Open and close the rear hatch as you would a standard rear hatch ⇒  Rear hatch.
The rear hatch locks automatically when it is closed except in the following situations:
x The vehicle is completely unlocked.
x When an authorized vehicle key is inside the vehicle.
Locking with a second vehicle key
If a remote control vehicle key is inside the passenger compartment, the vehicle can be locked from the outside only if a second valid key is within range.
When the vehicle is locked from the outside, the keyless go (starting) function of any keys left in the passenger compartment will be deactivated. All other functions (remote central locking and unlocking as well as emergency starting) remain active and unchanged.
A key that was inside the vehicle when it was locked from the outside is reactivated:
x By pressing a button on the deactivated key.
x By pressing a door handle sensor when the deactivated key is outside of the vehicle, but within range.
x By starting the engine with the starter button on the front center console.
Automatic deactivation of sensors
If the vehicle has not been unlocked or locked for a longer period of time, the proximity sensors in the passenger door are automatically deactivated.
If a sensor on the door handle of a locked vehicle is activated too often, for instance by a bush or hedge that rubs against the vehicle, the sensors in the door handle on that side of the vehicle are switched off for 30 minutes.
The sensors become active again when the vehicle is locked with the vehicle key and the ignition is switched on one time.
The sensors become active again if one of the following events occurs:
x 30 minutes have passed.
x OR: The vehicle is unlocked using the 0 button in the remote control vehicle key.
x OR: The rear hatch is opened.
x OR: The vehicle is mechanically unlocked using the emergency vehicle key.
Convenience features
To use the convenience closing feature to close all power windows, hold your finger on the lock sensor surface (2) on the outside of the door handle for a few seconds until the windows close.
Remove your finger from the lock sensor surface (2) to stop the function. If you touch the unlock sensor surface 1 on the inside of the door handle immediately after releasing the lock sensor surface 1 (arrow), all of the windows will open (safety function). Pinch protection is active during convenience closing of the windows.
The settings in the Settings – Convenience menu ⇒  Volkswagen Information System determine which doors open when the door handle sensor surface is touched.

Storage compartment in the upper front center console

Fig. 118 In the upper front center console: Storage compartment.

WARNING
Never let a passenger, especially a child, ride on the center armrest. Improper seating posi-tion can increase the risk of serious personal injury in a crash.
There may be a 12 Volt-socket, a MEDIA-IN multimedia jack, or an AUX-IN-jack in the front center armrest stowage compartment.
x The MEDIA-IN multimedia jack lets you connect external devices to the Infotainment System ⇒  MEDIA-IN multimedia jack.
Storage compartment in the rear center console

Fig. 122 In the rear center console: Storage compartment.

Additional storage:
x In the front and rear center console.
x In the door trim panels (front and rear).
x Shelf behind the rear seat backrest – only for light clothing or similar objects that do not interfere with visibility to the rear!
x Coat hooks on the center door jamb and on the overhead grab handles in the rear.
x Shopping bag hooks in the luggage compartment ⇒  Luggage compartment.
x An elastic strap in the right side trim of the luggage compartment.
WARNING
Clothes or other items on the shelf behind the rear seat backrest may limit visibility, and cause thereby causing accidents and severe personal injuries.
x Always hang clothes so that they do not limit visibility.
x Always use the built-in coat hooks only for lightweight clothing. Never leave any heavy or sharp-edged items in the pockets that may interfere with airbag deployment and can cause personal injury in a collision.

NOTICE
Never put open drinks in the cup holder when the vehicle is moving. The drinks can spill and damage the vehicle, including the electrical system.
Cup holders in the front center console

Fig. 126 In the front center console: Cup holders.