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Windshield wipers
Windshield wiper s The wind shi eld wip er lev er op erates both wi ndshield wi pers and th e w ind­
s hi eld washin g syste ms.
Fig. 33 Windshie ld wiper and wind sh ield washing
lever
T he w in dshield wiper 33 has the
fo llow ing se ltin gs:
Int ermi ttent wiping (windshield)
-Move t he lever up to positi on 33
- Turn th e leve r@ ) to e ither sh or te n or
l e ng th en the int erva l. Turn th e leve r to t he
l e ft t o sh o rt en the freq uen cy . T urn th e
l eve r ro th e right to le n gth en th e frequ en cy .
Th e w inds hield wip er s w ill wip e slo w ly
a nd continuou sly w hen th e leve r is m oved
a ll th e w ay
to th e rig ht.
Slow wiping
- Move the lever up to positi on ® ·
Continuous wiping
- Move the leve r up t o po siti on
Brief wiping
- Move the leve r down to position © to
give t he wind shi eld a
bri ef w ip e. T he w ip er
w ill be gin t o m ove faste r if you ke ep th e
l eve r pr esse d down for lo nge r th an 2 sec ­
ond s.
Windshield wiper and washer system
(windshield)
- Pull the lever towa rd the steerin g w heel
t o pos ition®·
- Rele ase the leve r ag ain. Th e wipers w ill
co ntinu e to w ipe for approx imate ly 4 sec­
ond s.
Switching off the wipers
- Mo ve th e leve r up to po sition ®·
Winter /Service position
Th e wind shi eld wip ers will move to the
"Wi nter/Serv ice pos ition" if yo u sw itch th e ig ni ­
ti on on br iefly and th en
T he wi ndshi eld wipe r arm s can be moved fo r­
w ard so that they do not freeze o nto the w ind­
s hi eld. Th e wi nds hie ld wip er arms w ill have to
be pus hed b ack
the w indsh ie ld befo re
dri vin g o ff. T he w in d shi eld w ipe rs w ill m ove
b ack to th eir or ig ina l posit io n af ter yo u drive off.
WARNING
Worn or dirty wip er bl ad es w ill reduc e vis i­
bilit y and incre ase the risk or co llis ion s and se­
ri ous inju ry.
• Nev er u se the front wip er /wa sher in
fr ee zin g w eather without
defro stin g the
w indshield . The wa sh er solut io n ma y
on t he w indow and reduc e vis ibilit y.
• Alw ays clea n the win dshi eld wip er bl ades
and a ll w in dow s regularly.
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Applies to vehicles : wi th power ou tside mirrors
Outside mirrors
It is impor tant for saf e dri ving to prop erly adju st th e ou tsid e ,ni rrors using joy­
s tic k in
drive r's door.
Fi g. 36 Se ct io n of dr iver 's door : joy sti ck fo r th e out ­
s ide m irr ors
Basic setting for the outside mirrors
I. Turn the joyst ic k 36 to L (left out ­
s id e mirror ).
2. Mov e th e joys tick
to ad ju st th e mirror
s o that you ha ve a good view
to the re ar of
th e ve hicle. lf sy nchroni zed mirror setting
i s act ive in th e conv en ie n ce setup, the
r igh t mirro r is adj uste d at the sam e tim e
17.
3. Turn the jo ystick to R (right out sid e
mirror ).
4. Turn the jo yst ick to adju st th e mirror so
that you have a good view to the rea r o f th e
ve hicl e.
56 Lights and a clear view Outside mirror heating
-
Turn the jo yst ick to Qiµ , to heat th e ou t­
s id e mirrors.
- Turn the joys tic k to 0 , to swi tch
th e
o ut sid e mirror h eati ng.
It is imp ortant for safe driving yo u have a
goo d to th e rear.
WARNING
ln corr cctlyc stim atin gdi stan ccs with the right
o ut sid e mirror can ca use co llision s and se­
riou s inju ry.
• The right outsid e mi rror has a co nvex
(c urv ed) surfac e. Ve hicle s or other obje cts
see n in a co nvex mirror
will look smaller and
farth er away t.han th ey rea lly are .
• If yo u u se the r igh t o ut side mirror to judg e
di stance s from vehicl es behind you when
c h an gin g lanes, yo u could estim ate in cor­
rec t.ly and cau se a cras h.
