A WARNING (Continued)
• Always keep the wing doors closed while the vehicle is moving so that no poisonous exhaust fumes can enter the vehicle Interior.
• Close and lock the wing doors and all ve-hicle doors when the vehicle is not in use. Make sure there Is no-one left In the vehicle.
• Never leave children playing unattended In or around the vehicle, especially when the wing doors are open. Children could climb In-to the luggage compartment and shut the wing doors, thereby trapping themselves In-side. Temperatures Inside a locked vehicle may reach extremes of heat or cold, accord-Ing to season. This can cause serious Inju-ries and Illness or fatalities, especially to small children.
• Never leave children or people requiring assistance alone In the vehicle when the doors are locked. This may mean that these people lock themselves In the vehicle. They could become trapped In the vehicle In an emergency and may not be able to get them-
Warning lamp
A WARNING (Continued)
selves to safety. People locked In the vehicle may be subjected to very high or very low temperatures.
A WARNING
A wing door which Is being held open by the door arrester may close In strong winds or if the vehicle is on a slope. This could lead to Injuries.
• Always keep a good grip on the handle when opening and closing the wing doors.
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Before opening the wing doors, please check that there Is enough space to open and close the wing doors, e.g. when towing a trailer or when In a garage.
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The wing doors are open or not property C) closed.
Several warning and indicator lamps will light up briefly as a functional check when the ignition is switched on. They will go out after a few seconds.
A warning lamp oC;j appears in the instrument clus· ter display if the wing doors are open or not prop-erly closed.
Symbols may be displayed in the instrument dus-ter instead of warning lamps, depending on the ve-hicle's equipment level. These symbols are also visible when the ignition is switched off. The dis· play will go out approximately 15 seconds after the vehicle has been locked.
Opening the wing doors
r'l""n First read and observe the introductory L-Jc.LI information and safety warnings & on page 52.
Solution
not drive on I Open and then close the wing doors.
A WARNING
Wing doors which are not closed properly could open suddenly while the vehicle Is In motion. This could lead to severe Injuries.
• Stop as soon as possible and close the wing doors.
• After closing the wing doors, always
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Opening and closing
Opening the left-hand wing door from the outside
Open the wing door using the handle and swing it to the left to the position where it is held open by the door arrester.
Opening the right-hand wing door from the outside
• Open left-hand wing door.
• Pull the lever on the front end of the right-hand wing door and push the right-hand wing door to the right to the position where it is held open by the door arrester.
Disengaging the door arresters
• Open wing doors to the position where it is held open by the door arrester.
• Press the middle of the door arrester and open the wing door fully.
• Depending on the vehicle equipment level, the wing doors may be opened to approx. 180° or ap-prox. 250°. Wing doors that open to a maximum of
Closing the wing doors
.--T'n First read and observe the introductory L.-Jr=.IJ information and safety warnings & on page 52.
The right-hand wing door must always be closed first.
Closing the wing doors
• Pull in the right-hand wing door with force so that it engages in the lock.
• Pull in the left-hand wing door with force so that it engages in the lock.
• Please ensure that both wing doors are secure-ly engaged.
approx. 180° will not be held open. Wing doors which can be opened to a maximum of approx. 250° are held in place by magnets in the side pan-els of the vehicle.
Hooking in the door arresters
When the wing doors are closed, the door arrest-ers engage automatically.
.4\WARNING
Serious injuries could occur if the wing doors are closed incorrectly or without due care and attention.
• Never leave children playing unattended In or around the vehicle, especially when the wing doors are open. Children could climb in-to the luggage compartment and shut the wing doors, thereby trapping themselves in-side. Temperatures inside a locked vehicle may reach extremes of heat or cold, accord-ing to season. This could cause serious inju-ries or illness, or even have fatal consequen-ces.
Unlocking and locking the wing doors from the inside
Fig. 35 Inside wing door: locking knob
.--m First read and observe the introductory L.-Jr=.IJ information and safety warnings & on page 52.
Locking the wing door from inside
• Press in the locking knob on the inside and close the wing doors. The wing doors remain locked until either the vehicle is unlocked again, or until the key slot in the door lock is turned anti-clockwise. .,..
