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but not limited to the installation of engin e
m anagement
components not approve d by
Volkswagen; damage or malfunctio ns due to suspen­
sion modifications, such as the in sta llation of afte rmarket springs, shock absorbers, or low­
e ring kits.
Th is warranty does
not cover ve hicles se­
ve re ly
damaged and I or declared to be a total
l oss by an insurer or vehicles substantially re­
assem bled
fro m or repaired w ith parts ob­
tained from another used vehicle.
wear as a result of normal use or
deteriorat ion.
Manual and the Maintenance Your dealer
will
deny warranty coverage unless
yo u pre
sent to the dea ler proof in the form of
service or repair orders that all scheduled
maintenance was perfor med in a timely
manne r.
water, windstorm or other similar
occurrences.
The
2 l
or exclus ion may you.
limited Powertrain Warranty 9

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

1 -Generator
the does not go out after
starting and revving up the engine momen­
or
in the may be or
broken.
the for the generat or is broken or you can
since the
engine
has a warning to remind
you to wear your safety
and to make
sure that othe rs do too.
After switching on the ignition, the warning
be on for
the entire 6 seconds.
Fasten your safety
Booklet 2.1 .
12 -Electronic power
control EPC
a
notice, however, a reduc­
tion
in engine power. contact an au­
thorized VOLKSWAGEN
13 -Engine coolant
temperature
This comes on for a few seconds just
as a
Move the tance off the road, stop the en­gine, depre ss the emergency
ING AND Booklet 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 ,

Anti-theft
can turn on the system using either
yo
ur key or the remo te control.
When you lock the vehicle, you turn
on the
a la rm sys tem au toma tically. S im ply turn the
key to the lock position or use the remo te
control.
The alarm sounds when
(on a locked ve­hicle)
a
th e engi ne or
the rear lid is forced
or when the ignition is switched on.
The horn will sound and the emergency
flashers will blink for about
the system warning
light in the driver's door will go out after 28
days . This is meant to conserve battery
power . The system is still operating.
the alarm has sounded on e and
t hen the vehicle is forced open again (for ex ­
ample. someone t ries to for
cibly ope n a
an d t he n tr ies to force open the rea r
lid). the signal will sound once again.
AND

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

Power
work when the ignition is
off.
To
you use the power locking switch. the
anti -theh alarm system is
not activated.
To

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.
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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