• Whene ver po ssibl e, use the inside mirror
t o mor e accurat ely jud ge dist ance a nd siz e of
ve hicl es or other objects see n in th e co nvex
mirror.
For the sak e of environment
Th e ex te ri or mirror hea ting sh ou ld be s witc hed
off whe n it is no lo ng er nee ded oth erwi se yo u
was te fu el.
Tips
If th e e lect rica l adj ust m ent of th e mi rror doesn't
r es pond, adju st t he mirror b y hand by p ushin g
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to vehicles: w, th foldoble front seat backrest
Folding the front passenger seat backrest forward
Folding the front passenger seat backrest the way forward
Fig . 4 2 Folding th e front passenger seal backrest
forward
Folding the front pa ssenger seat
backrest all the way for ward
Press and hold th e leve r in the direc tion
of the arrow
42 to re lea se the
backre st of the
pas seng er sea t.
Fold the backre st of th e fro nt pas senger
sea t to the hori zontal
in th e
rection of the arrow. Make sure that the
front pa ssenger seal backrest latches
curely into pla ce.
Folding the fr ont pas senger seat
backrest back
To fold back, release the backr est of the
front passeng er seat again with lever
Fold the front passeng er seat backrest
back until it latch es secure ly into pl ace.
Make sur e that nothin g is on th e front seat when
the back rest is fo lded The AIRBAG OFF light must always be on when the
backrest is folded forward 2.1 "'Safety
F irst".
P lease be s ure
74.
L'.D, WARNING
Im pr operl y store d lu ggage o r o th er it em s ca n
fl y thr ou gh th e vehicle ca using ser io us pe r­
so nal i nj ury in th e even t of hard bra kin g or a n
ac cide nt To help red uce the risk of serious per­
sona l inju ry.
• Be ca ref ul n ot lo p ut your hand in th e bac k
of the sea t wh ile press ing t he passe nge r scat
backrest re lease le ve r. O thenvise it co uld get
ca ugh t b y th e seal mech ani sm.
• Always put ob jects, for example, luggage or
o th er h eavy items in the luggage compar t­
m ent.
• Always sec ure o bjec ts pro per ly wi th suit ­
a b le straps so th at they ca nno t m ove into the
area of t he s ide air bag or t he fron t a irbag
d u ring bra kin g or in a sud de n m an eu ver. O b­
j ec ts nea r the air b ags ca n beco me pro ject iles
and cause injury when an a irbag inflates.
• Always make sure that no thin g on t he fro nt
passe nge r seal w hen th e backres t is fo lded for­
war d. Eve n light ob jects co uld be push ed i nto
th e sea l c u shi on an d ca use the we ight- sens ing
mat in the seat to reg is te r en ough we ig ht to
t u rn th e airbag on.
• Always make su re that t he PAS SENG ER AJ R
BAG OFF ligh t is on and stays on whenever t he
b ac krest of the front passe nger sea t is fold ed
fo nva rd .
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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.
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WARNING
Poor visibility increases the risk of collision s
and other accidents.
• Always make sure all windows are clear of
i ce, snow, and condensa tion for good visibility
- ou t the wind shield , side a nd rear wind ow s.
• Maximum heating output and fast de­
frosting will onl y occur aft er the en gin e has
Climatic
Applies to ve hicles, Climatic
Controls
Fig . 67 In the cen te r console , Climatic cont rols
Th e a ir co nditi oning sys te m o nly wo rks
w hen the en gin e is running and th e fan i s
s w it c h ed on.
- Usin g the control s
67 and
yo u can set th e te mperatur e, air di str i­
bution and th e fan sp eed.
- To switch a functi on on or off, pre ss the
appropriat e button
Wh en a func­
tion is sw itch ed on a light in th e bu tton
il­
lumin ates .
Te mp erature =q1age 82
IECONJ butlOn or AC bu lion - coo ling sys te m
o n/off.
WARN ING (co ntinu ed)
reached operating tempe rat ure. Wait until you
have good v isi bili ty befor e driving off.
• Thoroughly famili ari ze yo urse lf wit h th e
operat ion o f the heating and ventilatio n
s ystem, including the defog/defros t features
yo u will n eed for goo d vis ibilit y.
