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Booklet 3.1
the driv er's door. The
other doors each have a switch for their own window.
Fig. 3 3 Section of the driver door: windo w controls
Opening and closing the windows
-fig. 33 to open a
wi
ndow.
-b utto n to close a window
minutes after switch ing off the ign ition if ther the dri ver's door nor the front passe nger's door bee n opened.
Butt ons in the driver door
Button for window in front
Butto n for window in front right door
Butt ons fo r rear windows
switch9l for disa blin g th e powe r
window buttons in the rear doors
Button9l for window in left door
Button9l for window in rear right door
9l Where applicab le
38 Ope ning and closing
switch
in the driver door can be used to
d isab le the powe r w indow in the rear doors.
The sym bo l the safety switch is not n a ted : the buttons in the rea r doors are
The symbo l nated: the buttons in th e rea r doors are
Improper usc of the power window s can result in serious personal injury.
Never let a n yo ne get in th e way of a power window w hen clo sing it.
When locking the ve hicle fro m the outside, su re that no one, especially children, mains in th e ve hicle. The w indows will not open in case of emergency.
Alwa ys take the key with you wh en you
l eave the ve hicle. Unsupervised use of keys
ca n re sult in use o f vehicl e sys te m s such as power window s lead ing to serio us pe rsonal in jury. Th e powe r windows will continue to operate until the ignition key bee n
When children are in the back seat, use the
s afet y switch to disable the rear power dows and prevent them from being opened and closed.
Tip s
something obstructs the w indow while it is goin g up, the window will stop maticall y go down page pens, sec w hy the window could not close before att empting to close it

3.1
page 38, fig. 33 for the win­
d
ows h ave two positi ons fo r o penin g the
w ind
ow and two for clo sin g it. This m akes
i t
easier to o pen or close windows to the
desire d positi on.
One -touch
T he o ne- to uch ope nin g and closing
f
eatu re will no t work afte r th e ve hicle bat­
t ery has b
een disconnect ed or if th e bat­
t ery is dea d. Y o u w
ill have to re-activa te
thi s f
unctio n .
in
on page 3 8.
Lock th e ve hicl e from outside u sing
yo ur key and ho ld the key in the lock posi­
t io n fo r a t l
east o ne second. T he o ne-tou ch
f
unctio n i s now rea dy for operatio n.
If you push (or pull) button to the fir st posit io n ,
t h e w indow will open (o r close) until you re lease the button. If yo u pu sh (o r pull) the button briefly to t he seco nd position , the w in dow will o pen or close closi ng) auto m atically. I f yo u push or p ull the b utt on w hil e the w indow is openin g or clos ing, the window will stop.
One- to uch closin g does not work whe n th e tion has been switch ed off.
Th e o ne- to uch feature w ill no t work if there is m alfun c tio n in the power w in dows. your authorized Volkswage n dealer or qualified
works ho p to have the malfunction correc ted.
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Never le t an yone ge t in the way of a power
window w hen clo sing
to
open and close the power roof using the rotary control when the ig nition
i s
on.
Fig. 3 4
fig. 34 roo f opens to th e conve­
nienc e po sit ion w here w ind noise is re­
duce d .
- To
open th e roo f more, turn the swi tc h
t o po s
ition@ and hold th e switch in this
posit io n un til th e roo f o pe n s to th e des ired
position.
th e power roof
- Turn the rotary co n tro l to position @.
Always close the powe r roof fully if you p ark t he
vehicle or lea ve it
automatically opens w hen you open the sunroof. you prefer. you can close th e
s unshade when the p owe r roof is closed.
W ithout pi nch page 42 , powe r roof will close with eno ug h force to
ca use serious perso na l injury.
A lways make sure th at n o o ne is in th e way
w hen w hil e ove rridin g the pinch protec tio n t o
cl ose th e power roofl
A lways be careful w he n cl os ing th e powe r
roof. Pinch protection w ill not alway s be able
t o preve nt serio us inj uries under all circum­
s ta nces.
in ser io us person al in jury.
Alway s sure no one is in the way of the powcrroofwhen it is clos ing. There is no pinch protec tio n when clos ing t he power roof fro m out sid e.
Alway s take th e key with yo u when yo u
l e a ve the ve hicle.
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Fig . 35 Sec tio n of i nstr u m ent panel: switc h fo r th e headligh ts, automatic headli ght contro l a nd fron t fog
Daytime running
- Daytime running ligh ts are on when­
ever the ig ni tio n i s sw itc hed on an d th e
h
eadlig ht swit c h i s in positi on
fig. 35
Switchin g on
For more in­
for ma
tion on hig h beam an d headlight
page 46.
-The low beam w ill only work w it h th e
i g ni
tion o n . W hen you sta rt the e ngin e, the
h
eadlights go off to reduce drain on the
batt ety an d only th e parkin g lights will b e
o n .
