page 41 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2001 Owner's Manual

Symbol Symbol Name
See page
color
washer 22
too
Red Door rear open 22
Red
Emergency
Power
Front brake pads 16 I I
Green Automatic
one of the
page in your
of the
INSTRUMENT AND 7

may vary depending on
shows the arrangement of
the instrument
Pos. Page
1 - Tachomete r ..................... 8
2 -
Engine temperature gauge ............ .. 9
3-gauge .....................
odometer ........ 1
5 -
-........ 11
-with automatic
transmission) .......... ... ..... 14
7 - Odometer
indicator ............ 15
1 -Tachometer
The red area at the end of the cates maximum
the next higher gear or position or ease your foot off the
Upshifting early saves fuel and reduces engine noise.
gear when engine RPMs.
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Vehicles with Automatic transmission only
When the ignition is switched the
all the positions appear bright against a
dark background at the same
page 95 for more information on
the display .
7 -Odometer
models: . . . . . . . . . . . Kilometres
The upper odometer indicates the total
the trip odometer, the last digit in indi­
cates either
of a mile or metres.

AND
1 -Airbag system
The indicator
in the airbag system .
the indicator
this indi­
cates a system
Booklet 2. 1 . for
4 -Turn
High beam on
page 45 for
5 -Front brake pads worn (Q)
Have the front brake pads inspected by a
worksho p. We recom­
mend that you have the rear brake pads
or same lime.
6-High beam
The indicator up when the high
beams are switched on or when the head­
cruise
Your is equipped with an au­
toma tic T h e is an
dev ice that
pos ition s when th e ignit ion is on.
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chapter
is
the fuse if
necessary-see Booklet 3.2.
driving the water pump is not broken and the warning light
are nor­
and the warning
Ho­wever, avoid time or driving
very
on
page 9 fo r
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Cruise
or
refer to page 1 However with the
do not come with the button
B on the turn
Rocker switch 1
Lower
of the switch
Rocker switch 4
once -the current speed
ment you the switch
once-resume stored speed.
twice-
The speed as you the switch down. The speed at the moment
you the switc be stored.
Rocker switch 2
Lower of the switch CANCEL :
operation*)
-
Track search forwards operation*)
operation*)
Lighting
There is a button on the
of th e on and off.
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Keys
Three keys and a key tag are provided with
your
A-Two
B -
tag
ded with the key in the ignition
sons
in the ignition a chime sound. This is your reminder to remov e th e key and the door.
A -Master key with
Remote
This key fits on the This
key you to your and to set the anti-theft system.To the key press the button.
T o
press
the red button to activate the panic
f unction
The horn sounds and the turn for seconds.
For more informat ion see page 27.
cess to the remote
mote
Your authorized
you.
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The power locking system simultaneously Locking with key
locks or unlocks the doors . 1 the key into the lock in the dri-
To lock and unlock the vehicle from the ver's door.
outside, turn the key in the lock of the dri- 2 Turn the key clockwise once.
ver's door.
When you lock the vehicle:
To lock and unlock the vehicle from the inside, press the power locking switch in -doors are (locking knobs
the front doors.
can also lock and unlock the vehicle -the anti-theft alarm system is imme-
using the remote page 27. diately activated.
The anti-theft alarm system switches on -the vehicle in terior lights turn
with the key or remote control. light near the driver's door locking knob
the key into the lock of driver's
door.
2
T urn the key one time only:
Just the driver's door is unlocked (se­
lective unlock feature) .
The anti
-theft alarm system is turned off and the interior lights will come on
for about
Turn the key two times:
the vehicle doors are unlocked and
t he anti-theft alarm system is turned off immedia tely.
yo ur power locking sy s tem shoul d not you can open your vehicle manu­
ally using the key. The locks themselves are
the key into the lock in the dri­
ver 's door.
2
Turn clockwise and hold the key in the
open position .
children-should remain inside the
vehicle. Remember, when you lock the vehicle from the outside the
windows cannot be opened from the inside (in vehicles with power
windows) -see page 37.
For more details see next page.
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Trunk Rear
P B45-612K
The above the
see page 28
- using the swit
ch on the driver's door pa-
charged, it is to open the rear
AND
the way (counter- For furt her info rmation see
ing the master key into the can turn on the switch
again by turn ing th e key counte rclockwise.
Note
A warn ing
on the This is a reminder to the
trunk/rear The
i s
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AND
Power windows*
The switches are located in the driver's
door.
switc hes are located in the
er's door (see illu stration):
1 -Driv er's door
2-Front passenger's door
3 - Safety switch
4-Right rear door
5-Left rear door.
The switches
1 and 2 in the armrest on the
driver's door are
switches.
open or
open or automatically (one­touch up feature, one-touch down
feature).
windows are equipped wit h pinch
protection.
This means that if something sh o ul d it
is switched off. The window
Be careful when closing the
dows. Check to see that no one is in the way, or serious injury could
result.
The safety switch (3 ) in the armrest on the
driver's door can turn off the rear power
... the switches in the rear doors are on and
the power windows
work.
Safety switch in (depressed)
... the switches in the rear doors are
switched
with the rear
switches.
Always heed
on next page.
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