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As s o on a s y o u f o llo w t h e in stru ctio n a n d t a ke y o ur f o ot o ff t h e a cce le ra to r, t h e v e h ic le w il l a d ap t
b ra ke e n erg y r e cu p era tio n a n d t h e d riv in g s p eed d ep en din g o n t h e s e le cte d d riv in g p ro fil e a n d
d is ta n ce t o t h e e ve n t (→ Bra ke e n erg y r e cu p era tio n).
W hen t h e s y ste m is a ctiv e , E co a ssis ta n ce c a n a ls o in cre ase b ra ke e n erg y r e cu p era tio n
w it h out d is p la yin g a m essa g e. T h is m ay b e t h e c a se if y o u t a ke y o ur f o ot o ff t h e
acce le ra to r w hen t h ere is a v e h ic le in f ro n t, f o r e xa m ple . H ere , b ra ke e n erg y r e cu p era tio n
is a d ap te d t o t h e v e h ic le in f ro n t w it h out a n y m essa g e b ein g d is p la ye d .
Th e E co a ssis ta n ce f u n ctio n u se s t h e r o ute d ata o f t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m a n d t h e s e n so rs o f
so m e a ssis t s y ste m s. T h e m ost p ro b ab le r o ute is u se d if t h e r o ute g uid an ce f u n ctio n is n ot a ctiv e .
Yo u c a n o ve rrid e t h e in te rv e n tio n o f t h e E co a ssis ta n ce f u n ctio n a t a n y t im e b y p re ssin g t h e
acce le ra to r.
T h e E co a ssis ta n ce f u n ctio n c a n b e a ctiv a te d a n d d eactiv a te d in t h e a ssis t s y ste m s e ttin gs in t h e
In fo ta in m en t s y ste m (→ Assis t s y ste m s m en u).
Th e E co a ssis ta n ce f u n ctio n is a u to m atic a lly t e m pora ril y d eactiv a te d in t h e f o llo w in g c a se s:
—P osit io n B .
—Sp ort g earb ox p ro g ra m .
—Driv in g w it h A dap tiv e C ru is e C on tro l ( A CC ) o r c ru is e c o n tro l s y ste m .
Eco a ssis ta n ce w il l b e a ctiv a te d a g ain w hen y o u l e ave t h ese c o n dit io n s if t h e f u n ctio n is
a ctiv a te d in t h e a ssis t s y ste m s e ttin gs a s d efa u lt .
T h e E co a ssis ta n ce f u n ctio n is d ep en d en t o n t h e e q uip m en t l e ve l a n d is n ot a va il a b le in a ll
c o un trie s.
W AR N IN G
Th e s y ste m is n ot a s u b stit u te f o r t h e f u ll c o n ce n tra tio n o f t h e d riv e r.
●A lw ays a d ap t y o ur s p eed a n d d riv in g s ty le t o s u it v is ib il it y , w eath er, r o ad a n d t ra ffic
c o n dit io n s.
●R oad s ig ns o n t h e r o ad a n d t ra ffic r e g ula tio n s h ave p rio rit y o ve r d riv in g r e co m men datio n s.
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Se ttin g t h e t im e a n d d ate o n t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m
— T o uch t h e Se ttin gs f u n ctio n b utto n . ( → Veh ic le s e ttin gs m en u).
—Se le ct t h e T im e a n d d ate m en u o ptio n t o s e t t h e t im e a n d d ate .
—Se le ct t h e t im e s o urc e :
—A uto m atic .
—M an ual.
T h e t im e a n d d ate a re d is p la ye d o n ly o n t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m .
T im e a nd d ate
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But to n f o r d riv e r a ssis t s y ste m s
Yo u c a n o p en t h e D riv e r a ssis t s y ste m s m en u in t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m u sin g t h e b utto n f o r
d riv e r a ssis t s y ste m s. T h e b utto n f o r t h e d riv e r a ssis t s y ste m s is l o ca te d o n t h e c e n tre c o n so le
c o n tro l p an el.
I n t h e a ssis t s y ste m s m en u, y o u c a n s w it c h in div id ual d riv e r a ssis t s y ste m s o n a n d o ff a n d a ls o
m ake in div id ual s e ttin gs (→ Veh ic le s e ttin gs m en u).
—P re ss t h e b utto n .
—Se le ct 3 D o r l is t v ie w .
—Open t h e c o rre sp on din g d riv e r a ssis t s y ste m a n d m ake y o ur d esir e d s e ttin g. A ctiv a te d
fu n ctio n s a re h ig hlig hte d in c o lo ur.
B utto n fo r d riv e r a ssis t s y ste m s
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Se ttin gs c a n b e m ad e in t h e S e rv ic e m en u in t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m d ep en din g o n t h e v e h ic le
e q uip m en t.
