light VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2002 Owner's Manual

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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3 -Rear window defogger
The rear window defogger works on ly with
the ignition on.
Press th e switch to turn on the
rear window
defogger.
T he co ntrol light
in the switch light up to
remind you that the defogger is switched
on.
the rear window is clear. When
you save electricity, you use less
fuel. See
AND
The emergen cy flasher works when the
i gnition is
off or on.
your
n
driver seat,
With the ignit ion on, the seat cushion and
backrest of the driver's seat can be heated.
The heating element s in the seats can be turned on an d regu lated with the whee l switch.
To swi tc h off the seat heat ing, turn the
thumbwheel switch to the detent position.

6 -
A
flap. The switch works also with the ignition
The heat ing elements in the seats can be off.
turned on and regulated with the thumb
8 _
R
ear wheel switch.
To switch off the seat heating, turn the Pull up the switch to unlock the rear lid.
thumbwheel switch to the detent position . T
he switch works also with the ignition off.
A warning light comes
on when the ignition
7 -
with
with EDL is switched on auto­
matically when the engine is started.
the warn ­
ing light comes on.
Differential Lock and .. Anti-Slip Regulat ion chapter
Booklet 3.2.) for further details.
is on and the rear lid is open. Additiona lly a
warning tone will sound and a warning text
is shown in the display of the instrument
cluster. This is to remind you to close the
rear lid. The light should go out when the rear lid is closed properly .
Locking the switch for the rear
is possible to turn off the switch by insert­
ing the master key into the lock and turning
i t clockwise.
You can turn on the switch again by turning the key counterclockwise.
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Turn
The turn signa l indicator ligh t flashes when you operate the lever (ignition on).
Lever up ( 1 ) -right turn signal
Lever down ( 2 ) - left turn signal.
The
turn signals are cancelled automatically
when you have completed a turn (for exam­
ple. when turning a corner). and tho steering
wheel returns to the straight ahead posi­
tion.
a turn signal fails. the indicator light
flashes about twice as fast as usual. A light
bulb may have
to be replaced.
Lane changer
Move the lever up ( 1 ) or down ( 2 ) just to
the point
of resistance -the indicator light
must also flash at the same time. The lever
return to its normal position when
The headl ights work only when the ignition
is switched on.
Switching on:
With the headlights push the lever for­
ward
( 4). The blue indicator light in the instrument
cluster
stay on when you switch
on the high beam.
Switching off:
Pull the lever (3 ) towards you.
ing the lever toward the steering wheel
(position 3). When flashing the high beams, the blue
come on.
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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.

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.
AND
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.

Front seats
The correct positioning of the seats is
portant:
so that you can reach
quickly and safely;
-
so that you can drive or ride relaxed
which
pages.
Remember to adjust the seats before
Driver's seat
To avo id co ntact wit h the airbag
to the steering wheel than necessary and ways properly wear the three point safety provided .
We recommend that you adjust th e driver's
seat as
-adjust the seat in fore and aft direction so
t h at
you can easily push the pedals the way while keeping your knee slightly
bent.
- adjust
the seatback so that when you sit
w it h
your back against th e seatback, you
can
grasp the top of the steering
-adjust the steering whe el so that the
inches (25 em.) or more.
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Cigarette
the knob in. When the cigarette
lighter is ready for use, the knob
watts, such as a
hand spot
vacuum etc.
chapter
Booklet 3.2.).
Rear Socket*
There is a socket on the backside of
the centre
To open or part of the surface.
This socket may be used for 12
ap­
with maximum consumption of up
to watts. such as hand spot vacuum e tc.
ac ­
cessories. Modifications and
chapter
Booklet 3.2.).
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Socket in
pliances with maximum consumption of up
to watts. such as hand spot light. small
vacuum cleaner, etc.

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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