2012 VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER fold seats

Opening the manual pop-up roof
Fig. 181 In the headliner: detach the hook of the retaining strap (left) and release the catches of the roof shell (right).
Fig. 182 Opening the pop-up roof.
r""'('n First read and observe the introductory L-W.I information and safety warnings & on page 218.
Opening the manual pop-up roof
• Open the roller shutter.
• Release the hooks =>Fig. 181 CD of the retain-ing strap on both sides from the retaining ring.
• Pull the latches @) towards front on both sides, and open the catches of the roof shell.
• Pull the cross web @ on both sides over the arrester® (arrow).
• Push the bar 182 CD upwards, firmly and evenly with both hands.
• Push up the bed panel to increase standing room. The bed panel is held up in the open posi-tion by a gas-filled strut.
The pop-up roof is held up in the open position by gas-filled struts.
Opening and closing windows in the canvas
• To Open, unzip and fold down the canvas.
• To Close, fold the canvas back up and zip com-pletely closed.
The insect screen is sewn into the canvas and cannot be opened.
Bed in pop-up roof
• Step carefully onto the seat cushion of the front seats and support yourself on the edge of the bed when climbing up to the pop-up roof bed => &.
Fitting the safety net for the pop-up roof bed
Always fit the safety net when children sleep in or otherwise occupy the pop-up roof bed => &.
• Fit the hooks on the safety net into the rings at the top right and top left of the pop-up roof.
• Lift the mattress on the roof bed and attach the bottom of the safety net to the now accessible press studs in the bed panel.
• Observe the safety instructions on the sticker on the front side of the bed panel
aAWARNING
Always take care when climbing into and out of the pop-up roof bed, otherwise you could cause serious injury to yourself or others.
• Never step on or support yourself with the front seat armrests or head restraints.
• Never step on or support yourself with the closed roller shutter.
• Never jump off the pop-up roof bed. Al-ways take care while climbing down. Ill>
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m If the pop-up roof cannot be closed even l!J when the ignition is switched on and the clos-ing function is used, please check all possible cau-ses. If the cause cannot be found or there are oth-er malfunctions, please close the pop-up roof man-
Opening the electric pop-up roof
r--'('n First read and observe the introductory L-.lo:.U information and safety warnings & on page 221.
Opening the pop-up roof
• Switch on the ignition.
• Switch on the central control panel.
• Open the roller shutter and release the reading lamp retaining strap.
• Select the menu option Pop-up roof in the central control panel.
• Select menu option Open (dark background).
• Press and hold the rotary/push knob until the hydraulic motor has switched off automatically and the pop-up roof has opened fully. The symbol for the open pop-up roof will be displayed. The hy-draulic motor has a run-on time of approx. 5 sec-onds to bleed the hydraulic system.
• Switch off the ignition and remove the ignition key.
• Push up the bed panel to increase standing room.
Opening and closing the windows in the canvas
• To Open, unzip and fold down the canvas.
• To Close, fold the canvas back up and zip com-pletely closed.
The insect screen is sewn into the canvas and cannot be opened.
Bed in pop-up roof
• Step carefully onto the seat cushion of the front seats and support yourself on the edge of the bed when climbing up to the pop-up roof bed &.
Fitting the safety net for the pop-up roof bed
Always fit the safety net when children sleep in or otherwise occupy the pop-up roof bed &.
222 I Before the journey
ually 224, and drive carefully and at re-duced speed to the nearest qualified workshop. Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles recommends us-ing a Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles dealership for this purpose. • Fit the hooks on the safety net into the rings at the top right and top left of the pop-up roof.
• Lift the mattress on the roof bed and attach the bottom of the safety net to the now accessible press studs in the bed panel.
• Observe the safety instructions on the sticker on the front side of the bed panel
A WARNING
Always take care when climbing Into and out of the pop-up roof bed, otherwise you could cause serious injury to yourself or others.
• Never step on or support yourself with the front seat armrests or head restraints.
