2015 VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER towing

Fitting the towing eye at front
Fig. 320 On the right side of the front bumper: cover for towing eye on unpainted bumper.
l"""('n First read and observe the Introductory L-Jo:.U Information and safety warnings & on page 446.
The towing eye is screwed into a threaded hole be-hind a cover on the right of the front bumper.
The towing eye must always be kept in the vehicle 416.
Observe the notes on driving while towing 448.
Fitting the towing eye at front
• Take the towing eye and wire hook out of the tool set in the luggage compartment 416.
• Fit the wire hook into the recess below the cov-Fig. 320 (arrow). pull out the cover, and leave it hanging on the vehicle.
Notes on driving while towing
l"""('n First read and observe the introductory L-Jo:.U Information and safety warnings & on page 446.
Towing requires some experience, especially when using a tow rope. Both drivers should be familiar with the technique required for towing. lnexper· ienced drivers should not attempt to tow.
When driving, remember not to pull too hard on the towing vehicle and take care to avoid jerking movements. When towing on an unpaved road, there is always a risk of overloading and damaging the anchorage points.
lt is still possible to activate the turn signals in a ve-hicle that is being towed, even if the hazard warn-ing lights are switched on. To do this, operate the
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Fig. 321 Front bumper. right-hand side: screwing in the towing eye.
• Screw the towing eye anticlockwise 321 (in direction of arrow) into the bracket
• Use the box spanner as a lever to tighten the towing eye as firmly as possible.
• When you have finished towing, turn the towing eye clockwise to remove it and fit the cover.
• If necessary clean the towing eye and place them back in the vehide toolkit in the luggage compartment.
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The towing eye must always be screwed firmly Into the mounting. Otherwise, the towing eye can be ripped out of the mounting when the ve-hicle Is being tow-started or towed. turn signal lever in the required direction while the ignition is switched on. The hazard warning lights will not flash while the turn signal is being used. The hazard warning lights will start flashing auto· matically as soon as the tu m signal lever is moved back to the neutral position.
Notes for the driver of the towed vehicle:
• Leave the ignition switched on so that the turn signals, horn, wipers and windscreen washer sys-tem can be switched on.
• As the power steering does not work if the en-gine is not running, you will need more strength to steer the vehicle than you normally would. .,.

• You will need to depress the brake pedal more vigorously than normal as the brake servo is not working. Do not drive too close to the towing vehi-cle.
• Read and comply with the Information and notes In the owner's manual of the towing vehicle.
Notes for the driver of the towing vehicle
• Accelerate carefully and gently. Avoid any sud-den driving manoeuvres.
• Brake earlier than normal by pressing lightly on the brake pedal.
• Read and comply with any information and notes in the owner's manual of the towed vehicle. Practical tips 1449

Technical data
Technical data
Vehicle data
COJ Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Vehicle identification data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451
Dimensions ........................... . 452
Unless otherwise specified, the technical data of the basic model apply. The values quoted here may differ if additional equipment is fitted, for differ-ent models, for special vehicles or if country-specif-ic equipment is fitted. All data in the official vehicle documents take precedence over these data.
Engine
The vehicle data sticker and the official vehicle documents show which engine is installed in your vehicle.
Weight
The values for the kerb weight in the following ta-bles apply for the road-ready vehicle with driver (75 kg), service fluids including fuel tank carrying 90% of its capacity and, if applicable, toolkit and spare tyre =>&.Additional equipment and retrofit-ted accessories increase the stated kerb weight and reduce the maximum permitted load accord-ingly.
The load comprises the weights of the following:
• Passengers
• Allluggage
• Roof load including the mounts or roof bars and the load carrier system
• Drawbar load when towing a trailer
Performance figures
The performance figures were measured without equipment which may influence performance, such as a roof carrier or mud flaps.
Gross combination weight rating
The gross combination weight ratings listed are on-ly applicable for altitudes up to 1 ,000 m above sea level. The maximum weight of the car and trailer must be reduced by approximately 10% for every further 1 ,000 m in altitude.
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Descriptions of the tables
Gearbox abbreviations: MG = manual gearbox, DSG® = dual clutch gearbox DSG®.
Additional information and warnings:
• Transporting =:o page 125
• Driving with respect for the environment =:.page 278
• Fuel =:.page 343
• Engine oil =:o page 353
• Engine coolant =:o page 358
• Wheels and tyres =>page 367
• Consumer information =>page 404
,A WARNING
Exceeding the maximum permissible weights, payload, dimensions, vehicle speed and axle weight rating could cause damage to the vehicle, accidents and serious Injuries.
• Do not exceed the permitted weights, loads, dimensions and maximum speeds.
• The actual axle loads must never exceed the maximum permissible axle loads.
• The payload and the distribution of the load In the vehicle have an effect on the driv-ing response and braking distance of the ve-hicle. Adjust your speed accordingly.
,A WARNING
Accidents and severe injuries can occur if the maximum permitted gross combination weight Is exceeded.
• Never exceed the specified gross combi-nation weight rating.
The payload should be distributed as evenly as possible in the vehicle. When transporting heavy objects in the luggage compartment, they should be placed either in front of or over the rear axle in order to minimise the effect on the vehicle's handling.

