window VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER 2016 Owners Manual

Table of Contents
About this owner's manual . . . . . . 4
Overview of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 5
Exterior views
-Side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
-Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
-Rear view (vehicles with tailgate) . . . . . 7
-Rear view (vehicles with wing doors) 8
Vehicle interior
-Overview of the driver door . . . . . . . . . . . 9
-Overview of the driver side . . . . . . . . . . . 10
-Overview of the centre console . . 12
-Overview of the front passenger side . . . 14
-Headliner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Instrument cluster
-Warning and indicator lamps . . . . . . . . . . 16
-Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
-Volkswagen information system . . . . . . . . 24
Before the journey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Before setting off
-Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Opening and closing
-Vehicle key set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
-Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
-Doors.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
-Sliding doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
-Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
-Wing doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
-Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
-Sliding/tilting roof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Sitting correctly and safely
-Adjusting the seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
-Seat functions, front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
-Seat functions, rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
-Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
-Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
-Child seats (accessories) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
-Integrated child seat .................. 1 02
Lights and vision
-Lights ............................... 106
-Protection from the sun ............... 115
-Wipers and washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
-Mirrors .............................. 121
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Transporting items
-Driving notes ........................ 125
-Luggage compartment ................ 130
-Guide rail system in the rear vehicle floor ................................ 133
-Roof carrier ........ , ................. 137
-Towing a trailer ...................... 139
Practical equipment
-Stowage area ........................ 150
-Torches ............................. 152
-Drink holders . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
-Tables .............................. 155
-Cool box ............................ 158
-Ashtray and cigarette lighter ........... 161
-Electrical sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
-Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE) system 165
-Tachograph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
-Digital voice enhancement ............ 173
Equipment, Multivan
-Darkening the interior of the vehicle, Multivan ............................. 175
Equipment, Business
-Vehicle overview, Business . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
-Seat functions, rear, Business ......... 182
-Rear-seat telephony, Business ........ 187
Equipment, California
-Vehicle overview, California . . . . . . . . . . . 192
-Seat functions, rear, California ......... 193
-Central control panel, California ........ 204
-Interior lights, California ............... 208
-Stowage areas, California ............. 21 0
-Darkening the interior of the vehicle, California . . . . . . . . ................... 215
-Manual pop-up roof, California ......... 218
-Electric pop-up roof, California ......... 221
-Awning, California .................... 226
-Tables and camping chairs, California .. 229
-Gas system, California ................ 233
-Water supply and disposal, California .. 237
-Refrigerator box, California ............ 241
-Power supply in the vehicle, California .. 242
-Air conditioning system, California ..... 250
-Supplementary heater, California ...... 251
-Practical tips, California ............... 252

Front view
Fig. 2 Overview of the front of the vehicle.
Key to Fig. 2:
G) Windscreen with:
-Windscreen wipers .............. .
-Rain/light sensor .............. .
-Windscreen heating
-Main beam assist sensor (light Assist) ...
-Camera window for assist systems
-Vehicle identification number
® Bonnet release lever
@ Headlights ...... .
@
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Headlight washer system
Radar sensor for:
-Adaptive cruise control (ACC) ............................................. .
-Area monitoring system (Front Assist)
® Front ParkPilot sensors . . . . . . . . ........... .
0 Fog lights ................ .
® Mounting for the front towing eye behind a cover .
® Front number plate holder
Items @, @, ® and 0 are at the same position on the left and right sides of the vehicle. Overview of the vehicle
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Rear view (vehicles with tailgate)
Fig. 3 Overview of rear with tailgate.
Key to Fig. 3:
CD High-mounted brake light
@ Rear window
-Rear window heating ........................ .
@ Rear wiper .................................. .
@ Tailgate . . . . ............... .
-Number plate lights ......................... .
® Tail light cluster ............................................ .
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0
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Lever for opening the tailgate .................................................... .
Rear ParkPilot sensors ............. .
Towing bracket1> ........................•................•••.••••.•............•
Rear number plate holder
Reversing camera (Rear Assist) ................................•..................
I) On vehicles without towing bracket, there is a fixed towing eye under the rear bumper cover on the right side.
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Rear view (vehicles with wing doors)
Fig. 4 Overview of rear with wing doors.
Key to Fig. 3:
G) High-level brake lights
® Rear windows
-Rear window heating ......................................................... .
@ Rear wiper ............................•.......................................
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® Q)
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Door arresters of wing doors .................... .
Tail light cluster ..................... .
Right wing door .....
Rear ParkPilot sensors
Towing bracket1> ..... .
Left wing door ................................ .