Opening the wing door from the inside
• Make sure that the child proof lock is not active and that the safety knob is in the upper position 35{!).
• Pull the lever® to unlock the wing doors.
• Push the left-hand wing door back to open it. <1
Childproof lock in the wing doors
36 In the left-hand wing door: child proof lock -® switched off. ® switched on
,......,.., First read and observe the introductory information and safety warnings & on page 52.
The chiidproof lock prevents the wing doors being opened from the inside. When the child proof lock is activated the wing doors can be opened from the outside only.
Switching the child lock on and off
• Open left-hand wing door.
• Use the vehicle key to bring the slot to the de-sired position.
Windows
a:n Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Opening and closing the windows electrically 56
Electric windows -functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Roll-back function for the electric windows . . . 57
Opening and closing sliding windows . . . . . . . 58
® Child lock is switched on.
A WARNING
When the child proof lock is activated, the wing doors cannot be opened from the in-side.
• Never leave children or people requiring assistance alone in the vehicle when the doors are locked. This may mean that these people lock themselves in the vehicle. They could become trapped in the vehicle in an emergency and may not be able to get them-selves to safety. People locked in the vehicle may be subjected to very high or very low temperatures.
• Temperatures inside a locked vehicle may reach extremes of heat or cold, according to season. This can cause serious injuries and illness or fatalities, especially to small chil-dren. <1
Mechanical window winders
The windows in the driver door and front passen-ger door can be opened and closed by rotating the respective window winders.
Additional information and warnings:
• Volkswagen information system 24
• Central locking system 39
Opening and closing I 55
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A WARNING
Always take care when using the mechanical or electric windows otherwise you could cause serious accidents or injuries.
• Windows should only be opened or closed when you are sure that nobody is In their op-erating area.
• Never leave children or people requiring assistance alone in the vehicle when the ve-hicle is locked. Electric windows can no lon-ger be opened in an emergency.
A WARNING (Continued)
• Always take all vehicle keys with you ev-ery time you leave the vehicle. The electric windows can still be operated using the but-tons several minutes after the ignition has been switched off, provided the driver door and the front passenger door are not opened.
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During sudden rain showers, water can enter the vehicle interior via open windows and cause damage to the vehicle.
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Fig. 37 In the driver door: butlons for the electric windows
r-111 First read and observe the Introductory L-J,::.JJ information and safety warnings & on page 55.
Opening and closing the windows
Function Action
Opening Press the@ button.
Closing Pull the@ button.
Stopping the Press or pull the button for the a p-one-touch propriate window again. function
Electric windows -functions
r-111 First read and observe the introductory L-J,::.JJ information and safety warnings & on page 55.
One-touch opening and closing
One-touch opening and closing makes it possible to fully open and close the windows. The individual buttons do not have to be held down to do this.
For one-touch closing: pull the butlon for the ap-propriate window up briefly into the second posi-tion.
56 Before the journey
The windows can still be operated using lhe but-tons several minutes after the ignition has been switched off, provided that the driver door and front passenger door are not opened. If the vehicle key is removed from the ignition lock and lhe driver door Is opened, all electric windows can be opened or closed by operating and holding lhe correspond-ing window button in the driver door. After a few seconds, convenience opening/closing is started 57.
Stopping the one-touch function: press or pull the button for the appropriate window again.
Restoring one-touch opening and closing
One-touch opening and closing is deactivated if the vehicle battery has been disconnected or dis-charged while the windows were not fully closed. The function will have to be reset.
• Close all windows and doors.
• Pull up the button for the window and hold it in this position for at least one second.
• Let go of the button then pull it up again and hold it in this position. One-touch opening and closing is now ready for operation.
The one-touch function can be restored for individ-ual windows or for several windows at the same time.
Convenience opening and closing
There are three different ways of opening and clos-ing all electric windows simultaneously when the ignition is switched off:
• Press and hold the locking or unlocking button in the remote control key.
• To interrupt this function, let go of the locking or unlocking button.
• OR: hold the vehicle key in the driver door lock cylinder in either the locking or the unlocking posi-tion until all windows are either opened or closed.
