air conditioning VOLKSWAGEN E GOLF 2015 5G / 7.G Owners Manual

Upper center console

Fig. 6 Overview of the upper center console.
Key to fig. 6:
(1) Button for the emergency flashers 
(2) PASSENGER AIR BAG /&&  light (front airbag for front seat passenger)
(3) Infotainment system
– User information display
– Radio ⇒ Booklet Radio, Navigation System
– Navigation system ⇒ Booklet Radio, Navigation System
(4) Controls for:
– Manual air conditioning
– Climatronic
(5) Air vents  –

Heating and air conditioning

Manual controls

Fig. 149 In the center console: Manual air conditioning controls.

Button/Knob More information: Manual air conditioning ⇒ fig. 149
L Air distribution to the footwells.
u Air distribution to the windshield and footwells.
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Rear window defroster: Works only when the electric motor
is activated and switches off automatically after 10 minutes
or less.
3 Air recirculation mode
A, [ Buttons for seat heating
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Opening the Air conditioning menu
x Press the -%.5 ⇒ fig. 150 button.
The current air conditioning settings are displayed in the upper section of the screen, for example, the temperatures that are currently set for the driver and passenger sides. Set temperatures up to +72 °F (+22 °C) are shown with blue arrows, while temperatures above +72 °F (+22 °C) are shown with red arrows.
Tap the corresponding function key to switch a function on or off, or to select a submenu.

Function
key
Effect
/&& Switch off the Climatronic.
/. Switch on the Climatronic.
Setup

The air recirculation mode helps prevent outside air from entering the vehicle interior.
In very hot outside temperatures, temporarily switch to manual air recirculation in order to cool the vehicle interior faster.
For safety reasons, air recirculation is switched off in the following situations ⇒ .
x Manually: The  button is pushed (Climatronic) or the air distribution knob is turned to < (manual air conditioning).
x Automatically: A sensor detects conditions that could cause the windows to fog up.
Switching manual air recirculation on and off
Switching on: Press the 3 button. The indicator light under the button lights up.
Switching off: Press the 3 button. The indicator light under the button goes out.
Switching the automatic air recirculation mode on and off: Climatronic
x Press the -%.5 button.
x Touch the