O pen in g t h e S erv ic e m en u
— T o uch t h e V eh ic le f u n ctio n b utto n in t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m .
—In t h e V eh ic le m en u, t o uch t h e Sta tu s f u n ctio n b utto n .
— S e le ct t h e Sta tu s v ie w .
Open t h e d esir e d m en u a n d m ake t h e d esir e d s e ttin g. A ctiv a te d f u n ctio n s a re h ig hlig hte d in
c o lo ur.
—H O M E b utto n : t o uch t o r e tu rn t o t h e p re vio us m en u.
R ese ttin g t h e s e rv ic e i n te rv a l d is p la y
Se le ct t h e S erv ic e m en u a n d f o llo w t h e in stru ctio n s o n t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m .
Rese ttin g t h e t rip r e co rd er
In t h e Sta tu s v ie w , s e le ct t h e Trip r e co rd er m en u. T h en t o uch t h e 0 .0 f u n ctio n b utto n t o r e se t
th e v a lu e.
D is p la y in g t h e v e h ic le i d en tif ic a tio n n um ber
In t h e Sta tu s v ie w , s e le ct t h e S erv ic e m en u. T h e v e h ic le id en tif ic a tio n n um ber is d is p la ye d .
S erv ic e m enu
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Se rv ic e e ve n ts a re d is p la ye d o n t h e in stru m en t c lu ste r a n d in t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m .
Vers io n s a n d d is p la ys c a n v a ry a s d if fe re n t v e rs io n s o f t h e in stru m en t c lu ste r a n d I n fo ta in m en t
sy ste m a re a va il a b le .
S erv ic e n otif ic a tio n
If a s e rv ic e o r in sp ectio n is d ue s o on , a s e rv ic e a le rt w il l a p pear w hen t h e ig nit io n is s w it c h ed o n .
Th e n um ber o f k il o m etre s o r a m oun t o f t im e s h ow n c o rre sp on d t o t h e m axim um n um ber o f
kil o m etre s o r m axim um t im e t h at c a n s til l b e d riv e n b efo re t h e n ext s e rv ic e .
S erv ic e e ve n t
Fo r a sc h ed ule d o il c h an ge o r a sc h ed ule d in sp ectio n a n a co ustic s ig nal w il l s o un d w hen t h e
ig nit io n is s w it c h ed o n a n d t h e s p an ner s y m bol w il l b e d is p la ye d f o r s e ve ra l s e co n ds o n t h e
dig it a l in stru m en t c lu ste r d is p la y. O ne o f t h e f o llo w in g d is p la ys w il l a ls o a p pear:
—In sp ectio n n ow !
A cce ssin g s e rv ic e s c h ed ul es
Yo u c a n a cce ss t h e c u rre n t s e rv ic e s c h ed ule w hen t h e ig nit io n is s w it c h ed o n a n d t h e v e h ic le is
s ta tio n ary :
—P re ss t h e V eh ic le f u n ctio n b utto n .
—Se le ct t h e Sta tu s f u n ctio n b utto n a n d t h e Sta tu s v ie w .
—Se le ct t h e Se rv ic e m en u o ptio n t o d is p la y t h e s e rv ic e in fo rm atio n .
R ese ttin g t h e s e rv ic e i n te rv a l d is p la y
If t h e s e rv ic e o r t h e in sp ectio n w as n ot p erfo rm ed b y a V olk sw ag en d eale rs h ip , t h e d is p la y c a n b e
re se t a s f o llo w s:
—T h e s e rv ic e in te rv a l d is p la y c a n b e r e se t o n ly v ia t h e S e rv ic e m en u.
D o n ot r e se t t h e s e rv ic e in te rv a l d is p la y b etw een s e rv ic e in te rv a ls o th erw is e in co rre ct d ata m ay
b e s h ow n.
Th e s e rv ic e m essa g e g oes o ut a ft e r a f e w s e co n ds w hen t h e v e h ic le 's d riv e s y ste m h as
b een a ctiv a te d o r a ft e r p re ssin g t h e O K b utto n in t h e m ult if u n ctio n s te erin g w heel.
I f t h e 1 2-v o lt v e h ic le b atte ry w as d is c o n necte d f o r l o n g p erio d s in v e h ic le s w it h f le xib le
s e rv ic e , t h e s y ste m c a n not c a lc u la te t h e t im e a t w hic h t h e n ext s e rv ic e is d ue. T h e
in fo rm atio n s h ow n in t h e s e rv ic e in te rv a l d is p la y m ay t h ere fo re b e in co rre ct. I n t h is c a se ,
o b se rv e t h e m axim um p erm is sib le m ain te n an ce in te rv a l.
