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Instrument cluster:
- Instr
uments .................................. o o o............ 16
- Disp lay ............................ o o 16
-Warning and in dicator lig hts ............... ..... o o o ... 13
Lever for windshi eld wip er and washer ........ o o
-Imermittent o pe rat ion for windshi eld wip ers .
-wiping" 1x
- W
indshield
- Rear window wip er
- Aut om ati c wipe/wash rea r
-Lever with buttons for the Volkswagen Information
Ignit ion lock or starter butto n (Keyless Ent ry .............
..... ........................................................ .......
Lever for adjustable s teering wheel ........................... o o
Horn (o nl y work s w hen the ign ition is sw itched o n)
Driver front airbag ............................... ........... o o o
o o
Pa ssenger compartment 8 9
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or certain fun ctions. warning and indicator
is
m ov ing.
D ep e
nding on the model. additional tex t m essages may be s hown in the in strument pro vidin g
driving! m
ore
information or promp tin g page 16,
Dep ending o n options, symb o l m ay be
displayed in the instrument instead of a warning
There is an addit io nal audible s ignal when some warning and indicator lights ligh t up.
BRAKE
engaged, brak e flui d level too low, or brake sys te m 188
malfunctioning.
At least o n e properly.
properly.
stop! page45 Hear hatch is open or n ot
wit h the ste ering.
D rive r and/or passenger safety belt s not buckled.
gears
D epress pedal! page
Alte rnator malfunctioning. page257
Cruise control m alfun ctionin g.

Turn signal s or right.
Emerg ency sw itch ed on.
gear s
Depr ess brake pedal!
page 188
High beams swi tched on or headli ght in use .
High be a m control (Light Assis t) on.
Elec tron ic immobili zer active.
Serv ic e int erva l di splay.
to heed warning ligh ts and instrument cluster text messages can cause the vehicle to break down in traffic and result in a collision and serious personal injury.
Never ignore warning lights or text WARN­
Always stop th e vehicle as soon as it is safe to do so.
the vehicle at a safe distance from moving traffic and where no part of the hot cata­
lyti c converter and exhau st sys tem can come into contact w ith brush, spilled fuel,
e tc .
Instrument
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A broken down vehicle presents a high acci­dent risk for itself and others. on emer­ge ncy flashers and set up
Before opening the engine hood, switch the en gine and let the engine cool down.
Be very careful when working in the engine compartment, which is
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Speedometer.
Reset button for the trip odometer di spl ay (trip).
Note
To help prevent engin e damage, never let the en­gine speed shown by th e tachometer go into the re d zo ne (warning zone).
first read and note th e introductory
o n page 16.
Dep ending on the vehicl e model, different infor­
mati on m ay be shown in the in strument cluster page fig. 6
Warning and information al texts
Odometer displays
Time
Outs id e temperatur e
display
l ever page 179
Gear r ecommen dation (manual tran smi ssion) 179
Type of notifica­
tion color Explanation
Up
-shifting early into the nex t higher gea r saves fuel and r educes engine
M ulti -function display (MFD) and menus fo r
diff ere n t page 21
reminder pag e
Seco ndary sp ee d (Settings menu) p age 21
Warning
and informational texts
The status of variou s ve hicle functions and com­
p onents is monitored when the ignition is swit ch ed on and w hil e dri ving. Malfunctions are
indi cated by red and yellow warning symbols w ith
t ex t m essage s in the in strument clu ster dis pla y 13). In som e ca se s, they may als o be s ig­
naled acou stically . Th e di splay can va ry depending on the instrument clu ste r model.
wa rning
m essage R
e d
malfu nc tion and correct cause. Get ex pe rt help.
malfun ction as soo n as possibl e. Facilit y for ass istance as nee ded.
In
formation rega rdin g diff ere nt vehicl e operation s.
Outside
temperature display
The odornecer indicates the total distance driven
b y the vehicl e. A
t
outsid e tempe ratures below +39 (+4 (icy road warning) appears in
th e disp lay. Th e symbol flas hes at first. then stays on Th e trip odometer (tr ip ) indi cates the distanc e
dri ven sin ce the od omete r was la st reset. T he las t digit indicates mil e mete rs ). When the vehicle is not mo vin g or when you are
driving at very low speeds, th e te mp erature dis-
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playe d m ay be slightly hi gher the
is from { to +122
cated in the instrument clu ste r pag e 19.
lec tor leve r po sition may be s hown in th e disp la y
in addition th e respective gear bein g use d.
Gear re commendation (manual transmission)
While the vehicle is movin g, a fuel eco nomy gear
recomme ndation is ind icate d in the in strument
clu ste r p age 179.
Secondary speed display (mph or km/h)
While drivin g, in addition to the speedomete r play, th e vehicl e speed can b e shown in measurem ent unit {mph or km /h ) in the ment clu ste r d is play. T o do thi s, se lec t th e
Seco ndary sp ee d menu item in pagc21.
For vehicles wit ho ut a m enu displa y in the ment cluste r:
th e engine.
button three tim es. The odometer
in dica to r in th e in strument clu ste r di sp lay flas h es .
the (o.o SET) bu tton once. Instead of th e odom eter reading. or
Thi s th e secondary sp ee d di splay. To d eac tiva te. follow th e same pro cedure.
overview
Failur e to hee d warnin g light s and instrument cluster text messages can cause the ve hicl e to break down in traffic and res ult in a colli sion and
se riou s personal injury .
Never ignore warning lights or tex t INGS.
Always stop the vehicle as soo n as it is safe to do so.
A broken down veh icle presents high dent risk for itself and Sw itch on gency flash e rs and se t up a w arnin g tr iangle to warn oncoming
Park the vehicle at and where no ly ti c co nverte r and exhaust sys te m can come into contact witl1 flammable materials under
th e vehicl e, s u ch as dry brus h, spilled fuel ,
e tc.
yo u usc the temperature disp lay to
t ell yo u about frost condition s, remember that road s can even icc ov er at temperatures above
+39 {+4 {ice warning) is not
Neve r rel y exclusively on the o utside ature disp lay.
Note
Failure to heed warning lights or tex t WARNINGS
ca n res ult in vehicle damage.
The in strument cluste r disp lays and their rangement may vary dep e nding on th e hide model and e ng in e ve rs ion. For disp lay s
witho ut wa rnin g and in formation messages, fun ction s are only s igna le d w ith indicator lights .
there arc multipl e wa rnin g m ess age s, the sy mbo ls are dis p layed one aft er anothe r for
seve ra l se conds in orde r of importan ce. The bol s are di splay ed un til the cause has been correc ted.

