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Performance, weights and dimensions297
Controls
Safety
Driving tips
General maintenance
Self-help
Technical data
Diesel enginesA5 2.7 TDIEngine data
Performance figures
Weights
Maximum trailer weights
1)
Engine oil
AG = automatic gearbox1) The specified trailer weights apply only to vehicles with a factory-
fitted towing bracket.
Power output
140 kW at 3500 rpm
Maximum torque
400 Nm at 1400 - 3500 rpm
Cylinders, capacity
6 cylinders, 2698 cm
3
Fuel
Diesel
Maximum speed
km/h
AG = 232
Acceleration from 0 - 100 km/h
sec.
AG = 7.6
Gross vehicle weight
kg
AG = 2075
Kerb weight (unladen weight)
kg
AG = 1650
Maximum front axle weight
kg
AG = 1155
Maximum rear axle weight
kg
AG = 1015
Trailer with brakes on
gradients up to 8%
kg
AG = 1900
Trailer with brakes on
gradients up to 12%
kg
AG = 1700
Weight of vehicle and
trailer on gradients up to 12%
kg
AG = 3805
Trailer without brakes
kg
AG = 750
LongLife Service
VW 506 01, VW 507 00
vehicles with diesel particulate
filter*: only VW 507 00
Inspection Service
VW 505 00, VW 505 01, VW 506 01,
VW 507 00
vehicles with diesel particulate
filter*: only VW 507 00
Engine oil capacity
(including filter change)
approx. 7.4 litres
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Performance, weights and dimensions 298A5 3.0 TDI quattroEngine data
Performance figures
Weights
Maximum trailer weights
1)
Engine oil
MG = manual gearbox1) The specified trailer weights apply only to vehicles with a factory-
fitted towing bracket.
Power output
176 kW at 4000 - 4400 rpm
Maximum torque
500 Nm at 1500 - 3000 rpm
Cylinders, capacity
6 cylinders, 2967 cm
3
Fuel
Diesel
Maximum speed
km/h
MG = 250
Acceleration from 0 - 100 km/h
sec.
MG = 5.9
Gross vehicle weight
kg
MG = 2110
Kerb weight (unladen weight)
kg
MG = 1685
Maximum front axle weight
kg
MG = 1150
Maximum rear axle weight
kg
MG = 1065
Trailer with brakes on
gradients up to 8%
kg
MG = 2100
Trailer with brakes on
gradients up to 12%
kg
MG = 1900
Weight of vehicle and
trailer on gradients up to 12%
kg
MG = 4040
Trailer without brakes
kg
MG = 750
LongLife Service
VW 506 01, VW 507 00
vehicles with diesel particulate
filter*: only VW 507 00
Inspection Service
VW 505 00, VW 505 01, VW 506 01,
VW 507 00
vehicles with diesel particulate
filter*: only VW 507 00
Engine oil capacity
(including filter change)
approx. 7.4 litres
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Index305
Controls
Safety
Driving tips
General maintenance
Self-help
Technical data Speed warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Yellow symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Unleaded fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Driving away from a standstill . . . . . . . . . 122
Driving away when towing a trailer . . . . 123
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Dust filter
Deluxe automatic air conditioner . . . . 93
Deluxe automatic air conditioner plus . .
101
DVD player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Dynamic gear control program . . . . . . . . 133
EEasy-entry function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71, 73
Economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
EDL
SeeElectronic differential lock . . . . . . . 18
Electric seat adjustment
SeeSeat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Convenience open/close function . . . . 50
Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Electrical accessories
SeeElectrical socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88Electrical socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87, 88
Electro-mechanical parking brake . . . . . . 124
Auto release function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Driving away from a standstill . . . . . . 122
Driving away when towing a trailer . . 123
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . 123
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Releasing and applying . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 19
Electronic differential lock
How the system works . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Electronic stabilisation program
How the system works . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . 123
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Emergency release
Ignition key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Emission control systems
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Engine compartment
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Engine compartment layout . . . . . . . . . . 232
Engine data
SeePerformance, weights and
dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295Engine hood
SeeBonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Engine management
(EPC) warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Checking oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
LongLife Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
See alsoPerformance, weights and
dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Engine oil capacity
SeePerformance, weights and
dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Engine oil pressure
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Engine oil sensor
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Environmental compatibility . . . . . . . . . . 207
Environmental tips
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Heated rear window . . . . . . . . . . . 98, 107
Leaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
EPC
SeeEngine management . . . . . . . . . . . 15
ESP
SeeElectronic stabilisation program . . 16
Ethanol fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
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Index 308
Steering wheel with tiptronic controls . . .
135
tiptronic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
NNatural leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Number plate light
Changing bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288OOctane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Oil
SeeEngine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Oil consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Opening
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . . . 21
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9PPaint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Paint No. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Parking aid
Seeparking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59parking system
Adjusting warning beeps . . . . . . . . . . 148
Detection range of reversing camera 144
Front and rear, with display . . . . . . . . 138
Front and rear, with display and reversing
camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Note on distances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Notes on acoustic parking aid . . . . . . 152
Notes on reversing camera . . . . . . . . 152
Parking next to an obstacle . . . . . . . . 150
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Reversing camera (Rear View) . . . . . . 143
Reversing camera, parking mode 1 . 145
Reversing camera, parking mode 2 . 146
Special parking situations . . . . . . . . . 150
Switching graphic display on and off 149
Switching reversing camera on and off . .
149
Towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Parking the car
multitronic® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Particulate filter
SeeDiesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . 205
Passengers
SeeSitting position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Performance figures
SeePerformance, weights and
dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Performance, weights and dimensions . 295
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Pollen filter
Deluxe automatic air conditioner . . . . 93
Deluxe automatic air conditioner plus . . .
101
Pollution filter
Deluxe automatic air conditioner . . . . 93
Deluxe automatic air conditioner plus . . .
101
Power management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Battery power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Driver message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
QQuartz clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
quattro
SeeFour-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201RRadio transmitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Fixed installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Mobile equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Radio-controlled clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Rain sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Reading lights
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Rear centre console
Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
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Index 310Sunroof (tilting panorama roof)
Convenience open/close function . . . . 50
Supplementary heater
Deluxe automatic air conditioner . . . 101
Deluxe automatic air conditioner plus . . .
110
Switches on driver's door
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . 118, 120
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15TTailgate
SeeBoot lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Total journey memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Tow-away protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Towing
Automatic braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Trailer stabilisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Towing away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Towing bracket
Parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Towing bracket, removable . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Towing bracket, retrofitting . . . . . . . . . . 216
Towline anchorage
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269Traction control system
How the system works . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Notes on towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Points to check before towing . . . . . . 208
Technical requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Trailer stabilisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Trailer turn signals
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Trailer weights
SeePerformance, weights and
dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Transport bag
SeeLoad-through hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Trip recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Trips, checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Type plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Tyre Mobility System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Tyre repair kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Tyre Mobility System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Tyres
Inflation pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Tread wear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Tyre service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
UUniversal transmitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154Unleaded fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
VVehicle data sticker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Vehicle identification data . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Vehicle identification number . . . . . . . . . 293
Ventilation
Deluxe automatic air conditioner . . . . 93
Deluxe automatic air conditioner plus . . .
101
Ventilation slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168WWarning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Anti-lock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Electro-mechanical parking brake . 18, 19
Electronic stabilisation program . . . . . 16
Emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Washer fluid level low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Washing the vehicle
By hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
With high-pressure cleaner . . . . . . . . 220
Waxing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
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