• Never step on or support yourself with the closed roller shutter.
• Never jump off the pop-up roof bed. Al-ways take care while climbing down.
• Help others, especially children, to climb up and down safely.
A WARNING
If the safecy net is not fitted or not properly fitted, children could fall off the pop-up roof bed and seriously Injure themselves.
• Always fit the safety net when children sleep In or otherwise occupy the pop-up roof bed.
m Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles recom-l!J mends that small children not be allowed to sleep in the pop-up roof bed. <

m Suitable care products are available from a W Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles dealership. Handling seat covers
r--f'n First read and observe the introductory L-J,::.U Information and safety warnings & on page 388.
Checklist
Please note the following for the cleaning and maintenance of the seat covers =>Q):
v' Before getting into the vehicle, close all Vel-era fasteners that could touch the cloth seat covers and fabric trims. Open Velcro fasten-ers can cause damage to cloth seat covers and fabric trims.
v' Avoid the direct contact of sharp-edged items and accessories to the upholstery and fabric trims in order to prevent damage. Ac-cessories include zips, studs, rhinestones on clothing or belts.
v' Dust and grit in upholstery pores, folds and seams should be removed regularly so that no lasting damage is caused to the surface of the seats by scratching.
v' Always check whether garments are colour-fast to prevent damage to the upholstery. This is especially important for light-col-oured upholstery.
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Ignoring any ofthe items on this important checklist for maintaining the seat covers can lead to damage or discolouration of the seat covers and fabric trims.
• Follow the Instructions on the checklist.
m Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles recom-l!.J mends that stained upholstery is cleaned by a specialist company. Cleaning cloth seat covers, fabric trim and Alcantara® upholstery
r--f'n First read and observe the introductory L-J,::.IJ information and safety warnings & on page 388.
Cleaning upholstery on seat cushions with seat heating, electrically adjustable seats, or seats containing airbag components
Airbag-related components and electrical connec-tors may be installed in the driver seat, passenger seat and sometimes also in the rear outer seats. Seat cushions or backrests that are damaged, in-correctly cleaned or treated, or that become wet, may cause damage to the vehicle electrics or trig-ger a fault in the airbag system => &.
Electrical components and connectors are installed in electrically adjustable seats and seat cushions with seat heating. These can be damaged if cleaned or treated incorrectly =>Q). This can also result in damage to other parts of the vehicle elec-trics.
To avoid this please follow these cleaning guide-lines:
• Do not use high-pressure cleaners, steam cleaners or coolant spray.
• Do not use washing paste or fine detergent sol-utions.
• Avoid getting the seat wet.
• Only use detergents that have been approved by Volkswagen.
• If in doubt, consult a specialist cleaning compa-ny.
Cleaning upholstery on seat cushions without seat heating, seats that are not electrically adjustable, and seats that do not contain airbag components
• Please read and follow the instructions, notes and warnings on the package before using clean-ing products.
• Upholstery, fabric trims, Alcantara® seat covers and carpeting should be cleaned regularly with a vacuum cleaner (brush).
• Do not use high-pressure cleaners, steam cleaners or coolant spray.
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A wARNING
Check the condition of all seat belts regularly. If the belt webbing or any other part of the seat belt becomes damaged have it removed and replaced immediately by a qualified workshop. Damaged seat belts are very dan-gerous and can cause severe or fatal injuries.
• Never use chemical cleaning agents on the seat belts or their components. Further-more the seat belts may not come Into con-tact with corrosive fluids, solvents or sharp objects. These could considerably weaken the webbing.
• After cleaning, allow seat belts to dry completely before rolling them up. Otherwise the automatic belt retractors could become damaged and thus Impair their function.
Cleaning cool box
)""""'('n First read and observe the Introductory L.-J,:,JJ Information and safety warnings & on page 388.
Cleaning seat rails
)""""'('n First read and observe the introductory information and safety warnings & on page 388.
Clean the surface of the seat rails on a regular ba-sis
• Use a narrow nozzle on a vacuum cleaner to remove sand, dirt etc. from the seat rails.
