window VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SPORTWAGEN 2015 5G / 7.G Owners Manual

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, area for:
– Opening the rear hatch
– Rear View Camera system (if equipped)
(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)

– Rear window automatic wipe/wash \
– Lever with buttons for the Volkswagen Information System (Basic version) 42)0, /+

Menu Submenu Setting options See
Interior
lighting
Adjust the following
features:
– Door ambient light-
ing
– Footwell lighting
Coming/Leaving
home function
Set the following:
– Duration that the
Coming Home fea-
ture is switched on
– Duration that the
Leaving Home fea-
ture 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 opera-
tion
Turn convenience
opening feature for
the power windows
on or off (if
equipped)

Central lock-
ing
Set door unlocking.
Turn the following
features on or off:
– Lock automatically
(Auto lock feature)
– Acoustic confirma-
tion (horn beep after
the vehicle is locked
from outside)

Pinch protection is active during convenience closing of the windows and the power sunroof.
On appropriately equipped vehicles, you can turn the convenience features on and off or select which doors unlock when the door handle unlocking surface is grasped in the Infotainment system by press-
ing the #!2 button followed by the

Power windows

Switches in the driver door
Key to fig. 31:
(1) For the windows in the front doors.
(2) For the windows in the rear doors.
(3) Safety switch.
Opening or closing windows

Function Action
Opening: Press the switch.
Closing: Pull the switch.
Stopping
automatic
movement:
Press/pull the respective switch again.
_ The safety switch (3) deactivates the
power windows in the rear doors. The
yellow indicator light in the switch lights
up.

The power windows function only when the ignition is switched on.
You can still use the power windows for several minutes after the ignition is switched off as long as the driver or front passenger door has not been opened. When the vehicle key has been removed from the ignition and the driver door has been opened, the power windows cannot be opened or closed.
A separate switch for controlling the passenger side window is located in the front passenger door.
Power windows – features

x Switch on the ignition.
x Close all windows and doors.
x Pull the switch for the respective window up and hold it for at least 2 seconds in this position.
x Release the switch, pull up and hold again. The one-touch feature is now reactivated.
The one-touch feature can be reactivated for one or more windows at the same time.
Convenience opening and closing
The convenience opening and closing feature lets you open and close the windows and the power sunroof when the ignition is switched off:
x From inside the vehicle: Push down and hold the switch for the driver window until all windows and the sunroof open.
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

x If you pull the power window button up all the way and hold it during this 10 second interval, the
window will close without pinch protection ⇒ .
Closing the window without pinch protection
x Try to close the window again within 10 seconds by holding the switch. Pinch protection is turned off for a short distance in the window track!
x If closing takes longer than about 10 seconds, pinch protection is turned on again. The window stops again if there is resistance.
x If the window still will not close, please see an authorized Volkswagen dealer or an authorized Volkswagen Service Facility.
WARNING
Without pinch protection, power windows will close with enough force to cause serious per-sonal injury.
x Always be careful when closing power windows.
x Always make sure that no one is in the way when overriding pinch protection to close power windows!
x Pinch protection cannot prevent fingers or other parts of the body from being pressed against the window frame; injuries may result.
Pinch protection is also active during convenience closing of the windows and the power sunroof
⇒  Power windows – features.

WARNING
Without pinch protection, the power sunroof or sunshade will close with enough force to cause serious personal injury.
x Always be careful when closing the power sunroof or sunshade.
x Always make sure that no one is in the way when overriding the pinch protection to close the power sunroof or sunshade!
x Pinch protection cannot prevent fingers or other parts of the body from being pressed against the edge of the roof; injuries may result.
Pinch protection is also active during convenience closing of the windows and the power sunroof
⇒  Power sunroof – convenience opening and closing feature.
If the power sunroof malfunctions, pinch protection may not function properly. See an authorized Volkswagen dealer or an authorized Volkswagen Service Facility for assistance.

Windshield made of heat-insulating glass

Fig. 79 Heat-reflective windshield with communications window (blue shaded area).