Rear number plate holder
Lock and lever for opening the wing doors as well as number plate lighting
11 On vehicles without towing bracket. there is a fixed towing eye under the rear bumper cover on the right side.
Overview of the vehicle
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Vehicle interior
Overview of the driver door
Fig. 5 Overview of the controls in the driver door (left-hand drive vehicles). The controls are mirrored in right-hand drive vehicles.
Key to Fig. 5:
G) Door release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
@ Central locking button for locking and unlocking the vehicle &-a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
® Switch for adjusting the exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
-Exterior mirror setting L - R
-Exterior mirror heating Gill
-Folding in the exterior mirrors 9
0 Buttons operating the electric windows ..
® Stowage compartment with bottle holder
® Stowage compartment ..................... .
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Key to Fig. 6 and Fig. 7:
CD Light switch ·'f;i.· ... 106
-Light switched off+
-Automatic headlight control -AUTO-
-Side light and dipped beam o.-o
-Fog lights i'O 0$
@ Lever for: .......... . 106
-Main beam headlights ID
-Headlight flasher =:o
-Turn signal "'" -Parking light
-Switch and rocker switch for the cruise control system (CCS) ON-CANCEL-OFF-RES/+-SET/-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
@ Controls on the multifunction steering wheel ....... .
-Volume setting for the radio, navigation announcements or a telephone conversation 3d-:;.,
-Mute function for the radio or activating the voice control system _...
-Opening the main telephone menu or accepting a telephone call J
-Control buttons for the Volkswagen information system c.-<2,-"?-v, OK, ..=,
@ Instrument cluster:
-Instruments ..
-Display
-Warning and indicator lamps ..... .
® Horn (works only when the ignition is switched on)
® Lever for wipers and washers . . . . . .....................................•
-Wipers HGH-LOW
-Interval wipe for the windscreen . ·••
-"Flick wipe" 1x
-Windscreen wipers.;;:>
-Wash and wipe system for the windscreen
-Rear wiper ll;J
-Wash and wipe system for the rear window
-Lever with buttons for operating the Volkswagen information system TRIP, OK/RESET
0 Ignition lock .......... .
® Pedals .................. .
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® @
Lever for adjusting the steering column ..................•.....
Driver front airbag ........ .
Headlight range control (o .
Brightness control for instrument and switch lighting C't ...••.•...
Handle for releasing the bonnet ...
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0 Button for interior monitoring next to the driver seat (not shown) ....................... .
Vehicle interior 11
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Unlock doors (door unlocking)
Back
-Window op. (window operation)
Off
All
Driver
Back
-Factory setting (factory setting)
-Back
• Lights & Vision
-Coming Home
System on/off
+ 10 Sec.
-10 Sec.
Back
-Leaving Home
System on/off
+ 10 Sec.
-10 Sec.
Back
-Backgrnd light.
System on/off
+5%
-5%
Back
-Footwelllight
System on/off
+5%
-5%
Back
-Lane change flash on/off
-Travel mode on/off
-Factory setting (factory setting)
-Back
• Coasting on/off
• Time
-Hours
-Minutes
Overview of the vehicle
-24 hr mode on/off
-Summer on/off
-Back
• Winter tyres
-System on/off
- + 10 km/h (6 mph)
--10 km/h (6 mph)
-Back
• Units
-Temperature oc
OF
Back
-Consump./dist.
l/100km, km
km/1, km
MPG(GB), mi
MPG(US), mi
Back
-Air pressure
bar
psi
kPa
Back
-Back
• Tyre pressure
-Save
-Back
• Alt. speed dis. (secondary speed display) on/off
• Service
-Information
-Back
• Factory settings

Convenience submenu
m First read and observe the introductory information and safety warnings & on page 24.
Convenience sub-menu Function
Alarm conf. Switching the acoustic re-confirmation function for activating the anti-theft alarm on or page 39.
(Auto Lock): automatically locks all the doors and the tailgate once a speed of approximately 15 km/h (9 m ph) is reached. To unlock Auto Lock while the vehicle is stationary, press the central locking button, use the door lever or remove the key from the ignition when the function Unlock is active.
Auto Unlock (Auto Unlock): all doors and the tailgate are unlocked when the
Central locking vehicle key is removed from the ignition.
39 Depending on the settings, the following doors will be unlocked when the vehicle is unlocked using the vehicle key: -All doors: all doors are unlocked. Door un--Single door: only the driver door is unlocked when the vehicle locking key is used to unlock the vehicle. All the other doors and the tail-gate will not be unlocked until the button @ is pressed for a sec-end time. -Vehicle side: the doors on the driver side are unlocked.
Settings for the electric windows: all the windows can be opened or closed when Window oper. locking or unlocking the vehicle. This opening function can only be activated for the driver door 55.
Factory setting The functions in the Convenience submenu are reset to the factory settings.