Switching off th e headlights
- Turn the light swit ch to position
S wi tch ing on the fog
-th e switch out o f position
Daytime running li g hts10l
Leave
the light switch in posit ion The daytime running lights come on automatically you
switch on the igni tio n.
the ignition is o n and the parking brake is engaged , the daytime running ligh ts switch off
a uto m atically. the park in g bra ke is fully
r e leased , th e daytime ru nning lights swit c h on again automati cally.
F
og l ights1 0l
When th e fog lights a re swit ch ed in th e instrument clus te r comes on . This
i s to remind you t h at yo u have the fog lights are headlight is switc hed
yo u cannot switc h on th e fog ligh ts.
D ynam ic hea d light range co ntrol
Vehicles with gas discharge are eq uip ped w ith d yn am ic headlig h t range contro l. T his means that th e headlig hts
w ill adjust t hemselves to match th e load level of the ve hicl e. They will also ad ju st to noddin g movements when d riving off or braking.
WARNING
Crashes and o ther acc idents can h appen when you cannot s e c the ro a d a head and w hen you canno t b e seen by o th er motoris ts.
Never use day tim e running lights to see wher e you arc goi ng. They are no t b rig h t
enough an d w ill not le t you see fa r en o ug h
a head d usk o r w hen i t is
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Brief wiping
- Move the lever down to positi on
give the windshi eld a briefwip e. The w iper
will begin to m ove faster if yo u keep th e
l ever pre
ssed down for longer than
2 seconds.
Switching off the wipers
-Move the leve r up to
Windshield wiper and washer system
(windshi eld)
-th e lever toward the s teerin g wheel
t o
pos iti on
win ter position
The windshi eld wipers will move to th e ''Se rvice if yo u switch the igniti on on br iefly and then it ofT aga in, w hile press in g t he
win dshi eld wiper lever dow n The w indshie ld wiper arms ca n be moved forward so that they do not free ze to the
the wind shield be fo re
driving ofT.
Worn or dirt y wiper blades will reduce bility and increase th e risk of colli sions and rio us inju ry.
Never use t11e front wiper/wash er in
free zing weat her fi rst defro sting the
(continued)
wi ndshie ld . T he washer solution m ay freeze on the window and reduce
Always clean th e windshield wiper blades and all windows regu larly .
A lway s replace wi per blades that are worn, damaged or do not kee p the windshie ld clear.
Note
Befo re u sin g th e wiper s for the fir st tim e in co ld weather, m ake su re the wiper blades are not
fro zen t o th e windshield. To p revent damage to
th e w iper b lades and the wip er motor, a lways
l oose n blades frozen to the windsh ie ld b efore operating the w ipers. Usin g th e serv ice po sition describe d above can be a convenience in co ld weather.
Th e w indshie ld wipe rs will onl y wo rk when the ig nition is switch e d on and th e e ngin e hood
is close d.
Th e prev iou s w iping sp ee d will be cally selec ted when the vehi cle s top s, when wiping page 49, fig. 44 or is lected . The selected wipin g spee d will resume when the ve hicle drives off aga in.
The windshi eld will be wiped aga in after about five second s once the windshie ld wiper and was her sys te m h as been operated if th e
hicl e is mov ing.
If th e "int ermittent feature has been
se lec te d, the int ervals are linked to th e speed of the ve hicl e i.e. the interva ls will b e sh o rt er w he n
th e vehicle is trave ling faster.
T he wiper will try to wipe away an y obstacles that are on t h e windshield . The w ip er will stop
m oving if the obstacle blocks its pat11. Remo ve
t h e o bstacle and switch the wip er back on

Applies to with power outside mirrors
Outside mirrors
It is important for safe driving to properly adjust outsid e mirrors using the joy­
stic k in the ce nter consol e.
Fig . 47 Section of the driver's door: joystick for the outside mirrors
Basic setting for the outside mirrors
47 to L (left out­
side mirror).
2. Mov e the joystic k to adjus t th e mirror
so tha t yo u have a good view to th e rear of
the vehicl e. If synch roni zed mirror setting
i s
active in the conve nience fun ctions
menu, the right m irr or is adjusted at the
same page 1 6 .
3. Turn the joystick to R (right outside
mirror).
4. T
urn the joystick to adjust th e mirror so
that yo u have a good view to the rear of the
ve hicl e.
Outside mirror heating
-Turn the joysti ck to to heat the out­
s id e
mirrors. It is fo r safe driv in g
that yo u have a goo d view to the rear.
functions
16 , select w hether yo u want to ad­
just th e ex terior mirrors indi vidual ly or s i­
m ultan
eously. For simultaneo us adjust­
m ent, you
adjust th e exterior mirrors as
follows :
I. Turn the rotary kn o b to pos ition L (left
exte rio r mirror).
2 .
Adjust th e m irr or by turning th e rotary
kn ob
so that yo u have a goo d vie w to the
r ear. T
he right exterior mirror is adjusted
simultaneou sly (synchronously). You may
h ave to correct th e adjustment of the right
mirror .
