high VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2007 User Guide
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Booklet 2.1 Safety first
Releasing
- Loo sen th e te nsio n on th e stra p fo l
lo wing the CRS manufacturer's in struc
ti on s
- Depre ss the spring catc h on the hook.
- Hold th e spr ing catch in th e depr ess ed
po siti on.
- Move the hook in direct io n of the
ve
hicle floor so that th ere is enough spa ce to
r e le a se th e co nnector from th e lower an
c hora ge.
- Rele a se the tether strap
WARNING
Imp roper use of the LATCH system can in
crease the risk of serious personal injury and
death in an accide nt.
WARNING (continued )
• These anchors were developed solely for
c hild seals using the "LATCH" system.
• Never allach other child seats, belts or
o th er obj ects lo these an chor s.
• Alwa ys make sure that you hear a click
when latchin g the seat in pl ace. If you do not
h ea r a cli ck th e seal is not secure and cou ld fly
forward and
the interior of the vehicle, or
be ejec ted from the vehicl e.
WARNING
Improp er installation of child restraint s will
increase the ri sk of injur y in an accident.
• Alw ays follow the
manufacturer's in
s tru ction s for prop er in stallation of the
and prop er use te ther strap s as well as the
l owe r an chorages or safe ty belts in your ve
hicl e.
• Alway s read and heed th e important infor
mation and WARNINGS about ch ild safety and
the installation of CRSs
51, "Child
s afety ".
Where can I get additional information about child
restraints and their use?
There are numb er of so urces of additiona l in
for mation ab o u1 se )ec 1ion, insta lla tion and
u se :
N HTSA advises that the bes t child safety
i s
t h e o ne fits your child and fits in your ve
hi cle, a nd that you will u se c orrectly and consis
tent ly.
Tr y before you bu y!
National Highwa y
Safe ty Adm inistration
Tel.: (888) DAS H-2 -DOT
www.nh tsa. dot.gov
P rog ra m Profess io nals
T e l.: (734) 324-7550
70 Child safety
W\vw.prog ramprofessionnls.org
N ational SAFE KIDS Campaign
Te l.: (202) 662-0600
WW\V.safek ids.o rg
Sa fet y BeltSafe U.S .A
T el. : (800 ) 745-SA FE (E nglish )
Te l.: (80 0) 74 7-SANO (Spa nish)
www .carsea t.o rg
Volk swa gen Custo m er C AHE
T e l.: (800) 822-8987
Tran sport Canada
Te l.: (8 88) 675-6863
www. tc .gc .ca
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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
help you t o fami liarize yo urself the control s and displays
quickly.
Re lease hand le
Central locking button
Light switc h ............ •... ..•.
A ir out le ts
Th um b whee l for ope nin g and
cl osing th e air outl et
T urn sig n al a nd high beam head-
li ght lever ..................... .
In strum ent clu ste r:
Inst rum ents ...... ........... .
Display s .... .... ........ .... .
Warn ing lights ............... .
Lever for win dshi eld wipe r and
was her an d for Mu lti-fun ctio n
indicator. ............ ......... . .
Sto rage compartm ent or ai r outlet
fo r in di rec t ve ntilation .......... .
Emerge ncy flas her sw itch ... ... . .
Warni ng light fo r fro nt passe nger
a irbag switched off 2.1 ,
c h ap te r "Mo nitoring th e advan ced
a irb ag sys te m "
Fron t passe nge r a irb ag 2.1, c hap te r "Airbag
sys tem"
Openi ng leve r and lock for glove
co mp artm ent
Fuel fi ller flap release b utton
= bo okle t 3.2, cha pter "F illing
Hea r lid releas e butt on and overr ide
lock .... .. .... ....... ....... ... .
Power w indow switch es ..... ... .
Sw it c h for adj ust ing the pow er mir rors ................. .
Engine hood re lease leve r 3.2. cha pte r "Op ening the
e ngi ne
In strument cluster illumin atio n
49
5
7
20
53 .9
48
37
sw itch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C rui se contr ol leve r
Driv era irha g 2.1 , cha pter
"A irb ag
I lorn {wo rks onl y whe n the ig ni tio n
is on)
L eve r for adjustable steering
co lumn ...... ................. .
Ig niti on lock ................... .
Thumb w hee l fo r l eft se at heati ng
Co ntr ols for
Hea tin g and ve ntilat ion . ..... .
Clima tic ........ ..... ....... .
Clima troni c ................. .
