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examp le. so 1ha 1 ii ca n'! lip 10 s ide when the
ve hicle goes aro und a comer.
A lways re m emb er: Eve n thoug h yo ur vehicle is
e quipp ed wit h an Advan ced Airbag system, all
c hildren, especia lly
12 years and young er,
s h oul d always ri de in the ba ck seat prop erl y re­
fo r th eir ag e and size
WARNING
Improp erl y in stall ed child seats in crease risk of ser io us persona l injury and death in a
co llisio n.
• Always make sur e !hat the safety be lt re­
t racto r is locked whe n installing a chil d sea t.
An unlocked safe ly belt retractor cannot hold
ch ild seal in place durin g nor mal driv ing
o r in a cr ash .
• Alw ays buckl e !h e c hild seal firml y in place
eve n if a child is not sitlin g in it. A loos e ch ild
sea l ca n fly aro und during a sudd en slop or in
collision
• Always make sure !ha! the rear seal back ­
10 w hich th e cen te r rear safely belt is at ­is securely la tc h ed whenever the rear
ce nter safety belt is being used to secu re a
c hild r estra in!
3.1, c hapt er "R ea r
sea l b en ch. "
• If
back res! i s not securely la tc h ed , child and th e child r estraint will be for­
ward 1ogeth er w i1h !he backrest and will str ike
of the vehicl e inter ior. T he child can be
se rious ly in jured or killed.
• Never insta ll r ear-f acing c hild seals or in­
f a n! carr iers on
passenger scat. A
ch ild will be serious ly injured and ca n be
killed when the pa ssenger air b ag
• The i nflatin g airbag will hit child seal
or infant carrier great forc e and will
s m ash !h e child seal and child against th e
backre st, ce nt er ar m
do or or roof.
• Always install r ear-faci ng child seals or in­
carriers on !he rear seat.
• Forwa rd-faci ng c hild seal s or infant car­
ri ers insta lled on !he front passe nger' s sea t
m ay interf ere
th e dep lo ym ent of !h e
a ir bag and cause ser ious inju ry to th e c hild.
• fl is safer lo install a forward-facing child
sea l on rea r seal .
• Alway s read a nd heed a ll WAR NINGS
w hene ver using a child r estrained i n a vehicle
Booklet 2.1 Safety fir st
,6 WARN ING (co ntinu ed)
is being use d 51. Specia l pr eca ution s
a pply when in sta llin g a c hild seat on !he front
passenger seat
29, "Child res traint s on sea l -s om e important t hings k n ow".
WARNING
Rearwa rd-facing ch ild restrain l s:
• A child in a rearw ard -faci ng c hild seal in­
s ta ll ed on
pas senger seal w ill be ser i­
ous ly inj ured and can be kill ed if !h e front
a ir bag in flates - even wi th an Adva nced Ai rbag
Sys tem.
• The inflatin g airbag will hit th e chil d seal
or infant carrier
grea t for ce and will
s m as h the chi ld sea l an d child against the
ba ckres t, ce nter arm r est, d oo r or roo f.
• Alwa ys be especia lly ca re ful if yo u mu st in­
a reanvard faci ng child seal o n fronl
pa sse nge r seal in excep tiona l cir cumstan ces.
• A tight tether
on a rea rward-facing
c hild restrain! auached lo t he front p assenge r
seal can put t oo mu ch pres sur e on
wc ig hl ­
m al in the seal and regis ter a heavie r weigh ! in
th e Adva nced A irbag Sys te m . T he heav ier
we ight registe red ca n m ake
syste m work
as though an ad ult were on the sea t a nd de ­
plo y
Advanced A irbag when
the child.
• Make s ure !h a!
PASSENGER A IR BAG
O FF light comes on and stays o n all !h e lime
whenever
i gnit ion is s wit ch ed on.
• lflh e PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
do es
n o ! co me on and stay on, immediatel y ins ta ll
rear-faci ng chi ld sea t in a rear seat ing po­
s ition and have a.i rbag sys te m insp ec ted by
you r dea le r.
WARNING
sea l:
Child safety 61