Supplementary heater . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . 345 Winter diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Diesel engines Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . 455
Diesel partlcutate filter . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . 409 ............................. 408 Gear-change indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . 407 Regeneration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409 Things to note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Differential lock see Brake support systems . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Digital voice enhancement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Setting the volume . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . . . 173 Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452
Dipped beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Display Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 21 Area monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 Front Assist .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. 308 Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Disposal Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407 Belt tensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . 87 End-of-life vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
Door arresters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Door release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 9
Doors .................•............. 45 Manual opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . • . . . . . . . 45
Drawbar load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Loading the trailer . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . 146
Drawers .....................•....... 76
Drink holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . 153 California . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . . • . . . 215 Centre console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Living area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Driver Alert System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • . . . 316 Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . • . . • . . . 316 Operation by the user . . • . . . . . . . . • . . . 316 Switching on and off........ . . . . . . . . . 316
Driver assist systems see Assist systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 Driver door Overview ........................... 9
Driving Before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Data recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398 Driving abroad . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 Engine and transmission guard . . . . . . . . . 33
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Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 Fuel level too low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 Off-road driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Parking on a downward incline . . . . . . . . 272 Parking on an upward incline . . . . . . . . . . 272 Preparing for a journey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Pulling away on an incline . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Stopping on an incline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Through salt water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Towing ........................... 448 Water on the roads . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 35 With a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 with dual clutch gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 With Loaded vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 With respect for the environment . . . . . . . 278
Driving abroad Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . 111
Driving economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Driving safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Driving through salt water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 35
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Driving with respect for the environment . 278
DSG see Dual clutch gearbox . . . • . . • . . . . . . 266
DSG dual clutch gearbox Changing gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 Pulling away on an incline . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Safety interlock for ignition key . . . . . . . . 258 Stopping on an incline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Dual clutch gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260, 266 also refer to Changing gears . . . . . . . . . . 260 Coasting function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . 266 Dual clutch gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Kickdown function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Towing ........................... 447 Unlocking the selector lever lock manually .4.15
Dual clutch gearbox DSG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Dust filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
DVD player . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Main menu . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
DVE ................................ 173
Dynamic headlight range control .....•... 113
E
E10 Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . 344 EDL see Brake support systems . . . . . . . . . . . 275