• Always read and h eed the informat ion a nd
a ll WAR NINGS .
'4
But1on rea r window defogge r - The
h eat ing sw itches off a utom atic ally app rox i­
m ate ly
/0 a ft er it i s s witc h ed on. It ca n also be swi tc h ed off by pus hing th e
sw it c h aga in.
air r ecir culati on m ode
=q1 age 83
A ir di stri bu tion co ntrol =q1age 82
Fan -Th e fan has fo ur di ffere nt sp ee ds. T he
fa n sh o uld always be se t the lo wes t spe ed
w hen dr ivi ng slow ly.
WARNING
Poor vis ibility increases the risk of c olli sions
and o ther accident s.
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Cooling system
When the air condit ion ing is on, not on ly th e
temperatur e, but also the air humidit y in th e ve­
h icle interior is re du ced. Thi s improve s comfort
for the vehicle occupallls and preve nts th e w in­
dows from fogging up when th e o utsi de a ir i s
very humid.
I f the air conditionin g does not
on, it
co uld be for one of the follow ing reasons
• the eng ine is no t running.
Applies to vehicles: with Climatic
Air recirculation mode
• th e fan is sw itch ed off.
• t he outs id e te mperatu re is lower than
rou ghly
+ 40 ( +3 °CJ .
• the air conditioner compr essor has bee n
tempor aril y sw it ched off because th e e ngi ne
coo la nt te mp erature i s too high.
• the air condition er fu se is blow n.
• have the air condit ione r ch ecked by an au­
th ori ze d Vo lkswage n deale r.
Air recirculat ion mod e prevent s fum es or unpleasant smells from entering the ve­
hicle.
- Pre ss the butt on 82, 68
switch air r eci rculat io n mode on or off.
When it is s witch ed on a yellow light in the
button light s up.
Air r ecircul atio n m ode pre vents stro ng out door
odors from ent erin g th e ve hicle interior, for ex­
amp le when driving th rough a tunnel or in
de nse traffi c.
the out side te mp erature is low, usin g air
r e circulat io n m ode prov ides mor e effective
h ea tin g by hea ting air fr om th e ve hicle int eri o r
instead of cold air from outsid e.
W hen th e o utside te mperat ure is hi gh, usin g air
r eci rculation mode prov ides m ore effectiv e
coo ling
cooling air from th e ve hicle i111erior
in ste ad of wa rm ai r from ou ts id e.
For safety re aso ns, air re cir cu lati on is not pos­
s ib le
th e colll ro l for air di stributi on i s set
t o th e® pos ition. The air reci rc ul atio n m ode ca
n b e sw itch ed back on b y pressing
bu lion .
WARNING
Stale air cau ses driver fatigue and reduces
dri ver alert ness . Thi s can lead lo acciden ts,
co llisio ns and seriou s perso nal injury.
• Neve r use air reci rculation for lo ng period s
of tim e becau se no fresh air will come into the
pa ssenger com partm ent.
• If the coo ling sys tem is sw itch ed o ff, the
w indows can fog up qui ckl y and decrease
dr ive r vis ibilit y.
• Always sw itch the recirculation mode off
wh en i t is not nee ded.
Do not s moke whil e a ir reci rc ul atio n m ode is on,
as sm oke draw n i111 0 the clim ate-co ntrol sys te m
ca n leave a re sidue on th e evaporator, producin g
perm an en t unpl easant odo r.
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I ECONJ b utt on sw itche s on economy mode.
W hen t he in th e bu tton lights up , the
coo ling sys te m i s sw itch ed off to save fu el.
Temperat ure contro l fo r the r ig h t sid e
WARNING
Sta le air c auses driver fa tigue an d reduces
dr ive r ale rtn ess. T his ca n lead to accide nts,
c olli sio ns and ser iou s perso nal i njury.
• Neve r use a ir reci rc ul atio n for l ong peri ods
o f t im e beca use no fres h air will come in to th e
p assenger co mpa rtm ent.
Ap plies to vehicles: with Cli matronic
Automatic mode
WARN ING (con tinued)
• The w indows ca n fog up qu ick ly if th e
coo ling system is sw itch ed off a nd d ecrease
dri ver visib ility.
• Always switc h th e rec irc ulati on m ode
when is not nee ded .