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Table of contents
Instrument panel ........... .. .. ... .
Overview .............................. .
Overview of the contro l butto ns on the
mu lti- function steering w heel ..... .... . . .
Instrument cluster ...... ............. ... . .
Display in the in strument cluster ......... .
Menus in the instrument cluster ..... •.. ..
Warning lights .... ....... ........ ..... . .
2
2
4
5
7
12
20
Op ening and closing Keys . . . . . . . .
31
K ey Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Remo te cont rol key . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . • . . 32 C ent ral locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Anti-the ft o lorm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 36
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Windows .... .. . . .. .... ... . .... . .. .. .. . .
39 Po wer roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 42
H ome link® Universal Transm itter . . . . . . . . 44
Lights and a clear view . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Clear vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Windshie ld wi pers . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Seat s and storag e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Why is seat adjust ment so im portant ? . . . . 57
H ead restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Front seats .
..... .... ... •..... .• .... .....
Rear seat bench . ... ...... ....... •.. .... .
Sto rage ......... ................... .... .
Additiona l storage comportmen t ond
elec trica l sockets .... ... .... .... ... ...... .
Luggage comportment ........... ....... .
R oo f rock . .......... ......•.... .. •.......
Air conditioning system ...... ... .. . 60
66
69
73
74
76
80
Heal
ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 80
Cl imatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . 8 1 Climotronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Im portan t no tes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Driving ................... ............. 90
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Igniti on lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Starting ond stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . 95
Monuol transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Automatic transmissio n
I Direct sh ift
gea rbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
P arking brok e . ...... .... .... .. .. .. . .. ...
104 Electronic Parking Assistance . ........ •.. . 10 6
Crui se co ntrol ......... ........ .... ...... 107
Alphabetical inde x .... ...... .... ... 10 9
T ab le of contents

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Func tion
Co nven ience
Door open The vehicl e lock s all door s w he n th e vehicle is mov ing and unl ocks
th e door s w hen key is re mo ved fr om ignition loc k.
ATA con firm The activati on of ala rm sys te m ca n be confirmed if re­
quir ed .
Co nv. mode Co nve nien ce opera tio n of powe r w ind ows: dete rm in es if dri ver's door wi ndow, all w indows o r no window all sh ould h e
o p en ed when ve hicle is unlo cked. Thi s fun ctio n ca n o nly be ac­
t ivated via dr iver's door.
Mirrors odjust The pa sse nger mir ror will be adju ste d au to mati cally wit h dri ve r's mirror if thi s fun cti o n is on.
Factory setting
Bo ck fun ctio n s in thi s m en u factory sellin gs.
Y o u w ill
m enu .
Tip s
T he m enu s show n in
displ ay depends on ve hicl e elec troni cs and o pti on l eve l of yo ur v
ehicl e. If
arc s ur e, ask yo ur authori zed
Vo lk sw age n dealer for assis ta nce .
Applies lo vehicles: wi th Hig hline ins trument cluster and compass
Compa ss
Th e ve hicle c ompa ss displa ys diff ere nt dir ect of trave l
The com pass is a n extremely ac curat e comput er di spl ays veh icle hea di ng s of N, NW . W, SW ,
S , SE , and NE. Th e m enu "Co mpa ss" can b e
op en ed wit h th e mu lti-fun cti on stee ring w hee l
bu H ons.
Ti ps
W hen dri vi ng in und erg round garages, throug h
or nea r subwa y stat ions o r rail roads·· - -"
app ear in displa y in stead of tr ave l
di rec tio n. If
m enu Compa ss is op en ed by
u sing w ind shi eld wipe r lever or multi-func­
tion stee rin g w hee l butto ns Co m­
pa ss avai lable prese nt" wi ll in dis p lay. Once imerfer cn ce cause dis appears. co mp ass rea ding will re app ear in d isp lay.
Applies to vehicles: with instrument cluster and compass
Calibrating the compass
vehicle compass must be calibrated time install aclditionnl i te m s
your vehicle, i.e. a roof ra ck.
Opening the Compass menu
Se lec t Set up the ma in
1 2 and press the bu11on
und er th e windsh ie ld wiper leve r o r th e
button on the multi-func tion steer ing
18 Instrument panel
wheel 13, fig . IO
Selec t th e sub-m enu Composs and
pr ess
button.

