VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2004 Owners Manual

Symbol Symbol Name
See page
color
washer 22
too
Red Door rear open 22
Red
Emergency
Power
Front brake pads 16 I I
Green Automatic
one of the
page in your
of the
INSTRUMENT AND 7

may vary depending on
shows the arrangement of
the instrument
Pos. Page
1 - Tachomete r ..................... 8
2 -
Engine temperature gauge ............ .. 9
3-gauge .....................
odometer ........ 1
5 -
-........ 11
-with automatic
transmission) .......... ... ..... 14
7 - Odometer
indicator ............ 15
1 -Tachometer
The red area at the end of the cates maximum
the next higher gear or position or ease your foot off the
Upshifting early saves fuel and reduces engine noise.
gear when engine RPMs.
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2 -Engine
The
(c )
is at the
B-Normal temperature
During
gauge approaches the
right end
of the and the engine ap­
pears to be overheating, turn off the air con­
ditioner.
C -Warning l ight
the when driving, first
check the
is in the
is in the warning range, the temperature is too high.
Move the
switch.
Notes

5 -
When the ignition is on the To set the time on the
th e in the knob next to t he tac hometer.
t ank .
The
16.4 (62
D (see
of
Booklet 3.2.
The speedometer ind icates the speed of the
-
numbers) indicates
the
To set the hours. turn the knob counter­and you turn the
knob
hour .
To set the minutes. turn the knob wise and
you can set the in­
can set the time
Turn the kn ob to the right
Then turn the knob to the next minute
when. for
you hear the time
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6 -Multi-Function
The MFA (Multi-F unktions- Anzeige) or
Momentary consumption
Average
Distance driven
Average driving speed
driven
or to empty
With the exceptio n
of time. the for
t he function shown appears at the uppe r
edge of the
The shows
the average consumption.
Note
a Warning light comes an additional text will be shown
in the Multi-Function display to provide you with further information. The previous formation will return after approxi­mately seconds.
depressing button B in the with the ignition
switched the information is
you depress the upper part of button B. each function be shown in se­
qu ence.
you depress the bottom part of button B.
each function be shown in re­
verse sequence.
The memories
The system is equipped with two automatic
memories:
The

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The
stores accumulated data covering any num­
ber of successive trips, regardless of
how long the ignition is off between trips. Stora­
ge capacity of the
information . slide switch knob A on the windshield wiper lever to the desired
position.
1 - Single trip memory
2 -
Total tr ip memory
The following data can be recalled for dis­
play:
Average fuel consumption
Distance driven
Average driving speed.
Driving time
one of the stored values is exceeded, then
the total trip memory will be erased and re­
calculated once again. Unlike the single trip
memory, the total trip memory
won't be
erased if you have stopped for more than
two hours.
Erasing the memories
With the ignition on. you can erase each me­
mory separately. Press button A and hold
for longer than two seconds selected func­
tion will be erased.
you disconnect the battery,
When the ignition is switched on,
mph
or
km/h within the 45 minute period, the new actual outside temperature be dis­
played.
Displayed temperature will range between
and + and
an ice crystal
symbol also appears in the display (icy road
warning).
This symbol first flashes for about 5 sec­
onds, then stays on until the outside tem­
perature climbs above
an icy road warning the
switch from the

Vehicles with Automatic transmission only
When the ignition is switched the
all the positions appear bright against a
dark background at the same
page 95 for more information on
the display .
7 -Odometer
models: . . . . . . . . . . . Kilometres
The upper odometer indicates the total
the trip odometer, the last digit in indi­
cates either
of a mile or metres.

Warning
Your to
operation of your
stop the en­
stop the engine and
Booklet 3.2 -
AND EQUIPMEN T
................. 16
3 - Anti Loc k ............ 16
4-Turn .................... 16
5-F ront brake pads worn .......... 16
6-High beam ..................... 16
7 -
.......... 17
9- Brakes ........................ 18
1 -Generator ..................... 19
11
......... 19
1
3-Engine 1 9
14-Engine
Rear
washer ............. 22
17
indicator ...... 22
19-............ 23
Note
15

AND
1 -Airbag system
The indicator
in the airbag system .
the indicator
this indi­
cates a system
Booklet 2. 1 . for
4 -Turn
High beam on
page 45 for
5 -Front brake pads worn (Q)
Have the front brake pads inspected by a
worksho p. We recom­
mend that you have the rear brake pads
or same lime.
6-High beam
The indicator up when the high
beams are switched on or when the head­
cruise
Your is equipped with an au­
toma tic T h e is an
dev ice that
pos ition s when th e ignit ion is on.
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