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steps extent:
basic safety instructions =>page 8.
Use data media suit able for Media mode =>page driving can distract the driver from traffic situations.
cles).
Setting the too high can damage
hearing . This can sure of the ears to
Sudden may occur when the audio source is changed or connected.
Please lower the volume before changing or connecting to an audio source .
Driving recommendations and traffic signs in the navigation system may differ from th e actual traffic situation.
and displays.
adjust your speed and driving style to road, traffic, weather, and visibility conditions.
data media tract the driver from traffic and to
Connecting cables of devices may obstruct the drive r.
Unmounted or improperly mounted external
devi ces can be thrown through the
on the stee ring wheel, strument panel , seat backs or between these
areas and the occupants. External devices
can cause serious injury in the event of an
acciden t, if th e airbag s
The center armrest can interfere with the e r' s elbow movement and thus cause
Always keep the armrest while driving.
can be caused by laser beam s if the housing of the CD is open ed .

The factory-installed hands-free system is de­
s igned for use with conven tional phones and
B luetooth®-co mpatible phones .
ment panel and i s w ithin reac h at times . the ph one in it s cradle pe rmits it to be cha rged, but
more import antly , con nects the phone to
the vehic le's out side antenna .
A
tel ephone that is prope rly co nnected to
the int egra ted ant enna or other outside vehicle ep hone antenna
ence a better qua lit y of serv ice.
a
phone not
be recharged either. you might experience
more dropped
ed on a base plate on the i nstrumen t
An unsecured cured
Always mount mobile phones properly
while driving, outside the operational area of the airbags. U
sing a
phone or radio inside the and sepa-
rate outside antenna can cause the magnetic radiation lev el in the ve hicle to ceed established limits. This a lso applies if the outside antenna is not properly.
Keep a distance of at least 8 inche s be -
tween the antennas of the mobile phone and
the pacemaker, a s mobile phones can affect the functionality of a pace maker.
Nev er carry a switched-on phone in the breast pocket directly over a pacemaker.
B lu etoot h se ttin gs . Fig. 7 2 List o f Bluetoo th devices found.
Te lephone control 61

4
. . . . . . 6
- Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Center console overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
- Fron t pa sse nger side overvi ew . . . . . . . .
14
- Symbo ls o n the roo f console . . . . . . . . . . 14
Instrument cluster and instrument panel
- Warning and indica tor
lights . . . . . . . . . . 15
-cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
-Volk swage n Information System . . .
basics
- Driv ing check lists and warnings .
....... 31
- Techn ical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
and closing
- Vehic le key set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
-locking and closing system . . . . . 4 1
- Doo rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
- Rear hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
-. . . 53
-s lidin g and sunroof . . . . . . . 56
properly and safely
- Adjusting the sea ting position . . . . . . .
. . 58
-functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
- Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
- Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
-Child sa fety and child restraints ........ 1
Lights and vision
- Lights ............................... 122
-protectio n ....................... 128
-Windshield wipers and washer ......... 129
-Mir ro rs .............................. 134
Transporting
- Driving tips
.......................... 137
-Luggage compa rtment ................ 141
of contents
- Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
- Trailer towing ...... ............•. .... 149
1 5 7
- Cup holders
......................... 161
- 12
sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
shifting, park ing
- Sta rting and stoppin g
the engin e ....... 165
- Shifting ................... .......... 171
- Brak ing , stop ping , and park ing
......... 179
- Sav ing
fuel a nd helping the environm ent 189
-Steering ............................. 192
Driver assistance systems
- Starting assistance systems
........... 195
-Cruise Control System ......... 19 7
-
nre Mo nitori ng System .............................
control
- Healing and air cond itioning
At the gas station
- Refueling
........................ .... 214
-Fuel ...........................•.... 2 19
Care , maintenance .... 222
fo r work ing in the engin e
compartment
................... ..... 222
- Engine oil ........................... 227
- Engine coolant ....................... 233
-Vehicle battery ....................... 238
Vehicle care and maintenance
- Exteri or
care and cleaning ............ 243
-care and cleaning ............. 251
-
accesso ries, repa irs and
modi fications ........................ 283
- Consumer information ................ 291
- Declaration
of Complia nce,
T elecomm unicat ions and Electro nic
Systems
............................ 293
- Report ing Safe ty Defects ............. 294
- Engin e con trol and emission control
system .............................. 295

Front passenger side overview
Fig. 8 Overview of the fron t passenger side.
Key to fig. 8 :
Passenger front airbag location in the instrument panel (approxima te) .... .............. .
the glove compartment: button for Tire Pressure Monitoring .....
handle for the lockable glove compartment .
A ir vent
Symbol Mea ning
and read ing lights 122
Po wer sunroof

malfunctions or certain functions . Some
warning and indicator ligh ts come on when the ig­
nition is swi tched on and shou ld go out when the
engine is running or when the vehicle is moving. D
epending on the vehicle options, a symbol may
appea r
in the instrum en t cluster in stead of a warn­
ing light.
Additional text messages appear in th e instrumen t
cluster
of appropriately equipped vehicles to give
mo re information or prompt you to take certain ac­tions 18, Instrument cluster.
addition, a chime or other acoustic warning
sounds when certain warning and indicator lights
goon.
Refer to
PARK
Parking brake engaged.
BRAKE Brake fluid level too low, o r brake system malfunction .
Lights up: Engine coolant level too low, too high , or engine coolant
227
E ngine oil pressure too low.
At least one vehicle door is aja r or not closed properly .
192
Li gh ts up or nashes : Steering system malfunction.
Driver and/or passenger safety belts not buckled .
DSG® transmission too hot. 171
Alternator malfunction.
cluster and instrument panel 15

Park the
etc.
Roads and bridges may be dangerously icy
even if the outside air temperature is above freezing .
you use the outside temperature
remember : even
Compass
Fig . 11 Compass zones .
on page 18.
if the be
perature display .
to heed warning or text can in damage .
The ins trum ent rangeme nt may vary depending on the and engine . F or displays without
ther e are warning messages , th e are displayed for
the ca use ha s bee n co rrected. The compass does not need to be calibra te d in w ith a navigati on syste m.
T he re is no
Instrument cluster and instrument panel 21

MFD menu (Multi-Function Display)
tory information and hee d the on page 24 . The multi-function
display has 2 automatic ries : 1 -single trip memory and 2-total trip memory. The number of the trip memory is shown
at the upper right of the display .
Wh en th e
ignition is switched on and memory 1 or 2 is displayed, press button to toggle
b etwee n the 2 m em ories.
1
ory
P o
ssible displays
M enu
Travel time
Curr. C on sum.
A vg . Consu m .
R o
ute
Avg . Speed
D
igit. Sp ee d
S p ee d
Warn. The
memory accumulates and stores information about distance driven and fuel
used from the time the ignition was switched on until the time it was switched off.
ed . the trip is cont inued within 2 hours after the ignition was switched off, the new
values are added .
The memory displays and stores the accumulated driving and fuel consumption
strumen t cluste r version. one of the maximum values is exceeded, then the
Fun ction
Driving time in hours (h) and minu tes (min) since the ignition was switched on.
Current fuel consumption in mpg
have been driven . Up to this point , dashes appear instead of a number . The value displayed is updated ery 5 seconds .
Estimated distance in miles (km) that the vehic le can
go with the fuel left in the tank
the way you are currently driving. Takes account of the current fuel consumpt ion ,
among other things
Ave rage speed on tri
ps per tr ip memor ies 1 an d 2 (toggle) . Di splayed once the feet
mph to 155 mph, or km/h to
necessary, set the desired speed within about
5 seco nds with th e rocker switch on the w indshield
wiper leve r or the Vehicles without a multi-function steering
wheel : Press rocker switch on windshie ld wiper
lever .
Vehicles with a multi-fun ction steering Press
Storing speed for the speed warning
Press the
To deactivate , press
Instrum ent cluste r and in str um en t panel

