Get Power locking and closing system Guide for Volkswagen Beetle 4 Door Third Generation (2012-2019)

Power locking and closing system

ꢀ Introduction

In this section you’ll find information about:

Description of the power locking system

Unlocking or locking the vehicle from the outside

Unlocking or locking the vehicle from the inside

Unlocking or locking vehicles with Keyless Access

Anti-theft alarm system

The power locking system works properly only when all doors and the rear hatch are completely

closed. When the driver door is open, the vehicle cannot be locked with the remote control vehicle key.

For vehicles equipped with the Keyless Access locking and starting system, the vehicle can be locked

only if the ignition is switched off and the driver door is closed.

Leaving the vehicle unlocked for longer periods of non-use (for example, in your garage) can cause

the vehicle battery to drain so that the engine can no longer be started.

More information:

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Exterior views.

Volkswagen Information System.

Vehicle key set.

Doors.

Rear hatch

.ꢀ Power windows.

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Power sunroof.

Emergency closing and opening.

WARNING

Improper use of power locks can result in serious personal injury.

The power locking button locks all doors. Locking the doors from the inside can help

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prevent unintended door opening during a collision and can also prevent unwanted entry

from the outside. Locked doors can, however, delay assistance to vehicle occupants and

rescue from the outside in an accident or other emergency.

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Never leave children or anyone who cannot help themselves behind in the vehicle. All

doors can be locked from the inside with the power lock button. This could leave people

trapped in the vehicle in an emergency. Depending on the time of year, people trapped in the

vehicle can be exposed to very high or very low temperatures.

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A closed vehicle can become very hot or very cold, depending on the season. Particularly

in the summer, heat build-up in the passenger and luggage compartment of a parked vehicle

can result in temperatures in the vehicle that are much higher than the outside temperatures.

Temperatures can quickly reach levels that can cause unconsciousness and death, particu-

larly to small children.

ꢀ Never allow passengers to remain in a locked vehicle. In an emergency any person still

inside the vehicle might not be able to get out.

Description of the power locking system

ꢀ Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS

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The power locking system lets you unlock and lock all doors, the rear hatch, and the fuel filler flap:

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From the outside with the vehicle key.

From the outside with Keyless Access.

From the inside with the power locking button.

Special functions of the power locking system can be activated or deactivated by an authorized

Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility.

The doors and the rear hatch can be locked manually if the remote control vehicle key or the power

locking system is not working..

Automatic locking (Auto Close)

The vehicle locks automatically when it reaches a speed of about 10 mph (15 km/h). When the vehicle

is locked, the indicator light ꢀ comes on in the power locking button ⇒ꢀfig. 22.

Automatic unlocking (Auto Open)

The vehicle unlocks automatically when the vehicle key is taken out of the ignition. On vehicles with

Keyless Access, Auto Open is triggered by opening the driver door. Auto Open works only if the vehi-

cle has been automatically locked with the Auto Close feature. The indicator light ꢀ goes out in the

power locking button when the doors unlock ⇒ꢀfig. 22.

Locking the vehicle after airbag inflation

If the airbags are activated during a collision, the entire vehicle is unlocked. Depending on the severity

of the damage, the vehicle can be locked after a collision when the airbags have deployed as follows:

Function

Action

Locking the vehicle with the

power locking button:

– Switch the ignition off.

– Open and close a door once.

– Press the power locking button ꢀ.

Locking the vehicle with the

remote control vehicle key:

– Switch the ignition off.

OR: Remove the vehicle key from the ignition.

– Open a door once.

– Lock the vehicle with the remote control vehicle key.

Indicator light in the driver door

After the vehicle is locked:

Meaning

The red LED light flashes for about 2 seconds in short

intervals, then slower.

The vehicle is locked.

Red LED light lights up continuously for about

30 seconds.

Locking system malfunction. See an

authorized Volkswagen dealer or an

authorized Volkswagen Service Facility.

If the vehicle key buttons.or the power locking buttons.are pushed repeatedly in quick succes-

sion, the power locking system is switched off for a brief period to help keep it from being overloaded.

The vehicle is then unlocked for about 30 seconds. Unless a door or the rear hatch is opened during

this time, the vehicle is automatically locked afterwards.

Unlocking or locking the vehicle from the outside

Fig. 21 Remote control vehicle key with panic button.

ꢀ Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS

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Function

Using the buttons on the remote control vehicle

key ⇒fig. 21

Unlock the vehicle.

Lock the vehicle.

Press the ꢁ button.

Press the ꢀ button.

Unlock the rear hatch.

Note: Depending on the central remote control settings, it may be necessary to press the ꢁ button on

the remote control vehicle key twice to unlock all doors and the rear hatch. If you would like to have

these settings changed, please see your authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen

Service Facility.

The vehicle key unlocks or locks the vehicle only when the battery in the remote control vehicle key

has enough power, and the remote control vehicle key is within a few yards/meters of the vehicle.

