Stop driving! – Stop the vehicle, turn the engine off and let it cool down. – Vehicles with analogue instrument cluster : briefly press the button on the instru- ment cluster → page 15 to reset the trip re- corder to 0. – Check coolant level, if the level is low, refill with engine coolant → page 223. – Vehicles with a digital instrument cluster: use the arrows on the multifunction steering wheel or , go to Trip data menu, select the trip indicator and briefly press the button on the multifunction steering wheel. – If the warning lamp remains lit despite the coolant level being correct, then there is a fault in the system. Contact a Volkswagen Dealership.
Exterior temperature indicator Whenever the exterior temperature is below +4°C, a “snowflake symbol” appears on the ex- terior temperature indicator (ice on the road). This symbol remains lit until the outside temper- ature rises above +6 °C → . Display indicators - analogue and digital (version 1) Please refer to at the start of the chapter on page 15. If the vehicle is parked or moving at a very low speed, the indicated temperature may be slightly higher than the actual exterior temperature, due to the heat generated by the engine. On the dash panel insert display several different pieces of information may be displayed according to the version of the vehicle:
– Doors, bonnet and boot lid open The measurement range is -40°C to +50°C. – Warning and information displays → page 23 Selector lever positions (automatic gearbox) The gear selected is displayed on the side of the selector lever and on the display in the instru- ment cluster. With the selector lever in D/S posi- tion as well as with Tiptronic, the respective se- lected gear may be indicated, if the case, on the instrument cluster → page 111.
– Distance displays – Time – Exterior temperature – Selector lever positions (automatic gearbox) → page 111 – Gear recommendation → page 98 – Driving data indicator (multifunction display) and menus for several settings → page 27 Gear-change indicator Depending on the vehicle version, a gear selec- tion recommendation may be indicated on the instrument cluster display to optimize fuel sav- ings → page 98.
– Service interval display → page 26 – Engine code – Start-Stop system status indicator → page 108 Doors, bonnet and boot lid open After unlocking the vehicle and during driving, the open doors as well as an open bonnet or an open boot lid are indicated on the display of the instrument cluster as well as announced by sound alarms. The screen may vary according to the version of the fitted instrument cluster. Radio In some versions, certain radio functions are indi- cated on the instrument cluster display only while the vehicle is running. Engine code Vehicles with analogue instrument cluster. – Turn the ignition on without starting the en- gine.
Distance displays The odometer records the total distance travelled by the car. – Press and hold the button on the instru- ment cluster pressed for about fifteen seconds for the engine identification letters to be dis- played. The trip recorder ( trip ) shows the distance travel- led since the trip recorder was last reset. The last digit stands for 100 m. Owner's Manual 20