Checking and refilling levels
The specifications (VW standards) set out in
the f o
l
lowing page should appear on the con-
tainer of the service oil; when the container
displays the specific standards for petrol and
diesel engines together, it means that the oil
can be used for both types of engines.
We recommend that the oil change indicated
in the Maintenance Programme, be per-
formed by a technical service or specialised
workshop.
The correct oil specifications for your engine
are listed in the ›››
page 41.
Service intervals
Service intervals can be flexible (LongLife
service) or fixed (dependent on time/dis-
tance travelled).
If the PR code that appears on the back of the
Maintenance Programme booklet is PR QI6,
this means that your vehicle has the LongLife
service program. If it lists the codes QI1, QI2,
QI3, QI4 or QI7, the interval service is de-
pendent on the time/distance travelled.
Flexible service intervals (LongLife service
intervals*)
Special oils and processes have been devel-
oped which, depending on the characteris-
tics and individual driving profiles, enable
the extension of the oil change service (Long-
Life service intervals). Because this oil is essential for extending the
servic
e intervals, it must only be used ob-
serving the following indications:
● Avoid mixing it with oil for fixed service in-
terv
als.
● Only in exceptional circumstances, if the
engine oil
level is too low ››› page 206 and
LongLife oil is not available, it is permitted to
top up (once) with oil for fixed service inter-
vals ›››
page 41 (up to a maximum of 0.5
litres).
Fixed service intervals*
If your vehicle does not have the “LongLife
service interval” or it has been disabled (by
request), you may use oils for fixed service
intervals, which also appear in
››› page 41. In this case, your vehicle
must be serviced after a fixed interval of 1
year/15,000 km (10,000 miles)(whatever
comes first) ››› Booklet Maintenance Pro-
gramme.
● In exceptional circumstances, if the engine
oil l
evel is too low ››› page 206 and you can-
not obtain the oil specified for your vehicle,
you can add a small quantity of oil conform-
ing to the specification ACEA A2 or ACEA A3
(petrol engines) or ACEA B3 or ACEA B4 (die-
sel engines) (up to 0.5 l). Vehicles with diesel particulate filter*
The Mainten
ance Programme states whether
your vehicle is fitted with a diesel particulate
filter.
Only VW 507 00 engine oil, with reduced ash
formation, may be used in diesel engines
equipped with particulate filter. Using other
types of oil will cause a higher soot concen-
tration and reduce the life of the DPF. There-
fore:
● Avoid mixing this oil with other engine oils.
● Only in exceptional circumstances, if the
engine oil
level is too low ››› page 206 and
you cannot obtain the oil specified for your
vehicle, you can use a small quantity of oil
(once) conforming to the VW 506 00,
VW 506 01, VW 505 00, VW 505 01 or
ACEA B3/ACEA B4 specification. (up to 0.5 l). Note
Before a long trip, we recommend finding an
engine oi l
that conforms to the correspond-
ing VW specifications and recommend keep-
ing it in the vehicle. This way, the correct en-
gine oil will always be available for a top-up if
needed. 205
Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety
Checking and refilling levels
WARNING
Only change the engine oil yourself if you
hav e the s
pecialist knowledge required!
● Before opening the bonnet, read and ob-
serve the w
arnings ››› page 201, safety notes
for work in the engine compartment .
● Wait for the engine to cool down. Hot oil
may
cause burn injuries.
● Wear eye protection to avoid injuries, such
as ac
id burns, caused by splashes of oil.
● When removing the oil drain plug with your
finger
s, keep your arm horizontal to help pre-
vent oil from running down your arm.
● Wash your skin thoroughly if it comes into
contact
with engine oil.
● Engine oil is poisonous! Used oil must be
stor
ed in a safe place out of the reach of chil-
dren. CAUTION
No additives should be used with engine oil.
This c
ould result in engine damage. Any dam-
age caused by the use of such additives
would not be covered by the factory warranty. For the sake of the environment
● Bec au
se of disposal problems and the spe-
cial tools and specialist knowledge required,
we recommend that you have the engine oil
and filter changed by a Technical Service. ●
Never pour oi l
down drains or into the
ground.
