VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE 2011 Owner´s Manual

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About this owner's manual . . . . . . 4
Overview of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 6
Exterior views
-Side v iew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
- Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
- Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Vehicle interior
- Overview of the driver door........... . 9
-Overv iew of the driver side . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0
- Overview of the centre console . . . . . . . . 13
- Overview of the front passenger side . . . 15
-Symbols in the roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Instrument cluster
- Warning and indicator lamps . . . . . . . . . . 16
- Instruments.......................... 20
- Volkswagen information system . . . . . . . . 26
lnfotainment system
- Menu and system settings (SETUP) . . . . 31
Before the journey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Before setting off
- Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
- Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Opening and closing
-Vehicle key set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
- Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
-Doors....................... .. . 55
-Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
- Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
- Electric panorama sliding/tilting roof . : : : : 63
Sitting correctly and safely
- Adjusting the seat position . . . . 66
-Seat functions · · · · · · · · 75 -Seat belts ..... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·
- Airbag syst~~ . : : : : · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 79
-Child seats (access~;;~~)· :::::::::::: : ~~
lights and vision
-Lights ...
- Protection
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-WM.indscreen wiper and w~·s·h~r· . . . . . . . . . 111175
-1rrors · · · · · · · .. ............. ...... ........... 122
Transporting
- Driving notes ..........
-Luggage compartment · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 126
-Roof carrier · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 130
- Towing a trai·l~; .. ... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 137
..... ................. 140
Practical equipment
-Stowage area ........... .. .
- Drink holder
.. · · · · · .. · 151 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
-Ashtray and cigarette lighter ......... : ." 158
- Electrical sockets ........ .. .......... 160
- Toll card reader (ETC) .............. .. 162
While driving ...................... 163
Starting the engine, changing gear and
parking
-Starting and stopping the engine ....... 163
-Changing gear ....................... 169
-Braking , stopping and parking ........ . 179
- Driving with respect for the environment 190
-Steering ............................. 193
Driver assist systems
- Pull-away assist systems ............. 196
- ParkPilot ............................ 201
- Reverse assist system (Rear Assist) ... 209
-Park Assist system ................... 213
-Cruise control system (CCS) .......... 218
-Speed limiter ........ .. .............. 222
- Adaptive cruise control (ACC) ........ . 226
- Area monitoring system (Front Assist) .. 235
-Lane departure warning system (Lane
Assist) .
.......... ................... 240
- Traffic sign recognition ................ 243
- Driver Alert System (recommendation
for rest breaks) ........... ........... 246
- Driving Mode Selection ............... 248
- ProActive occupant protection ..... .... 251
- Tyre monitoring system .. ............. 253
Air conditioning system
- Heating , ventilating, cooling ........... 256
- Auxiliary heater (supplementary heating 64 system) ................. ............ 2
At t~~ filling station 269
- Frllrng the tank ............. · · · · · · ·::: 274
-Fuel ................ .. · · · · · · · · ·· ·

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- Vehic le tool kit .
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-Hub caps ................ i • , ••• , • , •••
-Changing a wh ee l ...... , ............ .
are and maintenance
- Brea kdown set ......................•
-Fuses ............................... 3
- Changing bulbs .................... . . 3
- Starting the engine with jump leads .... 370
-Tow- starting and towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7 3
-' I il1 f r nd cl aning the ve hicl e
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1 '111111 and car ing for the interior ..... 302
Abbreviations ..................... 378
-Wl1 ,1 nd tyres .................... 308
ori s, modifications, repairs and
Index ............... .. ........ ....... 379
r n wal of parts ............... . ...... 320
- C n um r inform ation ................ 328
.... ngin manage ment system and
h u st purification system
............ 332
If and when ........................ 334
Practical tips
~ r quently asked questions ........... 334
-In an em ergency ..................... 336

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• ht:-; OwnN's M< nua l is va lid fo r all models a nd
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• An lpllAb tical
index is included a t th e end of
thi mt nu I.
