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As driver of the towed vehicle:
x If your vehicle is the one being towed, the ignition switch must be switched on to keep the steering wheel from locking. Also make sure that the turn signals, horn, windshield wipers, and windshield washers work properly.
x Since power steering does not work when the engine is switched off, more effort is needed to steer the vehicle.
x Since the brake booster also does not work when the engine is stopped, you will need to press harder on the brake pedal to slow down or stop. Do not hit the towing vehicle.
x Read and heed the information and WARNINGS in the towing vehicle's owner's manual.
As driver of the towing vehicle
x Drive especially carefully and accelerate gently. Avoid sudden driving maneuvers.
x Brake earlier than usual and with light pedal pressure.
x Read and heed the information and WARNINGS in the owner's manual of the vehicle being towed.
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Front camera views
View Screen display of front camera
Front cross-traffic I Area on left of screen: Left-hand side of intersection.
Area in center of screen: Area directly in front of vehicle.
Area on right of screen: Right-hand side of intersection.
Perpendicular parking J The area in front of the vehicle is displayed. Orientation lines are displayed for assistance. See Rear Assist Mode 1
Off-road N The area directly in front of the vehicle is shown in a bird's eye view. This can be used, for example, when driving across a slope so that the area directly in front of the vehicle can be seen more easily.
Side camera views
View Screen display of side cameras
Off-road, left and right side O Areas directly next to the vehicle are displayed in a bird's eye view so you can steer the vehicle accurately around obstacles. The red lines are displayed when an obstacle is about 16 inches (40 cm) from the vehicle.
Left side P Shows the driver or front passenger side D next to the vehicle separately as a bird's eye view. This helps you to see the blind spot along the side of the vehicle. Right side Q
Rear camera views
View Screen display of rear camera
Perpendicular parking K The area behind the vehicle is displayed. Orientation lines are displayed for assistance. See Rear Assist Mode 1
Parallel parking M The area directly behind the vehicle is displayed. The colored areas and lines are provided for orientation. See Rear Assist Mode 2
Trailer hitch R The rear of the vehicle is displayed. The red line and the green lines are used to indicate the distance. The distance between the green lines and the red line is about 12 inches (30 cm) each. The distance between the red line and the vehicle is also about 12 inches (30 cm). The yellow line indicates the extension of the trailer hitch towards the rear and shows the direction to the trailer hitch depending on the position of the steering wheel.
Rear cross-traffic H
Area on left of screen: Left-hand side of intersection.
Area in center of screen: Area directly behind the vehicle.
Area on right of screen: Right-hand side of intersection.
Settings on the Infotainment System screen
Tap the function key (5), to adjust the following settings:
Function key Action
Helligkeit Tap the function key - or + .
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Function key: Actions
Automatic activation of mini-OPS : If the check box in the function key is checked =, the small screen OPS display is automatically switched on when you slowly approach an obstacle. To switch off this feature, tap Automatic activation of mini-OPS . After deactivation, there will not be any warning when you approach an obstacle.
Reset settings : Resets all settings to the factory settings.
When towing a trailer
On vehicles with a factory-installed trailer hitch and an electrically connected trailer, a corresponding graphic is displayed on the screen. Distance values behind the vehicles will not be displayed.
Muting the Park Distance Control volume
You can mute the PDC beeping signals by tapping the function key on the Radio or Navigation system screen. Tap the function key again to reactivate the acoustic signals.
Muting is cancelled by switching Park Distance Control back on after it was switched off. The warning messages cannot be switched off.
If the display has been switched off manually and PDC remains active, the mute setting is also cancelled.
Switching Park Distance Control back on after it was switched off reactivates the volume. System malfunction warning signals cannot be switched off.
WARNING
Never rely completely on the OPS for information about people and objects that might be in the way of the vehicle and could be struck by the vehicle causing serious personal injury.
x The OPS sensors have blind spots where they cannot detect persons or objects.
x Never pay so much attention to the OPS and the graphics shown on the screen that you fail to notice what is going on around you.
x Always watch for people, especially small children and animals, because the sensors may not always be able to detect them.
NOTICE
Automatic activation of OPS when approaching an obstacle works only when your speed falls below a threshold of about 5 - 10 mph (10 - 15 km/h). If you then close the display, you must either switch the ignition off and back on or exceed the speed threshold and then reduce speed to under the threshold a second time in order for it to activate automatically again.
Volkswagen recommends practice parking with Park Distance Control and the Optical Parking System on a parking lot or other place where there is little traffic to get used to how the system works.