Service reminder
first read and note the introdu ctory information and heed the WARNINGS on page 16.
The service appointment reminder is shown in the clus te r page 16, fig. 6 more information, please see the Warranty and Maintenance booklet.
Information on
maintenance Booklet booklet
Volkswagen distinguishes between serv ic e ap­pointments an engin e oil change, such as an in spection serv ice. The service reminder di splay indicates only ser­
vice appointme nt s w hi ch includ e an engine oil change. All o th er serv ice appointments, su ch as the n ex t due inspection serv ice or brake fluid
change, are indi cated on the sticker on the veh icle
door pillar or in th e Warranty and Maintenance booklet.
For vehicles with
time or distance-driven depen­
d ent service, fixed service intervals are defined.
Service reminder
If se rv ic e is due in the near future ,
a wrench and a miles (kilomete rs) indicator are shown in the in strument cluster display . The
mil eage shown is the m aximum distance can
b e dri ven until the require d service must be form ed . Th e di spla y changes after a few seconds. A
clock symbol is displayed and the number of days
until the re quired service is show n.
For
i s dis pla yed for severa l sec­onds. For Service now
i s indi cated on the instrument cluster display.
overview
Querying a service message
The current service message can b e accessed
whe n the ig niti on is switched on, the engine is
switched off, and the vehicl e is stopped:
button in the instrument clu ste r
seve ral times until the wrench ap­pears.
Select th e Settings menu.
In the Service sub-menu, se lec t th e Info menu item.
Overdue service is indicated by a negative sig n in
front of the mil eage or day info rm ation. Fo r cles Service since---mi or--­days is indi cated on the instrument cluster displa y.
Resetting the service reminder dis
play
If the service was not performed by an authorize d Volkswagen dealer or an authorized Volk swagen
Serv ice Facilit y, the service reminder can be reset as follows:
Veh icl
es with text message display:
Se lec t th e
menu.
the sub-menu, select the Reset menu ite m.
request with
off the ig nition.
lea se th e button and push button withi n about seconds.
Do
not reset the service r eminde r betwe en serv ice intervals; otherwise, incorrect information will be display ed.
The se rvice reminder disappear s afte r a seconds when the engi ne is running or the bullon has been pushed .

