2015 VOLKSWAGEN E GOLF display

Indicator lights

Fig. 140 In the instrument cluster display: Cruise control status indications.

NOTICE
Failure to heed warning lights or text WARNINGS can result in vehicle damage.
If the cruise control is switched on when the ignition is switched off, it may be switched on auto-matically the next time the ignition is switched on, depending on vehicle equipment. No speed is stored for the cruise control.
The displays may vary depending on vehicle equipment.
Cruise control operation

Fig. 141 On the turn signal lever: Cruise control buttons and switches.

Cleaning the camera lens
Keep the camera lens clean and free of snow and ice:
x Park the vehicle in a safe place on a firm, level surface.
x Switch on the ignition (but do not start the electric motor).
x Apply the parking brake to help prevent the vehicle from moving ⇒  Electronic parking brake.
x Shift into Reverse (R).
x Wet the camera lens with a commercially available alcohol-based glass cleaner and clean with a
dry cloth ⇒ .
x Remove snow with a brush.
x Remove ice with deicer spray ⇒ .
x Shift the vehicle out of Reverse (R).
x Switch off the ignition.
NOTICE
x Never use abrasive cleaning agents to clean the camera lens.
x Never remove snow or ice on the camera lens with warm or hot water. This can damage the camera lens.
Operation

Fig. 143 In the Infotainment system: Rear View Camera system display (display may vary depending on vehicle equipment).

Key for displays ⇒ fig. 143
Symbol Meaning
Depending on vehicle equipment: Switch the PDC
display off.
O Close the current display.
Depending on vehicle equipment: Switch the PDC
sound on or off.
Setting display: brightness, contrast, color.
Depending on vehicle equipment: Display PDC.

Switching the camera on and off.
The Rear View Camera system switches on and off automatically.

Function Action with the ignition on
Vehicles without Park
Distance Control
Vehicles with Park Dis-
tance Control
Switch on the
display automati-
cally:
Shift into Reverse (R).
Switch off the
display automati-
cally:
Switch off the ignition.
OR: Drive forward faster than 6 mph (10 km/h) or for
longer than 10 seconds.
OR: Shift out of Reverse
(R) and wait about
10 seconds.
OR: Shift out of Reverse
(R) (display switches off
immediately).
Switch off the
display manually:
Press one of the Infotainment system buttons or tap
the O function key on the screen.

Function Action with the ignition on
Vehicles without Park
Distance Control
Vehicles with Park Dis-
tance Control

OR: Tap the function key
.
The PDC full screen mode
is displayed
Show the display
again:
Shift out of Reverse (R), then shift back into Reverse
(R).

OR: Tap the function key
Z.

Parking

Fig. 144 On the screen: Orientation lines for the parking space behind the vehicle. A: Searching for a parking space, B: Backing into the parking space, C: Maneuvering.

Key to diagram ⇒ fig. 144:
Meaning
— Horizontal red line: Safety distance (area up to about 16 inches
(40 cm) behind the vehicle on the road).
(1) Road.
(2) Selected parking space.
(3) Side lines of the selected parking space.
(4) Rear boundary of the parking space, such as a curb.

All references to orientation line length apply to vehicles on a horizontal surface.
Parking using the Rear View Camera system

Step Action:
1. The requirements for parking and maneuvering with the Rear
View Camera system must be fulfilled
2. Position the vehicle in front of the parking space (2) ⇒ fig. 144 A.
3. Shift into Reverse (R).
4. Reverse slowly and steer the vehicle B so that the lateral green
orientation lines lead into the parking space (2).
Pay attention to the message in the display: Look! Safe to
move? ⇒ 
5. Align the vehicle in the parking space B so that the green orienta-
tion lines are parallel with the parking space (3).
6. Stop the vehicle C before (or at the very latest, when) the horizon-
tal red line reaches the rear boundary, for example, a curb (4).

The intermittent and permanent signal chimes given by the front PDC sensors are of a higher pitch than those given by the rear PDC sensors. This is a standard feature.
The warning signals can be adjusted in the Infotainment system menu ⇒  Infotainment system.
Switching the Park Distance Control (PDC) system on and off

In order to Operation (when the ignition is switched on)
Manually activate
PDC:
Press the  button once.
Manually deactivate
PDC: Push the  button again.
Manually deactivate
the display (sound
stays active):
Press a function selection button on the factory-
installed Infotainment system
OR: Tap the O function key on the screen.
Automatically acti-
vate PDC:
Shift into Reverse (R).
OR: Depending on vehicle equipment, if the vehicle
rolls backwards.
Automatically deac-
tivate PDC:
Shift into Park (P).
OR: Drive forward faster than about 5–10 mph (10–
15 km/h).
Mute the PDC vol-
ume:
Tap the  function key.
Switch from mini
PDC display to full-
screen mode.
Shift into Reverse (R).
OR: Depending on vehicle equipment, if the vehicle
rolls backwards.
OR: Tap the mini PDC function key.
Switch to the rear-
view camera dis-
play (if equipped):
Shift into Reverse (R).
OR: Tap the Z function key.

The indicator light in the  button ⇒ fig. 146 lights up and stays on as long as the feature is active.
Automatic activation
When the PDC is activated automatically, a mini PDC display appears on the left-hand side of the
screen ⇒ fig. 148.
Automatic activation of the PDC when driving slowly towards an obstacle located in front of the vehicle only works when the speed falls below about 6–9 mph (10–15 km/h) for the first time. If the PDC was switched off using the  button, performing one of the following actions with the ignition switched on can automatically reactivate the PDC:
x If the vehicle accelerates to a speed greater than 6–9 mph (10–15 km/h) and then drops below that speed again.
x OR: If the selector lever is moved to Park (P) and then out of that position again.
x OR: If automatic activation is turned off and on again in the Infotainment system.
Automatic activation of the mini PDC display can be turned on or off in the Infotainment system ⇒  Infotainment system.
When the box in the automatic activation function key is checked =, signal chimes sound from a distance of about 20 inches (50 cm) from the obstacle.
WARNING
Never rely completely on the PDC 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 PDC sensors have blind spots where they cannot detect people or objects.
x Always watch for people, especially small children and animals, because the sensors may not always be able to detect them.
If you hear a long beep of about 3 seconds when you first turn PDC on or the indicator light in the button starts blinking, this means there is a malfunction in the Park Distance Control system. Switch off the Park Distance Control system with the button and have it immediately checked by an authorized Volkswagen dealer or an authorized Volkswagen Service Facility.
PDC signal chimes and displays

Fig. 147 PDC display of the area surrounding the vehicle.