Ad ditional storage comp artme nt
Powe r outl et . ............ ... .
ON/OFF b utton fo r Elec tronic Sta
b ili za tion Pr ogram {ESP) or Ant i
sli p regu latio n (ASH)
Park ing brak e re lease leve r ...... .
Cup hold er ... .... .... .........•
Levers in the center conso le
Sh ift le ver (ma nual
t ra nsmi ssio n) ....... .... .
Se lec tor le ve r (A utomatic tran s-
111i ssio n / Dir ect shi ft gearbox)
Thu111b whee l for r ight seat
heat ing .. .... ..... .... ........ .
So un d sys te111 =book le t
Tips
90
93
80
8 1
84
73
73
104
• Some feature s m en tion ed arc s ta nd ard
e quip111en t o n so me m od els on ly and opti ons on
o th ers.
• For tec hn ica l reasons, t he
of
t h e sw itches and indica tor/warn ing lig h ts ma y
di ffer. T he
factor is t he sy mbol o n th e
sw itch its elf.
Instrument panel 3
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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Tachometer
The tachomete r display s the engi ne s pee d in rev olutions p er minute (rpm).
If, fo r examp le, the n eedle is di rec 1ly ove r 1h e 2.
this corre sp on ds 10 a n eng in e sp ee d of2000 rpm
( r evo lution s per minut e).
T he red zone on the dial indi ca tes 1he m ax imum
e n gin e spee d th at may be use d brie fly w hen the
e n gin e is warm an d aft er it has bee n b roken in
properly. However . it is ad visa ble 10 up sh if1 or
m ove 1he se lec 1o r lev er 1 0
D (or take yo ur fool ofT
th e acce le rator pedal 10 slow down ) b efo re I h e
n eed le rea ches the red zo ne.
Engine coolant tempera ture gauge
Th.i s gaug e sh ow s the en gi ne coola nt tem peratur e.
Fi g. 4 Sect ion of th e i nstrument cluster: engine
coola nt tempe ra tu re gauge
Engine cold
Avoid high en gin e s pee ds and heavy en gin e
l o ad s
nee dle
s h ould b e in th e middl e of the ga uge. The lem
pe rat ur e ma y also rise whe n the en gin e is
work ing hard, espec iall y at high out sid e te mp er
a tur es. D o no t worry if th e wa rning light and a
warning message does not appea r in th e displa y.
I f th e sy mbol
Jc: and a wa rning text app ear th e
d is pla y, eith er the coo la n1 t emp eratur e is
hi gh or the coo la nt l eve l is 100 low "Tips a nd Advice", c hapte r "Coo lant."
6 Instrument panel
N ee dle in warning zon e©
If need le is in the warning zo ne, the symb ol wi ll light up. If yo ur vehicle is equi pp ed wit h
1hc m essage displa y feature, an in forma tion tex t
wi ll al so appea r in the display . See yo ur a uth o
rize d Volksw age n dea le r fo r m ore inform atio n .
the coo la nt 1e mp erature is too high, or th e
coo lanl le vel loo low . Stop the vehicle and
ofT the e ngine. Check the coo la nt leve l "Ti ps and Advice", c hapter
Do not cont inue driving if th e coo lant level is
c orre ct and yo u have wa rnin g in th e in stru
ment clus1e r te llin g yo u th ere is a prob le m. Con-
the nea res t auth orized Volk swagen dea le r
fo r ass is ta nce.
WARNING
Stop! Before working in the en gin e co mpart
ment, alwa ys read a nd heed all WARNI NGS
"Tips and Advice", c hapter
"Wo rking in th e en gi ne compartment. " The
e ngin e co mpartm ent of any motor veh icle is a
potentiall y dang erou s area and can ca use se
riou s pers onal injury .
of th e air inlet red uce the
coo ling efTec1 of th e coo la nt. If is ho1 out sid e drive high e ngin e loads, th ere is a
ri sk of the en gin e ove rhea tin g. .,
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Booklet 3.1 Control s and Equipment
• Wh en th e ve hicle is stat io nar y or tra vellin g at
ve ry lo w sp ee ds, the te mp era tur e di sp la ye d m ay
b e sli ghtl y hi gher th an th e actua l o ut side te m -as res ult of th e heat r adi ate d fr om th e
Applies to vehicles : With Highline o r Midline instrument cluster
Warning or information te xt in the disp lay
Malfun ction s are s hown in th e di spl ay wa rnin g light s a nd warning infor
m ation me ssages.