• A lis t of bbr evintions at th e e nd of the manual
pi, ins the a bbre viations used.
• Dir e tions and positions such as le ft, right , front
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rare norm ally relativ e to the vehicle's direc­
ti n f tr v I, unl ss otherwis e indic ated .
• lllu !rations he lp with orientation and should be
r gard d as a general guide.
• This owne r's m anu al was written for left-hand
drive vehicles . In right -h a nd drive vehicles the con­
trols m ay sometimes be different to those dis-
pl yed in illustr ations or described in the text
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Any t ec hnical changes made to the vehicle af­
t er
publication of this booklet are contained in a
supp leme nt that is included with the vehicle wallet.
All
eq uipment and models are described without
indic~~ing whether the equipment is optional or
spe~1f1c to the model type. This means that your
ve~1cle ma~ not have some of the equipment de­
scnbed, or 1t may only be available in certain mar­
kets . The scope of equipment fitted in your vehicle
can be found in the sales document t· a 1on and can contact your Volkswagen dealer h' You
information. 5 lp for further
All data in this owner's manual corres d
information available at the time of gofnont to ~he
Because the vehicle is constantly being gd 0 Pnnt.
and further improved, there may be diffe eveloped . ~ne~~ tween your vehicle and the data in this ow , -
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cfrepancy 111 data, illustrations or de
scnp 1ons s a arm the basis for any legal claim. -
Please ensure that the complete vehicle wall t .
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Standard booklets in the vehicle wallet:
• Service schedule
• Owner's manual
Additional booklets in the vehicle
wallet (optional):
• Supplements
• Radio I navigation system
• Provision for mobile telephone
• Other supplements <l

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Exterior views
Side view
Fig. 1 Overview of the driver side
Key for Fig. 1:
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flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
@ Exterior door release lever . . . . . 55 0 •• 0 •• 0 0 •••• 0 0. 0 0 •••••••••••••••••• • 0 ••••••• 0 •••••
@ Exterior mirrors 122 ••• •••••• 0 ••••••• 0 0 •••• 0 ••• 0 ••••• ••••••••• 0 ••••••••••••••••• •• 0 ••
-Additional turn signal light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 • •• • 0 ••• 0 •• 0 0 0 •• 0 ••• 0 0. 0 •••• 0
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Surround lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 • 0. 0 •••• 0 0 •• 0 0 •••••• 0 • ••• 0 •• 0 ••
® Jacking points 349 <l ••• 0 ••••• 0 •• 0 ••••• 0
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Fig. 2 Overvi ew of the front of the vehicle
Key for Fig. 2 :
CD S ensor or camera window on the mirror base for:
- Rai n sensor
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- Ma
in bea m assist (Light Assist) ................... ............................ . .
- Area monitoring system (Front Assist)
............................... ........... .
- La ne depa rture warning system (Lane Assist) .
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- Traffic sign recognition
@ Windscr een
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-Windscr een h eating ........................... .................... ...... . .... .
G) Front windscr een wipers .......................... ........... ................... .
Bonnet
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Bonnet rele ase lever . ..... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . . . . . . . . 277
Headlights ........... · . · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . . . . . . . . 105, 362
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H ea dlight was her system ....................................................... .
Fog
lights I cornering lights . ........... ......... ................................. .
Front sensors for the
ParkPilot or Park Assist system .. .............................. .
Front number
plate holder
Rada r sensor for:
- Ad aptive Cruise
Control (ACC) .............. ................................. . .
- Area monitoring system (Front Assist)
............................. ............. .
@ Mounting for the front towing eye behind a cover .................................... .
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Fig. 3 Overview of the rear of the vehicle
Key for Fig . 3 :
CD High-mounted brake light
@ Rear w indow
-Rear w indow heating ................................. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ........
G) Rear wiper ...... .. .......... . ........... ... · .. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·
0 Tail light cluster .. . ............. . ..... ....... .................. ... . · · · · · · · · .. ....
® Tailgate .... .. .. .. ... ...... .. . . ... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · .......
