2013 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN center console

Center console overview
Upper center console

Fig. 6 Overview of upper center console.
Key to fig. 6:
(1) Radio or Radio & Navigation system (factory-installed) ⇒ Booklet Radio or
⇒ Booklet Navigation system
(2) Card holder
(3) Switch for emergency flashers 
(4) Air vent for indirect ventilation
(5) PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light (front airbag for front seat passenger)
(6) Seat heating switch A
(7) Controls for:
– Manual A/C
– Climatronic
(8) Storage compartment

Applicable only in Canada
Lower center console

Fig. 7 Vehicles without Keyless Access: Overview of center console lower section.
Key to fig. 7 :
(1) Button for:
– Electronic parking brake G
(2) Cup holders
(3) Card holder
(4) Levers for:
– Manual transmission
– Automatic transmission
(5) Storage compartment in the center console
(6) Storage compartment with 12 Volt socket

Applicable only in the United States
Lower center console

Fig. 8 Vehicles without Keyless Access: Overview of center console lower section.

Fig. 9 Vehicles with Keyless Access: Overview of center console lower section.
Key to fig. 8 and to fig. 9:
(1) Button for:
– Electronic parking brakeG
(2) Cup holders
(3) Card holder
(4) Levers for:
– Manual transmission
– Automatic transmission
(5) Storage compartment in the center console

All turn signals flash twice to confirm that the vehicle has been unlocked and once to confirm that it
has been locked.
If the vehicle was unlocked and within the next few seconds no door or the rear hatch has been
opened, the vehicle is automatically locked again.
Unlocking and opening doors (Keyless Entry)
x Grasp the door handle of the driver or front passenger door so that you touch the unlocking sensor
surface (1).
x Open the door.
Closing and locking doors (Keyless Exit)
x Close the driver door.
x Touch the sensor surface in the door handle on the driver or front passenger door (2) once. The
vehicle is locked. The door being locked must be closed.
Unlocking and locking the rear hatch
If the vehicle is locked and if a valid vehicle key is within range ⇒ fig. 26 of the rear hatch, it unlocks
automatically when opened.
x Open and close the rear hatch as you would a standard 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 vehicle 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 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 about 30 minutes.
The door handle 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 with the vehicle key.
Convenience features
To use the convenience closing feature to close all power windows, hold your finger on the lock sensor
surface ⇒ fig. 27 on the outside of the door handle for a few seconds until the windows close.

Storage compartment in the lower center console

Fig. In the lower center console: Storage compartment.

WARNING
Never let a passenger, especially a child, ride on the center armrest.
There may be a factory-installed (MEDIA IN), Apple iPod® adapter, AUX-IN or 12 Volt socket
located in the storage compartment in the front center armrest ⇒ Booklet Radio or
⇒ Booklet Navigation system.
Card holder

Fig. In the lower part of the center console: Card holder.

Fig. In the upper part of the center console: Card holder.

Cooling the glove compartment
There is an air vent (3) in the back of the glove compartment. Cool air can be directed into the glove
compartment if the air conditioner is on. Open or close the air vent by turning it.
WARNING
An open glove compartment door can increase the risk of serious injury during sudden
braking or driving maneuvers or in a crash.
x Always keep the glove compartment closed while the vehicle is moving.
NOTICE
In some vehicle models, design considerations have made it necessary to have openings in the
glove compartment behind the owner's manual slot, for example. Small items may fall through
these openings and get behind the instrument panel. This can cause unusual noises and
damage the vehicle. Never put any small objects in the glove compartment for this reason.
Rear center console storage compartment

Fig. Storage compartment in the rear center console.

The cup holder has inserts that can be removed for cleaning.
Cup holders in the front center console

Fig. In the front center console: Cup holders.