ABS VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG 2015 2.G Owners Manual
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Headlight settings
Towing a trailer can raise the front end of the vehicle enough for the low beams to blind other road users. Use the headlight range adjustment feature to lower the light cones as required. If your vehicle does not have headlight range adjustment, have the headlights adjusted by an authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility. Vehicles with Xenon headlights self-adjust to vehicle load and do not need manual adjustment.
Special towing considerations
x If the trailer has an overrun brake, apply the brakes gently at first and then firmly. This helps to prevent sudden brake shock and helps prevent trailer wheels from locking up.
x Due to the combined towing weight including the higher gross vehicle weight, the stopping distance is longer.
x Before driving downhill, especially on hills that are long or steep, shift into a lower gear so that the engine helps to brake the vehicle. Otherwise, the brake system could overheat and might fail.
x The vehicle's center of gravity and, in turn, the vehicle's handling, will change because of the trailer load and the increased combined towing weight of the vehicle and trailer.
x Weight distribution is especially bad if the towing vehicle is empty and the trailer is loaded. If you absolutely must drive with this combination, drive with extra care and at a reduced speed.
Starting off with a trailer on hills
Depending on how steep the hill is and the combined towing weight, a parked vehicle with trailer can roll backwards when you first start moving.
When starting off with a trailer on a hill:
x Depress and hold the brake pedal.
x Put the transmission in Drive (D).
x Press the G button once to deactivate the electronic parking brake ⇒ page 411, Braking and parking.
x Pull and hold the G button to hold the vehicle and trailer with the electronic parking brake ⇒ Braking and parking.
x At the same time, release the brake pedal and gradually depress the accelerator. Do not release the G button until the engine starts to move the vehicle forward. If your vehicle has an automatic transmission, you can also depress and hold the brake pedal for added braking and then let up on the brake pedal when you feel that the vehicle “wants” to move forward.
x Drive ahead slowly.
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Favorite destinations on the map
A favorite category can be specified for stored destinations. Favorite destinations can be displayed on the map with the orange favorite icon assigned to them (private T or business P).
The list of favorite destinations is called up from the Destination entry menu.
Points of interest on the map
Points of interest can be selected as a navigation destination.
Points of interest are divided into point of interest categories. These point of interest categories are assigned to blue point of interest icons (such as * hotel and , petrol station). A list of available point of interest categories can be called up from the Map settings menu. Map icons can be selected there for display.
Display detailed information on points of interest
x Press the symbol on the map briefly to display a window with further information.
Due to the map scale, there may be several entries behind one symbol on the map, in which case a list appears for selecting an entry.
x Select the required entry by pressing.
Function keys for further operation are displayed in the information window that appears.
x Selecting points of interest and favorite destinations from the map
x TMC traffic reports on the map
3D models on the map
An abstract 3D city model can be displayed in the 6 3D display type for some cities (such as Berlin).
In addition, special historical buildings and sights of interest are displayed as photo-realistic 3D mod-els.
To display these, autozoom needs to be switched off in some cases and you have to zoom further into the map
The display of 3D city models and 3D sights of interest is enabled and disabled in the map settings
If no symbols or 3D models can be displayed due to the scale, turn the setting knob clockwise
⇒ fig. 131 (3) in order to zoom in on the map.
Map settings: selecting map symbols