2014 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT CC turn signal

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)

Back
– Window op. (window operation)
Off
All
Driver
Back
– Mirror down (on/off)
– Mirror adjust
Individually
Both mirrors
Back
– Factory setting
– Back
▪ Lights & Vision
– Coming Home
– Leaving Home
– Footwell light
– Conv. turn sig. (convenience turn signal)
– Factory setting
– Back
▪ Time
– Hours
– Minutes
– 24 hr. mode
– Daylight save
– Back
▪ Snow tires (winter tires)
– On
– + 5 mph
– - 5 mph
– Back
▪ Compass (vehicles without navigation system)
– Zone
– Calibrate
– Back
▪ Units
– Temperature
– Consump./dist.
– Air pressure
– Back
▪ Service
– Info
– Back
▪ Factory setting

Back
– Mirror down (on/off)
– Mirror adjust
Individually
Both mirrors
Back
– Factory setting
– Back
▪ Lights & Vision
– Coming Home
– Leaving Home
– Footwell light
– Conv. turn sig. (convenience turn signal)
– Factory setting
– Back
▪ Time
– Hours
– Minutes
– 24 hr. mode
– Daylight save
– Back
▪ Snow tires (winter tires)
– On
– + 10 km/h
– - 10 km/h
– Back
▪ Compass (vehicles without navigation system)
– Zone
– Calibrate
– Back
▪ Units
– Temperature
– Consump./dist.
– Air pressure
– Back
▪ Tire pressure
▪ Alt. speed dis. (alternative speed display On/Off)
▪ Service
– Info
– Back
▪ Factory setting

Applicable only in the United States
Driver assistance systems button

Fig. 14 In the turn signal and high beam lever: Driver assistance systems button.

Lights & Vision menu Function
Coming Home Set how long the headlights and inside lights stay on after locking or unlocking the vehicle. Feature can also be switched on or off. Leaving Home
Footwell light Set footwell lighting brightness or switch this feature on or off.
Conv. turn sig. Enable/disable convenience turn signal (lane change feature). When the feature is enabled, the turn signal flashes at least 3 times when the turn signal is tapped.
Factory setting Resets the functions in the Lights & Vision submenu back to the factory settings.
Back The display returns to the Settings menu.
Personal convenience settings

Function Using the buttons on the remote control vehicle key
⇒ fig. 21
Unlock the vehicle. Press the 0 button.
Lock the vehicle. Press the 1 button.
Unlock the luggage compartment lid. Press and hold the q button. The luggage compartment lid
opens automatically ⇒ page 67.
Note: Depending on the settings for the power locking system in the Convenience submenu, it may be necessary to press the 0button on the remote control vehicle key twice to unlock all doors and the luggage compartment lid, Volkswagen Information System.
The vehicle key unlocks or locks the vehicle only when the battery in the remote control vehicle key has enough power, and the remote control vehicle key is within a few yards/meters of the vehicle.
x All turn signals flash once and the horn beeps once to confirm that the vehicle has been locked. The horn beep can be disabled by deactivating the ATA confirm feature in the Convenience submenu, Volkswagen Information System.
x All turn signals flash twice to confirm that the vehicle has been unlocked.
If the turn signals do not flash to confirm locking, one or more doors or the luggage compartment lid is not locked.
If the driver door is open, the vehicle cannot be locked with the remote control vehicle key.
If the vehicle was unlocked with the remote control vehicle key and the door or the luggage compartment lid has not been opened within a few seconds, the vehicle is automatically locked again. This feature helps prevent you from leaving the vehicle unlocked unintentionally.
NOTICE
Check to make sure that the windows go down slightly when you unlock the vehicle. Otherwise the windows and seals could be damaged when opening the door.
Unlocking or locking the vehicle from the inside

Fig. 22 In the vehicle doors: Power locking button.

x A short time has passed.
x OR: The vehicle is unlocked using the 0 button in the remote control vehicle key.
x OR: The luggage compartment lid is opened.
x OR: The vehicle is mechanically unlocked with the emergency key.
Convenience features
The settings in the Settings – Convenience menu, Volkswagen Information System determine which doors open when the door handle unlocking surface is grasped.
CAUTION
If a valid vehicle key is within range of the luggage compartment lid, the Easy Open feature can deploy unintentionally in some cases and open the luggage compartment lid: for example, when sweeping the ground or floor below the rear bumper, if there is a strong stream of water or steam, or when carrying out maintenance or repairs around the rear bumper. If the luggage compartment lid opens unintentionally, it can injure anyone or damage anything in its way.
x Never leave a valid vehicle key within range of the luggage compartment lid unattended.
x Always turn off the Easy Open feature through the Volkswagen Information System
⇒ page 24, Volkswagen Information System in the following situations:
– Before carrying out any maintenance or repairs on the vehicle.
– Before washing the vehicle.
– Before mounting a bicycle rack or connecting a trailer hitch to the vehicle.
NOTICE
The door handle sensor surfaces can be activated by a strong stream of water or steam if a valid vehicle key is within range of the vehicle.
The door may not open if the outside and inside door handles are used at the same time.
If the vehicle battery or the battery in the remote control vehicle key is weak or dead, it might not be possible to unlock and lock the vehicle using Keyless Access. The vehicle can still be manually locked or unlocked with the key bit , Emergency closing and opening.
The driver message Key not in range appears in the instrument cluster display if there is no remote control vehicle key inside the vehicle or if the system does not recognize the remote control vehicle key. The key may not be recognized, for example, if it is covered by something that interferes with the signal (such as a briefcase), or if the remote control vehicle key battery is weak. Electronic devices such as mobile phones can also interfere with the signal.
Dirt on the door handles that contains a lot of salt (especially in winter) can affect the way the door handle sensors work. Cleaning the door handles can help with this problem, Exterior care and cleaning.
If the automatic transmission is not in Park (P) position, the electronic steering column lock will not lock and the vehicle will not lock via sensors in the front door handles or the remote control vehicle key.

The power locks and the closing system work like the standard unlocking and locking system. Only the way that the systems are operated is different.
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 neither a door nor the luggage compartment lid 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 (A).
x Open the door.
Closing and locking doors (Keyless Exit)
x Switch the ignition off.
x Close the driver door.
x Touch the sensor surface in the door handle on the driver or front passenger door (B). The vehicle is locked. The door being locked must be closed.
Unlocking and locking the luggage compartment lid
If the vehicle is locked and a valid remote control vehicle key is within range ⇒ fig. 25 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.
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:
x A short time has passed.
x OR: The vehicle is unlocked using the 0 button in the remote control vehicle key.
x OR: The luggage compartment lid is opened.
x OR: The vehicle is mechanically unlocked with the emergency key.
Convenience features
The settings in the Settings – Convenience menu, Volkswagen Information System determine which doors open when the door handle unlocking surface is grasped.