2015 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SPORTWAGEN Owners Manual

Volkswagen Information System

▪ Range
▪ Range b (Diesel engines only: visible only when the AdBlue range has fallen to less than 1500 mi or 2400 km)
▪ Avg. consumption
▪ Consumption
▪ Speed warning
▪ Digital speed display
▪ Average speed
▪ Distance
Assist systems
▪ Front Assist on/off
Navigation ⇒ Booklet Radio, Navigation System
Audio ⇒ Booklet Radio, Navigation System
Telephone ⇒ Booklet Mobile Phone Package
Vehicle status
Using the instrument cluster menus

Fig. 14 Right side of the multi-function steering wheel (if equipped): Controls for the menus and information displays in the instrument cluster.

To open the menu or information display shown in the selection menu, press the /+ button on the
multi-function steering wheel ⇒ fig. 14, or wait until the menu or information display opens automatical-ly after a few seconds.
Selecting a setting
x Use the arrow up and down buttons * or + on the multi-function steering wheel ⇒ fig. 14 to navi-gate through the available options. A frame appears around the selected option.
x Push the /+ button (⇒ fig. 14) to select a setting.
Returning to the main menu
x Press the # or ∃ button ⇒ fig. 14.
If warning messages are displayed when the ignition is switched on, it may not be possible to adjust some settings as described, or the information display may appear differently. If this is the case, take the vehicle to an authorized Volkswagen dealer or an authorized Volkswagen Service Facility for assistance.
Main menu

Menu Function See
If route guidance is turned off, the di-
rection of travel (compass) and the
current street name are displayed.
Audio
Station display or station list in radio
mode. ⇒ Booklet Radio,
Navigation Sys-
tem Track display in media mode.
Telephone
Information about the connected tele-
phone. ⇒ Booklet Mobile
Phone Package Settings and information when using
the telephone.
Vehicle
status
Current warning and information mes-
sages.
This menu item only appears when
warning or information messages are
available.

Driving data

Press the /+ button on the multi-function steering wheel to toggle
between the 3 memories when the ignition is on.
1 Since
start
The memory accumulates and stores information about
distance driven and fuel used from the time the ignition
was switched on until the time it was switched off.
If the ignition stays off for 2 hours or more, stored infor-
mation is automatically deleted. If the trip is continued
within 2 hours after the ignition was switched off, the new
values are added.
2 Extend.
period
Depending on the instrument cluster version, the memory
displays and stores the accumulated driving and fuel
consumption data of any number of single trips up to a
total driving time of either 19 hours and 59 minutes
99 hours and 59 minutes, and up to a total distance of
either 1,999 km or 9,999 km. If one of the maximum val-
ues2 is exceeded, then the memory is automatically
cleared and starts again from 0.
3 Since
refuel
The memory accumulates and stores information about
distance driven and fuel used from the time the vehicle is
refueled. The memory is deleted automatically during
refueling.

Manually erasing a trip memory
x Select the memory to be erased.
x Press and hold the /+ button on the multi-function steering wheel for about 2 seconds.
Enabling and disabling displays
On appropriately equipped vehicles, you can set which displays should appear in the instrument cluster by pressing the #!2 button followed by the

Display Function
Travel time Driving time in hours (h) and minutes (min) corresponding
to trip memories 1, 2, and 3 (toggle).
Conv. con-
sumer
Displays any convenience equipment in the vehicle that
is currently affecting fuel consumption.
Range  --
mi Estimated distance in miles (km) that the vehicle can go
with the fuel left in the tank the way you are currently
driving. Takes account of the current fuel consumption,
among other things. Range  --
km
Range b
Diesel engines only: Estimated distance in miles (km)
that the vehicle can go with the AdBlue left in the tank.
Visible only when the AdBlue range has fallen to less
than 1500 mi or 2400 km.
Avg. con-
sumption
--.- mpg
Average fuel consumption in miles per gallon (l/100 km)
on trips per trip memories 1, 2, and 3 (toggle). For the
since start trip memory, the value is displayed once
the vehicle has been driven about 330 feet (100 m). Until
then, dashes appear instead of a number. The value
displayed is updated every second.
Avg. con-
sumption
--.-
l/100 km
Consumption
--.- mpg
Current fuel consumption in miles per gallon (l/100 km)
while driving.
When units are set to miles, dashes appear instead of a
number when the engine is running and the vehicle is
standing still.
When units are set to kilometers, the display shows liters
consumed per hour when the engine is running and the
vehicle is standing still.
Consumption
--.-
l/100 km
Speed warn-
ing
--- mph
When the set speed (from 20–155 mph or 30–250 km/h)
is exceeded, an acoustic warning sounds and a visual
message may also appear in the instrument cluster dis-

Display Function
Speed warn-
ing
--- km/h
play.
--- mph
Digital display of the current vehicle speed.
--- km/h
Average
speed
-- mph
Average speed on trips per trip memories 1, 2, and 3
(toggle). For the since start trip memory, the value is
displayed once the vehicle has been driven about
300 feet (100 m). The value displayed is updated every
5 seconds.
Average
speed
-- km/h
Distance --
- mi Distance driven in miles (km) per trip memories 1, 2, and
3 (toggle). Distance --
- km

Storing speed for the speed warning
x Select the Speed warning display.
x Press the /+ button on the multi-function steering wheel to save the current speed and to activate the warning.
x If necessary, set the desired speed within about 5 seconds with the * or + buttons on the multi-function steering wheel. Then press the /+ button on the multi-function steering wheel a second time or just wait a few seconds. The speed is saved and the warning is activated.
x To deactivate, press the /+ button on the multi-function steering wheel. The set speed is deleted.
Assist systems menu

Assist sys-
tems menu Function
Front As-
sist
Switch the Forward Collision Warning on or off