Speed VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1998 Owner's Manual

AND EQUIPMENT
Tiptronic®
By using the you can manu­
with the
ver in position, push the to the
right. the
The
and
be See illustration.
To upshift. push the forward
:o the
1he
automatically shift into gears
or before it reaches the maximum
rpm's.
When you shift into the next
the
engine downshift when there is no of overrevving.
When the kickdown is activated, the trans­
mission
shift down to the next gear and engine
speeds.
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2 -Position for steep
This position is to be used for extremely
steep uphill and downhill gradients or slow
driving. It also provides for maximum
ity of overrevving.
Kick-down device
The kick-down device gives maximum
roads. Rapid ac­
prevent the
eng ine from being started.
AND
a driving position
as soon as a driving position is engaged.
set. Otherwise, any increase in en­
gine speed may set the
ing a driving position. At this time the engine must run at speed
so that no undue stress
a driving position.
is in mo­
tion.
Starting off
a gear. Wait for the transmis­sion to engage the gear (a slight
tor pedal.
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AND EQUIPMENT
Maneuvering
When
stop and the engine is running at
speed.
Parking
Engage P (Park) when the is
not moving. When parking your
to position P. To do
To move the
When stoppin g for
it is not necessary to move these­to N (Neutral).
The driving positions must never be used
for
the
when the engine is running.
and turn. Emergency starting
Before you move the selector lever from the P (Park) position, you must always apply the brake pedal before
and while depressing the button in the handle of the selector lever.
the parking brake.
When the
is parked on a steep
hard­er. This is due to the weight ex­
erted on the transmission.
Always heed
Your with automatic trans­
mission cannot be started by pushing
or towing.
Refer to
to
start.
Towing
To tow the Booklet 3.2.
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You must depress the
tion is required (when passing, for
to
right and
after driving forward, stop the
AND
Power steering
When the engine is running, never the way to the
right or to the
conds . The power steering pump
is turned
speed drops.
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Chime
you
sons using your
A micro-chip is i n th e head of th e
key which
deactiva tes the
when the key is inserted in the
ignit ion
The system is activat ed whe n
t he igniti on is switched off.
Note
The engine can thus only be started with a correctly coded genuine
Volkswagen key.
Trouble free operation of your
fore driving.
haust fumes from the engine
wear and to reduce exhaust
emissions, do not let your vehicle stand and warm up. Be ready to drive off immediately after starting
your vehicle. Maintain moderate speed until the engine is completely
warm. Remember, the engine
sion is equipped wit h an
s tart with the

Cruise
For your driving comfort the cruise
mph
roads, or in heavy or vary­
ing traffic.
AND
The system is operated with switch A and button B
Note
do not come with the button B on the turn
the
system continues to
at the speed set.
- This
km/h) . The speed
I Set
the bottom part of butto n B to
reduce the speed.
-
By
down the button. the
speed
the button is approxi ­the memory is
erased .
The speed must be reset using
the bottom part of button B

and
press the upper part of button B (RES) af­
ter taking your foot
off the brake
switched off if you are in N (Neutral) can increase speed by preesig the up-or in 1. per part of button B (+ ) without having to
Accelerate I
press the gas
-By pressing the upper part of button B
you press and
-When you
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
The system is
switch A towards
The speed of the
switcheo off the system is
stored and can be retrieved.
Vehicles with manual transmis-sion:
The system is
The speed you are going at the time you switched off the system is
stored
and can be retrieved.
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Setting the speed
the speed was erased, or if no speed was
set when the system was temporari ly
turned off, perform one
of the following
steps to s et the speed :
Press the upper part off button B (+)and
the switc h and speed is stored.
or
Press the gas
Turning
turn it off when
it is not being used.
in to :
by switch A to the right stop
(OFF).
by switching off the ignition when the ve­
is stoppe d.
switch A to the right stop
by switching off the ignition when the ve­
is stopped.

A
Adjustable steering column .......... 68 Alternator/Generator
.. .............. 19
Adjusting Anti-lock
braking system (ABS) ...... 17
-controls ............. .. . Anti-Slip regulation (ASRl
- Head Restraints .
............... 56 -
..................
.. See a/so Alarms
Air circulat ion -luggage compartment . 72 Armrest ........................... 66
Air conditioning
....................
cooling ...... ............ 85 -
Storage bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
..................... 89 -Tiptronic ....................... 94
Air vents
-Towing ........................ 98
- Air conditioning
................. 82 Auto matic transmission (5-speed) .... 93
-
..................... 91 - Back-up lights .................. 96
Airbag
............ See also Bookl et 2.1 -Igni tion key safety interlock ...... 93
-
safe ty .................... 34 Average driving speed indicator ...... 11
-Indicator light ................... 16 Average fuel consumption indicator ... 11
Airbag indi cator light ................ 16
Alarm system
........ ..............

L
................... 8
Lane changer ...................... 45
.............. 42
Light switch ....................... 42
.................... 3 Lighte r ............................ 76
-
Multifunctioin indicator ... 11 -Backup ........................ 96
- Engi
ne te mperature gauge . 9 -Brake warning .................. 18
gauge ..................... -Daytime running ................ 42
- Odometer
.......... ............ -Door open ..................... 22
- Speedometer .
.................. 1 -fron t ....... ......... .... .. 42
................ 49
.......... ............ 49 - Hazard ... ..................... 43
-
........ .............
......... 83
Key
....................... . 28
-Trunk Rear
.. 35
... ................... 26
-......... 93 Locking the ................. 3 1
- M
aster with remote ............. 25 Locks
- Remote
................... 26
-Tag ............................ 26
........................ 35
-Truck R ear
.... ..... ..... 25
Key s ..
........................... . 25
Kick-down
........................ 97 Luggage
compartment
.............. 7 1
.......................... . 49
-Soc ket ......................... 77
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