sensor VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GTI 2015 5G / 7.G Owners Manual

Front view

Fig. 2 Vehicle front overview.
Key to fig. 2:
(1) Inside mirror with sensor on mirror base for:
– Rain sensor (if equipped)
– Low-light sensor (if equipped)
– Light Assist (if equipped)
(2) Windshield wipers
(3) Engine hood release
(4) Headlights (on left and right)
(5) Fog lights/static cornering lights (on left and right)
(6) Threaded hole for the front towing eye (behind cover)
(7) Side marker lights (on left and right)
(8) Park Distance Control (PDC) sensors (if equipped)

Rear view

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

Menu Submenu Setting options Further information
Lights Light Assist Turn the following systems on or off: – Adaptive front lighting (AFS) (if equipped) – Automatic headlights during rain (head-lights turn on with rain sensor) – Convenience indicating (lane change feature)

Adjust the following feature: – Switch-on time for automatic headlights (!54/)
Interior lighting Adjust the following features: – Door ambient lighting – Footwell lighting
Coming/Leaving home function Set the following: – Duration that the Coming Home feature is switched on – Duration that the Leaving Home feature is switched on
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 operation Turn convenience opening feature for the power windows on or off (if applicable).
Central locking Set door unlocking.
Turn the following features on or off: – Lock automatically (Auto lock feature) – Acoustic confirmation (horn beep after the vehicle is locked from outside)
Multifunction display (MFD) – Display or hide the following data in the Multifunction display: – Current fuel consumption – Average fuel consumption – Convenience consumers – Eco tips – Travel time – Distance traveled – Average speed – Digital speed display – Speed warning – Oil temperature

– Reset the following data in the Multifunction display: – Driving data for “Since start” trip memory – Driving data for “Extended period” trip memory

door or the button on the rear hatch is pressed. The following functions are then enabled without active use of the remote control vehicle key:
x Keyless Entry: Unlocking the vehicle with the sensor surfaces on the outside door handles of the
driver or front passenger door ⇒ fig. 24 (A) or by using the Volkswagen emblem on the rear hatch.
x Keyless Go: Start the engine and drive. For this, you just have to press the starter button and a
valid remote control vehicle key must be inside the vehicle ⇒ Starting and stopping the engine.
x Keyless Exit: Locking the vehicle via the door handle sensor on the driver or front passenger door (B).
The power locking system works like the standard unlocking and locking system. Only the way that the systems are operated is different.
All turn signals flash twice to confirm that the vehicle has been unlocked and once to confirm that it has been locked.
The vehicle will lock again in a few seconds if you do not open one of the doors or the rear hatch.
Unlocking and opening doors (Keyless Entry)
x Grasp the door handle of the driver or front passenger door so that you touch the unlocking sensor surface (A).
x Open the door.
Closing and locking doors (Keyless Exit)
x Switch the ignition off.
x Close the driver door.
x Touch the sensor surface in the door handle on the driver or front passenger door (B). The vehicle is locked. The door being locked must be closed.
Unlocking and locking the rear hatch
If the vehicle is locked and a valid remote control vehicle key is within range ⇒ fig. 23 of the rear hatch, it unlocks automatically when opened.
Open and close the rear hatch as you would a standard rear hatch ⇒ Rear hatch.
The rear hatch locks automatically when it is closed except in the following situations:
x The vehicle is completely unlocked.
x The most recently used vehicle key is inside the vehicle. All turn signals flash four times.
Locking with a second vehicle key
If the vehicle is locked from the outside with a second valid vehicle key, any key located inside the
vehicle cannot start the engine ⇒ Starting and stopping the engine. A key that was inside the vehicle when it was locked from the outside can be reactivated by pressing the

Convenience features
To use the convenience closing feature to close all power windows and the sunroof, hold your finger
on the lock sensor surface on the outside of the door handle ⇒ fig. 24 (B) for a few seconds until the windows and sunroof close.
Remove your finger from the lock sensor surface to stop the function.
Pinch protection is active during convenience closing of the windows and the power sunroof.
In the Infotainment system, you can turn the convenience features on and off or select which doors unlock when the door handle unlocking surface is grasped by pressing the #!2 button followed by the

The one-touch feature can be reactivated for one or more windows at the same time.
Convenience closing
The convenience closing feature lets you close the windows and the power sunroof as follows:
x From inside the vehicle: When the driver door is open, pull up and hold the switch for the driver window until all windows and the sunroof close.
x Manual locking from outside the vehicle: Lock the vehicle with the vehicle key bit in the driver door and keep the key turned in the locking position to close all windows and the power sunroof
⇒ Manually unlocking and locking the driver door.
x Vehicles with Keyless Access: Hold your finger on the lock sensor surface on the outside of the
door handle for a few seconds until the windows and power sunroof close ⇒ Unlocking or locking the vehicle with Keyless Access.
On appropriately equipped vehicles, a variety of settings related to window operation can be made and adjusted in the Infotainment system by pressing the #!2 button followed by the

Automatic activation: Automatic deactivation:
If the low-light sensor registers darkness, for example when driving through a tunnel. If sufficient brightness is registered.
If the rain sensor recognizes rain and switches the windshield wipers on. If the windshield wipers have not moved for several minutes.

You can adjust the level of darkness the vehicle must register before automatically switching on the headlights in the Infotainment system by pressing the #!2 button followed by the function keys

Coming Home Action
Switch on: – Switch off the ignition The Coming Home feature is switched on when the headlight switch is in the !54/ position and the low-light sensor registers darkness The delay period starts once the last vehicle door or the rear hatch is closed.
Switch off: – Automatically after delay period is over. – Automatically, if a vehicle door or the rear hatch is still open about 30 seconds after activation. – Turn light switch to the / position. – Switch the ignition on.


Leaving Home Action
Switch on: – Unlock the vehicle if the light switch is in the !54/ position and the low-light sensor registers darkness.
Switch off: – Automatically after preset delay period is over. – Lock the vehicle. – Turn the light switch to the / position. – Switch the ignition on.

The length of time the lights stay on can be adjusted or the feature can be activated and deac-tivated in the Infotainment system by pressing the #!2 button followed by the

Rain sensor

Fig. 82 Windshield wiper lever: Adjusting the rain sensor 1 (if equipped).

Fig. 83 Inside the front windshield above the inside mirror: Sensitive rain sensor surface.

x Salt streaks: Salt streaks on the windshield from winter driving can cause wiping more often or continuously on glass that is almost dry.
x Dirt: Caked-on dust, wax, any other buildup on the windshield (lotus effect), or car-wash detergent residue can lower the rain sensor's sensitivity and cause it to react too slowly or not at all.
x Crack or chip in the windshield: If a stone hits and chips the windshield while the rain sensor is on, this will trigger a wiper cycle. After that, the rain sensor will recognize the change and recalibrate itself to respond to the sensitive surface's reduced detection zone. Depending on the size of the chip, the sensor's reaction pattern may or may not change.
WARNING
The rain sensor cannot always recognize rain and activate the wipers.
x Switch the wipers on manually when water on the windshield reduces visibility.
Clean the rain sensor's sensitive surface (arrow) regularly and check the wiper blades for wear or damage.
To remove wax and coats of polish safely, we recommend using an alcohol-based windshield cleaner.
Checking and refilling windshield washer fluid

Fig. 84 In the engine compartment: Cap of the windshield washer fluid reservoir.