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
WARNING (continued)
• Never transport objects larger than those
fitting completely into the luggage area be­
cause the rear
cannot be fully closed.
• If you absolu te ly must drive with the rear
lid open, observe the following notes to reduce
the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning:
Close all windows ,
Close the power roof,
Open all outlets in the in strument
panel,
Swi tch off the air recirculation,
Set the fresh air fan to the highest speed.
• Never leave yo ur veh icle unattended or let
ch ildr en play around your vehicle , esp ecially
with th e rear lid left open. A child could craw l
into the vehicle through the luggage com part-
Closing the rear lid
Place you r hand into one of the hand le
rece sses in the in sid e trim of th e re ar lid
and pull the rea r Lid do wn.
If the vehicl e is loc ke d (anti-theft alarm syste m
act ivate d ) and the r em ote co ntrol k ey is use d t o
o p en
rea r lid onl y, th e rea r li d is loc ke d im ­
m ediat ely w hen it is cl ose d. A ll turn sig n als flas h
bri efl y as co nfirmati on.
A di spl ay ap p ea rs in the in strum en t clu ster if th e
r e ar lid i s not properl y close d.
WARNING
Always close the rear lid properl y to help avoid
ser iou s personal injury.
• Never let anyone
in the way of the of the rear lid or its hin ges when the rear lid is
closing.
• Always make sure that the rear lid closes
properly when you close it so that
it cannot
open s udden ly while the vehicle is moving.
38 Opening and closing Keys
WARNING (cont inued)
ment and pull the lid shut becoming trapped
and unable to get out. Being trapped in ave­
hicle can l ead to ser iou s persona l injury.
• Heat build-up in the passenger compart­
ment and luggage compar tmen t or a parked
vehicle can result in temperature s in the ve­
hicle that are much high er than the outside
temperatures, particularly in summer. Tem­
pera tures can quickly reach leve ls that can
cau se unconsciou sn ess and death, particu­
larly to sma ll ch ildr en.
Tips
At t emp era tur es below O • th e re ar lid will not
o pe n aut om atic all y a ll th e w ay afte r unl ockig it.
I t wil l b e necess ary to lift it by hand
WARNING (continued )
• Never leave your vehicle unattended or let
ch ildr en p lay around your vehicle, especially
w ith the r ear
op en. A child could craw l
into th e vehicle through the luggage compart ­
ment and pull the lid shut becom ing tra pped
and unable to get out. Being trapped in ave­
hicl e can lead to serio us per sona l injury, esp e­
cially when it is very hot or co ld.
• Nev er le ave c hildren, disabled per son s or
anyone who ca nnot help themsel ve s in the ve­
hicle . The doors ca n be locked using the re­
mot e co ntrol key or the central lo cki ng button.
Th is cou ld result in peop le being trapped in
the veh icle.
• Hea t b uil d-up in the passenger compart­
ment and luggage compartm ent of a parked
vehicle ca n result in temperatures in the ve­
hicle that are much higher than the outside
t e mperat ures , particularly in summer. Tem­
peratures can quick ly reac h leve ls that can
cau se unconsciousness and death, particu­
larl y to small children

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Power roof
App lies to vehic les: with powe r roof
Opening and closing the power roof
can open and close the power roof using the rotary control when the ignition
is switc hed on.
Fi g. 22 Section of roof : rotory control for power
roo f
Opening the power roof
Turn th e rotar y control to pos ition
22 Th e roof opens to th e co mfort
po sition where wi nd noise is re duced.
To open the roo f furthe r, turn the swi tc h
to po sition © and ho ld th e sw itch in thi s
po sition until th e roo f opens
the des ired
po sit ion.
Tilting the power roof
Turn the rotary control to position @.
Closi ng the power roof
Turn the rota ry control to pos ition ©
Always close powe r roo f full y if you p ark vehicl e or leave
The powe r roof can be operat ed for IO m inut es
after the ig nition has been sw itch ed off , pro ­
v ided
dri ver doo r and the fron t pa sse nger
door arc op en ed.
42 Opening and closing Keys
Sunshade
Th e sunsh ad e au toma tically opens
you
o pen sunro of. prefe r. yo u c an cl ose the
s un shad e roof is closed.
WARNING
W ith out pinc h prote ction, the power roof will close wi th enough force to cause serious per-so nal injury.
• Always make sure that n o one is in the way
when wh ile overriding the pinc h prot ection
close powe r
• Alway s be carefu l when clo sing the power
roof. Pinc h prot ection will not a lways be able
to pr event ser ious injuri es under all cir cum ­
s tances.
WARNING
Imp roper use the powe r roof can resu lt in
se riou s per sonal injury.
• Always make sur e th at no one is in
way
of t he pow er roof when is clos ing. There is no
pinch protection whe n closing the power roof
from outside .
• Always take the key with you when you
l eave the ve hicle.
• Neve r leave children or disabled persons in
the vehicle - especia lly
have access to
the vehicle keys. Unsuperv ised use of the keys
can result in sta rtin g of the eng ine a nd u se of
ve hicle systems (e.g. power windows) w hich
could resu lt in seriou s inj ury . The door s can be
l ocked with the remote con tro l key trappin g
peop le in th e vehicle in an emergency .
• The pow er r oof function until one of the
front doors is opened and the key removed
from the ignition.

