instrument panel VOLKSWAGEN CC 2012 Owners Manual

Front passenger side overview

Fig. 8 Overview of the front passenger side.
Key to ⇒ fig. 8:
(1) Passenger front airbag location in the instrument panel (approx-
imate)
(2) Opening handle for the lockable glove compartment
(3) Air vent 

WARNING
Improper seating positions increase the risk of severe or fatal
injuries in a crash or other accidents, especially when the air-
bag deploys.
All occupants must sit properly and be properly restrained at
all times.
Never let more people ride in the vehicle than there are seat-
ing positions with safety belts available.
Always secure children in the vehicle with an approved and
suitable restraint system appropriate for their age, weight, and
height
Always keep your feet on the floor in front of the seat. Never
rest them on the seat, instrument panel, out of the window, etc.
The airbag system and safety belt will not be able to protect
you properly and can even increase the risk of injury in a crash.

WARNING
Always adjust seat, safety belts, and head restraints properly
before driving and make sure that all passengers are properly
restrained.
Push the passenger seat as far back as possible. Always be
sure that there are at least 10 inches (25 cm) between the front
passenger's breastbone and the instrument panel.
Always adjust the driver's seat and the steering wheel so that
there are at least 10 inches (25 cm) between your breastbone
and the steering wheel.
Adjust the driver's seat so that you can easily push the ped-
als all the way to the floor while keeping your knee(s) slightly
bent. The distance to the instrument panel in the knee area
must be at least 4 inches (10 cm).
If these requirements cannot be met for physical reasons,
contact an authorized Volkswagen dealer or an authorized
Volkswagen Service Facility to see whether adaptive equipment
is available.
Always hold the steering wheel on the outside of the steering
wheel rim with your hands at the 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock posi-
tions to help reduce the risk of personal injury if the driver's
airbag inflates.
Never hold the steering wheel at the 12 o'clock position or
with your hands at other places inside the steering wheel rim or
on the steering wheel hub. Holding the steering wheel the
wrong way can cause serious injuries to the hands, arms, and
head if the driver's airbag inflates.
Pointing the steering wheel toward your face decreases the
ability of the driver's airbag to help protect you in a collision.
Never drive with backrests reclined or tilted back farther than
necessary to drive comfortably. The farther back the backrests
are tilted, the greater the risk of injury caused by incorrect posi-
tioning of the safety belts and improper seating position.
Never drive with the front seat passenger backrest tilted for-
ward. If the front airbag deploys, the front backrest can be
forced backward and injure passengers on the rear seat.
Sit as far back as possible from the steering wheel and the
instrument panel.

Always sit upright with your back against the backrest with
the front seats properly adjusted. Never lean against or place
any part of your body too close to the area where the airbags
are located.
Rear seat passengers who are not properly seated and re-
strained are more likely to be seriously injured in a crash.
WARNING
Improper adjustment of the seats can cause accidents and se-
vere injuries.
Never adjust the seats while the vehicle is moving. Your seat
may move unexpectedly and you could lose control of the vehi-
cle. In addition, you will not be in the correct seating position
while adjusting the seats.
Adjust the front seat height, angle and longitudinal direction
only if the seat adjustment area is clear.
The adjustment of the front seats must not be restricted by
things in the footwell in front or behind the seats.
WARNING
Some kinds of cigarette lighters can be lit unintentionally, or
crushed causing a fire that can result in serious burns and ve-
hicle damage.
Always make sure that there are no lighters in the seat tracks
or near other moving parts before adjusting the seats.
Before closing a storage compartment, always make sure
that no cigarette lighter can be activated, crushed, or otherwise
damaged.
Never leave a cigarette lighter in a storage compartment, on
the instrument panel, or in other places in the vehicle. Heat
buildup in the passenger and luggage compartment of a parked
vehicle can result in temperatures in the vehicle that are much
higher than the outside temperatures, particularly in summer.
High temperatures could cause the cigarette lighter to catch
fire.

The delay period can be adjusted in 10 second intervals and the
function can be switched on and off in the Lights & Vision menu ⇒ 
Volkswagen Information System.
If the “Coming home” feature is switched on and the driver door is
opened, no warning chime will sound to alert you that the lights are
still on.
Instrument panel lighting and headlight range adjustment

Fig. 87 To the left of the steering wheel: Thumbwheel to adjust in-
strument panel lighting 1.

