Instrument cluster -> Digital instrument cluster for Your Volkswagen California Van Fourth Generation (2024-2025)

Overview of the digital instrument cluster  
The Digital Cockpit is a digital instrument cluster with high-resolution TFT colour display. To complement the classic  
round instruments such as the rev counter and speedometer, users can choose from various information profiles to  
display additional data. The term “digital instrument cluster” is used below to refer to the Digital Cockpit.  
Fig. 1 Digital instrument cluster in the dash panel.  
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Rev counter(running engine speed in revolutions x 1,000 per minute)(→ Rev counter).  
Current selector lever position or engaged gear (→ Manual gearbox), (→ Automatic gearbox).  
Displays (→ Digital instrument cluster).  
Speedometer.  
Digital speed display.  
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Digital instrument cluster operation  
Fig. 1 Right-hand side of the multifunction steering wheel:  
buttons for operating the menus and information displays  
in the instrument cluster.  
Fig. 2 On the right of the steering column: Buttons on the  
wiper lever (illustration).  
There are no buttons on the wiper lever in vehicles equipped with a multifunction steering wheel. The multifunction  
display is controlled using the buttons on the multifunction steering wheel only. The functions of the buttons on the  
multifunction steering wheel depend on the vehicle equipment.  
Vehicles with multifunction steering wheel: If any priority 1 warnings are displayed, you will be unable to open any  
menus (→ Warning and information messages). Some warnings can be confirmed and hidden with the  
→ Fig. 1.  
button  
Vehicles without multifunction steering wheel: If any priority 1 warning reports are being displayed, you will be  
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unable to open any menus. Some warnings can be confirmed and hidden with the  
button → Fig. 2  
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Selecting a menu or information display  
Vehicles with multifunction steering wheel:  
1. Switch on the ignition.  
2. If a message or the vehicle pictogram is displayed, press the  
→ Fig. 1 button, several times if necessary.  
3. Press the or → Fig. 1 button to display the menus and to browse through a menu.  
4. To open the menu or information display shown, press the  
information display opens automatically after a few seconds.  
button → Fig. 1 or wait until the menu or  
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Vehicles without multifunction steering wheel:  
1. Switch on the ignition.  
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2. Press the  
displayed.  
→ Fig. 2  
button, several times if required, if a message or the vehicle pictogram is  
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3. Tap and hold the rocker switch  
→ Fig. 2  
to display the menus (→ Digital instrument cluster) or to  
return to the menu selection from a menu or an information display.  
4. To browse through the menus, press the rocker switch up or down.  
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5. To open the menu or information display shown, press the  
or information display opens automatically after a few seconds.  
button → Fig. 2  
or wait until the menu  
Making settings in menus  
Vehicles with multifunction steering wheel:  
1. Press the arrow buttons or → Fig. 1 in the displayed menu until the desired menu option is highlighted.  
A frame appears around the selected option.  
2. Press the  
button → Fig. 1 to make the required changes.  
A tick indicates that the relevant function is switched on.  
Vehicles without multifunction steering wheel:  
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1. In the menu displayed, press the rocker switch  
until the desired menu option is marked.  
→ Fig. 2  
on the wiper lever upwards or downwards  
A frame appears around the selected option.  
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2. Press the  
button → Fig. 2  
to make the required changes.  
A tick indicates that the relevant function is switched on.  
Returning to the selection menu  
Vehicles with multifunction steering wheel:  
1. Press the or → Fig. 1 button.  
Vehicles without multifunction steering wheel:  
1. Select the Back menu option.  
Button  
on the multifunction steering wheel  
The button  
→ Fig. 1 allows you to change between the classic view of the round instruments, the large view  
without information profiles and the extended view with highlighted information profiles. The classic view shows the  
large round instruments on the right and left and the selected information profile in the middle.  
1. Press and hold the  
→ Fig. 1 button to select from the list of preset information profiles:  
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Classic  
View without information profiles.  
Memory entry 1  
Individual selection of information profiles.  
Memory entry 2  
Individual selection of information profiles.  
Memory entry 3  
Only in vehicles with navigation system installed as standard.  
If warning messages about malfunctions are displayed when the ignition is switched on, it may not be  
possible to adjust some settings or display information as described. If the fault persists, consult a suitably  
qualified workshop.  
WARNING  
If the driver is distracted when driving, this can cause accidents and serious injuries.  
Never operate the instrument cluster while the vehicle is in motion.  
Adjust all settings in the instrument cluster and Infotainment system only when the vehicle is stationary.  
Information displays on the digital instrument cluster  
The range of content and layout of the menus and displays depend on the vehicle electronics and the level of vehicle  
equipment.  
Correspondingly qualified workshops can program and modify other functions depending on the vehicle equipment  
level.  
Some menu options can only be called up when the vehicle is stationary.  
