2014 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT CC sensor

Side view

Fig. 1 Vehicle side overview.
Key to ⇒ fig. 1:
(1) Fuel filler flap
(2) Roof antenna
(3) Outside door handles
(4) Outside mirror
– Additional turn signal light
– Background lighting
(5) Lift points for the jack
(6) Park Distance Control (PDC) sensors (if equipped)

Front view

Fig. 2 Vehicle front overview.
Key to ⇒ fig. 2:
(1) Inside mirror with sensor on the mirror base for:
– Rain sensor
– Low-light sensor
(2) Windshield wipers
(3) Engine hood release
(4) Headlights (on both left and right)
(5) Fog lights/static cornering lights (on both left and right)
(6) Threaded hole for the front towing eye (behind cover)
(7) Headlight washers (on both left and right)
(8) Park Distance Control (PDC) sensors (on both left and right, if equipped)

Rear view

Fig. 3 Vehicle rear overview.
Key to ⇒ fig. 3:
(1) Rear window
– Rear window defroster
– Rear window antenna
(2) High-mounted brake light
(3) Taillights (on both left and right) ,
(4) Volkswagen emblem. Area for:
– Luggage compartment release
– Rear Assist camera (if equipped)
(5) Threaded hole for the rear towing eye (behind cover)
(6) Roof antenna
(7) Park Distance Control (PDC) sensors (on both left and right, if equipped)
(8) Area for attaching a trailer hitch

Convenience menu Function
Unlock doors
Doors are unlocked as follows depending on the option selected: – All doors: Pushing the unlock button 0 on the remote control vehicle key unlocks all doors and the luggage com-partment lid. – Single door: Pushing the unlock button 0 on the remote control vehicle key unlocks only the driver door. To unlock all doors and the luggage compartment, push the unlock button 0 on the key a second time within about 5 seconds. On vehicles with Keyless Access, touching the sensor sur-face of the door handle on the side where the valid vehicle key is located unlocks the respective door. – Vehicle side: Pushing the unlock button 0 on the remote control vehicle key unlocks the doors on the driver side of the vehicle. On vehicles with Keyless Access, touching the sensor sur-face of a door handle on the side where the valid vehicle key is located unlocks the doors on that side of the vehicle.
Window op.
Off Power window settings when unlocking/locking the driver door. All
Driver
Back The display switches back to the Convenience menu.
Mirror down Tilts passenger mirror down when backing up so you can see the curb. Feature only available on vehicles equipped with memory seats.
Mirror adjust IndividuallyBoth outside mirrors are adjusted separately.
Both mirrorsThe front passenger outside mirror is adjusted at the same time as the driver outside mirror.
Back The display returns to the Convenience menu.
Factory setting Resets the features in the Convenience submenu back to the factory set-tings.
Back The display returns to the Settings menu.
Applicable only in Canada
Convenience submenu

Convenience menu Function

Auto unlock
You can enable or disable Auto unlock. If Auto unlock is enabled (box checked), the doors automatically unlock when you switch off the ignition and open a door from inside the vehicle. On vehicles with automatic transmission, the doors will also unlock when the selector lever is in Park (P) and the ignition is switched off. Auto unlock works only if the vehicle has been automatically locked after reaching a speed of 10 mph (15 km/h). Auto unlock always unlocks all the doors.
Unlock doors
Doors are unlocked as follows depending on the option selected: – All doors: Pushing the unlock button 0 on the remote control vehicle key unlocks all doors and the luggage com-partment lid. – Single door: Pushing the unlock button 0 on the remote control vehicle key unlocks only the driver door. To unlock all doors and the luggage compartment, push the unlock button 0 on the key a second time within about 5 seconds. On vehicles with Keyless Access, touching the sensor sur-face of the door handle on the side where the valid vehicle key is located unlocks the respective door . – Vehicle side: Pushing the unlock button 0 on the re-mote control vehicle key unlocks the doors on the driver side of the vehicle. On vehicles with Keyless Access, touching the sensor sur-face of a door handle on the side where the valid vehicle key is located unlocks the doors on that side of the vehicle.
Window op.
Off Power window settings when unlocking/locking the driver door. All
Driver
Back The display switches back to the Convenience menu.
Mirror down Tilts passenger mirror down when backing up so you can see the curb. Feature only available on vehicles equipped with memory seats.
Mirror adjust IndividuallyBoth outside mirrors are adjusted separately.
Both mirrorsThe front passenger outside mirror is adjusted at the same time as the driver outside mirror.
Back The display returns to the Convenience menu.
Factory setting Resets the features in the Convenience submenu back to the factory set-tings.
Back The display returns to the Settings menu.
Lights & Vision submenu

