2013 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG passenger

Upper front center console

Fig. 6 Overview of upper front center console.
Key to fig. 6:
(1) Air vent for indirect ventilation
(2) Storage compartment
(3) Air vents z
(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 ∗

Front passenger side overview

Fig. 9 Overview of the passenger side.
Key to fig. 9:
(1) Air vents z
(2) Passenger front airbag location in the instrument panel (approximate)
(3) Opening handle for the lockable glove compartment

(5) Reset button for the trip odometer display (trip) and button to display the engine code.
– Push and hold the 0.0 .button about 1 second in order to reset to zero.
– Push the 0.0 .button again and hold it for about 3 seconds to display the previous value.
– Push and hold the 0.0 .button for more than 10 seconds to display the vehicle's engine
code. You must do this when the ignition is on, but the engine is not running.
(6) Fuel gauge
.NOTICE
x To help prevent engine damage, always avoid high engine speeds, full throttle acceleration
and heavy engine loads when the engine is cold.
x To help prevent engine damage, the tachometer needle should only enter the red zone
(warning zone) briefly.
.Up-shifting early into the next higher gear saves fuel and reduces engine noise.
Displays

Fig. 12 In the instrument cluster display: A: Open engine hood, B: Open rear hatch, C: Open front driver side
door, D: Open rear passenger side door.

d Make sure that the floor mat on the driver side is properly fastened and cannot interfere with the
pedals.
d Assume a proper seating position before the vehicle starts to move and keep this position while
driving. Make sure that all passengers do the same.
d Properly fasten your safety belt before driving the vehicle and wear your safety belt properly at all
times while driving. Make sure that all passengers do the same.
d Only transport as many passengers as there are seats and safety belts available.
d Never drive if your driving ability has been impaired, for example by medication, alcohol or illegal
drugs.
d Never let passengers or phone calls distract you while driving and never take your attention off the
road while using vehicle software or adjusting vehicle equipment or accessories.
d Always adapt your speed and driving style to visibility, weather, road, and traffic conditions.
d Always obey traffic laws and speed limits.
d On long trips make frequent rest stops – at least once every 2 hours.
d Secure animals in the vehicle with a system that corresponds to the animals weight and size.
.WARNING
Always observe posted speed limits and use common sense. Your good judgment can mean
the difference between arriving safely at your destination and being seriously injured in a
crash or other kind of accident.
.Regular service and maintenance of your vehicle is important both for operational and driving
safety and to help prolong your vehicle's service life. Always follow the scheduled maintenance inter-
vals in the ⇒ Booklet Warranty and Maintenance, especially for changing the brake fluid. Hard use,
frequent stop-and-go driving, driving in very dusty areas, trailer towing, and other factors may make it
necessary to have the vehicle serviced more frequently. Ask an authorized Volkswagen dealer or an
authorized Volkswagen Service Facility for more information.
Driving in other countries

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 A of the rear hatch, it unlocks automati-
cally 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.
Sensor-controlled rear hatch opener (Easy Open)
When a valid vehicle key is within range A of the rear hatch, the rear hatch can be unlocked and
opened by moving your foot within the sensor’s range ⇒ fig. 26 below the rear bumper.
x Switch off the ignition and remove any vehicle key in the ignition.
x Stand in front of the middle of the rear bumper.
x Quickly move the side of your body, your foot and shin as close to the bumper as possible. Your
shin must be in the upper part of the sensor’s range and your foot in the lower part (1).
x Quickly move your shin out of range (2). The rear hatch opens automatically.
The high-mounted brake light and the turn signals flash once to show that the Easy Open feature is
opening the rear hatch.
The rear hatch locks automatically after closing if the vehicle was locked before and a valid vehicle key
is not inside the vehicle. If the vehicle key used to open the vehicle is inside the vehicle, the rear hatch
opens again.
Easy Open may not work properly or at all in the following situations (examples):
x If the rear bumper is very dirty.
x If the rear bumper has salty water on it after driving on salted roads.
x If a trailer hitch has been retrofit on the vehicle.
Easy Open may be automatically deactivated in heavy rain to help prevent unintentional deployment
caused by water running down the vehicle, for example.
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.
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 V button in the remote control vehicle key.

