VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT CC 2015 1.G Owners Manual

WARNING
Driving with too little fuel in the fuel tank increases the risk of
stalling, especially when driving up and down hills.
If your vehicle stalls suddenly, this can cause an accident
and serious personal injuries.
Driver assistance and braking assistance systems can mal-
function when there is too little fuel in the tank and cause you
to lose control of the vehicle.
Never drive until the fuel tank is almost empty.
Hill Hold

Step Manual transmission Automatic transmission
1. Hold the stopped vehicle on an incline with the foot or parking
brake.
2. The engine must be running “smoothly.”
3. A manual transmission vehicle
must be in 1st gear (1) if
headed up a hill or in Reverse
(R) if backing up a hill; you
must hold the clutch down and
the foot brake must be de-
pressed to keep the vehicle
from moving.
An automatic transmission
vehicle must be in Reverse
(R), Drive (D), or Sport Drive
(S) and the foot brake must be
depressed to keep the vehicle
from moving.
4. To drive off, take your foot off
the brake pedal as you let the
clutch out and gently depress
the accelerator within
2 seconds.
To drive off, take your foot off
the brake pedal and gently
depress the accelerator within
2 seconds.

Hill Hold is immediately deactivated:
If any requirement listed in the table above is no longer met.
If the engine is not running smoothly or the engine malfunctions.
If the engine stalls or is switched off.
Automatic transmission vehicles: If the transmission is in Neutral
(N).
Automatic transmission vehicles: If a tire does not have enough
road contact (such as when the vehicle is tipped or at an angle).

WARNING
The intelligent technology of Hill Hold cannot overcome the
laws of physics. Never let the increased convenience provided
by Hill Hold tempt you into taking risks.
The Hill Hold feature cannot hold the vehicle in all hill start
situations (for example, if the surface is icy or slippery).
Hill Hold can only help keep the vehicle from moving for less
than 2 seconds. After that, the brakes will be released and the
vehicle can roll down the hill.

Cruise Control System (CCS)

WARNING
Using the cruise control when it is not possible to drive safely
at a constant speed can be dangerous and can lead to an acci-
dent and serious personal injuries.
Never use cruise control when driving in heavy or varying
traffic or when you cannot keep a safe distance between you
and the vehicles ahead of you.
Never use cruise control on steep, winding, or slippery roads
(such gravel roads, wet roads, or snowy or icy roads) or on
roads with standing water.
Never use cruise control when driving off-road or on unpaved
roads.
Always adjust your speed and the distance you keep between
you and the vehicles ahead of you to the road, traffic, weather,
and visibility conditions.
To help prevent unintended operation of cruise control,
switch the system off when it is not being used.
It is dangerous to use the Resume feature when the previous-
ly set speed is too high for the existing road, traffic, or weather
conditions.
When going downhill, the cruise control may not be able to
maintain a constant speed. The vehicle will speed up because
of its own weight. Downshift and/or use the foot brake to slow
the vehicle.
Indicator lights

Fig. 149 In the instrument cluster display: Cruise control status indi-
cations.

Display
Different cruise control versions are available. The stored speed is
shown in the instrument cluster display on some equipment versions.
Status fig. 149
(A) Cruise control temporarily deactivated. Stored speed in small
numbers.
(B) System malfunction. See an authorized Volkswagen dealer or an
authorized Volkswagen Service Facility.
(C) Cruise control activated. No speed stored in memory.
(D) Cruise control is active. Stored speed in large numbers.
Indicator lights

Lights up Possible cause
%
Cruise control is regulating the vehicle speed.
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When the ignition is switched on, several warning and indicator lights
come on briefly for a function check. They go out after a few seconds.
WARNING
Failure to heed warning lights and instrument cluster text mes-
sages can cause the vehicle to break down in traffic and result
in a collision and serious personal injury.
Never ignore warning lights or text WARNINGS.
Always stop the vehicle as soon as it is safe to do so.
NOTICE
Failure to heed warning lights or text WARNINGS can result in
vehicle damage.

Cruise control operation

Fig. 151 On the left side of the steering column: Cruise control oper-
ating lever.

In order to: You must ⇒ fig. 151 Result:
Resume speed
stored in cruise
control.
Pull the lever briefly to
the 2%35-% position (1).
Cruise control resumes
speed previously set.
If there is not a previously
stored speed, the cruise
control system stores and
maintains the current
speed.
If the cruise control is al-
ready regulating vehicle
speed, the stored speed
is increased by 1 mph
(1 km/h) each time the
lever is pulled.
Increase set
speed (while
cruise control is
actively control-
ling vehicle
speed).
Push the lever briefly
to the 30%%$ + posi-
tion (+) to increase the
set speed in incre-
ments of 5 mph
(10 km/h) and store.
The vehicle will accelerate
until the new higher speed
is reached and saves the
new higher speed in the
memory.
Push and hold the
lever in the 30%%$ +
position (+) to in-
crease the set speed
continuously until the
higher desired speed
is reached and the
lever is released.
Reduce set
speed (while
cruise control is
actively control-
ling vehicle
speed).
Push the lever briefly
to the 30%%$ – posi-
tion (–) to reduce the
set speed continuous-
ly in increments of
5 mph (10 km/h) and
store.
Cruise control will slow
the vehicle down without
braking by reducing the
flow of fuel to the engine
until the new lower speed
is reached and saves the
new lower speed in the

In order to: You must ⇒ fig. 151 Result:
Push and hold the
lever in the 30%%$ – po-
sition (–) to reduce the
set speed until the
lower desired speed is
reached and the lever
is released.
memory.
Switch off cruise
control.
Push the lever to the
/&& position (2).
Pushing the lever briefly
to the first detent deac-
tivates the cruise control
and saves the stored
speed.
Pushing the lever to the
second detent turns off
the cruise control and
deletes the stored speed.

Driving downhill with cruise control
If cruise control cannot maintain constant speed while driving down-
hill, slow the vehicle with the foot brake and downshift if necessary.
Automatic deactivation
Cruise control speed regulation is automatically deactivated or tempo-
rarily interrupted:
If the system detects an error that could affect the function of the
cruise control.
If the vehicle has accelerated and goes faster than the stored
speed for a longer time.
If the brake or clutch pedal is depressed.
If the vehicle shifts gear (manual transmission).
If an airbag deploys.

Rear Assist