window VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2003 Owners Manual

Keywords Booklet Page
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Handbrake ...................................... . 3.1
.................... .......... . ...... .
3.1
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R emov ing
...... .. ..... ................ ....... . 3.1 56
H
ead re straints ........................ ....... .. . . 2.1 49
see also Booklet 2.1
Removing and ....................... .
2.1 49
Headl ight
Dimmer switch .............................. . 3.1 45
................ ............ ......... . 3.1 45
H eadlight dimmer switch lever .................... .
3.1 45
Headlight flasher ... ....................... . ..... .
3.1 45 Heated
Driver 's seat .............. ................. . . .
3.1
43
seat ...................... ....... . 3.1 44
-Window ........... ...... ................... . 3.1 43
Heated driver's seat ............................. .
3.1 43
H eated outside mirrors
.... ....... ................ .
3.1
51
H
eated passenger seat ......... ... ............... . 3.1 44
H
eating ..................... . ......... ......... .
3.1
Heating interior quickly .... ....................... .
3.1
83
H eating system.
see Climate controls
Heavy clothing and safety belts ................... . 2.1 8
Height adjustment of seats .................... ... .
3.1
59
H eight adjustors
................................. .
2.1
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High beam .
.................................... .
3.1
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H igh beam lever
...................... ........... .
3.1
45
Homelink
................. ...................... . 3.1 53
Hood
release ................................... . 3.2 33
Cargo Net ..................... . 3.1 72 Horn
see also Book le t 2.1
- see also Booklet 2.1 .......................... . 3.1 3
How can adjust the heigh t of my safety belt? ...... . 2.1 1 1
H
ow can when t h e safet y belt is secu rely lo cked? 2.1

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Panic button
..................................... . 3.1
-Convenience closing ................. .. ...... . 3.1
- Emergency closing ..................... ...... . 3.1
-Opening .................................... . 3.1
Pow er Window ................................. . 3.1
Power windows, -Pinch protection ................ . 3
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Pregnan t
women. -
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2
Top speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
Torn safety
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 .1
Tow in
g............. ............ .. ............... 3 .1
Towing ... ................ ...... ...... ... ........ 3.2
- Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2
-Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2
-With a commercial tow truck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2
brak es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2
Transmission. see
Automatic transmission;
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1
Uni form tire
grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2
Unl ocking the
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 .1
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2
-Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2
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B-
The compartment underneath the passenger airbag) and the
rear
cannot be opened with this key.
the rear seat back­
rest with this key
it may be to give them this
key
systems such as the power
windows*, etc. which
t o steer the
C-Key tag
The key tag con tains the key numbe r that is
needed to obtain
keys.
keys if they have this number.
To protect against theft:
Record and keep the key number in a se ­
cure Do not keep it in the vehi­
you the
For security reasons ,

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.
OPENING AND CLOSING -----------------31

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.
36 -----------------OPENING AND

Remember that the power windows
Using power windows, ignition
as the switc h is pressed down. Press switc h down the way The window ope n auto matically
(one-touch down feature). you
pr ess the
switch th e window is
opening, the window stop where it
is.
-Rear windows
- Press switch on upper edge down. The
window open as
edge of rocker switch. The
w ind
ow
edge of rocker switch. The
r es pective window open as as
th e switch is pres sed.
AND 37

Using power windows, ignition
You can
minutes after the ignit io n is
switched off even if the ignit io n k ey has
been removed
as as the driver's door
o r passenger's door are not opened.
The automatic
be as the switch is act ivated.
dows a re hard to because of stiffness
or are obstruc ted by an object whe n (pin ch protection) the window open im-
the battery is disconn ected and
then reconnected,
comes discharged. the be work.
To reactivate this feat ure, do the
-Lock the via the drive r's door.
Mak e sure th at dows are
-one more time.
-
Turn the key to the posit ion a second
t im e and
1 secon d.
A utoma tic
th is case the window can be again vated.
when the ignition is switched on.
The windows
can be or opened
fr om the outside . To do this. the key must
be
on the drive r's door.
The window
AND CLOSING----------------39

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.

Hat
can place ligh t articles of cloth ing on the
hat sh elf behind the seatb ack. compartment
Remember, though, that placing of
the passeng er compa rtment is
addition , you can damage the rear dow defroster wires if you place objects on
the shelf.
The sun shade can be used to cut glare
through the rear win
dow.
out the shade from the hat shelf a nd
gage it in th e hooks on the upper part of the window frame.
dling under these conditions. distribute
loads evenly .
Always place heavy
cargo as far forward as
possib le in the luggage compartment.
When transporting heavy objects. drive slowly and avoid sudden maneuvers .
AND STORAGE-- ---------------71