Press button ⇒ fig. 22:
0 Unlock the vehicle.
1 Lock the vehicle.

The power locking button works whether the ignition is switched on or off but only when all doors are closed.
If the vehicle is locked with the vehicle key, the power locking button is deactivated.
If the vehicle is locked with the power locking button:
x The yellow indicator light W in the power locking button comes on to indicate that all doors are locked.
x If the vehicle is equipped with an anti-theft alarm, the system is not turned on.
x Opening doors or the luggage compartment lid from the outside is not possible, at a traffic light, for example.
x Doors can be unlocked and opened separately from inside the vehicle by pulling the door handle to open the door. The indicator light W goes out. The unopened doors and luggage compartment lid remain locked and cannot be opened from the outside.
x An open driver door will not be locked. This helps keep the driver from being locked out of the vehicle.
The vehicle is unlocked if you push the 0 button while the vehicle is standing still. Depending on the settings in the Convenience submenu, Convenience submenu, Convenience submenu, it may also be unlocked when you switch off the ignition and open a door from inside the vehicle (Auto unlock). On vehicles with automatic transmission, the doors will also unlock when the selector lever is in Park (P) and the ignition is switched off.
Applicable only in the United States
Unlocking or locking the vehicle with Keyless Access

Fig. 23 Ranges of the Keyless Access locking and starting system. A: Outside the vehicle: Unlocking range. Inside the vehicle: Starting range. B: Opening the sensor-controlled luggage compartment lid (Easy Open), if equipped.

Fig. 24 Keyless Access locking and starting system: Sensor for unlocking A on the inside of the front door handles. Sensor for locking B on the outside of the front door handles.

Unlocking and locking the luggage compartment lid
If the vehicle is locked and a valid remote control vehicle key is within range ⇒ fig. 23 A of the luggage compartment lid, it unlocks automatically when opened.
Open and close the luggage compartment lid as you would a standard luggage compartment lid, Luggage compartment lid
The luggage compartment lid locks automatically when it is closed except in the following situations:
x The vehicle is completely unlocked.
x When an authorized remote control vehicle key is inside the vehicle.
Sensor-controlled luggage compartment lid opener (Easy Open)
If your vehicle has Keyless Access, it may also be equipped with the Easy Open feature.
When a valid vehicle key is within the opening range of the luggage compartment lid A, the luggage compartment lid can be unlocked and opened by moving your foot within the sensor’s range B below the rear bumper.
x Switch off the ignition.
x Stand in front of the middle of the rear bumper.
x Quickly move 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 B (1).
x Quickly move your shin out of range B (2). The luggage compartment lid opens automatically.
If the luggage compartment lid does not open, wait a few seconds and try again.
The high-mounted brake light flashes once to show that the Easy Open feature is opening the luggage compartment lid.
The luggage compartment lid locks automatically after closing if the vehicle was locked before and a valid vehicle key is not inside the vehicle.
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.
The Easy Open feature may be turned on and off in the Settings – Convenience menu, Volkswagen Information System.
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 remote control 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, Starting and stopping the engine. A key that was inside the vehicle when it was locked from the outside is reactivated by pressing the 0 button on the
deactivated key ⇒ fig. 21.
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 a short time.
The door handle sensors become active again if one of the following events occurs: