light VOLKSWAGEN E GOLF 2015 5G / 7.G Owners Manual

Side view

Fig. 1 Vehicle side overview.
Key to fig. 1:
(1) Roof antenna
(2) Battery charge port cover
(3) Outside door handles
(4) Outside mirror:
– Additional turn signal light
(5) Area for e-Golf emblem
(6) Lift points for the jack

Front view

Fig. 2 Vehicle front overview.
Key to fig. 2:
(1) Windshield area:
– Windshield wipers
– Rain sensor (if equipped)
– Low-light sensor (if equipped)
(2) Electric motor hood release
(3) Area for e-Golf emblem
(4) Headlights (on both left and right)
(5) Park Distance Control (PDC) sensors (if equipped)
(6) static cornering lights (on left and right)
(7) Threaded hole for the front towing eye (behind cover)

Rear view

Fig. 3 Vehicle rear overview.
Key to fig. 3:
(1) High-mounted brake light
(2) Rear window:
– Rear window defroster
– Rear windshield wiper
(3) Volkswagen emblem for opening the rear hatch
(4) Taillights (on both left and right)
(5) Area for e-Golf emblem
(6) Area for the Rear View Camera system (if equipped)
(7) Park Distance Control (PDC) sensors (if equipped)
(8) License plate lights
(9) Threaded hole for the rear towing eye (behind cover)

Driver side overview

Fig. 5 Driver side overview.
Key to fig. 5:
(1) Instrument cluster:
– Instruments
– Display
– Warning and indicator lights
(2) Headlight switch

Upper center console

Fig. 6 Overview of the upper center console.
Key to fig. 6:
(1) Button for the emergency flashers 
(2) PASSENGER AIR BAG /&&  light (front airbag for front seat passenger)
(3) Infotainment system
– User information display
– Radio ⇒ Booklet Radio, Navigation System
– Navigation system ⇒ Booklet Radio, Navigation System
(4) Controls for:
– Manual air conditioning
– Climatronic
(5) Air vents  –

Type of no-
tification
Symbol
color1
Explanation
Priority 2
warning
message
Yellow Symbol flashing or continuously lit – sometimes
with acoustic warnings.
Malfunctions or low operating fluid levels may
cause vehicle damage and vehicle breakdown
⇒ .
Check malfunction as soon as possible. Contact
an authorized Volkswagen dealer or an author-
ized Volkswagen Service Facility for assistance if
necessary.
Information
text
– Information about various vehicle situations.

Odometer displays
The odometer indicates the total distance driven by the vehicle.
The trip odometer (trip) shows the distance driven since the last time the trip odometer was reset. The last digit indicates 1/10 mile (100 meters).
Press the E button in the instrument cluster briefly ⇒  Instrument overview to reset the trip odometer to 0.
Time
x To set the time, press and hold the E button in the instrument cluster ⇒  Instrument overview until the word Time appears in the display. The doors must be closed.
x Release the button. The time is shown in the display and the hour setting is highlighted.
x Press the E button repeatedly until the correct hour is displayed. Press and hold the button to scroll through quickly.
x Once you have set the hour, wait a few seconds until the minutes display is highlighted.
x Press the E button repeatedly until the correct minutes are displayed. Press and hold the button to scroll through quickly.
x Release the button to finish setting the clock.
On appropriately equipped vehicles, you can also set the time in the Infotainment system by pressing
the #!2 button followed by the

Compass display
On vehicles equipped with compass display, the current compass direction is indicated in the instru-ment cluster display when the ignition (or the navigation system, if equipped) is switched on.
Selector lever positions
The selector lever position is shown both on the side of the selector lever and in the instrument cluster
display ⇒  Shifting.
WARNING
Failure to heed warning lights and instrument cluster text messages can cause the vehicle to break down in traffic and result in a collision and serious personal injury.
x Never ignore warning lights or text WARNINGS.
x Always stop the vehicle as soon as it is safe to do so.
x Park the vehicle at a safe distance from moving traffic and where no part of the hot cata-lytic converter and exhaust system can come into contact with flammable materials under the vehicle, such as dry grass, brush, spilled fuel, etc.
x A broken down vehicle presents a high accident risk for itself and others. Switch on emergency flashers and set up a warning triangle to warn oncoming traffic.
WARNING
Roads and bridges may be dangerously icy even if the outside air temperature is above freez-ing.
x If you use the outside temperature display to tell you about frost conditions, remember that roads can even ice over at temperatures above +39 °F (+4 °C). Always remember: even if the “snowflake symbol” is not displayed, there could still be black ice on the road.
x Never rely exclusively on the outside temperature display.
NOTICE
Failure to heed warning lights or text WARNINGS can result in vehicle damage.
The instrument cluster displays and their arrangement may vary depending on the vehicle model. For displays without warning and information messages, malfunctions are only signaled with indicator lights.
Depending on vehicle equipment, some settings and displays may also appear in the Infotain-ment system.
If there are multiple warning messages, the symbols are displayed for several seconds in order of importance. The symbols are displayed until the cause has been corrected.
If warning messages are displayed when the ignition is switched on, it may not be possible to adjust some settings as described, or the information display may appear differently. If this happens, take the vehicle to an authorized Volkswagen dealer or an authorized Volkswagen Service Facility for assistance.

Menu Submenu Setting options See
Adjust the following:
– Front volume
– Front pitch
– Rear volume
– Rear pitch
– Audio volume low-
ering
Lights Light Assist Turn the following
systems on or off:
– Adaptive front
lighting (AFS) (if
equipped)
– Automatic head-
lights during rain
(headlights turn on
with rain sensor)
– Convenience indi-
cating (lane change
feature)

Adjust the following
feature:
– Turn-on time for
automatic headlights
(!54/)
Interior
lighting
Adjust the following
features:
– Door ambient light-
ing
– Footwell lighting
Coming/Leaving
home function
Set the following:
– Duration that the
Coming Home fea-
ture is switched on
– Duration that the
Leaving Home fea-
ture is switched on

Menu Submenu Setting options See
– Reset the following
data in the Multifunc-
tion display:
– Driving data for
“Since start” trip
memory
– Driving data for
“Extended period”
trip memory
Time and date – Select and set the
following data:
– Clock time source
(manual, GPS)
– Time
– Daylight savings
time
– Time zone
– Time format (12
hour, 24 hour)
– Date
– Date format
–
Units – Set the units for the
following:
– Distance
– Speed
– Temperature
– Volume
– Consumption
– Pressure
–
Service – Display the following
data:
– Vehicle identifica-
tion number (VIN)
– Date of next in-
spection service

Menu Submenu Setting options See
Factory set-
tings
– Reset the following
features:
– All settings
– Parking aids
– Lights
– Mirrors and wipers
– Open and close
– Multifunction dis-
play
–