2015 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GTI window

Rear view

Fig. 3 Vehicle rear overview.
Key to fig. 3:
(1) Rear window
– Rear window defroster
(2) High-mounted brake light
(3) Taillights (on left and right)
(4) Volkswagen emblem for opening the rear hatch
(5) License plate lights
(6) Threaded hole for the rear towing eye (behind cover)
(7) Roof antenna
(8) Rear windshield wiper
(9) Park Distance Control (PDC) sensors (if equipped)
(10) Area for Rear Assist camera (if equipped)

Menu Submenu Setting options Further information
Lights Light Assist Turn the following systems on or off: – Adaptive front lighting (AFS) (if equipped) – Automatic headlights during rain (head-lights turn on with rain sensor) – Convenience indicating (lane change feature)

Adjust the following feature: – Switch-on time for automatic headlights (!54/)
Interior lighting Adjust the following features: – Door ambient lighting – Footwell lighting
Coming/Leaving home function Set the following: – Duration that the Coming Home feature is switched on – Duration that the Leaving Home feature is switched on
Mirrors and wipers Windshield wipers Turn the following features on or off: – Automatic wiping during rain (rain sensor) – Wipe rear window in reverse gear

Open and close Window operation Turn convenience opening feature for the power windows on or off (if applicable).
Central locking Set door unlocking.
Turn the following features on or off: – Lock automatically (Auto lock feature) – Acoustic confirmation (horn beep after the vehicle is locked from outside)
Multifunction display (MFD) – Display or hide the following data in the Multifunction display: – Current fuel consumption – Average fuel consumption – Convenience consumers – Eco tips – Travel time – Distance traveled – Average speed – Digital speed display – Speed warning – Oil temperature

– Reset the following data in the Multifunction display: – Driving data for “Since start” trip memory – Driving data for “Extended period” trip memory

Convenience features
To use the convenience closing feature to close all power windows and the sunroof, hold your finger
on the lock sensor surface on the outside of the door handle ⇒ fig. 24 (B) for a few seconds until the windows and sunroof close.
Remove your finger from the lock sensor surface to stop the function.
Pinch protection is active during convenience closing of the windows and the power sunroof.
In the Infotainment system, you can turn the convenience features on and off or select which doors unlock when the door handle unlocking surface is grasped by pressing the #!2 button followed by the

Power windows

Switches in the driver door
Key to ⇒ fig. 30:
(1) For the windows in the front doors.
(2) For the windows in the rear doors.
(3) Safety switch.
Opening or closing windows

Function Action
Opening Press the switch.
Closing Pull the switch.
Stopping automatic movement
Press/pull the respective switch again.
_ The safety switch (3) deactivates the power windows in the rear doors. The yellow indicator light in the switch lights up (4-door models only).

The power windows function only when the ignition is switched on.
You can still use the power windows for several minutes after the ignition is switched off as long as the driver or front passenger door has not been opened. When the vehicle key has been removed from the ignition and the driver door has been opened, the power windows cannot be opened or closed.
A separate button for controlling the passenger side window is located in the front passenger door.
Power windows – features

The one-touch feature can be reactivated for one or more windows at the same time.
Convenience closing
The convenience closing feature lets you close the windows and the power sunroof as follows:
x From inside the vehicle: When the driver door is open, pull up and hold the switch for the driver window until all windows and the sunroof close.
x Manual locking from outside the vehicle: Lock the vehicle with the vehicle key bit in the driver door and keep the key turned in the locking position to close all windows and the power sunroof
⇒ Manually unlocking and locking the driver door.
x Vehicles with Keyless Access: Hold your finger on the lock sensor surface on the outside of the
door handle for a few seconds until the windows and power sunroof close ⇒ Unlocking or locking the vehicle with Keyless Access.
On appropriately equipped vehicles, a variety of settings related to window operation can be made and adjusted in the Infotainment system by pressing the #!2 button followed by the

x If you pull the power window button up all the way and hold it during this 10 second interval, the
window will close without pinch protection ⇒ .
Closing the window without pinch protection
x Try to close the window again within 10 seconds by holding the switch. Pinch protection is turned off for a short distance in the window track!
x If closing takes longer than about 10 seconds, pinch protection is turned on again. The window stops again if there is resistance.
x If the window still will not close, please see an authorized Volkswagen dealer or an authorized Volkswagen Service Facility.
WARNING
Without pinch protection, power windows will close with enough force to cause serious per-sonal injury.
x Always be careful when closing power windows.
x Always make sure that no one is in the way when overriding pinch protection to close power windows!
x Pinch protection cannot prevent fingers or other parts of the body from being pressed against the window frame; injuries may result.
Pinch protection is also active during convenience closing of the windows and the power sunroof
⇒ Power windows – features.

x Check why the power sunroof did not close.
x Try to close the power sunroof again.
x If the power sunroof still cannot close, the power sunroof will stop where the resistance is located. The power sunroof will close the next time without pinch protection.
Closing the power sunroof without pinch protection
x Press the  button ⇒ fig. 31 within about 5 seconds after the sunroof has stopped and hold it in the direction of the arrow (D) at the second detent until the power sunroof closes completely.
x The power sunroof will now close without pinch protection!
x If the power sunroof still will not close, please see an authorized Volkswagen dealer or an author-ized Volkswagen Service Facility.
WARNING
Without pinch protection, the power sunroof will close with enough force to cause serious personal injury.
x Always be careful when closing the power sunroof.
x Always make sure that no one is in the way when overriding the pinch protection to close the power sunroof!
x Pinch protection cannot prevent fingers or other parts of the body from being pressed against the edge of the roof; injuries may result.
Pinch protection is also active during convenience closing of the windows and the power sunroof
⇒ Power sunroof – convenience closing feature.
If the power sunroof malfunctions, pinch protection may not function properly. See an authorized Volkswagen dealer or an authorized Volkswagen Service Facility for assistance.