th is sec tion you'll find information on the fo l­
l owi ng:
Menu structure -overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Using menus in th e instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Main menu ... .... ....................•.....
MFD menu (Multi -function disploy)
Settings
menu ........... ......... .•..•.....
Convenience menu ....... ............... .
lights &
co nvenience settings ................. .
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25
26
27
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W he n the ig nition is sw itch ed on, different disp lay functions can be accessed via the m enus.
ve hicl es with the m ulti -fun ctio n steerin g w heel, the re are no buttons fo r the information sys te m on the w indshi eld wiper l ever. The multi-functi on
d is pl ay is controlled onl y w ith the buttons on the
multi -fun ction steerin g wheel.
The number of menus in the in strument clu ste r
d is p lay dep ends on the e lec tronic s and equipment on the ve hicl e.
Menu structure -overview
Please firs t read and note the in tr od uctory informati on and heed the on page 21.
Multi-function display (MFD) =>page 24
Trave l time
fu el con sumptio n
Average fuel consumptio n
H a nge
D is tan
ce
A ve rage speed
Digit al speed displ ay
temperature
S peed wa rnin g
Audio
=> Bookl et Radio o r=> Booklet Nav igation sys te m
Nav igation=> Booklet
package
A ny authorize d can ad d o r m odify
functions d ep endin g your ve hicle's trim le ve l and optional e qui pm ent.
m enu item s can onl y be ac cessed whe n the
ve hicl e is not movi ng.
As lon g as a priority warning m essage is dis­
pla yed, no m enus can be accessed. order to dis­
pla y m enus, first co nfirm warning messages with button.
More information:
Outside mirrors=> page
Driver distract ion can cause ac cid ents and se­rious personal inju ry.
Never access menus when the ve hicl e is
Assistant
light
status page 23
Settings
=> page 25
M ulti-fun cti on displ ay (MFD) data
- Traveltime
-
-Average s p eed
- Digita l s p
eed display
- Oil te m pe
rature
Spee d warning
page 26
- D
oor opening function

Return ing to th e main menu
key
s on the steerin g wheel. Keep the switch depressed in order to increase or crease values more qui ckly as needed. menu in order to leave the sub-menu. Se lect or confirm the selection w ith the Foropemtion Keep rocker switch depressed.
Main menu
For steering
first read and note the introd uctory inform ation and heed the on page 21.
Menu Fun ction
MFO and seuings for the multi-functio n dis play (MFD). page24
Book let Radio
Audio S
tatio n indicator when th e Bookle t display in mode. Navigation
system
Information displays on the nav igatio n sys te m : Booklet When destination guidance is acti ve, turn arrows and gar system
Navigation bars are s hown. T he ill us tration is similar to the symbol display
in the navigat ion syste m. destinatio n gu idance is inactive , driving direction (compass funct ion) and the current street name are displayed.
Bookle t Telephone Information and seuings of the mobile phone package. bile
light
warning and information m essages.
Vehicle status Thi
s m enu item i s only displa yed when warnin g or information 1 6
m essages are available. The number o f available mess ages is
s hown in the display. Examp le: 1/ 1 or 2/2.
seuings are possibl e, such as conve nie nce, Lights & Settings Vision
, time, speed warning for winter ti res, la ng uage, units and -page25
Instrument cluste r 22 23

Menu
mph
Function
km/h to km/ h) is exceeded, an acoustic warn ing sounds, and a visua l wa rnin g may also appear in the in strument cluster display.
Switching between th e displays bunon or wa it 5 seconds. The speed will then be
saved and the warning activated.
rocker switch on windshield wip er
l ever. To deacriua re, The set speed is l eted.
s tee rin g Manually erasing memory 1 or 2
Select the m emory to be e rase d.
Storing
speed for the speed warning the
Select the Warning
the
lecting them in the men u. In addition. the
m eas ure m ent units di splayed can be shown in th er the English or metric page 25 .
fun ctio n steering wheel. After that, pres s the
Settings menu
first read and no te the introductory informatio n and heed the WAHNINGS on page
menu Functio n
Multi-function Setting s for c
hoosing whic h MFD data are to be dis play ed in th e in strumen t
di sp lay (MFD) data page 24.
Compass th e compass on ve hicles without a factory-installed navigation system. To calibrate, note any r e levant messages appe a rin g on the in strument cluste r display.
Conveni ence fun ction sellings
page 27.
applicabl e, an Sin
th e top of the d is pla y indicates daylight savings tim e.
Winter tires
visua l and acou st ic speed warning. thi s func tion only when w inter tires are in stalled that have a speed ratin g o f le ss than veh icle speed.
Languag e
units for temperature, fuel consumption and di sta nces.
Secondary speed Activat e or deactiva te secondary speed display.
Service Query se rvice messages or reset se rv ice interva l display.
Fact ory Hesets the funct ions in the
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