WARNING
Unsecured or incorrectly stowed items can fly through the ve-
hicle, causing serious personal injury during hard braking or
sharp steering or in an accident. Loose items can also be
struck and thrown through the passenger compartment by the
front airbags if they inflate. To help reduce the risk of serious
personal injury:
Always stow all objects securely in the vehicle.
Always keep storage compartments closed while driving.
Do not stow hard, heavy, or sharp objects in open bins in the
vehicle or on top of the instrument panel.
Remove hard, heavy, and sharp objects from clothing and
bags in the vehicle interior and stow securely. Always put
heavy items in the luggage compartment.
Always secure objects in the passenger compartment proper-
ly with suitable straps so that they cannot move into the de-
ployment area of a side or front airbag during braking, in a
sudden maneuver, or in a collision.
Always make sure that there is nothing on the front passen-
ger seat when the backrest is folded forward. When the
backrest is folded forward, even light objects could be pushed
into the seat cushion and cause the weight-sensing mat in the
seat to register enough weight to turn the airbag on.
Always make sure that the PASSENGER AIR BAG /&& light is
on and stays on whenever the backrest of the front passenger
seat is folded forward ⇒  Seat functions.
Passengers must never ride in an incorrect seating position
because objects are being transported in the vehicle.
Never let anybody sit in a seat that is blocked by objects be-
ing carried in the vehicle.

WARNING
Driving with an open luggage compartment lid can cause poi-
sonous carbon monoxide in the engine exhaust to get into the
passenger compartment.
Carbon monoxide causes drowsiness, inattentiveness, poi-
soning, and loss of consciousness. It can lead to accidents and
severe personal injuries.
Always keep the luggage compartment lid closed while driv-
ing to help keep poisonous exhaust fumes from being drawn
into the vehicle.
Never transport objects that are too large to fit completely
into the luggage area, because then the luggage compartment
lid cannot be fully closed.
If you absolutely must drive with an open luggage compart-
ment lid, do the following to reduce the risk of carbon monox-
ide poisoning:
– Close all windows and the power sunroof.
– Switch off the climate control system's air recirculation fea-
ture.
– Open all air vents in the instrument panel.
– Set the fresh air fan to the highest speed.
NOTICE
The open luggage compartment lid changes the vehicle height.
Driving a loaded vehicle

WARNING
Unsecured or incorrectly stowed items can fly through the ve-
hicle, causing serious personal injury during hard braking or
sharp steering or in an accident. Loose items can also be
struck and thrown through the passenger compartment by the
front airbags if they inflate. To help reduce the risk of serious
personal injury:
Always stow all objects securely in the vehicle. Always put
luggage and heavy items in the luggage compartment.
Always secure objects in the passenger compartment proper-
ly with suitable straps so that they cannot move into the de-
ployment zone of a side or front airbag during sudden braking,
in a sudden maneuver, or in a collision.
Always keep storage compartments closed while driving.
Never stow hard, heavy, or sharp objects in the vehicle's
open storage compartments, on the shelf behind the rear seat
bench, or on the top of the instrument panel.
Always remove hard, heavy, or sharp objects from clothing
and bags in the vehicle interior and stow them securely in the
luggage compartment.

WARNING
Objects in the driver footwell can prevent the pedals from mov-
ing freely. This can cause loss of vehicle control and increase
the risk of serious personal injuries.
Always make sure that nothing can interfere with the pedals.
Always fasten floor mats securely to the floor.
Never put floor mats or other floor coverings on top of al-
ready installed floor mats.
Always make sure that nothing can fall into the driver
footwell while the vehicle is moving.
WARNING
Some kinds of cigarette lighters can be lit unintentionally, or
crushed causing a fire that can result in serious burns and ve-
hicle damage.
Always make sure that there are no lighters in the seat tracks
or near other moving parts before adjusting the seats.
Before closing a storage compartment, always make sure
that no cigarette lighter can be activated, crushed, or otherwise
damaged.
Never leave a cigarette lighter in a storage compartment, on
the instrument panel, or in other places in the vehicle. Heat
buildup in the passenger and luggage compartment of a parked
vehicle can result in temperatures in the vehicle that are much
higher than the outside temperatures, particularly in summer.
High temperatures could cause the cigarette lighter to catch
fire.
NOTICE
The defroster heating wires or antenna in the rear window can
be damaged by hard or sharp things on the shelf below the rear
window.
Do not keep any food, medicine, or other items sensitive to
heat or cold in the vehicle. They can be damaged or made unus-
able by heat or cold.

WARNING
An open glove compartment door can increase the risk of seri-
ous injury during sudden braking or driving maneuvers or in a
crash.
Always keep the glove compartment closed while the vehicle
is moving.
NOTICE
In some vehicle models, design considerations have made it
necessary to have openings in the glove compartment behind
the Owner's Manual slot, for example. Small items may fall
through these openings and get behind the instrument panel.
This can cause unusual noises and damage the vehicle. Never
put any small objects in the glove compartment for this reason.
Storage compartment in the rear center armrest

Fig. 126 Storage compartment in the rear center armrest.