Instrument cluster -> Displays for Your Volkswagen E Golf 4 Door Second Generation (2017-2020)

Displays  
Possible information on the instrument cluster display  
Depending on the vehicle equipment level, various kinds of information can be displayed on the  
instrument cluster display:  
Open doors, bonnet and boot lid.  
Warning and information messages (→ Warning and information messages, Description).  
Mileage displays.  
Time (→ Clock, Setting).  
Radio and navigation information → Infotainment system.  
Telephone information → Infotainment system.  
Outside temperature.  
Compass display.  
Selector lever positions.  
Driving data display (multifunction display) and menus for various settings (→ Driving data  
display (multifunction display), Description).  
Service interval display (→ Service interval display, Description).  
Range display.  
Speed warning function.  
Speed warning for winter tyres.  
Road signs detected by the Dynamic Road Sign Display system (→ Dynamic Road Sign Display,  
Description).  
Engine code (EC).  
Charge level of the 12-volt vehicle battery.  
Remaining charging time during charging of the high-voltage battery.  
Personalisation: welcome and user selection.  
Open doors, bonnet and boot lid  
The instrument cluster display indicates if any doors, the engine compartment 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.  
Selector lever positions  
The gear selected is displayed on the side of the selector lever and on the display in the  
instrument cluster.  
Outside temperature display  
If the outside temperature falls below approximately +4°C (+39°F), the temperature display also  
shows a snowflake symbol . This symbol remains lit up until the outside temperature rises  
above +6°C (+43°F) →  
.
When the vehicle is stationary or travelling at very low speeds, the temperature displayed may be  
slightly higher than the actual outside temperature as a result of the heat radiated from the  
engine.  
The measuring range is between -45°C (-49°F) and +76°C (+169°F).  
Telephone information  
If a mobile telephone is connected via Bluetooth®, the Bluetooth® symbol is shown in the  
instrument cluster display  
.
In addition, the symbol shows the charge level of the mobile phone battery  
Mileage displays  
The odometer registers the total distance travelled by the car.  
The trip recorder (trip) shows the distance travelled since the trip recorder was last reset.  
Press the  
button in the instrument cluster (→ Analogue instrument cluster, Overview) or  
(→ Digital instrument cluster (AID), Overview) briefly to reset the trip recorder to 0.  
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, Operation).  
Compass display  
Depending on the vehicle equipment, the instrument cluster display shows the vehicle’s current  
direction of travel in short form, e.g. NW for northwest, when the ignition is switched on.  
If the navigation system is switched on and no guidance is active, the graphic display of a  
compass is also available.  
Engine code  
Press and hold the  
button in the instrument cluster (→ Analogue instrument cluster,  
Overview) or (→ Digital instrument cluster (AID), Overview) (for approximately 15 seconds) to  
show the vehicle's engine code in the instrument cluster display. The ignition must be switched  
on for this, but the vehicle's drive system must not be activated.  
Current recuperation level  
You can choose between four brake energy recuperation levels. When you change the brake  
energy recuperation level, a message will appear in the instrument cluster display for several  
seconds. Additionally, the current brake energy recuperation level is shown in the instrument  
cluster display (→ Brake energy recuperation, Operation).  
Range display  
Approximate calculation of the distance in km that can still be travelled with the current battery  
charge level under the current driving conditions and with the same consumption. This distance  
is calculated using factors that include the current energy consumption.  
WARNING  
Streets and bridges can be iced over at outside temperatures above freezing point.  
The snowflake symbol indicates that there is a risk of black ice.  
There may be black ice on the roads even when outside temperatures are above +4°C  
(+39°F), even when no snowflake symbol is displayed.  
You should never rely solely on the outside temperature display!  
Different instrument clusters are available, which means that the versions and displays  
may vary. In displays without warning or information texts, faults are indicated  
exclusively by the indicator lamps.  
Some displays in the instrument cluster may be overridden by sudden alerts, e.g.  
incoming telephone calls.  
Depending on the vehicle equipment level, some settings and displays may also appear  
in the Infotainment system.  
If several warnings are present, the symbols will appear for several seconds, one after  
another. The symbols will continue to appear until the faults are rectified.  
If warnings about malfunctions are displayed when the ignition is switched on, it may  
not be possible to adjust some settings as described, or the information display may  
appear differently. If this is the case, take the vehicle to a qualified workshop to have the  
malfunctions rectified.