
r'l11 First read and  observe the Introductory L-J,:.,U Information and safety warnings & on page 443. 
CD Vehicle with discharged battery that is being jump-started. 
@ Vehicle with vehicle battery that is supplying power and jump-starting the other vehicle. 
@ Suitable earth connection. A solid metal part that is firmly bolted to the engine block, or the engine block itself. 
The discharged vehicle battery must be properly connected to the vehicle's electrical system. 
The vehicles must not touch. Otherwise electricity could flow as soon as the positive terminals are connected. 
Ensure that the battery clamps have good metal-to-metal contact with the battery terminals. 
If the engine does not start immediately, switch off the starter after about 10 seconds and try again af-ter about half a minute. 
The steps should only be carried out in the speci-fied order. 
Attaching the jump leads 
• Switch off the ignitions In both vehicles 257. 
• If necessary, open the battery cover in the en-gine compartment 362. 
• Connect one end of the red jump lead to the positive terminal 318 E) or 319 E) of the vehicle with the discharged battery CD &. 
• Connect the other end of the red jump lead to the positive terminal E) In the vehicle providing as-sistance@. 
• In vehicles without start/stop system: con-nect one end of the black jump lead to the negative terminal 0 in the vehicle providing assistance @ 318. 
• In vehicles with start/stop system: connect one end of the black jump lead @to a suitable earth connection, to a solid metal part which is se-curely bolted onto the cylinder or to the cylinder block itself =:-Fig. 319. 
• Connect the other end of the black jump lead @ to a solid metal component that is bolted firmly to the engine block of the vehicle with the flat bat-tery, to the engine block itself or, if necessary, to the screwed-in towing eye at the front. Do not con-nect it to a point near the battery CD &. 
• Position the leads in such a way that they can-not come into contact with any moving parts in the engine compartment. 
Starting the engine 
• Start the engine of the vehicle which is provid-ing assistance and let it run at idle. 
• Start the engine of the car with the discharged vehicle battery and wait two or three minutes until the engine is running "smoothly". 
Removing the jump leads 
• Before disconnecting the jump leads, switch off the dipped beam headlights If they are switched on. 
• Turn on the heater blower and rear window heater in the vehicle battery with the discharged battery. This helps minimise the voltage peaks generated when the leads are disconnected. 
• With the engines running, disconnect the jump leads in the exact reverse order to the instructions given above. 
A WARNING 
Jump starting the vehicle Incorrectly can cause the battery to explode, which can lead to serious  injuries. Please note the following In order to reduce the risk of the battery ex-ploding: 
• All work on the vehicle battery and the electrical system can cause serious chemical burns, fire or electric shocks. Always read the warnings and safety Information before carrying out any kind of work on the vehicle battery 362, Vehicle battery. 
• Always wear suitable eye protection and never lean over the vehicle battery. 
• Attach the connector cables In the correct order-the positive cable first, followed by the negative. 
• Never connect the negative cable to parts of the fuel system or to the  brake lines. 
• The non-insulated parts of the battery clamps must not be allowed to touch. The jump lead attached to the positive vehicle battery terminal must  not touch metal parts of the vehicle. 
• Check the battery window using a torch If necessary. If the display Is light yellow or col-ourless, do not jump start the vehicle. Seek expert assistance. 
• Avoid electrostatic discharge In the vicini-ty of the vehicle battery. The gas emitted from the vehicle battery could be Ignited by sparks. 
• Do not use jump leads to start the engine If the vehicle battery Is damaged or if it is or has ever been frozen. 

Tow-starting and towing 
0::0 Introduction 
This chapter contains information on the following subjects: 
Notes on tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446 
Notes on towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447 
Fitting the towing eye at front . . . . . . . . . . . . 448 Notes on driving while towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448 
Observe any legal requirements when towing. 
For technical reasons, vehicles with a dis-charged battery must not be tow-started. 