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Factory plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451
FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
Fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . 134
Fault 230-volt Euro socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Adaptive chassis control . . . . . . . . . 317, 318 Adaptive cruise control (ACC) . . . . . . . . . 299 Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 Area monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . • . . . 308 Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408 Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408 Driver Alert System .. .. .. .. .. . .. . .. . 316 DSG dual clutch gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Electric exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Front Assist .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 308 Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 Lane change assist system (Side Assist) 313 Main beam assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 ParkPilot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288, 289 Radio reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406 Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . 120 Sliding/tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . 145
Fault finding . . . . . . . • . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . 410
Fault memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 At the filling station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 Checks when filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . 343 Diesel ............................ 342 Fuel ...........•................. 342 Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . 341 Indicator lamp ......... , . . . . . . . . . . . 341 Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • . . . . . 342
Filling up Incorrect fuel . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • . . . . . 341
Filter preheater .......... , . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Fire extinguisher . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . • . . • . . 413 Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . 142
First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413 Stowage location . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . 413
First user pairing Rear-seat telephony.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Flyscreen element Sliding window . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . 232
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Folding out the table 3-seat bench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Single seats in the passenger compartment .7.3
Folding table in the side panel . . . . . . . . . . 155 Assembling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Stowed ........................... 156 Stowing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . 156
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Folding table in the sliding door . . . . . . . . 229 Assembling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Foot mats . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Footwelllight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Four-wheel drive Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379 Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447 Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
Fresh water system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 239
Front airbags see Alrbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics . 81
Front Assist City Emergency Brake function ......... 311 Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 Radar sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 see Area monitoring system (Front Assist) .307 System limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Front passenger front airbag see Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . 87 Switching off with the key switch . . . . . . . . 93
Front scan system Swnching off temporarily . . . . • . . . • . • . . 310
Front seats Turning . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . . • . . 343 Diesel ............................ 345 Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 344
Fuel consumption Driving economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 What increases it? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429
G
Camping equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431 Detecting a blown fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432 Fuse box in engine compartment . . . . . . . 431 Fuse box in the dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . 430 Preparation for changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431
G 12 plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
G 12 plus-plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
G 13 ................................ 360 Gas bottle Changing . . . . . • . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Gas cooker Cleaning . . . . . . • . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 Turning off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Turning on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236

J
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443 How to .......•................ 444 Jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444
K
Kerb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450
Key Assigning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Replacement key . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Key switch Switching off the front passenger front air-bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Kickdown function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
L
Lane change assist system . . . . . . . . 312. 313 Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Lane change assist system (Side Assist) Driving situations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313 Visual displays in the exterior mirror hous-ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Lane change flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 LCD screen Changing the language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Folding in/out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Function settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Image settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 171 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Leaving Home function ................. 112
LED headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434 LED lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 434 LED number plate light . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 434
LED tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434 Lending the vehicle Volkswagen Car-Net . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 403 Lifting platform . . . . . . . 401
Lifting the vehicle Checklist . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . 423 Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423 Lifting platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401 With the jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 423 Light Assist see Main beam assist ................ 11 0 Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 AUTO .................•..•........ 110 Coming home ....................... 112
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Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Dipped beam headlights . . . . . . . . . • . . . 108 Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . 109 Headlight range control ............... 113 Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 lnstrumentlighting . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Interior lights ....................... 114 Leaving home ...................... 112 Light switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Main beam assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 0 Main beam lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Parking light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Reading lights . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108, 109 Signal tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Static cornering light ................. 110 Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Switch lighting ...................... 113 Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Loading Driving with an open tailgate . . . . . . . . . . 129 Driving with open wing doors . . . . . . . . . . 129 Fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Net partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Stowing cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . 127 Stowing items of luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 T-shaped fastening ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Lockable stowage compartment California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Lock button Dual clutch gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 Locking Vehicle ............................ 40
Luggage carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137, 139
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Luggage compartment lights ........... 114
Luggage compartment cover . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Luggage net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
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Main beam assist............... 110 Fault ............•.....•........... 111 Switching off ......•.....•.....•..... 110 Switching on ........................ 110 Main beam lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Mains connection 230-volt power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 DSG dual clutch gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 Tyre monitoring system . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 319