Fig . 9 Warn ing text in the display of a Midline in st rumen t cluster: STO P Oi l pressure
T he sys te m run s a c hec k on ce rtai n co mpo nem s
an d fun cti on s w hen th e ig niti on is sw itc hed on
an d whil e the ve hicle is m ov ing. Fun ction al 111 al
f un cti on s are indi cate d by sy mbols w ith warn
in gs a nd in form ation t exts in th e di sp lay. An
ac ou sti c w arnin g is give n in certain cases. The
scree n may vary according to th e ve rs ion of th e
in strum ent cluste r yo ur vehicle has.
Warning symbo ls
Th ere ar e re d warnin g sy111bols (p riority I) and
ye llo w warnin g sy mb ols ( prior ity 2).
E xamp les of priority
1 wa rning s (red)
• Bra ke sys te m symb ol
or wi th th e
wa rnin g tex t STOP Broke fluid Owner 's manual!
• Coo lant symbol
with the w arnin g STOP Check coolant! Owner's manual!
• En gin e oil pr essure sy mbol
't=:r: with the
w arnin g text STOP Oil pressure engine off!
Owner's manual!.
If one o f the se malfun ction s occ urs, th e wa rnin g
li g ht will flas h or lig h t u p and will be acco 111pa
ni ecl b y three acoustic warning s. This is a clan
ger wa rnin g. Pull off th e roa d where it is sa fe
a nd sw itch off the e ng in e i111m edi ate ly . Co nta ct
your auth ori zed Vo lkswagen dea ler or a q uali
fi ed wo rks hop imm edia te ly and h ave the m al
fun ctio n r epa ired .
I f severa l priorit y
wa rnin gs are detec ted at th e
sa me tim e, the symb ols w ill ap pe ar one aft er th e
o th er fo r abo ut 2 seco nd s at a tim e.
a se t
ti 111e , th e in fo rm ati on tex t wi ll disap pear, how
eve r th e sy mbo l w ill app ear in th e dis pl ay a nd
s tay on as a re 111ind er for yo u to have the m al
f un cti on r epai red.
lo ng as pri or ity I wa rnin g is sh own in the
di sp lay, yo u will not be abl e to see an y o ther
m en us
7.
Examples of priority 2 warnings (yellow):
• Fu el sy mb ol with th e in fo rm ation tex t
Pl ease refuel!
• Windshie ld was her flui d sy mb ol with th e
i n fo rm atio n tex t Top up wa sh fluid!.
•
p ad sy 111b ol with inform atio n tex t
Check broke pods!
• Imm obili zer sy mb ol with th e info rmati on
tex t Immobilizer active!
If one o f th ese situ ations occ urs,
wa rnin g
sy mb ol li ght s up, an d yo u wi ll hear one acou stic
warning . C hec k th e c ause as soon as poss ible.
If seve ral p riorit y
wa rnin gs arc detec te d at th e
sa me tim e, th e sy mb ols di spl aye d on e aft er
th e oth er fo r ab out 2 seco nds at a tim e. a
se t tim e, th e inf ormati on te xt w ill disa ppe ar,
ho weve r the symb ol w ill app ear at the sid e of th e
di sp lay a nd stay on
a re 111ind er fo r yo u t o
c h eck th e c ause as so on as poss ible .
Pr ior ity 2 warnin g m essa ges will n ot be sh ow n
until all Priority I warnin g m ess ages have bee n
co rrec te d!
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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Applies to vehicles: H ighline instrumen t cluster and multi-function steering wheel
Example of using the menus with the mult i- function steering wheel
All menus in the i nstrwnen t cluster can be used following the steps described here.
Fig . 10 In the multi -fu nction steering wh eel: button lo toggle between the disp lays, button to con
f irm o se lect ion and button © to select o menu or
submenu.
T he se lling of a speed warning w ill be used
as an exam pie of how lo use the menus .
The speed warn ing feat ure is a helpfu l re
minder if you are, for example, usi ng
wi nter ti res whi ch arc no t suit ed for th e top
s p ee d of
ve hicle.
l. Opening the Set up menu
Switch on the ignition. A ve hicle p icto
gram appea rs .
Press butlon the mult ifunct io n
s tee rin g whee l until the Set up (Settings)
menu is disp layed.
The example menu Winter tires 2. Opening the Winter
tires menu
hig hli ght
the menu item Winier tires. The hig h
li ghted menu item is between two hori
zonta l lines. Th ere is also a trian gle on the
Mark the m enu opt ion Wint er tire s.
