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

Driver side overview

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

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.

▪ Avg. consumption
▪ Consumption
▪ Speed warning
▪ Digital speed display
▪ Average speed
▪ Distance
Navigation ⇒ Booklet Radio, Navigation System
Audio ⇒ Booklet Radio, Navigation System
Telephone ⇒ Booklet Mobile Phone Package
Vehicle status
Using the instrument cluster menus

Fig. 13 On the right side of the steering column: Windshield wiper lever with controls for instrument cluster menus and displays.

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 is the case, take the vehicle to an authorized Volkswagen dealer or an authorized Volkswagen Service Facility for assistance.
Main menu

Menu Function See
Settings and information when using
the telephone.
Phone Package
Vehicle
status
Current warning and information mes-
sages.
This menu item only appears when
warning or information messages are
available.

Driving data

Display Function
Range -- mi
Estimated distance in miles (km) that the vehicle can
go with the battery charge level the way you are cur-
rently driving. Takes account of the current power
consumption, among other things.
Avg. consump-
tion
--.- mpkWh
Average power consumption in miles per Kilowatt
hours on trips per trip memories 1, 2, and 3 (toggle).
For the since start trip memory, the value is dis-
played once the vehicle has been driven about
330 feet (100 m). Until then, dashes appear instead of
a number. The value displayed is updated every se-
cond.
Consumption
--.- mpkWh
Current power consumption in miles per Kilowatt
hours while driving.
Speed warning
--- mph
When the set speed is exceeded, an acoustic warning
sounds and a visual message may also appear in the
instrument cluster display.
--- mph Digital display of the current vehicle speed.
Average speed
-- mph
Average speed on trips per trip memories 1, 2, and 3
(toggle). For the since start trip memory, the val-
ue is displayed once the vehicle has been driven
about 300 feet (100 m). The value displayed is updat-
ed every 5 seconds.
Distance ---
mi
Distance driven in miles (km) per trip memories 1, 2,
and 3 (toggle).

Menu Submenu Setting options See
Mirrors and
wipers
Windshield
wipers
Turn the following
features on or off:
– Automatic wiping
during rain (rain
sensor)
– Wipe rear window
in reverse gear

Open and
close
Window opera-
tion
Turn convenience
opening feature for
the power windows
on or off (if applica-
ble)

Central lock-
ing
Set door unlocking.
Turn the following
features on or off:
– Lock automatically
(Auto lock feature)
– Acoustic confirma-
tion (horn beep after
the vehicle is locked
from outside)
Multifunction
display (MFD)
– Display or hide the
following data in the
Multifunction display:
– Current consump-
tion
– Average consump-
tion
– Travel time
– Distance traveled
– Average speed
– Digital speed dis-
play
– Speed warning

WARNING
Driver distraction causes accidents, collisions and serious personal injury! Using application software and Volkswagen Car-Net services while driving can distract the driver from traffic.
x Always drive attentively and responsibly.
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WARNING
Vehicle health reports do not replace the information provided by the vehicle warning and indicator lights. 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.
x Before opening the electric motor hood, always switch off the electric motor.
x Always be very careful when working in the electric motor compartment, which is a poten-tially dangerous area in any motor vehicle and can cause serious personal injury.
NOTICE
Failure to heed warning lights or text WARNINGS can result in vehicle damage.
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