Manual closing or opening Unlocking the selector lever lock manually
Manual gearbox ..................... . Refer also to Changing gears ........ . Towing .......................... .
Manual opening Driver door ...................... .
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263 263 447
414
Manual opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . 413 Sliding/tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415 Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Manual operation of the pop-up roof Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 Preliminary work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 Securing the pop-up roof manually from out-side the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Mattress, 3-seat bench Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Long bed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Medium-length bed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Short bed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Stowing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Mattress, bench seat bed California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Mattress, California, bench seatlbed . . 196
Maximum speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450
MEDIA-IN socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Memory seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Metal-coated windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Metal-coated windscreen .....•......... 116
Mileage display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Mirror mode . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . 171
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Blind spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . 121 Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Folding in the mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . • • . . 122 Mobile online services see Volkswagen Car-Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Mobile telephone Rear-seat telephony................. 187 Use without an external aerial . . . . . . . . . 399
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396 Modifications to the vehicle . . . . . . . . • . . . 394 Plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
Move 3-seat bench ..... . ............. 74
Moving 2-seat arrangement, Business . . . . . . . . . 185 3-seat bench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Bench seatlbed, California . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Multi-flex board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Multifunction steering wheel 27
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Assembling opaque shades for the wind-screen and the rear window . . . . . . . . . 176 Components of the opaque shades kit . . 175 Darkening the interior of the vehicle . . . . 175 Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Fitting opaque shades for the windscreen and the rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Fitting the opaque shades to the side win-dows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Removing and stowing the opaque shades .1.79
Net partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
New engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . 394
New tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Noises Adaptive cruise control (ACC) . . . . . . . . . 299 Brake support systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259, 345 Rear axle differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 Regeneration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409 Supplementary heating system . . . • . . . . 339 Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Number of seats . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Business . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 California ..... , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Multivan ........................... 64
Number plate light (LED) . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 434
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Octane number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Oil see Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356 Old tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368 On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD) . . . . . 399
On line services see Volkswagen Car-Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Opaque shades Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • . . . . . 393
Opaque shades kit Fabric shade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Roller blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Sliding blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . 217
Opaque shades kit, California Integrated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . 217 Removable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Opaque shades kit, Multivan Assembling opaque shades for the wind-screen and the rear window . . . . . . . . . 176 Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
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Fitting opaque shades for the windscreen and the rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Fitting the opaque shades to the side win-dows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Opaque shades, Multivan Removing and stowing ........... , . . . 179
Opening Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 45 Electric sliding door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Sliding/tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Sliding door . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Sliding windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 42 Windows .......................... 56 Wing doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . 53
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Black ice warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Overview Centre console, comfort version . . . . . . . . 13 Centre console, standard version . . . . . . . 12 Driver door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Driver side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Front passenger side . . . . . . . . . . . .. . • . . 14 Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . 6 Headliner .................... , . . • . . 15 Indicator lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Menu structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 25 Rear view (with tailgate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Rear view (with wing doors) . . . . . . . • . . . . . 8 Side view ........................... 5 Turn signal and main beam lever . . . . . . . 107 Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . 16
Overview of indicator lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Overview of seats . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . 64
Overview of warning lamps ... , . . . . . . . . . 16
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Pairing Rear-seat telephony... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Pairing mobile telephone Rear-seat telephony................. 190
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269, 272 Using the rear view camera system . . . . . 295
Parking aid see ParkPilot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 287
Parking aid (front and rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Parking aid (only at rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Parking distance warning system see ParkPilot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Parking light..... . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . 109
ParkPIIot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288. 289 Signal tones and screen display . . . . . . . 290
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Using a high-pressure cleaner . . . . . . . . . 382 Wilh trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288, 290
ParkPilot (front and rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
ParkPilot (only at rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . 63, 262
Performance figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . 344 Additives . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 344 Filling the tank . . . • . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • . . 342 Fuel ..........................•.. 344 Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . . • . . 341 Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Petrol engines Technical data . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453
Plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
Plenum chamber . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • . . . . 387
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Pollution filter . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . 322
Pop-up roof Closing electrically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Closing manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 Electric pop-up roof, California . . . . . . . . . 221 Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Manual pop-up roof, California......... 218 Opening electrically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Opening manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Pop-up roof bed . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . 219, 222 Safety net..................... 219, 222 Windows in canvas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Pop-up roof bed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219, 222 Safety net . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 219, 222
Power closing . . . . . • . . • . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . 50
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Preheatlng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . 258
Preparation Before every trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Breakdown set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427 Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . 420 Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . 433 Checking the coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . 361 Checking the engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . 356 Refilling coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361 Refilling engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356 Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364 Working in the engine compartment . . . . 352
Preparing for a journey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Private mode Rear-seat telephony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Problem solving...................... 410
Programming the wake up time Central control panel, California . . . . . . . . 207
Protection from the sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Pull-away assist systems Indicator lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282