Adjusting the seating position
Introduction
this section find inf ormation about:
Examp les
of improper seat ing pos itions . . . 59
Pr ope r seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manual contr ols on the driver and passe nger
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Ele ctrica l co ntr ols o n the driver and front
passenger seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Adj ustin g
the head restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
R emoving and re in stalling head restraints . . . 64
Adj usting the stee
ring whee l position . . . . . . . 65
Cen te r armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Number of seats
Th e vehicle
has a t otal of 5 seat ing posit ions: 2 in front and 3 in the rea r. Eac h seating pos ition has a
safety belt.
More information:
funct ions 67
page 69
Ai r ba g syste m 82
safety and child restraints
WARNING
Improper seat ing pos itions increase the risk of severe or fatal injuries in a crash or other accidents,
times .
Never
Always secure children in the vehicle with a n approved and suitable restraint system appropriate for their age, weight, and height 82 .
Always keep your feet on the in front of the seat. Never rest them on the seat,
Always adjust seat , safety belts, and head straints properly before driving and make sure that
inches (25 em) betw een the front pa ssenger' s breastbone and the in strument panel.
ches (25 em) between your breastbone and the steering wheel.
Adjust the driver's seat so that you can push the pedals while keeping your knee(s) slightly bent. The
di stance to the instrument panel in the knee
a rea must be at least 4 inche s
these requirements cannot be met for physical reason s, contact an authorized
Volk swagen dealer or an auth orized gen Facility to see whether adaptive equipment is avai la bl e.
Always hold the steering wheel on the side of the steering wheel rim with your hands at the 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock positions to help reduce the risk of personal injury if the driver's airbag inflates .
Never hold the steering whee l a t the
12 o'clock position or with your hands at e r places inside the steering whee l rim or on the steering wheel hub. Holding the steering wheel the wrong way can cause serious rie s to the hand s, arm s, and head if the
Pointing the steer ing whe el t oward your face dec reases the of the driver's bag to h elp protect you in a
Never drive with backrest s reclined or ed back farthe r than necessary to drive

When an airbag deploys , fine dust is released.
This is normal and is not caused by a fire in the hicle . This dust is made up mostly of a powder
used to lubricate the airbags as they deploy. This
dust could irritate skin and eyes and cause
ciently when used with properly worn safety belts
and a proper seating position in Introduct ion on page 58
equipment
Your safety and the safety of your passenge rs
shouldn't be left to c hance. Advances in
gy have made a number of featu res availab le to
help reduce the risk of injury in a collision . The
Sophisticated safety belts for
belt pretensioners for driver and front
passenger .
Advanced front airbag system for driver and
front passenger .
ger.
Airbag indicato r
BAG light.
Electronic control unit and associa ted sensors.
Before driving
Head restraints with height adjustmen t
Adjustable steering column.
LATCH/U CRA lower universal and top tether
anchorages for child safety seats at the rear
These features
can't work as a system if they are not always
be tu rned
off if the weight on the front passe nger seat is less
than the amount programmed in the elect ronic
con t
rol unit . Th e front airbag on the passenge r side
will also be turned off if the combine d weigh t of an
i nfant
of about one year of age in one of the child
seats that was used to certify the Advanced Airbag
ard BAG
Never rely on airbags alone for protection.
69, Safety belts.
ery per son in the vehicle is properly seated on a sea t of his or her own, properly fastens the safety belts belonging to that seat before the vehicle starts to move, and keeps the belts properly fasten ed while riding i n the hicle. This applies eve n when just driving around town. Therefore, always wear your safety belts and make sure that everybody in your vehicle is properl y restrai ned .
too close to the steering wheel or strument panel decrease the ness of the airbags and will increase the risk of personal injury in a collision.

no one can guarantee with absolute certainty that the airbag never deploy
can deploy in accordance with the option for 3 to 6 year-old children under the if a child who is heavier than the combined weight of a typical one-year old fant restrained in one of the forward facing or rearward-facing seats with which your vehicle was certified is on the front passen­ger seat and the other conditions for airbag deployment are met.
on the front passenger seat if the front airbag inflates.
smash the child seat and the child against the seat backrest, center armrest, door, or roof.
conceivable situations that may happen during the useful life of your vehicle.
light does not come on and stay on whenever the ignition is on, immediately
ous personal injury to the child.
exceptional circumstances require the use of a forward-facing child restraint on the front passenger seat, the following special precautions must be taken for the safety and of the child:
-Always make sure that the forward-fac­ing child restraint has been designed and certified for use on a front passenger seat with a front airbag and a side airbag.
-
Always carefully the manufactur­er's instructions provided for the child seat or infant carrier.
- Never
straint up against or very near the instru­ment panel.
-
Always set the safety belt upper chorage to the adjustment position that permits proper installation in accordance with the child restraint manufacturer's
Sitting properly and safely 91