Remove the vehicle key as follows:
Vehicles with an automatic transmission:
1. Press and release the lock button in the selector lever.
2. Remove the vehicle key from the ignition lock.
Vehicles with manual transmission:
1. Remove the vehicle key from the ignition lock.
Valid vehicle key cannot be detected
A corresponding indicator appears in the instrument cluster display.
If the vehicle key has a weak or drained button cell battery, the vehicle key may not be able to be detected.
An emergency start must be performed:
1. Press and hold the brake pedal.
2. Hold the vehicle key on the right side of the steering column trim panel immediately after pressing the starter button fig. 113.
The ignition will switch on automatically and the engine may start.
The engine cannot be turned off
The engine cannot be turned off when the starter button is pressed briefly.
An emergency stop must be performed:
1. Press the starter button twice within several seconds or press and hold one time.
The engine will stop automatically ⇒ Starter button.
The engine cannot be started
If an unauthorized vehicle key is used or the system is malfunctioning, a corresponding indicator appears in the instrument cluster display.
1. Use an authorized vehicle key.
2. If the malfunction persists, contact an authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility.
Or: the engine cannot be started with the ignition key or by briefly pressing the starter button while depressing the brake pedal or the clutch pedal.
There is a malfunction in the start system:
1. Turn and hold the remote control vehicle key or press the button for as long as needed for the engine to start.
2. Contact an authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility for assistance.
The engine cannot be started remotely
If at least one of the following conditions are met, the engine remote start function does not start:
The vehicle is not fully ready to drive.
Vehicles with ignition lock: There is a vehicle key in the ignition switch.
Sufficient fuel is not available or the indicator light
The vehicle is unlocked.
lit up before the vehicle was parked.
The hood or the trunk lid is opened.
One or several vehicle doors are opened.
The selector lever is not in position ⇒ Automatic transmission: selecting the selector lever position.
If the 12-volt vehicle battery is too weak or discharged.
The emergency flashers are switched on.
The anti-theft alarm system is activated.
The panic alarm is activated.
The vehicle moves.
Two remote starts have already been carried out in direct succession.
There is a system error.
Ensure that the necessary conditions are met and then restart the engine if necessary.
Start/Stop system
Start-stop system
The start-stop system automatically
switches the engine off when you stop
and when the vehicle is stationary. The
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