Not e
Do no t smoke while air rec ircula tion mod e is o n,
a s s mok e
in to the cl imat e-co ntro l sys te m
ca n leave a residu e on the evaporator , producing
a permanent un pleasant odor.
In mode air temperature, flow, and dist ribution ar e automatically reg­
ulat ed so that a specified temperature is attained as quickly as possible and then
maintained.
T he te m pera ture ca n be adjusted sepa ­
rately fo r th e
84, fig . 69 .
T he but ton li gh ts up .
- Turn t he tempera ture co ntro ls
1 0 th e
de sir ed te mpera tures fo r th e le ft and ri ght
s id es of the int erior. We recomm end
84, fig. 69 and th e !ECON ] button a t
th e same time unt il th e te mpera tu re di s­
pl ay sw itch es from o ne te m pera tur e unit
t o t he ot her .
A c omfort ab le interior clima te is qu ickly re a ched
wh en a te mpera ture °F (22 °C) is se t in aut o­
matic mode. It can be chang ed a s nec essary to
suit indi vid ual pre fe rences or parti cu lar cir cum ­
s ta nces . It i s po ssible to select interior te mpera­
tur es from 61 °F (16 °CJ to 86 °F (29 .5 °CJ. These
ar e approxima te temp era tur es a nd the actual
t e mpera tu re ma y be sli gh tly hig h er or lo we r de­
p end ing on t he ou ts id e co nditi ons.
C lim atroni c automa tica lly m aint ain s a con sta nt
t e m pera tu re leve l. Th e te mp erature of the air
s u pp lied to th e interior , th e fa n sp ee d and the air
di str ibution are also reg ulated a utomat ica lly.
T he sys te m als o all ows for th e effe ct of stro ng
s unl ig h t, so th ere is no nee d for you to r e-a dju st
th e sys tem. Therefo re, aut om atic mode pro ­
v id es th e be st comfort for the vehicle occ upant s
in all cond itio ns thro ugho ut the yea r.
A utom atic mode is switche d
an ad ­
justm en t is m ad e usin g th e but to ns fo r air dis tri ­
b ut io n or the fan control. The te m pera tu re co n­
tinu es to be con tro lled.
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WARNING
• Always re memb er th at ve hicl e alterat ion s
or modifi cation s can affe ct the fun cti on of the
ABS, BAS, EDL and ESP syste m s. Examp les o f
the se alterations or modification s include a
different whe el/ tir e co mbination and bra ke or
c h ass is m odifi cation s
3.2 "T ips and
Advi ce", c hapter "Repa irs an d techni cal mod ­
ifi ca tions."
• Changin g the vehicle su sp ens ion or using
unappro ved tire
I rim combin ation can
c h ange th e wa y th e ABS, BAS, EDL and ESP
sys tem s work and r educe th eir effe cti ve ne ss.
App lies lo vehi cles: with An ti-Slip Regula tion
Anti-Slip Regulation
WARN ING (continued)
• The effec tive ne ss ofESP is also determined
b y th e tir es fitted
3.2 "Ti ps and vice", c hapt er "W hee ls ."
g ine power -even when this is not the bes t thin g
t o do und er th e circu mstan ces .
• After reco nnect ing the v ehicle ba ttery the
ESP warning light in the ins trum ent cluste r w ill
co me on and s ta y o n.
will go o ff afte r you have
d ri ve n abou t 10 feet (3 m eter s) at 10 mph (15 km /h ).
ASR helps make driving safer in certain situation s.
On vehicl es w ith front -whee l dri ve, ASH help s
pr eve nt th e fron t w hee ls from spinnin g when
th e ve hicle is ac ce lerat ed by redu cin g th e e ngine
power dir ecte d to these whe els. T he AS H work s
to ge ther wit h the Anti-L ock B rake Sys tem (ABS).
B o th warn ing ligh ts w ill com e on if th e
or
A BS sys te m s malfun ction.
T he ASH is sta rt ed aut om ati call y wh en th e en­
g in e is s tart ed.
T he ASH s hou ld genera lly be lef t sw itch ed on at
all tim es. In specifi c ci rc um sta nces w here yo u
requ ire les s trac tion you ca n sw it c h off th e AS H
b y pr ess ing b utton
91, fig . 75.
