SET button VOLKSWAGEN GOLF MK6 2012 Owner's Guide

using navigation data short-term . . 38
vCards . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Operation additional displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 browsing lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 changing the default volume . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 checkboxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
on or off .............. .
touch screen ...................... .
tuning knob ........................ .
11 8
settings 6 ...............
.. 73
PDC
volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
...... ........................ 59 accepting a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
active cell telephone pairing . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
additional phone calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 63
passive cell telephone pairing . . . . . . . . . . 62
P laces with dang er
of exp losions . . . . . . . .
. . . 64
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. . . 66
Telephone call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
voice command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Places with danger of explosions telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Places with special regulations . . . . . . . . . .
Playback volume (AUX, . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Pop-up windows ....... ............... Position display ing and saving . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
R
changing frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
changing stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Deleting memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 FM station list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 scan stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
frequency selection . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 station names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 preset buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
R adio coding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Radio mode see: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
R andom playback (Shuffle) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
.............................. ... 75 recent destinations selecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Repeat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
R
equirements for
adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........................•. .. external data media
Resuming route guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Rewind . .......................... ... 26
R
otary and push buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Route guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 blocking routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Demo mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 map 53 navigation messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
r oute list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Route Guidance
blocking routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Route List
b locki ng s ectio ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Routing criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Routing options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1
5
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
acti vation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
see: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 radio mode
see: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Saving rece nt de stin ations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
displa y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
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M edia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 14 (s can) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Scan/Mix/Re pea t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
gas s tatio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Bala nce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
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navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 pre se ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
so und . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
S ettings ............................ 7 3
see :
Route List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 browsing ch ann els . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
iTun es Tagging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
l a u nch ing
rad io . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
ma in menu ...... ......... ... ...... .
s avi ng t rack in format ion .............. . ............ ....... ......... .
selecting stat ions
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
swi tching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
a sta tio n b y ca te gory . . . . . . . . . 19
Function Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
............................. 72
Station preset buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Stopping ro ute gui dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
T
Tel ephone see : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Text input cursor cursor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Time d ela y (Timeout) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 T im eout ............................... 8
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Touc h scree n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Treble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Trip destination R efe r to des tinatio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Tunin g knob (operati on) .........•....... 11
u
Unit s y ste m
met ric o r Ang lo-Am eri can . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
v
VBR .................... ............. 22
VHF ............ ...... .. ...•......... 75
Volume volum e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
in pu t volume (A U X. BT aud io) . . . . . . 29 n avigation announce ments . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
P D C audio reduc tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
playb ack volume (A U X, BT audio ) . . 29 see : C han ging the default vo lum e . . . . . . . . 9
Spe ed-depe nde nt vo lume ad jus tme nt .......................... 72
traffic ann ouncemen ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
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Warnings ............... .............. 3 Wire less communication interfac e . . . . . . 24

-Rear window automatic wipe/wash
-Lever with buttons for the Volkswagen Information System (Basic version) . OK/RESET 24
Multi-function steering wheel controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
- Volume setting for radio , naviga
tion system notifications (if applicab le) , or telephone
- Display Phone main menu or accept telephone
- Audio, Navigation System (Premium ver-
sion) -
@ Ign ition switch or starter button (for vehicles with Keyless Access locking and starting sys-
tem ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
® Pedals ............ .................................... ....................... .
Lever for adjustable steering wheel
Driver front airbag . . . . . . . . . .
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Horn (only works when the ignition is switched on)
Passenger compartment 11
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Instrument cluster
Introduction
this section find information about:
overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 19
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21 Service reminder display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
More information:
Warning and indicator
Display of the selected gears (automatic trans­miss ion ) 171
Service reminder inform ation Warran­ty and Maintenance.
overview
Fig. 9 cluster in the instrument
Driving on today 's roads demands the at­tention of the driver at
driving. on
explanations 9:
Button for setting the
butto n to highlight the hour or the minutes in the
push the button Press and the button to fast forward.
- Push
button again to finish setting the
Tachometer (thousands of revolutions per minute when the engine is running).
The red zone at the end of the
indi cates maximum pe rmi ssibl e engi ne rpm (revolution s pe r
pos ition D, o r ease your foot off the accele rator
Engine coolant temperature display 233.
appropriate ly equ ippe d vehicles , the clock can also be set via the Settings menu in the instrumen t cl uster display 28 .
18 Vehicle overview

N
19.
gauge
Reset button fo r t he trip odome te r (trip).
- P
ush th e
eter
saves
Fi g. rear passenger side door .
first read and note the tory information and heed the on page 18.
Dependi ng o n the vehic le model , different
Warn ing and informationa l tex ts
Odomete r disp lays
Time
C omp ass display
171
Disp lay (MFD ) and menu s for
differe nt settings
22
A lternat ive speed display (Settings men u)
fu nctions and nents is mon itored when the ign ition is switch ed on
and
some cases, they may The