Back The display returns to the Settings menu. Lights & Vi si on submenu
[QJ First read and observe the introductory information and safety warnings & on page 24.
Lights & Vision Function submenu
Coming Home Settings for how long the vehicle should be lit once it is locked or unlocked, or for
Leaving Home switching the function on or off 112.
Footwell light For setting the brightness of the footwelllight or switching the function on or off.
Daytime running Switches daytime running lights on and off. 1 i ghts
Lane change Switching the lane change flash (Lane eh. flash) on or off. When the lane change flash function is switched on, the turn signal will flash at least 3 times when the tum flash signal and main beam lever is gently tapped 106.
Switching travel mode on and off. When the travel mode is switched on, the head-lights of a left-hand drive vehicle will be adjusted for use on the left-hand side of
Travel mode the road and those in a right-hand drive vehicle for use on the right-hand side of the road. Adjust the headlights in countries in which the traffic drives on the other side of the road. Travel mode may only be used for a short period of time and must be deactivated as soon as it is no longer required.
Instrument cluster 31

Before the journey
Before setting off
Driving tips
CO Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Preparing for a journey and driving safely
Driving abroad ...................... .
Driving through water on roads ........ .
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An engine and transmission guard may prove use-ful, depending on the conditions in which the vehi-cle is to be driven. An engine and transmission guard can reduce the risk of damage to the vehi-cle's underbody and engine oil sump, for example when driving over kerbs, driveways or unsurfaced roads. Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles recom-mends using a Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles dealership for this purpose.
Additional Information and warnings:
• Sitting correctly and safely 61
• Transporting 125
• Starting the engine, changing gear and parking the vehicle 257
• Driving with respect for the environment =>page 278
• Consumer information 404
A WARNING
Driving under the Influence of alcohol, drugs, medication or narcotics can cause serious accidents and fatal Injuries.
• Alcohol, drugs, medication and narcotics can severely impair perception, reaction times and driving safety. This could cause you to lose control of the vehicle. Preparing for a journey and driving safely
l""""('n First read and observe the Introductory L-Wl Information and safety warnings th on page 33.
Checklist
Observe the following Information both before and during the journey to ensure your own safety and the safety of passengers and other road users
..( Check that all lights and turn signals are working properly.
Check the tyre pressure 367 and fuel level 340.
..( Ensure that you have a good, clear view through all of the windows.
..( Air intake to the engine must not be obstruc-ted, and the engine must not be covered with any kind of insulating materials th in ell Introduction on page 351.
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Secure any objects and luggage in the stowage compartments, the luggage corn-partment or on the roof 125 .
Ensure that you are able to operate the ped-als freely at all times .
Secure any children travelling in the vehicle in a restraint system suitable for their weight and size =>page 96.
Adjust the front seats, head restraints and mirrors properly in accordance with the size of the occupants 61.
Wear shoes that provide good grip for your feet when using the pedals.
The floor mat in the footwell on the driver side must leave the pedal area free and must be securely fastened .
Assume a correct sitting position before set-ling off and maintain this position while driv-ing. This also applies to all passengers =>page 61. ..
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Opening and closing
Vehicle key set
COl Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Indicator lamp in the remote control key . . . . . 38 Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Synchronising the remote control key . . . . . . . 39
Additional Information and warnings:
• Settings in the Volkswagen information system 24
• Central locking system 39
• Starting and stopping the engine 257
• Consumer information 404
• Manual opening and closing 413
A DANGER .
Swallowing batteries with a diameter of 20 mm or other lithium batteries can result In severe or even fatal injuries within a very short period of time.
• Always keep the vehicle key, key ring with batteries, spare batteries, round cells and other batteries that are larger than 20 mm out of the reach of children.
• Call for medical help Immediately you sus-pect that someone has swallowed a battery.
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A WARNING
Careless or unsupervised use of the vehicle key can lead to accidents or injuries.
• Always take all vehicle keys with you ev-ery time you leave the vehicle. Children or third parties could lock the doors and tail-gate, start the engine or switch on the igni-tion and thus operate electrical equipment, such as the electric windows.
• Never leave children or people requiring assistance alone In the vehicle. They could become trapped In the vehicle in an emergen-cy and may not be able to get themselves to safety. For example, locked vehicles may be subjected to very high or very low tempera-tures, according to season. This can cause serious Injuries and Illness or fatalities, espe-cially for small children.
A WARNING
Improper use of the vehicle key could lead to the engine being switched off and the steer-Ing lock engaging, which would render the vehicle unsteerable.
• Never remove the vehicle key from the Ig-nition lock when the vehicle Is In motion.
• When folding out the key bit, ensure that lt Is folded out completely and engaged fully.
• Never attach heavy objects to the vehicle key. Attach only light objects, If at all, such as a key fob with up to five house keys. <