Towing a vehicle when the engine is switched off and the ignition is switched on discharges the vehi-cle battery. Depending on the vehicle battery charge level, the drop in voltage can be large enough after just a few minutes that electrical con-sumers in the vehicle will no longer function, e.g. the hazard warning lights. 
Additional information and warnings: 
• Exterior views =>page 5 
• Changing gear =>page 257 
• Engine management system and exhaust puri-fication system =>page 407 
• Jump starting =>page 443 
A wARNING 
Never tow a vehicle that has no power sup-ply. 
• Never remove the key from the ignition. The steering lock may be activated and you will no longer be able to steer the vehicle. This can lead to a loss of control of the vehi-cle, accidents and serious injuries. 
Notes on tow-starting 
t""""("'n First read and observe the introductory L-.lc:.JJ information and safety warnings & on page 446. 
Vehicles should not be tow-started wherever possible. Use jump leads to start the engine in· stead =>page 443. 
For technical reasons, the following vehicles can-not be tow-started: 
4461 If and when 
A WARNING (Continued) 
• If the power supply to the towed vehicle is disconnected, stop towing immediately and seek expert assistance. 
A WARNING 
If a vehicle is being towed, the vehicle han-dling and braking effect will change signifi-cantly. Please note the following in order to reduce the risk of an accident or serious inju-ries: 
• Notes for the driver of the towed vehicle: 
-You will need to depress the brake ped-al more vigorously than normal as the brake servo is not working. Always be careful not to drive Into the vehicle that is pulling your vehicle. 
-You will need to turn the steering wheel more vigorously as the power-assisted steering function Is not working. 
• Notes for the driver of the towing vehicle 
-Accelerate carefully and gently. 
-Avoid sudden braking and driving ma· noeuvres. 
-Brake earlier than normal by pressing lightly on the brake pedal. 
CD 
• Remove and install the cover and the tow-ing eye carefully so as to avoid damage to the vehicle, e.g. the palntwork. 
• Unburnt fuel can enter the catalytic convert· er and damage it while the vehicle Is being tow-ed. 
• If the vehicle battery has discharged, the en-gine control units will not function properly. 
However, if the vehicle still has to be tow-started (manual gearbox): 
• Engage second or third gear. 
• Keep the clutch pressed down.  

Vents ............................ 329 Windscreen heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 
Air conditioning system, California . . . . . . 250 
Air reclrculation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330 Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330 Switching off temporarily . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330 
Alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389 
Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . • . . . . . . . . 364 
Aluminium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385 
Anodised surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385 
Anti-freeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . 360 Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . 275 Anti-snaking coupling Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 
Anti-theft alarm . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . 43 Anti-tow alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Interior monitoring system . . . • . . . . . . . . . 44 Risk of false alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  145 Anti-theft wheel bolts . . . . . . . . .  417, 420, 421 
Anti-tow alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 
Applications . . . . .  . . . . . . . • . . . . . 404 
Apps ............................... 404 Area monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 City Emergency Brake function ......... 311 Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 Radar sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 System limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 
Armrest, 2-seat arrangement, Business Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Stowage compartment . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . 184 
Armrest, 3-seat bench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Front. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  162 Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Removable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Assist systems Adaptive chassis control (DCC) . . . . . . . . 317 Adaptive cruise control (ACC) . . . . . . . . . 298 Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . 275 Area monitoring system (Front Assist) . . . 307 Automatic Post-Collision Braking System 274 Brake Assist system (BAS) . . . . . . . . . . . 275 ccs ............................. 295 Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 295 Driver Alert System .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. 315 Electronic differential lock (EDL) . . . . . . . 275 Electronic stability control (ESC) . . . . . . . 274 Hill Descent Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 Hill Hold Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . 284 Lane change assist system . . . . . . . . . . . 312 Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 
466 Index 
Parking aid (front and rear) . . . • . . . . . . .  289 Parking aid (only at rear)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 ParkPilot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 ParkPilot (front and rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 ParkPilot (only at rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 Rear Assist (reversing camera) . . . . . . . . 291 Recommendation for rest breaks....... 315 Reversing camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 Side Assist (lane change assist system) . 312 Start/stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 Traction control system (TCS) . . . . . 275, 276 Tyre monitoring system . . . . . . . . . .  318, 321 
Asymmetrical tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377 
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Automatic car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381 
Automatic gearbox See Dual clutch gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 see Dual clutch gearbox DSG . . . . . . . . . 264 Automatic headlight control ............. 110 
Automatic Post-Collision Braking System 274 
Automatic switch-off for electrical consum-ers .............................. . 366 
Auxiliary air heater See Supplementary heater .......... . 332 Auxiliary coolant heater Remote control .................... . See Supplementary heater .......... . 