For exam ple:
• when dri ving with sno w ch ain s,
• whe n dr iv in g in dee p s now or o n loo se s ur­
faces,
• when roc king the ve hicl e ba ckw ar d and for­
war d to free it from mud, for examp le.
Yo u sh ould pre ss the butt on
to sw itch th e back on when you no lo nger nee d w hee l s pin .
Th e EDL is al so sw itch ed off if th e ASH is
swi tche d off . Thi s m ea ns that this tec hn ology is
n ot ava ilable for as lo ng as the ASR remains
sw itched off .
92 Driving
When doe s the word OFF light up in the button ASR?
• It will lig ht up if there is a in the
• It will lig h t up if th e AS R is sw itch ed
WARNING
• Alwa ys adju st yo ur dri vin g to the road, and weather conditions. Do not l et the
ex tra safe ty th at ca n provide te mpt you
into t aking extra risk s.
• Alw ays dri ve safel y.
• ASH ca nnot defy th e la ws of ph ysics. S lip­
p ery an d we t roads arc dangerou s eve n wi th
• cann ot r edu ce the risk of accident , for
exa mpl e if yo u dri ve too fast for conditions or
if yo u do not k eep your dista n ce from the
hicl e in fr ont of you.
WARNING
• re m em be r that vehicl e alterations
or mod ifica tions can affec t th e fun ction of the
ABS , BAS , EDL and ASR systems. Examp les of
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Ap plies to ve hicles : with a di esel engine
Starting the diesel engine
The engine can only be started a genuine Volkswagen key the correct
code.
- Move the se lector lever to P (Park) or N
(Ne utral )
98.
- Dep ress the foot brake. In vehicles with
manual transm iss ion d epress th e clutch
pedal.
- Turn the igni tion key to position
93, 76 The g low plug
warni ng light light s up while the glow
plug s are warm ing up.
- When the warning light goes out, turn
the key to pos ition
93, fig. 76
sta rt the engine. Do not press the acc eler­
ator.
- Release the ign itio n key as soon as the
e ngin e starts to avoid damaging the
start er.
When start ing a cold eng ine, it may be a litt le
nois y for the fir st few se conds until oil pre ssur e
h as bui lt up in the hydrauli c
valve lift ers . This is
normal and no cause for conce rn.
When staring a warm engine, the pre -glow
warning light will no t li ght up. You can sta rt the
e n gi ne immed iate ly
If yo u ha ve problems sta rtin g
3.2 "Tip s
and Advice", chapt er "J ump startin g."
Di ese l e ngin e pre-glow system
Wh ile pre- glow is acti ve , n o major elec trical
lo ad s s hou ld be switched on -oth erwise unnec­
ess ary load is pla ce d on the vehicle battery.
You should start the engine immediate ly after
th e pr e-g low indica tor lig ht has gone out.
96 Driving
To start the diesel engine after the fuel tank has
been run dry
If the fuel tank was run comp lete ly dr y, the
s tartin g proc ess after refueling with die sel fuel
can take long er th an usual -up t o one minute.
Th is is be cause th e fu el sys tem fir st ha s to be
vented of a ir wh ile starting.
WARNING
H edu ce the risk of ser ious per sonal injur y
when startin g and running the vehicl e's en­
g in e.
• Never start or le t the engine run in a con­
fined or enclosed are a. Exha ust from the en­
gi ne contain s carbon mono xide , a poisonous,
co lor less and odo rless gas. Carbo n monoxide
ca n cause unconsci ousness and death .
• Neve r leave the vehicle unatt ended with
the eng ine runnin g. The vehicle could mo ve
s udd enly or an unusual operating condition
co uld occur res ultin g in prop erty damage or
personal injury.
• Neve r use "sta rting ass is t fluid s." They arc
po tentia lly exp los ive and can ca use a " run­
away" vehicl e co ndition .
Note
You can
the eng ine if you drive hi gh en­
g ine speeds, at full th rottle or by overloading the
en gin e whe n it i s cold.
For the sake of environment
Do not warm up the engine by running it with
th e ve hicl cstandin gstill. Drive off as soo n as yo u
s tart the e ngin e. T hi s help s th e e ngin e
o p­
e ra tin g temperature fa ster and r edu ces
emissions .
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