park assist VOLKSWAGEN CC 2014 Owners Manual

Rear view

Fig. 3 Vehicle rear overview.
Key to ⇒ fig. 3:
(1) Rear window:
– Rear window defroster
– Rear window antenna
(2) High-mounted brake light
(3) Taillights (on both left and right)
(4) Volkswagen emblem. Area for:
– Luggage compartment release
– Rear Assist camera (if equipped)
(5) Threaded hole for the rear towing eye (behind cover)
(6) Roof antenna
(7) Park Distance Control (PDC) sensors (on both left and right, if
equipped)
(8) Area for attaching a trailer hitch

Feature Description
Remote
Door Unlock
You can send a request to unlock the vehicle doors
through your Volkswagen Car-Net iPhone® or An-
droid® app, the Volkswagen Car-Net website or by
calling the Volkswagen Car-Net Response Center
(text and data rates apply). If none of the vehicle
doors are opened within about 30 seconds, the car will
lock again.
Remote
Honk and
Flash
You can send a honk and flash signal to the car using
the Volkswagen Car-Net website or the VW Car-Net
iPhone® or Android® app (text and data rates apply).
The car will honk the horn and blink the headlights
and emergency flashers for up to 10 seconds.
Last Parked
Location
You can locate your last parked location using your
Volkswagen Car-Net iPhone® or Android® app (text
and data rates apply).
Destinations
Only appli-
cable for
vehicles
equipped
with a facto-
ry-installed
navigation
system.
Points of Interest (POIs) or other destinations can be
imported remotely into the factory-installed navigation
system (if equipped) from a computer or the
Volkswagen Car-Net iPhone® or Android® app (text
and data rates apply). These destinations can be
called up and used by the navigation system.
Destination
Download
Only appli-
cable for
vehicles
equipped
with a facto-
ry-installed
navigation
system.
Press the • button in the 3-button module: The vehi-
cle will connect directly to the Volkswagen Car-Net
Response Center where a Volkswagen Car-Net Cus-
tomer Specialist will assist with destinations. The ad-
dress of a dealer’s location can also be sent by the
Customer Specialist to your factory-installed naviga-
tion system (if equipped).

Starting assistance systems
Parts, accessories, repairs and modifications
WARNING
Riding in a trailer is dangerous and may be illegal.
WARNING
Improper use of the trailer hitch can cause accidents and inju-
ries. An improperly installed, incorrect, or damaged trailer hitch
can cause the trailer to separate from the towing vehicle and
cause serious personal injuries.
Only use an undamaged, properly mounted trailer hitch.
Never repair or modify the trailer hitch.
To reduce the risk of injury in rear-end collisions, and the risk
to pedestrians and cyclists when the vehicle is parked, always
remove the ball mount when you are not towing a trailer.
Never install a “weight distributing” or “load equalizing”
trailer hitch on your vehicle. The vehicle was not designed for
these kinds of trailer hitches. The trailer hitch attachment can
fail, causing the trailer to tear loose from the vehicle.

Starting off with a trailer on hills
Depending on how steep the hill is and the combined towing weight, a
parked vehicle with trailer can roll backwards when you first start
moving.
When starting off with a trailer on a hill:
Depress and hold the brake pedal (and depress and hold the clutch
- manual transmission).
Press the G button once to deactivate the electronic parking brake
⇒  Braking and parking.
Press the G button again and hold it to use the electronic parking
brake to help prevent the vehicle and trailer from rolling backwards. If
applicable, follow the instructions for the Hill Hold feature ⇒ Starting
assistance systems.
Shift into first gear or Drive D ⇒  Shifting.
Release the brake pedal.
Drive ahead slowly at first. If your vehicle has manual transmission,
slowly let out the clutch.
Do not release the G button until the engine starts to move the
vehicle forward. If your vehicle has an automatic transmission, you
can also depress and hold the brake pedal for added braking and
then let up on the brake pedal when you feel that the vehicle “wants”
to move forward.
Drive ahead slowly.

WARNING
Switching off the engine while the vehicle is moving can make
the vehicle harder to stop and result in loss of vehicle control,
leading to collisions and severe personal injuries.
Brake and steering assistance systems, the airbag system,
safety belt pretensioners, and other vehicle safety features only
work when the engine is running.
Switch off the engine only when the vehicle is not moving.
WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious personal injury when starting and
running the vehicle's engine:
Never start the engine or let it run in a confined or enclosed
area. Engine exhaust contains carbon monoxide, a poisonous,
colorless, and odorless gas. Carbon monoxide can cause un-
consciousness and death.
Never leave the vehicle unattended with the engine running.
The vehicle could move suddenly or some other unexpected
event could occur, resulting in property damage or personal
injury.
Never use starting assist fluids. Starting fluids can explode
and can cause a “run-away” vehicle condition.
WARNING
The vehicle exhaust system and the catalytic converter get very
hot. They can cause fires and serious personal injury.
Never park the vehicle where the hot exhaust system or cata-
lytic converter could ignite flammable materials, such as brush,
leaves, dry grass, spilled fuel, etc.
Never apply additional undercoating or rust proofing on or
near the exhaust manifold, exhaust pipes, catalytic converter,
or heat shields.

