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Table of Contents
Table of Contents Gener al vie
ws of the v ehicl
e
. . . . . . . . 7
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Overview (left hand drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Interior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
10
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Advice about driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Correct sitting position of vehicle occu-
pants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 11
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
The whys and wherefores of seat belts . . . . . 14
How to properly adjust your seat belt . . . . . . 17
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Brief introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Operation of the airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Transporting children safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Safety for children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Integrated child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Self-help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Emergency equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Tyre repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
41
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Changing the windscreen wiper blades . . . . 49
Jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Tow start and towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 56
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Controls and displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Interior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Instruments and warning/control
lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 68
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Using the instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

83
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Multifunction steering wheel* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Three button unit in the roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Set of vehicle keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Anti-theft alarm system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 101
Sliding doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 103
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 105
Window controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Sunroof* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 112
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 115
Vehicle lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 122
Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Windscreen wiper and rear window wiper
systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 123
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 126
Sun pr

otection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Seats and headrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Adjusting seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 129
Headrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 131
Seat functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 133
Transport and practical equipment . . . . . . 138
Storing objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Net partition* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 147 Roof carrier* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 148
Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Drink holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Heating, ventilation and cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Auxiliary heating (additional heating)* . . . . . 166
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Safety warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Overview of the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
General instructions for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Voice control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Full Link* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 184
Operating modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . 192
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 201
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 213
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 224
Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 237
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239Start and driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Starting and stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Start-Stop system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Automatic gearbox/DSG automatic gear-
box* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . 246
Gear-change r

ecommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 252
Dynamic chassis control (DCC)* . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 254
5

Instruments and warning/control lamps
Three button unit in the roof Thr ee butt
on modul e*Fig. 85
Three button module in the roof: tele-
phone management syst em control
s. 
Press it briefly: to accept or end a call.
Keep it pr
essed do
wn: to reject a call.
Short press: to start or stop the v oice contr
ol
function, for example, to make a call. a)

Operation
12 volt power socket
The 12 v olt po
wer sock
et will only w
ork with
the ignition on.
Using electrical appliances with the engine
stopped and the ignition switched on will
drain the battery. Therefore, electrical devi-
ces connected to the power socket can only
be used when the engine is running.
To prevent voltage variations from causing
damage, switch off the electrical consumer
connected to the 12 volt power socket before
switching the ignition on or off and before
starting the engine.
12 volt power sockets can be found in the fol-
lowing locations in the vehicle:

Infotainment System
Pop-up window function buttons My route Function button: function
Edit route a)
: To edit and store the activ e r
oute.
New route : To create a new route.
Route mem. : To Delete
, Edit or Start the routes
stor ed. a)
This function button is only displayed with route
guidance activated in the rout e mode

.
Function buttons and indications in the New route and Edit route Function button: function
A 
: Stopover
.
 : Destination.
 ... : Estimat

ed time of arrival at destination.
... : Calcul

ated distance to destination.
B Press on the destination to display the function
buttons.

: Delete destination.
 : To st
art guidance dir ect t

o the selected
destination. Destinations that come before the
sel ect

ed destination are ignored.
 : To open the detailed view of the destination
in question. Function button: function
C Available function buttons.
New dest.: To add a new destination to the tour

.
Destinations: To add a new destination from My destinations to the t

our.
Save: To store the created tour in the tour mem-
ory.
Start : T

o start route guidance.
Calculat ea)
: T

o update calcul at
ed distance
and estimated arrival time.
Stop b)
: To stop route guidance to the active
destination.
1 To move a stopover or a destination to another
position on the list. Press and hold to mo
v

e the
destination. a)
This function button is only displayed with route
guidance activ at
ed and when a destination has been
added t o the t
our

.
b) This function button is only displayed with route
guidance activated. Special destinations (POI) Fig. 216
Points of interest on the map. The points of interest saved in the memory
ar
e divided int
o differ
ent cat

egories. Each
category of special destinations has a sym-
bol assigned to it.
In the Map settings menu, you can indicate
the special destinations that you want to dis-
play on the map. Up to 10 categories can be
selected.
Display of points of interest on the map can
be enabled or disabled with the View 

Infotainment System
Function button: function
Time of arrival : The estimated time of arrival at
the destination is displayed.
Running time : The envisaged travelling time to
the destination is displayed.
Status line : View  during route guidance.
Destination : The calculated distance to the
destination is shown.
Next stopo
ver : The calculated distance to the
next stopov er is sho

wn.
Note: National border crossed : Indication of the
speed limits of the country in question when
crossing a border.
Demo mode : When the Demo mode is active and
route guidance is start ed, a virt

ual guide to the en-
tered destination may be started

Start and driving
selected gear. This is possible as long as the
syst em is not changing gear aut
omatically
due t o a tr
affic sit
uation.
Using Tiptronic with the selector lever
It is possible to change to Tiptronic mode,
both when the vehicle is stopped and while
driving.