Auxiliary equipment or body parts ..... . 
335 332 
396 
Auxiliary heater Remote control .................... . see Supplementary heater ........... . See Supplementary heater .......... . Switch-off delay ..............•..... 
335 251 332 334 Awning ............................. 226 Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . 227 Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Removing and fitting . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . 228 
Axle weight rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . 450 
8 
Ball coupling Fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . .  142 Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Ready position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 
BAS see Brake support systems . . . . . . . . . . . 275 Battery Discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339 Remote control (supplementary heating sys-tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337 Replacing in remote control key . . . . . . . . . 38 see Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362 
Battery charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . 24 7 
Bed extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77  

Electrical consumer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 
Electrical consum-ers ....... 145,164,242,244,331,339,412 Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 
Electrical equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 
Electrical sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 
Electric lumbar support adjustment . . . . . . 66 
Electric pop-up roof, California . . . . . . . . . 221 Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 
Electric sliding doors Disabling  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Roll-back function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Buttons  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Convenience closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Convenience opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Fault .........................•.... 57 One-touch function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Opening ........................... 56 Roll-back function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . 57 
Electrolyte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365 
Electronic differential lock (EDL) . . . . . . . . 275 
Electronic Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 
Electronic stability control (ESC) . . . . . . . . 274 
Emergency ........................... 411 Breakdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . 412 Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412 Fire extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413 First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413 Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412 Making you and your vehicle safe 412 Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413 
Emergency brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412 
Emergency brake lights . . . . . . . . . . . 412 Emergency breakaway cable . . . . . . . 141, 145 
Emission control system for diesel vehi-cles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 
Engine Noises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . 259 Not running smoothly . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . 343 Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394 
Engine and ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 12-volt sockets . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . 164, 243 Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 Non-authorised vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Preheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 Engine and transmission guard . . . . . . . . . . 33 
Engine code Finding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451 
Engine compartment ................. . Cleaning ........................ . Coolant .......................... . Engine oil ........................ . Plenum chamber .................. . Preparation ...................... . Vehicle battery .................... . Engine coolant see Coolant ................. . 
Engine fault ................... . 
Engine idling speed increased ........................ . Engine management system .....•..... Indicator lamp .................... . 
Engine oil .....................•..... Changing ........................ . Checking the engine oil level ......... . Consumption ................•..... Dipstick ......................... . Filler opening ..................... . Indicator lamp .................... . Refilling ......................... . Specification ...................... . Warning lamp ..................... . 
Engine specifications ................ . Entering password Rear-seat telephony ......... . 
Entering PIN code Rear-seat telephony ................ . Equipment Business ........................ . California ........................ . Multivan ... . 