S erv ic e i nt erv a l d is p la y
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Open in g t h e V ehi cle s ettings m en u
—Sw it c h o n t h e ig nit io n .
—Sw it c h o n I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m if n ece ss a ry .
—T o uch t h e V eh ic le f u n ctio n b utto n .
—To uch t h e c o rre sp on din g f u n ctio n b utto n s t o o p en a d dit io n al s u b m en us in t h e V eh ic le m en u
or t o m ake s e ttin gs in t h e m en u o ptio n s.
O pen t h e d esir e d m en u a n d m ake t h e d esir e d s e ttin g. A ctiv a te d f u n ctio n s a re h ig hlig hte d in
c o lo ur.
H O M E b utto n : t o uch t o r e tu rn t o t h e s ta rt s c re en .
Inf ota inm ent s y ste m c o nt ro ls a nd d is p la y s
V ehi cle s e tting s m enu
Yo u c a n s w it c h in div id ual f u n ctio n s a n d s y ste m s o n a n d o ff a n d a d ju st t h e s e ttin gs in t h e
ve h ic le s e ttin gs o f t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m .
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Th e ch arg in g m an ag er a llo w s y o u t o m ake s e ttin gs f o r c h arg in g t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry . T h e
ch arg in g m an ag er is s ta rt e d a u to m atic a lly w hen t h e v e h ic le is u n lo cke d a n d t h e c h arg in g
co n necto r is p lu g ged in . A lt e rn ativ e ly , it c a n b e a cce ss e d v ia t h e v e h ic le s e tt in gs in t h e
In fo ta in m en t s y ste m . F u rt h er in fo rm atio n is p ro vid ed in t h e c h ap te r o n t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry
(→ Tim er- c o n tro lle d c h arg in g).
C ha rgi ng m en u
—Sw it c h o n t h e ig nit io n .
—Sw it c h o n I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m if n ece ss a ry .
—T o uch t h e V eh ic le f u n ctio n b utto n .
—To uch t h e C harg in g f u n ctio n b utto n .
—M ake t h e d esir e d c h arg in g s e ttin gs. T h e a ctiv a te d f u n ctio n s a re h ig hlig hte d in c o lo ur.
C ha rgi ng l oca tio ns
New c h arg in g l o ca tio n s c a n b e d efin ed o r e xis tin g c h arg in g l o ca tio n s c o n fig ure d a n d s e le cte d in
t h e C harg in g l o ca tio n s m en u.
It is a ls o p ossib le t o m ake s e ttin gs f o r c h arg in g t im es a n d a ir c o n dit io n in g.
C ha rg ing m ana ger
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Dis p la ye d i n fo rm atio n
—Lo ck in g a n d u n lo ck in g.
—W elc o m e a n d g ood bye a n im atio n .
—C harg in g o p era tio n s.
—V oic e c o n tro l.
—P hon e c a ll.
—N avig atio n .
—R ed uce d p ow er.
—F ro n t A ssis t b ra kin g r e q uest
T h e d is p la ye d in fo rm atio n m ay b e c h an ged a n d e xte n ded b y a s y ste m u p date .
A djus tin g t h e b rig htn ess
To uch t h e B rig htn ess f u n ctio n b utto n in t h e d ro p -d ow n m en u.
— A dju st t h e b rig htn ess b y m ean s o f t h e t o uch s lid er.
H O M E b utto n : t o uch t o r e tu rn t o t h e p re vio us m en u.
S ettin g s i n t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m
To uch t h e V eh ic le f u n ctio n b utto n (→ Veh ic le s e ttin gs m en u).
—Se le ct d is p la y c o n te n t f o r t h e in te rio r. T h en t o uch t h e D is p la ys f u n ctio n b utto n .
—Se t t h e f u n ctio n s f o r ID . Li ght a s d esir e d . T h e a ctiv a te d f u n ctio n s a re h ig hlig hte d in c o lo ur.
C ert a in ID . Li ght f u n ctio n s c a n b e o ptio n ally a ctiv a te d o r d eactiv a te d in t h e v e h ic le s e ttin gs in t h e
In fo ta in m en t s y ste m .
HO M E b utto n : t o uch t o r e tu rn t o t h e p re vio us m en u.
ID . L ig ht
Th e ID . Li ght is a l ig ht c o n ce p t t h at d is p la ys a d dit io n al in fo rm atio n o n t h e v e h ic le s ta tu s. W hen t h e
ve h ic le ’s d riv e s y ste m is a ctiv a te d a n d w hil e d riv in g, s u p port in g in fo rm atio n o n t h e c u rre n t d riv in g
sit u atio n is p ro vid ed v ia ID . Li ght.