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Th e C ar2 X f u n ctio n “ T ra ffic h aza rd a le rt ” is a va il a b le o n ly if t h e C ar2 X a n d t ra ffic h aza rd a le rt
fu n ctio n b utto n is a ctiv a te d in t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m .
Car2 X c a n t ra n sfe r w arn in gs a b out t h e f o llo w in g t ra ffic h aza rd s t o t h e v e h ic le :
—A ctiv e ly d ep lo ye d s p ecia l- p urp ose v e h ic le s t h at a re a p pro ach in g o r s e cu rin g l o ca tio n s.
—D ay a n d m ob il e r o ad w ork s.
—W arn in g a b out b re akd ow ns, a cc id en ts , e n d o f t ra ffic ja m s.
—In te rv e n tio n o f a n a ctiv e s a fe ty s y ste m in C ar2 X v e h ic le s d riv in g in f ro n t (e .g . s e n so r-
c o n tro lle d e m erg en cy b ra kin g).
W hen t h e C ar2 X f u n ctio n “ T ra ffic h aza rd a le rt ” is su es a w arn in g, t h is is d is p la ye d o n t h e
in stru m en t c lu ste r a n d w here a p plic a b le o n t h e h ead -u p d is p la y.
A m on g o th er t h in gs, o utp ut o f w arn in gs d ep en ds o n t h e f o llo w in g c rit e ria :
— T y p e o f h aza rd .
—D riv in g s p eed .
—Le ve l o f d ece le ra tio n .
W arn in gs d if fe r a cco rd in g t o t h e:
—W arn in g s o un d.
—W arn in g t e xt, w arn in g s y m bol.
—C olo ur (r e d , y e llo w ).
A w arn in g c a n b e a ck n ow le d ged w it h t h e O K b utto n o n t h e m ult if u n ctio n s te erin g w heel. T h e
w arn in g f o r t h e c u rre n t h aza rd is t h en h id den .
P re re q ui sit e s
Th e f o llo w in g p re re q uis it e s m ust b e m et s o t h at t h e C ar2 X “ T ra ffic h aza rd a le rt ” f u n ctio n c a n
re ce iv e , o utp ut a n d d is p la y w arn in gs:
—C ar2 X a n d t ra ffic h aza rd a le rt is a ctiv a te d in t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m .
—Rele va n t v e h ic le s a n d t ra ffic in fra stru ctu re c o m pon en ts a re e q uip ped w it h f u n ctio n al a n d
co m patib le C ar2 X t e ch nolo g y.
— H aza rd s w ere d ete cte d a cco rd in g t o s ta n dard is e d s p ecif ic a tio n s.
—T h e w arn in g h as n ot y e t b een a ck n ow le d ged w it h t h e O K b utto n o n t h e m ult if u n ctio n
ste erin g w heel.
—T h ere is n o b lo ck in g t im e.
W AR N IN G
Fail u re t o o b se rv e w arn in gs c a n l e ad t o a cc id en ts a n d s e rio us in ju rie s.
●N eve r ig nore w arn in gs.
T ra ffic ha za rd a le rt
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Th e s y ste m in y o ur v e h ic le c o m mun ic a te s o n ly w it h v e h ic le s a n d t ra ffic in fra stru ctu re
c o m pon en ts t h at a re e q uip ped w it h f u n ctio n al a n d c o m patib le C ar2 X t e ch n olo g y.
C ar2 X ca n not d ete ct t h e f o llo w in g v e h ic le s a n d t ra ffic in fra stru ctu re c o m pon en ts :
—V eh ic le s w it h out C ar2 X .
—V eh ic le s w it h d eactiv a te d C ar2 X :
—V eh ic le s w it h f a u lt y o r in co m patib le C ar2 X t e ch nolo g y.
—T ra ffic in fra stru ctu re w it h out C ar2 X t e ch nolo g y.
—T ra ffic in fra stru ctu re w it h d eactiv a te d C ar2 X t e ch nolo g y.
—T ra ffic in fra stru ctu re c o m pon en ts w it h f a u lt y o r in co m patib le C ar2 X c o m pon en ts .