Start and driving
Control lamp F
It lights up red
Faulty steering.
Do not continue driving, stop the vehicle as soon as
possible and in a saf
e manner.
Take the vehicle to a specialised workshop and have
the fault repaired as soon as possible. F
It lights up yellow
Limited steering operation.
Drive carefully to a specialised w orkshop t

o have the
steering checked.
If the warning light does not come on again after re-
starting the engine and driving a short distance, it is
not necessary to check the steering.
OR: The 12-volt battery was disconnect ed and r
e-
connected.
Drive a short distance at 15-20 km / h (9-12 mph). F
Flashes red
Fault in the steering column electronic lock.

Practical tips
Control and warning lamps b
It lights up red
The engine cannot be restarted! The AdBlue level
is too l ow.
Stop the vehicle in a suitable, safe and flat area then
top up with the minimum required quantity of AdBlue

Indications about the technical data
Engine specifications Petrol engines
1.4 TSI Start-Stop
Power output in kW (PS) at 1/min 110 (150)/5,000-6,000
Maximum torque (Nm at 1/min) 250/1,500-4,000
No. of cylinders/displacement (cm 3
) 4/1,395
Fuel Super 95 / Normal 91 (with a slight power loss) ROZ
Gearbox manualDSG
Top speed (km/h) 200 (VI)198 (VI)
Acceleration from 0-100 km/h (seconds) 9.99.9
Maximum authorized weight (kg) (5/7 seats) 2,300 / 2,4302,310 / 2,430Diesel engines
2.0 TDI CR Start-Stop
Power output in kW (PS) at 1/min 110 (150)/3,500130 (177)/3,500-4,000
Maximum torque (Nm at 1/min) 340/1, 750-3,000380/1, 750-2,500
No. of cylinders/displacement (cm 3
) 4/1,9684/1,968
Fuel Diesel according to standard EN 590, min. 51 CN
Gearbox manualDSGDSGDSG 4Drive
Top speed (km/h) 198 (VI)198 (VI)210 (VI)208 (VII)
Acceleration from 0-100 km/h (seconds) 10.610.3 9.39.1
Maximum authorized weight (kg) (5/7 seats) 2,390 / 2,5202,410 / 2,5402,390 / 2,540 2,560 / 2,590 357

Index
Central armrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Centr al l
ocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
anti-theft al arm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
99
central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
emergency lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Keyless Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
selective unlocking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Cetane index (diesel fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Change a bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 58 bodywork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
front bumper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
62
halogen headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
number plate light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 63
tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 63
xenon headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Change the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
44 subsequent work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
wheel nuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 45
Changing parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
344
Checking levels engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Childproof locks electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Child seat integrated child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Child seats group classification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
securing with the seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Top Tether system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 34 Cleaning the vehicle
high pressure cleaning equipment . . . . . . . . 339
special car
e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
vehicle exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
vehicle interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
wash the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Climate control auxiliary heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 163
Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Clocks set the time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 78
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 93 bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 316
luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
panoramic roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
111
Coat hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 155
Coming Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 119
Communication between the Infotainment System and mobile devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 81
Connectivity Full Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 184
Connectors faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 158
Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 239
Control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
adBlue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 312
airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 25
airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
anti-lock brake system ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
ASR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 284 audible warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
blind spot detector (BSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
br
aking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
cruise control (GRA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
diesel preheating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . 102
EDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 284
electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
electronic parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
emissions control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 319
ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 284
fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Lane Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 271
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . . 115
particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313, 314
press on the brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260, 264
rear cross traffic alert (RCTA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . 106
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79, 308
remote control (independent heating) . . . . . 167
replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 14
Start-Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
steering column lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
tow hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 305
tyre pressure loss indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
windscreen washer fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Controls and displays overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Controls on the steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Control units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
347 reprogramming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
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