key VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2015 B8 / 6.G User Guide

Remote start feature
Press the button (3) to activate the remote start feature ⇒  Starting and stopping the engine.
Replacement vehicle keys
The vehicle identification number is required to get a replacement key or an additional remote control vehicle key.
Up to 8 vehicle keys, each of which must be properly cut, coded, programmed, and synchronized, can be used with your vehicle.
Each new vehicle key contains a microchip and must be coded with the data from the vehicle's elec-tronic immobilizer. A vehicle key will not work if it does not contain a microchip or contains a chip that is not coded, even if the key bit was cut correctly.
You can obtain additional or duplicate remote control vehicle keys from authorized Volkswagen deal-ers, authorized Volkswagen Service Facilities, and from certain independent repair facilities and lock-smiths which are qualified to make remote control vehicle keys.
Each vehicle key must be programmed by an authorized Volkswagen dealer, an authorized Volkswagen Service Facility in order for it to work with your vehicle.
To find the nearest qualified independent repair facility, locksmith, or Volkswagen dealer which can cut and code replacement vehicle keys, call the VW Customer Care Hotline at 1-800-822-8987 or visit http://www.vw.com and search for “replacement keys.”
Canadian customers can contact an authorized Volkswagen dealer or Volkswagen Service Facility or call the Volkswagen Canada Customer CARE Center at (1-800-822-8987).
NOTICE
The remote control vehicle keys contain electrical components. Protect them from damage, moisture and rough handling.
Do not press the buttons on the remote control vehicle key unless you actually want to use the function in question. Since terrain and conditions vary, pressing a button on the remote control vehicle key when it is not necessary may unlock the vehicle or set off the panic alarm, even if you think you are out of range.
Remote control vehicle key functions can be temporarily disrupted by interference from transmit-ters near the vehicle that use the same frequency range (such as radio equipment or mobile phones).
Things between the remote control vehicle key and vehicle, bad weather, as well as a weak battery can reduce the operating range.
If the remote control vehicle key buttons ⇒  Vehicle key set or the power locking buttons ⇒  Un-locking and locking the vehicle from the inside are pushed repeatedly in quick succession, the power locking system is switched off for a brief period to help keep it from being overloaded. The vehicle is then unlocked for about 30 seconds. Unless a door or the luggage compartment lid is opened in this span of time, the vehicle is automatically locked afterwards.

Valet parking key

Fig. 28 Valet parking key.

Fig. 30 Indicator light in the remote control vehicle key (version 2).

x From the inside with the power locking button ⇒  Unlocking and locking the vehicle from the inside.
Special functions of the power locking system can be activated or deactivated via the Convenience
submenu in the Settings menu on vehicles with the Premium instrument cluster ⇒  Volkswagen Information System or by an authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility.
The doors, the luggage compartment lid, and the fuel filler flap can be locked manually if the remote vehicle key is not working.
Automatic locking (Auto lock)
The vehicle locks automatically when it reaches a speed of about 10 mph (15 km/h). When the vehicle
is locked, the indicator light 1 lights up in the power locking button ⇒ fig. 39.
Automatic unlocking (Auto unlock)
All doors automatically unlock when you switch off the ignition and open a door from inside the vehicle. On vehicles with automatic transmission, the doors will also unlock when the selector lever is in Park (P) or the ignition is switched off. Auto unlock works only if the vehicle has been automatically locked with the Auto lock feature. The indicator light 1 goes out in the power locking button when the doors
unlock ⇒ fig. 39.
Locking the vehicle after airbag inflation
If the airbags are activated during a collision, the entire vehicle is unlocked. Depending on the severity of the damage, the vehicle can be locked after a collision when the airbags have deployed as follows:

Function Action
Locking the vehicle with the power locking button: – Switch the ignition off. – Press the power locking button 1.
Locking the vehicle with the remote control vehicle key: – Switch the ignition off. OR: Remove the vehicle key from the ignition. – Lock the vehicle with the remote control vehicle key.

If the vehicle key buttons ⇒  Vehicle key set or one of the power locking buttons ⇒  Unlocking and locking the vehicle from the inside are pushed repeatedly in quick succession, the power locking system is switched off for a brief period to help keep it from being overloaded. The vehicle is then unlocked for about 30 seconds. Unless a door or the luggage compartment lid is opened during this time, the vehicle is automatically locked afterwards.

Unlocking and locking the vehicle from the outside

Fig. 34 Remote control vehicle key with remote start.