Press The Winter tires
menu opens.
3. Setting th e speed warning
Highlight th e menu it em+ 5 mi/h
( (+
10 km /h )) or 5 mi /h ((-10 km /h)) usi ng
th e ar row keys and p ress
butto n to
increa se or decrease the speed s how n at
th e top of t he di sp lay.
4 . Switching the speed warning on
and off
U sing th e arrow keys , select th e menu
i tem
On I Off a nd press to
sw itch the sp ee d wa rnin g on o r off. When
t h e s peed warnin g is swi tched olT, three
da she s --- appea r at the top of the disp lay .
5. Exiting the Winter tires menu
Se lect the m enu item Back .
The fu nction "Winter tires" w ill generate a v is
ible and acoustic warn ing once the ve hicl e has
r eac hed th e set speed .
In di splay
Winter tires
X mi /h (X km/ h) or--- Function
Th e na m e of the displaye d m enu
D isp lay of the speed cur ren tly set
or dashes if the function is switched off.
ON/OFF Swi tc h es the fu nction on or
+ 5 mi /h (+10 km/h ) In crease the set va lue by 5 mp h (10 km/h ).
Instrument pan el 13
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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Generator
This warning light signal s a m alfun ction in ge nerator.
Th e w arni ng lig ht lig ht s up when th e ig niti on
i s sw itch ed on . It sh ould go o ut when th e e ngin e
s tart s runnin g.
If th e w arnin g ligh t
lights up while driv ing .
t h e ge nera to r i s no lo nge r ch a rgi ng th e ba ucry.
Burned-out light bulb
Yo u sh ou ld imm ed ia tely drive 1 0 q u al ifie d d eale rs hip .
I l owever, you sh o uld avoid usin g elec tr ic a l
is no t ab so lut ely necessa ry be
cau se w ill d rain th e ba ttery furth er.
The warning light lights a bul b exte rior li ghtin g is
T he w arnin g lig ht light s up when a bulb i n vehicl e's exte ri or light in g is no t
Turn
Th e warnin g light fla sh es w hen sig nal s ar e bein g use d.
Depen ding on w hich tu rn signa l is opera ted, ei
th er th e lef t or in dicato r la mp fl ashes.
Bo th indi cato r light s w ill flas h at th e sam e tim e the em erge ncy wa rnin g light s are
sw itch ed on.
I f one tu rn sig nal fa ils, th e in dica to r l amp will
s tart flas hin g tw ice as
Engine coolant level I temperatu re
Th e warning symbo l li ght s if th e coolant is too high or if
coolant l eve l is too low .
There is a fault if:
• The wa rning symbol do es not go out again a few seco nds.
• Th e warning symb ol li g ht s up or fl ashes
w hil e th e ve hicle is m ov in g. Thr ee wa rnings
Thi s m ean s that eith er th e coo la nt leve l is too
l ow or coolant t emp eratur e is hi gh .
C oo lant level too low
The followin g information tex t is di spla yed: STOP Check coolant Owner's manual! 3.2 "Tip s and Advice" , c h apt er
"C oolant "
24 Instrument panel
Fir st l ook at th e coo la nt te mp eratur e gauge. If
t h e nee dle is in th e no rmal ran ge, top ofTw ith
coo lant at
ea rliest
Coo lant temperature too high
The fo llow ing in form atio n t ext is di spla yed: ST OP Check coolant Owner's manual!.
lo ok a t the coo la nt gau ge. The is 1 00 high if the need le is
over 10 th e far ri ght on th e di al. Stop the veh icle, olT the engi ne and wait for it to cool
down. Chec k th e coo lant level.
I f
coo la nt leve l is corr ect, th e ove rheat ing
m ay be cau sed b y fa n C hec k th e
r a diat or fa n fuse and have re pla ced if neces
s a ry 3 .2 'Tip s and /\dvi ce", c h apt er
" Fu ses".
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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment @
Applies lo veh icles: with cruise con tro l
Cruise control CRUISE or t-)
The indicator lig ht or ·r.i li g hts up when
the cruise contro l is sw itched
Powe r steering system
The pow er steeri ng syste m automatica lly ad
ju sts itself to the vehicle 's spee d and the steer ing
w heel angl e.
Th e wa rnin g light sh o uld ligh t up for a few sec
o nd s w hen th e ignition is sw itch ed on ..