A ut om atic d ea ctiv a tio n
Car2 X c a n b e a u to m atic a lly d eactiv a te d in c e rt a in c a se s:
—C ar2 X h as a f a u lt . P le ase g o t o a q ualif ie d w ork sh op if t h e f a u lt p ers is ts f o r a n e xte n ded t im e.
—C ar2 X is n ot p erm it te d in t h e r e sp ectiv e c o un try .
—T h e v e h ic le w as n ot o n lin e f o r a n e xte n ded p erio d , e .g . d ue t o d eactiv a tio n o f d ata
t ra n sm is sio n (→ Priv a cy s e ttin gs). A llo w d ata t ra n sm is sio n a g ain in o rd er t o u p date s y ste m
co n te n t. T h en a ctiv a te C ar2 X a g ain .
F un ctio n l im it a tio ns
Dif fe re n t a m bie n t in flu en ce s c a n r e stric t t h e f u n ctio n alit y a n d r a n ge o f C ar2 X t e ch nolo g y. S u ch
fa cto rs in clu d e in p art ic u la r:
—B uil d in gs, b rid ges, u n derp asse s, m ult i- s to re y c a r p ark s.
—M oun ta in s a n d v a lle ys, t re es a n d p la n ts .
—T ra il e r t o w in g.
—R oof b oxe s a n d o th er v e h ic le a tta ch m en ts .
—O th er v e h ic le s.
—In te rfe rin g t ra n sm it te rs a n d o th er r a d io e q uip m en t t h at p re ve n t o r s u p pre ss C ar2 X
co m mun ic a tio n .
S yste m l im it s
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Aft e r d eliv e ry , t h e v e h ic le c a n b e p erm an en tly o r t e m pora ril y
D ep en din g o n t h e v e h ic le m od el, y o u c a n g en era lly u n lo ck c o m fo rt a n d I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m
fu n ctio n s, a lo n g w it h d riv e r a ssis ta n ce s y ste m s.
A ctiv a tio n o f f u n ctio n s a n d e q uip m en t d ep en ds o n t h e r e sp ectiv e c o n stru ctio n s ta tu s o f t h e
ve h ic le a n d is n ot p ossib le in a ll m ark e ts .
A ft e r u n lo ck in g a n d a ctiv a tin g t h e f u n ctio n , r e ad a n d o b se rv e t h e r e le va n t in fo rm atio n a n d
w arn in gs in t h e o w ner's m an ual o r in t h e o n lin e in stru ctio n s t h at m ay b e a va il a b le .
W AR N IN G
In fo rm t h e u se r o r b uye r a b out p erm an en tly u n lo cke d a n d t im e-lim it e d f u n ctio n s w hen r e n tin g
or s e llin g t h e v e h ic le .
●F ail u re t o o b se rv e t h is r e p ort in g r e q uir e m en t c a n c a u se a cc id en ts a n d in ju rie s.
W AR N IN G
Th e v e h ic le h an dlin g m ay c h an ge if a t im e-lim it e d f u n ctio n in t h e d riv e r a ssis ta n ce s y ste m s
co m es t o a n e n d s u d den ly o r u n exp ecte d ly .
If t h e r e q uir e d h ard w are f o r t h e f u n ctio n o n d em an d is n ot a va il a b le in t h e v e h ic le , it c a n
b e r e tro fit te d in s o m e c a se s. V olk sw ag en r e co m men ds c o n ta ctin g y o ur V olk sw ag en
d eale rs h ip t o h ave t h e h ard w are r e tro fit te d .
If t h e r e q uir e d s o ft w are f o r t h e f u n ctio n o n d em an d is n ot a va il a b le in t h e v e h ic le , t h e
so ft w are c a n b e r e tro fit te d v ia (→ So ft w are u p date). T h is m ay b e s u b je ct t o c h arg e,
d ep en din g o n t h e t y p e o f s o ft w are .
E na bling a nd a ctiv a ting f u nc tio ns ( W e U pgra d e)
Int ro d uctio n to t he t o p ic
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If t h e f u n ctio n is p ro p erly a ctiv a te d , it c a n b e u se d p erm an en tly o r f o r a l im it e d p erio d .
—A m ob il e p hon e c o n nectio n is o n ly n ece ssa ry t o p urc h ase t h e f u n ctio n o n d em an d, t h e
activ a tio n it s e lf a n d t o a ctiv a te t h e f u n ctio n o n d em an d.