ESC ....... . ESP 
350 387 358 353 387 352 362 
358 
407 
366 407 407 
353 357 356 357 356 356 354 356 354 354 
450 
190 
190 
180 192 175 
274 
see Electronic stability control (ESC) . . . . 274 Event data recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399 
Event memory Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399 Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399 Exhaust purification system . . . . . . . . . . . 407 Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407 Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124,406 Automatic anti-dazzle  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 .............. ·····•········ Folding in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382 
Exterior views  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . .  5 
External aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398 External socket 230-volt power supply 245 
Index 471  

Selecting a gear DSG dual clutch gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 
Selective Catalytic Reduction see Emission control system for diesel vehi-cles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 
Selector lever lock Dual clutch gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 
Selling the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 In other countries/continents . . . . . . . • . . 405 Volkswagen Car-Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403 Service fluids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395 
Service interval display Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Oil change service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Service position for the front wipers ...... 119 
Settings Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 
Setting up Integrated child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 
Setting up the bed 3-seat bench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Bench seaVbed, California . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 
Side airbags see Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 
Side Assist Lane change assist system . . . . . . . . . . . 312 Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108, 109 
Signal tones Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Warning and indicator lamps . . . . . . . . . . . 16 
Single door opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Single seats in the passenger compartment Folding out the table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 
Sink Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 
Sitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 
Sitting position Correct sitting position . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . 63 Incorrect sitting position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Sliding/tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Convenience closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Manual closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415 Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Roll-back function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Sliding doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Childproof lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 48 Opening and closing electrically 47 Opening and closing manually . . 46 Sliding windows Closing ............................ 58 Opening . .  . ...................... 58 
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379 Four-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379 
Socket 12-volt sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 230-volt Euro socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 230-volt grounded safety socket 246 External socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 
Sockets 12-volt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 230-volt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 
Spanner symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Spare fuel canister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 
Spares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395 
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374 Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 4 Removing . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374 Speed index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 377 
Start/stop system . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 When towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 
Starting with jump leads see Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 443 Static cornering light ..........•........ 110 
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 281 Pulling to one side . . . . . . . . . . . 373 Vibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . 373 
Steering wheel Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 
Sterilising agent . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 239 
Stickers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405 
Storing vehicle data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398 
Stowage Stowage compartment in the headliner . . 214 Stowage areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Armrest, 2-seat arrangement, Business . 184 California  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Drawers ........................... 76 Front passenger side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Lockable stowage compartment . . . . . . . 214 Stowage compartment lights ........... 114 Vehicle wallet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 
Stowage box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 
Stowage compartment in the headliner . . 214 Stowage compartment lights on the front passenger side ...................... 114 Stowing Centre console . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . 151 Dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Integrated child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Other stowage compartments . . . . . . . . . 152 Stowing cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Stowing items of luggage . . . • . . . . . . . . . . 126 
Sunbllnd Side windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 
Index I 479  

Sun visors ........................... 115 
Supplementary heater . . . . . . • . . . . . . 332, 345 Automatic switch-off . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 341 
Supplementary heaters Remote control: range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337 
Supplementary heater, California . . . . . . . 251 Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 
Supplementary heating system Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 338 Automatic switch-off . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 Child proof lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339 Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339 Programming . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . . . . • . . 338 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334 Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . . . 333, 334 Things to note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334 
Supposed faults...................... 410 
Switch-off of electrical consumers . . . . . . 366 
Switching off consumers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365 
Symbols see Warning and indicator lamps . . . . . . . . 16 
Systems 
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ASS ............................. 275 Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . 275 Automatic headlight control . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 0 BAS ............................. 275 Brake Assist system (BAS) . . . • . . . . . . . 275 ccs ............................. 295 Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295 EDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 Electronic differential lock (EDL) . . . . . . . 275 Electronic stability control (ESC) . . . . . . . 274 ESC ............................. 274 Hill Hold Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284 Lane change assist system . . . . . . . . . . . 312 Parking aid (front and rear) . . . • . . . . . . . 289 Parking aid (only at rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 ParkPilot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . • . . . . . . . 287 ParkPilot (front and rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 ParkPilot (only at rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 Rear Assist (reversing camera) . . . . . . . . 291 Reversing camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 Side Assist (lane change assist system) . 312 Start/stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 TCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275, 276 Traction control system (TCS) . . . . . 275, 276 Tyre monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . 318, 321 
T-shaped fastening ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 
Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . 155 California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Central table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 
