VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1998 Owners Manual

Rain sensor*
The rain sensor is part of the intermittent
wiping function. When you have the
mittent wiping function switched on . the rain sensor either short en s or the pause between wipes
wiping and r ain sensor
and reactivated when the
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dow glass regularly. Use an
hol base cleaning solution and wipe dry with a

Wiper blades must be in good condition so
that you can see clearly through the winds­
hield.
your wiper blades regularly with a
windshield washer solution to prevent
streaking .
Fold the wiper arm away from the wind­
shield and pivot the
wiper blade mount
away from the wiper arm.
Remove the wiper blade from the mount
by
it in the direction of the arrow.
Installing new windshield wiper
blades
Install the new wiper blade by pushing in
cleanability of the windshield. the opposite direction of the arrow.
Pivot the wiper blade mount back and
lower the wiper arm back on to the wind-
shield.

Rear interior
Switch positions:
-
-To right-a light
Lights with delayed turn-off
- Press switch B to turn light on or off.
The light in the glove compartment only
The light illuminates when you open the
trunk/rear
when a door opens
- The light stays on
The interior light illuminates ...
-whenever you unlock the vehicle, or
-open a door, or
- remove the ignition key
as long as the switch on either
of the inter ior
lights is in position
The light goes off as soon as you lock the
minutes
if you leave a door open.
Front door
The light in the front door panel comes on
only whenever the doors are open.

Adjust the outside and inside mirrors before
driving and after adjusting your seat to the
prope r dr iv in g posi tion .
fect, the on the edge of the ror
driving -
When the ignition is switched on the interior
mirror darken
shining into th e
The mirror state (i. e. not
Press button A to switch off the
dimming system
B go
out.
Press the button again to switch the
stem on. The indicator B comes on.
Outside mirrors
The outside mirrors are hinged and when pushed from either direct ion.
Adjust the outside mirrors
so that you can
This setting ensures the best of view and you check the mirror
setting at a
you mate and cause an cident.
use the

Power outside mirrors
You can change the setting of both outside
mirrors using the
L -Outside mirror on the driver's side
R -Outside mirror on the passenger's side
A -Mirror heating
T
he mirror surface rection as you move the joystick.
the electrical adjustment of the mirror
doesn't
you move the joystick to position the
mirrors
this should be necessary, just move the
joystick to position (R ) to switch over to the
passenger's mirror-the mirror can now be
adjusted.
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Memory for outside mirrors*
Vehicles equipped with memory driver's seat* also have a
auto­
When you move the gearshift or selector
tilt slightly downwards
position see illustration.
T his makes it possi ble to
see the edge of
the curb when parking your vehicle. T
he mirror
MERKER.

to the outside mirror
the m irro r
For befo re going through an the mirror housing
back wards against the
use the joystick to the power mirrors.
addition to the othe r power mirror tures, you can:
B
move the
using the power feature. Do adjust the mirro r by hand.
Coat hooks I
Assist
The coat hooks are integrated into the rear
assist
ing. Do not
sion.
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it down.
Vanity mirrors may have a
mirrors. the mirror
Transmitter is
cated on the driver's side sun visor.
This innovative feature
operates off the
memory. the battery dies or is dis­
connected. Home
link"
harm or damage.
Univer­

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code garage door
opener to operate from your
Homelink®
Transmitter, these steps after
portion of this text (the aid of a sec­
ond person may make the training quicker
and easier):
1 - Locate and
press and the
training
(or button on the
garage door opener motor head unit.
(Exact
there is the training
button, reference the garage door ope­
ner owner's
free:
2 -pres s and
(A ) begins to
and press and re­
seconds.
3-the end of the
2 inches away from the
surface of the Homelink® -
keep ing the indicator
transmitter button and one of the Homelink® Do
not step 5 has been com­
The garage door opener
Transmitter
to activate the gar
age door.
Operating the Homelink' Uni­
versal Transmitter
first and then Turn the ignition switch on.
(1 , 2 , or 3) to acti­
vate the trained device (e.g. garage
door, estate gate, home security sy­
stem, entry door
or home or office
proceed to the sec­
ion:

Erasing the Homelink Univer­
sal Transmitter's Programming
1 -Turn the ignition switch on.
2 -
chan­
1 and 3 the indicator be­
gins to seconds.
3-
codes.
T he
Transmitter is
now in the train (or programming) mode and
can be programmed at any time
a Homelink'"
the desired Home link®
button for
seconds.
Do
not step 3 has been
2-When the indicato r begins to position the transmit­
ter
surface. Press and
When the indicator
The previous device has now been erased
and the
new device has been programmed
into This procedure
Transmitter are
Notes
This device part 15. Operation is subject to conditions:
1 - This device may not cause any
Changes or modifications not
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Head restraints
The padded head restraints are
Position the head restraints according to the
occupant's height.
with both hands and up or down. To push the
front head restraints down, press the but­
ton (arrow
2).
Removal
Front head restraints
To remove the head restraints.
it stops. Then
p ress the button (arrow
2). doing this.
the head restraint upward and remove.
Rear head restraints
To remove the head restraints, the
rear backrest
Front head restraints
To guide the two rods of the
headrest into the guides. press the button
(arrow 2 ) at the same time and push the headrest down into
Rear head restraints
To