—Fu n ctio n s o n d em an d w it h a n o n lin e a n d o fflin e c o m pon en t r e q uir e a p erm an en t m ob il e
p hon e c o n nectio n f o r t h em t o b e c a rrie d o ut.
F u n ctio n s o n d em an d a n d e q uip m en t f o r t h e v e h ic le a re d esc rib ed e it h er in t h is O w ner’s M an ual,
in t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m , o n t h e V olk sw ag en w eb sit e o r in y o ur V olk sw ag en W e C on nect u se r
acco un t. S o m e f u n ctio n s d o n ot r e q uir e a d esc rip tio n , s u ch a s f u n ctio n s f o r c h an gin g t h e
ap peara n ce o r c o lo ur o f t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m .
Activ a te d f u n ctio n s a re n ot l in ke d t o t h e d ura tio n o f t h e V olk sw ag en W e C on nect c o n tra ct.
D esc rip tio n
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—A s u it a b le I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m is in sta lle d in t h e v e h ic le .
—C om patib il it y a n d p erfo rm an ce o f t h e h ard w are a va il a b le in t h e v e h ic le .
—T h ere is a v a lid W e C on nect c o n tra ct b etw een y o u a n d V olk sw ag en .
—Th e v e h ic le is a ssig ned t o y o ur W e C on nect u se r a cco un t.
—S u ffic ie n t m ob il e r e ce p tio n a t t h e c u rre n t l o ca tio n o f t h e v e h ic le .
—T h e e le ctric a l s y ste m in t h e v e h ic le is r e ad y f o r u se .
—T h e v e h ic le b atte ry h as a s u ffic ie n t c h arg e l e ve l.
—F acto ry -in sta lle d o n lin e c o n nectiv it y u n it o r in s o m e c o un trie s t h e V olk sw ag en W e C on nect
co n tro l u n it .
P re re q uis it e s f o r a ctiv a ting f u nc tio ns
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Choose a t im e f o r a ctiv a tio n w hen t h e v e h ic le d oes n ot h ave t o b e d riv e n b y y o urs e lf o r o th er
u se rs .
1. S w it c h o n t h e ig nit io n .
2. C on fir m s o ft w are in sta lla tio n in t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m .
3. O bse rv e t h e in fo rm atio n o n t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m d urin g a ctiv a tio n .
A ft e r s u cce ssfu l a ctiv a tio n , it is n ece ssa ry t o s w it c h t h e ig nit io n o ff a n d t h en b ack o n a g ain f o r
so m e f u n ctio n s. T h e f u n ctio n c a n t h en b e u se d p ro p erly .
B efo re s ta rt in g t h e e n gin e a g ain , r e ad t h e m essa g e in t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m a b out
co m ple te d a ctiv a tio n . O bse rv e t h e in stru ctio n s if a ctiv a tio n w as n ot s u cce ss fu l.
S te p s f o r a ctiv a tio n
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Where c a n I g et f un ctio ns t h at c a n b e a ctiv a te d ?
Fro m a n o n lin e s h op a cce ssib le v ia y o ur V olk sw ag en W e C on nect u se r a cco un t.
D ep en din g o n e q uip m en t, f u n ctio n s c a n a ls o b e p urc h ase d , e n ab le d a n d a ctiv a te d d ir e ctly v ia t h e
In fo ta in m en t s y ste m in t h e “ In -C ar S h op”.
F un ctio n r e stric tio ns d ur in g a ctiv a tio n
Th e f u n ctio n is n ot a va il a b le d urin g a ctiv a tio n .
A ft e r s uc ce ssful a ctiv a tio n
Su cce ssfu l a ctiv a tio n is d is p la ye d o n t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m .
Wh en w il l t h e a ctiv a te d f un ctio n b e a v a il a b le ?
D ep en din g o n t h e f u n ctio n a ctiv a te d , it w il l b e a va il a b le e it h er im med ia te ly o r o n ly a ft e r t h e n ext
d riv in g c y cle (d eactiv a tio n a n d a ctiv a tio n o f t h e v e h ic le ’s d riv e s y ste m ).