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Applies to vehicles: with power windows and power roof
Convenience closing
You can close the pow er roof from outsid e
th e veh icle. The w indows will clo se
and then the power in "O pening
and clos ing
power roof" on pa ge 42.
-
you r key into the dri ver's door
lock,
il l o th e lock positi on and hold it
in
po siti on un til the po wer roof i s
co mpl etel y clo se d.
- Press the unlo ck button if you wan t
lO
stop power roof from closin g.
Applies to vehicl es: with power roof
Power roof -pinch protection
Th e power roof has protection tha t pre­
ve nts large r objects fro m gett ing trapp ed w hen
th e roofis closed . T he pin ch protection does not
however preve nt finge rs fro m gelling pinc hed
aga inst t he roof opening. T he pow er roof stops
a nd ope ns aga in immed iate ly ifit is obstructe d
w hen clos ing.
I f th e power roof has been opened again by the
pin ch protection, it ca n b e close d only b y
p ressing bac k th e
control in po sit ion 42, fig. 22 until the pow er r oof has
closed fully. Pl ease note that the roof will now
clo se wit hout pinch prote ction.
- Turn th e key the ot her w ay to the unlock
po sition if you want to s top the powe r roof
from closin g.
Tips
Th e po we r roof ro tary control r em ain s in the last
pos ition selected if th e roof is closed us ing co n­
ve nie nce closing from out sid e the vehicl e and
will have to be turn ed b ack to its ori gina l po si­
ti on th e nex t tim e you drive.
WARNING
With out pinch p rotec tion, the p ower roof will
close with enou gh forc e to cau se serious per ­
so nal inju ry.
• A lways make sur e that no one is in th e way
while overriding the pinch protection to close
th e power
• Th e pinch protection feature does not vent finger s from gellin g pin ch ed again st the
roof opening .
Opening and closing Keys 43

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
• If 1h e sig nal l eve r is le ft on, a buzzer
so und s when 1 he drive r doo r is op en ed, eve n if
1h e key is lef l in !h e ig ni tio n l ock, and !he r espec-
Interior lights
Inte rio r light in the front
.
Fig . 28 Section of roof: fr ont inter ior lig ht
U se lhe ro cke r sw itch !h e fo l­
l ow ing pos itio ns:
Co urtesy light positi on
C oun esy w ill on w hen yo u u nlock ve hicl e and will go off ap prox ima te ly 30 sec­
on ds af ter yo u close 1he doors w hen sw itch i s
in 1h e ce nter posi tion. T he in te ri or go off
w he neve r yo u loc k 1h e ve hicle o r w hen you
on 1h e ig n iti on.
50 Lights and a clear view
li ve head light and 1 aill igh1 w ill be illum in a1e d re du ced bri gh tn ess. These a re re mind ers 10 o ff !h e
Interior light switch ed on
Press 1 he sy mbol "li':' on 1h e roc ker sw itch 1 0 on a fro nl or rea r The w ill on .
Int erio r li ght sw itch ed off 0
Press 1he sy mbol O o n the ro cke r to off a or re ar lig h1.
Glo ve comportm ent li ght
T he co mes o n au 1o m a1ica lly w hen !h e is opened a nd off w hen
yo u cl ose 1he co mpanm en l.
Lu ggage comportmen t lighting
T he co mes on a utoma tica lly w hen yo ur
o pen !h e rea r lid and go es off w hen yo u cl ose
Tips
If yo u sh ould l eave o ne of 1h e ve hicle doors
o pen, 1h e i nteri or l ig h ts w ill swi tc h off ap ­
prox . 10 mi nut es, prov id ed yo u h ave taken your
key yo u and 1h a1 lig ht in co unesy pos it io n. T hi s preve nts th e balt ery
f ro m

