VOLKSWAGEN E-GOLF 2019 Repair Manual

At temperatures below +32 °F (0 °C), the rear hatch may be difficult to open after you unlock it.
Closing the rear hatch

Fig. 29 Opened rear hatch: Recessed grips for closing.

Power windows

Switches in the driver door
Key to ⇒ fig. 30:
(1) For the windows in the front doors.
(2) For the windows in the rear doors.
(3) Safety switch.
Opening or closing windows

Function Action
Opening Press the switch.
Closing Pull the switch.
Stopping
automatic
movement
Press/pull the respective switch again.
_ The safety switch (3) deactivates the
power windows in the rear doors. The
yellow indicator light in the switch lights
up (4-door models only).

The power windows function only when the ignition is switched on.
You can still use the power windows for several minutes after the ignition is switched off as long as the driver or front passenger door has not been opened. When the vehicle key has been removed from the ignition and the driver door has been opened, the power windows cannot be opened or closed.
A separate button for controlling the passenger side window is located in the front passenger door.
Power windows – features

x Switch on the ignition.
x Close all windows and doors.
x Pull the switch for the respective window up and hold it for at least 2 seconds in this position.
x Release the switch, pull up and hold again. The one-touch feature is now reactivated.
The one-touch feature can be reactivated for one or more windows at the same time.
Convenience closing
The convenience closing feature lets you close the windows and the power sunroof as follows:
x From inside the vehicle: When the driver door is open, pull up and hold the switch for the driver window until all windows and the sunroof close.
x Manual locking from outside the vehicle: Lock the vehicle with the vehicle key bit in the driver door
and keep the key turned in the locking position to close all windows and the power sunroof ⇒  Manual-ly unlocking and locking the driver door.
x Vehicles with Keyless Access: Hold your finger on the lock sensor surface on the outside of the
door handle for a few seconds until the windows and power sunroof close ⇒  Unlocking or locking the vehicle with Keyless Access.
On appropriately equipped vehicles, a variety of settings related to window operation can be made and adjusted in the Infotainment system by pressing the #!2 button followed by the

x Try one-touch window closing again.
x If the window meets resistance a second time, so that it stops and goes back down, one-touch closing is deactivated for about 10 seconds.
x If you pull the power window button up all the way and hold it during this 10 second interval, the
window will close without pinch protection ⇒ .
Closing the window without pinch protection
x Try to close the window again within 10 seconds by holding the switch. Pinch protection is turned off for a short distance in the window track!
x If closing takes longer than about 10 seconds, pinch protection is turned on again. The window stops again if there is resistance.
x If the window still will not close, please see an authorized Volkswagen dealer or an authorized Volkswagen Service Facility.
WARNING
Without pinch protection, power windows will close with enough force to cause serious per-sonal injury.
x Always be careful when closing power windows.
x Always make sure that no one is in the way when overriding pinch protection to close power windows!
x Pinch protection cannot prevent fingers or other parts of the body from being pressed against the window frame; injuries may result.
Pinch protection is also active during convenience closing of the windows and the power sunroof
⇒  Power windows – features.

Power sunroof

Opening or closing the power sunroof

Fig. 31 In the headliner: Power sunroof switch.

Function Action ⇒ fig. 31
Open the power sunroof
Press the switch rearward (C) to the first detent.
Briefly press the switch the second detent to
open the roof to the comfort position with the
one-touch feature.
Close the power sunroof
Press the switch forward (D) to the first detent.
Briefly press the switch to the second detent to
activate the one-touch feature.
Stop the one-touch fea-
ture during open-
ing/closing
Press the switch again at (C) or (D).

Opening and closing the sunshade
The sliding sunshade must be opened and closed manually. Use the handle at the front of the shade to slide it to the required position. It does not open or close automatically with the power sunroof.
Emergency closing of the power sunroof
If your power sunroof will not close properly, do not try to close it yourself, doing so can cause serious and expensive damage that will not be covered by any Volkswagen Limited Warranty. Special knowledge and tools are required to close the power sunroof if it will not close on its own. To help prevent damage to the sunroof, have an authorized Volkswagen dealer or an authorized Volkswagen Service Facility help you close and repair the power sunroof.
The comfort position provides sufficient ventilation without loud wind noise.
Power sunroof – convenience closing feature

If convenience closing of the power sunroof requires removing the cover cap of the lock cylinder
on the driver door, the cover cap must be reinstalled after the vehicle is locked ⇒ page 373, Manually unlocking and locking the driver door.
Pinch protection for the power sunroof

Adjusting the seating position