WARNING
Incorrectl y estim ating d is ta n ces with the right outsid e mirror can cause co llision s and se­rious injury
The right outs id e mirror has a convex
(curved) s urfa ce. Vehicles or other objects
seen in a co nvex mirror will look smaller and farther away than they re all y are.
you usc the right outside m irror to judge distances from vehicle s behind you when changin g lanes, yo u could estimate incor­rectly and cause crash.
Wheneve r possible, use the inside mirror t o more accurately judge distance and s ize of ve hicl es or other objects seen in th e convex mirror.
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Booklet 3.1 and Equipment
(continued)
? booklet 2.1 chapter
Head restraints
Correct adjustment of head restraints
Properly adjusted restrain Is are an importanr parr of occupant p rotec tion
and can help to reduce the risk of injllries in accidents .
Fig. 4 8 Viewed from in front : adjusted head restrai nts and proper adjustment
-Adjust the head restraint so that the
upper e dge is as even wit h the top of your
head as fig . 48 and fig. 49.
Adju sting th e head page 57
WARNING
Drivin g without head restraints o r w ith properly ad ju sted h ead restraints in creases th e risk of serious injuries in a coll is io n . To h elp reduce the risk of injury:
Alway s drive with th e head re straints in and properly adjus ted.
E very person in th e ve hicl e must h ave a properly adjuste d head restraint.
56 Seats and storage
Fig. 49 Viewed from side: adjusted head restraints and proper
(continued )
Always make sure each person in the hide properly adju sts thei r head restraint.
Eac h headrest must adjusted according to occupant size so th at the upper edge is as eve n
w ith the top of the perso n's head, but n o lo w er
th an eye le ve l and so it is close to th e
Never attempt to adju st head restra in t
while drivin g. yo u h ave driven off and must adju st th e driver headrest for any reason, sto p th e ve hicl e safe ly be fo re attempting to
adj ust th e head r estra int.
must alwa ys be properly s train ed in a child restrai nt that is app ro p ria te
for their age and bookle t 2. 1

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adjust the head by moving them
u r, w ith bullun
pressed fig. 51 down.
page 56.
- M ake sure tha t it engages securely in
position.
Removing the head restraint s
-
th e fig . fig. 51
down and remove th e head restraint at
the sam e time.
th e head restraint in to guides on
the rear backrest .
F ig. 51 Adjusting and removing the rear head re­
straints
-
page 56.
T he ce nter r
ear h ead res train t deve lo p ed
o nly for the center p osition on th e rear seat. Do
not install the head restraint in oth er p ositio ns.
Driving without h ead restrain ts or
th e ce nter head restra int do cs not fit your seated h eig h t w he n full y exte nded, move
t o another s ea tin g posi tion to reduce the risk of inj ury in a collis ion.
Tips
The ce n te r h ead
res traint on the rear scat ca nn ot
b e a dju ste d fo r height.
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adjustable front seats
fig. 52 are arranged in
Adjusting the seat forward and
backward
-up the lever and move the seat
ward or
- Release the lever and slig htl y move
the seat until it la tches into place .
seat bock forward and
backwards
-To fold forward th e seat back, pull tl1e
(only 2-door vehicles) up and fold
th e
seatback At th e same time you
can slid e th e seat to th e front to make entry
into t he bac k seat of the vehicl e easier.
- To fold backwards the seat back, first
s lide the seat completely back, then pull
th e up and fold th e seat back
W here appl icabl e
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Adjusting the support12l
-Take your weight off the backrest and
turn the to adjust the
lumbar support.
Adju sting the backrest
- Take your weight off the backrest and
turn the
up or down to raise
or lower the seat.
T he curvature of the cu shioned area is mined by the senings made in th e lumbar gio n. This s up pons the natural curvature of the spine ve ry effect ively.
WARNING
Drivers or passen gers who are unbelted, out of positio n or too close to the airbag can be
in is seat adjustment so on page 55 .
WARNING
Never adjust the seats whil e th e ve hicle is
moving. seat may mov e unexpected ly
a nd you could lose control of the vehicle.
To reduce the risk of personal injury in an accide nt, front seat passengers must n eve r
ride in a moving ve hicl e with the seatback
jury from an out of position safety belt.
when adjusting the seat for height or in the far-and-aft di rec tio n. Adjusting th e

2-door vehicles
Front: The attachment ho les are locat e d on th e unders id e or the roof fig. 71, vis ible w ith the door open.
Rear: T he markings loca te d above the rear
s id e fig.
4-door vehicles
Front: The atta chment ho les a re locat ed on the underside o f th e roof fig. visib le w ith the door op en .
R
ear: Th e markings are loca te d on the unde rs id e
o r th e fig. vis ibl e w ith the door open.
72 Seats and storage
Fig. 72 Attachment points for 4-door
Installin g or using a roof rack improperly can cause the roof rack and anything on it to fly off the vehicl e causing colli sion and serious jury.
Always read and heed the WARN INGS and page 73 , "Important notes on u sin g a roof
Alwa ys attach the roof rack securely the mounting points shown in the page 72 , fig. 7l and=> page 72,