Fig. 35 Remote control vehicle key without remote start.

If the turn signals do not flash to confirm locking, one or more doors, the luggage compartment lid, or the engine hood is not locked.
If the driver door is open, the vehicle cannot be locked with the remote control vehicle key.
If the vehicle was unlocked with the remote control vehicle key and the door or the luggage compart-ment lid has not been opened in about 30 seconds, the vehicle is automatically locked again. This feature helps prevent you from leaving the vehicle unlocked unintentionally.
Valet Parking feature

Fig. 38 In the glove compartment: Button for Valet Parking feature.

x Close the glove compartment.
Always make sure to activate the Valet Parking feature before giving the vehicle key to valets, parking attendants, or others who should not have access to the glove and luggage compartments.
The glove compartment, the rear seat backrest, and the luggage compartment pass-through cannot be locked or unlocked with the vehicle key.
Unlocking and locking the vehicle from the inside

Fig. 39 In the driver and front passenger doors: power locking button.

automatic transmission, it may also be unlocked when the selector lever is in Park (P) and the ignition is switched off.
Unlocking and locking vehicles with Keyless Access

Fig. 40 Ranges of the Keyless Access with push button start. Outside the vehicle: Unlocking range. Inside the vehicle: Starting range.

Fig. 41 Keyless Access with push button start: Sensor for unlocking A on the inside of the front door handles. Sensor for locking B on the outside of the front door handles.

x Keyless Exit: Locking the vehicle via the door handle sensor on the driver or front passenger door (B).
The power locks and the closing system work like the standard unlocking and locking system. Only the way that the systems are operated is different.
All turn signals flash twice to confirm that the vehicle has been unlocked and once to confirm that it has been locked.
If the vehicle was unlocked and within the next few seconds no door or the luggage compartment lid has been opened, the vehicle is automatically locked again.
Unlocking and opening doors (Keyless Entry)
x Grasp the door handle of the driver or front passenger door so that you touch the unlocking sensor surface (A).
x Open the door.
Closing and locking doors (Keyless Exit)
x Close the driver door.
x Touch the sensor surface in the door handle on the driver or front passenger door (B). The vehicle is locked. The door being locked must be closed.
Unlocking and locking the luggage compartment lid
If the vehicle is locked and a valid remote control vehicle key is within range ⇒ fig. 40 of the luggage compartment lid, it unlocks automatically when opened.
x Open and close the luggage compartment lid as you would a standard luggage compartment lid ⇒  Luggage compartment lid.
The luggage compartment lid locks automatically when it is closed except in the following situations:
x The vehicle is completely unlocked.
x When an authorized remote control vehicle key is inside the vehicle.
Locking with a second vehicle key
If a remote control vehicle key is inside the passenger compartment, the vehicle can be locked from the outside only if a second valid remote control vehicle key is within range.
When the vehicle is locked from the outside, the keyless go (starting) function of any keys left in the passenger compartment will be deactivated. All other functions (remote central locking and unlocking as well as emergency starting) remain active and unchanged.
A key that was inside the vehicle when it was locked from the outside is reactivated:
x by pressing a button on the deactivated key.
x by pressing a door handle sensor when the deactivated key is outside of the vehicle, but within range.
x by starting the engine with the starter button on the center console (but not by starting the engine
with the remote start button on a key that is outside of the vehicle ⇒  Remote start feature).
Automatic deactivation of sensors
If the vehicle has not been unlocked or locked for a longer period of time, the proximity sensors in the passenger door are automatically deactivated.
If a sensor on the door handle of a locked vehicle is activated too often, for instance by a bush or hedge that rubs against the vehicle, the sensors in the door handle on that side of the vehicle are switched off for about 30 minutes.
The door handle sensors become active again if one of the following events occurs:
x 30 minutes have passed.
x OR: The vehicle is unlocked using the 0 button in the remote control vehicle key.

x OR: The luggage compartment lid is opened.
x OR: The vehicle is mechanically unlocked with the vehicle key.
Convenience functions
x For convenience closing of all power windows and the power sunroof, keep your finger on the
door handle locking surface ⇒ fig. 41 (B) on the outside of the door handle until all windows and/or the power sunroof have closed. All turn signals blink once to confirm that the windows and power sunroof are completely closed.
x Take your finger off the door handle locking surface (B) to cancel the function. If you release the door handle locking surface (B) on the outside of the door handle and then touch the unlocking sur-
face (A) on the inside of the door handle right away, all windows start to open (safety function)