Operation
Things to note
If the v ehicl
e is left parked for a long time im-
mediately after refuelling, the natural gas lev-
el indicator may not accurately indicate the
same level shown after refuelling when the
vehicle is started up again. This is not due to a
leak in the system, but to a drop in pressure in
the gas tank for technical reasons after a
cooling phase just after refuelling. Note
In vehicles with natural gas engines, the
petr ol t
ank fuel level gauge may display
the refuelled amount with a slight delay
(depending on the refuelled amount). Engine coolant temperature indica-
t
or
. Fig. 71
Analogue instrument panel: engine
cool ant t
emperature indicator. Fig. 72
Digital instrument panel: engine cool-
ant t emper
ature indicator. Cool zone. The engine has not r
eached
oper
ating temperature yet. Avoid high
speeds and stressing the engine if it has
not reached operating temperature.
Normal zone. At high outside tempera-
tures and when making the engine work
hard, the diodes may continue lighting up
and reach the upper zone. This is no
cause for concern, provided the control
lamp does not light up
Warning area. When the engine is work-
ing hard, especially at high outside tem-
peratures, the diodes may light up in the
warning area.
The coolant temperature gauge only works
when the ignition is switched on. A B
C Control and warning lamp
It lights up red
Practical tips
Checking levels Fig. 185
Diagram for the location of the various el-
ements. From time to time, the levels of the different
fluids in the v
ehicl
e must be checked. Never
fill with incorrect fluids, otherwise serious
damage to the engine may be caused.
Coolant expansion tank ››› page 269
Engine oil level dipstick ››› page 268
Engine oil filler cap ››› page 268
Brake fluid reservoir ››› page 271
Battery ››› page 273
Windscreen washer reservoir
››› page 272
1 2
3
4
5
6 Note
The layout of parts may vary depending on
the engine . Engine oil
Gener al not
es The engine comes with a special, multi-grade
oil that can be used all year r
ound.
Because the use of high-qualit
y oil is essen-
tial for the correct operation of the engine
and its long useful life, when topping up or changing oil, use only those oils that comply
with VW st
andar
ds.
We recommend that the oil change be done
by a technical service or specialised work-
shop.
If the engine oil level is too low
You can get information about the correct en-
gine oil for your vehicle at your workshop.
If the recommended engine oil is not availa-
ble, in the event of an emergency you can
change the oil once with a maximum of 0.5 L
of the next oil until the next oil change:
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Index
safe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
trips abr oad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
120, 210
with trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247, 248, 253
Driving data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Driving data indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Driving mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Driving on flooded roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Driving profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
DSG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Duplicate keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Dust and pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Dynamic headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . 120
E e-Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
E10 see Ethanol (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
EDL see Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Electrical accessories see Power socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Electrolyte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Electronic engine torque management (XDS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108, 195
Electronic parking brake lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Electronic self-locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
anti-punctur e kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
changing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
emergency vehicle towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
fire extinguishers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
first aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
replace a blown fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Emergency braking assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
status display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
system limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
temporarily deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Emergency braking warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Emergency call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Emergency call service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Emergency locking of the front passenger door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Emergency opening driver's door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Emergency operation front passenger door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
gear selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Emissions control system AdBlue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 Engine
assisted st art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
noises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
preheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Start-Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Engine and ignition automatic ignition disconnection . . . . . . . . . . 192
emergency start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
My Beat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
preheat the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
starting the engine with Press & Drive . . . . . 193
switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264, 266 battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269, 270
engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
window washer tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 check the level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
G12evo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
G12 plus-plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
G13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
temperature indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Engine failure control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
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