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VW Passat B8 Owner's Manual ➜ Control of the instrument panel

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  

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