Switches in the driver door
Key to fig. 32:
(1) For the windows in the front doors.
(2) For the windows in the rear doors.
(3) Safety switch.
Opening or closing windows

Function Action
Opening: Press the switch.
Closing: Pull the switch
Stopping automatic
movement:
Press/pull the switch again.
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The safety switch (left/right) (3) deactivate the left
hand and right hand power windows in the rear
doors. The yellow indicator light in the switch lights
up when activated. The electric child safety locks
also prevent the rear doors from being opened from
the inside.

The power windows operate only when the ignition is switched on.
You can still 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. When the vehicle key has been removed from
the ignition and the driver door has been opened, the power windows cannot be opened or closed.
.A separate button for controlling the window is located in the front passenger door.
Power windows – features

Function Using the remote control vehicle key
Convenience
opening Press and hold the unlock button on the remote control vehicle key.
Convenience closing Press and hold the lock button on the remote control vehicle key.

From outside the vehicle (vehicles with Keyless Access), hold your finger on the lock sensor surface
on the outside of the door handle for a few seconds until the windows close.
Convenience closing closes the windows first and then the power sunroof.
The Infotainment System can be used to set various convenience opening options.
Setting convenience opening options in the Infotainment System
x Switch on the ignition.
x Press the CARInfotainment button.
x Tap the Settingsfunction key on the screen.
x Select Remote control keyfrom the list.
If the check box in a function key is checked =, the feature is switched on.

Function key: supplementary information
= Front windows: Convenience opening opens front windows. Tap the function key to deactivate the
feature.
= Rear windows: Convenience opening opens rear windows. Tap the function key to deactivate the
feature.

.WARNING
Improper use of power windows can result in serious personal injury.
x Never let anyone get in the way of a power window when closing it.
x When locking the vehicle from the outside, make sure that no one, especially children,
remains in the vehicle. The windows will not open in case of an emergency.
x Always take the key with you when you leave the vehicle. You can still 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.
x Always use the safety switch when children are in the back seat to disable the rear power
windows and keep them from being opened and closed.
.If the power windows malfunction, the one-touch feature, as well as pinch protection will not
work properly. See an authorized Volkswagen dealer or an authorized Volkswagen Service Facility
right away.
.Convenience closing of the power windows from the outside requires removing the cover cap of
the lock cylinder on the driver door. The cover cap must be reinstalled after the vehicle is locked.

Function Switch position Action
To tilt open the tilting roof
fully:
(4) Push the rear part of the switch briefly.
To stop the one-touch
feature:
(4) or (5) Push or pull switch again briefly.
To set an intermediate
position: (4) to (5) Pull or push the rear part of the switch briefly
until the desired position is reached.
To close fully: (5) Pull the rear part of the switch briefly.

The power sunroof only works when the ignition is on. You can still open or close the power sunroof
for several minutes after you switch off the ignition, as long as the driver or front passenger door has
not been opened.
All procedures are interrupted as soon as the rotary switch is operated.
The sunshade opens automatically when the power sunroof opens if the shade was previously
completely closed or in front of the glass roof. The sunshade remains in the previous position and
does not close automatically with the sunroof. The sunshade cannot be closed completely until the
power sunroof is closed.
If your power sunroof will not close properly, do not try to close it yourself, doing so can cause serious
and expensive damage that will not be covered by any Volkswagen Limited Warranty. Special
knowledge and tools are required to close the power sunroof if it will not close on its own. To help
prevent damage to the sunroof, have an authorized Volkswagen dealer or an authorized Volkswagen
Service Facility help you close and repair the power sunroof.
.The comfort position provides sufficient ventilation without loud wind noise.
Applicable only in the United States
Opening or closing the sunshade

Fig. 35 In the headliner: Buttons for sunshade.