Get Operating the instrument cluster Guide for Volkswagen E Golf 4 Door Second Generation (2017-2020)

Operating the instrument cluster

Introduction to the topic

Some menu options can only be opened when the vehicle is stationary.

The buttons on the wiper lever are omitted in vehicles equipped with a multifunction steering

wheel (→ Menus and information displays, Operation).

WARNING

Accidents and injuries can occur if the driver is distracted.

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Never operate the menus on the instrument cluster display while the vehicle is in motion.

Check the system settings after charging or replacing the 12-volt vehicle battery. System

settings may be changed or deleted if the power supply is interrupted.

Instrument cluster menus

The range of content and layout of the menus and information displays depend on the vehicle

electronics and the level of vehicle equipment.

Qualified workshops can program and modify other functions depending on the vehicle

equipment level. Volkswagen recommends using a Volkswagen dealership for this purpose.

Driving data (→ Driving data display (multifunction display), Description).

Assist systems.

Views (Only in vehicles with an Active Info Display) (→ Digital instrument cluster (AID),

Overview).

Navigation → Infotainment system.

Audio → Infotainment system.

Telephone → Infotainment system.

Vehicle status (→ Warning and information messages, Description).

Energy flow display (→ e-displays, Description).

Personalisation (user selection) (→ Personalisation, Description).

Operation using the multifunction steering wheel

Fig. 1 Right-hand side of the multifunction steering wheel: controls for using the menus and

information displays in the instrument cluster.

If any priority 1 warnings are displayed, you will be unable to open any menus (→ Warning and

information messages, Description). Some warnings can be confirmed and hidden using the

button on the multifunction steering wheel → Fig. 1 .

Selecting the menu or Infotainment system display

—Switch on the ignition.

—Personalisation: select user.

—If a message or the vehicle pictogram is displayed, press the

button → Fig. 1 , several times

if required.

—Press the

or

button to display a menu or browse through a menu → Fig. 1 .

button → Fig. 1 or wait until

—To open the displayed menu or information display, press the

the menu or information display opens automatically after a few seconds.

Changing settings in menus

—In the displayed menu, press the arrow keys

marked. A frame appears around the selected option.

—Press the → Fig. 1 button to make the required changes. A “tick” indicates that the

or

→ Fig. 1 until the desired menu option is

particular system or function is active.

Returning to menu selection

—Press the

or

button → Fig. 1 .

VIEW button on the multifunction steering wheel

Vehicles with analogue instrument cluster:

—The VIEW → Fig. 1 button allows you to change between the current and previous menus.

Vehicles with Active Info Display:

—Press the VIEW → Fig. 1 button to open the Views menu in the display of the instrument

cluster. Various information profiles can be selected in the Views menu.

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.

Operating using the wiper lever

Fig. 1 On the right of the steering column: buttons on the wiper lever (illustration).

If any priority 1 warning messages are displayed, you will be unable to open any menus. Some

warnings can be confirmed and hidden using the → Fig. 1 1 button.

Selecting the menu or Infotainment system display

—Switch on the ignition.

—Personalisation: select user.

—If a message or the vehicle pictogram is displayed, press the → Fig. 1 1 button, several

times if required .

—To display the menus (→ Menus and information displays, Overview) or to return from a menu

or an information display to the menu selection, hold down the rocker switch → Fig. 1 2 .

—To browse through the menus, press the rocker switch up or down.

—To open the displayed menu or information display, press the → Fig. 1 1 button or wait until

the menu or information display opens automatically after a few seconds .

Changing settings in menus

—In the menu displayed, press the rocker switch → Fig. 1 2 upwards or downwards until the

desired menu option is marked. A frame appears around the selected option.

—Press the → Fig. 1 1 button to make the required changes . A “tick” indicates that the

particular system or function is active.

Returning to menu selection

In the menu, select the Back menu option to exit the menu.

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.

Operating the instrument cluster for Your Volkswagen E Golf 4 Door Second Generation (2017-2020)

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