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Folding table in the side panel . . . . . . . . . 155 Folding table in the sliding door . . . . . . . . 229 
Tachograph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . 172 
Tallgate . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . 49 Child proof lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . 52 Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . . 50 Drivlng with an open tallgate . . . . . . . . . . 129 Locking............................ 40 Locking from the inside . . . . . . . . . . . . 50, 51 Manual opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . 414 Opening ........................... 50 Power closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . 50 see Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . 40 Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Unlocking from the inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . 50 
Tall lights (LED) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434 
Tank cap Closing . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342 Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342 Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342 Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342 
TCS see Brake assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 see Brake support systems . . . • . . . . . . . 275 Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . 276 
Technical data Axle weight rating . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . 450 Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . 121. 343 Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450 Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452 Drawbar load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Engine oil specification . . . • . . . . . . . . . . 354 Engine specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . 450 Factory plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 451 Gross vehicle weight rating . . . . . . . . . . . 450 Kerb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450 Living area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 Maximum speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450 Output ........................... 450 Performance figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450 Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Trailer weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450 Type plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451 Tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371 Vehicle data sticker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451 Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450 
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396 Lifting platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401 Plates ............•............... 405 Stickers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405 
Telematlc services see Volkswagen Car-Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402 
Telephone handset, rear-seat telephony, Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191  

Turning Single seats in the passenger compartment .7.3 
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 
Two-way radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398 
Type plate . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 451 
Tyre damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373 
Tyre load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376, 377 Tyre mobility set see Breakdown set  . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 425 
Tyre monitoring indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321 
Tyre monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321 Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319 Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 319 Replacing tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370 Teaching in new tyre pressures . . . . . . . . 321 Tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371 
Tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 371 Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • . . 371 Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371 
Tyre pressure label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371 
Tyre repair kit see Breakdown set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425 Tyres see Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367 Tyres with directional tread pattern . . . . . . 377 
Tyre wear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286, 373 
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Undersea! . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  387 Unlocking Vehicle  ............•............... 40 
USB ................................. 14 
User pairing Rear-seat telephony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 
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V-Fiip .............................. . 171 372 Valve caps Vehicle Lending . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403 Loaded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Locking from outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Locking or unlocking from inside . . . . . . . . 42 Parking on a downward incline . . . . . . . . 272 Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407 Safety in the event of a breakdown . . . . . 412 Selling ........................... 403 Stopping on an upward incline . . . . . . . . . 272 Unlocking from outside  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362 Automatic switch-off for electrical consum-ers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366 Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365 
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Checking the electrolyte level . . . . . . . . . 364 Connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365 Discharged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266, 366,412 Discharges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Disconnecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365 Disconnecting from onboard power supply .365 Electrolyte  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365 Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444 Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362 Preparation . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 364 Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365 Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 364 Vehicle care Airbag (dash panel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392 Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389 Aluminium trim parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385 Anodised surfaces  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385 Automatic car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381 Camera's field of view .......•........ 111 Changing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383 Chrome trim parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385 Cleaning cool box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393 Cleaning cupboards, cooker and sink, Cali-fornia ........................... 253 Cleaning fresh water tank, California . . . . 239 Cleaning opaque shades . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393 Cleaning refrigerator box, Business . . . . . 187 Cleaning  seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392 Cleaning seat rails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393 Cleaning stowage areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392 Cleaning the display of the central  control panel, California  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 Cleaning the drain, California . . . . . • . . . . 241 Cleaning wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . 386 Cleaning wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383 Cloth seat covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . 389 Dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392 De-icing door lock cylinders . . . . . . . . . . . 387 Electrically adjustable seats . . . . . . • . . . . 389 Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387 Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380 Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . 382 Fabric trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . 389 Handling seat covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389 High-pressure cleaner . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . 382 Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388 Leatherette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392 Natural leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391 Paintwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384 Plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392 Rubber seals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386 Seat cushions without seat heating . . . . . 389 Seat cushions with seat heating . . . . . . . 389 Seats that are not electrically adjustable . 389 Seats with airbag components . . . . . . . . . 389 Seats with no airbag components . . . . . . 389