T here is a m alfun ctio n in the power steering
sys te m i f th e warn ing light (
does 1101 go
o ut or ligh ts u p w hile yo u are dri vin g. The power
s te eri ng cou ld be re du ced (lamp ) or may have
fa iled co mpl etely
a nd thr ee aco usti c
wa rnin gs) . Ha ve th e powe r steering syste m
ch ecked by your au thori zed Volkswagen dea ler
s h ip as soo n as poss ible. If t he yellow wa rning
light r em ain s off afte r the ig niti on has been re
and you have driven a distance,
Fuel filler cap not closed properly
you do not n eed to an auth orize d Vo lk
s wag en d ea le rs hi p.
you nee d co nsid era bly m ore
for ce than norm al to stee r th e ve hicl e if th e
p ower ste ering is re duc ed or has failed com
pl etel y.
T he power steer ing do es not
w hen th e e n
gin e is off (e.g. wh en th e ve hicl e is being towed).
Tip s
If th e ban ery has bee n disconne cted, the ye llow
wa rning light li ghts up when the ig niti on is
s w itch ed on . I t shou ld go out when yo u h ave
dri ven a sh ort
This warning light lights when the filler cap is not prop erly closed .
If th e warn ing light come s on, you sh ou ld
turn th e e ngin e and th e fue l filler cap
p rope rly
Once the cap is prope rly close d all the way , th e
warn ing light will go out when th e ig n itio n is
turn ed on aga in and the ch ec k cycle is co mpl ete.
The comp le tion of the ch ec k cycle depend s on
how you d riv e.
High beam
If th e warnin g light ha s been o n for at leas t 5 it w ill go o ut onl y w hen th e ig niti on i s
turn ed and on aga in.
Note
A lways make sure the fue l filler ca p i s sc rewed on
a ll th e way. This pr eve nts fu el fr om spilling out
o r
This warning lig ht li ghts when th e hi gh beams are on.
The warn ing ligh t lights up wh en th e high
b ea ms are o n or when the head light flas her is
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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Opening and closing Keys
Key Set
Your vehicle's key set co ntains:
• two folding master keys
re m ote co ntrol
and panic bu 11on
• one va le t key
• one key
wi th key numb er.
Key tag
I f yo u n eed a re plac em ent key, tak e yo ur key
vehicl e.
If yo u se ll th e ve hicle, b e sur e
10 g ive the key 10 n ew ow ner.
WARNING
Improp er use of vehicl e keys res ult in se
riou s per sonal injury.
• Alwa ys tak e th e ke y with you when you
l eave the ve hicle. The engine can be sta rted
and vehicl e sys tems su ch as the pow er win
d ows ca n be operated leadi ng to serious per
s onal inju ry.
• Never le ave childr en, di sabled p ers ons or
anyone who canno t help them se lves in
ve
hi cle. The door s can be lo cke d using re
mot e co ntrol k ey. Thi s cou ld result in people
be ing trapped in
ve hicle in emerge ncy.
For exampl e, depending on the time of year ,
p eop le trapped in the vehicle can be exposed
to
high or low temperature s.
£0 WARNING (contin ued)
• Never re mo ve the key from steer ing lock
w hil e the ve hicle i s mo vingorwhile is rolling
lo a stop. The steering whee l co lum n will lock
up and you
not be able to ste er or contro l
the vehicl e.
N ote
• The k eys with th e re m ote c ont ro l electronic co mpo ne n ts. Pro tec t the se keys from
m ois ture an d roug h hand lin g.
• Never leave any vehicle keys in sid e th e ve
hi cle . Entry by unauth orized perso ns co uld
ha rm the ve hicle or yo ur ve hicl e co uld be s tolen.
A lway s tak e th e keys w ith you wheneve r yo u
l e ave your vehicl e.
numb er.
• The key numb er id entifi es th e
th e key
ha s 10 b e cut and all ows the mi croc hip in the key
t o be program med to work wi th the co ded elec
troni c imm obili zer in your vehicle .
• A key withou t the specia l micro chip or w ith a
c hi p
has 11 0 1 be en coded prope rly w ill not
wor k w ith your ve hicle, even if it has bee n cut
co rrec tly.
• Additiona l re m ote contr ol keys arc availab le
from auth orized Vo lksw agen dealer s. Each key
mu st be pro gramm ed to wo rk
yo ur vehicle .
