2013 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Owners Manual

Fig. 119 Rear Assist display.

1) Do not use Rear Assist in the following situations:
– If the driver is not familiar with the system.
– If the position or angle of the camera has changed, such as after a rear-end collision. Have the
system checked by an authorized Volkswagen dealer or an authorized Volkswagen Service Facility.


2) Examples of optical distortion by the camera
The Rear Assist camera displays only two-dimensional images. Recesses and protruding objects on
the ground or protruding parts on other vehicles are difficult or impossible to identify due to the lack
of depth of field.
Objects or another vehicle may seem closer or farther away on the screen than they really are:
– When driving from a level surface onto an upward or downward slope.
– When driving up or down a slope onto a level surface.
– If the rear of the vehicle is heavily loaded.
– When approaching protruding objects. These objects can disappear from the field of view when
backing up.

Cleaning the camera lens
Keep the camera lens clean and free of snow and ice:
x Engage the parking brake.
x Switch on the ignition.
x Select the reverse gear.
x Wet the camera lens with a commercially available alcohol-based glass cleaner and clean with a
dry cloth ⇒  .
x Remove snow with a brush.
x Remove ice with deicer spray ⇒    
NOTICE
x Never use abrasive cleaning agents to clean the camera lens.
x Never remove snow or ice on the camera lens with warm or hot water. This can damage the
camera lens.

Volkswagen recommends practicing parking with Rear Assist in a safe place with little or no
traffic or in a parking lot under good visibility and weather conditions in order to familiarize yourself
with the system, the orientation lines and the way they work.
Rear Assist does not work when the luggage compartment lid is open.
Applicable only in Canada
Parking

Fig. 120 On the screen: Static orientation lines for the parking space behind the vehicle.

Cruise Control System (CCS)

Lights up Possible cause
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Cruise control is regulating the speed.
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When the ignition is switched on, several warning and indicator lights come on briefly for a function
check. They go out after a few seconds.
Display
Different cruise control versions are available. The stored speed is shown in the instrument cluster
display on some equipment versions.
WARNING
Failure to heed warning lights and instrument cluster text messages can cause the vehicle to
break down in traffic and result in a collision and serious personal injury.
x Never ignore warning lights or text WARNINGS.
x Always stop the vehicle as soon as it is safe to do so.

NOTICE
Failure to heed warning lights or text WARNINGS can result in vehicle damage.
Cruise control operation

Fig. 121 On the left side of the steering column: Cruise control buttons and switches.

In order to: You must: ⇒fig. 121 Result:
Switch on cruise control. Move switch (2) to /. position. System is switched on, but does not
regulate vehicle speed until a speed
is set.
Set cruise control to
current vehicle speed.
Press button (3) 3%4

x If the vehicle shifts gear (manual transmission).
x If an airbag deploys.

Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
Applicable only in the United States