• To interrupt this function, turn the vehicle key in the opposite direction.
• OR: after switching the ignition off and opening the driver and front passenger doors, push or pull the@ button in the required direction for at least two seconds.
During convenience closing, first the windows and then the sliding/tilting roof will be closed.
A WARNING
Careless or unsupervised use of the electric windows can cause serious Injuries.
• The electric windows should only be opened or closed when you are sure that no-body is in their operating area.
• Never leave children or people requiring assistance alone In the vehicle when the ve-hicle is locked. The windows can no longer be opened In an emergency.
• Always take all vehicle keys with you ev-ery time you leave the vehicle. The windows can still be operated using the buttons sever-al minutes after the Ignition has been switch-ed off, provided that the driver door and front passenger door are not opened.
m One-touch opening and closing and the roii-L!J back function will not work if there is a fault in the electric windows. Go to a qualified workshop.
l"""l'l1 First read and observe the Introductory l-J,a,IJ Information and safety warnings & on page 55.
The roll-back function for the electric windows can reduce the risk of Injuries when the windows are closing :) &. If the one-touch closing function for a window does not work because it is stiff or is being obstructed, the window will automatically open again.
• Check to see why the window has not closed.
• Try to close the window again.
• If the window is again prevented from closing within approximately 10 seconds of the first at-tempt because it is stiff or obstructed, the automat-ic closing function is switched off for approximately 10 seconds.
• If the window is still obstructed, the window stops at this point. To close the window without the roll-back function, press the button again within 1 0 seconds :) &.
Closing the window without the roll-back function
• Try to close the window again within approxi-mately 10 seconds by holding the button. The roll-back function will be deactivated for a small section of the path of the closing window.
• If the closing procedure takes longer than ap-proximately 10 seconds, the roll-back function will be reactivated. The window will then stop again if it is stiff or meets another obstacle.
• Please go to a qualified workshop if the window still cannot be closed.
A WARNING
Closing the electric windows without the roll-back function could lead to severe Injuries.
• Always take care when closing electric windows. 11>
Opening and closing
A WARNING (Continued)
• Never leave children or people requiring assistance alone in the car, particularly if they have access to the vehicle key. Unsuper-vised use of the vehicle key can lock the ve-hicle, start the engine, switch on the ignition and operate the sliding/tilting roof.
• The sliding/tilting roof can be operated for a short period after the ignition has been switched off, provided that the driver door and front passenger door are not opened.
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• In order to avoid damage in winter, remove ice and snow from the roof of the vehicle be-fore opening or tilting the sliding/tilting roof.
m Leaves and other loose items must be re-L.!:J moved from the guide rails of the sliding/tilt-ing roof at regular inteNals, either by hand or using a vacuum cleaner.
m If there is a fault in the sliding/tilting roof, the L.!:J roil-back function will not work properly. Go to a qualified workshop.
Fig. 38 In the roof: rotary switch for the sliding/tilt-ing roof.
r-T'n First read and observe the Introductory L-J,::.jJ information and safety warnings & on page 58.
Sliding/tilting roof-functions
r-T'n First read and obseNe the Introductory L-J,::.jJ information and safety warnings & on page 58.
Convenience closing
The sliding/tilting roof can also be closed from out-side the vehicle using the driver door lock:
Turn the rotary knob 38 to the required posi-tion to select the following positions for the sliding/ tilting roof:
® Closed
@ Convenience position
© Fully open
@Tilted
The sliding/tilting roof will only work when the igni-tion is switched on. The sliding/tilting roof can be operated several minutes after the ignition has been switched off, provided the driver door and front passenger door are not opened.
Sliding headliner
The sliding headliner opens with the sliding/tilting roof and can be closed manually when the roof is closed.
• Turn the vehicle key to the opening position to interrupt this function.
During convenience dosing, first the windows and then the sliding/tilting roof closes. .,..
Opening and closing 159
A WARNING (Continued)
• Only adjust the height and tilt of the seat or move lt forwards and backwards when the area around the seat is clear.
• There should be no objects in the adjust-ment area of the front seats.
• Make sure that there is no dirt in the areas within which the front seats can be adjusted (and locked In place).