Tro ub le sho oting
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Th e p riv a cy f u n ctio n e n ab le s t h e s ta g gere d b lo ck in g o r a u th oris a tio n o f d ata t ra n sm is sio n
b etw een t h e v e h ic le a n d t h e in te rn et.
T h e r e q uir e d m od e c a n b e s e t in t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m .
Th e p riv a cy f u n ctio n a p plie s o n ly t o d ata t ra n sm is s io n s v ia t h e O CU w it h a n in te g ra te d S IM c a rd .
Th e p riv a cy f u n ctio n ca n not p re ve n t t h e t ra n sm is sio n o f d ata f ro m a p air e d m ob il e d evic e t o t h e
te le p hon e in te rf a ce .
T h e p riv a cy f u n ctio n is n ot a va il a b le w it h a ll V olk sw ag en I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m s.
L e g ally r e q uir e d s e rv ic e s a n d t h eir d ata t ra n sm is s io n s c a n not b e s w it c h ed o ff a n d c a n not b e
deactiv a te d , e .g . “ e C all E m erg en cy S yste m ”.
P le ase n ote t h at e ve ry v e h ic le u se r c a n a d ju st in div id ual p riv a cy f u n ctio n s e ttin gs. T h ese
se ttin gs m ay b e d if fe re n t f ro m t h ose p re fe rre d b y t h e v e h ic le o w ner.
P riv a cy s e tting s
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In o rd er t o p erm it o r p re ve n t d ata t ra n sm is s io n , a ctiv a te o n e o f t h e t w o f o llo w in g m od es o n t h e
In fo ta in m en t s y ste m .
M od e: M axim um p riv a cy
Th e f o llo w in g h ap pen s in t h is m od e:
—A ll W e C on nect, W e C on nect P lu s a n d W e C on nect F le et s e rv ic e s a re d eactiv a te d a n d d o n ot
tra n sm it a n y d ata .
—A ll t ra ck in g s e rv ic e s a re d eactiv a te d (→ Priv a cy s e ttin gs).
—Th e e SIM c a rd is d eactiv a te d .
— A ll v e h ic le f u n ctio n s t h at r e q uir e a n o n lin e c o n nectio n v ia t h e e SIM c a rd a re d eactiv a te d (→
P riv a cy s e ttin gs).
—It is n ot p ossib le t o u p date a n y in fo rm atio n a n d d ata s to re d in t h e c o n tro l u n it s , e .g .
em erg en cy c a ll n um bers , c e rt if ic a te s. T h is c a n r e stric t f u n ctio n s a n d s e rv ic e s o r m ean t h at
th ey a re n ot a va il a b le .
—Le g ally r e q uir e d s e rv ic e s c a n not b e d eactiv a te d a n d s til l t ra n sm it d ata .
M od e: S h are m y p osit io n
Th e f o llo w in g h ap pen s in t h is m od e:
—A ll W e C on nect, W e C on nect P lu s a n d W e C on nect F le et s e rv ic e s c a n t ra n sm it a n d r e ce iv e d ata
w it h out r e stric tio n .
—A ll t ra ck in g s e rv ic e s a re a ctiv a te d .
—Th e p rim ary u se r a n d s e co n dary u se rs c a n a cce ss t h e p osit io n in g d ata o f t h e v e h ic le v ia t h e
W e C on nect p ort a l o r W e C on nect a p p.
—Th e e SIM c a rd is a ctiv a te d .
—A ll v e h ic le f u n ctio n s t h at r e q uir e a n o n lin e c o n nectio n v ia t h e e SIM c a rd a re a ctiv a te d .
G lo ssa ry
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Th e f o llo w in g s y m bols d is p la y t h e s ta tu s o f t h e p riv a cy f u n ctio n in div id ually o r t o g eth er in t h e
In fo ta in m en t s y ste m .
Sym bol, m ean in g
gre y b ulle t p oin t (o fflin e): n o c o n nectio n t o t h e I n te rn et.
w hit e b ulle t p oin t (o n lin e): c o n nectio n t o t h e I n te rn et.
F la g f o r m axim um p riv a cy s e ttin gs m od e.
F la g f o r s h are l o ca tio n m od e.
E xa m ple o f t h e m axim um p riv a cy s e tt in gs d is p la y: .
S ta tu s d is p la y