Cleaning opaque shades
)""""'('n First read and observe the introductory information and safety warnings & on page 388.
For the best cleaning results have the opaque shades dry cleaned.
A WARNING (ConUnued)
• Avoid allowing foreign bodies or liquids to enter the slot for the seat belt buckle. This could prevent the belt buckle and seat belt from working properly.
• Never try to repair, modify or remove the seat belts yourself.
• Damaged seat belts must be replaced im-mediately with new seat belts approved by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles for your ve-hicle type. Seat belts subjected to stress and stretched during an accident must be re-placed by a qualified workshop. Renewal may be necessary even if there is no apparent damage. The belt anchorage should also be checked.
• Clean the cool box with a household detergent before using it for the first time and whenever it needs cleaning.
• To prevent mould and mildew from forming in the cool box when it is not being used for long peri-ods, place a folded dry towel between the box and its lid.
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If seats are moved when the seat rails are soiled, the seat rails and the seat feet could be damaged.
Please refer to the information on the labels sewn into the opaque shades before cleaning in a wash-ing machine.
Vehicle care and maintenance 393

Index
Numbers and Symbols
12-volt socket California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
2-seat arrangement Stowage compartment in armrest . . . . . . 184
2-seat arrangement, Business . . . . . . . . . . 182 Adjusting armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Adjusting seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Ash tray . .. .. . . . .. . . .. . . • . .. . .. .. . 186 Centre console . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . 186 Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Drink holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Front stowage compartment . . . . . . . . . . 186 Moving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Refrigerator box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Seat heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Upper stowage compartment . . . . . . . . . . 186 230-volt Euro socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
230-volt grounded safety socket . . . . . . . . 246
230-volt power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 Residual current circuit breaker . . . . . . . . 247
3-seat bench
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Folding out the table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Setting up the bed . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . 74
Abroad Extended trips with your vehicle 405 Selling the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
ABS see Brake support systems . . . . . . . . . . . 275
ACC see Adaptive cruise control (ACC) . . . . . . 298
Accessing a service message . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Acoustic warnings Seat belt not fastened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Adaptive chassis control Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317, 318 Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Adaptive chassis control (DCC) . . . . . . . . . 317 Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Adaptive cruise control (ACC) . . . . . . . . . . 298 Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299 Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 Radar sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 Special driving situations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Switching off temporarily . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . 300
Ad Blue Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . 347 Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 Refilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348 Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348 Tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Additional battery California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Adjust Electrically adjustable front seat . . . . . . . . 66 Single seats in the passenger compartment .7.3
Adjusting Correct sitting position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Headlight range ..................... 113 Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Mechanical front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Memory seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Single seats in the passenger compartment .73 Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Adjusts Electric lumbar support adjustment . . . . . . 66
Aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124.406
AGM battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
........................ Cleaning the dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392 Combined curtain and side airbags . . . . . . 94 Curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Differences between front passenger front airbag systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Faults . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . 397 Front airbags . . . • . . • . . . . . • . . . . . • . . . . 92 Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397 Switching off the front passenger front air-bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Switching off with the key switch . . . . . . . . 93 Using child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322 Air recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330 Climatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323 Climatronic . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323, 325 Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 Indirect ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 Information . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . 328 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 Things to note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Index 465

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Factory plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451
FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
Fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . 134
Fault 230-volt Euro socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Adaptive chassis control . . . . . . . . . 317, 318 Adaptive cruise control (ACC) . . . . . . . . . 299 Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 Area monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . • . . . 308 Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408 Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408 Driver Alert System .. .. .. .. .. . .. . .. . 316 DSG dual clutch gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Electric exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Front Assist .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 308 Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 Lane change assist system (Side Assist) 313 Main beam assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 ParkPilot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288, 289 Radio reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406 Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . 120 Sliding/tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . 145
Fault finding . . . . . . . • . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . 410
Fault memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 At the filling station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 Checks when filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . 343 Diesel ............................ 342 Fuel ...........•................. 342 Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . 341 Indicator lamp ......... , . . . . . . . . . . . 341 Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • . . . . . 342
Filling up Incorrect fuel . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • . . . . . 341
Filter preheater .......... , . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Fire extinguisher . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . • . . • . . 413 Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . 142
First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413 Stowage location . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . 413