Front reading lights
QfilE
Fig. 29 Section of roof: front reading ligh ts
Background ligh ting
Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Switching on th e reading
Press th e corres ponding button 29 to sw itch on th e rea din g
The background l ighting lights control elements in the center console.
Fig. 30 Sect io n of the roo f: backg round ligh ting
The background light ing 30-arrow s- wi ll
fu nct ion w hen th e ig ni tion and th e head ligh ts
a re sw itch ed on . Th e ce nter co nso le is illumi ­
n ated from above.
Lights and a clear view 51

Booklet 3 .1 Control s and Equipment
Rear inter ior light
Fig. 3 1 Section of roof: rear interior light and
reading ligh ts
Clear vision
Sun viso rs
Fig. 32 Sun viso rs on the driver side
52 Light s and a cl ear v iew Switching on the reading light
s
Press the button 41g. 31 to sw itch on
th e re adin g light.
Switching off th e reading light s
Press the button to switc h off th e
reading
The sun visor fo r the driver and the fron t pas ­
senger can be pulled out of its re taini ng cl ip in
the center o f the ve hicle and turn ed towa rd the
doors
32 O nce the sun viso r is turned
to ward th e door it ca n be adj usted in len gth by
pulling it to the rea r.
Th e mak e-up m irr ors in the sun viso rs have
covers. W hen yo u open t he
th e lig ht in
th e headlin er co mes on.

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Sun glasses case in the headliner
There is a storage compa rtment fo r your sun g lasses in t he vehicle head line,:
F ig . 57 Sun glasses case in the roof
Other storage areas
Addit ional sto rage co mpartmen ts ar e loca te d i n
th e in th e door p an els (front and r ear) and at the
r e ar of the center conso le .
Th e coat hoo ks ar e lo ca ted next
th e re ar pa s­
se nger a ssist han dl es .
&, WARNING
• Neve r pl ace ob jec ts on th e in stru men t
p anel. T he se obj ects co uld fl y throu gh th e
p asse nge r comp artm ent wh en th e ve hicle is
m ov ing ( whil e acce lera ting, brakin g or co r­
n erin g) a nd di stra ct th e dri ver. Thi s co uld
ca use ser ious perso nal injur y in th e eve nt of
h ar d bra king or an acci dent.
- P ress the re lease b utto n 57 to
ope n. T he cover op en s au toma tica lly.
- To close t he cover, p ress it up un til it en­
gages.
&, WARNING
A lways kee p l he sto rage a rea cove r close d
w hil e th e ve hicle is in m oti on to redu ce the
ri sk of inju ry durin g sudden b raking or in the
eve nt of
ac cid ent and to p revent any item s
f ro m b eing thr ow n th rough th e v ehicl e
int eri or.
WARNING (continued)
• Make s ure tha t n o o bjec ts ca n fall fr om th e
ce nter con sole or olh cr sto rage a reas into th e
d rive r foot well w hile th e vehicle is m ov ing. In
th e eve nt of a sudd en bra kin g man eu ve r, you
w ill n ot b e a ble to u se th e brak e, clut ch or ac­
ce le ra tor ped al c orrectly.
• Clo thin g hu ng o n the coa t hook s mu st n ot
res tric t th e driv er's v iew . The co at hook s arc
int end ed onl y for u se with light articles of
clothin g. D o not leave any hard , sharp or
h eavy o bjec ts in han gin g ar ticles o f cloth ing .
D urin g su dden br aking ma neu vers o r acc i­
d ent s, especi ally th ose involvi ng a irbag de ­
p loy ment , th ese object s co uld injur e th e ve­
h icl e occ upant s.
Seats and storage 71