Type of notification
or
deale r o r an autho rized
turn off automatically after a few sec­
onds .
Priority 2 warning
message
or continuously levels may cause vehicle damage
and vehicle breakdown .
Check malfunc tion as soon as possib le. Con tact an authorized for assis­tance if necessary.
tex t
The odometer indicates the distance driven by the vehic le .
The
trip odometer (Trip) shows the distance driv­
en since the time the trip odometer was reset.
The meters) .
Outside temperature
At out side temperatures (+4 (icy road warning)
appears in the display . The symbol the outside temperature rises
above +43 (+6
higher than the actual out­
side temperature.
The measurement range is from
to
+122 (+so
Compass
Whe n the ignit ion and navigation system are
switched on, the current compass direction is indi­
cated
in the instrument cluster display
position is shown both on the
side of the selector and in the instrument
cluster display. The respective gear may
as as in Tiptronic ® mode .
Alternative speed (mph or km/h)
The alternative speed display shows the current
Vehicle overview speedometer
shows mph, the alternative speed
display shows a
readout of the current veh i­
signs are posted in units other than those shown
on the vehicle 's speedo meter .
For
vehicles with the Premi um instrument cluster
di splay. select th e A 1 t. s pe ed d sp me nu it em in the Settings menu 24.
For vehicles with the Basic instrument cluster dis­
play :
Press the
Press the (o .o button once. or "km /h " be shown
This activates the alternative speed display . To deactivate , the same procedure .
and in strument cluste r text messages can cause the vehicle to break down in traffic and result in a sion and serious personal injury.
on emergency

sectio n find informat ion about:
Menu structure-overv iew .......... .
U sing
menus in the instrument
..
Settings menu ................ .
Convenience sub-menu
Lights & Vision sub-menu ............ . convenience settings .. .
24
25 26
27
28
29
different types of information in the instrument ter. The menu options vary depending on whether you h ave a Basic or Premium version of th e
you can
operate the menus for Basic instrument The Premium version has con tro l buttons on the right side of the
An authorized to add or modify functio ns depending on you r vehicle's
equ ipment.
on page 24.
Multi-Function Display (MFD)
Travel time
Curr. Consum.
Avg. Consum.
Route
Avg.speed
Digit. speed
Back
24 Vehicle overview
menus, the warning by press­
in g the button on the steeri ng
134
D river assistance systems 195
Radio or Navigation system
Mobile Phone
Package
Driving on today's roads demands the at­tention of the driver at times. Driver dis­traction causes accidents, and se­rious persona l injuryl
is moving.
Start ing the engine with a very weak battery and emergency starting may change or delete system settings (including time, date , per­
sonal convenience settings and programming) .
Check the settings and correct as necessary once the
Radio or
26
Corn ering light I
V ehicle s tatus 26
Settings 2 8
Mult i-Functi on Displa y (MFD) da ta
T ravel time
- C urr. Consum.

Avg. Consu m.
Route
Avg . speed
Dig it. speed
warning
Back
Compass
Convenience
ATAconfirm
Dooropen
Manual
(All doors , door, Veh . si de,
Automa tic (Auto Lock, Auto Unlock)
Mirror adjust
Factory
Lights & Vision
Background lighting
Footwell ligh ting
L n. Chg.
F actory setting
Ti me
Units
Alternative speed display
Reset
Factory setting Using menus in the instrument cluster
Fig. 1 2 vehicles without a multi-function ing wheel : Use button in the windshield wiper
lever to confirm menu items and rocker switch
to sw itch menus .
tory information and heed the on page 24 .
Displaying the main menu
on the ignition .
a message or the vehi cle icon is displayed ,
push the 12 or 13 ).
Fig. 13 Right side of the mult i-func tion steering
wheel : Controls for the menus in the instrumen t
clus ter .
For operation with windshield wiper lever: Main
menu is shown
For operation with multi-function steering
wheel : Main menu is not shown . order to through the various main menu items, push the
cluster and instr um ent pan el

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

erasing memory 1 or 2
Press button for about 2 seconds.
and
Please firs t r ead and note t he i ntrodu ctory infor ma tion an d heed th e o n page 24 .
M enu
Function
language
unde r the MFD menu in the instru-
ment cluste r display
Calibrate the compass on vehicles without a factory-installed navigation system. To calibrate ,
Convenience function settings
30.
Time hours and minutes for the and navigation sys-
tern. The time can be displayed in 12 or 24 hour format. applicab le, an Sin the
top of the disp lay indicates daylight savings time.
S
now tires t han top vehicle speed.
Units units in which tempera ture , consumption and distances should be dis-
p layed (for example , whet her to show distance driven in miles or kilomete rs).
Alt. s p ee d d sp. Activate or deactiva te speed display (mph or km/h).
Service Display service messages or reset service reminder display.
Factory set . Resets the functions in the Se tting s menu back to the factory settings.
Vehicle overv ie w