ꢀ All turn signals flash once and the horn beeps once to confirm that the vehicle has been locked.

The horn beep can be disabled by deactivating the “ATA confirmation” feature. Please see your au-

thorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility to have this setting adjusted.

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All turn signals flash twice to confirm that the vehicle has been unlocked.

If the turn signals do not flash to confirm locking, one or more doors or the rear hatch is not locked.

If the driver door is open, the vehicle cannot be locked with the remote control vehicle key.

If the vehicle was unlocked with the remote control vehicle key and the door or the rear hatch has not

been opened within a few seconds, the vehicle is automatically locked again. This feature helps pre-

vent you from leaving the vehicle unlocked unintentionally.

NOTICE

Check to make sure that the windows go down slightly when you unlock the vehicle. Otherwise

the windows and seals could be damaged when opening the door.

Unlocking or locking the vehicle from the inside

Fig. 22 In the driver and passenger doors: Power locking button.

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Press button ⇒ꢀfig. 22:

Unlock the vehicle.

V

Lock the vehicle.

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The power locking button works whether the ignition is switched on or off but only when all doors are

closed.

If the vehicle is locked with the vehicle key, the power locking button is deactivated.

If the vehicle is locked with the power locking button:

ꢀ The yellow indicator light ꢀ in the power locking button comes on to indicate that all doors are

locked.

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If the vehicle is equipped with an anti-theft alarm, the system is not turned on.

Opening doors or the rear hatch from the outside is not possible, at a traffic light, for example.

Doors can be unlocked and opened separately from inside the vehicle by pulling the door handle to

open the door. The indicator light ꢀ goes out. The unopened doors and rear hatch remain locked and

cannot be opened from the outside.

ꢀ An open driver door will not be locked. This helps keep the driver from being locked out of the

vehicle.

The vehicle is unlocked if you push the ꢁ button while the vehicle is standing still. It may also be

unlocked when you take the vehicle key out of the ignition or, on vehicles with Keyless Access, when

you open the driver door (Auto Open). Please see your authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized

Volkswagen Service Facility to have these settings adjusted.

Unlocking or locking vehicles with Keyless Access

Fig. 23 Ranges of the Keyless Access locking and starting system. Outside the vehicle: Unlocking range.

Inside the vehicle: Starting range.

Fig. 24 Keyless Access locking and starting system: Sensor for unlocking A on the inside of the front door

handles. Sensor for lockingꢀon the outside of the front door handles.

ꢀ Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS

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Keyless Access is a keyless starting and locking system that unlocks and locks the vehicle without

active use of a remote control vehicle key. All you have to do is touch a sensor surface on one of the

door handles ⇒ꢀfig. 24 or push the Volkswagen emblem on the rear hatch.when a valid remote control

vehicle key is within range ⇒ꢀ

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General information

When a valid vehicle key comes within range ⇒ꢀfig. 23, the Keyless Access locking and starting sys-

tem recognizes a valid vehicle entry request as soon as a door handle sensor is touched or the

Volkswagen emblem on the rear hatch is pressed. The following functions are then enabled without

active use of the remote control vehicle key:

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Keyless Entry: Unlocking the vehicle with the sensor surfaces on the door handles of the driver or

passenger door ⇒ꢀfig. 24 (A) or by using the Volkswagen emblem on the rear hatch.

Keyless Go: Start the engine and drive. For this, you just have to press the starter button and a

valid remote control vehicle key must be inside the vehicle.

Keyless Exit: Locking the vehicle via the door handle sensor on the driver or passenger door (B).

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The power locks and the closing system work like the standard unlocking and locking system. Only the

way that the systems are operated is different.

All turn signals flash twice to confirm that the vehicle has been unlocked and once to confirm that it

has been locked.

If the vehicle was unlocked and within the next few seconds neither a door nor the rear hatch has

been opened, the vehicle is automatically locked again.

Unlocking and opening doors (Keyless Entry)

ꢀ Grasp the door handle of the driver or front passenger door so that you touch the unlocking sensor

surface (A).

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Open the door.

Closing and locking doors (Keyless Exit)

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Switch the ignition off.

Close the driver door.

Touch the sensor surface in the door handle on the driver or front passenger door (B). The vehicle

is locked. The door being locked must be closed.

Unlocking and locking the rear hatch

If the vehicle is locked and a valid remote control vehicle key is within range ⇒ꢀfig. 23 of the rear hatch,

it unlocks automatically when opened.

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Open and close the rear hatch as you would a standard rear hatch.

The rear hatch locks automatically when it is closed except in the following situations:

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The vehicle is completely unlocked.

When an authorized remote control vehicle key is inside the vehicle.

Locking with a second vehicle key

If a remote control vehicle key is inside the passenger compartment, the vehicle can be locked from

the outside only if a second valid remote control vehicle key is within range.