Information profiles  
Various topic-specific information profiles can be selected via theDigital cockpit menu option in the vehicle settings  
of the Infotainment system (→ Vehicle settings menu). Depending on the selected information profile, the digital  
information cluster shows additional information in the centre of the round instruments, or the round instruments are  
hidden and the additional information is displayed across the whole width of the display.  
The scope of the information profiles depends on the vehicle electronics and the level of vehicle equipment. The  
following information profiles are available:  
Gear indicator  
Digital display of the current gear or selected position.  
Speed  
Digital display of the speed.  
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Consumption  
Graphic representation of current consumption and digital display of average consumption.  
Range  
Digital display of the remaining range.  
Dynamic Road Sign Display  
Display of recognised road signs .  
Distance  
Digital display of the distance covered.  
Time of arrival information  
Digital display of the remaining driving time, distance to the destination and estimated time of arrival.  
Acceleration  
Graphic representation of longitudinal and lateral acceleration.  
Assist systems  
Graphic representation of various assist systems.  
Height  
Digital display of the current height above sea level.  
Navigation  
Graphic representation of arrow navigation.  
Compass  
Digital compass display.  
Audio  
Digital display of current audio playback.  
Off-road  
Digital display of the steering angle and compass display in the speedometer. With active Hill Descent Control:  
graphic display of the Hill Descent Control with speed display in the speedometer.  
Menus in the instrument cluster  
Driving data (→ Driving data display (multifunction display)).  
Assist systems.  
Navigation.  
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Audio.  
Telephone.  
Vehicle status (→ Warning and information messages).  
Views (→ Digital instrument cluster).  
Possible instrument cluster displays  
Depending on the vehicle equipment level, various kinds of information can be displayed on the instrument cluster  
display:  
Outside temperature.  
Road signs detected by the Dynamic Road Sign Display system .  
Driving data display (multifunction display) and menus for various settings (→ Driving data display (multifunction  
display)).  
Driver assist systems.  
Gear-change indicator (→ Gear-change indicator).  
Open doors, bonnet and boot lid.  
Speed warning function.  
Speed warning for winter tyres  
Maximum speed limit.  
Infotainment system.  
Mileage displays.  
Compass.  
Radiator fan run-on.  
Engine code (EC  
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Radio and navigation information.  
Service interval display (→ Service interval display).  
Start/stop system status (→ Start/stop system).  
Telephone information.  
Time (→ Clock).  
Selector lever position for automatic gearbox.  
Warning and information messages (→ Warning and information messages).  
Outside temperature display  
In the event of outside temperatures below approximately +4°C(around +39°F), the outside temperature is shown on  
the instrument cluster display, e.g. Attention: outside temperature -2.0 °C. The symbol remains lit up until the  
outside temperature rises above +6°C (+43°F).  
In the following situation, the temperature displayed may be higher than the actual outside temperature as a result  
of the heat radiated from the engine.  
When the vehicle is stationary.  
When the auxiliary heater is being used.  
When travelling at very low speeds.  
The measuring range is between -45°C(-49°F) and +76°C (+169°F).  
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WARNING  
Streets and bridges can ice over at outside temperatures above freezing point.  
The symbol indicates that there is a risk of black ice.  
There may also be black ice on the road at outside temperatures above +4°C(+39°F) when the symbol is not  
displayed.  
Never rely only on the outside temperature display.  
Gear-change indicator  
While the vehicle is in motion, the instrument cluster may show which gear should be selected to reduce fuel  
consumption (→ Gear-change indicator).  
Open doors, bonnet and boot lid  
The instrument cluster display indicates if any doors, the bonnet or boot lid are open once the vehicle has been  
unlocked and while the vehicle is in motion. In some cases, an acoustic signal is also given. Different instrument  
cluster designs may have different displays.  
Speed warning for winter tyres  
A display in the instrument cluster indicates when you have exceeded the set maximum speed.  
Speed warning settings can be made in the vehicle settings in the Infotainment system (→ Vehicle settings menu).  
Maximum speed limiter  
The customer-specific maximum speed limiter restricts the vehicle speed to a set maximum value that cannot be  
exceeded. This maximum speed can only be set by a suitably qualified workshop.  
If you start the vehicle’s engine when the maximum speed limit has been set, the indicator lamp lights up in the  
instrument cluster display. The set maximum speed is also indicated by a text message.  
WARNING  
The set maximum speed limit can make overtaking difficult. This can result in serious injury and accidents.  
Always adapt your speed and way of driving to the set maximum speed.  
The maximum speed limit cannot be overridden by a kick-down.  
Radiator fan run-on  
This appears after the engine has been switched off and the radiator fan continues to run.  
The cause of this can be:  
Exhaust gas treatment, e.g. as part of particulate filter regeneration.  
Dissipation of engine heat after a high load, e.g. when towing.  
Mileage displays  
The odometer records the total distance travelled by the vehicle.  
The trip recorder shows the distance travelled since the trip recorder was last reset.  
1. Reset the trip recorder via the Infotainment system or via the service menu (→ Service menu).  
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