● Use a suitable container when draining the
used oil
. It must be large enough to hold all
the engine oil. Cooling system
Top pin
g up coolant Read the additional information carefully
› ›
›
page 42
Top up coolant when the level is below the
MIN (minimum) mark.
Checking coolant level
– Park the vehicle in a horizontal position.
– Switch the ignition off.
– Read off the coolant level on coolant ex-
pans
ion tank. When the engine is cold, the
coolant level should be between the marks.
When the engine is hot, it may be slightly
above the upper mark.
Topping up coolant
– Wait for the engine to cool down.
– Cover the coolant expansion tank cap with
a cloth and car
efully unscrew it to the left
››› .–
Top up the c
oo
lant only if there is still cool-
ant in the expansion tank, otherwise you could damage the engine. If there is no
coolant in the expansion tank, do not con-
tinue driving. You should obtain professio- nal assistance ››› .
– If there is still some coolant in the expan-
sion t
ank, t
op up to the upper mark.
– Top up with coolant until the level becomes
stab
le.
– Screw the cap back on correctly.
Any lo
ss of coolant fluid normally indicates a
leak in the cooling system. Take the vehicle
straight to a specialised workshop to have
the cooling system examined. If there are no
leaks in the engine cooling system, a loss of
coolant can only occur if the coolant boils
and is forced out of the system as a result of
overheating. WARNING
● The coo lin
g system is under pressure. Do
not unscrew the cap on the coolant expan-
sion tank when the engine is hot: risk of
burns!
● The antifreeze and coolant fluid can be a
health h
azard. Therefore, the antifreeze
should be stored in the original container in a
safe place out of reach of children. Failure to
comply could result in poisoning. » 207
Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety
Index
Convenience closing tiltin
g p
anoramic sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Convenience opening windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Coolant checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Coolant level control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Coolant temperature control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Cooling system checking coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
topping up coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Correct position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Correct sitting position front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
rear seat passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 184 adjusting the stored speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
complete deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
temporary deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Cruise control system control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Cruise speed control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
D Dangers in not using the seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Data sticker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Deactivating the front passenger front airbag . . . 14
Deactivation of front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Diesel en
gine
Winter operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Diesel engine particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Differential lock fault (EDS) control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Direction of rotation tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96, 97
Disposal Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Door handle de-icing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Door lock de-icing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Door lock cylinder de-icing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Door release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Doors Childproof locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Double headlight bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Driver see Correct sitting position . . . . . . . . . 57, 58, 59
Driver information system additional electrical appliances . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
assist systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
bonnet, rear lid and doors open . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
engine oil temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
gear-change indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
journey data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
saving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 service intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
speed warnin
g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
warning and information messages . . . . . . . . . 29
Driving driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187, 188, 219
Driving abroad Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Driving assistance systems cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
DSG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Duplicate keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Dust and pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Dynamic headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
E
Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 107
Economic driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
EDL see Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
EDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Efficiency programme additional electrical appliances . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
saving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Electrical power socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 120 convenience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Electrolyte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . 103, 169, 170 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102, 103
Electronic differential lock (XDS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107, 154
237
Index
Warning and indication lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 ABS Anti-loc
k
brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
applying the brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
ASR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
audible warning signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
EDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
engine pre-heating/fault system . . . . . . . . . . . 101
ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
GRA Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 36, 37
lamp fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
main beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
steering column lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
windscreen washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Warning messages Red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Yellow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Warning symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 see also Warning and indication lamps . . . . . 100
Washing care of the vehicle exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 high pressure cleaners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Wheel balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
anti-theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
caps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
loosening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
tightening torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Wheel cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212, 219 anti-theft bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
new wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
removing and fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
wheel cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Windows electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 120
removing ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Window wiper blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Windscreen and rear window wiper blades . . . . . 78
Windscreen defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Windscreen washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, 129
Windscreen washer fluid control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Windscreen washer water check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
filling amounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Windscreen wiper blades cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Windscreen wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 129 lifting the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
service position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Winter conditions Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 thawing windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
tyre
s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Winter operation Diesel engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Winter tyres sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
X XDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
244