A WARNING
Cigarette lighters in the vehicle could be damaged or accidentally lit. This could lead to serious burns and other Injuries.
• Before adjusting the seats always make sure that there is no lighter on or near the moveable parts of the seat.
• Before closing stowage areas or compart-ments always ensure that there Is no lighter in the way.
• Never stow lighters in stowage areas or compartments or on other surfaces In the ve-hicle. Cigarette lighters may self-Ignite on high-temperature surfaces, especially In sum-
The dangers of assuming an incorrect sitting position
.....-m First read and observe the Introductory L-.bU information and safety warnings & on page 61.
If the seat belts are not worn or are worn incorrect-ly, the risk of severe or fatal injuries increases. Seat belts can only provide optimal protection if the seat belt routing is correct. Assuming an incorrect sitting position considerably impairs the level of protection provided by a seat belt. This could lead to severe or even fatal injuries. The risk of severe or fatal injuries is especially increased when a de-ploying airbag strikes a vehicle occupant who has assumed an incorrect sitting position. The driver is responsible for all occupants transported in the ve-hicle, especially children.
The following list contains examples of sitting posi-tions that can be dangerous for all vehicle occu-pants.
Whenever the vehicle is in motion:
• Never stand in the vehicle.
• Never stand on the seats.
• Never kneel on the seats.
• Never tilt the backrest too far to the rear.
• Never lean against the dash panel.
• Never lie on the seats in the passenger com-partment.
• Never sit on the front edge of a seat.
• Never sit sideways.
Before the journey
• Never lean out of a window .
• Never put your feet out of a window.
• Never put your feet on the dash panel.
• Never place your feet on the seat cushion or seat backrest.
• Never travel in a footwell.
• Never sit on the armrest.
• Never travel on a seat without wearing the seat belt.
• Never use the bed.
• Never travel in the luggage compartment or on the load surface.
A WARNING
Every Incorrect sitting position In the vehicle Increases the risk of severe or fatal Injuries In the event of an accident or sudden driving or braking manoeuvre.
• All vehicle occupants must maintain a cor-rect sitting position and wear their seat belt properly while the vehicle Is In motion.
• Sitting In an incorrect position, not fasten-ing the seat belt, or too short a distance to the alrbag exposes the occupants to critical or fatal injuries, especially if the alrbags de-ploy and strike an occupant who has as-sumed an Incorrect sitting position.
A WARNING (Continued)
• The steering wheel must always point to-wards the chest and not towards the face. This ensures that the driver front airbag pro-vides maximum protection in the event of an accident.
• While driving, always keep both hands on the outside of the steering wheel (at the 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock positions =>Fig. 47). This reduces the risk of injury if the driver front alrbag Is triggered.
Seat functions, front
a:n Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • . . . . . . 69
Memory seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Rotating front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Additional information and warnings:
• Adjusting the seat position =>page 61
• Seat bells =>page 79
• Airbag system =>page 87
• Child seats (accessories) 96
• Heating, ventilating, cooling 322
Seat heating
Fig. 48 In the centre console with Climatic: but-tons for the front seat heating, set here to the sec-ond heating level.
First read and observe the Introductory l-J,:.,U Information and safety warnings & on page 69.
The seat cushions can be heated electrically when the ignition is switched on. In some versions, the backrests may also be heated.
A WARNING (Continued)
• Never hold the steering wheel at the 12 o'clock position, or in any other manner, e.g. on the hub of the steering wheel. If the driver front airbag is triggered, you could re-ceive severe Injuries to the arms, hands and head.
A WARNING
Incorrect use of the seat functions can cause serious injuries.
• Always assume a correct sitting position before you drive and maintain this position throughout the trip. This also applies to all passengers.
• The memory seat should only be adjusted when the vehicle Is stationary.
• Keep hands, fingers, feet and other body parts away from the moving parts of the seats.
Fig. 49 In the centre console with Climatronic: buttons for the front seat heating, set here to the third heating level.
Do not switch on the seat heating if one of the fol-lowing conditions applies:
• The seat is not in use.
• The seat is fitted with a protective cover.
• A child seat is installed on the seat.
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