• Yo u can use up to fo ur r em ote co ntro l keys
w ith your vehicl e . ._
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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Remote control key
Locking and unlocking the vehicle
The remote control key can be used to lock and unlock the vehicle from a distance.
Fig. 14 A ssi gnme nt o f buttons on th e remote con tro l
k ey
Controls on the remote control key
Unlocking the vehicl e 14
Unlocking the rear
Lo cki ng the vehicle ©
Th e red
{PANIC! button ® activa tes the "pa nic
f un cti on" .
Press th e re le ase button © to fold out the key bit.
Th e re m ote contro l tran smitter and
batte ri es
ar e insid e th e key fob. The rece iver is in side the
ve hicle . T he maximum ran ge of th e remo te con
trol dep end s on various conditions. The range is
s h o rter when the balteric s are weak
15 .
The indicator light in th e key fob li ght s up when
cver
p u sh ed and when the
batt ery is ge llin g we ak.
Lo cking and unlocking
Usi ng "se t-up" in the inst rument clu ster you ca n
se lect doo r or doors un loc k you u se
th e remot e control. C hoo se th e sett ings yo u
want in the CONVENIENCE menu under DOOR
OPEN ..
Panic button
W hen yo u press t he panic butt on. horn
sou nds fo r about 30 seco nds an d th e turn signal s
32 Opening and closing Keys
Fig . 15 Ra nge of remote con'ro l
flash fo r about minut es. Press ing the pani c
butt on turn s them off. Use panic on ly in an emerge ncy.
Replacing the battery
Yo ur auth orized Volkswagen dealer can ch ange
the b atteri es for you.
WARNING
Improp er use of vehicl e key s ca n resu lt in se
ri ous per sona l injury.
• Alwa ys take the key with you when you
l e ave the vehicle. The en gine
be start ed vehicle systems such a s the power win
dow s can be operated le ading to seriou s per
sona l injur y.
• Never leave childr en, disab le d pe rsons or
anyone who cannot help them se lves in
ve
hicl e. The door s can be locked using the re
m ote con tro l ke y. This could r esult in peop le
b eing trapp ed in the vehicle in an emergency.
For exam ple, depending on the tim e of yea r,
people trapped in the vehicle can be exposed
to very high or low temp eratures.
•
build -up in the passenge r compar t
ment a nd luggage compartment of a parked
ve hicle can re sult in temp erature s in the ve-
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Booklet 3.1 Cont rols and Equipment
WARNING (cont inued)
• Never leave children, disabled persons or
anyone who cannot help themselves in the ve
hicle. The doors can be lock ed with the ce ntral
locking button. This could leave peo ple
trapped in the vehicle in an emergency. People
trapped in the vehicle can be exposed lo very
high or low temperat ures.
• Heat build-up in the passenger compart
ment and luggage compartment of a parked
ve hicle can result in temperatures in the ve
hicle that are much higher than the outside
t emperatures, particularly in summer. Tem
perature s can quickly reach leve ls that can
cause unconsciousness and death, particu
l arly lo small children.
Child safety locks
WARN ING (con tinued)
• Never allow passenge rs lo remain in a
lock ed vehicle. Locked doors can delay assis
tance to vehicle occupants and rescue from
the outs ide in the event of an emergency. In an
emergency any person still in sid e th e vehicle
might not be able to get out.
Tips
Wh en you lock your ve hicle with the central
l ocking button:
• The doors and the rear lid cannot be ope ned
from the out sid e ( fo r your safety, for examp le,
when stopped at a traffic light).
• If yo u tr y to lock the vehicle using the central
l ock ing button while the driv er's doo r is still
open, the driv er's door will not lock. This feature
pr eve nts you from locking yourself out of the
The child safety lock prevents the rear doors from being opened from the inside .
Fig . 17 20 Child safety lock in the rear left door, A
- sw it ched off, B - switched on
The rear doors have a child safety lock . You
can use any vehicle keys to engage or dis
engage the lo ck.
Engaging the child safe ty lock
- Use a vehicle key to turn the slot in the
door to the position sh own in =£l g. 1 7
I
=ii g.18
Fi g. 18 C hild safe ty loc k in the rear r ig ht doo r, A -
swit ched off, B -sw itched on
Di sengaging the child safety lock
Use a vehicle key to turn th e slot in the
open door to the position shown
The child safety loc k can be activat ed to pr eve nt
chi ldren ope ning th e doors by accident. When
the child-pro of lock is act ivated, the doo r can be
opened from the o utside only. The ch ild safe ty
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