WARNING
Rear Assist is not able to give you a clear and undistorted view
of all areas behind the vehicle.
The camera has blind spots in which it cannot detect people
and objects.
Always be careful and look around you when parking. The
camera cannot show people, animals, and objects in certain
situations. Watch out for small children and animals in particu-
lar.
Due to the screen resolution or in low-light conditions, the
camera may not pick up thin posts, chain-link fences and simi-
lar fences, and other objects, or it may not show them clearly.
The camera lens enlarges and distorts the field of vision and
causes objects on the screen to appear altered and imprecise.
Always keep the camera lens clean and free of snow and ice;
do not cover the lens.
WARNING
Rear Assist technology cannot overcome the laws of physics
and the limits of the system. Careless or unintentional use of
Rear Assist may result in accidents and severe injuries.
Always adjust your speed and driving style to road, traffic,
weather, and visibility conditions.
Always keep an eye on the parking direction and the vehicle
surroundings. The front of the vehicle swings out more than the
rear of the vehicle.
Never pay so much attention to the graphics shown on the
screen that you fail to notice what is going on around you.
Always watch for people, especially small children, animals,
and objects, because the camera may not always be able to de-
tect them.
The system may not be able to clearly show everything be-
hind the vehicle.
Use Rear Assist only when the luggage compartment lid is
completely closed.

1) Do not use Rear Assist in the following situations:
– If the area behind the vehicle cannot be seen clearly or complete-
ly.
– If the rear of the vehicle is heavily loaded.
– When the luggage compartment lid is open.
– If the driver is not familiar with the system.
– If the position or angle of the camera has changed, such as after a
rear-end collision. Have the system checked by an authorized
Volkswagen dealer or an authorized Volkswagen Service Facility.


2) Examples of optical distortion by the camera:
The Rear Assist camera displays only two-dimensional images. Re-
cesses and protruding objects on the ground or protruding parts on
other vehicles are difficult or impossible to identify due to the lack of
depth of field.
Objects or another vehicle may seem closer or farther away on the
screen than they really are:
– When driving from a level surface onto an upward or downward
slope.
– When driving up or down a slope onto a level surface.
– If the rear of the vehicle is heavily loaded.
– When approaching protruding objects. These objects can disap-
pear from the field of view when backing up.

Cleaning the camera lens
Keep the camera lens clean and free of snow and ice:
Engage the parking brake.
Switch on the ignition.

Select the Reverse (R) gear.
Wet the camera lens with a commercially available alcohol-based
glass cleaner and clean with a dry cloth ⇒ .
Remove snow with a brush.
Remove ice with deicer spray ⇒ .
NOTICE
Never use abrasive cleaning agents to clean the camera lens.
Never remove snow or ice on the camera lens with warm or
hot water. This can damage the camera lens.
Volkswagen recommends practicing parking with Rear Assist in a
safe place with little or no traffic or in a parking lot under good visibil-
ity and weather conditions in order to familiarize yourself with the sys-
tem, the orientation lines and the way they work.
Rear Assist does not work when the luggage compartment lid is
open.
Perpendicular parking (Mode 1)

Fig. 154 On the screen: Orientation lines for the parking area behind
the vehicle.

8. Set up a warning triangle or other warning device in order to alert
other motorists and cyclists.
9. Let the engine cool down and get expert assistance if necessary.
If the emergency flashers are on, use the turn signal lever to indicate
a direction or lane change, for example when the vehicle is being
towed. This temporarily interrupts the emergency flashers.
Switch on the emergency flashers when:
Traffic suddenly slows down or stops in front of you to warn those
approaching from behind.
In any emergency situation.
If the vehicle breaks down.
When being towed.
Always obey traffic laws that govern the use of emergency flashers
where you are driving.
If the emergency flashers are not working, a different method – as
permitted by law – must be used to alert other motorists and cyclists
to the breakdown.
WARNING
Disregarding the safety-related checklist may lead to accidents
and serious personal injuries.
Always review and follow the checklist. Follow accepted safe-
ty practices and use common sense.
WARNING
The vehicle exhaust system and the catalytic converter get very
hot. They can cause fires and serious personal injury.
Never park where parts of the hot exhaust system or catalytic
converter could ignite flammable materials, such as dry grass,
brush, leaves, spilled fuel, etc.
The vehicle battery will be drained if the emergency flashers are
on for a long time – even if the ignition is switched off.

WARNING
Changing a wheel, especially on the side of the road, can be
dangerous. To help reduce the risk of serious personal injury:
Always stop the vehicle as soon as it is safe to do so. Move
the vehicle a safe distance off the road where it is safe to
change the wheel.
Always make sure that all passengers, especially children,
are in a safe place outside the vehicle and away from the vehi-
cle and traffic (such as behind a guard rail).
Turn on the emergency flashers and set up another warning
device about 25 yards (25 meters) behind the vehicle to warn
approaching traffic.
Change a wheel by yourself only if you are familiar with the
necessary steps. Otherwise, get expert assistance.
Always switch the engine off, set the electronic parking
brake, and shift the transmission into Park (P) (automatic
transmission) or any gear (manual only) to help prevent the ve-
hicle from moving suddenly and slipping off the jack.
Always make sure that the ground is level and firm. If neces-
sary, place the jack on a large and sturdy board or on a similar
ground support.
Always block the wheel diagonally opposite the wheel being
changed with chocks or other similar things.
If you are towing a trailer, always unhitch it from your vehicle
before starting to change the wheel. Always apply the trailer
brakes firmly and make sure the trailer cannot move uninten-
tionally.
Always use proper and undamaged tools when changing a
wheel.
Once a wheel is lifted off the ground, having the transmission
in Park (P) or in gear will not prevent sudden vehicle move-
ment.
Always use a jack that has been approved by the manufac-
turer for your vehicle. Never use other jacks, even if they have
been approved for use on other Volkswagen models.
To reduce the risk of losing control, crashes, and serious
personal injuries, never loosen the screws on rims with thread-
ed rim rings.