First user pairing Rear-seat telephony.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Flyscreen element Sliding window . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . 232
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Folding out the table 3-seat bench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Single seats in the passenger compartment .7.3
Folding table in the side panel . . . . . . . . . . 155 Assembling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Stowed ........................... 156 Stowing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . 156
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Folding table in the sliding door . . . . . . . . 229 Assembling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Foot mats . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Footwelllight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Four-wheel drive Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379 Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447 Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
Fresh water system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 239
Front airbags see Alrbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics . 81
Front Assist City Emergency Brake function ......... 311 Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 Radar sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 see Area monitoring system (Front Assist) .307 System limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Front passenger front airbag see Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . 87 Switching off with the key switch . . . . . . . . 93
Front scan system Swnching off temporarily . . . . • . . . • . • . . 310
Front seats Turning . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . . • . . 343 Diesel ............................ 345 Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 344
Fuel consumption Driving economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 What increases it? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429
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Camping equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431 Detecting a blown fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432 Fuse box in engine compartment . . . . . . . 431 Fuse box in the dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . 430 Preparation for changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431
G 12 plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
G 12 plus-plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
G 13 ................................ 360 Gas bottle Changing . . . . . • . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Gas cooker Cleaning . . . . . . • . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 Turning off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Turning on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236

Manual closing or opening Unlocking the selector lever lock manually
Manual gearbox ..................... . Refer also to Changing gears ........ . Towing .......................... .
Manual opening Driver door ...................... .
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263 263 447
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Manual opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . 413 Sliding/tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415 Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Manual operation of the pop-up roof Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 Preliminary work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 Securing the pop-up roof manually from out-side the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Mattress, 3-seat bench Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Long bed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Medium-length bed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Short bed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Stowing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Mattress, bench seat bed California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Mattress, California, bench seatlbed . . 196
Maximum speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450
MEDIA-IN socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Memory seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Metal-coated windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Metal-coated windscreen .....•......... 116
Mileage display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Mirror mode . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . 171
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Blind spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . 121 Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Folding in the mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . • • . . 122 Mobile online services see Volkswagen Car-Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Mobile telephone Rear-seat telephony................. 187 Use without an external aerial . . . . . . . . . 399
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396 Modifications to the vehicle . . . . . . . . • . . . 394 Plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
Move 3-seat bench ..... . ............. 74
Moving 2-seat arrangement, Business . . . . . . . . . 185 3-seat bench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Bench seatlbed, California . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Multi-flex board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Multifunction steering wheel 27
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Assembling opaque shades for the wind-screen and the rear window . . . . . . . . . 176 Components of the opaque shades kit . . 175 Darkening the interior of the vehicle . . . . 175 Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Fitting opaque shades for the windscreen and the rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Fitting the opaque shades to the side win-dows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Removing and stowing the opaque shades .1.79
Net partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
New engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . 394
New tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Noises Adaptive cruise control (ACC) . . . . . . . . . 299 Brake support systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259, 345 Rear axle differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 Regeneration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409 Supplementary heating system . . . • . . . . 339 Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Number of seats . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Business . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 California ..... , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Multivan ........................... 64
Number plate light (LED) . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 434
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Octane number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Oil see Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356 Old tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368 On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD) . . . . . 399
On line services see Volkswagen Car-Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Opaque shades Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • . . . . . 393
Opaque shades kit Fabric shade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Roller blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Sliding blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . 217
Opaque shades kit, California Integrated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . 217 Removable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Opaque shades kit, Multivan Assembling opaque shades for the wind-screen and the rear window . . . . . . . . . 176 Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
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Push-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
R
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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