2015 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SPORTWAGEN Owners Manual

x Switch on the ignition (but do not start the engine).
x Apply the parking brake to help prevent the vehicle from moving ⇒ page 261, 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. 146 In the Infotainment system: Rear View Camera system display (display may vary depending on vehicle equipment).

Key for displays ⇒ fig. 146
Symbol Meaning
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.

OR: Tap the function key
.

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

Applicable only in Canada
Operation

Fig. 147 In the Infotainment system: Rear View Camera system display (display may vary depending on vehicle equipment).

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

Function Action with the ignition on
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.
Switch off the
display manually:
Press one of the Infotainment system buttons or tap
the O function key on the screen.
Show the display
again:
Shift out of Reverse (R), then shift back into Reverse
(R).

Parking

Fig. 148 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.

Meaning
— Lateral green lines: Projection of the vehicle (widened somewhat)
toward the rear. The green lines stop about 6 feet (2 meters) be-
hind the vehicle on the road.
— 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. 148 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).

Step Action:
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).

Park Distance Control (PDC)

x If you continue driving closer to an object that the Park Distance Control has already de-tected and reported, the object may disappear from the sensor range and may no longer be detected. This is especially true for low or high objects. The system will no longer sound warn-ings about these objects. Ignoring signals from the Park Distance Control system could result in serious damage to the vehicle.
x The sensors in the bumpers can be damaged or become misaligned in low speed impacts and parking maneuvers. Damaged or misaligned sensors cannot accurately detect or report objects that might be within range of the PDC system.
x To help make sure that the system works properly, always keep the sensors in the bumpers clean and free of snow and ice; do not cover the sensors with stickers or other objects.
x When cleaning the sensors with power washers or steam cleaners, only spray the sensors directly for a very short time, and always keep the washer nozzle at least 4 inches (10 cm) from the sensors.
x Noise from rough roads, cobblestones, other vehicles and the surrounding area, for exam-ple, can prevent the Park Distance Control system from accurately detecting and reporting people and objects that may be within range of the sensors.
x Aftermarket components such as bicycle racks can impair the function of the Park Distance Control system.
Volkswagen recommends practicing with the Park Distance Control system in a location or park-ing space with no traffic in order to become familiar with the system and how it works.
Operation

Fig. 149 In the front and rear bumpers: Park Distance Control system sensors.

Fig. 150 In the center console: Button to switch the Park Distance Control system on or off.