When the vehicle is locked from the outside, the keyless go (starting) function of any keys left in the

passenger compartment will be deactivated. All other functions (remote central locking and unlocking

as well as emergency starting) remain active and unchanged.

A key that was inside the vehicle when it was locked from the outside is reactivated:

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by pressing a button on the deactivated key.

by pressing a door handle sensor when the deactivated key is outside of the vehicle, but within

range.

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by starting the engine with the starter button on the center console.

Automatic deactivation of sensors

If the vehicle has not been unlocked or locked for a longer period of time, the proximity sensors in the

passenger door are automatically deactivated.

If a sensor on the door handle of a locked vehicle is activated too often, for instance by a bush or

hedge that rubs against the vehicle, the sensors in the door handle on that side of the vehicle are

switched off for a short time.

The door handle sensors become active again if one of the following events occurs:

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A short time has passed.

OR: The vehicle is unlocked using the ꢁ button in the remote control vehicle key.

OR: The rear hatch is opened.

OR: The vehicle is mechanically unlocked with the vehicle key.

Convenience features

To use the convenience closing feature to close all power windows and the sunroof, hold your finger

on the lock sensor surface on the outside of the door handle for a few seconds until the windows and

sunroof close.

Remove your finger from the lock sensor surface ⇒ꢀfig. 24 (B) to stop the function. If you touch the

unlock sensor surface (A) on the inside of the door handle immediately after releasing the lock sensor

surface (B) (arrow), all of the windows will open (safety function).

Pinch protection is active during convenience closing of the windows and the power sunroof.

NOTICE

The door handle sensor surfaces can be activated by a strong stream of water or steam if a

valid vehicle key is within range of the vehicle.

ꢀ All windows may open if you turn the spray of water or steam away from and then back onto

the door handle sensor surface in quick succession. If at least one power window is opened

and the sensor is continuously activated, convenience closing is started.

The door may not open if the outside and inside door handles are used at the same time.

If the vehicle battery or the battery in the remote control vehicle key is weak or dead, it might not

be possible to unlock and lock the vehicle using Keyless Access. The vehicle can still be manually

locked or unlocked with the key bit..

The driver message Key not in rangeappears in the instrument cluster display if there is no

remote control vehicle key inside the vehicle or if the system does not recognize the remote control

vehicle key. The key may not be recognized, for example, if it is covered by something that interferes

with the signal (such as a briefcase), or if the remote control vehicle key battery is weak. Electronic

devices such as cell phones can also interfere with the signal.

Dirt on the door handles that contains a lot of salt (especially in winter) can affect the way the

door handle sensors work. Cleaning the door handles can help with this problem..

If the automatic transmission is not in Park (P) position, the electronic steering column lock will

not lock and the vehicle will not lock via sensors in the front door handles or the remote control vehicle

key.

Anti-theft alarm system

ꢀ Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS

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Your vehicle is either equipped with an anti-theft alarm system or pre-equipped for anti-theft alarm

system installation. If the vehicle is pre-equipped for installation of the anti-theft alarm system, the

alarm system can be retrofitted by an authorized Volkswagen dealer or an authorized Volkswagen

Service Facility.

The anti-theft alarm system makes it more difficult for someone to break into or steal the vehicle.

The anti-theft alarm system is automatically activated when the vehicle is locked by pressing the lock

button on the remote control vehicle key.

When is the alarm triggered?

The anti-theft alarm system sounds for about 30 seconds and the turn signals flash for up to 5 minutes

if the following occurs with respect to the locked vehicle:

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Opening a door that has been mechanically unlocked.

Forcibly opening a door.

Forcibly opening the engine hood.

Forcibly opening the rear hatch.

Switching on the ignition with an invalid key.

Disconnecting the vehicle battery.

Deactivating the alarm

Unlock the vehicle with the unlock button on the remote control vehicle key or switch on the ignition

with a valid vehicle key.

For vehicles with Keyless Access, the alarm can be deactivated by holding the remote control vehicle

key to the right of the steering column trim and pressing the starter button..

After the alarm has stopped and the vehicle is opened again in the same or a different area that

is protected by the alarm, the alarm is triggered again. For example, the alarm will sound again if the

rear hatch is opened after one of the doors has been opened.

The anti-theft alarm system is not activated when the vehicle is locked with the power lock switch

ꢀ on the inside of the driver or front passenger doors.

If the driver door is mechanically unlocked using the vehicle key bit, only the driver door is un-

locked, not the entire vehicle. Switching on the ignition deactivates the anti-theft alarm system and

activates the central locking button. To unlock the doors, use the central locking button or remote

control vehicle key.

If the vehicle battery is dead or weak, the anti-theft alarm system will not work properly.

Power locking and closing system for Your Volkswagen Beetle 4 Door Third Generation (2012-2019)

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