® Rear sensors for the ParkPilot or Park Assist system . ........... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·
0 Mounting for the rear towing eye behind a cover ........ ......... _ . . · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·
® Rear number plate holder
® Area of towing bracket .. ... ........ ......... ........ · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·
®0 Number Plate ll.ghts · · · · · · · · ................ . ............... . ....................
® Area of reversing camera (Rear Assist) ....................... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·
@ Volkswagen badge for opening the tailgate ..... . .. .. . ........... . · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·
Overview of the vehicle
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'e h ic le interior
Ov erview of the driver door
Fig . 4 Overv ie w of the contro ls in the drive r doo r (left -ha nd dr ive ve hicles ). The controls are mirrored in
rig t- h and drive vehic le s
Key for Fig . 4 :
CD Door release lever ........................... ............ ..... . ................ .
® Centra l lock ing butt on s for locking and unlo cking the vehicle ( a -o>] ............... ...... .
G) S w itch for adjusting the exter ior mirror s
- Exte ri
or mirror setting L -0 - R
- Exterior mirror heat ing 0.
- Fo ld ing in the exterior mirrors 9
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G) Ind icator lamp for anti -theft alarm or SAFELOCK mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6
® Buttons for oper atin g t he electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
- Electric windows~
-S afety button for the rear electric windo ws ~
® Hand le for releas ing the bonne t ....................................... .... ...... . .
0 Bott le holder ................................... . .............................. .
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Stowage compartmen t for high-visi bility waist coa t .. ................................. .
Reflecto r
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Fig. 6 Overview of the driver side (right -h and driv e veh ic les )
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for interior monitoring @ ......... ............ · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·
G) Light switch :q.. . ............ .................. ..... ... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·
- Daytime running lights or daytime headlights 0
-Automatic headlight control AUTO
-Side light and dipped beam headlights :oo:, §0
-Fog lights iD, 0$
® Control for:
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Headlight range control ~D ............................... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·
-Instrument and switch lighting C'1 ........... ...... ............. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·
G) Vent,.-1••·-~ ................... ............ . ......................... ······ ··
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-For main beam headlights m
-For dipped beam headlights §O
-For headlight flasher mtx
-For turn signal Q~
For parking lights p~
-With switches and buttons for operating the cruise control system (CCS) and the speed
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limiter ON-CANCEL-OFF, (RES/+-'l<'l-SETt-),@!) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 , 222
- With button for driver assist systems 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
® Instrument cluster:
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Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
-Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
- Warning and indicator lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
® Lever for windscreen wipers and washers
- Windscreen wipers
HIGH -LOW
117
-Interval wipe for the windscreen ,,,,
- Windscreen wipers switched off OFF
-" Flick wipe" 1x
-Windscreen wiper ~
-Wash and wipe system for the windscreen ~
-Rear wiper ~
- Wash and wipe system for the rear window©
-Lever with buttons for operat ing the Volkswagen information system and infotainment
system (!@, (OK/RESET J ................................................... ........ .
0 Controls on the multifunct ion steering wheel .............. ........................ . .
- Buttons for operating the cruise control system (CCS) and the
speed limiter
@D, @), @,@,(--CHI.-+) .. .................... ............................... .
- Buttons for operating the adaptive cruise control (ACC) @D, (ill),@ .@ ,(-_?_ +l ....... .
- Volume setting for the radio, navigation announcements or a telephone conversation
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-Buttons for operating the Volkswagen information system [,z,-OK-~). ~. G
-Opening the main telephone menu or accepting a telephone call, and muting the radio or
activating voice control 0. ~
-Audio, navigation [l<l-r>~)
® Horn (works only when the ignition is switched on)
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Ignition lock ................ .... · · ........... .......... ....... .............. .
Pedals
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Lever for adjusting the steering column ...................... . .. ...... . • • • • • • • • • • 0 ••
Vehicle interior
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