at a fixed service interval, also for vehicles with
flexible oil change service.
In a specialized workshop you can program other
functions or change the existing ones depending on the
vehicle equipment. Volkswagen recommends going
to a Volkswagen dealer for this.
The service message goes out after a few
seconds if the engine is running or by
Some menu options can only be opened with the
vehicle stopped.
confirming the message on the instrument panel.
In vehicles with flexible service, if the 12 volt
battery has been disconnected for
Trip Data ÿ p. 26.
assistants
For a long period of time, it will not be possible to
calculate the time remaining for the next service.
Hence the service interval indicator may show
incorrect calculations. In this case, the maximum
Views ÿ p. twenty
Navigation.
Audio.
permitted maintenance intervals must be taken into
account.
telephone
Vehicle status ÿ p. 27
Personalization (user selection) ÿ p. 39
Control of the
instrument panel
Introduction to the topic
Operation via the multifunction
steering wheel
Some menu options can only be opened with the
vehicle stopped.
,at the beginning of this chapter,
Please note on
page 34.
WARNING
If the driver is distracted it can lead to an accident
and injury.
· Never use the menus on the instrument panel
screen while driving.
After starting the engine with a deeply
discharged or newly replaced 12-volt battery,
some system settings (such as time, date, custom
comfort settings, and schedules) may have gone off
or been erased. Check and correct these settings
when the battery is sufficiently charged.
If warnings about existing faults are displayed
when the ignition is switched on, it may not be
possible to make settings or display information in the
manner described. In this case, go to a specialized
workshop and request that the anomalies be repaired.
Fig. 24 Right side of the multifunction steering wheel:
keys for using the menus and the information displays
on the instrument panel.
As long as there is a warning with priority 1, no menu
can be accessed ÿ p. 27. Some warnings can be
confirmed and hidden using the OK button on the
multifunction steering wheel ÿ fig. 24.
Instrument cluster menus
Select a menu or information display
,at the beginning of this chapter,
Please note on
page 34.
— Switch on the ignition.
— Customization function: select a user
rio.
The number of menus and information displays
available depends on the electronic system and
vehicle equipment.
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Driver Information
— If a message or a vehicle pictogram is displayed,
Operation and display in
the infotainment system
press the OK button ÿ fig. 24; if necessary, several
times.
— To display a menu and to move within the menu, press
the key o ÿ fig. 24.
Introduction to the topic
— To open the displayed menu or information display,
press the OK button ÿ fig. 24 or wait a few seconds until
the menu or information display opens automatically.
The infotainment system concentrates important
vehicle functions and systems, e.g. eg menu settings,
radio equipment or navigation system, in a single
central control unit.
Make settings in the menus
— In the displayed menu, press the arrow key
cha o ÿ fig. 24 until the desired menu option is
highlighted. The option appears framed.
General information on operation In
the following section, all relevant information for making
settings in the menu has been compiled.
— Press the OK button ÿ fig. 24 to make the modifications
you want. A tick indicates that the function or system
in question is activated.
Vehicle settings. General information on operating the
infotainment system as well as warning and safety
instructions to be observed can be found in a separate
manual ÿ Infotainment system, telephone interface.
Back to menu selection
— Pulse on key o ÿ fig. 24.
VIEW button on the multifunction steering wheel
System settings and vehicle related information
display
Vehicles with analog instrument panel:
— With the VIEW key you can switch between the menu
current and previous ÿ fig. 24.
Pressing the CHAR key
the Vehicle function button and
,
the corresponding function buttons, information can be
Vehicles with digital instrument cluster: — With the
displayed or settings can be made.
By pressing the vehicle function
in the Status menu
VIEW button ÿ fig. 24 can be switched between the
classic representation of circular instruments, the large
stage representation without information profiles and
the enlarged view with prominent information profiles.
The classic representation shows the large circular
button you can query, e.g. For example, the current status
of the systems or show if any system has a fault:
— Vehicle settings ÿ p. 36—Think
instruments on the sides and the selected information
Blue. Trainer. ÿ p. 136.
profile in the middle. Press and hold the VIEW key to
select the preset information profiles from the list:
— Depending on the equipment: power monitor ÿ p. 36
— Depending on equipment: stopwatch ÿ p. 38
— Offroad indicator ÿ p. 158 — Independent
Classic
View without information profiles
Automatic The information profiles are
adapted to the selected driving profile.
heating settings
Only on vehicles with drive profile selection.
— Active media
Memory entry 1 information Individual selection of the
— Trip data
profiles Memory entry 2
information profiles Memory eInndtriyvidual selection of the
— Vehicle status
— Comfort consumers
3 Only on vehicles with
factory-fitted navigation system
— Radio station selection
WARNING
If warnings about existing faults are displayed when
the ignition is switched on, it may not be possible
to make settings or display information in the manner
described. In this case, go to a specialized workshop and
request that the anomalies be repaired.
If the driver is distracted it can lead to an accident and
injury. Operating the infotainment system can distract
attention from traffic.
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Operation and display in the infotainment system